Tess was a precocious(早熟) eight-year-old girl when she heard her Mom and Dad taling about her little brother,Andrew.____ __she knw was that he was very sick and they were completely _____money. They were moving to an apartment complex next month because Daddy didn’t have the money for the doctor’s bills and their house .Only a(n) _____could save him now.

??? Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly(果凍) jar from its hiding place. She poured all the ??? out on the floor and counted carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be absolutely exact. No ??? here for mistakes. After carefully placing the coins back in the jar, she slipped out of the back door, and ??? her way six blocks to a chemist’s.

??? She waited patiently for the pharmacist (藥劑師) to give her some ??? ,but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a noise. Nothing. She cleared her ????? with the most awful sound she could muster. No good.

??? Finally the pharmacist asked in an ???? tone of voice, “What do you want? I’m talking to my brother from Chicago ???? I haven’t seen in ages,” he said without waiting for a reply to his question.

??? “Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “His name is Andrew and he has something bad ???? inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry, ????? I can’t help you,” the pharmacist said, his voice ????? a little.

There was a man there whose clothes were admirable. He asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know” Tess replied with tears in her eyes. “I just know he's ????? sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay ????? it, so I want to use my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered.

“A dollar and eleven cents ― the ????? price of a miracle for your little brother,” smiled the man, “Take me to ????? you live. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neurosurgery (神經(jīng)外科). The operation was completely ????? charge and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again and did well.

Mom and Dad were happy but they wonder how much the operation would have ????? . Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost…one dollar and eleven cents…plus the ????? of a little child.?????

1.A. As????????????? ??? B. All????????????? ?????? C. All what????????????? D. That

2.A. in need????????????? B. in short????????????? ?? C. out of ????????????? ????? D. sort of

3.A. miracle????????????? B. doctor????????????? ?????? C. God????????????? ????? D. operation

4.A. change????????????? B. jellies????????????? ?????? C. candies????????????? ????? D. cookies

5.A. way ????????????? ??? B. doubt????????????? ?????? C. chance????????????? ????? D. wonder

6.A. drove????????????? ??? B. fought????????????? ?????? C. made????????????? ????? D. struggled

7.A. pills????????????? ??? B. attention????????????? ?? C. medicine????????????? ? D. tablets

8.A. mouth ????????????? B. eyes????????????? ???? ? C. ears????????????? ?????? D. throat

9.A. anxious????????????? B. exciting????????????? ?? C. annoyed????????????? ?? D. tired

10.A. who????????????? ??? B. where????????????? ?????? C . because????????????? ?? D. which

11.A. finding????????????? B. planting????????????? ?? C. showing????????????? ?? D. growing

12.A. and????????????? ???? B. or else????????????? ?? C. but?????? ????????????? D. or

13.A. soft ???? ????????????? B. soften????????????? ?? C. softened????????????? D. softening

14.A. really ????????????? ???? B. real ????????????? ?????? C. firm????????????? ??? D. firmly

15.A. back????????????? ???? B. for????????????? ?????? C. off????? ????????????? D. up

16.A. actual????????????? ???? B. exact????????????? ?????? C. average????????????? ??? D. true

17.A. the place????????????? B. the apartment????????????? C. the complex????????????? D. where

18.A. free????????????? ???? B. free of????????????? ??? C. not ????????????? ??? D. no

19.A. spent ????????????? ???? B. paid ????????????? ???????? C. cost ????????????? ??? D .took

20.A. thought ????????????? B. value????????????? ???????? C. patience????????????? D. faith

We were suggested that we ____ attention to protecting wild animals.

A．pay              B．could pay          C．paid              D．must pay

After years of searching, a truth seeker was told to go to a cave, in which he would find a well．“Ask the well what is   1  , ” he was advised, “and the well reveal （告訴，揭露）it to you．” Having found the well, the seeker asked that most basic and important  2 ．And from the depths came the answer: “Go to the village crossroad, and there you shall find what you are seeking．”

       Full of  3   the man ran to the crossroad to   4   only three rather uninteresting shops．One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold  5 , and thin wires were for sale in the third．Nothing and no one there seemed to  6   much to do with the revelation of truth．

       Disappointed, the seeker returned to the well to demand an   7  , but he was told only: “You will   8  in the future．”

       As years went by, the   9   of his experience at the well gradually   10   until one night, while he was walking, the sound of sitar （西塔琴） music   11   his attention．It was wonderful and it was   12   with great skill and inspiration．

       Deeply  13  , the truth seeker felt drawn towards the   14  ．He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings．And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful   15 : the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like   16   he had once seen in the three stores．

       At last he understood the   17   of the well: we have already been given everything we need; our   18   is to assemble （聚集） and use them in the proper way．Nothing is   19  so long as we recognize only fragments （碎片）．But as soon as the pieces are put together, something new appears, whose nature we could not have   20   by considering the fragments alone．

1．A．truth                     B．hope                   C．future                 D．music

2．A．fact                      B．reason                 C．question              D．well

3．A．energy                  B．hope                   C．mystery              D．surprise

4．A．get                       B．count                  C．find                    D．open

