January l:  It has happened.  I got a call today saying a little girl in Russia is now my little girl. There are a lot of papers to prepare, and we have to travel to Russia to bring her home,

but now it is certain. I think I'll tell some close friends. Jason is so excited.  I haven't told Steven yet. How can I tell a seven-year-old that he has a sister who is already five years old?

      January 10: Today I received a picture of Katerina. The picture is small and not very clear,  but I look at it over and over again.  I don't know anything else about her.  She has lived in a home for children without parents for most of her life.  I wonder how I will talk to her.  I don't speak Russian, and she doesn't speak English.

      February l: Today I showed Katerina’s picture to Steven* He is very happy and wants to tell all his friends about his new sister.  I want to buy some new clothes for Katerina, but I don't know her size.  I haven' t received any information from the adoption organization,  and I'm feeling a little worried.

    February 16: Finally! Today we received good news! All the papers are ready and tomorrow we will go to Russia to bring Katerina home with us．

    February 18: Today I met my daughter for the first time．She is very small, very thin, and very shy． On the way home in the airplane, she slept most of the time．When she woke up, she cried． I am very worried and hope that I can be a good mother to Katerina．

    February 19: Steven met his sister this morning． Although Katerina was quiet at first, soon she and Steven began to talk in a mix of Russian, English, and hand movements． Steven and his sister get along well together． In fact, he is able to help her talk with Jason and me． I am worried about how Katerina will be in school． Next week she will start school． How will she understand her teacher?

      March 21: Katerina looks much better now． She is heavier, her hair looks good, and her skin is clear． She loves to watch television with her brother, and she has learned to roller-skate． She is doing well in school, and her English gets better every day． Although she sometimes looks sad, and sometimes cries, most of the time she is happy． I think she is slowly my life without her．

51．Who is Katerina?

    A． Steven's elder sister．                   B． An adopted girl．

    C． Jason's close friend．                   D． The writer's niece．

52．When back at home, what is the writer most worried about?

    A． How Steven can get along well with Katerina．

    B． How Katerina can communicate with Jason and her．

    C． Whether Katerina will adapt herself to the school life．

    D． Whether she can be a good mother to Katerina．

53．From the passage we know that in her new family Katerina ______．

    A． gets very fat                         B． becomes depressed

    C． remains frightened                      D． is well treated

54．Where is the passage most probably from?

    A． A diary．                                            B． An advertisement．

       C． An essay．                                         D． A speech．

   A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, " If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"

    Within a few seconds Laiq   31   confidently, " Four!"

    The confused teacher was expecting a（n）    32    correct answer, three．She was disappointed． "Maybe the child did not listen   33    " she thought． She   34   , "Laiq, listen carefully． If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"

    Laiq had seen the   35   on his teacher' s face． He   36   again on his fingers． But within him he was also   37    the answer that would make the teacher happy． This time hesitatingly he replied, "Four． "

    The disappointment stayed on the teacher' s face． Suddenly she   38   that Laiq liked strawberries．She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question．This time with an excitement in her   39   she asked, " If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?"

    Seeing the teacher   40   , young Laiq calculated on his fingers again． There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher． She wanted her new   41   to succeed．  42   a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, "Three?"

     The teacher now had a   43   smile． Her approach had succeeded． She wanted to   44   herself．But one last thing remained．  45   she asked him, "Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?"

    Confidently Laiq answered, "Four!" The teacher was   46    "How Laiq, how?" she demanded in a little annoyed voice．

     In a voice that was   47   and hesitating young Laiq replied, " Because I already have one   48   in my bag． "

     The story tells us:  49   someone gives you an answer that is   50   from what you expect, don' t think they are wrong． There shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet．

31．A． told            B． added           C． replied          D． wrote

32．A． worthless         B． effortless        C． careless                                  D． selfless

33．A． possibly          B． actively         C． properly        D． strictly

34．A． repeated           B． ordered          C． whispered       D． complained

35．A． satisfaction        B． disappointment   C． punishment      D． determination

36．A． recognized         B． discovered       C． calculated       D． insisted

37．A． searching for       B． waiting for       C． arguing about    D． talking about

38．A． decided            B． noticed           C． expressed       D． remembered

39．A． eyes              B． hands           C． mouth          D． nose

40．A． sad              B． happy           C． pitiful          D． lovely

41．A． invention          B． system          C． reform                                   D． approach

42．A． On               B． In              C． With             D． By

43．A． victorious         B． precious         C． lasting            D． appealing

44．A． thank            B． congratulate      C． help             D． enjoy

45．A． Above all          B． In vain          C． On purpose                               D． Once again

46．A． astonished         B． concerned       C． amused         D． relaxed

47．A． high             B． low              C． easy            D． clear

48．A． strawberry        B． apple           C． coin             D． box

49．A． Before            B． After             C． Until            D． When

50．A． absent            B． free               C． different         D． safe

I used to feel very nervous when I stood up in front of others, but now I feel quite ______when giving a speech to the school．

    A． at random             B． at length        C． at ease           D． at sight

Although modem organic food has become very popular, many people can' t figure out the difference between organic foods and ______ grown foods．

    A． contemporarily      B． conventionally   C． deliberately         D．dynamically

David * s a terrible dancer; he's too _____ and keeps stepping on his partner* s feet．

    A． energetic        B． optional        C． sensitive           D． clumsy

If the wild animals wander onto _____ land, the landowner may require the government

    to get them back．

    A． deserted          B． private         C． rough             D． precious

"Take a look at these pictures, and see if you can _____ the criminal． " The policeman

    said to the witness．

    A． pick up         B． pick off        C． pick out            D． pick at

With the living expense increasing rapidly, I, a fresh clerk in a company, have to take three part-time jobs, which _____ about extra $ 4,000 a year．

    A． bring in         B． take in             C． get in           D． put in

Most of us think of games as child* s play, but games _____ children' s thinking and develop skills like problem solving and communication．

    A． sharpen         B． seize           C． adore              D． apply

In a courtroom it is sometimes difficult to ______ who is innocent and who is guilty．

    A． distribute        B． develop            C． design          D． distinguish