The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚) was swimming. Despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg.

In her second grade, Maja   31   her cousin, Jasmina. After Jasmina’s death, Maja swore she would honor the little girl by   32   with a dolphin, an animal that both girls   33  . “ Jasmina never got the chance to do it. ” says Maja, now32, “ so I   34   that someday I’d do it for her. ”

In high school, Maja was   35   about sports. She even planned to become an athlete.    36   , in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb   37   her left leg.

After two years’   38   in the U.S., Maja received her first artificial（人造的）leg. But   39    it didn’t fit well, walking for Maja was very painful.   40   she managed to graduate from a local high school. Then after receiving a   41   from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and   42   started her own company.

To relax, Maja   43   often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium（水族馆）near her home. A young dolphin, Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her   44  . One day, Maja happened to see trainers   45   Winter with a high-tech tail. When they were done, Winter swam freely in the water. Maja was   46  . She managed to find the inventors of Winter’s tail. Within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the   47   that had troubled her for almost 16 years.

Now, Maja was ready to keep her   48  . She went to the aquarium. Lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached   49  , then swam away. After a few minutes, the dolphin let Maja   50   its back. Finally, the two began to swim around the pool together.

 31. A. lost                         B. visited                   C. rescued                 D. left

 32. A. talking                     B. living                     C. swimming              D. surfing

 33. A. adored                    B. adopted                 C. possessed              D. purchased

 34. A. pretended                B. decided                  C. preferred               D. agreed

 35. A. positive                   B. enthusiastic            C. particular              D. curious

 36. A. Undoubtedly             B. Surprisingly           C. Strangely               D. Unfortunately

 37. A. took away                B. took over               C. cut down               D. cut out

 38. A. study                        B. operation               C. treatment               D. experiment

 39. A. until                         B. because                 C. although                D. if

 40. A. Otherwise                B. Therefore              C. Besides                  D. However

 41. A. scholarship               B. degree                   C. prize                      D. notice

 42. A. gradually                  B. actually                  C. eventually              D. naturally

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

 44. A. eye                          B. leg                        C. nose                      D. hand

 45. A. decorating               B. guiding                  C. marking                 D. fitting

 46. A. inspired                    B. puzzled                  C. shocked                 D. amused

 47. A. worry                      B. sadness                 C. pain                       D. fear

 48. A. appointment             B. promise                 C. record                   D. habit

 49. A. blindly                     B. angrily                   C. gratefully               D. cautiously

 50. A. strike                     B. cover                             C. touch                  D. wipe

The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin (海豚) was swimming. Despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg.

In her second grade, Maja 36 her cousin, Jasmina. After Jasmina’s death, Maja swore she would honor the little girl by 37 with a dolphin, an animal that both girls 38. “Jasmina never got the chance to do it,” says Maja, now 32, “so I 39 that someday I’d do it for her.”

In high school, Maja was 40 about sports. She even planned to become an athlete. 41, in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb 42 her left leg.

After two years’ 43 in the U.S., Maja received her first artificial (人造的) leg, but 44 it didn’t fit well, walking for Maja was very painful. 45, she managed to graduate from a local high school. Then after receiving a 46 from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and 47 started her own company.

To relax, Maja 48 often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium (水族馆) near her home. A young dolphin, Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her 49. One day, Maja happened to see trainers 50 Winter with a high-tech tail. When they were done, Winter swam freely in the water. Maja was51. She managed to find the inventors of Winter’s tail. Within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the 52 that had troubled her for almost 16 years.

Now Maja was ready to keep her 53. She went to the aquarium, lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached 54, then swam away. After a few minutes, the dolphin let Maja 55 its back. Finally, the two began to swim around the pool together.

