I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son looked __36__ at me and said, “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. __37__ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and __38__ down at him. My first thought was that he must need __39__ with his homework or he was trying to __40__ me for some news. Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”

“Nothing.” He said, “My teacher said we should __41__ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s a(n) __42__.”

The next day I called his teacher to __43__ more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had __44__.

“Basically, most of the fathers had the __45__ reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first __46__ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.” “The __47__ is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of __48__. It’s something all human beings __49__. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too __50__ that we don’t all express those feelings. A boy should be __51__ to tell his dad that he loves him.”

The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how __52__ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for __53__ second. And just __54__ he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too.”

I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time if my child says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole day to think of the right __55__.

A. down                 B. away             C. out                   D. up

A. After        B. For              C. At                    D. On

A. glance                 B. glare            C. stare                 D. watch

A. patience            B. time             C. help                   D. paper

A. report               B. prepare         C. answer                          D. apologize

A. help                B. ask               C. tell                     D. make

A. thing        B. experiment       C. word                   D. sentence

A. search for                 B. search                 C. find out                           D. find

A. said                   B. reacted       C. done                    D. explained

A. same                 B. different        C. usual                    D. ordinary

A. allowed                  B. agreed        C. suggested                        D. planned

A. point        B. idea            C. way                     D. cause

A. body                B. health          C. life                       D. study

A. have        B. know         C. take                       D. require

A. bad                 B. good           C. late                     D. early

A. fit            B. ready         C. nice                      D. able

A. easy          B. much         C. often                     D. difficult

A. a much      B. a full           C. an exact                  D. an extra

A. before              B. after           C. because                          D. if

A. answer              B. key             C. reason                  D experiment

Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she   36   him off at school. They ate the same thing every morning: an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him.

       One day she ordered a(n)   37   breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she   38  , said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the   39  , and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He   40   her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several   41  . She couldn’t help but feel   42   and was glad she finally took   43  .

       She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that   44  , herself included, had offered him   45  , support, food, or drink. She   46   explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to   47   needy people.

       So her “Tradition of Kindness”   48  . Each day she and her son went on to   49   the homeless man breakfast. The   50   was kept until they moved away several years later,   51   the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.

       My friend   52   every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this   53   tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the   54  .

       What a great tradition that he can   55   to his children as well!

A. sent                       B. dropped               C. called             D. drove

A. light                      B. expensive             C. ordinary          D. extra

A. stopped                 B. escaped                C. backed        D. hid

A. shop                      B. market                        C. hotel            D. restaurant

A. recognized             B. refused                 C. thanked        D. found

A. days                      B. minutes                C. months         D. weeks

A. cold                      B. good                    C. strange          D. nervous

A. action                    B. time                     C. care                    D. effect

A. everyone               B. someone               C. no one             D. anyone

A. education               B. information                 C. comfort               D. safety

A. again                     B. further                        C. once                   D. first

A. contact                  B. encourage             C. follow             D. help

A. began                    B. existed                        C. failed               D. changed

A. win                       B. buy                      C. show                  D. award

A. promise                 B. agreement            C. order               D. practice

A. although                B. so                        C. but                   D. because

A. cries                   B. jumps                  C. jokes                  D. smiles

A. school                   B. childhood             C. youth                  D. adulthood

A. office                    B. cinema                 C. store                   D. library

A. connect              B. relate                   C. pass                    D. move

完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son looked __26__ at me and said, “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. __27__ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and __28__ down at him. My first thought was that he must need __29__ with his homework or he was trying to __30__ me for some news. Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”

“Nothing.” He said, “My teacher said we should __31__ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s a(n) __32__.”

The next day I called his teacher to __33__ more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had __34__.

“Basically, most of the fathers had the __35__ reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first __36__ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.” “The __37__ is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of __38__. It’s something all human beings __39__. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too __40__ that we don’t all express those feelings. A boy should be __41__ to tell his dad that he loves him.”

The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how __42__ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for __43__ second. And just __44__ he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too.”

I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time if my child says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole day to think of the right __45__.

