（一）
　　In front of my daughter， Susan， was a bowl filled with cabbage. She hated cabbage. She sat there in silence with 1 in her eyes.
　　“Susan， darling， why don’t you eat a little？ Your mom will shout at me.”
　　Susan 2 her tears with the back of her hand.
　　“OK， Dad. I’ll eat， just a little.” Then Susan said， “Dad， if I eat it all， will you give me 3 I want？”
　　“Yes， within reason.”
　　4 she began to eat. It took her almost half an hour to 5 the food. Then she came up to me and said， “Dad， I want to have my hair shaved （刮）！”
　　“Susan， why don’t you 6 something else？ If we see you with a clean-shaved head， we will be 7 ，” I said.
　　“But， Dad， you promised！Now， you are
　　8 your words.”
　　I had to 9 my promise. Susan had all her hair cut off. She looked beautiful.
　　On Monday morning， I took her to school.
　　10 as we arrived， a boy got out of a car and shouted， “Susan， please wait for me！”
　　Guess what？ The boy had 11 hair either.
　　“Sir， your daughter is 12 ！” A man got out of the car and said， “That boy is my son， Harish. He has cancer. He 13 his hair when he got ill. Susan cut hers off so that Harish would feel less 14 . She’s a special girl.”
　　I stood for a while， then said， “My little girl， you 15 me how selfless real love is！”
　　（ ）1. A. tears B. water
　　C. nothing D. dust
　　（ ）2. A. took B. wiped
　　C. touch D. felt
　　（ ）3. A. that B. who
　　C. what D. which
　　（ ）4. A. Luckily B. Slowly
　　C. Easily D. Heavily
　　（ ）5. A. cook B. make
　　C. finish D. share
　　（ ）6. A. ask for B. look for
　　C. walk for D. pay for
　　（ ）7. A. happy B. unhappy
　　C. funny D. comfortable
　　（ ）8. A. going back on
　　B. keeping on
　　C. looking for
　　D. going on
　　（ ）9. A. stop B. break
　　C. change D. keep
　　（ ）10. A. Just B. Even
　　C. Still D. Again
　　（ ）11. A. much B. no
　　C. some D. any
　　（ ）12. A. strange B. silly
　　C. weak D. great
　　（ ）13. A. missed B. grew
　　C. colored D. lost
　　（ ）14. A. different B. strong
　　C. dangerous D. important
　　（ ）15. A. suggest B. teach
　　C. give D. offer
　　（二）
　　I hate to say， but I have a problem. Actually， I’m not sure what my problem is. But whatever it is， I need 1 .
　　It seems like I’m always doing favors （帮忙） for people， and I 2 have time for myself. I mean， I like people， and I want them to like me， but it’s getting to be too much. 　　You see， like this week， I’m taking care of Rex. It’s a dog that 3 a woman in my office. How did I 4 up taking care of the dog？ I don’t even like dogs. I was in the office， and Sheila 5 that she was having trouble finding a dog-sitter. And she said 6 she couldn’t find a dog-sitter， she couldn’t go on vacation. And suddenly I said， “Oh， I can take care of the dog for you. No problem.” 7 did I say that？ I always seem to get into this kind of 8 .
　　Just last week， a guy across the hall had a problem with his toilet. So he called me！And I don’t even 9 this guy. He said that another neighbor said that I was really 10 fixing things， and that he was sure I would be willing to help him. So how could I say 11 ？ So I fixed it， and I really didn’t mind； it only took me about an hour.
　　It’s not only my 12 and people in my office. Like yesterday， my brother needed help to fix a broken window. I drove two hours to his house to help. It only took ten minutes to repair it， 13 my whole day was killed. And Rex chewed up my sofa while I was gone. These kinds of things happen to me all the time.
　　Oh， there’s a 14 . That’s probably Emily’s. She’s moving out this weekend， and I told her I’d help her 15 . I just couldn’t say no.
　　Oh， what am I going to do？
　　（ ）1. A. help B. money
　　C. challenge D. confidence
　　（ ）2. A. even B. only
　　C. just D. never
　　（ ）3. A. depends B. holds on to
　　C. belongs to D. gets along with
　　（ ）4. A. end B. look
　　C. stay D. make
　　（ ）5. A. supposed B. suggested
　　C. imagined D. mentioned
　　（ ）6. A. whether B. unless
　　C. if D. that
　　（ ）7. A. Why B. What
　　C. When D. Where
　　（ ）8. A. danger B. situation
　　C. friendship D. happiness
　　（ ）9. A. see B. know
　　C. like D. care
　　（ ）10. A. good at B. proud of
　　C. used to D. interested in
　　（ ）11. A. sorry B. yes
　　C. no D. thanks
　　（ ）12. A. classmates B. neighbors
　　C. friends D. parents
　　（ ）13. A. and B. or
　　C. so D. but
　　（ ）14. A. letter B. phone
　　C. bus D. train
　　（ ）15. A. travel B. stay
　　C. leave D. pack
　　（三）
　　Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning？ Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late 1 school？ Yes？ Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan invented a 2 bed for you. His bed will wake you up！Here is 3 it works.
