It was Mother’s Day , the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do .But that Sunday in 2008 was bittersweet for me . As a single mother I tended to think of my shortcomings —how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children , and how many things I couldn’t    21    my waitress’ salary to buy .

But what    22   kids I had! They were   23    impolite enough to complain.

As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   24    a dozen red roses ! But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them , in the quick , manly    25     of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   26    :

…She took a day off from her busy    27    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium . It took 3.5hours just to get there, and on their arrival , she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   28    his hero . After the game , she stayed with the little boy to get his hero’s signature until one o’lock in the morning …

It took me long enough to    29   it , but I finally know who the  30    hero is . Mom, I love you !

And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day , after all .

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A fox one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of escape. A goat, suffering from   21  , came to the same well, and seeing the Fox, asked if the water was good.    22    to be happy and merry, the fox praised the delicious taste of the water and   23   him to go down. The goat, mindful only of his thirst,   24   jumped down. But just as he drank, the fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a   25   for their common escape. “If,” said he, “you will place your forefeet upon the wall and   26   your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards.” The goat readily agreed and the fox jumped upon his   27  . After he safely reached the mouth of the well, the fox ran off as fast as he could. When the goat blamed him for   28   his promise, he turned around and cried out, “You   29   old fellow! You should never have gone down before you had inspected the way up, nor should you have exposed yourself to the   30   from which you had no means of escape.”

Remember to look before you leap!

21. A. hunger                       B. tiredness                   C. thirst                 D. anger

22. A. Pretending                 B. Wishing                   C. Happening         D. Deciding

23. A. warned                      B. encouraged               C. ordered             D. allowed

24. A. carefully                    B. thoughtlessly            C. generously         D. clumsily

25. A. rest                           B. plan                         C. place                 D. dream

26. A. shake                         B. nod                          C. turn                  D. bend

27. A. tail                                   B. legs                         C. stomach            D. back

28. A. breaking                    B. making                    C. remembering     D. keeping

29. A. strange                      B. stubborn                   C. foolish                     D. rude

30. A. danger                       B. water                       C. darkness            D. happiness

I was in a crowded local in Mumbai. I was lucky to find a seat as I had got in at the first station. Soon, the seats were all  21  ,and most people had to stand.

In the middle of all this, I saw a girl about 10 years old. It was   22  that she was used to the crowd and the pushing, because she would silently change  23  to be just a little bit more comfortable. I felt a little sad sitting there  24  her standing nearby.

It struck me that this is the time to  25  an act of kindness. However, I had to overcome some internal barriers before I   26  an act of kindness. “World I look foolish trying to help her?” I wondered. Them I thought. “Maybe this sort of thing is quite common, and   27  would think the worse of me if I did not do anything.” I felt a little shy just  28  . But I told myself “Well,   29  you think about it, go the whole way.” So I asked her if she wanted to sit on my   30  for the rest of the train ride.  31  I was a little hesitant while offering it to her, the surprised and   32  look on her face was enough to   33  all my doubts. And then, I began to think—“Why hadn’t I offered it to her even  34  ?” “What was stopping me?” A complete about-face came from my previous thoughts.

  35  , the gift of gratitude she had given me was far more that the ‘scat’ I had offered her! It was  36  to say who was doing the giving. She was so considerate as she sat at the sat at the very edge of my knee,   37  half her weight so as not to make my legs hurt. I told her that she could sit comfortably, and I wouldn’t   38  . I got one more pure expression of   39  ! And luckily, I was in the window seat, so the little grill had fun  40  the sights form the window! This simple give and take made the day beautiful!

