It was freezing outside my car and I did not want to get out of it. We were passing by a small shop when I noticed an old man 36 with cold. It was freezing that night. 37, here he was, seated in the corner, waiting for anyone who would give him a(n)38 coin or a cup of hot tea.

I asked my husband to go over and 39 a packet of biscuits to this old man. He looked into my husband’s face 40 and smiled. I felt so happy and 41 I prayed for him to live through the cold night.

I 42 to visit again and find out 43 he was the next day. I did so the next evening, and he was still there.44 my car, the old man came up to my 45 and smiled at me. I became 46 once more and this time I gave him a bag of food, which I brought with the 47 of finding him in the same spot. He 48 for the bag and I gave him my hand. He 49 my hand and said，“ May God bless you. Thanks for your help.” With his cap on his head and the 50 of his hand and the smile on his face, he 51 me of my father.

At a closer 52, I saw my father in this old man, waiting for anyone to show him some 53 or love. Maybe one day, it could 54 to one of us, so do not pass by a poor person without offering  at least a word of 55 and a kind smile or an act kindness of any kind.

1.A. standing   B. shaking   C. walking   D. crying

2. A. Therefore  B. Finally    C. Instead   D. However

3. A. new       B. extra     C. single    D. remaining

4. A. buy       B. hand      C. throw    D. order

5.A. seriously   B. angrily    C. carefully  D. gratefully

6.A. in fact     B. in addition  C. in turn   D. in all

7.A. agreed     B. promised   C. managed  D. decided

8.A. where     B. what       C. how       D. whom

9.A. Recognizing  B. Following  C. Stopping  D. Leading

10.A. place       B. window    C. way     D. seat

11.A. nervous     B. happy     C. excited   D. sad

12.A. hope       B. aim       C. plan       D. idea

13.A. looked up   B. stood up   C. reached out   D. set out

14.A. accepted    B. pulled    C. touched   D. held

15.A. size       B. warmth    C. power    D. shape

16.A. reminded   B. informed   C. told     D. convinced

17.A. appearance  B. look      C. inspection  D. survey

18.A. favor      B. respect     C. support   D. mercy

19. A. go        B. appear      C. exist    D. happen

20.A. romance   B. admiration   C. love    D. passion

 

My wife and I bought a secondhand car for our tour. During our two months on the road, Lucy and I had a really  36  experience with a good, honest garage and some helpful  37 .

We were driving west on Highway 101 when our "check engine" light came on. We limped of (拐入) a (n )  38  into Las Cruces. We had a real car  39 . Lucy pulled the car into a local garage. By this time the car was  40  so badly that it was shaking all over. This was the  41  _ time to arrive at a garage--late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Olivia was busy  42  paper work and customers as we explained our problems.   43  there were already “ten cars behind”,  he told us to  44   the car into the garage.

Evelyn, who we later  45  was one of the top motor technicians, took  46  of our car repairing. He and Olivia and some other repairmen stayed several hours after closing,  47_     the car.

Early the next morning (the shop was  48  closed on Saturdays) , Evelyn finally located the problem and fixed it easily within only  49  .

Later Olivia pointed out to us that it was our  50  that helped. " You didn't come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an  51  of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer's attitude  52  a lot.  He was right in some way, customers should show politeness and understanding to people who  53   them. Even if people were extremely busy, they found way to  54  try and help when they are met with politeness.

The pleasant experience I had shows that  55  for other people can always help.

1. A．bad B．pleasant C．wonderful D．terrible
2. A．policemen B．firemen C．workmen D．repairmen
3. A．exit B．turning C．crossing D．entrance
4. A．difficulty B．examination C．trouble D．disaster
5. A．destroyed B．damaged C．harmed D．injured
6. A．highest B．easiest C．luckiest D．worst
7. A．at B．on C．with D．by
8. A．As B．For C．Even D．Although
9. A．pull B．push C．make D．get
10. A．learned B．understood C．recognized D．thought
11. A．care B．control C．charge D．pride
12. A．building B．examining C．repairing D．driving
13. A．officially B．completely C．really D．mainly
14. A．days B．hours C．months D．minutes
15. A．cleverness B．attitude C．kindness D．appreciation
16.A. understanding	Bmisunderstanding	C. appreciation	D. awareness
17. A．calls B．tries C．decides D．means
18. A．comfort B．protect C．serve D．rescue
19. A．at least B．at last C．above all D．at most
20. A．kindness B．respect C．patience D．mercy

 

My wife and I bought a secondhand car for our tour. During our two months on the road, Lucy and I had a really  36   experience with a good, honest garage and some helpful  37 .