36. A. visited               B. lost                   C. left                          D. rescued

37. A.    living                     B.    talking            C. surfing                     D. swimming

38. A.    adopted                 B.    adored            C. purchased         D. possessed

39. A.    decided          B.    pretended       C.agreed                      D. preferred

40. A.    enthusiastic     B. positive             C. curious                    D. particular

41. A.    Surprisingly    B. Undoubtedly      C. Unfortunately     D. Strangely

42. A.    took over        B. took away  C.   cut out          D. cut down

43. A.    operation        B. study         C.    experiment            D. treatment

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

45. A.    Therefore             B. Otherwise   C.    However               D. Besides

46. A.    degree                  B.    scholarship     C.    notice                    D. prize

47. A.    actually          B. gradually    C.   naturally               D. eventually

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

49. A.    leg                        B.    eye                C.    hand                     D. nose  

50. A.    guiding                  B.    decorating      C.    fitting            D. marking   

51. A. puzzled                     B.    inspired C.    amused                 D. shocked

52. A.    sadness                 B. worry        C.    fear                D. pain

53. A.    promise                 B.    appointment    C.    habit                     D. record      

54. A.    angrily                   B.    blindly            C.    cautiously             D. gratefully

55. A.    cover                    B. strike         C.    wipe                     D. touch

Detective Keeling took his client — a good-looking lady into the back yard of the store together. The lady opened a door in the wall and they entered the small room behind the store. They crossed the room to a locked door.

M r. Keeling took some special keys from his pocket. Moments later, one of the keys unlocked the door. The lady went into the store. She said she would hide under the table to keep watch on her husband. Mr. Keeling did not follow her.

The detective went quickly to the policeman’s house. Then the two men hurried to the jewellery store. They looked through the window. The policeman was surprised. He spoke to Mr. Keeling. “I don’t understand. You told me, ‘Robbins took a young woman to a restaurant.’ Where is she?”

         “There she is !” said Mr. Keeling. He pointed through the window.

         “Do you know the lady with Robbins?” asked the policeman.

         “That’s his secret friend,” said Mr. Keeling.

         “No! You’re wrong! That’s Robbins’ wife,” said the policeman. “I’ve known her for fifteen years.”

         “What ?” the detective shouted. His face became pale. “Who is under the table in the store?”

         He started to kick the door of the jewellery store.

         Mr. Robbins came to the door and opened it. The policeman and the detective ran into the store.

         “Look under that table!” shouted the detective. “Be quick!”

         The policeman lifted the cloth and put his arm under the table. He pulled out a black dress, a black veil and a woman’s wig(假发).

         “Is this young lady your wife?” Mr. Keeling asked the jeweler. He pointed at the woman.

         “Yes! She is my wife !” said Mr. Robbins angrily. “Why did you kick my door? Why are those clothes under my table?”

         “Please check all the jewellery in your store, Mr. Robbins,” the policeman said. “Is anything missing?”

         Some diamond rings and some expensive necklaces were missing. The missing jewellery was worth ＄800.

         Later that night, Mr. Keeling was sitting in his office. He was looking through a big book of photographs. They were photographs of criminals. The policeman had brought the book to the detective’s office. Suddenly, Mr. Keeling stopped turning the pages. He looked at a picture of a handsome young man with a familiar face.

         The next morning, Mr. Keeling paid the jeweler ＄800, and then closed his office.

1.At the beginning, the lady was able to go into the jewellery store because ___________.

A. she went to the back yard and found the way

B. she was the owner of the store and had the key

C. two men helped her together to enter the store

D. Mr. Keeling unlocked the back door to the store

2.The young lady who stayed with Mr. Robbins in the jewellery store was actually _________.

A. Mr. Robbins’ sister                                                        B. Mr. Robbins’ secret friend

C. Mr. Robbins’ wife                                                 D. a clever thief

3.It can be inferred from the passage that Mr. Keeling cooperated with his client _____________.

A. so that he could get some jewellery from the store

B. because he thought he was helping the lady

C. because he wanted to play a joke on Mr. Robbins

D. so that he could get a job as a policeman

4.The missing jewellery worth＄800 was in fact taken away by _____________.

A. a young woman              B. a young man          C. a detective                      D. a policeman

On his bench in Madison Square Soapy moved uneasily, and he realized the fact that the time had come for him to provide against the coming winter.

The winter ambitions of Soapy were not of the highest. In them there were no dreams of Mediterranean voyages or blue Southern skies. Three months on the Island was what his soul desired. Three months of assured board and bed and good company, safe from north winds seemed to Soapy the most desirable thing.

Just as the more fortunate New Yorkers had bought their tickets to Palm Beach each winter, Soapy had made his arrangements for his annual journey to the Island. And now the time had come.

