One day, Jack threw some papers on my desk. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he said, and left. I had made just one small change. But it’s not that I hadn’t been warned. My colleagues had said he was responsible for the resignations(辭職) of the two previous sectaries. As the weeks went by, I came to look down on Jack.

After another of his episodes(片段) had left me in tears I stormed into his office. “what?” he said suddenly. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way. As a professional, it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. Jack smiled nervously, “Susan, I make you a promise that I will be a friend. I will treat you as you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.”

Jack avoided me the rest of the week, and never questioned my work again. I brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk. Another day I left a note: ”Hope your day is going great. ” Over the next few weeks, there were no more Jack episodes. One year later I discovered I had breast cancer, and was scared. The statistics were not great for my long-term survival.

One day, however, Jack visited me in the hospital and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside. “Tulips(郁金香),” he said. I smiled, not understanding. “If you plant them when you get home, they’ll come up next spring. I think you will be there to see them when they come up. Next spring you will see the colours I picked out for you.” Tears clouded my eyes and he left. I have seen those red and white striped（有條紋的） tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now. This past September the doctor declared me cured. At a moment when I was praying for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things. After all, that’s what friends do.

56. Jack became angry that day because__________.

A. he was feeling unwell

B. Susan had failed to keep his office clean

C. he felt Susan changed too much about the papers

D. Susan had changed something without his permission

57. Susan stormed into jack’s office to tell Jack that__________.

　　　 A. he wasn’t worthy of respect

　　　 B. he should apologize to her right away

C. she would treat him the way he treated her

　　　 D. one should show others respect and kindness

58. Which of the following describes Susan?

　　　 A. Moody but firm.

　　　 B. Shy and demanding

　　　 C. Confident and friendly.

　　　 D. Tough and troublesome.

59. From the passage, we can conclude that__________.

　　　 A. Jack cares about his employees

　　　 B. Jack gets along well with his employees

　　　 C. Jack is always particular about his work

　　　 D. Jack doesn’t care about the feelings of others

60. We can infer from the passage that__________.

　　　 A. a friend in need is a friend in deed

　　　 B. a few words can be as meaningful as many

　　　 C. a friend who says little must be a good friend

　　　 D. we must treat disrespectful people with disrespect

Once a man came to Allah (安拉) and said，“Oh Allah，I have many bad habits．Which one should I give up first？” Allah said,“Give up telling lies first and always tell the truth.”The man promised to do 48  and went home．

At night the man was about to go out to steal．Before setting out，he thought for a moment about the promise he made 49  Allah．“If tomorrow Allah asks me where I have been，what should I say？Should I say that I went out to steal？No，I cannot say that．If I tell the truth，everyone will start hating me and call 50  a thief．I would be punished for stealing．But 51  can I lie．”

So the man decided not to steal that night，and gave up this bad habit．

Next day，when he was about to drink wine，he also remembered 52  he had promised to Allah，so he gave up 53 idea of drinking wine．In this way，54  the man thought of doing something bad，he remembered his promise to tell the truth  55  all times．One by one，he gave up all his bad habits．

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher?parent meeting．To the little boy’s 　36 she said she would go．This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he felt 　37 of her appearance．Although she was a beautiful woman，there was a severe scar (傷疤) that 　38 nearly the entire right side of her face．The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar．

At the meeting，the people were 　39 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar，but the little boy was still embarrassed and 　40 himself from everyone．He did，however，get within hearing of a conversation between his mother and his teacher．

The teacher asked 　41 ，“How did you get the scar on your face？”

The mother replied，“ 42 my son was a baby，he was in a room that caught fire．Everyone was 43 afraid to go in because the fire was out of control so I went in．As I was running toward his bed，I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him．I was knocked 　44 but fortunately，a fireman came in and saved both of us．”She touch the burned side of her face．“This scar will be 　45 but to this day，I have never 　46 what I did．”

At this point，the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes．He held her in his arms and felt a great 　 47 of the sacrifice (犧牲) that his mother had made for him．He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day．

36．A．enjoyment B．disappointment C．surprise 　　D．excitement

37．A．sick 　　　　　　　　　 B．a(chǎn)shamed　　　　　　　　 C．a(chǎn)fraid 　　　　　　　　 　D．tired

38．A．included 　　　　　　 B．passed　　　　　　　　　 C．covered 　　　　　　　 　D．shaded

39．A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted

40．A．hid 　　　　　　　 B．protected　　　　　　　 C．separated 　　　　　　 　D．escaped

41．A．carefully 　　　　　　 B．seriously　　　　　　　　 C．nervously 　　　　　 　D．a(chǎn)nxiously

42．A．As 　　　　　　　 　　B．When　　　　　　　　　　 C．Since　　　　　　 D．While

43．A．so 　 　　 　　　　　　 B．much　　　　　　　　　　 C．quite 　　　　　　　　　 　D．too

44．A．helpless 　　　　　　　 B．hopeless　　　　　　　　 C．senseless 　　　　　　 　D．useless

45．A．ugly 　　　　　　 　　B．lasting　　　　　　　　　　 C．serious 　　　　　　　 　D．frightening

46．A．forgot 　　　　 　　B．recognized　　　　　　 C．considered 　　　　　 　D．regretted

47．A．honor 　　　　　 　　B．sense　　　　　　　　　　 C．happiness 　　　 　　 　D．pride

—It seems that Spain will win the match.

—________. Germany also has strong players.

A．That's a pity           B．It's very kind of you

C．I think so             D．It's hard to say

—It's raining outside. Do you have to leave today?

—Yes. ________ it rains, I'll leave because I have to attend the meeting tomorrow morning.

A．Even if                B．As if

C．Since                  D．Until

He knows it's inconvenient, but he wants to go________.

A．otherwise             B．therefore

C．a(chǎn)nyway               D．though

Only by then ________ that he had left his ticket at home.

A．John realized         B．realized John

C．did John realize       D．John did realize

 ________ that he made an obvious mistake, Jeff went on with his speech.

A．Not realized                             B．Not realizing

C．Not to realize                           D．Not to have realized

—Somehow the students can't understand the problem.

—If you explain it in simple English, you can make yourself ________ in class.

A．understand         B．understanding

C．understood         D．to understand

The snowstorm made ________ difficult for the workers to reach the place where they could repair the power supply.

A．it　　　　　　　　　　 B．that

C．one                   D．this