完型突破

Passage One

There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the 1 student in his class，who was at the top in every 2 .

But the boy changed after 3 the boarding school. His grades started 4 and he hated being in a group. He was 5 all the time and there were especially 6 times when he felt like committing suicide （自殺）. It was because he felt 7 and that no one loved him that 8 all of this. Worrying about the boy and not knowing what was wrong with him， the boys father decided to travel to the boarding school and 9 with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him casual questions about his classes， 10 and sports. After some time his dad said， “Do you know， son， why I am here today？” The boy answered， “To check my 11 ？”

“No， no，” his dad 12 . “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I dont care about grades 13 your feeling and your 14 . You are my life.” 15 into tears， the boy hugged his father and they didnt say anything to each other for a long time. Now the boy has 16 he wants. He knows there is someone on this earth who 17 him deeply. He means the 18 to someone. And today this young man is in 19 at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad！

Too often we dont 20 the power of a touch， a smile， a kind word， a listening ear， an honest compliment， or the smallest act of caring， all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

1. A. tallest B. brightest C. strongest D. youngest

2. A. competition B. chance C. place D. month

3. A. calling B. visiting C. attending D. leaving

4. A. increasing B. disappearing C. improving D. dropping

5. A. scared B. lonely C. busy D. confident

6. A. short B. dark C. interesting D. easy

7. A. worthless B. priceless C. pleased D. valuable

8. A. replaced B. interrupted C. caused D. scared

9. A. quarrel B. argue C. discuss D. talk

10. A. scores B. feelings C. teachers D. mistakes

11. A. grades B. homework C. knowledge D. tests

12. A. shouted B. replied C. cried D. apologized

13. A. then B. and C. but D. or

14. A. habit B. future C. success D. happiness

15. A. Moved B. Delighted C. Shocked D. Frightened

16. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something

17. A. worries B. loves C. remembers D. cares

18. A. home B. family C. school D. world

19. A. hospital B. college C. village D. church

20. A. expect B. enjoy C. realize D. remember

Passage Two

Every year I will give the managers of the city some training lessons. One day during the 1 ， I asked them， “What has 2 you to stay long enough to become manager？” Everyone was 3 and discussed the question 4 when a new manager took the question and slowly said， “It was a $19 baseball glove.”

She told us that she first 5 up a clerk job while she looked for something better. On her second day behind the counter， she received a 6 from her nine-year-old son， Jessie. He 7 a baseball glove for Little League. She 8 that as a single mother， money was very 9 ， and her first check would have to go for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second 10 . Her son was angry and quarrelled with her.

When she 11 for work the next morning， Patricia， the store manager， asked her to come to her office. She 12 if she had done something wrong the day before. So she was 13 and confused.

Patricia handed her a box. “I 14 you talking to your son yesterday，” she said， “and I know that it is 15 to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how important he is， 16 you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we cant pay good people like you as much as we would like to； but we do 17 ， and I want you to know you are 18 to us.”

The thoughtfulness and love of the manager 19 that people remember more how much a（n） 20 cares than how much he pays—an important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove. So the mother remained to this day.

1. A. course B. supper C. test D. competition

2. A. caused B. forced C. invited D. stopped

3. A. attractive B. excited C. sad D. sleepy

4. A. disappointedly B. simply C. separately D. heatedly

5. A. gave B. took C. thought D. made

6. A. letter B. call C. book D. glove

7. A. unpacked B. bought C. sold D. needed

8. A. accepted B. commented C. explained D. lied

9. A. valuable B. tight C. extra D. enough

10. A. month B. job C. check D. money

11. A. arrived B. left C. made D. sent

12. A. asked B. forgot C. told D. wondered

13. A. tired B. satisfied C. worried D. excited

14. A. doubted B. overheard C. understood D. knew

15. A. hard B. funny C. right D. interesting

16. A. as if B. even though C. so that D. now that

17. A. like B. care C. mind D. forget

18. A. important B. powerful C. nice D. kind

19. A. promised B. proved C. announced D. considered

20. A. mother B. employer C. son D. manager

Passage Three

Many years ago， I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital. Then one day I got to know a little girl named Liz who was 1 from a rare and serious disease. But its difficult to cure her of the disease， for theres no 2 medicine against it. The doctor said her only chance of 3 appeared to be a blood transfusion （輸血） from her 5-year-old brother， who had 4 survived the same disease and had 5 the antibodies （抗體） needed to fight the illness.

