完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

As the hot tears rolled down her cheeks, I knew I had asked the wrong question. The ___21___reverberated(回蕩)in my mind: Widowed or divorced? I looked into the lady’s __22___, now dampened （使潮濕）with the __23___ tears my words had caused.

    “ Well, you could call me widowed,” she replied. “ My husband ___24___ five months ago .”

    “ I am so ____25___ ,” I mumbled. “ I need it to fill out your credit application.”

    “Don’t worry about it, honey,” she ____26___. “if I never thought about it, I would not ___27____ the love and the memories we shared. Even after 50 years of ___28____ ,each passing moment would bring a deeper meaning to the word love. Now, trust me, I know how ____29___ that sounds. We had our share of challenging times, but in the end ____30___ of that mattered.”

Unsure of what to say, I laughed ___31___ . I picked up the phone to relay her information. After finally completing the credit application, I ____32____ to find myself riveted（固定） to the lady’s face again.

Her eyes began to sparkle ___33___ she continued in a heart-to-heart way. I couldn’t believe someone could open up to a perfect stranger, but it was not my place to ___34____ . I enjoyed listening to her just as much as she ___35___ having somebody to talk to.

“ Have you ever been ____ 36___?” she  asked.

I couldn’t help but ___37____. “Ah, no.” I replied. “I’m only 16.”

“Sixteen?” she murmured. “That’s a great age, an age of ____38____. There’s so much worth learning.”

She then spoke in a whipser, “Never take anyone for granted. If you are in ____39___ with someone, let it known. Otherwise, life may pass you by. Don’t spend your life angry . The ridiculous arguments which you think are important won’t even be remembered in a short time.”

Then, she hugged me and thanked me for letting her talk. As she turned to walk away, I could see that tears still hung in her eyes, but the smile that lit her face was amazing. After that,    I have never seen that woman again, but her words of inspiration still live in me. At that time, the words were only little bits of advice. Now, ___40___, they are the words which I try to live by, words that will always remind me of my special friend.

A. tunes          B.whistles              C. songs            D. words

A. eyes           B. hands               C. ears             D. arms

A. grateful        B. miserable            C. happy           D. sweet

A. failed          B. worked              C. died            D. retired

A. sorry           B. lucky               C. anxious         D. gloomy

A. encouraged      B. explained           C. persuaded        D. comforted

A. understand      B. remember           C. experience       D. enjoy

A. teaching        B. struggle             C. marriage         D. life

A. foolish         B. terrible              C. mysterious       D.wonderful

A. few            B. all                 C. some            D. none

A. loudly          B. nervously           C. bravely          D. bitterly

A. attempted       B. began              C. turned           D. went

A. as             B. because             C. before           D. until

A. comment       B. surprise             C. doubt            D. criticize

A. avoided        B. appreciated          C. imagined          D. considered

A. blamed        B. interviewed          C. married           D. employed

A. laugh          B. sigh                C. cry              D. complain

A. success        B. wonder              C.failure            D. lessons

A. peace          B. love                C. agreement        D. harmony

A.but            B. so                  C. however          D.although

A farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a sign advertising them on the edge of his yard.One day, a little boy came to buy one of the puppies. With a whistle(口哨), the farmer called, “Here, Dolly!” Out from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy stood against the fence. His eyes danced with delight.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared, something wrong with its legs, doing its best to catch up.“I want that one,” the little boy said.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, “Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.”
With that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so, he showed a steel brace(固定器) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see, sir,  I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
【小題1】How did the farmer advertise his puppies?

A．Advertise them in the newspaper.

B．Put up a sign in his yard.

C．Show them to his neighbors.

D．Send pictures to a magazine.

【小題2】The underlined words “four little balls of fur” refer to “______”.

A．four toy balls	B．four balls made of fur
C．four lovely dogs	D．four puppies with no fur

【小題3】Why did the boy choose the last dog?

A．Because they have something in common.

B．Because he didn't have enough money.

C．Because it was the most lovely one.

D．Because the farmer wouldn't sell other dogs.

【小題4】According to the story, we know that the boy .

A．didn't like dogs at all	B．needed a dog to help him
C．could run as fast as others	D．had an artificial(假的) leg

翻譯(3分*5，滿分15分) (用M 1& M 2中所學(xué)詞匯及句型完成)

1.只有通過保護(hù)瀕危野生動物免受殺害，我們才能與自然和睦相處。（only的倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)）

2.因為不健康的食品對人體有害，人們越來越重視食品安全問題。（用強調(diào)句強調(diào)劃線部分）

3.他的表演太滑稽了以致于大家都突然大笑起來。（so… that）

4.據(jù)可靠報道，毫無疑問，這兩個國家將為奪得島嶼展開競爭。(there is no doubt …)

5.那兩兄弟不僅外表長得很像，而且在性格上也有很多共同點。（not only… but also）