Yesterday, after telling my brother, Rhys, and me to stop playing like wild animals, Mom went to take a bath. We were having a pillow fight when 　36 one hit a vase. Mom 　37 the loud crash. Wasting no time, she came 　38 into the room. I was sure that she was going to shout at us, but instead she just knelt by the 39 and began to cry.

　 This made Rhys and me feel pretty 　40 . We went over and put our arms around her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces 　41 a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣)gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home 　42 an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love—it would last a 　43 .

　 We began crying, and 　44 to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn’t really fix it. 　45 it had been broken, the 　46 of the “limited edition” had reduced. As Mom 　47 began to pick up the mess, we tried everything we could think of to　 48 her up, but even our best funny faces didn’t 　49 . Tears kept coming down her cheeks. Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I 　50 her and put both hands on her shoulders, saying, “All things can be 　51 ，Mom. The only thing that cannot be broken is our 　52 . It’s the only thing that can never be broken. ”

　 Mom hugged me very tightly and 　53 smiled. After dinner that night, Mom glued the petal back onto the rose. Then she softly said, “My rose is truly unique. Its tiny damage reminds me of 　54 more important：the realization that love 　55　 forever. ”

36. A. gradually　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. suddenly

C. surprisingly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. immediately

37. A. caused　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. witnessed

C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignored

38. A. dressing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shouting

C. flying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. crying

39. A. pieces　　　　　　　　 B. vase　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pillow　　　　　　　 D. ground

40. A. disappointed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. angry

C. awful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sensitive

41. A. grew　　　　　　　　 B. lay　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　　　 D. existed

42. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　 D. by

43. A. decade　　　　　　　 B. year　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. season　　　　　　　　　　 D. lifetime

44. A. offered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. supported

C. pretended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. agreed

45. A. Just as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In case

C. Now that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Even though

46. A. price　　　　　　　　　 B. wealth　　　　　　　 C. value　　　　　　　　 D. treasure

47. A. skillfully　　　　　　 B. hopefully　　　　　 C. kindly　　　　　　　 D. slowly

48. A. cheer　　　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　　　 C. light　　　　　　　　 D. get

49. A. smile　　　　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　　 C. show　　　　　　　 D. say

50. A. prevented　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stopped

C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

51. A. destroyed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mended

C. improved　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. broken

52. A. friendship　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. honesty

C. love　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. happiness

53. A. finally　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly

C. confidently　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. immediately

54. A. anything　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. something

C. nothing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. everything

55. A. changes　　　　　　　　　　 B. appears　　　　　　　　　 C. lasts　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. keeps

第一节　　

The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.

“Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is 36 　. But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.

Dad felt it was his 37 to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each 　38 in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.

The child stood up, put out his hands, and 39 as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more_ 40 and striking. Then if people are like snowflakes, why don't they 　41 ?”

“Choice,”Dad said. "Their choices 42 them what they are.”

“ 43 choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.

“Oh, no. Only when we choose the 44 things.”

“How do we tell right from wrong?" the child asked.

Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his son's 45 . He reached down and began to 46 with the snow. He 47 the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on one side and several smaller ones on the other.

“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.

The child looked at both sides but 48 answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.

“It’ s a snowman! The side 49 made me snowman!” the boy replied with 50

Yes, all these people came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n) 51 to build up mankind,” Dad said.　　　　　　　　　　

The child then stood up and 52 an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can't work together. They have a(n) 53 .”

Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and 54 him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right 　55

and learn to build the best snowman ever.”

