An old man found a sparrow with a broken wing. He brought it home and nursed it back to  26   . Afterwards, though it could fly, the sparrow   27   to leave the house. The old man`s wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was  28   the house.But he wouldn`t listen.

One day while her husband was asleep, the woman  29   the sparrow, took it far away from the house,and let it go,warning it never to   30  . The old man missed his friend and hoped it would come back,  31   it never did. Then one day,several weeks later,he was walking past an old house when he heard a  32   sound.He looked up and there was the  33   , sitting on the gate.The sparrow gave the old man a gold  34   it had found in the house.

The old man did not   35    much about money,but his wife was  36   when she saw the coin,and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow.   37  ,early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her  38   to the old house.When she saw the sparrow she  39   it to return.

“If you have found  40  __,bring it along and I`ll spend it all on you.”she promised.

The sparrow brought her an old  41   with the help of its friends.The basket was   42  but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran,  43  that the sparrow would follow and take up residence(住所）in her house again.

The moment she reached home,she  44  the basket,expecting it to be filled to the eaves(屋檐）with gold and silver.Instead,out  45  dozens of sparrows.

The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.

1.A. danger                         B. life                          C. health                      D. help

2.A. refused                        B. decided                    C. managed                  D. failed

3.A. cleaning                      B. sweeping                  C. building                   D. dirtying

4.A. fed                              B. noticed                     C. caught                      D. killed

5.A. return                          B.fly                            C. stay                         D. cry

6.A. and                             B. if                             C. but                          D. until

7.A. strange                        B. sweet                       C.loud                          D. familiar

8.A. cat                              B. sparrow                    C. basket                      D. stick

9.A. coin                            B. watch                       C. ring                         D. cup

10.A. bring                         B. take                         C. care                         D. put

11.A. afraid                        B.sad                           C. nervous                    D.excited

12.A. However                    B. Therefore                 C. Instead                     D. Luckily

13.A. way                           B. mark                        C. picture                     D. sign

14.A. forbade                      B. forced                      C. begged                     D. helped

15.A. food                          B. treasure                    C. rooms                      D.plant

16.A. bowl                         B. box                          C. chair                        D. basket

17.A. covered                     B. empty                      C. big                          D. small

18.A. pleased                      B. afraid                       C. anxious                    D. hopeful

19.A. laid                           B. broke                       C. hid                          D. opened

20.A. walked                      B. ran                          C. flew                         D. jumped

I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from 1 and danger of a big city, and where teenagers like me2leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that 3 one summer night. My friend Lisa, Kim and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. As they kept 4alcohol to me, I was pretty drunk. I asked Tyler to take me home. With some5 , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. Kim, my friend 6we were five years old, was killed in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Kim, who was7more drunk than me, got into her car and 8 towards the highway to go home, She was driving on the wrong side of the road and never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see her 9to avoid the car. They hit head on. Kim died immediately, and the driver was thrown 10the truck windshield(擋風(fēng)玻璃)and died a week later.
Whenever I 11back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my 12to drink so much that night, otherwise things would be different. I know Kim 13the choice to drink and drive that night , but a part of me will always feel 14for what happened.
I may not change the 15with my story, but I do hope that I can make people16the responsibility that they have to themselves and others by 17it. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours 18.Every choice is like a stone dropped into 19 water-each ripple(波紋)represents someone who your choice 20. That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?

