How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me almost 20 years to have the 　　1　　 to even ask my father this very personal question．

When Dad first 　　2　　 drinking, every time he got into a 　　3　　 that would have started him 　　4　　 again, the whole family was on pins and needles．For a few years we were 　　5　　 mention it for fear that the drinking would begin again．

“I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day”was Dad's 　　6　　 18-year-old unasked question, “The words were a constant 　　7　　 to me that things were 　　8　　 so hard that I could not deal with them．”Dad said．Then he 　　9　　 the poem with me．The poem's 　　10　　 ,yet profound（深刻的）words immediately became 　　11　　 of my daily routine as well．

About a month after this 　　12　　 with my father, I received gift in the mail from a friend of mine．It was a book of daily saying of wisdom．One saying is 　　13　　 for each day of one year．

It has been my 　　14　　 that when I get something with days of the year on it, I naturally turn to the page that lists my own 　　15　　．

I 　　16　　 opened the book to November10 to see 　　17　　 word of wisdom this book had in store for me．I was 　　18　　 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 　　19　　 down my face．There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 　　20　　 my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity（宁静）prayer：

God, grant me

the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;

the courage to change the things I can;

and the wisdom to know the difference!

1．A．change              B．courage           C．ability              D．right

2．A．gave up             B．took up            C．went on           D．carried on

3．A．way                  B．habit                C．situation           D．house

4．A．reciting              B．asking              C．smoking          D．drinking

5．A．sure                  B．uncertain          C．afraid                     D．eager

6．A．reply                 B．words              C．excuse             D．explanation

7．A．fear                   B．imagination       C．thought            D．reminder

8．A．never                B．seldom             C．always             D．ever

9．A．discussed          B．shared             C．offered            D．talked

10．A．wonderful        B．long                 C．simple             D．boring

11．A．all                    B．that                 C．any                 D．part

12．A．talk                 B．quarrel             C．trip                  D．lesson

13．A．listed               B．included           C．read                D．said

14．A．method            B．habit                C．wealth             D．message

15．A．character         B．birthday           C．qualities           D．favourites

16．A．doubtedly         B．carefully          C．happily            D．hurriedly

17．A．where              B．whether           C．what               D．how

18．A．excited            B．astonished        C．disappointed     D．frightened

19．A．hung               B．pulled              C．rolled               D．pushed

20．A．troubled           B．disturbed          C．pleased            D．helped

阅读下列短文，从每题中所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项.

Does Everyone Benefit?

　　NEW YORK America has been experiencing the longest economic increase in its history. Incomes have risen, unemployment has fallen, and cities such as New York are bursting with new office buildings.

　　But just a short walk from Manhattan's skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the sidewalk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel.

　　Brown is homeless -- one of the 2.3 million people in the US who end up on the street.

　　During the day, Brown collects aluminium cans and sells them for five cents a piece. At night, he sleeps on the street.

　　“I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that,” said the 62-year-old former construction worker.

　　Brown admits he's had problems with alcohol and has smoked cocaine, but he said he still wants a more stable (not likely move) housing arrangement.

　　He could afford it with the money he earns collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available.

　　However, he sees no hope of finding affordable housing in New York.

　　With the strong economy and unemployment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet demands.

　　US report shows the rent in New York City, rose more than 27 percent between

1984 and 1999, from US $ 549 to US $ 700 a month.

　　One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up.

　　The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some afford-able housing help.

　　But few housing companies have been built for the poor. Many small apartments in the city now rent for US $1,500 a month or more.

　　Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees her. She is angry at his drinking and won't allow it in her house.

　　Smiling, he said he also has seven grandchildren whom he'd like to see more often.

　　“All I've got to do is to clean up my act,” he said．

(1)What kind of life does George Brown lead?

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A．Homeless but happy.

B．Homeless and childish.

C．Homeless and miserable.

D．Homeless and sleepless.

(2)From George Brown's experience we can find that ________.

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A．old Americans lead a hard life

B．old American want to live alone

C．American cities are full of poor people

D．bad habits play a role in poor people's life

(3)It can be inferred from his passage that ________.

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A．America is short of housing companies

B．housing companies can't benefit from the poor

C．poor people in America will become rich

D．housing companies will build more houses for the poor

(4)If this passage comes from a paper, which page may it be?

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(5)What character does George Brown have?

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The librarian told us that the reference book seemed ______ a month ago．

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A．to be stolen　　　　　　 B．to have stolen

C．to have been stolen　　　D．to steal

The work is ________ smoothly. I'm sure it will be finished in a month or so.

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