阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

March 5 is “Lei Feng Day”. It started fifty years ago. Now half a 1.c             has passed. Is the spirit (精神) of Lei Feng outdated (过时的)？

Some people have shown us that it is2.n            . But people have also changed the ways in which they help others.

Zhao has been a volunteer for 18 years. She still 3.r             her experience at an old people’s home several years ago. An old man held her hand and said, “You don’t need to do4.a            for us. Seeing young people here is all we need.”

Those words made Zhao 5.t            : in what ways can we better help people? “Before we give a helping hand, we should find out what they 6.w           ,” Zhao said to the Qilu Evening News.

Besides Zhao, other people have shown their understanding of the spirit of Lei Feng.

Last January, “noodle fever” swept Zhengzhou, Henan. One local man, Li Gang, 42, said in his post that he had a7.s           illness and needed a lot of money for an operation. However, what he asked for wasn’t charity,8.b         for more people to come to eat noodles at his restaurant.

Li’s post spread9. q          . Soon his restaurant was filled with customers (顾客) every day and Li was able to10.a          to have his operation on February 2.

In this way, people could help Li without hurting his dignity (自尊).

 Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空限填一词，每词只能填一次)  （共8分）

My name is David and I was born in the United States. My life looked bright and was filled with hopes. My parents got married in 1976, and I was born the next year.

As I grew into a man, I often asked my father for advice and support. There were many things about his character that I admired（钦佩）, but I often thought that my father’s ideas were from the past and outdated.

I did well as a student and was the first person in my family to graduate from university. I went on to be a university professor and writer, and most people would think I have had a very successful life. But I know that much of my success is due to the lessons that my father gave me.

My dad gave me many gifts, including the friendly smile that my friends like best.

Thank you again, dad. I miss you very much and I am proud of being your son. Happy Father’s Day!

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( 　 )56. David was born in ________.

　　　 A. 1975　　 B. 1976　　 C. 1977　　 D. 1978

( 　 )57. The underlined word “outdated” means “ ________” in Chinese.

　　　 A. 过时的　　 B. 时尚的　　 C. 有用的　　　 D. 可怕的

( 　 )58. According to the passage，the writer is _______

　　　 A. famous　 B. knowledgeable　 C. beautiful　 D. careful

( 　 )59. What can we learn about the writer from the passage?

　　　 A. He admired his father’s character and idea when he was young

　　　 B. He wanted to be a university professor when he was young

　　　 C. He succeeded with the help of his parents.

　　　 D. He was good at his study when he was at school.

( 　 )60. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

　　　 A. He is a famous writer.

　　　 B. His life is bright and full of hopes.

　　 C. He missed and thanks his father very much.

　　　 D. His father lives a happy life.

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Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags , new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started . Today, however , all have      . If you still come back to school      only these things , you are falling out-of-date(过时的) . Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel happy and      to show off these things to      . Mobile phones, MP3 players , CD players , electronic dictionaries , the list is endless .

Young people think that , living in the 21^st century , they must keep up with the      . They don't want to fall      . Besides, they think      they need to keep in touch with their classmates , so they need mobile phones . They also like to      the pop music , so they need CD players . They explain that,      like electronic dictionaries , these can be      in their study ,      . They think that their parents should understand      they want these things .

Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they      to school at the beginning of a new term.      , they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to      these high-tech things that they want .

1.A．changed  B．come  C．joined         D．stopped

2.A．to    B．from C．of       D．with

3.A．right        B．lucky C．nice   D．pleased

4.A．other       B．the other   C．others         D．the others

5.A．times       B．days   C．years           D．date

6.A．down       B．off      C．behind        D．back

7.A．that          B．how   C．if         D．which

8.A．hear        B．listen to      C．read   D．play

9.A．look         B．just     C．feel           D．something

10.A．new       B．modern      C．latest           D．useful

11.A．also       B．too     C．either         D．then

12.A．where   B．which          C．what D．why

13.A．return   B．return back         C．reach          D．arrive

14.A．But        B．However    C．So       D．Still

15.A．borrow          B．buy    C．lend   D．take