A man was bitterly envious of his neighbour．He spent long hours in prayer，wanting to be      to his neighbour in every aspect of life．
One night，God appeared before him in a dream and said，“I am pleased with your    ．Ask for a gift．     your neighbour will get the same gift in double amount．”
He was glad but sad that his enemy would get a greater gift．He requested，“God，     the sight in one of my eyes．”
With his single eye，he peeped at his neighbour but was        to see his neighbour's sight was not lost! Confused，he        to God，“Why don’t you keep your word?”
God said，“Son，I always keep my word．      is not a gift，but a curse．You have the gift of sight in only one eye now，as asked by you．But your neighbour has sight in both of his eyes．I        the gift．”
He suddenly        from his dream and was sure that it was a message from God．Englightened by the dream，he went to his neighbour and begged his pardon for thinking and acting       him．They embraced each other and were good friends thereafter．

小題1:	A．cleverer B．previous C．stronger D．superior

小題2:	A．prayer B．envy C．sorrow D．pity

小題3:	A．Otherwiee B．But C．Therefore D．Besides

小題4:	A．finish B．cut C．move D．destroy

小題5:	A．delighted B．terrified C．surprised D．worried

小題6:	A．blamed B．complained C．yelled D．hurried

小題7:	A．Blindness B．Envy C．Disability D．Promise

小題8:	A．relieved B．a(chǎn)warded C．kept D．doubled

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)woke B．burst C．cried D．frightened

小題10:

A．towards B．for C．a(chǎn)gainst D．on

The family had just moved．The young woman was feeling a little        ．It was Mother's Day—and 800 miles separated her from her parents．
She had called them that morning，and her mother had        how colorful their backyard was        spring had arrived．Later，she told her husband how she        those lilacs(丁香)in her parents’yard．“I know where we can find some，”he said．“Get the        and come on．”So off they went．
Some time later，they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round．The young woman rushed up to the nearest        and buried her face in the flowers．Carefully，she       some．Finally，they returned to their car for the        home．The woman sat smiling，surrounded by her        ．
When they were near home，she shouted“stop”，got off quickly and        to a nearby nursing home．She went to the end of the porch(門廊)，where a(n)        patient was sitting in her wheelchair，and put the flowers into her lap．The two        ，bursting into laughter now and then．Later the young woman turned and ran back to her        ．As the car pulled away，the woman in the wheelchair        with a smile，and held the lilacs        ．
“Mom，”the kids asked，“        did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother's Day，and she seems so        while I have all of you．And anyone would be        by flowers．”
This satisfied the kids，but not the husband．The next day he        some young lilacs around their yard．   
I was the husband．Now，every May，our yard is full of lilacs．Every Mother’s Day our kids        purple lilacs．And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman．

小題1:	A．moved B．worried C．a(chǎn)ngry D．depressed

小題2:	A．1earned B．imagined C．mentioned D．realized

小題3:	A．now that B．so that C．a(chǎn)s if D．even if

小題4:	A．missed B．grew C．watered D．showed

小題5:	A．cars B．kids C．clothes D．1ilacs．

小題6:	A．bush B．hill C．yard D．door

小題7:	A．bought B．picked C．set D．raised

小題8:	A．break B．holiday C．trip D．dinner

小題9:	A．friends B．memory C．flowers D．honor

小題10:

A．responded B．pointed C．drove D．hurried

小題11:

A．1oving B．elderly C．serious D．sensitive

小題12:

A．hesitated B．waited C．sat D．chatted

小題13:

A．family B．mother C．path D．home

小題14:

A．nodded B．waved C．1eft D．continued

小題15:

A．sadly B．politely C．quickly D．tightly

小題16:

A．why B．when C．how D．where

小題17:

A．quiet B．confused C．a(chǎn)lone D．patient

小題18:

A．calmed B．persuaded C．disappointed D．cheered

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)rranged B．dried C．planted D．hid

小題20:

A．find B．gather C．receive D．buy

I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet     , which gave me motivation and ambition.
There were several years that have left an extremely bitter taste in my mouth .The first few months after my mother’s remarriage were sweet: baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things     . Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were     by days Emily and I spent lonely in our rooms under our stepfather’s     . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always     dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had     a war field. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation. Then one evening, after another argument had     , we were left homeless . And later a friend of my mother let us stay with her. Instead of focusing on our economic problem, my mother     pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a     life. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills.     , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the     of perseverance (堅(jiān)持不懈) and education.
And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making     , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.

