One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.

Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”

“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.

“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.

“Mum, do you have courage?”

“Certainly.”

The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”

After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.

Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”

In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(戰(zhàn)勝) is nobody but ourselves.

54. We learn from the reading that ___________.

　　　 A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself

B. the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing

　　　 C. the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath

D. the girl’s mother was very proud of herself

55. To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.

　　　 A. held out her little hands　　　　　　　　　 B. clenched her fists

　　　 C. talk to her mother　　　　　　　　　　　 D. held her own breath

56. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ___________.

　　　 A. adults are always brave enough

B. children learn to be brave quickly

　　　 C. the fear in one’s mind is the real problem

D. the mother can deal with anything with breath

57. Which is the best title of the passage?

　　　 A. The Fearless Mother B. One Lonely Girl

　　　 C. One midnight　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. The Breath of Courage

51. Shawnee Mountain is a wonderful place for___________.

A. staying       B. skiing       C. climbing      D. visiting

52. Two parents and a child of 45cm tall will pay ___________for the lifts on weekend,

A. $100         B. $86         C. $50          D. $43

53. If a soldier goes to the mountain, ___________should be shown for a lift ticket.

A. the proof of age                B. the college ID

C. the phone number              D. the active duty ID

  About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were _36___his names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face. ___37___I saw that, I walked over to the group.

I stepped ___38__them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of __39__they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the __40__was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird” __41__, and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is __42__, and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood __43___for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He ___44___to let him play with them.

I thanked the boy for being so ___45___. As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park ___46___no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to ___47___someone in need, but I felt sad that ___48___else had even taken a second look.

 I hope that my action helped them __49___ that they could have made a difference with a little ___50___, and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.

36. A. giving                 B. making                     C. calling                      D. telling

37. A. When                 B. Before                      C. If                                   D. Though

38. A. against                B. between                   C. beside                      D. With

39. A. how                   B. why                         C. whom                      D. what

40. A. guess                  B. sign                         C. problem                   D. answer

41. A. read                    B. proved                            C. meant                      D. wrote

42. A. different              B. free                          C. important                 D. Strong

43. A. angrily               B. silently                     C. carefully                   D. happily

44. A. refused               B. expected                   C. offered                     D. prepared

45. A. proud                 B. clever                       C. honest                      D. patient

46. A. or                    B. so                            C. and                          D. but

47. A. help                   B. stop                         C. love                         D. remember

48. A. someone             B. anyone                     C. no one                            D. everyone

49. A. decide                 B. realize                      C. suggest                    D. agree

50. A. energy                B. practice                    C. knowledge               D. effort

 The young man was___________ with breaking ___________  several jewelry shops.

   A. charged...into       B. to charge...in         C. charging...on          D. charges...to

 The interviewer asked Detective Lu where the murder ___________.

   A. was taken place     B. had taken place       C. had been taken place    D. took place

The police confirmed that the victim was killed at the place _______she _______.

A. which; found                     B. where; was found    

C. that; been found              D. which; was found

--Do you know ________ about China? 　

--Chinese cooking

A. if Mary likes B. how does Mary like

　　 C. what Mary likes 　　　　　 D. why does Mary like

The robber was guilty ___________ jewelry crimes in the past.

   A. of                B. from                C. off                  D. on

No matter ______ the weather is like, you can always find surfers out _____ the waves in Hawaii.

A. what; riding　　　　　　　 B. how; riding　　　　　　　 C. what; to ride　　　　　　 D. how; to ride

He said that he had met her two years _______.

　 A. before　　 　　　　　　　 B. ago　　　 　　　 C. for 2 years　　 　　　　　　 D. since 2 years ago