I used to have little passion (激情) in my life. But what happened the other day changed my min. It was then that 1 learned how 　26 it is to have a passion in life.

That day 1 went home in Mom's ear. When Morn 27 at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed 　 28 rags (破旧衣服). He was homeless. That didn't interest me, because I had seen 　29 like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.

　　 But this man was 30 in some way. He was not sitting down with a 31 expression. Instead, he had a　 32　 in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious (珍贵的) thing he had.

　 "Morn, why does that man have a radio 　33 he’s homeless?” I asked.

　 "He　 34　 it," she replied.

　 "But why doesn't he use the money to buy food or clothes? He　 35　 something that he didn't need."

　 "Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren't the most important.”

　 That man must care so much about　 36　 that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that　 37　 is the key to life.

　 Since then I am always thinking of 　38　 is truly important in life. A home, a meal, clothes—these things are 39 part of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light in a 　40 . day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need ~o keep going.

26. A. strange　　　　 B. important　　　 C. dangerous　　　 D. difficult

27. A. stopped　　 　　B. walked　　　　 C. stood　　　　　 D. exercised

28. A. in　　　　　 　B. on　　　 　　　C. at　　　　　 　D. of

29. A. none　　　　　 B. few　　 　　 C. all　　　　 　　D. many

30. A. common　　　 B. different　 　　C. polite　　　 　 D. rude

31. A. sad　　　　 　 B. nervous　 　　 C. mad　　 　　　D. happy

32. A. hat　　　　 　B. phone　 　　　 C. scarf　 　　　 D. radio

33. A. though　　　 　B. because　 　　　C. until 　　　　 D. unless

34. A. borrowed　 　 B. made　　　　　 C. fixed　　 　　 D. bought

36. A. asked for　 　 B. waited for　　 　 C. paid for　 　 D. looked for

36. A. stories　　　 　B. music　　　　　 C. news　　 　　D. languages

37. A. knowledge 　　B. health　　　　 　 C. happiness　 　 D. friendship

38. A. who　　　　 　B. what　　　　　　 C. where　　　 　D. when

39. A. only　　　　　　 B. all　　　　 　　C. also　　　 　 D. never

40. A. warm　　　　　 B. hot　　　　 　　C. dark　　　 　　D. relaxing

Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor’s. He looked around and saw a noisy square not far from here. He went there and sat down on chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet. He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily.

Suddenly he heard a girl crying. He came up to her and asked some questions. Then he knew she got lost. Mike tried to find out her address and took her home. The girl’s parents were thankful.

Then Mike hurried to the doctor’s. The doctor said angrily when she saw him, “You are late. Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes?” Mike said nothing but one word—“Sorry!”

根据短文内容, 选择正确答案填空(10分)

1. It’s good to keep the time. The word “keep” in this sentence means　　    . 

A. 保留　　    B. 拥有　　    C. 继续　　　　   D. 遵守

2. Mike went to the square to　　    .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. spend the time　　　　　　 　　　　  B. enjoy himself

C. see the children and the women　　　　  D. find the girl

3. The girl cried because　　    .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. someone hit her　　　　　　　　　　 B. she fell off the bike

C. her parents were angry with her　　    D. she couldn’t find her way home

4. At last Mike got to the doctor’s at________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

A. twenty to five　　　　　　　　　　   B. twenty past five

C. five o’clock　　　　　　　　　　    D. forty past five

5. According to the story, we know Mike was a　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　

A. busy man　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. quiet man

C. helpful man　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lucky man