36. A. similar 　　　　　　 B. different　　 　　　　　　 C. freezing　　 　　　　　　 D. special

37. A. challenge　　 　　　 B. trouble　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. responsibility　　 　　　 D. position

38. A. private 　　　　　　 B. associated　 　　　　　　 C. unique 　　　　　　　　　　 D. isolated

39. A. inspected　　 　　　 B. watched　　 　　　　　　 C. glanced　　 　　　　　　 D. glared

40. A. beautiful B. effective C. comfortable D. significant

41. A. get along　　 　　　 B. take care　 　　　　　　 C. cheer up　　 　　　　　　 D. break up

42. A. remain 　　　　　　 B. appear 　　　　　　　　　　 C. become　　 　　　　　　 D. make

43. A. Though 　　　　　　 B. However　 　　　　　　 C. So　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. While

44. A. exact　 　　　　　　 B. coincident　 　　　　　　 C. fortunate　 　　　　　　 D. wrong

45. A. interest 　　　　　　 B. concern　　 　　　　　　 C. worry 　　　　　　　　　　 D. faith

46. A. communicate　　　 B. work　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. mix　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. relate

47. A. separated　　 　　　 B. divided　　　 　　　　　　 C. distinguished　　 　　　 D. parted

48. A. couldn' t　　 　　　 B. shouldn' t　 　　　　　　 C. wouldn' t　 　　　　　　 D. needn' t

49. A. that　　 　　　　　　 B. what　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

50. A. disappointment　 B. frustration 　　　　　　 C. enthusiasm 　　　　　　 D. humour

51. A. power　 　　　　　　 B. effort 　　　　　　　　　　 C. organization　　　 　　　 D. attempt

52. A. gathered　　　 　　　 B. sorted 　　　　　　　　　　 C. threw 　　　　　　　　　　 D. formed

53. A. war　　 　　　　　　 B. debate 　　　　　　　　　　 C. agreement 　　　　　　 D. negotiation

54. A. trembled　　 　　　 B. swung 　　　　　　　　　　 C. pulled 　　　　　　 　　　 D. held

55. A. steps　 　　　　　　 B. turns　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. choices　　 　　　　　　 D. points

　 A Good Friend, A Second Self

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play. Mrs. Dermitt, my drama teacher, had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a comedy. Luckily for me, she thought that I could handle the 　36 .

That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked 　37 about the play. Although Kevin hadn’t been 　38 for a part on stage, his job with the set crew was important to the success of the play. I told him I was a little 　39 because I had a lot of lines to memorize.

“You can do it.” He said. I knew I could 　40 him: we had been friends since the third grade, and we 　41 a good team.

Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace. While working hard with the set crew, Kevin 　42 spent hours helping me learn my lines. He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips. We 　43 that he could probably play my part as well as I could.

Three days before the 　44 night, everything was ready for the performance. But when I woke up 　45 a fever and sore throat on the day of the play, the entire production came to a sudden 　46 . Everyone in the drama department was worried, 　47 there was no way I could perform. The play was 　48 to open in fewer than six hours, and we had no time to cancel. I tried to think of a way to 　49 . Then it hit me – Kevin knew the 　50 as well as I did. I called Mrs. Dermitt to give her my 　51 . Within a few short hours, Kevin stood onstage in costume and makeup. The amusing lines he had 　52 with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer. In a strange turn of events, Kevin and I had 　53 the day for everyone by working as a team.

Of course, I was terribly disappointed to have 　54 my chance in the spotlight, but I was extremely 　55 to have such a good friend.

36．A．part　　　　　　　　　 B．play　　　　　　　　　 C．band　　　　　　　　　 D．crew

37．A．excitedly　　　　　　 B．seriously　　　　　　 C．calmly　　　　　　　　 D．anxiously

38．A．elected　　　　　　　 B．trained　　　　　　　　 C．invited　　　　　　　　 D．chosen

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39．A．upset　　　　　　　　 B．nervous　　　　　　　 C．bored　　　　　　　　 D．confused

40．A．talk with　　　　　　 B．tend to　　　　　　　 C．depend on　　　　　 D．agree with

41．A．joined　　　　　　　　 B．made　　　　　　　　　 C．took　　　　　　　　　 D．found

42．A．simply　　　　　　　　 B．only　　　　　　　　　 C．still　　　　　　　　　　 D．also

43．A．expected　　　　　　 B．debated　　　　　　　 C．joked　　　　　　　　 D．agreed

44．A．opening　　　　　　　 B．special　　　　　　　　 C．final　　　　　　　　　 D．greeting

45．A．from　　　　　　　　　 B．with　　　　　　　　　 C．in　　　　　　　　　　　 D．by

46．A．change　　　　　　　 B．turn　　　　　　　　　 C．end　　　　　　　　　　 D．stop

47．A．so　　　　　　　　　　　 B．but　　　　　　　　　　 C．and　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

