The old woman was wandering in the shop. She was ____36 ___; her clothes were torn; she gave off a strong _____37____ of alcohol (酒精) and cigarettes; most of her teeth were ______38__. The image of a miserable person(可憐人) _____39____ before me.
She stopped and asked me for_____40_____. I gave her some change and invited her to lunch. She ______41____, so we went across the street to an outdoor cafe.  The waitress was _____42____ by the presence of this woman and didn't want to serve us, but _____43____ herself. The old woman had the lunch so _____44____ that the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ready to leave, I was feeling pretty _____45____ about myself and then she asked for a _____46____. It was then that I had to face all the _____47____ bias (偏見) I had for this woman. I gave her a passing type of hug (應付差事的擁抱), ______48___ I immediately felt shame. She ______49___ me for lunch and began to leave.
I stood there for a moment and _____50____ I had failed to give this woman the one thing that ____51_____ nothing —love. I caught up with her and asked if I could give her a _____52____ hug and she agreed. I got past the strong smell and gave her the best hug I've ever given to _____53___ .Now I saw a big smile on her face and it lit my path as we ____54____.
The lesson I learned was that if you're going to _____55___, then give it your all and get it right the first time.

Several years ago, we moved into the apartment where we live now. When my friends helped me move in, the downstairs neighbors began to  36 about the noise. I could do  37 about it. After all, noises are unavoidable(不可避免的).How can anyone move in  38 .
Still  39 ,the complaints continued on a daily basis—well after the first day. We walked “too loudly”down the stairs, we laughed too often, we opened and closed the door too many times…They had many  40 to complain.
Nobody can stand the endless complaints and quarrels. I soon learned that they had  41 the last few families who lived above them by the same way. So I had the information I needed and I tried to  42  every situation carefully.
I tried to walk in  43 to avoid any possible noises. Whenever they called  44 came to the door with a complaint, no matter how unreasonable, I simply listened. From their confused expressions, I could imagine that they had never expected to get a   45 attitude from me.
Of course, it was hard to keep calm but my sister and I  46 . I told my sister that we were going to be pleasant and  47 them to change their attitude to neighbors. I explained to her that they probably felt  48 in their lives because they are common people.   49 , they were always looking for a   50 to show their power so that nobody could look down upon them. I continued smiling and greeting them as I saw them, much to their  51 .On more than one occasion(不止一次), I ended up  52 them. They thanked me before they left.
Unexpectedly, the next time I saw them, they all smiled and  53 friendly. We had a short but pleasant  54 . Ever since then, they’ve been very pleasant neighbors, and we’ve become good  55 .

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My daughter’s 7^th birthday was April 22. As it was Monday, we preferred to celebrate it ___11___, i.e. on Saturday, April 20. This was easier for me as I’m ___12___ on Saturdays. On Friday the entire family was busy packing the ___13___ and putting funny pins on them. I promised my little princess that I would wake her up early in the morning and give out the presents to her ___14___.
I woke up at 07:30. After I took a bath, I planned to wake her up. But as I came out from the ___15___, I realized that an earthquake struck. I ___16___ to wake my husband up and asked him to carry our daughter and ran out of our house. We were ___17___ our house moving from side to side from outside. It lasted for just 3 minutes, but tiles(瓦片) came down, and some narrow gaps appeared on the ___18___.
Nevertheless, as we had planned, I went to my daughter’s school at 9:00, but no one was there except the teacher who ___19___ us to get back to our house as ___20___ might come soon. I was shocked, and drove my car home. On the way home I heard a police cry out loud, “Stay ___21___, no tsunami, it’s only issue!”
Arriving at my house, I was wondering about the presents: to whom we should ___22___? After some discussion, we decided to give them to the children in ___23___. Entering the hospital, I was shocked to find thousands of people bleeding and lying outside the rooms. A boy came up with a ___24___ on his head. He stared at me with his questioning eyes as if he wanted to say, “Could I have one?” ___25___ I handed over one present to him. I can’t ever forget his shining eyes when he received the gift!

Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a   36  life. Mother was very carful about spending money.   37 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her  38   while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even  39  to her, so she decided to go   40 with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were   41  in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said   42 there was an accident, they might be easily  43  in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t   44 them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the   45   when suddenly the snowfield began to  46 . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and  47   the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above,  48 people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was  49   because she had hurt her head seriously and  50 dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist  51  and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane  52 , but Mother died.
Every time I   53  the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel   54 . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will  55  Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小徑). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My   36 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or  37  some cause known only to him.
Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very   38 . He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to   39  back.
One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar   40  . But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably   41  the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.
Soon it became   42  that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the   43  without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally   44 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.
Finally, we   45 a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and  46   reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.
Since our adventure, I  47 that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.
He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
In the era of high-tech today, face-to-face conversation is dying.
The New York Times published an article recently that shows great   36  for the “death of conversation”. It   37  that while technology such as cell phones, e-mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more   38  than ever, they’re also driving us away from people around us.
Users get final connectivity   39  the price of   40  face-to-face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are   41  to a different way of being “alone together”.
Actually,   42  text messages or writing micro-blogs allows us to   43  thoughts. But bits and pieces of online cannot   44  a “real conversation.” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University, said that she would like to hear people’s tone of voice and see their faces in a conversation. “The give and take of   45  in a conversation sharpens our minds.” she said. She also mentions that   46  ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and   47  people.
Turkle mentioned the popular   48  of “I share, therefore I am.” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard University, thinks it’s an attitude   49  by most young people. They are   50  busy creating or polishing their online persona (網絡人格) that they forget how to live a   51  life. 
However, experts remind us that it’s   52  to blame mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth & Children Research Center, points out that   53  is still owners of tools who’re avoiding personal contact. We take advantage of these devices to hide ourselves from others. Texting messages or calling may be a(n)   54  to avoid contact with others, such as having eye contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other.   55  throwing away the mobile phones is not a solution.” she said.

One morning, my son, Chilly, found a carpenterworm(毛毛蟲) unexpectedly and put it in a jar. Each day he couldn’t   36  to visit the little guest. Few weeks later we discovered it   37  in a cocoon (繭).
Chilly surely knew a moth (蛾) or butterfly was about to be   38 . He was   39  to know what gift nature was about to give him. Gradually we found it half transparent and we could   40  the wings of the unborn. Soon, a moth broke free, and then   41  eggs, completing its life cycle.
The next day, I   42  Chilly it was time to set it free. He took it   43  and opened the jar. It circled the yard twice, came back, and   44  on Chilly’s arm. He picked it up and threw it in the air. The moth repeated its    45  pattern. He tried over and over, but each time it would   46  to his arm so that Chilly had to give up.
The next day he attempted to set it free again, and after a few repetitions the moth finally  47  into the grass.
Like a   48 , I believe the moth was afraid to   49  what it was comfortable with. It wanted to stay with something    50 , scared to move on and experience something unknown.
I was once that little moth. My cocoon was my mother’s   51 , in which I was comfortable, and hated to fly too far away from it. I was   52  when my first job required me to move to a new city. Humans are creatures of   53 . We resist change. However, if I hadn’t moved, I would not have experienced many   54  and wonderful things or met many of my friends. So each move gave me the   55  to learn and experience, but best of all, I met friends.

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
It was a dark day, one of depression, sorrow and anger. As I climbed out of the   36   , after witnessing my time in the 100 yard freestyle, I did not feel like speaking to anyone. I saw the bright smiles of swimmers who had just   37 a best time.   38   , I had failed. Or at least that is what I thought at the time.
I was lying on my cool bed when an idea   39  me. Success is the   40  to go from failure to failure without losing your   41  . At practice the next day, I told my swimming teammates about my goal time and they all either laughed or replied with a   42  similar response like, “You can’t do it” or “Probably not”. Believe it or not, these are the responses that make my goal   43 .
Finally came the day when I had to   44  to myself and others that with     45    there is no limit to your achievements.
With the starting gun   46  , I dived with perfect form into the pool. I felt the cool water running   47  my back. I swam like a fish, bouncing off each    48   at the wall as if it was a spring board. On the   49  turn, I came back to the wall with every piece of strength I had. I   50  the final wall with my fingertips and I knew that I had swum the   51  race.
I had done it! I had achieved my best time! Joy filled my   52  like water does a cup. I saw the   53  on all of my friend’s face as I   54  out of the pool; their jaws dropped to the ground. I began to laugh and gave them the thumbs up.
I have   55  in life that having belief in yourself opens all gates. Never forget that anything the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.

I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day，Mr. Ledy，our football coach，asked me to play football. I couldn’t help 36 ：me，play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need  38   fool to increase the number of the players. However，he was persistent(堅持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That           40  to be one of my best decisions as a kid.
Our worst game  __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_，30 to 20.
Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them，to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.
Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No，I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.
I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory；I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.