We were driving west on Highway 101 when our "check engine" light came on. We limped of (拐入) a (n )  38   into Las Cruces. We had a real car  39  . Lucy pulled the car into a local garage. By this time the car was  40   so badly that it was shaking all over. This was the  41  _ time to arrive at a garage--late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Olivia was busy  42   paper work and customers as we explained our problems.   43   there were already “ten cars behind”,  he told us to  44    the car into the garage.

    Evelyn, who we later  45   was one of the top motor technicians, took  46   of our car repairing. He and Olivia and some other repairmen stayed several hours after closing,  47_      the car.

Early the next morning (the shop was  48   closed on Saturdays) , Evelyn finally located the problem and fixed it easily within only  49  .

Later Olivia pointed out to us that it was our  50   that helped. " You didn't come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an  51  of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer's attitude  52   a lot.  He was right in some way, customers should show politeness and understanding to people who  53    them. Even if people were extremely busy, they found way to  54   try and help when they are met with politeness.

The pleasant experience I had shows that  55   for other people can always help.

A. bad	B. pleasant	C. wonderful	D. terrible
A. policemen	B. firemen	C. workmen	D. repairmen
A. exit	B. turning	C. crossing	D. entrance
A. difficulty	B. examination	C. trouble	D. disaster
A. destroyed	B. damaged	C. harmed	D. injured
A. highest	B. easiest	C. luckiest	D. worst
A. at	B. on	C. with	D. by
A. As	B. For	C. Even	D. Although
A. pull	B. push	C. make	D. get
A. learned	B. understood	C. recognized	D. thought
A. care	B. control	C. charge	D. pride
A. building	B. examining	C. repairing	D. driving
A. officially	B. completely	C. really	D. mainly
A. days	B. hours	C. months	D. minutes
A. cleverness	B. attitude	C. kindness	D. appreciation
A. understanding	Bmisunderstanding	C. appreciation	D. awareness
A. calls	B. tries	C. decides	D. means
A. comfort	B. protect	C. serve	D. rescue
A. at least	B. at last	C. above all	D. at most
A. kindness	B. respect	C. patience	D. mercy

On the Iraq­Syria border，a pack of wild dogs circled American soldiers for food．The leader of the pack was a gray­and­white dog．The soldiers called him Nubs．Nubs was shaking and __36__ able to stand．Marine major Brian Dennis looked closer and saw that there was a knife wound __37__ his chest．

Dennis couldn’t stand seeing the dog __38__．He and his men immediately treated the wound，and gave Nubs medicine．Nubs__39__but was still in pain．The next day，the team had to__40__．Ten days later，Dennis’s unit was back，and so was Nubs．He was still___41__，but the men fed him and played with him．

Before long the unit once again__42__an outpost (前哨) 70 miles away．Nubs，slowly but determinedly，__43__them far into the trackless wasteland until the men lost__44__of him．Two days later，beyond Dennis’s__45__，he saw Nubs just outside the outpost．The dog had tracked him across 70 miles of frozen desert to__46__with the friend who had saved his life．From then on Nubs and the men slept in the same place，and ran around in the same ruins．

Until an order came down from above that they were not__47__to have pets. Dennis__48__to make sure the dog would continue to live the__49__life．So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to fly Nubs to__50__．

A month later，when Dennis and the dog were__51__in California，at first Nubs didn’t recognize the guy．__52__within minutes，the dog jumped into Dennis’s arms，jumping up again and again to__53__ his friend’s face．

A little__54__and concern in the middle of war will not save a violent world．But small stories，like the story of a soldier and a dog，hold a promise of a(n) __55__world．

1.                A．mostly         B．certainly        C．hardly    D．never

 

2.                A．in             B．on             C．at   D．behind

 

3.                A．stand          B．starve          C．bleed    D．suffer

 

