After the unforgettable shock,  he  3  the promise he had made to his son: “No matter  4  ,  I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to   5  his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his   6  to his son. He rushed there and started   7   the ruins.

As he was digging,  other helpless parents arrived,   8  :“It’s too late! They’re all dead!  9  ,  face reality,  there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with  10  :“Are you going to help me now?” No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know   11  :“ Is my boy  12   or is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…then,  in   13   hour,  he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s   14  . He screamed his son’s name,  “ARMAND!” He heard back,  “Dad!?! It’s me,  Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive,  you   15   me and  16  you saved me,  they’d be saved. You promised, ’No matter what happens,  I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it,  Dad!”

“What’s going on in there?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us  17      18  33,  Dad. We’re scared,  hungry,  thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building collapsed,  it made  19  ,  and it saved us. ”

“Come out,  boy!”

“No,  Dad! Let the other kids out first,   20  I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens,  I know you’ll always be there for me!”

1. A. only discovering    B. only to discover    C. only realizing　　   　　   D. only to realize

2. A. as flat as a pancake　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　    B. as high as a mountain

C. as strong as an ox　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. as weak as a kitten

3. A. memorized　　　　    B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　  C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. remembered

4. A. what　　　　　　　　    B. what happen　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　　  D. who

5. A. fill　　　　　　　　　　    B. fill in　　　　　　　　　　    C. come　　　　　　　　　　   D. burst

6. A. picture　　　　　　　　  B. promise　　　　　　　　    C. present　　　　　　　　　　 D. encourage

7. A. digging　　　　　　　　 B. digging through 　　   C. digging out　　　　　　   D. digging into

8. A. to say　　　　　　　　   B. said　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. and saying　　　　　　    D. saying

9. A. Come out　　　　　　  B. Come again　　　　　　   C. Come on　　　　　　　　  D. Come off

10. A. one word　　　　    B. one sound　　　　　　　　 C. one row　　　　　　　　   D. one line

11. A. for himself　　　　  B. of himself　　　　　　　　 C. by himself　　　　　　    D. to himself

12. A. live　　　　　　　　　　 B. living　　　　　　　　　　    C. alive　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lively

13. A. 38　　　　　　　　　　  B. the 38　　　　　　　　　　  C. 38th　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the 38th

14. A. sound　　　　　　　　 B. voice　　　　　　　　　　    C. noise　　　　　　　　　　    D. tone

15. A. will save　　　　　　 B. would save　　　　　　   C. save　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would have saved

16. A. when　　　　　　　　  B. because　　　　　　　　    C. even if　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. though

17. A. remained　　　　　　 B. missing　　　　　　　　    C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. gone

18. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. behind　　　　　　　　　　  C. out of　　　　　　　　　　  D. over

19. A. a promise　　　　    B. space　　　　　　　　　　   C. room　　　　　　　　　　   D. a triangle

20. A. because　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　　　　　   D. even though

In 1989 an 8. 2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30 000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,   1  that the building was  2  .

After the unforgettable shock,  he  3  the promise he had made to his son: “No matter  4  ,  I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to   5  his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his   6  to his son. He rushed there and started   7   the ruins.

As he was digging,  other helpless parents arrived,   8  :“It’s too late! They’re all dead!  9  ,  face reality,  there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with  10  :“Are you going to help me now?” No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know   11  :“ Is my boy  12   or is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…then,  in   13   hour,  he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s   14  . He screamed his son’s name,  “ARMAND!” He heard back,  “Dad!?! It’s me,  Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive,  you   15   me and  16  you saved me,  they’d be saved. You promised, ’No matter what happens,  I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it,  Dad!”

“What’s going on in there?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us  17      18  33,  Dad. We’re scared,  hungry,  thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building collapsed,  it made  19  ,  and it saved us. ”

“Come out,  boy!”

“No,  Dad! Let the other kids out first,   20  I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens,  I know you’ll always be there for me!”

1. A. only discovering    B. only to discover    C. only realizing　　   　　   D. only to realize

2. A. as flat as a pancake　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　    B. as high as a mountain

C. as strong as an ox　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. as weak as a kitten

3. A. memorized　　　　    B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　  C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. remembered

4. A. what　　　　　　　　    B. what happen　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　　  D. who

5. A. fill　　　　　　　　　　    B. fill in　　　　　　　　　　    C. come　　　　　　　　　　   D. burst

6. A. picture　　　　　　　　  B. promise　　　　　　　　    C. present　　　　　　　　　　 D. encourage

7. A. digging　　　　　　　　 B. digging through 　　   C. digging out　　　　　　   D. digging into

8. A. to say　　　　　　　　   B. said　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. and saying　　　　　　    D. saying

9. A. Come out　　　　　　  B. Come again　　　　　　   C. Come on　　　　　　　　  D. Come off

10. A. one word　　　　    B. one sound　　　　　　　　 C. one row　　　　　　　　   D. one line

11. A. for himself　　　　  B. of himself　　　　　　　　 C. by himself　　　　　　    D. to himself

12. A. live　　　　　　　　　　 B. living　　　　　　　　　　    C. alive　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lively

13. A. 38　　　　　　　　　　  B. the 38　　　　　　　　　　  C. 38th　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the 38th

14. A. sound　　　　　　　　 B. voice　　　　　　　　　　    C. noise　　　　　　　　　　    D. tone

15. A. will save　　　　　　 B. would save　　　　　　   C. save　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would have saved

