I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.

As I _36_ my car, I saw one of my _37_ standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and _38_, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest _39_ in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was _40_ I would be able to find my way back.

We _41_ about our work as I drove and _42_ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. _43_ looked familiar, but at first that didn’t _44_ me. But soon I _45_ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay _46_.

I was _47_ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my _48_. It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I _49_ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, _50_. Then I raised my head and saw a(n) _51_ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little _52_, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man _53_ rolled his window down.

I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I _54_ a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I _55_ my driveway (車道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.

Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.

1. A．discovered B．a(chǎn)pproached C．parked D．searched

2. A．patients B．classmates C．students D．workmates

3. A．yet B．still C．but D．besides

4. A．night B．morning C．a(chǎn)fternoon D．noon

5. A．a(chǎn)fraid B．happy C．confident D．sorry

6. A．worried B．cared C．talked D．explored

7. A．before B．if C．a(chǎn)s D．though

8. A．Everything B．Nothing C．Anything D．Something

9. A．a(chǎn)ttract B．delight C．bother D．enjoy

10. A．escaped B．existed C．imagined D．realized

11. A．quiet B．calm C．silent D．brave

12. A．a(chǎn)cross B．over C．within D．beyond

13. A．wheel B．engine C．watch D．seat

14. A．drove B．deserted C．washed D．stopped

15. A．helpless B．excited C．satisfied D．delighted

16. A．shadow B．truck C．lady D．a(chǎn)nimal

17. A．faster B．nervously C．closer D．back

18. A．unlikely B．slowly C．carefully D．equally

19. A．came B．mistook C．recognized D．missed

20. A．pulled into B．drove away C．ran across D．fount out

 

Abbie, shy and quiet, started her ninth grade in a new school. She soon found herself  1   her old class. This new school was much too cold and  2   !

       No one at this school seemed to  3   if Abbie felt welcome or not. She walked the halls every day almost invisible; her  4   was never heard.

       Her parents were very worried about her and they knew since they got divorced（離婚）,she probably needed a  5   very badly. They tried everything they  6   to help her fit in. They bought her clothes and CDs, but it didn’t  7  .

       Believing that no one would ever become her real friend, Abbie often  8  herself to sleep. She was all alone with  9   to do but let her mind run  10   .

       She once tried  11   a Christian youth group at a local church, hoping to make friends but her   12   failed her again. Abbie was so upset that she was thinking of ending her life. She decided that she would jump  13   the local bridge on Christmas Eve, while her parents were at a party.

         14   she left her warm house for the bridge, she decided to leave her parents a note in the mailbox. When she opened the mailbox, she found some letters already there.

       She  15   the letters out and found one addressed to her. It was a card from one of the guys in the youth group:

       Dear Abbie,

       I want to apologize for not talking with you   16   You know, my parents are in the middle of a divorce, so I am hoping you could help me with some questions I have about divorced kids. I think we could become friends. See you at Youth Group on Sunday!

                                                                             Sincerely your friend, Wesley Hill

       She  17   at the card and read it over and over again. “Become friends,” she smiled,  18 that someone cared about her life and wanted her as a friend. She felt so special.

       She called Wesley. I guess you could say he was  19   Christmas miracle（奇跡）because

  20   is the best gift you can give anyone.

1．A．missing                 B．enjoying              C．impressing           D．reminding

2．A．cruel                     B．lonely                  C．painful                D．unfriendly

2,4,6

3．A．follow                   B．catch                  C．care                    D．sense

4．A．sound                   B．whisper               C．noise                   D．voice

5．A．relative                  B．friend                  C．roommate            D．brother

6．A．should                  B．would                 C．could                  D．might

7．A．a(chǎn)ffect                   B．match                 C．work                  D．a(chǎn)ttract

8．A．screamed              B．cried                   C．waited                 D．fought

9．A．everything             B．a(chǎn)nything              C．nothing               D．something

10．A．sad                     B．calm                   C．excited                D．wild

11．A．joining                 B．forming               C．creating               D．inserting

12．A．pride                   B．shyness               C．guilt                    D．shame

13．A．beyond                B．a(chǎn)cross                 C．off                      D．into

14．A．Though               B．Unless                 C．Since                  D．As

15．A．opened                B．pulled                  C．read                    D．tore

16．A．faster                  B．sooner                 C．quicker               D．longer

17．A．glanced               B．stared                  C．pointed                D．worked

18．A．realizing              B．judging                C．meaning              D．guessing

19．A．the                      B．a(chǎn)                         C．this                     D．that

20．A．friendship      B．satisfaction        C．security            D．marriage

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佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Little Chad was a shy,   21   young man. One day he came home and told his mother that he’d like to make a Valentine for everyone in his class. Her heart sank. She thought, “I wish he  22   do that！” because she had   23   the children when they walked home from school. Her Chad was always   24   them. They laughed and   25   on to each other. But Chad was never   26  . However, she decided she would   27   with her son. So she bought the paper and glue and crayons(蠟筆). For three weeks, night after night, Chad painstakingly made 35 valentines.