There were many institutions of charity in New York where he might receive lodging and food, but to Soapy’s proud spirit the gifts of charity were undesirable. You must pay in humiliation of spirit for everything received at the hands of mercy. So it was better to be a guest of the law.

Soapy, having decided to go to the Island, at once set about accomplishing his desire. He left his bench and went up Broadway. He stopped at the door of a glittering cafe. He was shaven and his coat was decent. If he could reach a table in the restaurant, the portion of him that would show above the table would raise no doubt in the waiter’s mind. A roasted duck, with a bottle of wine, a cigar and a cup of coffee would be enough. Such a dinner would make him happy, for the journey to his winter refuge.

But as Soapy entered the restaurant door, the head waiter’s eye fell upon his shabby trousers and old shoes. Strong hands pushed him in silence and haste out into the street.

Some other way of entering the desirable refuge must be found.

At a corner of Sixth Avenue Soapy took a stone and sent it through the glass of a glittering shop window. People came running around the corner, a policeman at the head of them. Soapy stood still, with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of the policeman.

“Where is the man that has done that?” asked the policeman.

“Don’t you think that I have had something to do with it?” said Soapy, friendly.

The policeman paid no attention to Soapy. Men who break windows don’t remain to speak with policemen. They run away. He saw a man running and rushed after him, stick in hand. Soapy, disgusted, walked along, twice unsuccessful.

On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant for people with large appetites and modest purses. Soapy entered this place without difficulty. He sat at a table and ate beefsteak and pie. And then he told the waiter he had no money.

“Go and call a cop,” said Soapy. “And don’t keep a gentleman waiting.”

“No cop for you,” said the waiter. “Hey!”

Then Soapy found himself lying upon his left ear on the pavement. He arose with difficulty, and beat the dust from his clothes. Arrest seemed a rosy dream. The Island seemed far away.

After another unsuccessful attempt to be arrested for harassing a young woman, Soapy went further toward the district of theatres.

When he saw a policeman standing in front of a glittering theatre, he thought of “disorderly conduct”. On the sidewalk Soapy began to sing drunken songs at the top of his voice. He danced, cried, and otherwise disturbed the peace.

The policeman turned his back to Soapy, and said to a citizen, “It is one of the Yale boys celebrating their football victory. Noisy, but no harm.”

Sadly, Soapy stopped his useless singing and dancing. The Island seemed unattainable. He buttoned his thin coat against the north wind.

In a cigar store he saw a well-dressed man who had set his silk umbrella by the door. Soapy entered the store, took the umbrella, and went out with it slowly. The man with the cigar followed hastily.

“My umbrella,” he said.

“Oh, is it?” said Soapy. “Well, why don’t you call a policeman? I took your umbrella! Why don’t you call a cop? There stands one on the corner.”

The umbrella owner slowed his steps. Soapy did likewise. The policeman looked at them curiously.

“Of course,” said the umbrella man, “well, you know how these mistakes occur…if it’s your umbrella I hope you’ll excuse me – I picked it up this morning in a restaurant – if it’s yours, I hope you’ll…”

“Of course it’s mine,” said Soapy.

The ex-umbrella man retreated. The policeman hurried to help a well-dressed woman across the street.

Soapy threw the umbrella angrily. He was angry with the men who wear helmets and carry clubs. They seemed to regard him as a king who could do no wrong.

At last Soapy stopped before an old church on a quiet corner. Through one window a soft light glowed, where, the organist played a Sunday anthem. For there came to Soapy’s ears sweet music that caught and held him at the iron fence.

The moon was shining; cars and pedestrians were few; birds twittered sleepily under the roof. And the anthem that the organist played cemented Soapy to the iron fence, for he had known it well in the days when his life contained such things as mothers and roses and ambitions and friends.

The influence of the music and the old church produced a sudden and wonderful change in Soapy’s soul. He thought of his degraded days, dead hopes and wrecked faculties.

And also in a moment a strong impulse moved him to battle with his desperate fate. He would pull himself out of this pit; he would make a man of himself again. Those sweet notes had set up a revolution in him. Tomorrow he would be somebody in the world. He would…

Soapy felt a hand on his arm. He looked quickly around into the broad face of a policeman.

“What are you doing here?”

“Nothing.”

“Then come along,” said the policeman.

“Three months on the Island,” said the Judge the next morning.

