After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program，her mother recalled，Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices.“Everyone else was already admitted to college，” her mother，Rosemarie Colvin，said from the family home.“So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said，‘You_have_to_let_me_in.'”
“Impressed—she was a National Merit (全國英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil—Yale did, admitting her to the class of 1978，where she started writing for the Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist，” her mother said.
On Wednesday，Marie Colvin,56，an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London，was killed as Syrian forces shelled the city  of Homs.She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.
“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”，Mrs.Colvin said.“Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out.She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it.”
Mrs.Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones.“If you knew my daughter，” she said，“it would have been such a waste of words.She was determined，she was enthusiastic about what she did，it was her life.There was no saying ‘Don't do this.' This is who she was，absolutely who she was and what she believed in：cover the story，not just have pictures of it，but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.”“So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism，” her mother said.
小題1:From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1，we can infer that ________.

A．Yale was her last choice

B．Yale must keep its promise to Marie Colvin

C．Marie Colvin was confident of herself

D．Marie Colvin was good at persuading

小題2:Marie Colvin's story suggests some of the best qualities of being a journalist are ________.

A．patience and confidence

B．honesty and curiosity

C．flexibility and creativity

D．determination and courage

小題3:Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin's life?
a．She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.
b．She was admitted to Yale University.
c．She studied in Brazil as an exchange student.
d．She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.
e．She began to take an interest in journalism.

A．d→e→c→a→b	B．c→b→e→d→a
C．e→d→c→b→a	D．b→c→d→e→a

小題4:From the last paragraph we can know that Mrs.Colvin ________.

A．knows her daughter very well

B．cares little about her daughter

C．dislikes the choice of her daughter

D．doesn't fully appreciate her daughter

小題5:What can be the best title of the text?

A．Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area

B．Applying for Top Universities，a Successful Case

C．Recalling Her Daughter，a Journalist Killed in Syria

D．Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest

A man and his girlfriend were married.All of their friends and family came to partake in the festivities and celebrations.In the ceremony，everyone could tell the couple's ___ for each other was true.
A few months later，the wife came to the husband with a ____，“I read in a magazine，a while ago，about how we can ____ our marriage，” she offered.“Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit ____ with the other person.Then，we can talk about how we can fix them together and make our lives ____.”
The husband ____.So each of them went to a ____ room and thought of the things that annoyed them about the other.Then they thought about this question and wrote down what they ____.
The next morning，they decided that they would ____ their lists.
“I'll start，” offered the wife.She took out her list.It had many items on it，___ to fill 3 pages.In fact，as she started reading the list of the little annoyances，she noticed that ____ was starting to appear on her husband's face.
“What's wrong？” she asked.“Nothing，” the husband replied，“____ reading your list.”
The wife continued to read ____ she had read all three pages to her husband，
“Now，you read your list and then we'll talk about the things on both of our lists，” she said ____.
Quietly the husband stated，“I don't have anything on my list. I think that you are ____ the way that you are.You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldn't want to try and ____ anything about you.”
The wife，____ by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his ___ of her，turned her head and wept.
In life，there are enough times when we are disappointed，___ and annoyed.We don't really have to go looking for them.We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty，light and promise.Why ____ time looking for the bad，disappointing or annoying when we can see the wonderful things before us?

小題1:	A．honesty　 B．information C．love　 D．marriage

小題2:	A．question　 B．proposal C．problem D．doubt

小題3:	A．complete　 B．improve C．destroy D．strengthen

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)nnoying　 B．relaxing C．delighting　 D．a(chǎn)musing

小題5:	A．happier　 B．farther C．longer　 D．richer

小題6:	A．confused　 B．worried C．refused D．a(chǎn)greed

小題7:	A．comfortable　 B．separate C．small　 D．quiet

小題8:	A．fit in with　 B．looked up to C．came up with　 D．faced up to

小題9:	A．go over　 B．carry out C．a(chǎn)nswer for D．look for

小題10:

A．equal B．a(chǎn)ccurate C．enough D．temporary

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)nger B．happiness C．sadness　 D．smiles

小題12:

