Tears clouded-my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett's jeans and full of burn holes;

Tired and defeated, I   41    to the floor．The clothes were just one more thing Brett had   42  ．He often got almost everything in the house out of    43  . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking   44   to steal money when he chose to live on the street．Yet none of this could compare to the emotional   45  Brett had done to our once quiet home．

Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old．During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as  46   as possible, but inside I was shouting．"I don't want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can't  47  him!"Having wiped my tears, I continued   48   him as before．

When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所）．After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping   49  teens． At the   50   ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had   51  the roost to him or her．Brett spoke  52  to his parents and then spoke to me, "You did so much．You were always there, no matter   53   ．My mom and dad, I was their kid．But you,   54    troubled enough by me, always  55  me such love．And I want you to know I love you for it．"   56   ．I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me   57   ．

At that moment, tears   58    in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for   59 ．Although I had struggled with silent  60   toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions．Love is action．We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them．

41．A．sat              B．sank                  C．bent              D．dropped

42．A．ruined            B．lost                  C．torn             D．broken

43．A．danger           B．place                     C．trouble                                        D．order

44．A．off               B．in                         C．up                D．away

45．A．pain             B．injury                 C．damage            D．harm

46．A．patiently          B．willingly               C．strictly             D．rudely

47．A．forgive           B．educate               C．stand            D．control

48．A．parenting          B．pardoning                  C．comforting         D．feeding

49．A．lazy             B．troublesome           C．disappointing       D．careless

50．A．opening          B．official                C．victory            D．graduation

51．A．afforded          B．meant                C．supplied           D．changed

52．A．lovingly          B．sadly                C．proudly          D．nervously

53．A．where             B．how                    C．what               D．who

54．A．unless                 B．although                     C．because                  D．when

55．A．cost                    B．lent                            C．taught                    D．showed

56．A．Astonished          B．Puzzled                      C．Encouraged                                    D．Interested

57．A．surely                 B．roughly                      C．tightly                    D．fiercely

58．A．fell                      B．flowed                       C．moved                    D．gathered

59．A．pity                     B．happiness                   C．luck                       D．success

60．A．love．                 B．anxiety                       C．anger                     D．care

       Recently, I heard a touching story which illustrates the  1  that words have to change a life -- a power that lies right in the hands of those reading this article．

       Mary had grown up knowing that she was different from the other kids, and she hated it．She was born with a cleft palate（先天性颚裂）and had to bear the jokes and  2  of cruel children who teased her non-stop about her   3   lip and unclear speech．She was   4  that no one, outside her family, could ever love her   5  she entered Mrs．Leonard’s class．

       In the 1950’s , it was common for teachers to give their children a（n）  6  hearing test．However, in Mary’s   7  , in addition to her cleft palate, she was   8  able to hear out of one ear．   9  not to let the other children have another “  10  ”to point out, she would  11  on the test each year．The “whisper test” was given by having a child walk to the classroom door, turn sideways, close one ear with a finger, and then  12  something which the teacher whispered．Mary turned her bad ear towards her teacher and   13   to cover her good ear．She knew that teachers would often say things like, “The sky is blue．” or “What color are your shoes?” But not on that day ．Surely, God put seven words in Mrs．Leonard’s mouth that  14  Mary’s life forever．When the “Whisper test” came, Mary heard the words: “ I wish you were my little girl．”

       Words from a godly teacher can   15  a heart and powerfully set the course of a life．

1．A．effect                  B．power           C．fact               D．influence

2．A．glares                  B．smiles              C．stares             D．enthusiasm

3．A．misled                 B．mistaken         C．mismatched        D．misshaped

4．A．confirmed              B．convinced         C．informed         D．warned

5．A．when                 B．after                C．until              D．since

6．A．annual                 B．monthly              C．weekly            D．daily

7．A．case                  B．opinion            C．heart            D．phenomenon

8．A．nearly                 B．definitely           C．barely           D．eventually

9．A．Worried               B．Determined       C．Surprised          D．Excited

10．A．mistake              B．drawback          C．shortcoming      D．difference

11．A．compete              B．succeed          C．rely               D．cheat

12．A．exchange             B．repeat             C．modify            D．neglect

13．A．failed                 B．managed         C．pretended        D．remembered

14．A．changed              B．decided          C．helped             D．improved

15．A．break                B．mend            C．melt              D．calm

When we were children, our grandfathers told us the river was called the Pool that Forgets because when anything falls into it, the pool forgets to send it to the   36   again. One time when we were no longer children and not yet man, we seized a hunting dog and took her to the Pool that Forgets. We   37   her into the pool, and we all   38   to see her come up. We waited from morning till evening but   39   never came up. We knew that the   40   had forgotten her.

But this particular day when we were   41   from the raid （袭击）, everyone had taken a trophy (猎获品)   42   my brother. Maybe that was why he was talking when we were whispering and why he   43   to sound as though he had no   44  . My brother was forced to walk behind us. That is — the position of honour and dishonour. As an honour, the   45   men are placed there to   46   us when we return, but sometimes those who have not shown the strength are placed there to be laughed at for   47  . I think my brother   48   this, because as we reached the pool, he ran   49   us. He stopped at the   50   to the gray rock above the pool and stood there with   51   trying to look stronger than he was.

“Heroes of the Only World!” he shouted, “Watch me. I am not    52   the Pool that Forgets.”

And with those words, he dived and   53   into the pool and we saw nothing more. We stared over edge of the   54  . Our eyes staring into the circle of terror (恐惧) produced by    55  .

