9．Childhood curiosity can last a lifetime and I learned this from my son，Bill．When he was very young，I often took him to the（31）B．He loved to read and often needed to（32）Dthe books he'd read in order to borrow more books．One unintended（33）D of his nonstop reading habits was that he even（34）Cat the dinner table．His mother，Mary，and I did our best to（35）D him that，on certain social（36）B，reading while dining with others was not a good thing．
Every summer the teachers at his school（71）Cgive the students a reading list，and there was a contest to see who could read the most books．He was so（38）C，and he always wanted to win．And he often（39）B．But the main reason why he read so obsessively （著迷地） was that he was so（40）B．He didn't just want to learn about（41）C things．He wanted to learn about everything．
We helped（42）A his curiosity in every way．（43）A an unfamiliar word came up in conversation，we'd turn to the（44）C，looking up the word，and reading the definition aloud．Thus my son came to realize that if you have a question，the（45）B exists somewhere．All you have to do is（46）Bit．
Bill remains as much of a（47）A today as when he was a child，and he seems to（48）Ceverything he reads．He's often（49）Bto share what he's learned with the next person he meets．He（50）Dreads at the dinner table，though-which is a good thing because the books he's attracted to now are increasingly unappetizing （引不起食欲的）：The Eradication of Infectious Diseases，Mosquitoes，Malaria & Man，and Rats，Lice，and History．

31．A．school	B．library	C．office	D．museum
32．A．pick	B．store	C．talk	D．return
33．A．advantage	B．explanation	C．discovery	D．consequence
34．A．play	B．laugh	C．read	D．study
35．A．advise	B．promise	C．warn	D．convince
36．A．issues	B．occasions	C．services	D．duties
37．A．could	B．should	C．would	D．might
38．A．sincere	B．crazy	C．competitive	D．positive
39．A．went	B．did	C．failed	D．proved
40．A．confident	B．curious	C．diligent	D．excellent
41．A．simple	B．past	C．some	D．any
42．A．develop	B．protect	C．examine	D．follow
43．A．If	B．Until	C．Though	D．Because
44．A．teacher	B．newspaper	C．dictionary	D．partner
45．A．person	B．answer	C．book	D．matter
46．A．use	B．find	C．tell	D．ask
47．A．reader	B．speaker	C．maker	D．user
48．A．imagine	B．believe	C．remember	D．create
49．A．afraid	B．eager	C．careful	D．sure
50．A．now and again	B．at all time	C．just now	D．no longer

8．When I walked into the house after school，the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad's office．
"What are you doing at home？"I asked casually．
"Andrew，I was （31）Ctoday，"he answered quietly．
I was sure he was joking．"No，you weren't．Why are you （32）B at home？"
Then I noticed his （33）D and realized he was telling me the truth．My father has always been a hard worker and prided himself on his career．（34）A our family has been his joy，and I guess I have （35）B his work for granted．
My father's unemployment （36）Bmany changes in our lives．For starters，he was at home all the time，which meant my bed had to be（37）A，my room cleaned up，and my （38）B done right after school．I would come home every day to find him at the computer （39）D jobs．I began to notice how （40）A he seemed，and how losing his job affected his self-esteem，though he tried to be （41）B．For the first time，I（42）A my dad as vulnerable （易受傷的）．He asked my brother and me to （43）Cless．I gave up my pocket money，（44）C it wasn't much．I felt I was doing the right．I also found a part-time job．
After several difficult months of searching，my dad（45）Bto go in a totally different direction．He （46）C that he never wanted to be laid off again，so he was going to start his own business．Day by day，I watched him （47）D it，and I admired how much time and （48）Dhe expended．I （49）C knew he was a hard worker，but watching him in action really affected me．
Although this was one of the （50）A experiences for our family，it taught me a lot about dealing with adversity （逆境），and will be my foundations for success．