A．stop　 B．keep C．delay　 D．a(chǎn)ppreciate

小題13:

A．before　 B．until C．unless D．a(chǎn)fter

小題14:

A．happily　 B．miserably C．slightly　 D．cautiously

小題15:

A．wrong B．honest C．hopeful　 D．perfect

小題16:

A．tell　 B．change C．discuss　 D．interrupt

小題17:

A．touched　 B．encouraged C．frustrated D．supported

小題18:

A．forgiveness　 B．sympathy C．a(chǎn)cceptance　 D．understanding

小題19:

A．inspired　 B．excited C．satisfied D．depressed

小題20:

A．save　 B．kill C．devote　 D．waste

John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year.Both worked very ____.After several years, however，the boss ____ Bobby to the position of manager but John remained a(n) ____ employee.John could not take it anymore，handed in his resignation to the boss and ____ the boss did not value hard­working staff，but only promoted those who flattered (奉承) him.
The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He ____ for a moment and said, “Thank you for your criticism (批評)，but I have a(n) ____.I hope you will do one more thing for our company ____ you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind and take back your resignation.”
John ____.The boss asked him to find out anyone selling watermelon in the ____.John went and returned soon saying he had found out a man selling watermelon.The boss then asked how much per kg and John just ___ his head. He went back to the market and returned，telling the boss $ 1.2 per kg.
The boss told John to wait a second，and he called Bobby to come to his office.He asked Bobby to do the ____ thing as he had told John to.Bobby went，returned and said，“Boss，only one person selling watermelon，$1.2 per kg, $ 10 ____ 10 kg.He has 340 melons in ____.On the table 58 melons，each weighs about 2 kg，____ from the South two days ago.They are fresh，red，and of good quality.”
John was very ___ and realized the difference between himself and Bobby.He decided not to ____ but to learn from Bobby.
My dear friends，a more successful person is better at ___，thinks more and explores in depth.____ exist in the daily details.For the same matter，a more successful person sees more and ____ so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his ____.If a person sees one year ahead while you see only tomorrow，the difference between the two is 365 times.How could you win?

小題1:	A．badly　　 B．hard　 C．lazily　　 D．happily

小題2:	A．promoted　 B．praised C．encouraged D．supported

小題3:	A．special　 B．unique C．devoted　 D．ordinary

小題4:	A．charged　 B．proved C．complained D．convinced

小題5:	A．thought　 B．a(chǎn)pologized C．explained　 D．whispered

小題6:	A．invitation B．order C．request　 D．promise

小題7:	A．since　 B．before C．a(chǎn)fter　 D．unless

小題8:	A．refused　 B．doubted C．a(chǎn)greed　 D．insisted

小題9:	A．market B．office C．district　 D．building

小題10:

A．nodded　 B．turned C．waved　 D．shook

小題11:

A．other B．same C．different　 D．little

小題12:

A．by　 B．to　 C．with　 D．for

小題13:

A．store B．place C．control D．shape

小題14:

A．discovered　 B．grown C．bought　 D．produced

小題15:

A．confused　 B．disappointed C．excited　 D．impressed

小題16:

A．resign　 B．compare C．envy　 D．suspect

小題17:

A．expressing　 B．bargaining C．managing　 D．observing

小題18:

A．Desires　 B．Experience C．Chances　 D．Harvests

小題19:

A．farther　 B．nearer C．higher　 D．lower

小題20:

