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Three years ago, I got to know a poor lady named Rose. She had no children and lived alone. When I went to visit her, I always took her 1 coffee and food. One day she invited me to have lunch at a restaurant near her home.

2 the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to 3

the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.

There were many people in the 4 and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went into the 5 . I was surprised. After about 20 minutes, she came out with some food. Then we started to enjoy the delicious food together. She told me that the restaurant let people work for a meal 6 they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not 7 to work, especially for the disabled (残疾人).

I 8 remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. We had a meal, and Rose paid for it by her work. The weather was 9 and bright, and everyone’s smile was warm and bright as well.

I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do something for our friends and neighbours. The world will be 10 if everybody would like to share happiness with others.

1. A. some B. any C. few D. little 2. A. By B. In C. On D. At 3. A. pay for B. ask for C. look for D. care for 4. A. park B. restaurant C. hotel D. shop 5. A. cinema B. toilet C. bank D. kitchen 6. A. while B. so C. if D. but 7. A. able B. willing C. patient D. active 8. A. never B. still C. hardly D. already 9. A. hot B. cold C. cool D. warm 10. A. colder B. harder C. nicer D. worse

A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 1 in computer．One day，he 2 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．\"The message was from Finland， 3 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 4 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 5 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 6 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 7 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 8 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 9 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but 10 saved her life.”

( )1.A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interests ( )2.A. sent B. sends C. was sending D. is sending ( )3.A. thousand B. thousand of C. thousands D. thousands of ( )4.A. how B. what C. where D. when ( )5.A. So B. And C. But D. As ( )6.A. telephoned B. replied C. found D. talked ( )7.A. better B. worse C. harder D. easier ( )8.A. with B. on C. to D. at ( )9.A. Hardly B. Happily C. Luckily D. Carefully ( )10.A. a boy B. doctors C. the police D. email

Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had __1__ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy __2__ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and __3__ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.

Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man __4__ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked __5__ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to __6__ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her __7__ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid __8__ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and __9__. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy __10__ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, ―I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!‖

1. A. no B. some C. much D. enough 2. A. lazy B. clever C. careful D. hard

3. A. did well in B. was poor at C. was working D. was good for 4. A. was angry B. thought hard C. agreed D. said ―No.‖ 5. A. a little B. a few C. many D. a lot 6. A. rest B. sleep C. hospital D. work 7. A. should B. would C. to D. not to 8. A. to remember B. to forget C. to catch D. to teach 9. A. slept B. went out C. cooked D. ate 10. A. reading B. seeing C. cooking D. writing

People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn't begin on the —1—date very year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year's Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. —2—they're waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o'clock, everyone —3—down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it's 12 o'clock, everyone shouts very —4— , “Happy New Year!”

New Year's Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a —5— .

On New Year's Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They —6— a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work —7— at school than others.” or “I won't spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made —8— list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to —9— their resolutions.

So it doesn't matter how they celebrate, —10— people in countries all over the world, it's a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new. 1. A. familiar B. same C. important D. normal 2. A. If B. Even though C. While D. Before 3. A. comes B. turn C. looks D. counts 4. A. loudly B. quietly C. sadly D. safely 5. A. walk B. secret C. job D. treatment 6. A. put on B. write down C. take away D. look after 7. A. quickly B. hard C. harder D. hardly 8. A. its B. his C. her D. their 9. A. follow B. make C. do D. give 10. A. by B. for C. with D. from

My stutter（口吃）had always been much of a problem. I’d had so many specialists for my______1________ over the years. As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful（痛苦的）being a kid who stutters had been. It______2________ hurt.

\"Hello! I’m Mrs. Claussen. I hear you’re from Texas!\"

\"Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…\"My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet. I really blew that ______3________ .

\"Well,\" she said with a ______4________Smile. “I’ve always liked Texas.\" She turned out to be the best speech specialist I’ve ever had, not like those who told me to clap my hands while speaking. She was______5________.She spent the first several weeks just talking to me - asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings. And she______6________ . She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just about my speech, but about everybody’s.

I______7________ in my old school and was a pretty good tenor（男高音）, but I learned that the new school’s singing group was all filled up. It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well - and I could do it ______8________ stuttering. Somehow Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student.

During the next two years, my speech didn’t get much better - except with her. When I was in college, things got worse. I once even wondered if I would ever be able to______9________ ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could______10________ my speech was all up to me. She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.

Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much______11________ 0n her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her name was Mrs. Claussen... and she______12_______ . I’II never forget her.

1. A. speech B. study C. dream D. fear 2. A. maybe B. even C. still D. never

3. A. instruction B. description C. introduction D. presentation 4. A. shy B. cold C. weak D. kind

5. A. silent B. simple C. direct D. different 6. A. cried B. listened C. waited D. stopped 7. A. sang B. spoke C. played D. clapped 8. A. against B. besides C. beyond D. without 9. A. practise B. communicate C. report D. reply 10. A. train B. share C. change D. follow 11. A. advice B. influence C. dependence D. action 12. A. continued B. taught C. agreed D. cared