36. A. surface         B. bottom     C. bank           D. edge

37. A. put          B. sent         C. brought       D. threw

38. A. decided       B. waited      C. promised       D. agreed

39. A. he         B. it             C. she         D. they

40. A. dog        B. pool           C. children     D. me

41. A. setting out      B. starting off   C. moving on       D. returning

42. A. besides        B. including   C. except         D. more than

43. A. tried        B. hoped        C. learned       D. stopped

44. A. worry         B. fear          C. courage         D. wish

45. A. strongest       B. weakest        C. cleverest        D. luckiest

46. A. save           B. support        C. satisfy         D. protect

47. A. poverty         B. mistake         C. weakness        D. carelessness

48. A. understood     B. apologized          C. guessed         D. accepted

49. A. behind        B. among             C. before          D. ahead of

50. A. surface         B. edge           C. top            D. bottom

51. A. a simple       B. anger            C. pride           D. pleasure

52. A. afraid of       B. fond of          C. proud of        D. surprised at

53. A. dropped       B. swam             C. buried          D. disappeared

54. A. pool         B. rock               C. my brother     D. word

55. A. the bunting dog       B. my brother  C. the Pool that Forgets   D. our grandfathers

The clock had just struck eleven when I first heard a noise coming from the lift. I opened the door of our room and listened: someone was    36    against the door of the     37    and calling out at the same time.

“What’s     38    ?” I shouted. “The door has been     39    and I can’t get out.” The answer came back. The voice, which     40    like that of a girl, came from several     41    below.

My wife had now     42    me and she went off directly in search of the night porter (守夜人). After calling to the girl that    43    was on its way, I went back into the     44   to get some tools. Then I too hurried    45    the stairs until I reached the place    46   the life was stuck.

I tried my hand at forcing to    47    the life door, talking all the while to the girl trapped inside,    48    my tools were of no use for this purpose, Very    49   , however, my wife returned.    50    to find the porter, she had called the police, who agreed to send an engineer.    51   , she had also got in touch with the fire service.

In a short time the engineer appeared, followed by two    52   . Almost immediately afterwards the firemen    53    too. With the special equipment it     54    the engineer only a short while to get the door open. In spite of (尽管) her experience, the girl was in good     55   . “I’m hungry,” was her only remark as she stepped out of her cage.

36. A. standing        B. beating             C. sitting           D. shouting

37. A. flat            B. room             C. house           D. lift

38. A. matter        B. wrong              C. accident       D. question

39. A. opened        B. broken             C. stuck           D. stopped

40. A. sounded       B. heard               C. listened         D. looked

41. A. stairs          B. floors               C. roofs           D. flights

42. A. called        B. stopped               C. seen         D. helped

43. A. I            B. nothing                   C. lift            D. help

44. A. lift          B. door             C. flat          D. way

45. A. down         B. up             C. on           D. from

46. A. that          B. where            C. which         D. there

47. A. open         B. close             C. shut           D. turned

48. A. though       B. if                C. but           D. because

49. A. quickly      B. fast                   C. well          D. soon

50. A. Able          B. Unable           C. Glad          D. Sorry

51. A. Besides        B. Instead            C. Still           D. But

52. A. porters        B. Men           C. policemen       D. firemen

53. A. reached       B. arrived           C. got            D. left

54. A. spent         B. took              C. passed         D. stayed

55. A. spirits        B. health              C. conditions       D. manners

When he was driving home one evening on a country road，he saw an old lady on the side of the road. He      36     in front of her car and got out. Even with the       37      on his face, she was worried. He looked poor and hungry. He knew       38      she felt. He said，“I am here to help you， madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm?      39     ， my name is Joe.”

She had a       40      tire. Joe crawled under the car，changed the tire. But he got       41      and his hands hurt. She could not thank him       42      and asked him how much she       43      him. He told her that if she really wanted to       44      him back，the next time she saw someone who needed help，she could give that person the       45      they needed.

She drove off. A few miles down the road the lady saw a small       46     . She went in. The waitress had a sweet smile， and was nearly eight months

      47     . The old lady       48      how someone like her who seemed could be so kind to a       49    . Then she remembered Joe. After the lady finished her meal， the waitress went to get her       50      from a hundred-dollar bill. But she stepped right out the door.

When the waitress came back，she noticed something       51      on a napkin（餐巾纸），“I am helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back，here’s what you do—Do not let the       52      of love end with you.”

That night when she got home，she was       53      the money and what the lady had written. She and her husband needed money with the  baby      54      next month. She knew how worried her husband was，and as he lay       55      next to her，she whispered, “Everything’s going to be all right， I love you， Joe.”

36. A. stood                  B. drove                C. stopped                    D. waved

37. A. anxiety         B. surprise             C. sorrow                            D. smile

38. A. why                   B. how                         C. what                        D. whether

39. A. By the way   B. In addition  C. By chance                D. In return

40. A. poor                   B. flat                    C. round                       D. used

4l. A. excited          B. thirsty        C. satisfied                   D. dirty

42. A. much                  B. however            C. enough                            D. further

43. A. returned              B. lent                   C. owed                       D. appreciated

44. A. take                    B. pay                          C. hold                         D. charge

45. A. assistance    B. money               C. expense                    D. ability

46. A. store                   B. hospital             C. cinema                            D. restaurant

47. A. elder                   B. experienced       C. pregnant                   D. served

48. A. imagined             B. doubted             C. wondered                 D. expected

49. A. woman               B. customer           C. tourist               D. stranger

50. A. receipt         B. change                     C. payment                   D. check

5l. A. written          B. printed              C. drawn                      D. copied

52. A. chain                  B. relation              C. devotion                   D. story

53. A. putting away B. thinking about       C. turning in                 D. looking after

54. A. ahead                  B. extra                 C. front                        D. due

55. A. sleeping              B. chatting             C. arguing                    D. drinking