31．A．taken off	B．put off	C．laid off	D．called off
32．A．eventually	B．really	C．frequently	D．especially
33．A．happiness	B．kindness	C．loneliness	D．seriousness
34．A．Supporting	B．Abusing	C．Offering	D．Shooting
35．A．regarded	B．taken	C．viewed	D．looked
36．A．came out	B．brought about	C．gave off	D．let out
37．A．made	B．sold	C．banned	D．applied
38．A．job	B．homework	C．fun	D．time
39．A．falling into	B．putting up	C．keeping on	D．searching for
40．A．down	B．flexible	C．concrete	D．honest
41．A．disappointed	B．optimistic	C．anxious	D．appropriate
42．A．considered	B．remembered	C．rejected	D．predicted
43．A．earn	B．enjoy	C．spend	D．find
44．A．even so	B．if only	C．even though	D．as if
45．A．hoped	B．decided	C．dreamed	D．expected
46．A．advised	B．informed	C．explained	D．insisted
47．A．form	B．open	C．set	D．build
48．A．strength	B．power	C．force	D．energy
49．A．never	B．seldom	C．always	D．hardly
50．A．worst	B．best	C．most	D．least

7．There was once a boy who was afraid of the dark．He thought that when it was（36）Bhis bedroom filled up with monsters．But there came a time when he was too old to be（37）Cto keep sleeping with the light（38）A．
  That first night he was paralyzed with（39）D，his mind full of monsters．So he went over to his wardrobe to get a torch．（40）Bwhen he opened the wardrobe door he came（41）Awith a monster，and he（42）Cthe loudest scream in the world．
   The monster took a step（43）B，grabbed its multicolored hair with its tentacles （觸須） and started（44）D!The monster cried for so long that the boy's（45）Aand fear gradually went away．He（46）Cthe monster down as much as he could，and started（47）Dto him，asking him why he was crying，and what he was doing there．
  The monster told him he lived in the wardrobe，but almost（48）Bwent out，because he was afraid of the（49）C．When the boy asked him（50）A，the monster told him the boy's face seemed to him the most（51）D thing he'd ever seen （52）Ceyes，ears and a nose．The boy felt exactly the（53）Bway about the monster，who had a huge head with many mouths and hair．
  The two of them talked so much that they became quite（54）A，and they realized that both of them had been afraid of the same thing：the（55）D．To lose their fear all they had to do was to get to know each other．

36．	A．late	B．dark	C．noisy	D．silent
37．	A．admitted	B．advised	C．allowed	D．hoped
38．	A．on	B．off	C．out	D．away
39．	A．confusion	B．unhappiness	C．regret	D．fear
40．	A．So	B．But	C．Though	D．And
41．	A．face to face	B．heart to heart	C．hand in hand	D．side by side
42．	A．got out	B．turned out	C．let out	D．reached out
43．	A．forward	B．backward	C．sideways	D．outward
44．	A．speaking	B．looking	C．playing	D．crying
45．	A．shock	B．curiosity	C．sorrow	D．anger
46．	A．forced	B．settled	C．calmed	D．brought
47．	A．walking	B．pointing	C．replying	D．talking
48．	A．often	B．never	C．openly	D．regularly
49．	A．sunlight	B．noise	C．boy	D．animals
50．	A．why	B．how	C．when	D．where
51．	A．interesting	B．pleasant	C．impressive	D．horrible
52．	A．for	B．from	C．with	D．without
53．	A．strange	B．same	C．different	D．common
54．	A．friendly	B．funny	C．lovely	D．careful
55．	A．dark	B．huge	C．small	D．unknown

6．My friend Michelle is blind，but you'd never know it．She makes such good use of her other（26）D，including her"sixth sense"，（27）Cshe rarely gives the impression she's missed anything．
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us，except that she doesn't push too hard on them，who really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude．She  knows when to clean the house，she moves around so fast that often the （28）A don't realize she's blind．
I realize this the first time after my six-year-old daughter，Kayla，went to play there．When Kayla came home，she was very （29）Aabout her day．She told me they had baked cookies，played games and done art projects．But she was（30）Aexcited about her finger-painting project．
"Mom，guess what？"said Kayla，all smiles．"I learned how to （31）C colors today!Blue and red make purple，and yellow and blue make green!And Michelle （32）Bwith us．"
To my great （33）D my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued，"Michelle told me my （34）C showed joy，pride and a sense of accomplishment．She really（35）Dwhat I was doing!''Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt（36）C Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper．
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind．It had just never come up in conversation．
When I told her，she was （37）B for a moment．At first，she didn't believe me．"But Mommy，Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!"Kayla（38）B．And I knew my child was（39）A because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork．Michelle had also heard Kayla's pride in her work．
We were silent for a minute．Then Kayla said slowly，"You know，Mommy，Michelle really did‘see'my picture．She just used my （40）D．''Indeed，she uses a special type of"vision"that all mothers have．