21．A．kept  B．put    C．given D．taken

22．A．obvious    B．convenient       C．consequent       D．efficient

23．A．condition  B．occasion   C．position    D．situation

24．A．for    B．about C．beyond     D．situation

25．A．practise    B．play  C．hold  D．manage

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

27．A．anybody   B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody

28．A．passing by       B．giving out C．keeping off      D．nobody

29．A．once  B．even if      C．in case      D．unless

30．A．bag   B．seat   C．lap    D．top

31．A．Because    B．Though     C．So     D．But

32．A．frightened B．amused     C．embarrassed     D．delighted

33．A．increase    B．sweep       C．digest       D．submit

34．A．better       B．faster C．earlier      D．later

35．A．To some degree       B．By chance C．In other words  D．As usual

36．A．difficult    B．strange     C．generous   D．easy

37．A．depending B．supporting       C．concentrating   D．transforming

38．A．advance    B．agree C．mind D．fear

39．A．carefulness       B．gratitude   C．happiness  D．kindness

40．A．keeping up       B．putting up C．giving off D．taking in

I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were       21     to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “    22     hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a     23   word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.

My parents always    24     me to go to college. However, when I     25    at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they    26     stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to.     27    , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently     28     the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the     29     a better place to live in.

Every time I call home to tell them about a     30     I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or     31     class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how     32     of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly     33     to have my parents.

Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of     34    . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful     35     that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced. But somehow, we    36   to work through those issues. They never    37   loving in me or believing in me. 

I    38    everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and       39    , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always           40    for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud. 

21. A. brought                     B. introduced         C. raised                       D. produced

22. A. Educate                     B. Work                C. Train                       D. Practise

23. A. helpful               B. harmful             C. stressful                   D. meaningful

24. A. reminded            B. expected           C. supposed                  D. designed

25. A. hesitated             B. judged                     C. fixed                        D. decided

26. A. never                  B. ever                  C. seldom                     D. hardly

27. A. Carefully            B. Hopefully          C. Thankfully               D. Delightfully

28. A. serve                  B. attend               C. admit                       D. join

29. A. fortune               B. planet               C. universe                   D. world

30. A. grade                  B. problem            C. failure                      D. value

31. A. whenever            B. wherever           C. whichever                D. however

32. A. modest               B. proud               C. ashamed                   D. nervous

33. A. annoyed              B. praised              C. relaxed                     D. blessed

34. A. lessons                B. problems           C. moments                  D. experiences

35. A. teachers                     B. directors            C. couples                    D. parents

36. A. managed             B. attempted          C. succeeded                 D. conducted

37. A. concluded           B. began                C. prevented                 D. stopped

38. A. pay                    B. owe                  C. own                         D. spend

39. A. agreement           B. excitement         C. encouragement          D. statement

40. A. fight                   B. look                  C. defend                            D. protect

The Best Holiday

 I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily   41   to buy a mountain bike. She’d been saving her pocket money all year,   42   doing small jobs to earn extra money.

 By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You   43   have your pick from my bicycle   44  .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950’s models, not the kind a kid today would   45   choose.

As Christmas   46   near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she   __47   a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, I’m out of   48  .”

  Throughout December, Emily continued to   49   hard. Then one day, she made a   __50   announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very   51  .

  52   by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute   53   of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.    54   I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow (發(fā)光). Should I   contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t   55   the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later   56   the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very __57  , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re   58   away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the   59  ? I like to think it was God’s way of   60   a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years－while giving her dad a lesson in the process.

A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and   21  . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart (遠離的); it can keep a   22   with very little effort.

I will give   23  . A few years ago my older brother and l were not getting   24  . We had been close as   25   but had grown apart. Our meetings were not   26  ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only   27   our misunderstanding. Then he   28   a small island in the Caribbean and we   29   touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to   30 . Rereading the letter, I was   31   by its humor and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had   32  respected my older brother but   33   he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so   34  . And with that one letter we became friends   35  .

It might never have occurred to   36  to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no   37  . For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of    38   communication, people often   39   that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a   40  . And that is to write.