The anxious parents asked whether the blood transfusion would do any 6 to their son. “No， 7 will it do anything to the boy，” said the doctor. “All that we have to do is to try to 8 the boy to agree to save his sister.” 9 the doctor explained the 10 to her little brother， and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him 11 for only a moment before taking a 12 and said， “Yes， Ill do it if it saves Liz.”

As the transfusion 13 ， he lay in bed next to his sister and 14 ， as we all did， 15 the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile 16 . And then he closed his eyes. Half an hour later， the transfusion was over. The boy still closed his eyes. As we woke him up， he 17 at the doctor and asked with a 18 voice， “Where am I？ Am I dying？ Am I going to die right away？”

All of us were 19 into tears. “Boy， youll never die and you have just saved your sister”. Being 20 ， the boy had misunderstood the doctor； he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood.

1. A. recovering B. examining C. suffering D. treating

2. A. formal B. effective C. extra D. cheep

3. A. success B. failure C. preparation D. recovery

4. A. fortunately B. simply C. hardly D. actually

5. A. killed B. knew C. developed D. lost

6. A. good B. harm C. right D. wrong

7. A. still B. ever C. never D. none

8. A. force B. promise C. cheat D. persuade

9. A. Thus B. But C. Otherwise D. Though

10. A. danger B. operation C. influence D. situation

11. A. laughing B. hesitating C. crying D. waiting

12. A. risk B. breath C. chance D. rest

13. A. removed B. fixed C. stopped D. progressed

14. A. smiled B. slept C. struggled D. prayed

15. A. hearing B. watching C. feeling D. checking

16. A. appeared B. faded C. weakened D. changed

17. A. called off B. shouted at C. looked up D. looked down

18. A. trembling B. frightening C. shy D. delighted

19. A. changed B. amused C. moved D. scared

20. A. loyal B. brave C. clever D. young

Passage Four

When I graduated from the university， I had great difficulty finding a job that was connected with my major. It seemed that what I learned in the university had nothing to do with the 1 life. I was very 2 and upset during that period of time.

In order to 3 ， I had to ask for help from my friends. Then a friend asked if Id like a job 4 singing telegrams in Manhattan while 5 as a gorilla （猩猩）. It wasnt anything I ever 6 to do， but I was unemployed and the gorilla mask 7 my lack of singing ability. So I 8 the job. And I spent a lot of time studying the 9 and behavior of gorillas. 10 ， the job was not so bad as I had figured. Sometimes children even gave me some 11 .

Soon after， I heard about another job， this time at the Empire State Building guiding tourists by 12 as King Kong （金剛）. As one of the few 13 with gorilla experience， I was 14 . When the summer ended and it got too 15 to be on the observation desk， even while wearing a gorilla suit， another friend asked if Id like to be a private detective. I said， “Yes， ever since I was 6.”

Somewhere between the gorilla suits and getting 16 to work as an actual private eye， I realized something about life.

I was raised in a 17 home where I was taught the value of hard work. I was determined to be determined. I 18 to become rich and famous， to build a successful career in Hollywood， 19 largely failed； I relaxed， and I wondered whether my belief had gone wrong. However， the experience I went through makes me know that God has 20 everything. What you have to do is to wait patiently and seize the chance that God prepared for you.

1. A. terrible B. practical C. similar D. wonderful

2. A. hopeless B. useless C. senseless D. careless

3. A. succeed B. appear C. survive D. exist

4. A. writing B. making C. buying D. delivering

5. A. trained B. dressed C. tied D. treated

6. A. asked B. expected C. ordered D. hated

7. A. hid B. showed C. found D. cheated

8. A. considered B. promised C. took D. knew

9. A. ability B. thought C. appearance D. expression

10. A. In all B. Above all C. In fact D. As usual

11. A. advice B. kisses C. change D. thanks

12. A. acting B. working C. guiding D. serving

13. A. workers B. participants C. applicants D. graduates

14. A. forgotten B. ignored C. received D. admitted

15. A. cold B. dangerous C. late D. boring

16. A. paid B. lost C. hired D. disappointed

17. A. broken B. traditional C. modern D. powerful

18. A. began B. liked C. learned D. struggled

19. A. so B. but C. however D. while

20. A. finished B. saw C. arranged D. understood

Passage Five

My 8-year-old daughter is experimenting with kindness and smiles. She has been making her own colorful smile cards and often takes them to school or wherever we go.