26．A．ways	B．means	C．methods	D．senses
27．A．which	B．when	C．that	D．as
28．A．guests	B．family	C．children	D．friends
29．A．excited	B．sad	C．satisfied	D．enjoyed
30．A．especially	B．not so	C．a little	D．not at all
31．A．paint	B．draw	C．mix	D．create
32．A．stayed	B．painted	C．talked	D．played
33．A．excitement	B．encouragement	C．delight	D．surprise
34．A．attitude	B．color	C．picture	D．paper
35．A．touched	B．distinguished	C．saw	D．understood
36．A．after	B．before	C．until	D．when
37．A．curious	B．quiet	C．puzzled	D．worried
38．A．cried	B．insisted	C．complained	D．informed
39．A．right	B．wrong	C．worried	D．uncertain
40．A．paper	B．pens	C．hands	D．eyes

5．On a cold morning，I heard someone trying to get his car out of the snow a snowstorm．After a few minutes，I realized he needed a （31）B，so I got dressed，went （32）D，and pushed the  car．It only took about a minute and，（33）Avery cold，l walked back to my apartment，（34）C seeing the driver．
Months （35）B，I was at the comer store and the guy in front of me  （36）A  on paying for the  beer I  was buying  I refused repeatedly．When I reached the cashier，she told me my beer was already （37）Dand she couldn't take my money．
While I was walking back home from the store，the  （38）B guy was 50feet in front-of me all the  way!It turned out he was my neighbour，living in the apartment just after mine．
As we  （39）A the stairs of our separate apartment buildings，I declared，"Thanks for the beer!"He  replied，"（40）CThanks for helping me push my car that time!"I didn't  （41）B   him and told him it wasn't me．He said，"Oh!OK Well，still…Enjoy!"
A few days later，I （42）Ahim getting into his car and I realized （43）C he was and that it actually  had been me who helped him that day!
Maybe one day soon I'll tell him he bought the（44）C for the right guy!
It feels nice to help，and when you put  （45）Ainto the world，it eventually comes back to you!

31．A．as	B．push	C．bond	D．link
32．A．upward	B．downstairs	C．backward	D．outside
33．A．feeling	B．looking	C．proving	D．tasting
34．A．unless	B．until	C．without	D．by
35．A．ago	B．later	C．before	D．away
36．A．insisted	B．depended	C．reflected	D．held
37．A．turned down	B．checked out	C．set aside	D．paid for
38．A．happy	B．same	C．positive	D．severe
39．A．stepped into	B．settled down	C．dried up	D．turned around
40．A．No way	B．No wonder	C．No problem	D．No doubt
41．A．expect	B．remember	C．mind	D．appreciate
42．A．saw	B heard	C．observed	D．sensed
43．A．what	B．where	C．who	D．how
44．A．water	B．car	C．beer	D．food
45．A．good	B．quality	C．benefit	D．energy