48．A．likely　　　　　　　　　 B．ready　　　　　　　　 C．due　　　　　　　　　　 D．sure

49．A．pass　　　　　　　　　 B．care　　　　　　　　　 C．help　　　　　　　　　 D．face

50．A．lines　　　　　　　　　 B．steps　　　　　　　　　 C．point　　　　　　　　　 D．case

51．A．introduction　　　　 B．suggestion　　　　　 C．explanation　　　　 D．instruction

52．A．scanned　　　　　　 B．practiced　　　　　　 C．grasped　　　　　　　 D．presented

53．A．valued　　　　　　　　 B．left　　　　　　　　　　 C．saved　　　　　　　　 D．kept

54．A．missed　　　　　　　 B．avoided　　　　　　　 C．risked　　　　　　　　 D．offered

55．A．successful　　　　　 B．hopeful　　　　　　　 C．trustful　　　　　　　 D．thankful

　

One day, some of the girls in our neighborhood started acting a bit strangely towards me．They 36 talking to me．After a day or so of this，I finally 37 what was going on．I'd said something to a(n) 38　 girl the night before that she didn't like．I'd had a few　 39 that night．and like everyone I sometimes say things that 40 severer than I mean them to．

Anyway, it seemed that the girl had told many of her friends，and now they were all 41 at me．They found a great 42 to think of all the other supposed“crimes”I'd committed over the past year． 43　 they'd all really liked me before．suddenly they 44 I was a really bad guy．

This was a difficult problem．I 45 to get along well with these people and I liked them all．I didn't want them to 46 me because of something stupid I'd said when I was drunk．It didn't 47 much whether they or I was wrong．All I wanted was things to be 48 to normal again．

So I wrote the popular girl a note 49 saying：“I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings．I didn't mean to”．And that was it．The problem was solved． 50 ．the girls who were angry with me now liked me 51　 than ever．They felt I'd done something 52 in admitting I was wrong and apologizing．

Learn how and when to 53 ．Often, the pride and stubbornness you hold onto by refusing to back down isn't worth the 54 of a lasting argument．An apology can 55 for healing a difficult situation．And often．people will think better of you for it．

36．A．began　 　　　 B．continued　 　　　　 C．avoided 　　　　　　　　 D．regretted

37．A．found out 　　 B．picked out　 　　　 C．gave out 　　　　　　　 D．spoke out

38．A．special　 　　 B．popular　 　　　　　 C．familiar 　　　　　　　　 D．ordinary

39．A．quarrels　 　 B．comments　 　　　 C．problems 　　　　　　　 D．drinks

40．A．look　 　　　　 B．sound　 　　　　　　 C．feel 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．appear

