My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body. Through the years I would believe    36    I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought    37    was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy”, She said, “No. Many people are    38    . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon,”

Several years passed    39    she asked me again. For I had often thought of the correct answer, so this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it    40    be our eyes., , She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”

Over the years, Mother asked me a couple more    41    and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting    42    every year, my child.” Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was crying when it was our    43    to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. Mom asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”

I was    44    when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a    45    between her and me. She saw the puzzlement (疑惑)on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It    46    that you have really lived your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your    47    .” I asked, “Is it because it    48    your head?” She replied, “No, it is because a crying friend or loved one can rest his head on it. I only Hope that you have enough friends that you will have a shoulder to cry    49    when you need it.” Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish (自私的）one. It is sympathetic (同情）to the pain of    50    .

36. A. how                    B. what                         C. when                     D. why

37.A. love                     B. health                       C. sound                    D. sight

38. A. blind                   B. deaf                          C. lame                      D. foolish

39. A. while                   B. once                         C. after                      D. before

40. A. may                    B. can’t                        C. must                      D. mustn’t

41. A. ways                   B. things                       C. questions                D. times

42. A. stronger              B. taller                         C. smarter                  D. nicer

43. A. duty                    B. turn                          C. pity                        D. way

44. A. shocked              B, disappointed              C. interested               D. excited

45. A. game                   B. test                           C. match                    D. job

46. A. keeps                  B. shows                      C. remains                  D. realizes

47. A. hair                     B. foot                          C. hand                      D. shoulder

48. A. makes up             B. holds up                    C. shows up               D. fixes up

49. A, by                       B. on                            C. above                     D. for

50. A. others                 B. the other                   C. other                      D. the others

On a Friday night, a young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance (通道口)of the subway station. The music was so wonderful   31   people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat.

The next day, the violinist came to the entrance again. He   32   his hat as usual. Beside the hat there was a piece of paper. It said,“George Sang has put an important thing   33    my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(認(rèn)領(lǐng)) it.” Soon the people went to see the words and they   34   guessed what it could be. After a while, a man came up and said,“I know you would certainly come here.” The violinist asked,“ Did you lose something?”“A lottery ticket(彩票).” The violinist took out a lottery ticket with George’s name on it. George took it and danced   35  .

George was   36   office worker. He bought the lottery and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the violinist for his wonderful music, the lottery ticket was thrown into his hat, too. The   37   was a poor college student. That morning, he was going to fly to Vienna for his education. However, when he   38   the lottery ticket, he didn’t go as he had planned. Instead, he went to the entrance again to wait for the owner of the lottery ticket.

Later someone asked the violinist   39   he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay for his high education. He said,“Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. If I take the money, I will lose honesty, and I   40   be happy forever.”

(    ) 31. A. but                   B. that                 C. because           

(    ) 32. A. put down              B. put up               C. put on           

(    ) 33. A. above                 B. under                C. into           

(    ) 34. A. both                  B. all                  C. whole          

(    ) 35. A. slowly                B. happily              C. sadly    

(    ) 36. A. a                     B. an                   C. the           

(    ) 37. A. office worker         B. crowd            C. violinist

(    ) 38. A. looked                B. looked for           C. found         

(    ) 39. A. why                   B. how                  C. that        

(    ) 40. A. will                  B. won’t               C. would  

As an exchange student, I have been staying in a host family in Beijing for the past five months. The parents are   36  in their mid-30s and the son just turned 5. In exchange for room and board, I teach their son   37 .
Like in many of the other Chinese families, he’s an only child. And though he has   38 plastic trucks and boxes full of crayons, I don’t know   39  he has the time to play. When he’s not in the kindergarten, he’s taking after-school classes. On the weekends, the boy goes to more classes. He has one day off―Sunday.
Compared to his schedule, I feel like my childhood was   40  a waste of time. I learned how to climb trees and draw cartoons. I wasn’t learning Chinese at his age. But he and lots of other children are learning English. Both his parents dream that he will have   41  jobs, higher pay, and bigger houses.
The boy seems to take no interest   42  learning English. He doesn’t need a teacher, but a playmate. He is,   43 , only 5. When I think about my life as a 5-year-old, I know for sure I wasn’t half as   44  as he is.
In the evening, when his parents   45  him to speak with me in English, he gets   46 . He lies on the floors, hides under the table and climbs on the furniture. When he finally stops   47 , and starts talking, it isn’t in English, but it isn’t in Chinese,   48 . He speaks in his own language.
He   49  not be a very good student, but I’m not a great teacher. I just want to be his big brother   50  can speak in gibberish(胡言亂語) with him and help draw trucks, robots or spiders.

閱讀下面短文，掌握大意。然后從A.B.C.D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng) 
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look   26  . Come and sit here,” she said. “ 27   are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch a  28    and see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll see  29   there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart’s   30   ?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-five   31   ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took    32   to the sea.   33  ，they seemed to know what would happen, so they   34   loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me 35   . How could I  36    my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live   37    and one of them has his own family.
Then the woman gave me a   38  , “We should never wait for the door to   39     before us. We should find the key to the  40   or try to find another way”
The bus came and I got on it with a smile

One’s education starts from family, especially from his or her mother. Here is a story__26__ happened in my childhood.
One Saturday morning, I was watching TV in the living room with my two brothers. My mum__27__ several apples of different colors and sizes. She put all the apples on the table, then __28__me and my younger brothers, “Which do you like ?”__29__ my younger brothers and I wanted the biggest one. __30__ I could say “ The biggest one”, one of my brothers stood up and said what I wanted to say.
My mum __31__ the biggest apple and said to us, “It is __32__to get the biggest apple. Many people want the best thing, but few really get it. Now let’s start a __33__. Look at the lawn(草坪) in front of our __34__. I’ll divide it into three parts. Each of you must finish pruning(修剪) __35__own share. The best and quickest one will be__36__the biggest apple.” I won the apple finally.
Since then, I have learned to try my best to succeed whenever I get a chance. I work __37__to get what I want. That was what my mother advised me to do. I feel very thankful to my mum because she taught me a very basic but the most __38__lesson. It is quite fair that we can get what we want __39__competing (競爭). My mother kept teaching us in this way and we followed her __40__ all the time.
I do believe that mother is the first teacher of children, who can teach them to be a No.1 pursuing person.