4．One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town claiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley．A large crowd gathered，and they all admired his heart for it was （36）B．There was not a scar in it．Suddenly，an old man appeared and said，"Why，your heart is not nearly as beautiful as （37）A．"
The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's （38）D．It was full of scars，it had places （39）C pieces had been removed and other pieces（40）C in，but they didn't fit quite right，and there were several （41）B edges．In fact，in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing．
The young man laughed．"（42）A your heart with mine，I think mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars．"
"Yes，"said the old man，"Yours  （43）Aperfect but I would never trade with you．You see，every（44）D represents a person （45）D I have given my love．I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them，and often they （46）B me a piece of their heart that fits into the （47）A place in my heart．But because the pieces aren't exact，I have some rough edges，which I cherish，because they remind me of the love we （48）C．
"Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart （49）B，and the other person hasn't returned a �。�50）C of his or her heart to me．These are the empty gaps-giving love is （51）B a chance．Although these gaps are painful，they （52）D open，reminding me of the love I have for those people too，and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting．So now do you see what true beauty is？''
The young man walked up to the old man，（53）B his perfect heart，and tipped a piece out．He （54）A it to the old man．
The old man placed it in his heart，then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart．It （55）A，but not perfectly，as there were some jagged edges．
The young man looked at his heart，not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever，since love from the old man's heart flowed into his．
They embraced and walked away side by side．

36．A．ugly	B．perfect	C．good	D．hurt
37．A．mine	B．his	C．theirs	D．ours
38．A．coat	B．appearance	C．face	D．heart
39．A．that	B．which	C．where	D．whose
40．A．cut	B．set	C．put	D．brought
41．A．smooth	B．rough	C．broken	D．pretty
42．A．Comparing	B．Compared	C．Compare	D．Compares
43．A．looks	B．seems	C．is	D．fits
44．A．one	B．heart	C．piece	D．scar
45．A．on whom	B．in whom	C．with whom	D．to whom
46．A．take	B．give	C．lend	D．pass
47．A．empty	B．full	C．original	D．first
48．A．had	B．gave	C．shared	D．owned
49．A．in	B．away	C．off	D．up
50．A．lot	B．sheet	C．piece	D．pile
51．A．making	B．taking	C．keeping	D．bringing
52．A．last	B．cut	C．come	D．stay
53．A．carried away	B．reached into	C．took out	D．brought up
54．A．offered	B．took	C．passed	D．served
55．A．fit	B．hit	C．beat	D．set

3．In a land far away，once upon a time there was great poverty，and only the rich could manage without great problems．It is said that one day three of those rich men and their servants were（1）B together on a road when they came to a very （2）C  village．
The first could not stand seeing the （3）C，so he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons （四輪載重馬車） and shared them out among the villagers．He wished them all the best of luck，and he left．
The second rich man，seeing the（4）B  situation，stopped for a short time and then decided to give the （5）A all his food and drink，since he could see that money would be of little （6）C to them．He made sure that they each （7）Dtheir fair share and would have enough food to （8）B for some time．Then，he left．
The third rich man，on seeing such poverty，（9）D and went straight through the poverty-stricken（10）A without stopping．The two other rich men saw all this from a distance and commented heatedly with each other on how the third rich man lacked sympathy．It was（11）A that they themselves had been there to offer help．
However，to their great surprise，three days later，they （12）B the third rich man，who was coming in the（13）A direction．He was still traveling quickly，but his wagons，instead of the gold and valuables they had been （14）C，were now completely full of farming tools and bags of （15）D．He was rushing back to help them out of poverty．

1． A．standing	B．traveling	C．gathering	D．running
2． A．faraway	B．different	C．poor	D．ancient
3． A．land	B．welfare	C．richness	D．poverty
4． A．curious	B．worrying	C．dangerous	D．puzzling
5． A．villagers	B．servants	C．others	D．rest
6． A．interest	B．concern	C．use	D．attraction
7． A．returned	B．possessed	C．offered	D．received
8． A．remain	B．last	C．supply	D．share
9． A．turned around	B．looked down	C．came across	D．sped up
10．A．village	B．land	C．field	D．road
11．A．good	B．certain	C．true	D．strange
12．A．welcomed	B．met	C．accepted	D．persuaded
13．A．opposite	B．same	C．similar	D．familiar
14．A．loading	B．treasuring	C．carrying	D．earning
15．A．food	B．jewels	C．money	D．seeds