1.Soapy regarded the Island as his winter ambition because _____.

A. he wanted to go on Mediterranean voyages and enjoy blue Southern skies

B. he wanted to spend the cold winter somewhere warm other than New York

C. he wanted to be put into prison to survive the coming winter

D. he wanted to buy a ticket to the Island to spend the cold winter

2.Which of the following is the reason for Soapy’s not turning to charity?

A. His pride gets in the way.

B. What the institutions of charity offer isn’t what Soapy needs.

C. He wants to be a citizen who obeys the law.

D. The institutions of charity are not located on the island.

3. How many times did Soapy try to accomplish his desire?

A. 4.                                       B. 5.                                       C. 6.                                       D. 7.

4. From the passage, we can see what the two restaurants have in common is that _____.

A. they are both fancy upper class restaurants

B. neither of them served Soapy

C. they both drove Soapy out of the restaurant after he finished his meal

D. neither of them called cops

5.Hearing the Sunday anthem at the church, Soapy _____.

A. was reminded of his good old days and wanted to play the anthem again

B. was reminded of his unaccomplished ambition and was determined to get to the Island

C. was reminded of his disgraceful past and determined to transform himself

D. was reminded of his rosy dream and wished to realize it

6.By ending the story this way, the author means to _____.

A. show that one always gets what he/she wants with enough efforts

B. make a contrast and criticize the sick society

C. surprise readers by proving justice was done after all

D. put a tragic end to Soapy’s life and show his sympathy for Soapy

It was not long before I heard ①footsteps in the hall. The door opened and an old lady walked in. She was of medium height, and wore a black ②veil over her face. She handed me a folded piece of paper and said, 'Hurry! If you don't come quickly, it will be too late!' Then she left as quickly as she came.

I ③unfolded the paper. 'The silver teapot' was written on the note. 'What could this mean?' I thought. I put on my coat and ran outside and took a taxi to Waterloo Bridge. By the time I reached the bridge, it had started to snow. I could only see dark figures moving around under the bridge. Then I heard someone ④whisper, 'Did someone bring a message?' A beggar stepped from under the bridge. It was Holmes.

'Yes, here it is,' I answered. 'I hope you know what it means.' Holmes read the note and then put it in his pocket.

'Now I know the answer!' he said. 'The notepaper is expensive. It smells of roses - a scent very popular with young ladies. I ⑤presume, therefore, that the ⑥notepaper belongs to a rich, young lady.'

'But the messenger was not young!' I replied.

'I didn't say that the notepaper belonged to the messenger, did I?' asked Holmes.

'No, you didn't,' I replied thoughtfully.

'You must think and observe more carefully, Watson,' said Holmes. He took off his beggar's ⑦cloak. He was wearing his usual clothes underneath. 'We must hurry,' he said. Holmes quickly cleaned his face with a ⑧handkerchief and we set off to a nearby house. Holmes knocked on the door. A young man opened it.

'Mr. Holmes. The Prince of Hanover is expecting you,' said the man. He led us into the living room. In the room there was a tall man wearing a ⑨military uniform. A beautiful young lady was sitting by the fire reading a book. The man turned as we entered and said, 'So, at last I meet the great Sherlock Holmes. And you must be Dr Watson. Welcome.

I am sure you are wasting your time. There are no problems here.'

⑩'On the contrary,' replied Holmes. 'You are unaware of what is happening to you. I'm sure your friend the countess will agree with me.' We all turned to look at the young woman sitting by the fire. She put down her book slowly, smiled and looked at us.

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阅读理解

　　A young American entered a British train, to discover that all the seats were taken, including the one on which was seated a small dog. To its owner, a middle-aged lady wearing a fur coat, he said gently, “Excuse me, madam, may I sit down here?”

　　He repeated the request three times to the woman who turned a deaf ear to him but only turned the pages of her news paper, Then he opened the window, picked up the dog, and threw it out before he sat down on the empty seat.

　　There was a dumbfounded (尴尬) silence and then an English man sitting opposite said, “You Yankees (美国佬) seem never to do the right thing. You drive on the wrong side of the road; you eat with the fork in the wrong hand; you name the floors in the wrong numbers. And now you have just thrown the wrong bitch (母狗) out of the window!”