16. A. when　　　　　　　　  B. because　　　　　　　　    C. even if　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. though

17. A. remained　　　　　　 B. missing　　　　　　　　    C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. gone

18. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. behind　　　　　　　　　　  C. out of　　　　　　　　　　  D. over

19. A. a promise　　　　    B. space　　　　　　　　　　   C. room　　　　　　　　　　   D. a triangle

20. A. because　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　　　　　   D. even though

My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this 　26 .

One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and 　27 . All the students were working 　28 a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no 　29 of stopping. I walked down the row and found 　30 was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.

By this time the activity aroused my 　31 , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on 　32 I noticed she too was busy writing. “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” I felt it best not to 　33 .

After another ten minutes, the students were 　34 to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoebox. Then Donna 35 hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door. Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to 　36 . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the 　37 of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and 　38 your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.

Donna delivered the eulogy (悼词). “Friends, we gathered here today to 　39 the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is 　40 by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in 　41 . Amen!”

She turned the students 　42 and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the 　43 of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t” at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student 　44 and said, “I Can’t,” Donna 　45 pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.　

26. A. job　　　　　　 　 B. project　　　　 C. observation　　　　　　　　 D. course

27. A. checked　　　 　 B. noticed　　　　 C. watched　　　　　　　 D. waited

28. A. on 　　　 　 B. with　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. for

29. A. scenes 　　　 　 B. senses　　　　 　　　 C. marks　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. signs

30. A. nobody 　 B. somebody　　　　　 C. everyone　　　 　　　 D. anyone

31. A. curiosity　　 　 B. suspect 　　　 C. sympathy　　　　　　 　　　 D. worry

32. A. and　　　　　　 　 B. or　　　　 　　　 C. but 　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. so

33. A. insert　　　　　 　 B. interrupt　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　　 　　　 D. request

34. A. taught　 　 　 B. shown 　　　 C. forced　　　　　 　　　 　　 D. instructed

35. A. added　 　 　 B. wrote　　　　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. folded

36. A. cry　　　 　　　 　 B. pray　　　　　　　　　 C. dig　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. play

37. A. back　　 　　　 　 B. bottom　　　　　　 　　　 C. top　　　　　　　　　 D. edge

38. A. drop　　　　　 　　　 B. raise　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fall　　　　　　　　　 D. lift

39. A. keep　　　　　 　　　 B. thank　　　　　　　　　　　 C. forgive　　　　　　 D. honor

40. A. remembered B. punished　　　　　　　　　 C. removed　　　　　 D. replaced

41. A. silence　　　　 B. heart　　　　　　　　　　　 C. peace　　　　　　　 D. memory

42. A. down　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　　 D. around　

43. A. birth　　　　　　　　　 B. passing　　　　　　　　　　 C. loss　　　　　　　　 D. starting

44. A. awoke　　　　 B. reminded　　　　　　　　 C. forgot　　　 D. apologized

45. A. simply　　　　 B. hardly　　　 　　　 C. seriously　　　　　 D. angrily

My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas. I did not have the 1 or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities. What was the point, anyway? It was going to be a 2 Christmas after all.

__3__, the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle (陆续来临) in.

There was a 4 on the door one evening. It was Jeff’s new colleague, John Smith, and his wife, Phyllis. The Smiths had stopped by to 5 us to town with a loaf of homemade bread. They pointed out a 6 on the porch (门廊). Apparently the doorbell wasn’t working in the cold snowy weather and we had 7 a visit from the Browns, our across-the-street neighbors, who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies.

The 8 feelings brought by these thoughtful gestures lasted longer than the food.

As Jeff and I were clearing pre-Christmas 9 from our driveway, Ernie Guzman came over from next door to 10 us to dig out.

Then, we received an invitation to 11 a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors, Ernie and Nancy Sommer, and their 12 — a 90-year-old lady, who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.

Our Christmas Eve was quite merry, thanks to our 13 . Our Christmas morning 14 was special, thanks to the Smiths’ gift of bread. I was so 15 for these gestures of welcome, especially during the holidays.

This year, we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas. The 16 and work schedules just made things too difficult. 17 that sense of Christmas isolation (孤立) all too well, we decided to try to round up some other folks who were 18 in the holidays.

