glass rabbit, __1__ cut my eye badly enough to blind it. Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched
(缝上) the eyeball together where it was cut, __2__ a big ugly scar in the middle of my eye. And as
I grew, this __3__ eye in so many ways controlled me.
I walked with my face looking at the __4__ so people would not see the ugly me. Sometimes
people, even strangers, asked me__5__questions or made hurtful remarks. When the kids played
games, I was always the " __6__"．
Yet Mama would say to me, "Hold your head up high and face the world. If you hold your head
up high, people will see your beautiful __7__."
Those words have meant __8__ things to me over the years. As a little child, I thought Mama
meant, "Be careful, or you will fall down or __9__ something because you are not looking." As an
adolescent, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people __10__ me, they liked
me. My mama"s words helped me begin to __11__ that by letting people look at my face, I let them
recognize the intelligence and beauty __12__ both eyes.
In high school I was__13__both academically and socially. I was even elected class president,
__14__, all I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would __15__
to my mama and she would look at me with __16__ eyes and say, "Hold your head up high and face
the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside."
When I met the man who became my __17__ for life, we looked each other straight in the eye, and
he told me I was beautiful inside and out. He __18__ it. My mama"s love and __19__ were the spark
that gave me the confidence to __20__ my own doubt.
( )2.A.achieving
( )3.A.sightless
( )4.A.sky
( )5.A.outstanding
( )6.A.monster
( )7.A.face
( )8.A.different
( )9.A.look into
( )10.A.recognize
( )11.A.spot
( )12.A.behind
( )13.A.awful
( )14.A.therefore
( )15.A.smile
( )16.A.terrible
( )17.A.partner
( )18.A.loved
( )19.A.statement
( )20.A.increase
B．beginning
B．careless
B．rabbit
B．inspiring
B．angel
B．eyes
B．strange
B．bump into
B．find
B．imagine
B．on
B．successful
B．however
B．laugh
B．awkward
B．colleague
B．got
B．encouragement
B．emphasize
C．surviving
C．stainless
C．floor
C．astonishing
C．acquaintance
C．head
C．stupid
C．burst into
C．identify
C．realize
C．beneath
C．cheerful
C．besides
C．cry
C．skeptical
C．leader
C．meant
C．treatment
C．plant
D．leaving
D．tasteless
D．scar
D．embarrassing
D．stranger
D．soul
D．common
D．get into
D．know
D．comment
D．beside
D．grateful
D．and
D．scold
D．loving
D．master
D．hated
D．comment
D．overcome
It"s hard to avoid looking like a fool on April Fool"s Day.On April 1 each year, people play
tricks on each other.These tricks are usually silly rather than mean.Classmates sometimes tie
each other"s shoelaces to their chairs.Teachers might hand out an impossibly difficult surprise
test that scares students before they realize it"s only a joke.Newspapers announce fake contests
(such as "Win an elephant!") and report on fake stories (like "UFO" lands in New York City)．
Forget gifts, songs and special foods-those are for the other holidays of the year.On April
Fool"s Day, the only tradition is to laugh (and maybe to cause a little bit of trouble)．
One April Fool"s Day, when I was in high school, a group of students in my class played a
very clever and funny trick on the teachers.They bought some chickens and set them free in our
school cafeteria.The chickens ran all round the school, in and out of classrooms and under our
feet. Feathers were flying everywhere.
Teachers began running after the chickens, trying to catch them.Finally, they caught four of
them.But the chickens were wearing numbered tags (商标) around their necks, and the teachers
discovered that they had only caught chickens No.1, 2, 3, and 5.Where was chicken No.4?
The teachers looked and looked.They couldn"t find another chicken.After a few hours, they
realized that the students had played another joke on them: There were only four chickens in the
first place! They"ve been tricked by the numbers on the chickens.
It"s been a long time since I was in high school, but that April Fool"s Day remains one of my
favorite memories from those years.
B．Students play jokes on teachers on April Fool"s Day.
C．Teachers play tricks on students on April Fool"s Day.
D．Newspapers often cheat people.
B．They wanted to let chickens run all round the school.
C．They wanted to see feathers flying.
D．They wanted to play a trick on teachers.
B．Two.
C．Three.
D．Four.