41．A．surprised　 B．angry　 　　　　　　　 C．excited 　　　　　　　　 D．amazed

42．A．right　 　　　　 B．opportunity　 　　 C．space 　　　　　　　　　 D．need

43．A．As　 　　　　　 B．Since　 　　　　　　　 C．As if 　　　　　　　　　　 D．While

44．A．convinced　 B．admitted　 　　　　　 C．decided 　　　　　　　　 D．promised

45．A．happened　 B．used　 　　　　　　　 C．prepared 　　　　　　　 D．agreed

46．A．forget　 　　　 B．forgive　 　　　　　　 C．hate 　　　　　　　　　　 D．respect

47．A．matter　 　　 B．change　 　　　　　　 C．care 　　　　　　　　　　 D．explain

48．A．around　 　　 B．up　 　　　　　　　　　 C．about 　　　　　　　　　 D．back

49．A．simply　 　　 B．generally　 　　　　 C．regularly　 　　　　 D．gently

50．A．At first　 　　 B．In fact　 　　　　　　 C．At least　 　　　　　 D．As usual

51．A．rather　 　　　 B．worse 　　　　　　　 C．less　 　　　　　　　　 D．better

52．A．doubtful　 　 B．interesting　 　　　 C．brave　 　　　　　　　 D．shameful

53．A．cheer　 　　　 B．forgive　 　　　　　　 C．worry　 　　　　　　 D．apologize

54．A．effort　 　　　　　　 B．price　 　　　　　　　 C．result 　　　　　　　　　 D．cause

55．A．permit　 　　 B．fail　 　　　　　　　　 C．work 　　　　　　　　　 D．last

I started to love running at a young age. I loved to 36 　with my father and my sister around the backyard. I couldn’t 　37 to get older so I could run in the Olympics and win a lot of 38 .

One day my mother saw a(n) 39 for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be 40 in entering this race?” she asked me.

“Yes, of course.” I answered.

I spent the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister 41 a table in the backyard so she could supply me with water and 　42 me.

Just before the race began, my dad 　43 in my ear, “Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy 44 you can speed up at the end.”

Following Dad’s advice, I didn’t run as 45 as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me 46 . I began to feel tired, and started slowing down and 47 harder.

“Come on, Kelly! You can do it! Keeping running!”

Out of the corner of my 48 I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track.

“I can’t do it !” I 49 to say.

“Yes, you can. Don’t give up, keep running,” he called back.

I took a deep breath and tried to speed forward. Dad continued running beside me, shouting 50 words.

I came fifth, but I felt like a(n) 51. I’d done my best, and I hadn’t 52.

I felt thankful that my dad had 53 left my side. He always encourages me when I feel like 54 up. He runs along side me 55 my life.

36.　 A. trouble 　　　　　　　　　 B. show 　　　　　　　　　 C. race　 　　　　　　　　 D. win

37.　 A. help 　　　　　　　　　　 B. stop　 　　　　　　　　 C. wait 　　　　　　　　　　 D. complain

38.　 A. money 　　　　　　　　 B. gifts 　　　　　　　　　 C. prizes　 　　　　　　 D. medals

39.　 A. story 　　　　　　　　　 B. report 　　　　　　　　　 C. advertisement 　　 D. introduction

40.　 A. interested　 　　　　　 B. frightened　 　　　 C. excited　　　 　　　 D. surprised

41.　 A. asked for　 　　　　 B. set up　 　　　　　　　 C. wiped out　 　　　　 D. thought of

42.　 A. time　 　　　　　　　　 B. cheer　 　　　　　　　 C. watch　 　　　　　　　 D. guide

43.　 A. replied 　　　　　　　　 B. blamed　　 　　　 C. whispered 　　　 D. shouted

44.　 A. until 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. because　 　　　　　 C. so　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. if

45.　 A. fast 　　　　　　　　　　 B. proudly 　　　　　　　　 C. patiently　 　　　　 D. early

46.　 A. curious 　　　　　　　 B. angry　 　　　　　　　 C. mad 　　　　　　　　　 D. nervous

47.　 A. running 　　　　　　　　 B. breathing　 　　　　　 C. thinking 　　　　　　 D. struggling

48.　 A.track 　　　　　　　　　　 B. competitors 　　　　 C. audience　 　　　　　 D. eyes

49.　 A. continued 　　　　　 B. decided　 　　　　　　 C. managed 　　　　　　 D. remembered

50.　 A.encouraging 　　　　　 B. touching　　 　　　 C. boring　　 　　　　 D. disappointing

51.　 A. soldier 　　　　　　　　 B. winner　 　　　　　　 C. owner　 　　　　　　 D. loser

52.　 A. broken down 　　　 B. fallen down 　　　　　 C. run away 　　　　　 D. given up

53.　 A. hardly 　　　　　　　　　 B. never　 　　　　　　 C. always　 　　　　　　 D. often

54.　 A. getting 　　　　　　　　 B. giving　 　　　　　　　 C. going　 　　　　　　 D. coming

55.　 A through 　 B. for C. about　　 　　　 D. with