21. A. received                     B. rewritten                  C. returned                   D. reread

22. A. bookmark           B. promise                    C. friendship             D. secret

23. A. an example           B. a lesson                    C. an experience          D. a talk

24. A. through                   B. together                   C. along                D. away

25. A. brothers                      B. children                   C. fellows                 D. classmates

26. A. normal                       B. necessary                  C. pleasant                D. possible

27. A. deepen                 B. start                         C. express                 D. settle

28. A. toured                B. stopped over             C. reached                D. moved to

29. A. lost                  B. kept in              C. needed                 D. got in

30. A. think                B. write               C. enjoy                  D. read

31. A. driven                B. beaten              C. surprised               D. honored

32. A. never                        B. seldom             C. sometimes              D. once

33. A. realized                      B. judged             C. thought                D. expected

34. A. well                         B. often               C. much                  D. soon

35. A. later                         B. anyhow            C. too                    D. again

36. A. us                    B. anyone else               C. someone                D. my brother

37. A. mail services                  B. transport services   C. phones                 D. relatives

38. A. poor                  B. easy               C. popular                D. busy

39. A. believe                B. decide              C. argue                 D. forget

40. A. habit                 B. choice              C. method                D. plan

Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we __36__ realize that those challenges are the very things that __37__ us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with __38__.

       When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two __39__: we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn’t worth the __40__ and call it quits. Although there are __41__ times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most cases all that is needed is commitment and __42__.

       When we are devoted to something, it means that no matter how __43__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __44__ it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a __45__ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to (對照) just saying what the other person did wrong. __46__ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” __47__ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.

       In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for __48__ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or __49__ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only __50__ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”

36. A. seem to      B. come to                   C. hope to            D. try to

37. A. design        B. promote                  C. direct                      D. shape

38. A. success        B. pressure           C. friendship                D. difficulty

39. A. opportunities      B. expectations      C. choices            D. aspects

40. A. comment    B. loss                         C. trouble                    D. expense

41. A. hardly                B. certainly                  C. consequently                   D. exactly

42. A. communication   B. confidence       

C. courage     D. consideration

43. A. doubtful             B. shameful                 C. harmful                   D. painful

44. A. keep                  B. control                    C. face                        D. catch

45. A. space         B. plan                        C. topic                       D. room

46. A. If                      B. As                   C. While                      D. Unless

47. A. other than          B. rather than               C. or rather                  D. or else

48. A. what          B. who                        C. where              D. which

49. A. pass by              B. come across     C. get through              D. run over

50. A. serves        B. means                     C. aims                D. attempts

請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據所讀內容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當的單詞。

注意：每個空格只填1個單詞。請將答案寫在答題卡上相應題號的橫線上。

Many people would like to watch sport matches .First，you need to know about audience manners．

Most sporting arenas （競技場） have rules for spectators written on the back of the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you arrive．Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of the event and don’t leave when a game is in progress．When you leave，remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other rubbish．

During exciting games, try to control yourself. Don’t criticize the performance of players and coaches．Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience．

Applause is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players，but you should do it properly ．When players first appear，clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long. After an excellent performance, applaud warmly. If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.

Applause is not welcome, however, while players need to keep their concentration. Various sports have various rules for the audience．

Enjoying artistic gymnastics silence．But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players. Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.

To be a good spectator, you should take time to learn the game－specific rules and related culture of each event

Good Audience(71)___

Human .beings are born with a great gift that is “self-confidence”. It is not   36     in commercial markets. People can   37     their confidence. Self-confidence can be improved by having greater ambitions and by always trying to stand out in performance. When you fail,     38   it as a challenge and try to succeed in your next    39  .

Modern life is filled with fierce   40  ．So, self-confidence is the key to survive in this fiercely competitive world. It is a strong driving force and   41   an important role in achieving our higher ambitions.

It's obvious that self-confidence is an energy booster（增強劑）．Without confidence, even the experienced and   42   skilled people will miserably fail in what they attempt．   43   ，improve the power of self-confidence in order to reach the higher    44  in life.

Obviously, whenever people fail in what they attempt, they experience   45   and become upset. Stress     46  memory cells and thinking ability. But people with high level of self-confidence will never    47   stress even in failure. So, try to raise your confidence level.