小題1:	A．behavior B．a(chǎn)dventure C．a(chǎn)ctivity D．experience

小題2:	A．continued B．changed C．ruined D．disappeared

小題3:	A．concerned B．a(chǎn)ssociated C．provided D．replaced

小題4:	A．sympathy B．offers C．orders D．efforts

小題5:	A．separated B．interrupted C．harmed D．prepared

小題6:	A．turned into B．turned up C．turned down D．turned on

小題7:	A．broke B．caused C．erupted D．delayed

小題8:	A．mistakenly B．obviously C．selflessly D．unwillingly

小題9:	A．important B．difficult C．dangerous D．comfortable

小題10:

A．Instead B．Otherwise C．Meanwhile D．Therefore

小題11:

A．value B．cost C．price D．theme

小題12:

A．mistakes B．a(chǎn)ppointments C．a(chǎn)rrangements D．a(chǎn)chievements

Like most Oregonians, Stephanie McRae was used to driving in bad weather. Although rain still beat the window of her car, the worst of the day’s storm seemed to have passed as she drove her 11-year-old daughter, Maggie, home from a church at 8:30 p.m. Two little children sat into their car seats in back.
When crossing over Fawcett Creek (小河), McRae found the road just ahead had been washed away. The storm had turned Fawcett Creek into a 100-feet-wide river. Water began to go into the car and the four of them had to climb onto the car’s roof. The car was floating about and was being swept toward the Tillamook River only a few miles ahead. Suddenly it stopped when hitting a logjam (浮木阻塞).The water swept over them, rising higher and higher. Stephanie screamed into the rainy night, almost crying.
“Mom, I have to go and get help,” her 11-year-old daughter Maggie cried.
Stephanie realized if she went by herself, Maggie couldn’t hold on to the other two babies. But Maggie was still recovering from foot surgery. How could she manage? Finally she shouted, “I’m proud of you. Be careful!”
As Maggie McRae struggled to reach the shore, she was all wet. The sixth grader started running to the nearest house. Inside, the neighbors immediately called 911 and were told that firefighters were making their way toward another trapped car. Maggie joined the neighbors, and helped the rescue team point out where her mother was. The firefighters saved McRae and her children by using a 35-foot-long ladder.
When Stephanie reached land in safety, Maggie raced into her mother’s arms. “She hugged me for five minutes,” Maggie remembers. Maggie accepted an award for her heroism, but she’s happier to get back to her sports team and her family. 
小題1:What can we infer from the passage?

A．Without the logjam, McRae’s car would have been swept into the Tillamook River.

B．The rain became heavier when McRae drove home.

C．McRae’s car was the only vehicle that was blocked in the Fawcett Creek that night.

D．Most of the time the weather in Oregon is quite good.

小題2:Stephanie McRae’s screaming on the car’s roof suggested that she felt ______.

A．surprised

B．helpless

C．disappointed

D．careless

小題3:According to the passage, we can infer that Maggie ______.

A．was strong enough to hold the two children in the water

B．tried to swim to the bank in order to get help

C．stopped her sports activities due to her foot injury

D．rescued her family using a ladder

小題4:Which of the following is in the correct order of events?
①Firefighters rescued McRae and her children from the river.
②Firefighters were sent to the broken road.
③The neighbors Maggie found called 911.
④The rescue team had got informed of the trouble at Fawcett Creek.
⑤Another trapped car was found in the river by the firefighters.

A．④②③⑤①

B．④③②①⑤

C．③④②①⑤

D．③④②⑤①

小題5:What is the passage mainly about?

A．A heavy storm that damaged a road and killed lots of drivers.

B．A brave young girl who helped save her family from flood.

C．Firefighters who rescued a family late at night from flood.

D．Great neighbors who saved people swept away into a river.