B．April Fool"s Day
C．The origin of April Fool"s Day
D．What do people do on April Fool"s Day?
A storeowner was fixing a sign above his door that read "Puppies for Sale". Signs like that have a
way of 1 small children, and 2 enough, a little boy appeared under the storeowner"s sign. "How much are you going to 3 for the puppies?" he asked. The storeowner replied, " 4 from $30 to $50."
The little boy 5 his pocket and pulled out some 6 . "I have $ 2. 37, " he said. "Can I please
look at them?"
The storeowner smiled and whistled and a lady ran out of the store 7 by five tiny balls of fur. One
puppy was lagging (蹒跚) rather behind. 8 the little boy singled out(挑选出) the lagging puppy and
said, "What"s wrong with him?"
"He limped and would be always 9 , " the storeowner explained. The little boy became excited.
"That"s the 10 little puppy that I want to buy. "
The storeowner 11 , "No, you don"t want to buy that little dog. 12 you really want him, I"II just
give him to you. "
The little boy got quite 13 . He looked straight into the storeowner"s eyes and said, "I don"t want
you to give him to me. That little dog is 14 every bit as much as all the other dogs and I"ll pay 15
price. In fact I"ll give you $ 2. 37 now, and 50 cents a month
until I have him paid for. "
The storeowner reminded again, "You really don"t want to buy him. He is 16 going to be able
to 17 and play with you like the other puppies. "
To this, the little boy rolled up his leg to show a 18 twisted, crippled (贱疾的) left leg 19 by a big metal brace. He looked up at the storeowner and softly replied, "Well, I don"t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who 20 ! Don"tyou think so?"
( )2. A. surprisingly
( )3. A. charge
( )4. A. Something
( )5. A. tore up
( )6. A. change
( )7. A. driven
( )8. A. Calmly
( )9. A. thin
( )10. A. almost
( )11. A. reminded
( )12. A. Although
( )13. A. angry
( )14. A. worth
( )15. A. half
( )16. A. never
( )17. A. walk
( )18. A. deeply
( )19. A. covered
( )20. A. trusts
B. unbelievably
B. sell
B. Somewhere
B. carried away
B. check
B. followed
B. Hesitatingly
B. weak
B. right
B. warned
B. Since
B. upset
B. useless
B. low
B. nearly
B. bark
B. heavily
B. supported
B. companies
C. sure
C. demand
C. Anything
C. reached in
C. cash
C. connected
C. Immediately
C. sick
C. hardly
C. cheated
C. If
C. disappointed
C. important
C. high
C. possibly
C. jump
C. poorly
C. tied
C. feeds
D. fortunately
D. advise
D. Anywhere
D. found out
D. bill
D. hidden
D. Tearfully
D. lame
D. even
D. explained
D. Unless
D. satisfied
D. alive
D. full
D. forever
D. climb
D. badly
D. pulled
D. understands
thinking about the golden chain when I had to help people who__1__their way and parked
in front of my house.
I was growing tired of helping so many people. Almost every__2__I was awaken
during a sound night"s sleep and had to__3__someone out. Many times I was__4__by
some penniless motorists who did not even thank me for the helps that they received and
some even complained that I could have done__5__.
One day, a young man with a weekold beard climbed out of a__6__automobile.He had
no money and no food.He asked if I could give him some__7__, and offer him gasoline and
a meal. I told him that if he wanted to work for me, he could cut the grass, but__8__the work
wasn"t necessary.
Though sweaty and hungry, he worked hard.After working all day, he sat__9__to cool
himself. I thanked him for his work and gave him the money he__10__. I then offered him
some__11__money for a task particularly well done, but he shook his head, __12__.
I never saw him again.He probably thinks I helped him out that day, but that is not__13__
it was. I didn"t help him. He helped me to__14__people again. He helped me to once again
want to do something for those who are__15__. I wish I could thank him for__16__some
of my belief in the basic __17__of others and for giving me back a little of the__18__I had
lost. Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of kindness that__19__us to
others.
I may have fed his body that day, but he fed my__20__.
