I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was really inspiring. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.

I am a very   31   person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be    32  , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to   33   away, and then even my husband did.

As I turned around I   34   a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor   35   men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “  36  ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for   37  . He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been   38  .

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could   39 . He just wanted to be warm.

Then I really   40   it—the compulsion（沖動）was so great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判斷) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a   41   tray（托盤）.

I then walked around the corner to the   42   that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s   43  hand. He looked up at me, with   44  in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I   45   with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.

(   ) 31. A. friendly             B. healthy              C. proud                       D. willing

(   ) 32. A. treated                     B. served               C. welcomed                D. greeted

(   ) 33. A. give                  B. put                    C. move                       D. throw

(   ) 34. A. sounded            B. tasted                C. felt                          D. smelled

(   ) 35. A. happy               B. careless             C. homeless                  D. pleasant

(   ) 36. A. smiling              B. crying               C. thinking                    D. nodding

(   ) 37. A. help                  B. acceptance        C. money                            D. pocket

(   ) 38. A. saving               B. hoping               C. holding                     D. counting

(   ) 39. A. save                  B. share                 C. afford                      D. drink

(   ) 40. A. felt                   B. made                 C. got                          D. took

(   ) 41. A. different            B. clean                 C. expensive                 D. clean

(   ) 42. A. corner               B. door                  C. kitchen                     D. table

(   ) 43. A. warm                B. clean                 C. dirty                        D. cold

(   ) 44. A. fear                  B. tears                 C. hope                        D. desire

(   ) 45. A. began                B. met                   C. graduated                 D. filled

   

      Everyone can feel stressed out because of too many things happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have __36__ opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard.

      You are not a children any more, but you are not __37__, even though you have to deal with some grow-up problems and made decisions by __38__. Families can be one of the biggest causes（原因）of stress, such as problems of arguing with __39__ or brothers or sisters. Teenagers also have lots of stress from __40__, either from their teachers or from their classmates. Some teenagers also feel __41__ about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some can’t __42__ to go to university. It is hard for some teenagers to get a job after they graduate. There are so many young people finishing school __43__ not enough jobs for them. Though there is a lot of stress, you can find many ways to __44__ it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound __45__, but it is helpful.

(  )36. A. more                 B. fewer                C. many

(  )37. A. a baby                   B. a teenager           C. an adult

(  )38. A. yourself                 B. himself          C. myself

(  )39. A. teachers                 B. parents          C. classmates

(  )40. A. family                   B. society              C. school

(  )41. A. relaxed                  B. stressed         C. excited

(  )42. A. afford                   B. offer                C. refuse

(  )43. A. and                      B. but              C. or

(  )44. A. agree with               B. talk with            C. deal with

(  )45. A. simple                   B. difficult            C. good

In many classroom, it’s not 31   to find students spinning(旋轉(zhuǎn)) their pens32  

They listen to their teachers.

Pen-spinning is also popular  33   Japanese students. It is a form of entertainment.

Recently, a pen-spinning competition was held in Tokyo, Japan. Ryuki Omura, a 16-year-old high school student, became the first pen-spinning   34   .

 276 people took part in the competition. They came from different age groups. Some

Were students    35   some were office workers. First, they 36      the videos of

their pen-spinning skills to the organizer’s websites. Then some of them came to the last round in Tokyo. 37      of them had 30 seconds to show their skills in front of 400 people,  38     reporters and fans. Omura took a pen from his little finger to the rest of his fingers, then to his palm(手掌) and the back of his hand. His wonderful show made him    39   the champion.

   Omura said he began learning pen-spinning only about 14 months ago. He did  40

in the competition. If you like to spin your pen, you can practice it in your spare time .But when you are in class, please don’t do that.

31. A. difficult        B. easy            C. common

32. A. before           B. when            C. after

33. A. for              B. between         C. among

34. A. chairman         B. captain         C. champion

35. A. or               B. and             C. with

36. A. were sent        B. sent            C. was sent

37. A. Each             B. Both            C. Every

38. A. includes         B. included        C. including

39. A. become           B. became          C. becomes

40. A. quite good       B. quite well      C. quite better

Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb   31   highest peak (山峰) in the Alps.   32   mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop   33   and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not  34   his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber   35  was planning to climb the highest peak.

Franz was very angry when he found out   36   Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, too. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top   37    him.

Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,  38   as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and couldn’t go on farther. Franz   39   behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the   40   to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to   41   him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was   42   and hurt. Rudi must decide whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

He thought Saxo’s life was more   43   than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz continued the climb, and finally   44  reached the top. Later, the villagers   45   knew Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.

31. A. the              B. a                C. an           D. /

32. A. Rudi         B. The Rudi’s      C. Rudis’          D. Rudi’s

33. A. climbing     B. climb            C. to climb     D. climbed

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

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

36. A. which            B. what         C. that         D. where

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

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

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

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

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

42. A. helpful          B. helping      C. helps            D. helpless

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

44. A. he               B. they         C. them         D. him

45. A. both         B. none         C. either           D. all

  A farmer had some little dogs to sell. As he was putting up an advertisement on the fence of his yard, a __31__ happened to pass by.

  “I want to __32__ one of your dogs, sir .”

  “Well,”said the farmer,“these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __33__.”

  The boy __34__ his head for a moment. Then he reached deep into his __35__ and pulled out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents(美分). Is that __36__ to take a look? ”

  “­­__37__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”

  Dolly ran out of the doghouse ___38___ by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with joy.

  As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the __39__.Slowly another little dog __40__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to __41__...

  “I want that one,”the little boy said.

  The farmer said,“Son, don’t want that dog. He will __42__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”

  The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his pants and showed a steel(鋼) __43__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said,“You see, sir ,I don’t __44__ too well myself ,and he will need someone who __45__.”

31. A. boy               B. dog               C. farmer             D. son

32. A .sell               B. see                C. buy               D. feed

33. A. time              B. money             C. work              D. study

34. A. shook             B. covered            C. knocked           D. dropped

35. A. pocket            B. yard               C. heart              D. mouth

36. A. enough           B. easy               C. necessary           D. simple

37. A. No               B. Sure               C. Sorry              D. Thanks

38. A. sent              B. driven              C. followed           D. taught

39. A. farm              B. fence              C. advertisement       D. doghouse

40. A. died              B. shouted             C. appeared           D. watched

41. A. catch up           B. go away             C. give up           D. look out

42. A. sometimes         B. always              C. often             D. never

43. A. hand              B. back               C. arm              D. leg

44. A. speak            B. run               C. walk                D. swim

45. A. asks             B. understands         C. thinks              D. succeeds