When growing up, I hadn't the slightest curiosity about the authors of books I read; it  was the _     that was important. My mother, and sometimes my father. read _     to us every  night.   I could hardly wait       I could read and write my own books. But in the first grade,
I would sit with a group of      while the teacher turned over large sheets of paper.        had been written in crayon and seemed to have something to do with       in one corner-a cat or dog or a tree in autumn. One by one the other children read aloud those black       while I sat unhappy. One day I decided that perhaps      was just making stories up. So the next time when the teacher      to the words, I eagerly _     a story about a dog attacking a cat         a tree in autumn. The teacher looked sad and-shook her _      , and I knew that I still had not discovered the magic secret.
By the time I         fifth grade, "writing books" was still my favorite hobby. I rushed home from school each day to write down       had been forming in my head. At sixteen my  first story was       in a church magazine. In college, where I was studying to be a psychologist, was able to pay my       by writing stories. When I got my bachelor's degree, I decided to write more than anything else, so I began writing       . I have since published books for both children and       _ . I'm not happy unless I spend some time writing. Usually I write about six hours each day. I spend three months to a year on a children's book.         how well I know the       before I begin. A neovel for adults takes a year or two. When my work is going well. I wake early in the mornings, hoping it is time to get up.

小題1:	A．experience B．story C．process D．class

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)loud B．loudly C．loud D．widely

小題3:	A．before B．a(chǎn)fter C．until D．though

小題4:	A．teachers B．parents C．children D．writers

小題5:	A．Lectures B．Rules C．Meanings D．Sentences

小題6:	A．words B．news C．pictures D．promises

小題7:	A．pages B．marks C．dots D．grades

小題8:	A．reading B．listening C．speaking D．playing

小題9:	A．turned B．picked C．pointed D．intended

小題10:

A． set up B．told up C．made up D． put up

小題11:

A．beneath B．over C． above D．inside

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)rm B．head C．leg D．ruler

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)rrived B．finished C．reached D．managed

小題14:

A．whichever B．however C．whatever D．wherever

小題15:

A．rewarded B．published C．recalled D．received

小題16:

A．family B．work C．child D．tuition

小題17:

A．part-time B．full-time C．sometime D．in time

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)dults B．men C．women D．students

小題19:

A．figuring out B．carrying on C．depending on D．bringing out

小題20:

A．readers B．characters C．topics D．chapters

Do you have a Teddy Bear? The lovable teddy bear _____be found all around the world. You can find _____not only in toy stores, _____ on T-shirts, posters and more. Do you know _____ the teddy bear got its name?
On November 14, 1902, US President Theodore Roosevelt went to Mississippi to ____ a problem. After a day's work, Roosevelt went hunting. However, he was unhappy ______ he couldn't find ___ big game to shoot during the hunt.
Legend has it _____ his host wanted the hunting trip to be _______, so he went out and found a bear cub and _____ it to a tree for Roosevelt to shoot. But Roosevelt _____and asked him to _____ it free.
After _____ about this, artist Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon of Roosevelt and the bear. He then _______ the cartoon in The Washington Post.
A few days _____, a shopkeeper saw the cartoon and had his wife _____ many toy bears _______ the bear in the cartoon. They named them _____ Roosevelt’s nickname Teddy. ____ early 1903, they sold these teddy bears in the shop and many people came to buy them. Now it is _____with a lot of people.

小題1:	A．should B．can C．must D．will

小題2:	A．it B．them C．its D．it’s

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)nd B．however C．but also D．a(chǎn)lthough

小題4:	A．what B．how C．why D．however

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)nswer B．make C．solve D．solving

小題6:	A．because B．so C．but D．though

小題7:	A．some B．every C．a(chǎn)ll D．a(chǎn)ny

小題8:	A．that B．what C．which D．/

小題9:	A．successful B．succeed C．success D．succeeded

小題10:

A．tie B．tied C．to tie D．tying

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．received C．refused D．a(chǎn)greed

小題12:

A．put B．set C．leave D．making

小題13:

A．being heard B．hearing C．heard D．hear

小題14:

A．came out B．made C．gave D．published

小題15:

A．lately B．before C．later D．late

小題16:

A．to make B．made C．to be made D．make

小題17:

A．to be based on B．based on C．basing on D．a(chǎn)re based on

小題18:

A．because B．a(chǎn)ccording C．before D．a(chǎn)fter

小題19:

A．In B．On C．Between D．Among

小題20:

A．loved B．sold C．popular D．bought

It was the Year from Hell-September 1993 to September 1994-the dog died, my marriage of 24 years ended, and my house burned down. I had moved into a new rented house with my youngest son, after my husband and I split up. We'd been in the house just six weeks. I went to a dinner party one night, and as I drove home, I saw helicopters hovering in the general vicinity of my new home. Smoke was billowing into the sky, and sirens were wailing. As I got closer, I thought, Wouldn't it be awful if that was my house? Then I turned the corner, and sure enough, it was my house.
I was devastated. It had been such a horrible year, and now everything I owned had gone up in smoke. Mementos, baby pictures, family keepsakes, clothes, furniture-everything was destroyed. My marriage was gone, my dog was gone, my home was gone, and all my worldly possessions, except my car and the clothes on my back, were gone too.
My son and I stayed with a friend for a couple of nights. Then my friend Gail heard about the fire, called me up, and said, "Come move into my house. I have seven bedrooms and five bathrooms-plenty of space for you and your son." It was a sprawling ranch house on a double lot in La Jolla, with an ocean view, to boot. Gail had three kids at home, but there was still plenty of room for me and my son, Sutton. Her offer was a godsend. Little did I know that her offer of a temporary place to stay would turn into a living arrangement that lasted two and a half years.
Gail and I had a lot in common. We had both been raised Catholic and our unconscious minds had been programmed the same way-we saw ourselves as good little Catholic girls who were gonna stay married forever. But both of our husbands decided they didn't want to be married anymore, and so here we were, two single mothers, dazed, confused, and in a fog. We had followed the rules... why were we not happy? Gail and I spent the next couple of years sorting out a lot of things together.
After we moved in, I soon began to look for a permanent place to live. After a few weeks, Gail said, "Please don't leave. I've never had so much freedom!" Having me in the house meant someone to help take care of her kids, someone to share cooking and gardening, and someone to share day-to-day life. She loved having me there, and I loved being there. So we stayed.
It was an important chapter in my life. Gail and I gardened together, talking back and forth as we worked in the soil. We both needed time to heal from our divorces, time to sort out the confusion, time to get some clarity on the past and some focus on the future. It was a time of deeper insight and spiritual growth for both of us. Over time, I grew to realize how strong I really was, how even-tempered, and how I really could get my act together and go on with my life.
Gail's generosity was more than anyone could ever ask or expect from a friend. She gave me a safe haven in which to mourn and heal and grow into the next chapter of my life. She showed her love in countless ways. I am eternally grateful to have a friend like Gail.
I'm also grateful for the lessons I learned from the fire and the other losses that came so suddenly, so fast. Much to my surprise, I found gratitude among the ashes. I was tested sorely-literally trial by fire. But, like a phoenix, I rose from the ashes strong and whole. I would not be the person I am today if not for that Year from Hell.
小題1:Why did the writer say Sep 1993 to Sep 1994 was the Year from Hell?

A．She got divorced from her husband

B．Both of her houses were burned down

C．She met some misfortune one after another

D．Her dog was killed in the big fire

小題2:What did the writer and Gail have in common?

A．Both of them had one son

B．Both of them believed in the same faith

C．Both of them lost the home

D．Both of them decided to divorce

小題3:How did the writer spend the days with Gail?

A．She looked after the 4 kids alone

B．She planted some flowers with Gail

C．She shared the same bedroom with Gail

D．They did some cleaning together

小題4:which is the right order of the following events?
①、She wanted to find a permanent house
②、She shared cooking with Gail
③、She went to a dinner party one night
④、She stayed with a friend for a couple of days
⑤、She lost her dog

A．③⑤④①②

B．④①⑤③②

C．③④②⑤①

D．①③⑤④②

小題5:What is the best title for the text?