Last Sunday， I took the kid 1 with me. My daughter 2 her pockets with about 20 smile cards. She was hoping to see John， who is an elderly man who gives out samples （貨樣）， and who is so 3 and friendly that we cant help feeling 4 while talking to him. 5 ， John wasnt in on Sunday， so my daughter 6 to give out her smile cards to all the stores other 7 .

So， after asking my 8 ， she went on to give her smile cards to various stores employees. As she gave a card to a young man， he asked her where she 9 it （unsure what it was）. And he smiled at her and thanked her. She came 10 an older gentleman who was busy shopping and looking rather 11 and impaient... and after she put a card into his cart on top of his groceries， she 12 to me that he looked at her 13 as if she was dumping in his cart at that time. I 14 her and told her that when he saw what it was， he might smile and feel happier.

My daughter had just run out of 15 when she met a woman with two babies in her cart. The babies were fussing （激動） and the woman was looking tired. But my daughter smiled at her and the woman 16 back. My daughter came to me and said， “Mom， I just 17 something. You dont need 18 to make someone smile； all you need to do is to make eye 19 and smile into their eyes and they will smile back.”

What a beautiful lesson my daughter 20 me of. It is so easy for us every day to make eye contact with people we pass on our travels and smile.

1. A. shopping B. cooking C. cleaning D. sleeping

2. A. packed B. sent C. equipped D. arranged

3. A. poor B. old C. happy D. busy

4. A. nervous B. curious C. good D. sorry

5. A. Meanwhile B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise

6. A. needed B. decided C. waited D. prepared

7. A. managers B. employees C. women D. refused

8. A. idea B. opinion C. permission D. attempt

9. A. made B. used C. found D. saw

10. A. to B. with C. across D. at

11. A. rude B. kind C. nice D. interested

12. A. apologized B. explained C. complained D. lied

13. A. sadly B. angrily C. suspiciously D. excitedly

14. A. warned B. praised C. encouraged D. comforted

15. A. cards B. time C. strength D. money

16. A. looked B. smiled C. turned D. went

17. A. recognized B. realized C. remembered D. met

18. A. reasons B. excuses C. jokes D. cards

19. A. sight B. exercise C. contact D. sign

20. A. taught B. demanded C. reminded D. informed

Passage Six

I didnt believe in ghosts （幽靈）. However， my mother reminded me many times that I had the 1 . It was all because of a 2 I told when I was 4. One night I 3 to get ready for bed， so I lied there was a ghost in the bathroom. Mother was 4 to learn that.

After that she often 5 anything unusual—a sudden wind， a vase that fell and got broken. She would ask me， “Is she here？” She 6 my grandmother， who she said died in a car accident. When I was 14， my older brother was seriously ill. My mother 7 me to ask my grandmother to save him. When he died， she asked me to talk to him as usual. “I dont know 8 ，” I said. When my father died six months after my brother， mother asked me if they still loved us. I spelled out the answer which I 9 she wanted to hear： “Yes， always.”

When I became a writer in my 30s， I wrote a story about a woman who killed herself by eating too much opium （鴉片）.

10 the story， my mother got shocked， 11 its exactly how my grandmother died. For some reason， mother didnt tell me the truth. Now she had 12 ： My grandmother had talked to me and told me her true story. She asked me， “Is she here now？” I answered 13 ， “I dont know.”

Over the years， mother always asked me some 14 questions. Sometimes I really got 15 of them. And I began to

16 whether there was something wrong with her 17 . Ten years later， my mother left me for ever. Suddenly I felt sad and 18 . It seemed that I had lost everything. That night I 19 about her and she was laughing at my surprise. When she reached me， I felt as if I had been 20 in the chest with something： love， but also joy and peace. “Now you know，” my mother said.

