I had been a happy girl until one day when I was fifteen months old．One of my eyes was badly hurt in an accident．I lost the sight of the eye，with an ugly scar l * around it．

Children refused to play games with me．It made me very sad．I always walked ，looking at the floor ，so that people would not see the ugly face．My mother encouraged me to be brave．She told me，"Alice ，hold your head up high and face the world．If you do ，it will be OK ，and people will see your beautiful soul *．"Mom's words meant different things to me over the years．

As a little child，I thought Morn meant，"Be careful or you will fall down．"When I grew up，I still wanted to look down to hide my shame．She repeated these words whenever I wanted to hide．Mom's words helped me realize that I should look at people in the eye and let them know me．When I tried，I found people were friendly to me．

In high school，I worked hard at my lessons and succeeded in my studies．Everybody began to like me and I had some friends．However，I still felt sorry about my scar，my ugly face．Sometimes when things got really bad，I would cry to my mom．She was always there for me．She would look at me and said，" Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the beauty that is inside．"I became confident" ．

At university，I took part in all kinds of activities．I joined a music club．We held concerts to raise money to help poor children．The club became so famous and I had more friends．Then John，a popular musician，came into my life．He didn't mind the scar．We soon fell in love with each other．Two years later，we got married．

My mother's words have been encouraging me to face my problems bravely and believe in myself．

1．What happened to Alice when she was fifteen months old?

A．She was badly ill．                        B．She hurt one of her eyes badly．

C．Her mom left her．                       D．She had a scar on one of her ears．

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Children refused to play with Alice．            B．Alice worked hard in high school．

C．Alice never worried about her problem．      D．Alice had lots of friends at university．

3．Why did John fall in love with Alice?

A．Because everyone liked her．                 B．Because he enjoyed her beauty inside． 

C．Because he wanted to help her．              D．Because Alice looked very beautiful．

4．What does the sentence" Hold your head up high" mean to Alice?

A．Walk carefully．                          B．Walk with your head up．

C．Be outgoing．                          D．Believe in yourself．

Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865．What he wanted most in the world was to climb the   1  peak（山峰）in the Alps．Rudi's mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop   2 and start working in a hotel．Rudi would not   3  his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber  4   was planning to climb the highest peak．

    Franz was very  5  when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, 6  Franz also didn't want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top  7  him．

    Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,  8   as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther． Franz   9  behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the   10  to the top． Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to  11  him to the top．When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident．Saxo was helpless and hurt Rudi must 12  whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top．

He decided Saxo's life was more  13  than his dream and helped him down．During that time, the Englishman and Franz  14  the climb, and finally they reached the top．Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that   15  was the real conqueror（征服者） of the mountain．

1．A． deepest                  B． farthest            C． biggest                 D． highest

2．A． learning                  B． playing              C． talking               D． climbing

3．A． try out                   B． work out            C． go over                D． give up

4．A． what                      B． which              C． whom                  D． who

5．A． tired                      B． glad                C． quiet                 D． angry

6．A． again                     B． once                C． too                  D． instead

7．A． after                      B． behind               C． before                  D． over

8．A．or                 B． so                  C． but                   D． for

9．A． walked                B． rested              C． stayed                  D． watched

10．A．  third                B． second              C．first                   D． last

11．A． take                      B． beat                C． push                D． help

12．A． wonder          B． decide             C． ask                 D． remember

13．A． successful       B．important           C． popular            D． interesting

14．A． stopped                B． continued          C． enjoyed             D． finished

15．A． Franz                   B．Rudi                C． the Englishman     D． Saxo

Mary loved small animals. One morning, while she was walking in the forest, she found _ 26   weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage (籠子). She looked after them well with love and the birds both grew _ 27  . They thanked her _ 28   a wonderful song every morning.

    But something happened one day. Mary left the door of the cage _ 29  . The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would _ 30  . As it flew close, she grasped (緊抓) it. She was very excited to catch (抓住) it. Suddenly she felt _ 31  . She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. The great love had _ 32   the bird!
    _ 33  bird was moving back and forth (來(lái)回) in the cage. Mary could _ 34   its great need for freedom. It wanted to fly into the clear and blue _ 35  . At once, Mary took the bird _ 36   the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled(盤旋) once, twice, three times…

    Mary enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing _ 37  . Suddenly the bird flew _ 38   and landed softly on her shoulder (肩膀). It sang the most beautiful song that she ever _ 39  .

    The easiest way to lose love is to hold it too tight(緊緊地). The best way to keep love is to _ 40   it wings (翅膀).

（    ）26. A. one                     B. two                C. three                 D. some

（    ）27. A. small                  B. strong               C. thin                   D. tired

（    ）28. A. with                   B. for                    C. about                D. at

（    ）29. A. dirty                   B. clean                 C. open                 D. closed

（    ）30. A. return                 B. die                    C. fly back            D. fly away

（    ）31. A. strange            B. injured         C. happy         D. angry

（    ）32. A. saved                  B. helped            C. made                D. killed

（    ）33. A. Another               B. Other                C. The others         D. The other

（    ）34. A. take                    B. feel                   C. say                   D. get

（    ）35. A. river                   B. trees                 C. sky                   D. box

（    ）36. A. out of                 B. out from            C. out off                     D. away of

（    ）37. A. sadly                  B. happily              C. friendly             D. angrily

（    ）38. A. higher                 B. farther               C. closer               D .later

（    ）39. A. heard               B. met                C. listened             D. seen

（    ）40. A. show                  B. give                  C. pass                  D. buy