A．success　 B．a(chǎn)im C．position　 D．wisdom

(2013·江西九校高三聯(lián)考)One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue，____ I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. Why I wish to buy only one pair is ____. I turned into the first sock shop that ____ my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old ____. “What can I do for you, sir？”“I wish to buy a pair of socks.”His eyes glowed. There was a note of ____ in his voice.“Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks？” I had not been aware of that, as my entrance had been ____. “Come with me，” said the boy，excitedly. I followed him to the back part of the shop, and he began to haul down from the shelves box after box，____ their contents for my enjoyment.
“Hold on, young man, I am going to buy only one pair！”“I know that，” said he，“but I want you to see ___ beautiful these are. Aren't they wonderful？” ____ was on his face an expression of solemn and holy pleasure，____ he were revealing to me mysteries of his religion. I became far ____ interested in him than in the socks. I looked at him in amazement. “My friend，” said I, “if you can keep this up, if this is not ____ the enthusiasm that comes from novelty, from having a new job, if you can keep up this enthusiasm and excitement day after day, in ten years you will own every ____ in the United States.”
My amazement ____ his pride and joy in salesmanship will be easily understood by all who read this article. In many shops the ____ has to wait for someone to wait upon him. And when ____ some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him. Whether he is ____ in deep thought in which he hates to be disturbed or he is chatting with a girl clerk, you feel like ____ for “being too rude”．
He displays no interest either in you or the goods he ____ to sell. Yet possibly that very clerk who is now so apathetic began his career with hope and ____. The daily grind was too much for him; the novelty wore off; his only pleasures were found outside of working hours. He became mechanical, he became incompetent, and then he saw younger clerks who had more zest in their work, promoted over him. He became sour. That was the last stage. His usefulness was over.

小題1:	A．while　 B．a(chǎn)s C．when　 D．what

小題2:	A．unnecessary　 B．unreasonable C．useless　 D．unimportant

小題3:	A．kept　 B．caught C．took D．shut

小題4:	A．came by　 B．came across C．came forward　 D．came around

小題5:	A．passion　 B．disappointment C．a(chǎn)nger　 D．indifference

小題6:	A．purposeful B．a(chǎn)ccidental C．unconditional　 D．confidential

小題7:	A．displaying B．hiding C．selling　 D．bargaining

小題8:	A．what　 B．which C．that　 D．how

小題9:	A．It B．That C．One　 D．There

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)lthough　 B．a(chǎn)s if C．if　 D．since

小題11:

A．more　 B．much　 C．less　 D．little

小題12:

A．mostly　 B．merely C．likely　 D．hardly

小題13:

A．store B．customer C．joy　 D．sock

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)t　 B．with C．to　 D．on

小題15:

A．salesman　 B．customer C．manager　 D．passenger

小題16:

A．firstly　 B．especially C．lastly　 D．finally

小題17:

A．busy　 B．devoted C．a(chǎn)bsorbed　 D．a(chǎn)ttentive

小題18:

A．forgiving B．forgetting C．a(chǎn)pologizing　 D．paying

小題19:

A．paid　 B．is paid C．pays　 D．was paid

小題20:

A．enthusiasm　 B．disappointment C．a(chǎn)mazement　 D．satisfaction

Shirley Chisholm was best known as the first black woman elected to the United States Congress and the first black woman to run for president of the United States. However, her life was filled with much more than being the first black woman to do important things. She believed in being a person to fight for change. All her life, she worked to improve the lives of others.
Shirley was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924. Though her parents had very little money, they wanted their daughters to get a good education and to have a better life. When Shirley was three years old they sent her and her sisters to live with their grandmother in Barbados. There Shirley received a good education from the British school system. She enjoyed the years with her grandmother. Shirley always remembered the words her grandmother spoke.
In 1934 Shirley moved back to Brooklyn. She continued to do very well in school. She later graduated from Brooklyn College with honors.In 1949, she married Conrad Chisholm who worked as a private investigator. Together they took part in local politics. Their marriage ended almost thirty years later.
As a young woman, Shirley decided to become a teacher.She believed she could improve society by helping children.She worked for seven years at a childcare center in the Harlem area of New York City.She attended Columbia University at night and received an advanced degree in early childhood education in 1952. She became known as an expert in children and early education.From 1959 to 1964 Shirley was an education official in the day care division of the city's office of child welfare.
In 1964 Shirley's political career began.She was elected to the New York State Assembly, where she served for four years.In 1968 she ran for the United States Congress and she succeeded. She became the first black woman elected to Congress.
Shirley was very different from other members of Congress.She looked different.Her hair was a big cloud of curls. She wore very large eyeglasses. And she had dark skin. Her voice was strong.She spoke with power.She said her greatest tool was her mouth. She was not afraid to say the things others would not say before Congress and the public.
小題1:From the passage，we learn that Shirley's parents believed that ________.