1. A. chance B. gift C. secret D. experience

2. A. lie B. story C. dream D. plan

3. A. pretended B. prepared C. refused D. decided

4. A. satisfied B. moved C. disappointed D. surprised

5. A. noticed B. questioned C. ignored D. found

6. A. asked B. meant C. remembered D. missed

7. A. begged B. forced C. ordered D. helped

8. A. what B. who C. how D. which

9. A. imagined B. doubted C. hoped D. knew

10. A. Printing B. Telling C. Reading D. Typing

11. A. because B. so C. though D. unless

12. A. confidence B. proof C. knowledge D. information

13. A. quickly B. happily C. honestly D. sadly

14. A. common B. silly C. familiar D. similar

15. A. tired B. proud C. afraid D. hopeless

16. A. understand B. figure C. wonder D. speak

17. A. eyesight B. mind C. body D. head

18. A. strong-minded B. alone C. relaxed D. empty

19. A. saw B. dreamed C. met D. saved

20. A. taken B. hit C. filled D. kept

Passage Seven

Peter hadnt really believed that Dad would do that. In order to 1 a young girl， he had to send Grandpa away.

But here was the 2 that Dad had bought for Grandpa， and in the morning hed be going away. “Now， isnt that a 3

blanket！” said the old man， 4 it， “And therell be few blankets that 5 this one！”

It was obvious that the old man was trying to comfort the boy.

“Oh， yes，” said Peter. He didnt want to cry and， Grandpa was too 6 for that. Meanwhile Dad came in with a girl following， who was going to be Peters mother.

Dad didnt say anything 7 the girl came forward and spoke to Grandpa 8 ， “I wont be here when you leave in the morning， so I came over to say goodbye.” “Its kind of you，” said Grandpa. Then the girl 9 the blanket. “Its a fine blanket，” she turned to Dad and said to him 10 ， “That blanket really costs something.”

Dad cleared his 11 and said， “I wanted him to have the best.”

“Its double， too，” she said， as if accusing Dad.

“I 12 whether an old man like him needs a double blanket！” She said loudly.

“Oh， shes right，” Peter said. “Here， Dad，” and he 13 out a pair of scissors， “Cut the blanket in two.” All of them stared at the boy， 14 . He cried out， “And keep the other half. A single blankets 15 for an old man. Well 16 the other half， which is useful some day.”

“What do you 17 by that？” asked Dad. “Dad， when youre old and Im sending you away with the other half.” There was a 18 . Then Dad went over to Grandpa and stood before him， not speaking. But Grandpa understood. He 19 to his son， “Its all right， son. I knew you didnt mean it.” And then Peter 20 .

But it didnt matter—because they were all crying together.

1. A. adopt B. marry C. see D. employ

2. A. blanket B. car C. house D. food

3. A. new B. worn C. fine D. cheap

4. A. making B. mending C. measuring D. smoothing

5. A. compare B. equal C. suit D. cost

6. A. experienced B. old C. kind D. skilled

7. A. while B. until C. if D. unless

8. A. impatiently B. disappointedly C. prettily D. sadly

9. A. showed B. covered C. presented D. noticed

10. A. firmly B. warmly C. coldly D. happily

11. A. throat B. bed C. hands D. eyes

12. A. guess B. wonder C. imagine D. believe

13. A. carried B. broke C. held D. turned

14. A. satisfied B. amused C. delighted D. astonished

15. A. enough B. thick C. much D. little

16. A. destroy B. sell C. save D. use

17. A. do B. mean C. want D. know

18. A. thing B. goal C. scene D. silence

19. A. shouted B. whispered C. pointed D. leaned

20. A. laughed B. left C. cried D. returned

Passage Eight

It was the night before the composition was due （到期的）. As I looked at the list of topics， “The Art of Eating Spaghetti （意大利面條）” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the 1 of an evening at Uncle Allens in Belleville 2 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 3 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic （外來的） treat in those 4 . Never had I eaten spaghetti， and 5 of the grown-ups had enough 6 to be good at it. What laughing 7 we had about the socially respectable 8 for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 9 ， I wanted to write about that， but I wanted to 10 it down simply for my own 11 ， not for Mr Fleagle， my composition teacher. As for him， I would 12 something else.

When I finished it， the night was half gone and there was no 13 left to write a proper composition for Mr Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 14 my work. Two days pas?sed before Mr Fleagle returned the 15 papers. He said， “Now， class， I want to read you a composition，‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti.”

My words！ He was reading my words out 16 to the whole class. Somebody laughed， then the whole class was 17 with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 18 ， but what I was feeling was pure happiness， 19 my words had the power to make people 20 .