A．Generosity from a friend

B．Recover from the pain

C．The Year from Hell

D．Gratitude among the ashes

Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat. Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and, shall we say, love.
The combination of these things combined with a life spent outside had their effect on Ugly. To start with, he had only one eye and where the other should have been was a gaping hole. He was also missing his ear on the same side, his left foot appeared to have been badly broken at one time, and had healed at an unnatural angle, making him look like he was always turning the corner. His tail has long ago been lost, leaving only the smallest stub, which he would constantly jerk and twitch.
Ugly would have been a dark grey tabby, striped-type, except for the sores covering his head, neck, even his shoulders with thick, yellowing scabs. Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same reaction. "That's one UGLY cat!!"
All the children were warned not to touch him, the adults threw rocks at him, hosed him down, squirted him when he tried to come in their home or shut his paws in the door when he would not leave. Ugly always had the same reaction. If you turned the hose on him, he would stand there, getting soaked（浸濕）until you gave up and quit. If you threw things at him, he would curl his lanky body around feet in forgiveness.
Whenever he spied children, he would come running, meowing frantically and bump his head against their hand begging for their love. If you ever picked him up, he would immediately begin suckling on your shirt, earring whatever he could find.
One day Ugly shared his love with the neighbor's huskies. They did not respond kindly, and Ugly was badly attacked. From my apartment I could hear his scream and I tried to rush to his aid. By the time I got to where he was laying, it was obvious Ugly's sad life was almost at an end. Ugly lay in a wet circle, his back legs and lower back twisted grossly out of shape, a gaping tear in the white strip of fur that ran down his front. As I picked him up and tried to carry him home, I could hear him wheezing and gasping, and could feel him struggling. It must be hurting him terribly, I thought. Then I felt a familiar tugging, sucking sensation on my ear. Ugly, in so much pain, suffering and obviously dying, was trying to suckle my ear. I pulled him closer to me, and he bumped the palm of my hand with his head, then he turned his one golden eye towards me, and I could hear the distinct sound of purring. Even in the greatest pain, that ugly battled-scarred cat was asking only for a little affection, perhaps some compassion.
At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen. Never once did he try to bite or scratch me, or even try to get away from me, or struggle in any way. Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting in me to relieve his pain.
Ugly died in my arms before I could get inside, but I sat and held him for a long time afterward thinking about how one scarred, deformed little stray could so alter my opinion about what it means to have true pureness of spirit, to love so totally and truly. Ugly taught me more about giving and compassion than a thousand book lecture or talk show specials ever could, and for that I will always be thankful. He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the inside, and it was time for me to move on and learn to love truly and deeply. To give my total to those I cared for.
Many people want to be richer, more successful, well liked, beautiful, but for me, I will always try to be Ugly.
小題1:Why did the tomcat get 3 things with him?

A．Because his mother deserted him.

B．Because the residents disliked him

C．Because other animals always attacked him.

D．Because he spent his life outside, which affected him..

小題2:Children were always warned not to touch tomcat, because ___?

A．the tomcat was not kind to the children

B．the tomcat sometimes bit young children

C．the tomcat was really dirty and nasty.

D．the tomcat might carry some viruses with him

小題3:Which caused the tomcat to die?

A．The adults threw rocks at him

B．The neighbors wanted to drive him with a pipe

C．The owners would get his paws trapped in the doors

D．The tomcat was killed by some dog

小題4:What did the tomcat do when coming to death?

A．He shared his love with the writer

B．He struggled to stand up

C．He shouted at the writer

D．He begged the writer to save him.

小題5:Why did the writer say he would try to be Ugly?

A．Because he loved Ugly so deeply

B．Because the Ugly taught him to love totally and truly

C．Because he hated it that his neighbors were so cruel

D．Because he found some similarities between them

I grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940's it was a wholesome, specific little community. It was my home and I loved it there; back then I thought I would never leave. My best friend Rose and I used to collectively dream about raising a family of our own someday. We had it all planned out to live next door to one another.
Our dream remained alive through grade school, high school, and even beyond. Rose was my maid of honor when I got married in 1953 to the love of my life, Dick. Even then she joked that she was just one perfect guy short of being married, thus bringing us closer to our dream. Meanwhile, Dick aspired to be an officer in the Marines（海軍）and I fully supported his ambitions. I realized that he might be stationed far away from Jamaica Plain, but I told him I would relocate and adjust. The idea of experiencing new places together seemed somewhat romantic to me.
So, in 1955, Dick was stationed in Alaska and we relocated. Rose was sad to see me leave, but wished me the best of luck. Rose and I remained in touch for a few years by regular phone call but after a while we lost track of one another. Back in the 1950's it was a lot more difficult to stay in touch with someone over a long distance, especially if you were relocating every few years. There were no email addresses or transferable phone number and directory lookup services were available at best.
I thought of her several times over the years. Once in the mid 1960's ,when I was visiting the Greater Boston area, I tried to determine her whereabouts but my search turned up empty-handed. Jamaica Plain had changed drastically in the 10 years I was gone. A pretty obvious shift in income demographics was affecting my old neighborhood. My family had moved out of the area, as did many of the people I used to know. Rose was nowhere to be found.
52 years passed and we never spoke. I've since raised a family of five, all of whom now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Now here I am at the doorstep to my 80th birthday and I receive a random phone call on an idle Wednesday afternoon. "Hello?" I said. "Hi Natalie, it's Rose," the voice on the other end replied. "It's been so long. I don't know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kid" she said.
We haven't seen each other yet, but we have spent countless hours on the phone catching up on 52 years of our lives. The interesting thing is that even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off, which is really strange considering the circumstances.
Her husband passed away a few years ago as well, but she mailed me several photographs of her family that were taken over the years. It's so crazy, just looking at the photos and listening to her describe her family reminds me of my own; a reasonably large, healthy family. Part of me feels like we led fairly similar lives.
I don't think the numerous similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn't just call each other best friend we truly were best friend and even now we can be best friends again. Real friends have two things in common: a compatible personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what initiates the connection between two people and a strong-willed character at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, and can thus sustain the tests of time and prolonged absence without faltering.
小題1:What was the dream of the writer and Rose when young except that_____?