1．According to the story, the young American was ________.

[　　]

A．asking for trouble

B．traveling in a foreign country

C．trying to find a job on a train

D．trying to pick a better quarrel with a rich lady

2．The middle-aged woman was ________.

[　　]

A．a polite English woman

B．a rude American woman

C．a gentle American woman

D．an impolite English woman

3．The woman took no notice of the young American because she ________.

[　　]

A．wasn't able to understand his language

B．was too proud of herself

C．was too busy reading her newspaper

D．was deaf

4．When the English man said that Americans always did the wrong thing, he ________.

[　　]

A．meant that the woman should have been punished

B．was scolding the American

C．was taking the woman's side

D．mainly showed pity for the American

5．This story is ________.

[　　]

A．a true story

B．designed to make people laugh

C．meant to be used as moral lessons

D．a serious story

I ③unfolded the paper. 'The silver teapot' was written on the note. 'What could this mean?' I thought. I put on my coat and ran outside and took a taxi to Waterloo Bridge. By the time I reached the bridge, it had started to snow. I could only see dark figures moving around under the bridge. Then I heard someone ④whisper, 'Did someone bring a message?' A beggar stepped from under the bridge. It was Holmes.

'Yes, here it is,' I answered. 'I hope you know what it means.' Holmes read the note and then put it in his pocket.

'Now I know the answer!' he said. 'The notepaper is expensive. It smells of roses - a scent very popular with young ladies. I ⑤presume, therefore, that the ⑥notepaper belongs to a rich, young lady.'

'But the messenger was not young!' I replied.

'I didn't say that the notepaper belonged to the messenger, did I?' asked Holmes.

'No, you didn't,' I replied thoughtfully.

'You must think and observe more carefully, Watson,' said Holmes. He took off his beggar's ⑦cloak. He was wearing his usual clothes underneath. 'We must hurry,' he said. Holmes quickly cleaned his face with a ⑧handkerchief and we set off to a nearby house. Holmes knocked on the door. A young man opened it.

'Mr. Holmes. The Prince of Hanover is expecting you,' said the man. He led us into the living room. In the room there was a tall man wearing a ⑨military uniform. A beautiful young lady was sitting by the fire reading a book. The man turned as we entered and said, 'So, at last I meet the great Sherlock Holmes. And you must be Dr Watson. Welcome.

I am sure you are wasting your time. There are no problems here.'

⑩'On the contrary,' replied Holmes. 'You are unaware of what is happening to you. I'm sure your friend the countess will agree with me.' We all turned to look at the young woman sitting by the fire. She put down her book slowly, smiled and looked at us.

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1.(Definition)  _________________

2.(Definition)  _________________

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Last Tuesday, pizza delivery driver Chris Turner received a phone call from a customer who wanted him to deliver a pizza to a small cabin in the Tennessee mountains, 30 miles away from his shop. Normally, Turner wouldn’t have made a delivery so far from his normal route, but for some reason, he decided to make an exception.

It’s a good thing Turner made that trip. Though he may have hoped for a good tip, he got something much better: the opportunity to save a woman’s life.

When Turner showed up at the cabin, a man came to the door and paid for his purchase by credit card. When the man was looking down to sign his receipt, Turner noticed something very strange. Turner saw “a young lady pop over the back of the couch with her hands bound together”. She “was mouthing to me ‘please call 9-1-1’, quite a few times”, he recalled.

Turner played it cool while completing the delivery, and smilingly told the man to have a nice day. As soon as he was away from the house, he called the police from his cell phone.

Thanks to Turner’s quick work, the police were able to rescue the kidnapped woman and arrest the criminal. “She was just thanking me for trusting her,” Turner said in an interview. “She said he was going to kill her.”

We’re betting that if he gets another out-of-the-way delivery request, he won’t hesitate to make the trip. What’s a little bit of extra distance when you might be saving a life?

1.Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?

      A. Chris Turner, a helpful delivery driver

      B. Home safety, a life-and-death matter

      C. Kidnapped woman rescued by a pizza delivery

      D. Cruel man caught by the police

2.According to the first paragraph, Chris Turner _______.

      A. received a phone call for help        

      B. seldom made remote deliveries

      C. was good at making pizza           

      D. first entered the mountain area

3.By giving a sign, the young woman asked Turner to _______.