2．Mr Baker lived in a small town．Nobody was （36）Cthan him there，but he wished to get （37）Dmoney all the time．One day，on his way home，he found there was a （38）Aon the ground．He picked it up and put it into his pocket．That evening after he had supper，he brought it out and began to （39）Ait in the room．He was interested in a piece of news on it．Some gold （40）Cin a desert．He was afraid someone would know about it and he started off，（41）B telling anybody about it．He tried to find the place （42）Bgold was．
     The greedy  man walked on the desert for two weeks，but he didn't find any gold and his food and water was （43）D．His horse was so weak that he couldn't （44）Ait．He had to go back to his hometown，but it was too （45）B．His horse at last died and he was too hungry and thirsty to go any （46）D．He looked around，there was nothing （47）Asand．Suddenly he saw a man （48）Con the ground far away．He crawled  to him and found he was dead，with a bag in his hand．He hurried to open the bag to find something to（49）B，but it was full of gold．He threw it away．As he was dying，he cried and said，"Now，a bag of bread is far more （50）Cthan a bag of gold．How unhappy I am!"

36．A．happier	B．sadder	C．richer	D．poorer
37．A．little	B．a little	C．less	D．more
38．A．newspaper	B．picture	C．photo	D．map
39．A．read	B．copy	C．improve	D．touch
40．A．discover	B．invent	C．was discovered	D．was invented
41．A．which	B．without	C．for	D．about
42．A．with	B．where	C．when	D．that
43．A．lifted	B．lost	C．wasted	D．gone
44．A．ride	B．drive	C．mended	D．feed
45．A．early	B．late	C．easy	D．possible
46．A．near	B．nearer	C．far	D．further
47．A．except	B．of	C．in	D．off
48．A．standing	B．running	C．lying	D．singing
49．A．wear	B．eat	C．write	D．draw
50．A．beautiful	B．use	C．useful	D．nice

20．We always try to include some kind of Smile Card activity during my monthly（31）A with my daughter Rachel．The other hot night，after dinner we went to an ice cream shop．When （32）D for our ice cream we told the cashier that we would like to buy ice cream anonymously （匿名地） for the （33）B person who came to the counter as a random act of （34）D．Puzzled but excited，she （35）C our money and a Smile Card．We sat down at the table near the counter-Rachel wanted to spy on our （36）C one．
About five minutes later the cashier （37）A told us，"Oh，good!Someone's coming!"It was a woman with two little kids．As the woman reached for her （38）A，the cashier，handing her the （39）C，told her that （40）D  wanted to，anonymously，buy her family's ice cream．She couldn't  （41）B  it．"Seriously？"she asked．Rachel and I （42）C  not to notice．It was great．The cashier，aware that we wanted to remain anonymous，came over to"wipe off our table，"（43）Aleaving our change on our table．She was about as  （44）Das we were．
After enjoying our ice cream，we took a napkin（紙巾） and wrote a  （45）B to the cashier thanking her for her assistance．We （46）B until she went to the back room，quickly （47）A  the note，a nice tip，and a second Smile Card on the （48）C，and ran out before we were seen．
I treasure every date night with my daughter and （49）B the world through her eyes is always（50）D for me．

31．A．date	B．game	C．dinner	D．travel
32．A．preparing	B．looking	C．asking	D．paying
33．A．nice	B．next	C．poor	D．last
34．A．responsibility	B．politeness	C．understanding	D．kindness
35．A．refused	B．changed	C．took	D．borrowed
36．A．warm-hearted	B．unfortunate	C．lucky	D．curious
37．A．quietly	B．quickly	C．loudly	D．slowly
38．A．wallet	B．glasses	C．ice cream	D．phone
39．A．money	B．napkin	C．Smile Card	D．change
40．A．no one	B．anyone	C．none	D．someone
41．A．accept	B．believe	C．follow	D．doubt
42．A．decided	B．hoped	C．pretended	D．intended
43．A．secretly	B．seriously	C．openly	D．friendly
44．A．nervous	B．embarrassed	C．surprised	D．happy
45．A．notice	B．note	C．check	D．paragraph
46．A．ate	B．waited	C．wrote	D．left
47．A．placed	B．gave	C．handed	D．passed
48．A．newspaper	B．chair	C．counter	D．floor
49．A．changing	B．seeing	C．hearing	D．exploring
50．A．difficult	B．funny	C．distant	D．fantastic