Lonely people are all around us, but most of us 19 notice them. Just take a look around you. Sometimes, the smallest 20 gesture can make a world of difference.

1. A. chance　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　 C. anxiety　　　　 D. ability

2. A. merry　　　　　　 B. free　　　　　　 C. lonely　　　　　 D. usual

3. A. Therefore　　　　　 B. Meanwhile　　　 C. Somehow　　　 D. However

4. A. card 　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　 C. knock　　　　　 D. note

5. A. welcome　　　　　 B. invite　　　　　　 C. drive　　　　　 D. send

6. A. tree　　　　　　　 B. package　　　　　 C. mail　　　　　　 D. flower

7. A. forgot　　　　　　 B. arranged　　　　 　C. received　　　　 D. missed

8. A. deep　　　　　　 B. true　　　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　 D. mixed

9. A. snow　　　　　　 B. rubbish　　　　　 C. dust　　　　　 D. leaves

10. A. teach　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　 C. urge　　　　　 D. forbid

11. A. share　　　　　　 B. prepare　　　　　 C. taste　　　　　 D. exchange

12. A. aunt　　　　　　 B. guest　　　　　　 C. maid　　　　　 D. partner

13. A. folks　　　　　　 B. relatives　　　　　 C. colleagues　　 D. neighbors

14. A. call　　　　 　　B. greeting　　　　　 C. breakfast　　　 D. meeting

15. A. sorry　　　　　　 B. eager　　　　　　 C. ready　　　　　 D. grateful

16. A. distance　　　　 B. expense　　　　　 C. season　　　　　 D. situation

17. A. Studying　　　　 B. Showing　　 　　C. Knowing　　　　 D. Discovering

18. A. alone　　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　 D. active

19. A. always　　　　　 B. seldom　　　　　　 C. finally　　　　　 D. usually

20. A. careful　　　　　 B. patient　　　　　　 C. vague　　　　 　D. kind

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, ___1__ that the building was ___2___.

After the unforgettably shock, he ___3___ the promise he had made to his son: "No matter ___4___, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to ___5___ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his ___6___to his son. He rushed there and started ___7___ the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, ___8___: "It's too late! They're all dead! ___9___, face reality, there's nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with ___10___: "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped． And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know ___11___: "Is my boy ___12____ or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...1 hours...then, in ___13____ hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's __14____. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __15____ me and __16____ you saved me, they'd be saved． You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!' You did it, Dad!"

"What's going on in there? " the father asked．

"There are 14 of us __17____ __18____ 33, Dad． We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __19____, and it saved us."

"Come out, boy!"

"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, __20____ I know you'll get me! No matter

what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"

1．A．only discovering B．only to discover C．only realizing D．only to realize

2．A．as flat as a pancake B．as high as a mountain

C．as strong as an ox D．as weak as a kitten

3．A．memorized 　　　　　 B．forgot 　　 　　　　　　 C．kept 　　　　　　　　　　 D．remembered

4．A．what 　　　　　　　 B．what happen 　　　　 C．which　 　　　　　　　 D．who

5．A．fill 　　　　　 　　　　　 B．fill in 　　　 　　　　 C．come　　 　　　　　 D．burst

6．A．picture 　　 　　　　　 B．promise 　 　　　　　　 C．present　 　　　　　 D．encourage

7．A．digging 　　 　　　　　 B．digging through 　　 C．digging out 　　　　　 D．digging into

8．A．to say 　　　 　　　　　 B．said 　　　 　　　　　　 C．and saying 　　　　　　 D．saying

9．A．Come out 　　　　　　　 B．Come again 　　　　　 C．Come on 　　　　　　 D．Come off

10．A．one word　　 　　　　　　 B．one sound 　　　　　 C．one row 　　　　　 D．one line

11．A．for himself 　　　　　 B．of himself 　　　　　　 C．by himself 　　　　　　 D．to himself

12．A．live 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．living 　　　　　　　　　 C．alive 　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．lively

13．A．3 　　　　　 　　　　　 B．the 3 　　　　　　　　　　 C．3^th 　　　　　　　 D．the 3^th

14．A．sound 　　 　　　　　 B．voice 　　　　　　　　　 C．noise 　　 　　　　　　 D．tone

15．A．will save B．would save C．save D．would have saved

16．A．when 　　　　　　　　　 B．because 　　　　　　　　 C．even if　 　　　　　　　 D．though

17．A．remained 　　　　　　　 B．missing 　　　　　　　　 C．left 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．gone

18．A．for 　　　　 　　　　　 B．behind 　　　　　　　　　 C．out of 　　　　　　　　　 D．over

19．A．a promise 　　　　　　 B．space 　　　　　　　　　 C．room 　　　　　　　　　 D．a triangle

20．A．because B．though C．when D．even though