Forty years ago Sadie left her drunk and violent husband. Needing shelter（住所）for herself and her young son, she took a job as a doorkeeper in a housing project for ___36___people. It meant she could live “on site” in one of the ___37___.
Eventually, she got to know the residents（居民）. One resident, Archie, didn't have a family of his own, ___38___his nephew’s wife and her naughty kids would drop in from time to time. They were there to help the old guy.    
Sadie helped care for Archie as he ___39___illness and it was she who called the ___40___who diagnosed（診斷） his deadly cancer.
___41___time passing, Sadie’s son ___42___up, got married and settled several hundred miles away. Sadie ___43___and moved into a nice little house of her own. To ___44___the loneliness, she took in a series of ___45___over the years.
A heavy fall of snow came a year and a half ago. She was pleased when a neighbor ___46___to walk her current dog, Muffin, until the weather improved. Each day he would ___47___a while talking to her, making sure she was okay, and ___48___if she needed anything.
Although she had known him for a long time, Sadie ___49___thought to wonder what his last name was. This morning she asked. His surname was the same ___50___old Archie’s. It brought back a memory and she talked about the ___51___. She told him about working at the old residents’ flats and was ___52___to discover the man who had been “caring” for her for the past year and a half had been one of the little kids who used to run ___53___on his way to visit “Uncle Archie”.
She had cared for his family, now he was caring for her. ___54___of them knew it until that moment but they were living proof of the old saying,  “What goes around comes around, ” and the ___55___of kindness will not be broken.
小題1:
A．poorB．seniorC．disabled D．unfortunate
小題2:
A．groceriesB．stadiumsC．flats D．cages
小題3:
A．otherwiseB．butC．though D．because
小題4:
A．battledB．bannedC．cured D．beat
小題5:
A．servantB．masterC．neighbor D．doctor
小題6:
A．AsB．SinceC．With D．When
小題7:
A．grewB．gotC．went D．came
小題8:
A．complainedB．retiredC．fired D．hesitated
小題9:
A．refuseB．reduceC．stop D．escape
小題10:
A．programsB．projectsC．birds D．dogs
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)ttemptedB．declaredC．offered D．wished
小題12:
A．spendB．costC．take D．spare
小題13:
A．observingB．requiringC．indicating D．checking
小題14:
A．oftenB．neverC．sometimes D．once
小題15:
A．toB．fromC．a(chǎn)s D．of
小題16:
A．coincidenceB．comprehensionC．tradition D．statement
小題17:
A．puzzledB．frightenedC．concerned D．surprised
小題18:
A．callingB．screamingC．barking D．whispering
小題19:
A．AllB．NoneC．Neither D．Both
小題20:
A．customB．gloryC．pattern D．circle

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:B
小題9:B
小題10:D
小題11:C
小題12:A
小題13:D
小題14:B
小題15:C
小題16:A
小題17:D
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:D
 
小題1:B考查形容詞。結(jié)合下文的working at the old residents’ flats 可知Sadie 是在老人公寓里照顧老人。senior年長的。
小題2:C考查名詞。見36解析。flat公寓。
小題3:B考查副詞。前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系故用but。“Archie沒有自己的家庭，但他侄子的妻子和她調(diào)皮的孩子們不是的來看他。”
小題4:A考查動詞。battle illness跟疾病斗爭。
小題5:D考查名詞。結(jié)合后面的定語從句ho diagnosed（診斷） his deadly cancer可知是給醫(yī)生打的電話。
小題6:C考查介詞。with time passing隨著時間的流逝。此處需要的是介詞，而ABD項都屬連詞。
小題7:A考查動詞。Sadie的兒子長大，結(jié)婚并在幾百英里外定居。
小題8:B考查動詞。Sadie退休了，搬到了她自己的一個漂亮的小房里子。
小題9:B考查動詞。為了消除寂寞，過去的幾年里她收養(yǎng)了狗。reduce減少。
小題10:D考查名詞。結(jié)合下文walk her current dog 可知答案。
小題11:C考查動詞。她為有位鄰居主動offer在下雪天幫她遛狗而高興。
小題12:A考查動詞。spend time （in）doing sth花費(fèi)時間做某事。
小題13:D考查動詞。花些時間同Sadie，以確保她一切安好，并確定她是否需要什么東西。check 檢查，核對。
小題14:B考查副詞。結(jié)合下文的This morning she asked 可知以前她沒有問過，故此處需要否定詞。
小題15:C考查介詞。the same as 和……一樣。
小題16:A考查名詞。這位鄰居的名字和Archie 的名詞一樣，Sadie認(rèn)為這是個巧合。
小題17:D考查形容詞。發(fā)現(xiàn)這位鄰居是Archie侄媳的一個兒子并去過老人公寓時，Sadie很驚訝。
小題18:B考查動詞。此處所選之詞描述人，不可用C；小時候隨媽媽去看親戚，對小孩來說是高興的事，孩子們會高興的“尖叫scream”。
小題19:C考查代詞。此處指代Sadie和他的鄰居。
小題20:D考查名詞。善有善報。友善之圈是不會打破的。
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A．a(chǎn)cceptB．receiveC．persuadeD．a(chǎn)dvise
小題19:
A．terribleB．badC．cleverD．lucky
小題20:
A．teacher B．brotherC．father D．friend

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A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was  46 ．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its  47 ，deep red in the middle， 48   fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the  49 and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．
The atmosphere  50  her．After all she had been through，this is what she  51 ．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be  52 where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was 53 .
The sun had set by now and it was getting  54 ．She tried to imagine having her favorite 55 on until she saw her front door It seemed different.   56  had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was  57 : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed  58 ．She couldn't understand what was going on．
She entered the  59 ．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n)  60 written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went  61 ．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her  62 room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her  63 looked so tired，as if she hadn’t  64 for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something  65 ．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．
It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better  now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”
小題1:
A．risingB．settingC．shining D．smiling
小題2:
A．shapeB．shadowC．size D．color
小題3:
A．quicklyB．partlyC．softly D．probably
小題4:
A．wavesB．boatsC．trees D．sands
小題5:
A．relaxedB．puzzledC．disappointed D．interrupted
小題6:
A．understoodB．consideredC．needed D．regretted
小題7:
A．discussingB．findingC．a(chǎn)sking D．wondering
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)liveB．a(chǎn)sleepC．missingD．hardworking
小題9:
A．sunnyB．warmC．cold D．cloudy
小題10:
A．glassesB．hatC．skirt D．jacket
小題11:
A．SomebodyB．NobodyC．Mother D．Father
小題12:
A．shockedB．scaredC．exhausted D．comforted
小題13:
A．beautifiedB．rearrangedC．deserted D．destroyed
小題14:
A．gardenB．bedroomC．yard D．house
小題15:
A．bookB．noteC．a(chǎn)rticle D．poste
小題16:
A．1ookingB．workingC．fishing D．sightseeing
小題17:
A．ownB．parents’C．sister’s D．brother’s
小題18:
A．gestureB．bodyC．face D．eyes
小題19:
A．studiedB．sleptC．exercised D．moved
小題20:
A．differentB．newC．precious D．dangerous

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