5．A．instruments           B．clothing               C．food                   D．wood

6．A．connect                B．have                    C．prepare               D．offer

7．A．explanation            B．a(chǎn)dvice                 C．excuse                D．opportunity

8．A．succeed                B．discover              C．pay                     D．understand

9．A．bitterness              B．failure                 C．memory              D．secret

10．A．doubled               B．forgot                 C．disappeared         D．recovered

11．A．paid                    B．lost                     C．split                    D．caught

12．A．played                 B．broadcast            C．enjoyed               D．conducted

13．A．a(chǎn)nnoyed              B．moved                 C．confused             D．frightened

14．A．a(chǎn)dviser                B．director               C．composer            D．player

15．A．a(chǎn)dmiration           B．distinction            C．recognition          D．imagination

16．A．those                  B．that                     C．it                        D．them

17．A．secret                 B．message              C．theory                 D．benefit

18．A．target                  B．difficulty             C．task                    D．shortcoming

19．A．interesting           B．meaningful           C．a(chǎn)ccessible            D．successful

20．A．foreseen（預(yù)見）                               B．decided

       C．judged                                                D．formed

    After years of searching，a truth seeker was told to go to a cave，in which he would find a well．“Ask the well what is   36  ”，he was advised．‘'and the well will reveal(揭示)it to you’． Having found the well，the seeker asked that most basic and important  37  ．And from the depths came the answer：“Go to the village crossroad，and there you shall find what you are seeking．”

    Full of    38  the man ran to the crossroad to    39  only three rather uninteresting shops．One shop was selling pieces of metal，another sold  40  ，and thin wires were for sale in the third．Nothing and no one there seemed to  41  much to do with the revelation of truth．

    Disappointed，the seeker returned to the well to demand an  42  ，but he was told only：“You will  43  in the future．”

    As years went by, the  44  of his experience at the well gradually  45  until one night，while he was walking，the sound of sitar(一種弦樂器)music  46  his attention．It was wonderful and it was   47   with great skill and inspiration．

     Deeply  48  ，the truth seeker felt drawn towards the  49    ．He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings．And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful  51  ：the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like  51  he had once seen in the three stores．

    At last he understood the  52  of the well：we have already been given everything we need：our  53  is to assemble(聚集)and use them in the proper way．Nothing is  54  so long as we recognize only fragments(碎片)．But as soon as the pieces arc put together, something new appears．whose nature we could not have  55  by considering the fragments alone．  

Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image of China to African audiences and vice versa(反之亦然). Agreement on this important step in ongoing cooperation between the two sides was reached by media representatives attending a media forum on September 19 in Abuja, Nigeria.

The agreement comes in the wake of increasing attention being paid by the international community on Africa's deepening relationship with China. "This presents an important opportunity for media in China, Nigeria and other African countries. We should seize the moment to expand cooperation between Chinese and Nigeria media, increase our say, and contribute to cooperation between China, Nigeria and Africa as a whole," said Li Wufeng, Vice Minister of the State Council Information Office at the China-Nigeria Media meeting.

The media meeting was jointly held by the State Council Information Office, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, and the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria. It formed part of the "Experience China" program, which aims to increase cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between China and other parts of the world.

In the past, due to poor communication facilities, China and African countries could only learn about each other through third parties, in particular Western media, which may have given rise to and perpetuated misunderstandings.

"China is still not a constant feature or subject on the front page and prime time in the news media in Nigeria unless there are disasters and alleged human rights abuses to be reported," said Martins Oloja, Editor of The Guardian.

    Major Western media continue to promote a Cold War mentality and view Sino-African ties through the lens of geopolitics, framing everything as competition between East and West, Chinese and Nigerian media professionals said at the forum. Some Western media outlets accuse China of ignoring mutually beneficial solutions or sustainable development of African people, while robbing the continent of its natural resources.

    "Nigerians cannot expect Aljazeera or BBC to report on Africa, and indeed Nigeria and China relations, the way we want," said Oloja.

    Mutually objective coverage will generate more cooperation and better understanding between China and Nigeria, said Li Xiaohua, a representative from China. org.cn, a leading multi-language website in China.

1.What is the purpose of this media forum on September 19 in Abuja?

A. More international community should pay attention to Africa’s deepening relationship with China.

B. People should seize the moment to expand cooperation between China and African countries.

C. Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image to each other.

D. Let more Chinese people know about the culture of Africa.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 4?

A. defeated      B.  continued     C. disappeared      D. decreased

3. Which of the following is right?

A. The State Council Information Office and "Experience China" program attended this China-Nigeria Media meeting.

B. In the past, China and African countries could learn about each other very well.

C. Chinese people and Chinese events has been well reported through African media.

D. Nowadays, some African media still cannot give the true stories of China.

4. What is the attitude of the major western media towards the Sino-African relationship?

A. They think highly of it.

B. They report it as it is.

C. They view it through the angle of geopolitics.

D. They view it as a competition between two countries.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Having a bigger say          B. A Media Forum between China and Nigeria

C. Helping the African Media     D. Improving our report in Africa