1. A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience

2. A. when B. where C. since D. after

3. A. cooked B. served C. got D. made

4. A. moments B. months C. weeks D. days

5. A. none B. one C. some D. neither

6. A. age B. experience C. time D. money

7. A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments

8. A. knowledge B. habit C. idea D. method

9. A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately

10. A. settle B. put C. bring D. let

11. A. work B. story C. luck D. joy

12. A. take B. buy C. write D. eat

13. A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea

14. A. give up B. go on C. hand in D. hand out

15. A. written B. graded C. collected D. signed

16. A. loud B. fast C. publicly D. calmly

17. A. shouting B. reading C. laughing D. speaking

18. A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure

19. A. if B. for C. while D. although

20. A. excite B. satisfy C. think D. laugh

Passage Nine

It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadnt healed from a（n） 1 injury. I had 2 whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was， 3 for the 3，000-meter run.

“Ready...set...” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed 4 me. I felt 5 as I fell farther and farther behind.

“Hooray！” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 6 I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps （圈） ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should 7 ，” I thought as I moved on. 8 ， I decided to keep going. During the last two laps， I ran 9 and decided not to 10 in track next year. It wouldnt be worth it， 11 my foot did heal.

When I finished， I heard a cheer— 12 than the one Id heard earlier. I turned around and sure enough， the 13 were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.” I was leaving 14 several girls came up to me. “Wow， youve got courage！” one of them told me.

“Courage？ I just 15 a race！” I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap，” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us？”

Suddenly I regained 16 . And I decided to 17 track next year. I realized strength and courage arent always 18 in medals and victories， but in the 19 we overcome. The strongest people are not always the people who win， 20 the people who dont give up when they lose.

1. A. slighter B. worse C. earlier D. heavier

2. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted

3. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty

4. A. behind from B. ahead of C. next to D. close to

5. A. ashamed B. astonished C. excited D. frightened

6. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise

7. A. slow down B. drop out C. go on D. speed up

8. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However

9. A. with delight B. with fear C. in pain D. in advance

10. A. play B. arrive C. race D. attend

11. A. even if B. only if C. unless D. until

12. A. weaker B. longer C. lower D. louder

13. A. winners B. boys C. crowd D. girls

14. A. while B. when C. as D. since

15. A. finished B. won C. passed D. lost

16. A. cheer B. hope C. interest D. experience

17. A. hold on B. turn to C. begin with D. stick with

18. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased

19. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseases D. tiredness

20. A. or B. nor C. and D. but

Passage Ten

A teacher decided to honor her students by telling them the influence they each had on her.

First she told them how the students made a 1 to her and the class. Then she 2 each of them with a blue ribbon （絲帶） with a gold letter which 3 ， “Who I Am Makes a Difference.” Afterwards the teacher decided to know what kind of 4 would have on a community （社區(qū)）. She gave each of the students three more ribbons and 5 them to go out and do as she did. Then they were to 6 up on the results to see who 7 whom and report back to the class in about a week.

One of the boys in the class went to a 8 in a nearby company and honored him for helping him 9 his career planning.

He gave him a blue ribbon and 10 it on him. That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and sat him down. He said， “A（n） 11 thing happened to me today. A boy told me he 12 me and gave me a blue ribbon for having helped him， and he gave me a（n） 13 ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. Of course I want to honor you.”

The father continued， “Ive been busy and dont pay much 14 to you. Sometimes I 15 you for not getting good enough 16 in school and for your bedroom being a mess. 17 somehow tonight， I just wanted to sit here and， well， just let you know that you do make a difference to me. 18 your mother， you are also the most important person in my life. Youre a great kid and I love you！”

The confused boy started to cry. His 19 body shook. He looked up at his father and said through his 20 ， “I was planning to drop out， dad， because I didnt think you loved me. Now I dont need to.”

