通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項。

I have two really good friends, Nancy and Richard. They both believe in the __31____ of positive thinking. However, though their personalities are __32___, they are totally different in other areas of their lives. The biggest differences are their _33___, career choices, and way of life.

　 Love and care __34____ Nancy’s childhood, she, along with her younger sister, was __35___ by her mother and father. Nancy’s parents paid much attention to her schoolwork, making her excellent at school. On the other hand, Richard’s childhood lacked love. His parents__36__ him up to his grandparents when they failed to take care of him properly. His grandmother took care of him for most of his growing up years. Moreover, since his sister did not live with him, he never really got to ___37__ her.

Another difference is their career choice. Nancy has always been a caretaker and made a choice to work in all kinds of different _38___ settings: doctor’s offices, hospitals, nursing homes and a visiting nurse. Her __39___ part was working with pediatrics (小兒科)。 However， Richard _40___ to work in the business world, he prefers to work with _41___ rather than with people.

A third difference is their__42___. Nancy is always on the go. She goes to yard sales, out to eat, and enjoys nature. She is __43____; has five children, thirteen grandchildren, several great-grandchildren. In contrast, Richard likes to stay home and do things alone. He is single and has no children.

I am very __44____ for the fact that I have two similar yet very different friends, Nancy and Richard. This has __45____ me that anyone can be a positive thinker. And it is also what makes my friendship with both of them very interesting and challenging.

31. A. energy　　　　 B. power　　　 C. ability　　　 D. effort

32. A. strong　 　　　 　 B. special　　　 C. impressive　 D. similar

33. A. childhood　　　 B. education　　 C. appearance　 D. family
34. A. affected　　　　 B. filled　　　 C. influenced　　 D. controlled

35. A. brought　　　　 B. moved　　　 C. raised　　　 D. changed

36. A. took　　　　　　 B. picked　　　 C. called　　　 D. gave

37. A. visit　　　　　　 B. know　　　 C. phone　　　 D. touch

38. A. medical　　　　 B. physical　　 C. political　　 D. chemical

39. A. difficult　　　　 B. complete　　 C. favorite　　　 D. natural

40. A. agreed　　　　　 B. refused　　　 C. chose　　　 D. remembered

41. A. machines　　　　 B. exhibitions　 C. agreements　 D. coins

42. A. hobby　　　　　 B. custom　　　 C. habit　　　 D. lifestyle

43. A. beautiful　　　　 B. confident　　 C. famous　　 D. married

44. A. anxious　　　　　 B. thankful　　 C. sorry　　　 D. ready

45. A. reminded　　　　 B. made　　　 C. taught　　　 D. encouraged

That year, in the local primary school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the _ 31 __ kids was the stupidest child anyone had never seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried _ 32 __

numbers to her; she would always end up saying something that the other children didn’t understand.

_ 33 __this girl arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great _ 34 __.Encouraged by the new teacher, the other children would have to _ 35 __her mistakes.

They all wanted to be the_ 36 __ to find her mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them to her. To do this they _ 37 __ all kinds of things: sweets, cards, oranges, paper planes.

It didn’t seem like this bothered the new kid.

However, little Lewis was sure that it must make her _ 38 __sad inside.

So, one day, he decided to_ 39 __ the new kid home after school. Lewis was sure he would see her _40 __.

On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he _ 41 __ for a while, until someone came along to meet her…

It was the new_ 42 __!

The teacher_ 43 __ the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand .Following from a distance, Lewis could_44 __ they were talking about math.

And that stupid new kid knew everything about it, much more than _ 45 __ in the class.

31. A. short 　　　 B. tall　 　　　　C. old 　　　 D. new

32. A. speaking　 　 B. guessing 　　　C. talking　　 D. explaining

33. A. Until　 　　 B. Before　　 　 C. After　　 D. Later

34. A. popular　 　 B. fun　　　 　　C. tiring　　 D. surprising

35. A. make　　　　 B. do　　　 　　　C. correct　　 D. have

36. A. first 　　　　B. second　 　　 C. next　　 　D. last

37. A. borrowed　　 B. saw　　　　 　 C. had　　　 　D. used

38. A. feel　　 　　B. listen　　　 　C. like　　 　 D. smell

39. A .run　　　　 B. write　　　　 C .follow　　 D. save

　40. A. crying　　　 B. reading 　　　C. eating　 D. playing

41. A. filled　　　 B. got　　　　 　C. saw　　　 D. waited

42. A. mother　　　 B. friend　　　　 C. boy　　　 D. teacher

43. A. came　　　　 B. left　　　　 　C. gave　　 D. bought

44. A. hear　　 　　B. wear　　 　　　C. mind　　　 D. see

45. A someone　　 　 B. something　 　C. anything　 D. anyone

That year, in the local primary school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the _ 31 __ kids was the stupidest child anyone had never seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried _ 32 __

numbers to her; she would always end up saying something that the other children didn’t understand.

_ 33 __this girl arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great _ 34 __.Encouraged by the new teacher, the other children would have to _ 35 __her mistakes.

They all wanted to be the_ 36 __ to find her mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them to her. To do this they _ 37 __ all kinds of things: sweets, cards, oranges, paper planes.

It didn’t seem like this bothered the new kid.

However, little Lewis was sure that it must make her _ 38 __sad inside.

So, one day, he decided to_ 39 __ the new kid home after school. Lewis was sure he would see her _40 __.