      A. loosen her hands              B. fight that man 

      C. take her away                D. call the police

4.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

      A. to get a big tip, Turner delivered the pizza to the cabin

      B. the criminal robbed the woman of her credit card

      C. without Turner’s appearance, the woman may have died

      D. Turner is a person who is always ready to help others

5.According to the passage we can know that Turner is _______.

      A. brave and calm                 B. hardworking and diligent         

      C. shy and helpful                 D. kind and generous

Robin asked us to share inspiring favorite words that other people had spoken. As I rolled through ideas in my head, my   1  kept returning to an event from my youth.

       The words spoken were not  2  in their delivery. The person who received them wasn’t me. And, the life-changing event  3  to someone else. But I remember it very well. My friend Evonne was a skinny little girl. We weren’t best friends, but we were  4  . We  5  a classroom every year from 2nd through 8th grade. High school got us into other groups of fellow students and we kept up our friendship  6  . But then the   7  happened during our senior year that changed her life 8  .

       Mrs. Lee was Evonne’s and my senior advisor. I don’t remember one word the woman spoke to me during consulting. However, I do remember what she said to Zevonne. On one particular day, Evonne, the teary-eyed 17-year old girl  9 Mrs. Lee’s office. She cried, “She might as well have told me I was  10  . She told me ‘You are not college material.’ Can you believe she said that?” Evonne  11  . Then the still tiny, but determined young woman made a brave  12 . “I’ll show her!” …and then she  13  !

       Evonne’s head 14  down in her studies the rest of that year. Following graduation she found employment and began  15  her way through college. She finished her 4 years and  16  to graduate school（研究生院）. Not very many years later I heard that she had a PHD and became a professor at a university in Tennessee.

       17  words don’t always make someone decide to invest（投资） in themselves so wisely. Whenever I think of the inspiration and motivation that  18  Evonne, I am also  19  that there are many others who are discouraged by the  20  of our words. My story today is in honor of my old friend, Evonne.

1．A．opinions                B．intentions             C．thoughts              D．dreams

2．A．accurate                B．ridiculous            C．moving               D．inspiring

3．A．stuck                    B．belonged              C．turned                 D．added

4．A．close                    B．near                    C．casual                 D．unique

5．A．entered                 B．owned                 C．spared                 D．shared

6．A．loosely                  B．cautiously            C．willingly              D．totally

7．A．situation                B．accident              C．condition             D．incident

8．A．always                  B．forever                C．temporarily          D．rapidly

9．A．escaped                B．locked                 C．shut                    D．left

10．A．stupid                 B．simple                 C．sensitive              D．selfish

11．A．begged                B．appealed              C．questioned           D．commanded

12．A．statement            B．comment             C．judgment             D．arrangement

13．A．nodded                B．tried                    C．would                 D．did

14．A．kept                    B．nosed                  C．bent                    D．turned

15．A．changing             B．finding                C．working              D．coming

16．A．wandered            B．headed                C．immigrated          D．rushed

17．A．Encouraging        B．Negative              C．Appropriate         D．Abstract

18．A．persuaded            B．proved                C．pushed                D．created

19．A．told                     B．informed             C．reminded             D．advised

20．A．carelessness       B．seriousness       C．firmness        D．vividness

Maricel Apatan，22，stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri—La Hotel in Manila，preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be a routine task for a cake chef，but Maricel is no ordinary chef－she has no hands．

Maricel has come a long way since the day in September 2000 when she and her uncle were attacked near their farm. Fortunately, both of them survived，but the 11-year-old girt lost her hands. In 2004，she entered a Manila training centre for people with disabilities. She learned how to write and do housework and，more importantly , came to terms with her disability.

After graduation from high school，she took a two—year Hotel and Restaurant Management course and flourished even though she was the only disabled student in the course．After she moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting on this determined young woman. She didn't shy away from the attention.“I wanted others living With disabilities to believe it's possible to live a normal life,” Maricel says.

When managers at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel saw Maricel on television，they hired her as part of the hotel's Care for People project．She has also accomplished her goal Of inspiring others．One of them is Ronelyn Calumpiano．a 21-year-old with cerebral palsy(脑瘫).She saw Maricel on television and Was moved by her confidence. Ronelyn will soon start classes and is already planning a career in IT.