1. A. promise B. difference C. wonder D. surprise

2. A. presented B. equipped C. praised D. tied

3. A. spoke B. wrote C. read D. announced

4. A. contribution B. progress C. story D. effect

5. A. showed B. asked C. forced D. begged

6. A. pick B. follow C. put D. make

7. A. honored B. misunderstood C. cheated D. inspired

8. A. woman B. teacher C. boss D. kid

9. A. at B. for C. out D. with

10. A. typed B. sewed C. put D. packed

11. A. lucky B. successful C. real D. important

12. A. loved B. admired C. watched D. missed

13. A. cheap B. beautiful C. extra D. valuable

14. A. visits B. energy C. money D. attention

15. A. screamed at B. worried about C. looked at D. called on

16. A. knowledge B. experience C. grades D. time

17. A. And B. But C. So D. Otherwise

18. A. With B. Except C. For D. Besides

19. A. total B. whole C. all D. complete

20. A. fingers B. glasses C. tears D. teeth

Passage Eleven

The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the freeway near Fort Lauderdale， picking up rubbish. I paused to 1 the sweat off my forehead and looked up at the cloudless blue sky. “ 2 cant it rain？” I thought. That would 3 things down. I thought about my 4 ， who were 5 sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now.

Id had some 6 in school， so my parents decided to let me work 7 with my dad. We both worked for my uncle， who had taken 8 of a road maintenance （道路養(yǎng)護(hù)） company. It was up to us to keep the roads 9 of rubbish. The job was 10 and dirty， especially on hot days like this. I 11 why I ever agreed to do it. We continued our 12 route （路線） along 595， 13 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some 14 were broken on the ground. They werent like that before. “Dad！ Pull over！ I want to 15 something out.”

I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 16 —there wasnt much time. 17 I saw a Toyota that 18 upside down in the trees. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 19 there. Then I noticed something

20 . It was a bloody leg sticking out of the drivers side window！ “Help！” a lady moaned （呻吟）.

1. A. wipe B. clean C. dry D. brush

2. A. When B. How C. Why D. Where

3. A. wash B. keep C. turned D. cool

4. A. relatives B. neighbors C. friends D. workmates

5. A. freely B. probably C. really D. finally

6. A. worries B. troubles C. questions D. problems

7. A. full-time B. part-time C. all the time D. some time

8. A. advantage B. possession C. position D. place

9. A. away B. out C. clean D. clear

10. A. easy B. hopeless C. smelly D. shameful

11. A. knew B. wondered C. believed D. admitted

12. A. regular B. common C. normal D. old

13. A. leaving B. going C. coming D. heading

14. A. cars B. bottles C. trees D. leaves

15. A. check B. turn C. make D. bring

16. A. decide B. hurry C. consider D. listen

17. A. Above B. Behind C. Ahead D. Below

18. A. hung B. pulled C. caught D. knocked

19. A. lost B. deserted C. kept D. put

20. A. pushing B. running C. moving D. dropping

Passage Twelve

Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve he found that a street fellow was walking around his new car， 1 it.

“Is this your car， Mister？” he asked. Paul nodded， “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was 2 . “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything？ Boy， I 3 ， ” he hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for： He was going to wish he had a（n） 4 like that. “I wish，” the boy 5 ， “that I could be a brother like that.”

Paul looked at the boy in 6 and then asked， “Would you like to take a 7 in my car？” “Oh yes， Id love that.” After a short while， the boy turned to Paul and said， “Mister， would you mind 8 in front of my house？” Paul 9 . He thought the boy wanted to 10 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was 11 again. “Will you stop where those two 12 are？” the boy asked.

As the boy got out of the car， he ran up the steps. Then in a little while he was carrying his little crippled （跛腳的） brother. He 13 him down on the bottom step， then kept down 14 him and pointed to the car， “There it is， Buddy， just like I told you 15 . His brother gave it to him for Christmas. 16 some day Im going to give you one just like it， then you can 17 all the pretty things in the Christmas windows by yourself.” Paul was so 18 that he lifted the crippled boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a 19 holiday ride. That Christmas Eve， Paul 20 what Jesus meant when he said， “It is more blessed to give.”

1. A. admiring B. driving C. washing D. damaging

2. A. shocked B. confused C. amused D. scared

3. A. wonder B. wish C. doubt D. guess

4. A. Christmas B. automobile C. brother D. chance

5. A. repeated B. continued C. corrected D. begged

6. A. surprise B. thought C. anger D. disappointment

7. A. ride B. leave C. message D. look

8. A. performing B. speeding C. stopping D. wandering

9. A. refused B. admired C. cried D. smiled

10. A. show B. please C. announce D. satisfy

11. A. wrong B. right C. lost D. missing

12. A. trees B. steps C. passengers D. fellows

13. A. forced B. turned C. seated D. knocked

14. A. up B. against C. to D. from

15. A. upstairs B. downstairs C. yesterday D. then

16. A. But B. Therefore C. And D. As

17. A. sell B. make C. see D. steal

18. A. kind B. patient C. caring D. touched

19. A. memorable B. predictable C. honorable D. terrible

20. A. heard B. saw C. learned D. studied

Passage Thirteen

We may look at the world around us， but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever weve become used to suddenly disappears. 1 ， for example， the neatly-dressed woman I 2 to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.

