In a New York street, a small truck hit a big tree. The truck was full of glasses and they were all broken. The driver came out of the truck and looked at the broken glasses. He was very sad and people in the street felt sorry for him. Then an old man walked over to the driver. He looked at him for a few minutes and said, “My poor boy! I think you must pay a lot for this.” “Yes,” was the sad answer.

“Well, well,” said the old man, “hold out your hat—here’s some money for you, and I can say that some of these people will give you a helping hand, too.” Then he walked away.

The driver held out his hat and over a hundred people came and put their money in it. At last, the driver took out a bag and put all the money in it. Then he looked at the people and said, “Well, thank you very much. But you didn’t know that the old man is the owner of the truck. I’m driving and making money for him.”

(　 )46. What did the truck hit?

　　 A. An old man.　　 B. A big tree.　　 C. Some glasses.　 D. A big hat.

(　 )47. How did the driver feel when he looked at the broken glasses?

　　 A. Afraid and excited.　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Pleased and frightened.　

　 　 C. Unhappy and worried.　 　　　　　　　　　 C. Surprised and happy.

(　 )48. Why did people give the driver money?

　　 A. Because they felt sorry for him.　　　　　 B. Because the knew the old man.

　　 C. Because they wanted to help the old man.　 D. Because they were the driver’s friends

(　 )49. From the passage we know that 　　　　　 .

　　 A. The old gave the young man a hat 　　　　

B. The old man was the driver’s father

C. The driver became rich　　　　 　　　

D. The driver had to give the money to the old man

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On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was   l  that there was an envelope（信封）on my desk one morning. From the   2 , I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.

When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job. Go on!”

The note was   3  by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand（新手）, his words made me   4  . After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted  5  I had the ability to be a good editor(編輯) , I would read John’s note and become  6  again.

Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to   7  young people in many fields. “When I make   8  feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”   9 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my   10 , many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing takes more time and it is not  11  to pick up the phone. The problem with phone calls is that they cannot   12   a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read   13 .

So, when you find some people around you need   14 , please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will  15 , but remember Mr. John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy, too.

1.                A．certain         B．sure           C．surprised D．frightened

 

2.                A．calendar        B．envelope       C．book D．photo

 

3.                A．signed         B．picked          C．copied   D．practiced

 

4.                A．unhappy        B．sleepy          C．excited   D．sad

 

5.                A．why           B．that            C．what D．whether

 

6.                A．serious         B．confident       C．strict D．humorous

 

7.                A．expect         B．describe        C．introduce D．encourage

 

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

 

9.                A．But            B．However        C．Therefore D．Actually

 

10.               A．opinion         B．a(chǎn)dvice         C．idea  D．decision

 

11.               A．stronger        B．weaker         C．harder    D．better

 

12.               A．wait           B．last            C．stop  D．rest

 

13.               A．once          B．only once       C．more than once     D．less than once

 

14.               A．thanks         B．truth           C．trouble    D．help

 

15.               A．happen        B．matter         C．turn  D．hold

 

 

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Ashley Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter. She was moving into her house in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man     1    her to her door, and put a gun to her side.        "I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really    2   ," she said in a TV interview last week.         The man was Brian Nichols, 33 years old. He     3    at an Atlanta courthouse on March 11.The police were     4    him.          Nichols tied Smith up with tape, but set her free after she begged him not to take her     5    again and again. "I told him     6    he hurt me, my little girl wouldn't have mummy," she said with tears.         "I just talked to him and tried to     7    him believe me," Smith said.           She asked Nichols     8    he chose her. "He said he thought I was an angel    9    from God, and God asked him to do so."           Smith even   10   for the man before he allowed her to leave. Nichols was    11   when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV, seeing    12    looking for him. "I cannot    13    that's me on the TV!" Nichols told the woman.          Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he   14    do. She said, "I think you should turn yourself in. If you don't, lots more people are going to get    15  ."          Finally, he let her go. Then she called the police.

(     )1. A. took          (     )2. A. sad           (     )3. A. slept        (     )4. A. waiting for    (     )5. A. money      (     )6. A. if        (     )7. A. make        (     )8. A. how         (     )9. A. sent         (     )10. A. cooked dinner  (     )11. A. surprised    (     )12. A. his family    (     )13. A. understand    (     )14. A. might       (     )15. A. tired

B. followed     B. angry          B. lost a car B. thinking of   B. life       B. unless     B. help        B. why         B. taken      B. made tea      B. excited      B. his friends   B. believe      B. could       B. hurt

C. found              C. frightened            C. caught a thief   C. looking at          C. daughter          C. that           C. ask              C. when              C. given           C. made cakes        C. afraid           C. the police         C. say              C. should            C. caught

D. noticed                 D. amazed                     D. killed three people   D. searching for             D. clothes                 D. when                   D. tell                     D. where                   D. come                     D. cooked breakfast       D. unhappy                  D. the little girl         D. expect                  D. was able to                D. worried

On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was 　3l that there was an envelope（信封）on my desk one morning. From the 　32 , I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.

When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job. Go on!”

The note was 　33 by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand（新手）, his words made me 　34 . After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted
35 I had the ability to be a good editor(編輯) , I would read John’s note and become
36 again.

Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to 　37 young people in many fields. “When I make 　38 feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”
　 　39 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my 　40 , many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing takes more time and it is not
41 to pick up the phone. The problem with phone calls is that they cannot 　42 a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read 　43 .

So, when you find some people around you need 　44 , please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will
45 , but remember Mr. John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy, too.

(　 ) 31. A. certain　 　　　　 B. sure　　　 　　 C. surprised　　 　　 D. frightened

(　 ) 32. A. calendar 　　　　　 B. envelope　 　　　 C. book　　　　 　　 D. photo

(　 ) 33. A. signed　 　　　　　 B. picked　 　　　　　 C. copied　　　 　 D. practiced

(　 ) 34. A. unhappy 　　　　 B. sleepy　　 　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. sad

(　 ) 35. A. why　 　　　　　 B. that　　　　 　　 C. what　　　　 　　 D. whether

(　 ) 36. A. serious 　　　　　 B. confident　 　　　 C. strict　　 　　　　 D. humorous

(　 ) 37. A. expect 　　　　　　 B. describe　　 　　 C. introduce　　 　　 D. encourage

(　 ) 38. A. other 　　　　　　 B. the other　　 　　 C. others　　 　　　 D. the others

(　 ) 39. A. But　 　　　　　　　 B. However　 　　　 C. Therefore　　 　　 D. Actually

(　 ) 40. A. opinion 　　　　　　 B. advice　　 　　 C. idea　　　　 　　 D. decision

(　 ) 41. A. stronger 　　　　 B. weaker　 　　　　 C. harder　　　　 　 D. better

(　 ) 42. A. wait　 　　　　　　 B. last　　　 　　　　 C. stop　　　　 　　 D. rest

(　 ) 43. A. once 　　　　　　　 B. only once　 　　　 C. more than once 　 D. less than once

(　 ) 44.A. thanks 　　　　　　 B. truth　　 　　　　 C. trouble　　　　 D. help

(　 ) 45. A. happen 　　　　　 B. matter　　 　　 C. turn　　　　 　　 D. hold