16、I have been convinced that the print media are usually more        and more reliable than television．

A．a(chǎn)ccurate          B．ridiculous          C．urgent          D．shallow

15、The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise, if         regularly, can improve our health．

A．being carried out       B．carrying out       C．carried out      D．to carry out

14、— Her father is very rich.

—________ She wouldn’t accept his help even if it were offered.

A．What for?       B．So what?      C．No doubt．     D．No wonder.

13、If I had known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy       .

A．would have been saved                          B．had been saved

C．will be saved                                          D．was saved

12、The palace caught fire three times in the last century, and little of the original building _______now.

A．remains        B．is remained           C．is remaining          D．has been remained

11、You         park here! It’s an emergency exit.

A．wouldn’t         B．needn’t         C．couldn’t         D．mustn’t

10、To improve the quality of our products, we asked for suggestions       had used the products.

A．whoever        B．who       C．whichever        D．which

9、He had lost his temper and his health in the war and never found         of them again.

A．neither          B．either           C．each               D．a(chǎn)ll

8、Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

     Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book．When my   1 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy．I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been  2  ill many times．So I wondered if I would have the  3  to tell Sam what I had  4  .

     For years I have been hosting a program on the  5  and writing articles for a magazine．Being  6 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart  7 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and  8  ．So when Sam was born, I  9  to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else．That’s how I started to write these  10 ．I hope that Sam would  11  them sooner or later.

     However, that expectation  12  when Sam showed signs of autism （自閉癥） at the age of two．He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs．He  13  to communicate with others, even the family members．That was  14  for me but didn’t stop me writing on．I realized that I had even   15  now to tell him．I wanted him to  16  what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll  17  as I myself, his grandfather, did．I just  18  if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

     Now,   19  the book has been published, I have been given the chance．Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a   20  .

                                                                 Daniel Gottlieb

1．A．son                       B．nephew               C．brother                D．grandson

2．A．seriously               B．mentally              C．slightly                D．quietly

3．A．a(chǎn)bility                   B．time                    C．courage               D．responsibility

4．A．written                  B．suffered              C．observed             D．lost

5．A．radio                     B．television             C．stage                   D．bed

6．A．ready                    B．unable                 C．a(chǎn)nxious               D．eager

7．A．warm                   B．broken                C．closed                 D．open

8．A．hosts                    B．visitors                C．readers                D．reporters

9．A．began                   B．stopped               C．forgot                 D．decided

10．A．letters                 B．emails                 C．books                 D．diaries

11．A．find                     B．read                    C．collect                 D．keep

12．A．developed            B．disappeared          C．changed              D．a(chǎn)rrived

13．A．tried                    B．refused                C．regretted             D．hoped

14．A．exciting               B．a(chǎn)cceptable           C．strange                D．heartbreaking

15．A．less                     B．everything           C．more                   D．nothing

16．A．understand          B．explain                C．believe                D．question

17．A．fear                    B．face                    C．know                  D．cause

18．A．felt                     B．guessed               C．saw                    D．doubted

19．A．a(chǎn)s                       B．once                   C．though                D．if

20．A．teacher                B．child                   C．man                    D．writer

7、One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest（卑微的） to the most powerful came for breakfast．I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled．He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone．I asked if I might join him．He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.

We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide rang of things．We never introduced ourselves．I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat．So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked,

“My I get you something ?”

“A coffee would be nice.”

Then I bought him a cup of coffee, We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee, Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit．At the door I met one of my friends．He asked,

“How did you get to know Mr. Galbreath?”

“Who?”

“The man you were sitting with．He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs.”

I could hardly believe it．I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men!

My few minutes with Mr. Galbreath changed my life．Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and no matter another human being with kindness and sincerity.

1．What does the underlined word “disheveled” mean?

  A．Unfriendly．       B．Untidy．            C．Gentle．          D．Kind.

2．The author bought coffee for the old man because     

  A．he thought the old man was poor

  B．he wanted to start a conversation

  C．he intended to show his politeness

  D．he would like to thank the old man

3．How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend?

  A．Proud．        B．Pitiful．         C．Surprised．         D．Regretful

4．What is the message mainly expressed in the story?

  A．We should learn to be generous.

  B．It is honorable to help those in need.

  C．People in high positions are not like what we expect.

  D．We should avoid judging people by their appearances.