Charlie is twenty-three now. He  1  a university (大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s  2  and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he  3  in a university. So he looks down upon (瞧不起) his  4  . He always thinks he’s right and never agree with  5  . He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”

But once the young man couldn’t  6  a foreign instructions (说明书). An old worker studied it for two days and  7  Mr White, the boss (老板) of the factory,  8  it meant. The boss asked him why. He made a few excuses to say for  9  . And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “Is it  10  that you’ve never made a mistake?”

The young man wouldn’t make Mr White  11  and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”

Having  12  this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “It means that you also make some mistakes!”

Charlie  13  his mind at once and said, “I made only one mistake in my  14  !”

“When?” the boss asked in surprise.

“Just now, sir,” answered the young man. “When Mr White  15  me acknowledge (承认) I was wrong!”

(  )1. A. visited          B. left           C. built           D. reached

(  )2. A. small           B. big           C. new            D. old

(  )3. A. lived           B. traveled        C. arrived         D. studied

 (  )4. A. parents         B. teacher         C. workmates      D. classmates

(  )5. A. another         B. other          C. the other        D. others

(  )6. A. see            B. write           C. understand      D. read

(  )7. A. told           B. asked           C. taught          D. laughed at

(  )8. A. when          B. what            C. how           D. where

(  )9. A. him           B. himself          C. them           D. themselves

(  )10.A. clever         B. sure             C. true           D. able

(  ) 11.A. sad           B. sadder           C. angry          D.. angrier

(  )12.A. heard         B. listened          C. guessed         D. reported

(  )13.A. lost           B. hated            C. changed        D. thought

(  )14.A. life           B. office            C. family          D. bedroom

(  )15.A. helped         B. made            C. watched        D. had

It was cloudy that day. A man was sitting in a  21  office. He was telling the doctor about his  22 . “I like football, doctor,” he said. “Please help me. My life has  23  been a good one since I became  24  in football and it is getting worse and worse. I can’t even  25  well at night. When I close my  26 ,  I’m out there in the football field  27  after a flying ball. When I wake up, I’m more  28 . What can I do now?” The doctor sat back and said, “You  29  to do your best not to dream about football. Before you are falling asleep, try to 30   about something else. If you do that, I think you will be better.”

(   ) 21. A. teacher’s              B. doctor’s             C. post                   D. master’s

(   ) 22. A. problem                 B. medicine               C. question             D. patience

(   ) 23. A. even                      B. ever                       C. never                  D. already

(   ) 24. A. good                     B. interested              C. like                     D. well

(   ) 25. A. read                     B. awake                    C. sleep                   D. do

(   ) 26. A. eyes                    B. doors                     C. books                  D. ears

(   ) 27. A. flying                  B. jumping                C. riding                    D. running

(   ) 28. A. careful                B. tired                      C. important             D. quick

(   ) 29. A. have                   B. must                     C. may                      D. can

(   ) 30. A. see                     B. talk                      C. teach                      D. think

One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat ___26____a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were ____27______.

 “Is   28   there?” Millie asked. Nobody answered. They  29  very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.

“What happened?” Andy asked. “There’s a ghost in the  30  . Please help us.” Millie said. “Really? Tell me more.” Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park,  31  beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard  32  noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was now sure the sound  33  from the bushes. He searched carefully.

“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself. He  34  a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed,   35  made a sound like a whisper.

26. A. under            B. on                C. behind          D. in 

27. A. excited         B. frightened    C. frightening    D. exciting

28. nobody            B. everybody   C. anybody      D. somebody

29. A. saw            B. looked          C. heard            D. listened 

30. A. church       B. school          C. garden           D. park

31. rose                B. slept            C. stood            D. lay

32. A. a               B. the                C. an                 D. other

33. A. came        B. learned          C. heard            D. fell

34. A. smelled   B. looked           C. searched       D. found

35. A. he            B. she                C. it                  D. that

When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away. I had just learned to 36 ，so I agreed with pleasure. When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it  37  and promised to pick Dad up at 4 pm. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the  38 .However I became   39  interested in the film that I forgot the time. When the last film finished, it was 6 o’clock.

I was afraid Dad would be  40 and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse(借口) 41  my being late. I’ll never forget the cry he gave me: “I’m disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with  42  but with myself. I have failed  43  I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about  44  I have done wrong all these years.”

Dad began  45  along the road. I begged(乞求)all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.

36. A. drive             B. work                 C. live                    D. travel

37. A. made            B. repaired             C. waited               D. parked

38. A. concert         B. bookstore         C. shop                 D. cinema

39. A. very             B. too                    C. so                      D. fairly

40. A. excited         B. angry                C. disappointed     D. sad

41. A. at                 B. to                     C. for                      D. with

42. A. me               B. it                       C. you                   D. him

43. A. so                B. because             C. after                  D. before

44. A. where          B. when                C. why                  D. how

45. A. running        B. driving             C. crying               D. walking

 “I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said. “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be __36__.”

       Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a __37__ “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

       “I’m, er—I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said__38__. “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

       “I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

       “Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

       All that night, I thought about __39__ from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give __40__ a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

       My first goal was to __41__ a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway __42__ passing Jeff’s smiling face.

       My next step was to __43__ which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

       With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster __44__to add these activities to our school program.

       An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

       Hearing these words made my heart filled with __46__. I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his __47__. The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

36. A. heard                     B. chosen                C. invited                          D. followed

37. A. polite                    B. loud                    C. warm                            D. cheerful

38. A. proudly                B. quickly               C. nervously                     D. regretfully

39. A. advice                   B. chance                C. message                        D. offer

40. A. them                     B. him                    C. me                                 D. us

41. A. print                     B. invent               C. create                             D. send

42. A. for                        B. from                 C. with                               D. without

43. A. carry out             B. try out               C. work out                      D. find out

44. A. agreed                 B. wanted               C. expected                       D. asked

45. A. allowed              B. received              C. introduced                    D. required

46. A. pride                  B. surprise              C. patience                       D. hope

47. A. luck                   B. spirit                   C. life                               D. success