On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he _ 41 __ for a while, until someone came along to meet her…

It was the new_ 42 __!

The teacher_ 43 __ the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand .Following from a distance, Lewis could_44 __ they were talking about math.

And that stupid new kid knew everything about it, much more than _ 45 __ in the class.

31. A. short　　　　 B. tall　　　　　 C. old　　　　 D. new

32. A. speaking　　 B. guessing　　　 C. talking　　 D. explaining

33. A. Until　　　　 B. Before　　　　 C. After　　　 D. Later

34. A. popular　　　 B. fun　　　　　 C. tiring　　 D. surprising

35. A. make　　　　 B. do　　　　　　 C. correct　　 D. have

36. A. first　 　　　B. second　　　　 C. next　　　 D. last

37. A. borrowed　　 B. saw　　　　　 C. had　　　　 D. used

38. A. feel　　　　 B. listen　　　　 C. like　　　 D. smell

39. A .run　　　　　 B. write　　　　 C .follow　　 D. save

40. A. crying 　　　 B. reading　　　 C. eating　　 D. playing

41. A. filled　　　 B. got　　　　　 C. saw　　　 D. waited

42. A. mother　　　 B. friend　　　　 C. boy　　　 D. teacher

43. A. came　　　　 B. left　　　　　 C. gave　　　 D. bought

44. A. hear　　　　 B. wear　　　　　 C. mind　　　 D. see

45. A someone　　　 B. something　　 C. anything　 D. anyone

  It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We hadn’t seen rain for almost a month.. The crops(莊稼) were dying. The rivers were drying. If we didn’t see some _41__soon, we would lose everything. It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of _42__and saw the only miracle ( 奇跡 )I had seen with my own eyes.

I was in the _43__making lunch when I saw my 6-year –old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He disappeared into the woods, but minutes later, he came running out again_44_the house.

 I went back to make sandwiches, think about the task he had done. Moments later ,however, he was once again walking toward the woods .This ___45_ for an hour—walked carefully to the woods and ran back to the house.

 Finally I couldn’t wait any longer and I walked out of the house and followed him_46__.Then I saw the most _47__ thing. Several big deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to him. And I saw a baby deer_48_ on the ground, clearly suffering from dehydration( 遭受脫水)and the heat. It lifted its_49__with great effort to lap up （舔）the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.

 When the water was gone, Billy jumped back and ran back to the house. I __50_ him back to a spigot (龍頭  ) that we had shut off the water to. Billy opened it all the way up and very little __51_ came out .He knelt( 跪下 )there ,letting the water slowly fill up his ___52__. When he stood up and began to run back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes __53_with tears.

 “I’m not _54__”, he was crying.

 As the tears from my eyes began to hit the ground, they were suddenly __55__by other drops … more drops … and more

 All I could say is that the rain that came that day saved our farm… just like the actions of one little boy saved the deer.

41.  A. crops         B. rivers   C. money      D. rain   

42.  A. giving        B. sharing   C. receiving   D. sending

43.  A. dining room   B. bedroom   C. kitchen   D study     

44.  A. toward      B. to         C. for        D. from

45.  A. happened    B. went on    C. held       D. took      

46.  A. happily      B. angrily    C. quietly     D. quickly

47.  A. surprising   B. annoying   C. wonderful   D. strange  

48.  A. sleeping    B. sitting      C. dying       D. lying

49.  A. head       B. feet        C. back       D. nose           

50.  A. walked     B. followed    C. ran       D. jumped    

51.  A. water      B. drops      C. rain         D. food.         

52.  A. mouth      B. hands    C. pocket      D. bag       

53.  A. filled      B. full       C. went        D. dealt   

54.  A .playing.   B. joking     C. wasting       D. drinking  

55.  A. joined     B. taken      C. brought       D. made

 閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Zhang Jin was so lucky to have a free trip to Thailand. But he didn't ____21___ to have a dangerous experience. The next day, when Zhang Jin arrived in Bangkok (曼谷), he was shocked to find himself in a city ____22___ with street battles (戰(zhàn)斗) between two groups. One group was supporting the Thai government while the other was ____23_____ it and had street battles with the ____24____. Two people were killed and hundreds injured. Because of it, 240,000 foreign tourists, including over 3,000 Chinese people like Zhang, failed to leave and had to_____25___ in the country.

      "We were ___26___ on the streets. But we felt at home with other Chinese from Hong Kong or Taiwan," said Zhang._____27_____ , the Chinese government sent flights to bring the people back. Now, all the Chinese tourists are safely back home. "The moment the plane left Thailand, we cheered for joy," said Zhang.

      Last week the street battles finished. __28__ , the country's tourism industry(旅游業(yè))needs ___29___ to return to normal. Tourism is the___30___part of the country's economy (經(jīng)濟)，   Thailand is called "Land of Smiles" and has some of Asia's best beaches. It has made $17 billion from 15.5 million tourists this year.

21. A. like          B. believe         C. expect         D. refuse

22. A. filled         B. begun          C. covered        D. ended

23. A. for           B. with           C. at             D. against

24. A. police        B. students         C. workers        D. teachers

25. A. leave         B. stay            C. live            D. sleep

26. A. happy        B. sorry            C. sad            D. nervous

27. A. Badly         B. Luckily         C. Mostly         D. Suddenly

28. A. But           B. However        C. Though         D. So

29. A. time          B. people          C. money         D. rest

30. A. highest        B. smallest         C. biggest        D. lowest