( )2．A.morning
( )3．A.bring
( )4．A.taken for granted
( )5．A.less
( )6．A.fashionable
( )7．A.money
( )8．A.actually
( )9．A.in the sun
( )10．A.asked
( )11．A.old
( )12．A.accepted
( )13．A.the situation
( )14．A.believe in
( )15．A.in trouble
( )16．A.forgetting
( )17．A.goodness
( )18．A.weakness
( )19．A.adapts
( )20．A.heart
B．afternoon
B．help
B．put up with
B．more
B．famous
B．food
B．specially
B．in the shade
B．begged
B．extra
B．received
B．the thing
B．watch over
B．in danger
B．losing
B．happiness
B．strength
B．adjusts
B．soul
C．night
C．carry
C．turned down
C．worse
C．flashy
C．help
C．particularly
C．in the field
C．needed
C．small
C．refused
C．the issue
C．look after
C．in tears
C．restoring
C．pleasure
C．optimism
C．devotes
C．head
D．evening
D．drive
D．taken up with
D．enough
D．shabby
D．work
D．generally
D．in the car
D．charged
D．good
D．denied
D．the way
D．care about
D．in fear
D．finding
D．nature
D．pessimism
D．connects
D．mouth
this 19-year-old Swede is anything but ordinary from the computer in his parents" home
he helps the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) find out the world"s most wanted
cybercriminals
Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede, Fredrik Bjoerck, found
out the maker of the " Melissa" virus(病毒)in March 1999. He came to the aid of the
FBI again on May 7,finding out the suspected (嫌疑) sender of the dangerous"I LOVE
YOU" virus. The suspect was caught in Manila on May 8.
Jonathan"s special skills are in hot demand as officials around the world express alarm at
the "virtual"crimewave. In between studying for final exams,hanging out with friends and
referring his younger brother"s football matches, the quiet, gentle teenager also gives
lessons on e-security(电子安全) to large companies. He reads a lot and exchanges
information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the
hacker(黑客) trade.
Many companies have already tried to employ him, but he is not interested at the
moment. Instead, he plans to begin law school in. the autumn at Sweden"s Uppsala
University and start up his own security company.
Although he works with the FBI now and then, his family insists he"s just "a regular
kid". Jonathan is a great kid, he has his friends and he does a lot more than just play with
the computer, his little sister Tessa said, adding that he helps the FBI because "He likes
to help" , not because he"s looking for fame and recognition.
When the world was hit by the" Love Bug" virus, Jonathan was too busy preparing a
speech on e-security to look into the problem. "Finally on May 7,I had some free time,
so I "began looking. " Within a few hours, he had found the suspect and e-mailed his
method and results to the FBI. He said his work on the" Melissa" virus, which took three
weeks to solve was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly.
"This time I knew exactly where to start. I knew what to disregard and what to look at. "
B. Jonathan is really a quiet, gentle and ordinary boy
C. many compaiues want the young computer expert to join m
D. any cybercriminal will surely be found out wherever they are
B. his work together with Fredrik Bjoerck to find out the maker of the "Melissa" virus
C. his little sister"s talk about his good qualities as a regular kid and a good programmer
D. his speech on e-security to many computer companies after his fight against hackers
virus we can infer that._____
B. experience is knowledge
C. hard work leads to success
D. failure is the mother of success
B. He is such a brave fighter that any criminal will feel afraid.
C. He is an expert on security, not interested in running a company.
D. He is a regular kid but does something unusual.
about thirty to forty hours a week during the summer. Most of the time I spent there 2 with Mr
Cillespie. He never had any 3 , and nobody seemed to care about his 4 .
I spent many days there _ 5 his hand and talking to him, helping with 6 that needed to be done.
He became a close friend of mine, 7 he responded with only an occasional 8 of my hand. Mr
Gillespie was m a coma(昏迷).
I left for a week to 9 with my parents, and when I came back, Mr Gillespie was gone. I didn"t
have the 10 to ask any of the nurses where he was, 11 fear they might tell me he had died. So with
many 12 unanswered, I continued to volunteer there through my eighth-grade year. 13 years later,
when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a 14 face. When I realized
who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was 15 ! I asked if he was Mr Gillespie. With an 16
look on his face, he replied yes. I explained how I knew him and that I had spent many hours talking with
him in the hospital. Tears 17 up in his eyes, and he gave me the warmest bug I had ever 18 .
Then he told me about his life and what 19 of him to put him in the coma. We cried for a while
and exchanged a bug, said our goodbyes and went our 20 ways.
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