Maricel's three younger sisters have moved to Manila．She pays for the rent of their small apartment. While their parents look after their family farm in Mindanao．“It is difficult to make ends meet but I don't lose hope. I believe anything is possible if you dream．work hard and pray．”

56．“Maricel is no ordinary chef because         .

A．she is better than other chefs

B．she is physically disabled

C．she can do a routine task

D．she is good at decorating cakes

57．Which of the following is NOT true about Maricel?

A．She survived while her uncle did not．

B．She didn't shy away from pubic attention.

C．She has inspired some disabled people．

D．She managed to make a living by herself．

58．The underlined word“flourished”in Paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to         .

A．was rejected

B．was employed

C．recovered well

D．developed well

59．According to the text，Ronelyn           .

A．works in art IT company

B．was inspired by Maricel

C．once lived hi Mindanao

D．has already started classes

60．What does the author want to tell US in the text?

A．We should be determined and never lose hope．

B．We shouldn't look down upon the disabled．

C．We should help those who suffer disabilities．

D．We should feel sympathy for the unfortunate．

Detective Keeling took his client — a good-looking lady into the back yard of the store together. The lady opened a door in the wall and they entered the small room behind the store. They crossed the room to a locked door.
M r. Keeling took some special keys from his pocket. Moments later, one of the keys unlocked the door. The lady went into the store. She said she would hide under the table to keep watch on her husband. Mr. Keeling did not follow her.
The detective went quickly to the policeman’s house. Then the two men hurried to the jewellery store. They looked through the window. The policeman was surprised. He spoke to Mr. Keeling. “I don’t understand. You told me, ‘Robbins took a young woman to a restaurant.’ Where is she?”
“There she is !” said Mr. Keeling. He pointed through the window.
“Do you know the lady with Robbins?” asked the policeman.
“That’s his secret friend,” said Mr. Keeling.
“No! You’re wrong! That’s Robbins’ wife,” said the policeman. “I’ve known her for fifteen years.”
“What ?” the detective shouted. His face became pale. “Who is under the table in the store?”
He started to kick the door of the jewellery store.
Mr. Robbins came to the door and opened it. The policeman and the detective ran into the store.
“Look under that table!” shouted the detective. “Be quick!”
The policeman lifted the cloth and put his arm under the table. He pulled out a black dress, a black veil and a woman’s wig(假发).
“Is this young lady your wife?” Mr. Keeling asked the jeweler. He pointed at the woman.
“Yes! She is my wife !” said Mr. Robbins angrily. “Why did you kick my door? Why are those clothes under my table?”
“Please check all the jewellery in your store, Mr. Robbins,” the policeman said. “Is anything missing?”
Some diamond rings and some expensive necklaces were missing. The missing jewellery was worth ＄800.
Later that night, Mr. Keeling was sitting in his office. He was looking through a big book of photographs. They were photographs of criminals. The policeman had brought the book to the detective’s office. Suddenly, Mr. Keeling stopped turning the pages. He looked at a picture of a handsome young man with a familiar face.
The next morning, Mr. Keeling paid the jeweler ＄800, and then closed his office

1. 1.

   At the beginning, the lady was able to go into the jewellery store because ______.

   1. A.
      she went to the back yard and found the way
   2. B.
      she was the owner of the store and had the key
   3. C.
      two men helped her together to enter the store
   4. D.
      Mr. Keeling unlocked the back door to the store
2. 2.

   The young lady who stayed with Mr. Robbins in the jewellery store was actually ______.

   1. A.
      Mr. Robbins’ sister
   2. B.
      Mr. Robbins’ secret friend
   3. C.
      Mr. Robbins’ wife
   4. D.
      a clever thief
3. 3.

   It can be inferred from the passage that Mr. Keeling cooperated with his client______.

   1. A.
      so that he could get some jewellery from the store
   2. B.
      because he thought he was helping the lady
   3. C.
      because he wanted to play a joke on Mr. Robbins
   4. D.
      so that he could get a job as a policeman
4. 4.

   The missing jewellery worth＄800 was in fact taken away by______.

   1. A.
      a young woman
   2. B.
      a young man
   3. C.
      a detective
   4. D.
      a policeman