“Good night, Yammine.”

“Good night, Chief，” I reply.

The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网)，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．”

Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.

I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.

Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋转) door.

When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.

I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.

I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.

Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.

And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．

1.A. opens　　　　　B. closes　　　　　　　C. breaks　　　　D. sticks

2.A. existence  B. appearance  C. offence  D. holiday

3.A. at school  B. at home  C. in hospital  D. in prison

4.A. pulling  B. shaking  C. winding  D. casting

5.A. becomes  B. drops  C. feels  D. falls

6.A. once and for all  B. over and over again  C. once again  D. for good

7.A. do up  B. make up  C. fix up  D. mend up

8.A. revealed  B. sentenced  C. punished  D. released

9.A. reach  B. get  C. arrive  D. go

10.A. continually  B. occasionally  C. accidentally  D. rarely

11.A. mistake  B. crime  C. error  D. fault

12.A. caught  B. home  C. found  D. trapped

13.A. attendance  B. absence  C. allowance  D. assistance

14.A. in  B. of  C. over  D. by

15.A. however  B. instead  C. thus  D. nevertheless

16.A. devoted  B. dedicated  C. determined  D. decided

17.A. gained  B. recognized  C. arrived  D. achieved

18.A. attended  B. completed  C. started  D. organized

19.A. positive  B. negative  C. sensitive  D. passive

20.A. best  B. worst  C. latest  D. last

 

“Good night, Yammine.”

“Good night, Chief，” I reply.

The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网)，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．”

Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.

I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.

Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋转) door.

When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.

I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.

I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.

Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.

And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．

16．A. opens　　　　　B. closes　　　　　　　C. breaks　　　　D. sticks

17．A. existence B. appearance C. offence D. holiday

18．A. at school B. at home C. in hospital D. in prison

19．A. pulling B. shaking C. winding D. casting

20．A. becomes B. drops C. feels D. falls

21．A. once and for all B. over and over again C. once again D. for good

22．A. do up B. make up C. fix up D. mend up

23．A. revealed B. sentenced C. punished D. released

24．A. reach B. get C. arrive D. go

25．A. continually B. occasionally C. accidentally D. rarely

26．A. mistake B. crime C. error D. fault

27．A. caught B. home C. found D. trapped

28．A. attendance B. absence C. allowance D. assistance

29．A. in B. of C. over D. by

30．A. however B. instead C. thus D. nevertheless

31．A. devoted B. dedicated C. determined D. decided

32．A. gained B. recognized C. arrived D. achieved

33．A. attended B. completed C. started D. organized

34．A. positive B. negative C. sensitive D. passive

35．A. best B. worst C. latest D. last

Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school．Jane has      economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works     a maid．Although her mother works very hard, she can      support the family．Jane is very bright and gifted at      and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a（n）      for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.

Alice became friends with Jane and would      talk to her at lunch．She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids      her．

On her birthday last month, she      so much that she      on her coming．Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any      clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a     from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I      a skirt from you?”

Alice was happy that her friend would be      to come and hurried home to ask her Mum      she could lend her friend one of her skirts．To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very      and angrily said to her Mum, “     I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well     ．

Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s    ． Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her     with her．

So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto．

A．personal      B．extra      C．limited     D．adequate

A．for        B．with        C．like       D．as

A．hopefully      B．obviously  C．hardly      D．temporarily

A．music    B．drawing    C．maths       D．biology

A．bonus    B．allowance        C．donation   D．pension

A．secretly        B．happily     C．quietly      D．eagerly

A．pointing at B．shouting at C．laughing at       D．glaring at

A．took      B．invited      C．accompanied    D．sent

A．happy    B．independent     C．confident        D．present

A．depended    B．insisted     C．focused     D．agreed

A．casual   B．comfortable     C．nice   D．tight

A．shirt    B．jeans C．handbag    D．necklace

A．get     B．copy       C．order       D．borrow

A．free    B．able   C．glad        D．willing

A．how  B．when      C．why D．whether

A．stubborn  B．upset         C．firm      D．enthusiastic 

A．If        B．When      C．Unless     D．Though

A．treated        B．controlled       C．educated         D．behaved

A．cleverness         B．character        C．circumstances D．competences

【小题20】A．study       B．friendship       C．sympathy       D．performance