1（2003 A）

Every day we have math class. We always show   21  interest in it. Some sleep; some daydream; others read something else.  22  listens to our math teacher. To solve this problem, our clever math teacher found a   23  out at last.

  Mr. Black thought  24  everyone liked candy, the only way to get our attention was to gave us candy. A clever  25  came upon him. He put a lot of candies inside a big ball that anyone could open. In class he asked us some questions. When anybody answered one question  26  , Mr. Black would throw the ball to the student and the student could  27  some of the candy out of the ball. Then, the student would have to throw the ball to the next one with the right answer, and so forth.

  The idea made us  28  and pay attention for a while but son all of us went back  29  . We all ate too much candy. The only person in our math class who  30  like the idea was a fat boy named Ward. He just kept eating and eating until finally Mr. Black had to say” I’m sorry, Ward, but I just don’t have enough money to buy candy.”

21.A. great  B. much  C. some  D. little

22. A. Everybody  B. Somebody  C. Nobody  D. Anybody 

23. A. student  B. ball   C. problem  D. way 

24. A. since  B. when  C. that  D. whether 

25. A. mind  B. idea  C. teacher   D. opinion

26. A. quickly  B. alone  C. right  D. clearly 

27. A. take  B. keep    C. receive  D.  buy

28. A. give in   B. go out  C. sit up  D. let down

29. A. listen   B. sleep  C. eat   D. study

30. A. never  B. also  C. even   D. still

                                                                      2（2003 B)

It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of  31  . Look back with honesty and think how 32  you’ve judged roughly or sais unkind things or something else like this. Then count the times that you expressed clearly and truly that you were  33  . A bit frightening , isn’t it? Frightening because some deep wisdom inside us knows that when a small    34  has been done. Some moral（道德的） feelings is disturbed; and it stays out of  35  until fault admitted and regret expressed.

  I remember a doctor friend , the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about the man who came to him with a variety of   36  : headaches , insomnia（失眠） and stomach trouble. No physical cause could be found. Finally Dr Lieb said to the man “ Unless you tell me what’s  37  you, I can’t help you.”

  After some hesitation, the man admitted , as executor（执行者） of his father’s will, he had been cheating his brother, who lived abroad , of his inheritance（继承权）. Then and there the wise old doctor made the man   38   to his brother asking forgiveness and put a check on the envelope as the first step in rebuilding their good relationship. He then went with him to the mailbox. As the envelope disappeared, the man burst into tears. “ Thank you.” He said “ I think   39  .”

  A heartfelt apology can not only heal a (an )  40  relationship but also make it stronger. If ou can think of someone who ought to be given an apology from you, someone you have wronged , or judged to roughly , do something about it right now.

31．A.  expressing  B．forgiving     C．apologizing         D．explaining

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

33．A．said        B．sorry         C．angry              D．nervous

34．A．favor       B．harm         C．wrong              D．deed

35．A．balance     B．control        C． reach              D．order

36．A．complains   B．sings          C．feelings             D．aches

37．A．puzzling     B．frightening     C．injuring             D．worrying  

38．A．go          B．write          C．call                D．turn

39．A．cured        B．punished       C．comforted           D．excused

40．A．developing     B．friendly      C． damaged           D．old

                                                        3.(2004  A)

I became lame in both legs in my childhood. I can’t stand with the support of the two sticks. Only in my wheelchair can I “ 21”

  I still remember the first day at school. When I appeared at the door , everyone in the classroom stared at me in  22  . My face turned red. I couldn’t help turning back. It was the kindness and sympathy in their eyes that   23  me doing so. I went shyly towards an empty seat.

  Being lame , I couldn’t walk in front of my classmates. I was  24  that I might be looked down upon. In those days I was very sad to   25  others walking happily.

   One day a few students came up to me and asked me  26  . I was really excited. They encouraged me with a friendly smile and pushed me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was  27  to them for giving a chance to see the sights of our lovely school with my own eyes.

  After that we often read ,played and talked together. My friends are always  28  to help me. It made me  29  I am handicapped(残疾)

  Once they asked me, “ What is the most beautiful thing in our school?” Without hesitation I said “ It is the   30  ”  

21. A. sit            B. walk           C. stand                 D. talk 

22. A. love        B. thought        C. surprise               D. excitement

23. A. prevented   B. kept            C. warned               D. made

24. A. pleased     B. afraid            C. angry               D. disappointed

25. A. make       B. hear             C. see                 D. think  

26. A. eat out      B. stay in           C. give up              D. go outside 

27. A. kind        B. thankful          C. helpful              D. friendly 

28. A. busy        B. sorry             C. welcome            D. ready 

29. A. forget       B. remember         C. realize              D. think 

30. A. support       B. kindness         C. friendship           D. sympathy

                                                           4 (2004 B)

People spend their whole lives searching for love. I was no different . Until one day I decided to  31  the local pound（动物收容站）. And there was love  32  for me.