In frustration（沮喪），you may      48       some common sense. In that case, it will have a(n)     49      impact on your spirit and enthusiasm. Life is     50     full of ups and downs. So, you need self-confidence to face all the types of mental pains.

Failures, mistakes and shortcomings are common in everyone's life. Try to be the same in all kinds of situation. Even in the worst, never    51  your confidence because self-confidence is a highly encouraging factor and produces ever-lasting inspiration.

 Self-confidence is a(n)   52     feeling of a person. It is a psychological（心理的）process that enriches our lives. We can improve self-confidence by regularly communicating with wise people and using positive thinking.   53    can be achieved without self-confidence.

In this fiercely competitive world, students have many academic   54    to survive so they need confidence to    55    their goals. Confidence is one's own ability, combined with sincere efforts, which helps one to reach unthinkable heights.

36. A. expensive           B. adoptable          C. available           D. cheap

37. A. make up             B. build up           C. turn up             D. use up

38. A. do                 B. change             C. make               D. take

39. A. attempt              B. failure              C. success             D. control

40. A. fighting         B. performance     C. competition           D. struggling

41. A. shows               B. plays              C. remains            D. occupies

42. A. terribly              B. highly              C. strictly             D. easily

43. A. But                    B. Even              C. Although         D. So

44. A. hope                B. roles               C. levels              D. speed

45. A. stress                  B. loneliness         C. pity            D. confidence

46. A. uses                 B. destroys            C. improves          D. frightens

47. A. touch               B. gain               C. express              D. feel

48. A. inform              B. lose               C. balance             D. keep

49. A. positive              B. important         C. slight               D. bad

50. A. at all                 B. above all          C. after all            D. in all

51. A. give up              B. put aside           C. get away           D. show off

52. A. true                 B. inner              C. outer            D. wrong

53. A. None            B. Everything       C. Nothing       D. Anything

54. A. research         B. challenges        C. reports·             D. theory

55. A. accomplish        B. achieve            C. enlarge        D. enrich

Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you knew was in trouble？Have you ever dreamed something that  36  later？Maybe you have ESP.

    ESP stands   37   Extra Sensory Perception. It may be called   38   sixth sense. It seems to let people  39   about events before they happen, or events  40   are happening some  41  away.

    There are thousands of stories on  42  . Scientists are studying  43   to find out what’s behind these  44   mental messages. Here’s an example, one of hundreds of  45   that have come true.

    A man dreamed he was walking along a road  46   a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, “There’s room for one more.” The man felt the driver was Death,   47  he ran away. The next day, the  48   was getting on a crowded bus. The bus driver said, “There’s room for one more”. Then the man saw that the driver’s face was the same face he  49   in the dream. He would not  50  the bus. As the bus drove off, it  51  crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was  52  ！

    Some people say stories like this are lies or  53  . Others, including some scientists,  54  that ESP is real. From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about  55  mind.

36. A. came true             B. came across         C. came on            D. came up

37. A. up                   B. for                C. by               D. out

38. A. a                 B. the                      C. an               D. this

39. A. knowing              B. to know                  C. know             D. known

40. A. that                  B. what             C. in which          D. as

41. A. orbit                 B. distance                  C. position           D. spot

42. A. demand               B. board                    C. sale              D. record

43. A. them                 B. it                C. those             D. him

44. A. certain                    B. bright            C. strange             D. successful

45. A. tasks                 B. results            C. expressions        D. dreams

46. A. when                 B. while                    C. where              D. which

47. A. or                   B. but                      C. so                 D. and

48. A. driver                B. captain             C. woman           D. man

49. A. has seen              B. had seen          C. saw                D. sees

50. A. get on               B. take off           C. make of             D. have on

51. A. immediately           B. quickly           C. finally              D. suddenly

52. A. saved                B. killed                    C. preserved            D. examined

53. A. projects               B. discoveries        C. organizations        D. coincidences

54. A. speak                B. talk              C. say                 D. tell

55. A. the human            B. the westerner        C. the Egyptian       D. the candidate