A．They could have a family of their own

B．They could marry a promising husband

C．They planned to become neighbors

D．They could go to the same school

小題2:Why did they become apart when going older?

A．Because the writer got married ,so Rose was sad

B．They held a different opinion on their life

C．The writer’s husband had to move from one place to another

D．Their community had to be rebuilt

小題3:Which was not the reason for their loss in touch?

A．At that time ,there were no advanced communication methods

B．The job of the writer’s husband was changeable

C．There were no such services for them to keep the same number when moving

D．They hadn’t written to each for a long time

小題4:The writer failed to find Rose in the mid of 1960’s, because ____?

A．Rose left her homeland.

B．Rose wouldn’t like to see her

C．the surroundings there had changed a lot.

D．they lost in touch for a long time

小題5:What can we infer from the text?

A．Rose had been making every effort to look for the writer

B．Compared with the writer, Rose lived an unhappy life.

C．Both of the husbands died before their wives.

D．It is a coincidence that there were a lot of similarities between them

小題6:We can learn from the passage that ____________.

A．a(chǎn) friend in need is a friend indeed

B．life without a friend is a life without sun

C．friendship is a love without wings

D．the world is but a little place after all.

Even as I write this story, I am still smiling. The past few weeks have been rather       , but when a large number of smile cards arrived in my mailbox the other day, having traveled from the United States to my home in the Netherlands, I knew things were about to         .
I          where to leave the cards: the train, benches at the station, libraries, mailboxes—the possibilities were         .
I woke up, went to work, and        , I went to the shop to buy some candy bars,         to leave them as anonymous (匿名的) gifts for people on the train.        , my train home was extremely         and I couldn’t find a place to leave the gifts. An elderly man must have        me searching for a place to leave them, because he asked me if I was          something.
Right then I          that my first smile card would not be anonymous. With a big smile, I told him that I found what I was looking for,         him the candy bar and a card. He had only just finished reading the card          I arrived at my          and got off the train, but he was still smiling and         his candy as I waved at him from the        .
Despite having worked for a full day, I         bounced (跳) home. Before I entered my         , I delivered a few more smile cards and candy bars to people’s mailboxes. I added a(n)          candy bar for a neighbor who was in a difficult financial situation, but worked hard every day to get the very best for his young son. I figured they both        a tasty little treat.

小題1:	A．joyous B．simple C．tough D．colourful

小題2:	A．turn away B．turn around C．turn up D．turn in

小題3:	A．required B．realized C．declared D．wondered

小題4:	A．small B．important C．specific D．endless

小題5:	A．otherwise B．a(chǎn)fterwards C．instead D．sometimes

小題6:	A．stopping B．continuing C．a(chǎn)greeing D．planning

小題7:	A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Anyway

小題8:	A．special B．common C．crowded D．modern

小題9:	A．prevented B．seen C．heard D．left

小題10:

A．picking up B．caring about C．looking for D．referring to

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)dvised B．decided C．wished D．ordered

小題12:

A．buying B．posting C．sending D．handing

小題13:

A．when B．while C．until D．once

小題14:

A．hometown B．company C．country D．stop

小題15:

A．receiving B．enjoying C．finding D．dividing

小題16:

A．entrance B．office C．platform D．bench

小題17:

A．tiredly B．excitedly C．fortunately D．carefully

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)partment B．farm C．city D．classroom

小題19:

A．extra B．perfect C．typical D．ordinary

小題20:

A．rejected B．deserved C．a(chǎn)fforded D．forgot