  The old dog was considered to be  33  . He had been found running along the road on three legs,  34   some serious wounds in his back and a damaged ear.

   The people at the pond  35  him because he was friendly and they thought if someone had  36  money having his leg operated on, maybe the person would be looking for him. But on one came.

That day , I happened to walk by and see him. My  37  went out to him. But I really could not take another dog home; I had four already. There had to be a limit , I thought . I can’t save them all.

Driving away from the pond , I knew the dog would die  38   I didn’t take him. As I passed a church , a sign announcing this week’s sermon（布道） caught my  39  . It was right before Christmas. It read:” Is there any room at the hotel?” I knew at that moment there was  40  room for one more, especially one that needed my love.

31. A. buy          B. sell           C. visit          D. build 

32. A. waiting       B. looking        C. paying        D. hoping 

33. A. pretty        B. homeless      C. lonely         D. friendly 

34. A. with         B. for            C. on            D. in 

35. A. found        B. wanted         C. caught       D. kept

36. A. borrowed     B. paid            C. spent        D. earned 

37. A. head         B. heart           C. mind        D. brain 

38. A. when         B. because       C. if            D. though

39. A. mind         B. drive          C. ear          D. eye

40. A. always        B. seldom       C. sometimes     D. usually

                                                        5 （2005 A）

Like so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t agree with my picture of the world. One night , after a particularly  21  day. I stormed into my room, shut the door and got into bed. My hands  22  something under my pillow. I  23   out an envelope on which it said,” To read when you are alone.” Since I was alone , no one would  24  whether I read it or not. So I opened it . It said,” Mike I know life is  25  right now. I know you feel  26  and I know we don’t do everything  27  I am here for you if you ever need to  28  and if you don’t , that’s okay. I love you forever. Mom .” That was the first of  29  “ To read when you are alone” letters. I will never forget the relief I felt  30  I got a letter in my teen years.

21.A. exciting     B. different     C. shocking     D. difficult

22.A. held          B. took         C. felt        D. reached   

23.A. pulled        B. found        C. handed     D. picked

24.A. decide        B. consider      C. realize     D. know

25.A. busy          B. hard         C. uneasy     D. important

26.A. proud         B. ashamed      C. annoyed    D. unusual

27.A. fast           B. fight         C. together     D. alone

28.A. talk           B. think         C. work       D. say

29.A. familiar        B. few          C. several      D. personal

30.A. ever since      B. every time     C. as soon as    D. the first time

                                                   6 (2005B)

Steve Lesko tells of a Halloween when he brought his wife home from the hospital to live out her remaining days.  31  that children would come by for trick or treat and realizing he was not  32  with any candy, he quickly  33  whatever he could find in the house.

The first arrival were three girls in their early teens. Mr. Lesko apologized for his  34  treats explaining he was not able to go and get any because of his wife’s  35  . They thanked him and went off. A few minutes  36   they returned and each girl gave him a handful of candy from their bags. Through his tears he tried to return the candy but  37  young ladies rushed off excitedly saying, “ We hope she gets  38   ”

Looking back on those 39 ,  Mr. Lesko says: “ I do not know these beautiful women , but I’d like them to know their simple act of  40  brought joy and hope to me when there was none.

31. A. Expecting    B. Remembering    C. Guessing          D.  Promising

32. A. troubled     B. satisfied         C. supplied           D. prepared

33. A. gathered     B. save            C. seized             D. selected

34. A. easy        B. poor            C. tiny               D. carless

35. A. illness       B. problem        C. reason              D. absence

36. A. over         B. past           C. later                D. only

37. A. honest       B. serious         C. nervous             D. wonderful 

38. A. up          B. excited         C. well                D. surprised

39. A. moments     B. events          C. days               D. stories

40 . A. happiness    B. politeness       C. faithfulness         D. kindness 

                                                     7 (2006 A)

Buying a Christmas tree is a holiday tradition for many Americans. One  21  found that almost eighty percent of American  22  had a Christmas tree last year.

Many people  23  that Christmas trees come from forests.  24  , most trees are carefully grown on farms. Farmers plant and harvest Christmas trees as a crop,  25  fruits or vegetables. There are About 15,000 Christmas tree  26  in North America. The industry employs more than 100.000 people.