A．women played an important part in modern society

B．black people ought to have equal rights as whites

C．a(chǎn) good education was important for a child's future

D．the UK had a better education system than the USA

小題2:Who influenced Shirley most during her childhood?

A．Her father.	B．Her mother.
C．Her sisters.	D．Her grandmother.

小題3:How many of the following have been mentioned in the passage?
a．Her education.　 b．Her family.
c．Her marriage.　  d．Her political career.
e．Her political beliefs.　　   f．Her contribution to the USA.
A．Three.　 B．Four.
C．Five.　  D．Six.
小題4:In which order did the following events take place?
a．Her marriage to Conrad Chisholm ended.
b．She was elected to the New York State Assembly.
c．She became an education official.
d．She succeeded in running for the United States Congress.
e．She received an advanced degree in Columbia University.

A．e－c－b－d－a	B．c－a－b－d－e
C．e－c－a－b－d	D．e－c－b－a－d

小題5:The last paragraph mainly tells us about ________.

A．her political career

B．her political opinions

C．her typical style

D．her contribution in politics

As King Parveez and Queen Shireen were sitting in their palace one day，a fisherman who was selling beautiful fish was brought in front of them. King Parveez decided to ____ a fish and gave the fisherman 4,000 dirham for it.
The fisherman was wild with ____. He thanked King Parveez and left.
Queen Shireen turned to her husband in anger and ____ him for paying so much for a fish. The king said that the fish was purchased and that there was ____ that could be done about it.
___，Queen Shireen insisted that the fisherman should be ____. She said, “We will ask the fisherman about the __ of the fish. If he answers it is female, we will say we want a male fish and if he replies it is male, we will say we want a female fish! Either way, we will be able to return the fish and have our ____ back.”
So the poor fisherman was called back and was asked the question.
Fortunately, he was ____ enough not to be caught out.The fisherman replied, “This fish is ____ in the sense that it is neither male nor female.”
King Parveez was so ____ by the wisdom of the man that he ____ a further 4,000 dirham to be paid to him. The fisherman thanked King Parveez ____， but as he was about to leave with the heavy bag of money, one of the ____ fell onto the floor. The fisherman ____ bent down to look for the coin.
“Look how greedy this man is！” Queen Shireen ____.“One coin has fallen out of his money bag and he searches for it instead of leaving it for some other poor ____ in the palace to find.”
The fisherman heard this ___ and said，“It is not out of greediness that I search for the coin but rather because it had the picture of __ King Parveez on it.I would not____ anyone to step on the coin.”

小題1:	A．find　 B．catch C．buy　 D．see

小題2:	A．joy　 B．worry C．hope　 D．puzzle

小題3:	A．praised　 B．scolded C．respected　 D．supported

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)nything　 B．something C．everything　 D．nothing

小題5:	A．However　 B．Somehow C．Still　 D．Instead

小題6:	A．held back　 B．hung back C．brought back　 D．turned back

小題7:	A．color　 B．number C．result　 D．gender

小題8:	A．bag　 B．money C．gold　 D．gift

小題9:	A．moved　 B．a(chǎn)fraid C．clever　 D．excited

小題10:

A．unique　 B．common C．expensive　 D．fresh

小題11:

A．embarrassed　 B．confused C．surprised D．impressed

小題12:

A．drew　 B．ordered C．collected　 D．saved

小題13:

A．ever　 B．first C．a(chǎn)gain D．well

小題14:

A．bills B．shoes C．fish　 D．coins

小題15:

A．immediately　 B．simply C．naturally　 D．slowly

小題16:

A．laughed　 B．cried C．whispered D．threatened

小題17:

A．fisherman B．beggar C．servant　 D．farmer

小題18:

A．suggestion　 B．a(chǎn)nnouncement C．voice　 D．remark

小題19:

A．generous　 B．handsome C．honest 　 D．wise

小題20:

A．persuade　 B．tolerate C．a(chǎn)dvise D．encourage

As I held my father's hands one night，I couldn't help but notice their calluses(老繭) and roughness.His hands tell the story of his life as a ____，including all his struggles.
One summer，I remember，a drought(旱災)hit Ontario，turning it into a____desert.On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ____from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed，which____took twenty minutes. That morning，however，the process didn't___ quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field，we____ needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and ____.Dropping the basket heavily，I declared，“If the store wants its last twenty dozen，they can pick it themselves！”Dad____，“Just think，my little girl，only ten dozen left for each of us and then we're____.”Such is Dad—whatever problem he ____，he never gives up.
____，the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country.It was a challenging time for everyone，____Dad remained optimistic.He__23__to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates.Only then did I truly begin to____Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real____.From dawn to dusk，he works countless hours to ____our family.He always puts our happiness ____his own，and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games____his exhaustion after long days.His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and____，putting others first.
Dad，the life____I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father，teacher，friend and，most importantly，my hero.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

小題1:	A．teacher B．gardener C．farmer D．grocer

小題2:	A．stormy B．lively C．disappearing D．burning

小題3:	A．order B．form C．gap D．position

小題4:	A．repeatedly B．normally C．finally D．really

小題5:	A．go B．begin C．occur D．change

小題6:	A．yet B．still C．even D．nearly

小題7:	A．surprised B．nervous C．a(chǎn)ngry D．frightened

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)pologized B．cried C．complained D．laughed

小題9:	A．lost B．done C．gone D．touched

小題10:

A．meets with B．brings up C．works out D．thinks about

小題11:

A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely

小題12:

A．or B．for C．so D．but

小題13:

A．happened B．seemed C．continued D．a(chǎn)imed

小題14:

A．face B．a(chǎn)ppreciate C．examine D．question

小題15:

A．love B．pride C．friendship D．honesty

小題16:

A．support B．settle C．start D．impress

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．beside D．under

小題18:

A．in spite of B．in terms of C．in control of D．in place of

小題19:

A．careful B．regretfu C．considerate D．humorous

小題20:

A．history B．motto C．patterns D．lessons

We have been driving in fog all morning，but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____，one by one.“There is my grandmother's house，” I say，____ across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣) with Lise，my granddaughter，seeking roots for her，retracing(追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children，____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ____，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.
We soon ____ by the house and I tell her what it was like here，the memories ____ back，swift as the tide(潮水)．
Suddenly，I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family，but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house，but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here，my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ____ them.However，that was long after those childhood days.Lise ___ attentively as I talk and then says，“So this is where I ____；where I belong.”
She has ____ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is “to have an origin”．We need ____ origin.Looking backward，we discover what is unique in us；learn the ____ of “I”．We must all go home again—in reality or memory.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)ppearing B．moving C．exposing D．expanding

小題2:	A．referring B．travelling C．pointing D．coming

小題3:	A．shared B．short C．fresh D．treasured

小題4:	A．passed B．raised C．moved D．sent

小題5:	A．home B．duty C．reality D．relief

小題6:	A．built B．lived C．remained D．explored

小題7:	A．catch up B．pull up C．step down D．come down

小題8:	A．falling B．turning C．rushing D．bringing

小題9:	A．yard B．village C．room D．house

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)dapts to B．a(chǎn)ppeals to C．belongs to D．occurs to

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)cross B．through C．a(chǎn)long D．past

小題12:

A．lay B．played C．stood D．sat

小題13:

A．marching B．looking C．breaking D．pouring

小題14:

A．between B．with C．near D．behind

小題15:

A．wonders B．listens C．reacts D．a(chǎn)grees

小題16:

A．began B．grew C．studied D．stayed

小題17:

A．deepened B．recognized C．a(chǎn)ccepted D．found

小題18:

A．heart B．rights C．interest D．behaviors

小題19:

A．one B．its C．that D．every

小題20:

A．meaning B．expression C．connection D．background

(2013·山東卷)Sparrow is a fast－food chain with 200 restaurants.Some years ago，the group to which Sparrow belonged was taken over by another company.Although Sparrow showed no sign of declining，the chain was generally in an unhealthy state.With more and more fast－food concepts reaching the market，the Sparrow menu had to struggle for attention.And to make matters worse，its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required.
Sparrow failed to grow for another two years until a new CEO，Carl Pearson，decided to build up its market share.He did a survey，which showed that consumers who already used Sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain，while customers of other fast－food chains were unwilling to turn away from them.Sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign.
Pearson faced a battle over the future of the Sparrow brand.The chain's owner now favored rebranding Sparrow as Marcy's restaurants.Pearson resisted，arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to Sparrow restaurants were fun.Such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time.Pearson strongly believed that numbers were the key to success，rather than customers' spending power.Finally，the owner accepted his idea.
The campaign itself changed the traditional advertising style of the fast－food industry.The TV ads of Sparrow focused on entertainment and featured original songs performed by a variety of stars.Instead of showing the superiority of a specific product，the intention was to put Sparrow in the hearts of potential customers.
Pearson also made other decisions which he believed would contribute to the new Sparrow image.For example，he offered to lower the rent of any restaurants which achieved a certain increase in their turnover(營業(yè)額)．
These efforts paid off，and Sparrow soon became one of the most successful fast－food chains in the regions where it operated.
小題1:Which was one of the problems Sparrow faced before Pearson became CEO?

A．The number of its customers was declining.

B．Its customers found the food unhealthy.

C．It was in need of financial support.

D．Most of its restaurants were closed.

小題2:What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Customers of Sparrow restaurants.

B．Sparrow restaurants.

C．Customers of other fast－food chains.

D．Other fast－food chains.

小題3:For what purpose did Pearson start the advertising campaign?

A．To build a good relationship with the public.

B．To stress the unusual tradition of Sparrow.

C．To learn about customers' spending power.

D．To meet the challenge from Marcy's restaurants.

小題4:What was Pearson's achievement as a CEO?

A．He managed to pay off Sparrow's debts.

B．He made Sparrow much more competitive.

C．He helped Sparrow take over a company.

D．He improved the welfare of Sparrow employees.

(2013·魯西南名校聯(lián)考卷)Recently divorced and unemployed，I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella，for my old one had ____，and I could not ____ another one.
I sat down in the ____ and there against my seat was a(n) ____ silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had ____ seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved ___.The usual procedure would have been to ____ the umbrella to the conductor，but an idea __ to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.
I got off the bus in a downpour and ____ opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I ____ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady ____.
Yes，she said ____，that was her umbrella，which her parents，now dead，had given her as a birthday present.But，she ____，it had been stolen ____ her doorstep a month before.
She was so excited that I ____ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella，and her eyes were filled with ____.She wanted to give me a ____，but－though twenty dollars was all I had in the world－h(huán)er happiness at regaining this ____ possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have ____ something.We talked for a while and I left.
A week later，I got a job as a sales manager ____.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?

小題1:	A．broken up B．gone away C．fallen apart D．faded away

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)fford B．borrow C．find D．repair

小題3:	A．office B．bus C．theater D．train

小題4:	A．ugly B．beautiful C．worn D．a(chǎn)ncient

小題5:	A．even B．a(chǎn)lways C．a(chǎn)lready D．never

小題6:	A．design B．number C．name D．brand

小題7:	A．turn in B．show off C．open up D．carry away

小題8:	A．occurred B．ran C．struck D．happened

小題9:	A．firmly B．suddenly C．casually D．thankfully

小題10:

A．read B．searched C．got D．used

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．replied C．a(chǎn)nswered D．screamed

小題12:

A．in surprise B．in panic C．in silence D．in anger

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ssumed B．a(chǎn)dded C．declared D．a(chǎn)nnounced

小題14:

A．from B．in C．beside D．of

小題15:

A．mentioned B．forgot C．realized D．remembered

小題16:

A．memory B．honor C．tears D．thanks

小題17:

A．gift B．position C．hug D．reward

小題18:

A．expensive B．common C．rare D．special

小題19:

A．bought B．ruined C．expressed D．enjoyed

小題20:

A．immediately B．naturally C．hopefully D．unexpectedly