For three years， no matter 3 the weather was like， she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8：00 am. On 4 days， she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summer time 5 out neat， belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 6 ， she was an ordinary working woman. Of course， I 7 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 8 I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 9 her. “Did she have an accident？ Something 10 ？” I thought to myself about her 11 . Now that she was gone， I felt I had 12 her. I began to realize that part of our 13 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 14 ： the milkman you see at dawn， the woman who 15 walks her dog along the street every morning， the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 16 markers in our eyes. They add weight to our 17 of place and belonging.

Think about it. 18 ， while walking to work， we mark where we are by 19 a certain building， why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar， though 20 ， person？

1. A. Make B. Take C. Give D. Have

2. A. happened B. wanted C. used D. tried

3. A. what B. how C. which D. when

4. A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. snowy

5. A. took B. brought C. carried D. turned

6. A. Clearly B. Particularly C. Luckily D. Especially

7. A. believed B. expressed C. remembered D. wondered

8. A. long B. often C. soon D. much

9. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired

10. A. better B. worse C. more D. less

11. A. disappearance B. missing C. misfortune D. life

12. A. forgotten B. lost C. known D. hurt

13. A. happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily

14. A. friends B. strangers C. tourists D. guests

15. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably

16. A. common B. pleasant C. important D. faithful

17. A. choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense

18. A. Because B. If C. Although D. However

19. A. keeping B. changing C. passing D. mentioning

20. A. unnamed B. unforgettable C. unbelievable D. unreal

Passage Fourteen

One day when I was heading for a flight， I found a father and his son seated before me， talking and laughing all the time. I know were supposed to 1 making racial distinctions these days， so I hope no one will 2 if I mention that most people on the train were white， 3 for business trips or vacations—and that the father and son were black， whose clothes were just about as 4 as you can buy.

As I got off， I 5 I had left something important. I was 6 for my flight， so I decided to go back. 7 ， I found that the father and his son had 8 . I realized then that they hadnt been 9 for a flight， but had just been enjoying riding the 10 .

“ 11 are all these people going， Daddy？” the son asked.

“All over the world，” came the reply. 12 people in the airport were leaving for distant destinations or 13 at the ends of their journeys. The father and son， though， were just riding this train together， making it 14 and sharing each others company.

There are parents who can 15 to send their children to Europe or Disneyland， but the children turn out a 16 . There are parents who live in million-dollar houses and give their children cars and swimming pools， yet something goes 17 . Rich and poor， black and white， so much goes wrong so often. So many 18 in this country. So many questions about what to do.

Here was a father who 19 spending the day with his son and who had come up with this plan on a Saturday morning.

The answer is so 20 ： This is not an expensive trip to a child. It doesnt cost a cent， yet it is the most valuable thing to a child in the world.

1. A. finish B. avoid C. allow D. escape

2. A. mind B. hear C. support D. conflict

3. A. prepared B. changed C. desired D. dressed

4. A. expensive B. priceless C. strange D. cheap

5. A. lost B. remembered C. learned D. considered

6. A. late B. anxious C. early D. eager

7. A. Meanwhile B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However

8. A. appeared B. left C. returned D. gone

9. A. staying B. asking C. planning D. heading

10. A. taxi B. bus C. train D. plane

11. A. Where B. When C. How D. Why

12. A. No B. Another C. Some D. The other

13. A. struggling B. enjoying C. arriving D. resting

14. A. exciting B. boring C. strange D. disappointing

15. A. afford B. fight C. forgive D. apologize

16. A. mistake B. leader C. failure D. success

17. A. wrong B. out C. well D. smoothly

18. A. stories B. jobs C. people D. troubles

19. A. left out B. cared about C. went through D. watched out

20. A. amusing B. simple C. valuable D. difficult