A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some medicine. Upon entering the house, I  36  that there was a piano in the living room beside the wall.Being a piano music lover and player, I asked if the woman played. She said “Yes” and   37  that she had been taking lessons—at the age of 54!

“I have been  38  for 8 years now.” I said, after hearing her words.

“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she requested(請(qǐng)求).

I thought she was kidding and I  39  smiled. When I had bought the medicine, she asked me to play some music. I thought for a moment and 40   to play David Lanz’s Return to the Heart,   41  she had so much passion(熱情)for and interest in music, and it’s one of my favourite songs.

I played the song to the best of my ability(能力), putting as much emotion into it as possible. She  42  it. As I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling, “Young man!”

I  43  , and saw an old lady taking one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to thank you for the  44  song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to get out of bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good.” she said. With that, she turned around and walked slowly back to her room.

I was deeply touched by her  45   and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It was  46  to its name, returning to one’s heart to  47  and joy. 

1.A. noticed        B. heard        C. learned          D. knew

2.A. explained      B. added        C. dreamed      D. wished

3. A. waiting       B. writing      C. practising       D. playing

4.A. simply     B. proudly      C. shyly            D. happily

5.A. promised       B. agreed       C. decided      D. hoped

6. A. since         B. until            C. because      D. if

7. A. hated         B. remembered   C. heard            D. loved

8.A. turned around  B. looked up        C. ran away     D. went on

9. A. valuable      B. pretty           C. beautiful        D. popular

10. A. kindness     B. experience   C. appreciation D. condition

11.A. correct       B. true         C. right            D. real

12. A. sadness      B. happiness        C. peace            D. honesty

Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

    That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧場(chǎng)). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.

    He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”

    The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”

The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   14  .”

31. A. speech               B. paper                C. notice               D. diary

32. A. paint                B. win              C. own              D. sell

33. A. just             B. almost               C. ever             D. even

34. A. heart                B. life             C. advice               D. trust

35. A. to                   B. with             C. from             D. for

36. A. word             B. letter               C. note             D. post

37. A. How              B. Why              C. When             D. Where

38. A. unusual              B. unforgettable        C. unimportant      D. unrealistic

39. A. money                B. time             C. space                D. effort

40. A. wonder               B. way              C. problem          D. matter

41. A. Though               B. since                C. Until                D. If

42. A. himself              B. him              C. it                   D. itself

43. A. change               B. gift             C. message          D. decision

44. A. long             B. thick                C. same             D. correct

45. A. grade                B. dream                C. duty             D. secret

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

My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body. Through the years I would believe    36    I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought    37    was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy”, She said, “No. Many people are    38    . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon,”

Several years passed    39    she asked me again. For I had often thought of the correct answer, so this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it    40    be our eyes., , She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”

Over the years, Mother asked me a couple more    41    and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting    42    every year, my child.” Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was crying when it was our    43    to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. Mom asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”

I was    44    when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a    45    between her and me. She saw the puzzlement (疑惑)on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It    46    that you have really lived your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your    47    .” I asked, “Is it because it    48    your head?” She replied, “No, it is because a crying friend or loved one can rest his head on it. I only Hope that you have enough friends that you will have a shoulder to cry    49    when you need it.” Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish (自私的）one. It is sympathetic (同情）to the pain of    50    .

36. A. how                    B. what                         C. when                     D. why

37.A. love                     B. health                       C. sound                    D. sight

38. A. blind                   B. deaf                          C. lame                      D. foolish

39. A. while                   B. once                         C. after                      D. before

40. A. may                    B. can’t                        C. must                      D. mustn’t

41. A. ways                   B. things                       C. questions                D. times

42. A. stronger              B. taller                         C. smarter                  D. nicer

43. A. duty                    B. turn                          C. pity                        D. way

44. A. shocked              B, disappointed              C. interested               D. excited

45. A. game                   B. test                           C. match                    D. job

46. A. keeps                  B. shows                      C. remains                  D. realizes

47. A. hair                     B. foot                          C. hand                      D. shoulder

48. A. makes up             B. holds up                    C. shows up               D. fixes up

49. A, by                       B. on                            C. above                     D. for

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