Farmers  27  evergreen trees for Christmas trees. They remove seeds from the trees and plant them. Farmers care for the young trees  28  they are about three to five years old .  Then farmers replant them in fields ,cut the tops of the trees to  29  how fast they grow, and cut the other parts of the trees while they are growing. This gives the trees the  30  that people will like.

21. A. book        B. article       C. holiday      D. study 

22. A. farmers      B. homes       C. states        D. stores

23. A. believe      B. see          C. point out      D. work out 

24. A. Before long     B. In the end       C. In fact         D. Now and then 

25. A. the same as     B. similar to        C. close to        D. different from 

26. A. markets        B. forests           C. farms         D. factories

27. A. collect         B. cut              C. remove       D. grow 

28. A. for            B. after             C. as            D. until

29. A. control         B. know            C. see           D. study

30. A. color           B. leaves           C. shape         D. size

                                                        8 (2006  B)

The United Nations says more than 1,000 million people in the world do not have  safe, clean water to  31  . This is about one-sixth of the world’s  32  . About 6,000 people died each day from  33  directly caused by unclean water. Most of them are children.

The UN has started an international movement to help  34  deaths caused by unclean water. One 35  of the movement is to teach school children about   36  cleanliness. The UN will help the people in 25 countries, mostly in Africa and Asia. Governments and organizations there need to help people  37  water problems.

A person in a  38  country usually uses about 10 liters of water a day. Yet, a person in an industrial country,  39  Britain, usually uses about 135 liters of water a day. UN officials say this must change  40  the next 25 years. They hope all people will have safe, clean water.

31.A. eat         B. drink         C. find          D. make

32.A. countries    B. problems      C. population     D. water

33.A. diseases     B. weakness      C. disadvantages   D. difficulties

34.A. escape      B. fight           C. kill           D. prevent

35.A. measures    B. means          C. goal          D. period

36.A. historical    B. international      C. personal      D. technical

37.A. answer      B. deal with        C. face to        D. experience

38.A. advanced    B. developing       C. foreign       D. small

39.A. as in        B. as well as        C. for example    D. such as

40 .A. For        B. Over            C. Within        D. Throughout

                                                           9 (2007A)

A very successful businessman had a meeting with his new son-in-law. “ I love my  21  and now I welcome you into the   22  .” said the man .” To show how much we care  23  you, I making you a 50-50 partner in my business. All you have to do is go to the  24 every day and learn the operations.

 The son-in-law  25  , “ I hate falconries . I can’t stand the noise.”

“ I se,” replied the  26  “ Well, then you will work in the office and take  27  of some of the operations.”

“ I hate office work,” said the son-in-law. I can’t stand being stuck  28  a desk all day .”

“ Wait a minute,” said the father-in-law. I just make you half owner of a money-making organization ,  29   you don’t like factories and you won’t work in the office.  30  am going to do with you?”

“Easy,” said the young man “ Buy me out.”      

21.A.mother     B. wife        C. daughter         D. sister

22.A. family     B. business     C. company         D. house

23.A. with       B. for         C. of               D. on

24.A. hospital     B. factory      C. shop         D. school

25.A. interrupted   B. asked       C. stopped       D. laughed

26.A. mother-in-law  B. son-in-law   C. daughter-in-law D. father-in-law

27.A. notes        B. part         C. charge       D. hold

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

29.A. if           B. until         C. while        D. but

30.A. Where       B. How         C. Why          D. What

                                                      10 (2007B)

There are many times in a year when gifts are given and received, but do not forget those  31   days that celebrate personal milestones.

  Birthdays and holidays are special days , but they are not the   32 times when giving a gift brightens the day. Celebrating a long  33 or a shared happiness can strengthen relationships   34  friends and family.

Foe most Americans, it is  35  to say thank you than I am sorry .  36  a research, nearly two-thirds of people  37  believe that saying I’m sorry is easy. About the same  38  of Americans can remember a time where they were not properly thanked for a favor or act of  39  .

In the 21th century, without even using words , you can ask a flower company to express your feeling together with a note card  40  everything that is too hard to say in person.

31.A. official        B. interesting         C. different           D. special

32.A. only          B. important          C. actual             D. correct

33.A. holiday        B. party              C. friendship         D. discussion

34.A. of             B. with             C. to                 D. for

35.A. more honest     B. harder           C. happier             D. more often

36.A. As a result of    B. Instead of         C. According to        D. Because of

37.A.arranged        B. mentioned         C. requested           D. questioned

38.A. country        B. family            C. expression           D. number

39.A.kindness        B. courage           C. deed               D. carefulness

40.A. making         B. saying            C. talking             D. covering