A. down               B. away             C. out              D. up

A. After               B. For              C. At               D. On

A. glance             B. glare                C. stare           D. watch

A. patience           B. time             C. help             D. paper

A. report             B. prepare              C. answer               D. apologize

. A. help              B. ask              C. tell                 D. make

. A. thing             B. experiment           C. word             D. sentence

A. search for         B. search           C. find out         D. find

A. said               B. reacted              C. done                 D. explained

A. same               B. different            C. usual                D. ordinary

A. allowed                B. agreed               C. suggested        D. planned

A. point              B. idea                 C. way                  D. cause

A. body               B. health               C. life                 D. study

A. have               B. know                 C. take                 D. require

A. bad                B. good                 C. late                 D. early

A. fit                B. ready                C. nice                 D. able

A. easy                B. much                 C. often                D. difficult

A. a much             B. a full               C. an exact             D. an extra

A. before             B. after                C. because              D. if

A. answer             B. key                  C. reason               D experiment

It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __1__ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __2__. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would show off all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __3__ —so I thought. I waited backstage all dressed up in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies __4__ that my class was next.

My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the __5__. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really was an __6__ move. I was concentrating so much __7__ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look where I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __8__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles (咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the __9__ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not __10__.”I did my best to follow her __11__ as I continued with the routine.

When the curtain dropped, so did my __12__ for the evening. I __13__ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __14__ me down.

Recently I realized I had been a star that night. I was __15__, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. Instead, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.

A. filled               B. visited               C. attended        D. decorated

A. pressure     B. impression            C. debate          D. attention

A. reasonable   B. suitable       C. obvious       D. perfect

A. suggested    B. explained       C. announced      D. predicted

A. music               B. audience             C. curtain         D. stage

A. easy                B. active                C. adventurous     D. extra

A. containing         B. hiding               C. sharing       D. keeping

A. wandered            B. slipped         C. waved        D. skipped

A. blood                    B. pleasure        C. pride         D. tear

A. leave                B. cheer         C. believe         D. notice

A. gesture              B. example              C. advice          D. plan

A. doubts              B. hopes          C. voice          D. patience

A. argued              B. shouted       C. begged             D. sobbed

A. turn                B. calm         C. let             D. put

A. satisfied            B. moved               C. embarrassed           D. confused

Kate said“Hello” to Mr.Pater as she entered. She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store 　1　 the rice was kept.The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles(过道),with rows of shelves full of 　2　.Besides her and Mr.Pater there were only two boys in the store.They were both wearing 　3　 overcoats.They looked rather 　4　?because the overcoats were too big for them.　5　 she heard one of them whisper to 　6　.She walked on to the next aisle and found the 　7　 she was looking for.Then she heard something else.It 　8　 like a box dropping on the floor.She looked through the small open space 　9　 goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box.But 　10　 putting it in the basket,he dropped 　11　 into the inside pocket of his overcoat.Kate looked back and 　12　 see Mr.Pater at the door checking through a list.Then she looked through the 　13　 in the shelf again,the boys still had their backs to her.They were putting something ?　14　? into their inside pockets and then one of them said,“Let?s get out of here.” They moved away from her.

When she got to the door the two boys were 　15　 her.She watched them 　16　 for the few things in their 　17　.They had both ?　18　? their overcoats.Mr.Pater did not seem to know what they had done.He even 　19　 at them as they were about to 　20　.Now, Kate decided to stop them.

A. which B. that   C. there D. where

A. books B. baskets   C. goods D. magazines

A. dirty B. long   C. grey D. tight

A. strange B. young   C. nervous  D. excited

A. Look up B. Listen to me  C. Watch out D. Put it down

A. him B. her  C. the boy D. the other

A. book B. rice   C. bag D. magazine

A. looked B. heard C. showed D. sounded

A. between B. of   C. around D. at

A. instead of B. before   C. without D. as if

A. something B. it   C. one D. that

A. would B. should   C. might D. could

A. spot B. space  C. goods D. books

A. important B. new  C. else D. extra

A. looking at B. talking to C. in front of D. behind

A. paying B. looking  C. asking D. reaching

A. hands B. pockets C. box D. basket

A. thrown out B. put on C. buttoned D. hidden

A. shouted B. smiled  C. looked D. laughed

A. leave B. pay    C. speak D. apologize