Valentine’s Day   28  , and Chad was   29   himself with excitement. He carefully put them in a bag and walked out of the door. His mother decided to bake him his favorite cookies and   30   them nice and warm with a cool glass of milk when he came home. She just knew he would be   31   and maybe that would ease(減輕) the pain a little. It hurt her to think that he wouldn’t get many valentines-maybe   32  at all.

That afternoon she had the cookies and milk on the table. When she heard the children outside, she looked out of the window. Sure enough,   33  they came, laughing and having the   34   time. And, as   35  , there was Chad at the back. He walked a little faster than usual. She   36   expected him to burst into   37   as soon as he got inside. His arms were   38  , she noticed, and when the door opened she choked back the tears.

“Mommy has some cookies and milk for you,” she said.

But he hardly heard her words, he just   39   right on by, his face aglow(滿面紅光), and all he could say was, “Not a one. Not a one.”

Her heart sank.

And then he added, “I didn’t forget a one, not a   40   one!”

21．A．excited       B．quiet  C．cold    D．calm

22．A．shouldn’t   B．might          C．wouldn’t    D．could

23．A．watched    B．noticed       C．found D．stared

24．A．behind        B．a(chǎn)mong        C．with   D．beside

25．A．dropped     B．hung  C．fell      D．turned

26．A．contained  B．included     C．received     D．favored

27．A．go on B．go off C．go in  D．go along

28．A．reached     B．followed     C．passed       D．dawned

29．A．in        B．of        C．beside        D．for

30．A．provide       B．offer  C．serve D．supply

31．A．disappointed      B．worried      C．high   D．a(chǎn)nxious

32．A．some B．none  C．a(chǎn)ny     D．nothing

33．A．there B．where         C．nowhere    D．a(chǎn)nywhere

34．A．best   B．good  C．great D．happy

35．A．never B．a(chǎn)lways        C．still     D．seldom

36．A．hardly         B．badly C．fully    D．seriously

37．A．laughter     B．laughing     C．crying         D．tears

38．A．full      B．straight      C．empty         D．bent

39．A．traveled     B．marched    C．moved        D．rolled

40．A．single          B．only    C．very   D．just

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

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。

Little Chad was a shy,   21   young man. One day he came home and told his mother that he’d like to make a Valentine for everyone in his class. Her heart sank. She thought, “I wish he  22   do that！” because she had   23   the children when they walked home from school. Her Chad was always   24   them. They laughed and   25  on to each other. But Chad was never   26  . However, she decided she would   27   with her son. So she bought the paper and glue and crayons(蠟筆). For three weeks, night after night, Chad painstakingly made 35 valentines.

Valentine’s Day   28  , and Chad was   29   himself with excitement. He carefully put them in a bag and walked out of the door. His mother decided to bake him his favorite cookies and   30   them nice and warm with a cool glass of milk when he came home. She just knew he would be   31   and maybe that would ease(減輕) the pain a little. It hurt her to think that he wouldn’t get many valentines-maybe   32  at all.

That afternoon she had the cookies and milk on the table. When she heard the children outside, she looked out of the window. Sure enough,   33  they came, laughing and having the   34   time. And, as   35  , there was Chad at the back. He walked a little faster than usual. She   36   expected him to burst into   37   as soon as he got inside. His arms were   38  , she noticed, and when the door opened she choked back the tears.

“Mommy has some cookies and milk for you,” she said.

But he hardly heard her words, he just   39   right on by, his face aglow(滿面紅光), and all he could say was, “Not a one. Not a one.”

Her heart sank.

And then he added, “I didn’t forget a one, not a   40   one!”

21．A．excited       B．quiet  C．cold    D．calm

22．A．shouldn’t   B．might          C．wouldn’t    D．could

23．A．watched    B．noticed       C．found D．stared

24．A．behind        B．a(chǎn)mong        C．with   D．beside

25．A．dropped     B．hung  C．fell      D．turned

26．A．contained  B．included     C．received     D．favored

27．A．go on B．go off C．go in  D．go along

28．A．reached     B．followed     C．passed       D．dawned

29．A．in        B．of        C．beside        D．for

30．A．provide       B．offer  C．serve D．supply

31．A．disappointed      B．worried      C．high   D．a(chǎn)nxious

32．A．some B．none  C．a(chǎn)ny     D．nothing

33．A．there B．where         C．nowhere    D．a(chǎn)nywhere

34．A．best   B．good  C．great D．happy

35．A．never B．a(chǎn)lways        C．still     D．seldom

36．A．hardly         B．badly C．fully    D．seriously

37．A．laughter     B．laughing     C．crying         D．tears

38．A．full      B．straight      C．empty         D．bent

39．A．traveled     B．marched    C．moved        D．rolled

40．A．single          B．only    C．very   D．just