My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to get my   1  which was parked at my office three streets away.

My friends   2  that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant (懷孕的) then. I promised that I’d be very   3 . One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she stayed with another friend who needed help   4  her baby.

I walked out of the hotel and started making my way to the car. At the crossing, a van stopped and a man came out with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right   5  me and told me he’d escort (護送) me. Although I refused, he insisted that he would.

During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was   6 . When we got to the car-park, I thanked him and he went away. I did not get his name and can   7  recognize (認出) him now. Did he stop for me? I’ll never know.

So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I noticed two Indian workers   8  in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the working place near my home. I went out and passed them my   9 , telling them they should take and keep it. They were surprised by my action. They were very grateful to me, probably   10  why a stranger was offering such kindness. I was so relaxed and happy that day.

1.                A．money         B．bag            C．car  D．raincoat

2.                A．argued         B．received        C．calmed   D．disliked

3.                A．brave          B．careful         C．proud    D．helpful

4.                A．for            B．about          C．with D．on

5.                A．through        B．past            C．below    D．beside

6.                A．wet            B．dry            C．tough    D．crowded

7.                A．often          B．even           C．hardly    D．nearly

8.                A．fighting         B．playing         C．working  D．walking

9.                A．umbrella        B．coat           C．love D．kindness

10.               A．trained         B．wondered      C．talked D．refused

James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so nervous that he didn’t know what to do with himself .The person who had gone in ___1.___ him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so ____2._______when she went in. not like James. He felt sure that she had already got the ___3.___. The problem was that he wanted this job so much. It meant ___4.___ to him. He had thought about it again and again such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___5.___ brilliantly at the interview and being offered the job __6.____.

But now here he was feeling ___7.___.He couldn’t remember all those things he had  planned to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___8.___. But no — he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t ___9.__ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry.

At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very ___10.___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.”

11.A. beside????????????? B. with????????????? C. before????????????? D. after

12.A. cheerful????????????? B. challenging????????????? C. anxious????????????? D. sure

13.A. reward????????????? B. job????????????? C. place????????????? D. degree

14.A. everything????????????? B. anything????????????? C. something????????????? D. nothing

15.A. explaining????????????? B. observing????????????? C. performing????????????? D. writing

16.A. surprisingly????????????? B. lately????????????? C. frequently????????????? D. immediately

17.A. terrible????????????? B. foolish????????????? C. ashamed ????????????? D. excited

18.A. say????????????? B. leave????????????? C. think????????????? D. walk

19.A. give in????????????? B. give out ????????????? C. give up????????????? D. give away

20.A. ugly????????????? B. pretty????????????? C. pleased????????????? D. sad

I never wanted a dog, but now I'm so glad I have one. About two years ago, my wife, Cathy, got a little dog with a face only a mother could love. We named her Gertie.

Gertie is the kind of dog that has to grow on you. So I dicided that the dog would be trained. This didn't quite go as planned. At 15 weeks old, she was nearly made to leave the Petsmart Training School. She spent every night lying in our bed-snoring (打鼾)so loudly that I hardly got a good night's sleep.

Then, about six months after she arrived, I felt that something in my heart was taking place, and I was unable to stop it. My behaviour(行為方式)began to change. I began to smile at people when passing them in a street. I returned(招手)from neighbours. I started calling my kids, and to my surprise, they started calling me. I even tried to speak to my grandchildren over the phone once. I even was glad to listen to laughter from a 10-month-old granddaughter. The point is that I was changing.

My wife and I both agree that it is Gertie who has changed my behaviour. Gertie is now nearly two years old and almost fully grown.I have come to like the pet little by little, though she is my wife's dog.

1.What did the man think of the dog at the beginning?

A．It looked very beautiful.

B．It wasn't very lovely.

C．It wasn't necessary to be trained.

D．It could change his life.

2.When did the man's behaviour begin to change?

A．About two years ago.

B．When Gertie was nearly two years old.

C．When Gertie was 15 weeks old.

D．About six months after Gertie arrived.

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the man's change?

A．He began to smile at people

B．He liked helping his neighbours.

C．He started calling his kids.

D．He spoke to his grandchildren over the phone.

4.What can we learn from this passage?

A．The dog has been trained very well.

B．The man has become more confident.

C．The man has become more friendly.

D．The man likes the dog better than his wife.

Every month, junior high schools in China choose one hero of the month. This person is a hero because he or she has done something to help protect animals in danger. Huang Jing decided to write a letter to the President of China.

1.What’s Huang Jing’s project at school about?

2.What animals did Huang Jing talk about in his letter?

3.How much bamboo can a panda eat in 24 hours?

4.Why is the water in some places too dirty for alligators to live in?

5.If you are a hero of the month like Huang Jing, what else will you possibly do to help protect the animals in danger?   （請自擬一句話回答）

The driver waved to me with a gentle smile, seemingly saying: “Go buddy! You first!”    1.    a polite battle, I gave in and walked onto the crossing first.

This took place nearly six months ago, but the scene still comes back to my mind    2.  . Good road-crossing manners between driver and pedestrian(行人. mean    3.   , fewer accidents and most importantly, respect between people. I really hope that more Chinese people will realize this and make crossing the street    4.    for all the people.