4.                A．pulled through   B．fell asleep       C．woke up  D．fell down

 

5.                A．leave          B．rest            C．pass D．remain

 

6.                A．hungry         B．tired           C．dirty D．weak

 

7.                A．took up         B．took over       C．left for   D．returned from

 

8.                A．watched        B．followed        C．accompanied  D．barked

 

9.                A．touch          B．sight           C．footprint  D．smell

 

10.               A．ability          B．surprise        C．imagination D．understanding

 

11.               A．part           B．fight           C．meet D．break

 

12.               A．asked          B．suggested       C．required  D．allowed

 

13.               A．decided        B．agreed         C．accepted  D．proposed

 

14.               A．moving         B．good           C．numb D．interesting

 

15.               A．London        B．America        C．Iraq  D．Syria

 

16.               A．found          B．interviewed     C．linked D．reunited

 

17.               A．So            B．And           C．But   D．Though

 

18.               A．lick            B．touch          C．bite  D．clean

 

19.               A．pity           B．mercy          C．care  D．contribution

 

20.               A．equal          B．harmonious     C．prosperous D．amazing

 

 

One day as a boy and his father were taking a walk in the woods, they saw lying beside a half-fallen tree a pair of shoes. An old workman was cooling his feet in a neighboring stream. The son, in a spirit of 36 ____ , picked up some small pebbles (卵石）and said, “I will put these in the old fellow’s shoes, and it’ll be great fun when he tries to put them on.”

“I 37 ____ if you will get much fun out of that,” said the father, “ 38  ____from his clothes, he must be a poor man. And his life is hard. Would there be fun in 39 ____ his troubles? If you were to surprise him in a 40 ____ way, say by putting a coin in each shoe, you would probably enjoy more.”

The boy adopted the 41 ____ of his father and slipped a silver coin into each shoe. Then they hid behind a tree to watch the 42 ____ of their trick. After a while, the old man came back to his work and slipped his right foot into his shoe.

43 ____ something hard in the shoe he 44 ____ his foot to see what was inside. He discovered the coin. A(n) 45  ____look came over his face. He turned the coin over and over in his hand, and gazed at it in astonishment. As he looked at it, he felt with his foot for the other shoe, which also held a coin. Then 46 ____ clasping his hands together, he fell upon his 47 ____ and prayed. The boy and his father 48 ____ from his words that his poor wife was sick and

49 ____    at home, and that his orphaned grandchildren were suffering starvation, while he was struggling to earn a living.

“The kind helper has gone,”cried the old man, “without even waiting to be thanked. But 50____he may go, my blessing shall seek him out and be 51  ____him to the end of life. May God keep him from poverty, 52 ____ him against evil and ever fill his heart with warmth and joy, 53____ he has filled mine today.” The boy and his father listened to the most heart-felt words in the world, eyes 54 ____.

“Now I call this the best kind of fun”，said the father, “So，you see, fun may lead to 55 ____as well as to laughter. Of all the pleasures of life, those that are expressed by tears rather than laughter are the most blessed”.

1.A. mercy         B. charity  C. help      D. fun

2.A. wonder      B. doubt    C. analyze D. suspect

3.A. ConsideringB. Distinguished        C. Judging D. Determined

4.A. adding to   B. making up     C. bringing out  D. adding up to

5.A. confusing   B. different        C. same     D. challenging

6.A. agreement          B. plan       C. request          D. proposal

7.A. output        B. outcome        C. intention       D. production

8.A. Feeling       B. Realizing        C. Noticing         D. Recognizing

9.A. drove         B. dropped        C. pushed D. withdrew

10.A. excited    B. strange C.      puzzled     D. delighted

11.A.suddenly  B. frequently     C.      finally        D. gradually

12.A. hands       B. knees    C.      feet  D. head    

13.A.thought     B. guessed         C.      sensed      D. learned

14.A. useless     B. helpless         C.      worthless D.      careless

15.A. however  B. whenever     C.      whatever  D.      wherever

16.A. after         B. against  C.with        D.onto

17.A. spare        B. guard    C.      help D.      prevent

18.A. as     B. when    C.      what D.      although

19.A. wet  B. wide      C.      closed       D.      fixed

20.A. appreciation    B. hurt       C.tears      D.satisfaction