1. 1.
   1. A.
      death
   2. B.
      fashion
   3. C.
      crime
   4. D.
      challenge
2. 2.
   1. A.
      succeeded in
   2. B.
      dreamed of
   3. C.
      applied for
   4. D.
      approved of
3. 3.
   1. A.
      happened
   2. B.
      continued
   3. C.
      changed
   4. D.
      remained
4. 4.
   1. A.
      sending
   2. B.
      delivering
   3. C.
      taking
   4. D.
      handing
5. 5.
   1. A.
      pleasure
   2. B.
      difficulty
   3. C.
      hope
   4. D.
      method
6. 6.
   1. A.
      before
   2. B.
      until
   3. C.
      when
   4. D.
      since
7. 7.
   1. A.
      constantly
   2. B.
      frequently
   3. C.
      clearly
   4. D.
      equally
8. 8.
   1. A.
      headed
   2. B.
      walked
   3. C.
      pushed
   4. D.
      fled
9. 9.
   1. A.
      in trouble
   2. B.
      in time
   3. C.
      in danger
   4. D.
      in place
10. 10.
    1. A.
       above
    2. B.
       below
    3. C.
       into
    4. D.
       through
11. 11.
    1. A.
       turn
    2. B.
       hold
    3. C.
       right
    4. D.
       get
12. 12.
    1. A.
       desire
    2. B.
       fault
    3. C.
       right
    4. D.
       chance
13. 13.
    1. A.
       faced
    2. B.
       avoided
    3. C.
       regretted
    4. D.
       made
14. 14.
    1. A.
       responsible
    2. B.
       disappointed
    3. C.
       embarrassed
    4. D.
       sensitive
15. 15.
    1. A.
       town
    2. B.
       party
    3. C.
       world
    4. D.
       environment
16. 16.
    1. A.
       explain
    2. B.
       escape
    3. C.
       limit
    4. D.
       realize
17. 17.
    1. A.
       remembering
    2. B.
       sharing
    3. C.
       declaring
    4. D.
       stopping
18. 18.
    1. A.
       alone
    2. B.
       finally
    3. C.
       apart
    4. D.
       perhaps
19. 19.
    1. A.
       clean
    2. B.
       deep
    3. C.
       still
    4. D.
       fresh
20. 20.
    1. A.
       affects
    2. B.
       inspires
    3. C.
       attracts
    4. D.
       benefits

Bungee jumping is an activity about jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord(有彈性的繩子). The tall structure is usually a fixed object, such as a building, bridge or crane; but it is also possible to jump from a movable object, such as a hot-air balloon or helicopter, that has the ability to stay over one place on the ground; fixed-wing aircraft are unsuitable because they only stay high when moving quickly forward.

When the person jumps, the cord stretches to absorb (吸收)the energy of the fall, then the jumper flies upwards again as the cord jumps back. The jumper oscillates(擺動(dòng))up and down until all the energy is used up.

The word bungee first appeared around 1930 and was the name for a rubber eraser. The first modern bungee jumps were made on 1 April 1979 from the 250-foot Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, by David Kirk, Chris Baker and Alan Weston of the Dangerous Sports Club. The jumpers continued with jumps in the US from the Golden Gate and Royal Gorge bridges, spreading the concept worldwide. By 1982 they were jumping from mobile cranes and hot-air balloons. Later they put on commercial(商業(yè)的)shows, which began in 1986.

As with any sport, injuries can still happen, and there have been deaths. A relatively common mistake in the cases that may cause death is to use a cord that is too long. The cord should be fully shorter than the height of the jumping place to allow it room to jumper either starts to slow down or keeps speeding up depending upon the speed of falling.

1.Which of the following is NOT suitable for bungee jumping?

A．The fixed-wing aircraft                   B．The helicopter

C．The hot-air balloon                      D．The mobile crane

2.In the second paragraph, the author tells_________________.

A．who suits bungee jumping

B．the principle of bungee jumping

C．the material used for bungee jumping

D．the danger of bungee jumping

3.According to the last paragraph, the safety of the jumpers depends mainly on________.

A．the weight of the jumper

B．the height of the jumping place

C．the length of the cord

D．the speed of the falling

4.The purpose of writing this passage is to__________.

A．teach people how to carry out a bungee jumping

B．remind people of the danger of bungee jumping

C．a(chǎn)dvise people not to take the risk of bungee jumping

D．introduce some knowledge about bungee jumping