It was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call．

    “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just  41  in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a（n）  42   and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was  43  ．

    The doctor described the  44  ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they   45   the charcoal（木炭），it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline（petrol）．The flames  46  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．

       47  ，one of the boys was quick-minded，grasped my son，and  48  him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not in  49   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars（伤疤）．

    After he  50  from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整容）for 6 months  51  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

    When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch, very  52__ scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not  53  it，but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you．’’

    I  54   this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to  55  and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．

    By the end of the six-month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not  56  , so he made the  57  to give up any plastic surgery．

    We all have “scars” that we believe  58  people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different，or dressed differently，people would like us better． 

     But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same  59  standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  60  yourself，and your beauty will shine through．

A．brought        B．given          C．turned      D．showed

A．doctor         B．hospital        C．aircraft     D．ambulance

A．serious        B．terrible         C．painful     D．important

A．event          B．process         C．reason      D．accident

A．got         B．lit             C．burned      D．moved

A．took          B．held            C．caught      D．attracted

A．Fortunately   B．Surprisingly     C．Happily    D．Slowly

A．pushed        B．threw           C．dropped    D．rolled

A．shape          B．place           C．fact       D．time

A．benefited       B．recovered        C．suffered   D．relaxed

A．if             B．while         C．because     D．although

A．normal        B．violent          C．obvious    D．popular

A．mention       B．notice           C．laugh     D．hide

A．sent           B．kept          C．handed     D．passed

A．heart          B．life            C．practice    D．consideration

A．grow       B．matter          C．exist        D．appear

A．mistake        B．effort           C．decision    D．request

A．invite         B．cause           C．allow      D．remind

A．false          B．strict            C．moral           D．general

A．by            B．over            C．beyond   D．within

By all _________, you must try every _________ to help him.

A. mean, mean       B. means, means    C. means, mean      D. mean, means

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to   36   a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to   37   him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   38   time I had let such moments pass.

       When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked     39     the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar   40   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  41    and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words   42   me.

       Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   45   to me. Or what he might want to face in the years   46  . Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

       What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so   50   to tell a son something from the heart?

       My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was   52   of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine. What I had said to Daniel was   54   . It was nothing. And yet, it was    55     .

A. experience          B. spend            C. enjoy               D. shape

A. show             B. give              C. leave               D. instruct

A. last               B. first            C. very               D. next

A. upward            B. into            C. down              D. up

A. sign               B. scene            C. scenery              D. sight

A. interest             B. instruction             C. courage            D. direction

A. failed              B. discouraged     C. struck              D. troubled

A. future              B. embarrassing           C. obvious            D. lost

A. last                B. fly               C. pass               D. remain

A. counted           B. meant          C. valued             D. eared

A. forward           B. before                 C. ago                  D. ahead

A. But              B. And              C. Instead             D. So

A. wondered         B. regretted              C. minded           D. tried

A. views            B. actions            C. feelings            D. attitudes

A. important         B. essential          C. complex           D. hard

A. disappeared       B. changed           C. progressed          D. advanced

A. sensitive          B. convinced       C. aware              D. tired

A. by               B. against           C. on                 D. with

A. clumsy           B. gentle            C. absurd              D. moving

A. none             B. all             C. anything            D. everything

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really __1__your feeling?”

Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special    2    that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”

       The    3   was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I   4     , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologized for?”

Again, his   5    was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the  6    because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and  7        in a hurry. Remember?”

“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he  8     all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were  9    . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everything had been thrown all over the place, and you   10   me.”

“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.

“No, I didn’t . I was just searching for my gift.”

My heart sank. I felt  11    . I hugged Keith and asked him to  12     me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his  13    , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”

Though Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The  14    thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise too  15     and didn’t keep it as their father.

A．showed            B．hurt         C．attended      D．expressed

A．candy             B．book           C．picture       D．toy

A．challenge          B．message      C．idea         D．fact

A．complained       B．apologized    C．continued      D．explained

A．suggestion         B．answer          C．memory        D．blame

A．hospital        B．church           C．school       D．garden

A．settled down      B．went on       C．set off       D．got up

A．knew             B．imagined     C．discovered      D．remembered

A．angry          B．worried         C．happy         D．satisfied

A．praised           B．punished     C．helped          D．educated

A．terrible            B．hopeless        C．inspired       D．encouraged

A．support           B．criticize      C．suspect        D．forgive

A．mother           B．brother       C．sister          D．father

A．strange           B．interesting     C．important     D．difficult

A．lightly           B．rudely          C．equally         D．truly

---You could have asked Mr. Richards for help. He is kind-hearted.

----Yes. But that ____him a whole day.

A.     would have taken   B. had taken  C. would take  D. would be taken