　　There is an alarm clock and a tape recorder in the bed. When the clock 4 a sound， you’ll have a few minutes to wake up. Then the recorder plays 5 music with a little girl’s sweet 6 . She whispers （耳语）， “Wake up， darling.” A few minutes 7 ， a second recording plays. It can be an unpleasant sound， “Wake up， 8 you’ll be late！” 　　If you don’t get up 9 the second recording， you’ll be sorry. There is a mecha-
　　nical （机械的） “ 10 ” in the bed. It can kick you in the head. Then the bed 11 for a few more minutes. What！You’re still 12 in bed！Slowly the top of the bed goes 13 . The end of the bed goes lower and lower.
　　14 ， the bed is straight. You slide off （滑下） the bed and 15 onto the floor. You are out of bed and awake！
　　（ ）1. A. to B. for
　　C. at D. in
　　（ ）2. A. special B. common
　　C. usual D. expensive
　　（ ）3. A. when B. how
　　C. where D. what
　　（ ）4. A. has B. gets
　　C. needs D. makes
　　（ ）5. A. loud B. unhappy
　　C. soft D. sad
　　（ ）6. A. sound B. voice
　　C. noise D. song
　　（ ）7. A. before B. ago
　　C. later D. pass
　　（ ）8. A. and B. or
　　C. but D. however
　　（ ）9. A. after B. about
　　C. like D. in
　　（ ）10. A. hand B. arm
　　C. foot D. leg
　　（ ）11. A. looks B. asks
　　C. waits D. keeps
　　（ ）12. A. sitting B. walking
　　C. standing D. lying
　　（ ）13. A. up B. down
　　C. out D. in
　　（ ）14. A. First B. Finally
　　C. Next D. Second
　　（ ）15. A. run B. jump
　　C. fall D. sleep
　　（四）
　　One summer day when I was in high school， my father sent me to buy something for our farm. I loved nothing 1 than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy because my father had told me I would have to 2 credit （赊账） at the store.
　　Sixteen is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect. I had seen many times that my friends were 3 when they asked for credit. When I lived in a 4 village， money was needed badly. I knew clearly 5 difficult it might be to make the store owner
　　6 me and get the credit.
　　At Davy’s Brothers Store， Buck Davy was talking to a farmer. After I finished 7 the things I wanted， I walked to him， “I need to put these on credit，” I said to him carefully.
　　The farmer gave me a 8 look. But Buck’s face didn’t change in the slightest. “No pro-
　　blem，” he said in a 9 voice. “I believe your daddy will pay for them in time.” Then he turned to the farmer， “This boy is James William’s son.”
　　The farmer 10 to me in a friendly way. At that time， I was so proud. “James William’s son”， these three words opened a door to adult’s respect and trust.
　　That day I found that a good name was of great 11 . I saw that my father’s good name had 12 our neighbors’ respect for our family. A good name， and the responsibility （责任） that came with it 13 us a lot. And so they could make us be 14 than we might be. We also wanted to be 15 as good people. By acting like good people for a long time， we became good out of good habits. 　　（ ）1. A. worse B. better
　　C. shorter D. younger
　　（ ）2. A. ask for B. look for
　　C. thank for D. care for
　　（ ）3. A. helped B. received
　　C. refused D. invited
　　（ ）4. A. correct B. helpful
　　C. happy D. poor
　　（ ）5. A. what B. why
　　C. how D. which
　　（ ）6. A. forget B. believe
　　C. change D. share
　　（ ）7. A. choosing B. working
　　C. looking D. wanting
　　（ ）8. A. friendly B. loud
　　C. big D. strange
　　（ ）9. A. poor B. relaxing
　　C. stupid D. healthy
　　（ ）10. A. smiled B. shouted
　　C. climbed D. tried
　　（ ）11. A. importance B. space
　　C. shape D. future
　　（ ）12. A. lost B. achieved
　　C. won D. succeeded
　　（ ）13. A. enjoyed B. encouraged
　　C. allowed D. agreed
　　（ ）14. A. quicker B. richer
　　C. easier D. better
　　（ ）15. A. needed B. put
　　C. regarded D. brought
　　（五）
　　Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he asked how long I 1 playing the piano every day. I said three or four hours a day.
　　“Then how long do you practice each time？”
　　“About an hour.”
　　“Well， don’t do that，” he said. “When you grow up， you won’t be 2 to have so much free time. You can practice 3 you find five or ten minutes before school， after lunch or between doing chores. Spread （分散） the practice through the day and the piano-playing will 4 part of your life.”
　　At that time， I was 14 years old. His words got out of my 5 as soon as that piano lesson was over.
　　Several years later， I became a teacher at Columbia. I had a（n） 6 in writing and I always dreamed to write something. But I had to mark the students’ homework， prepare for lessons and take part in committee meetings. All those 7 my days and evenings. For about two years I 8 got nothing down on the paper， and my excuse was that I had no time.
　　Then I 9 what Carl Walter had said. During the next week I wanted to have a
　　10 at his words. Whenever I had five min-
　　utes， I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my surprise， at the end of the week I had written several thousand. Later on I wrote several novels in the same way. 11 my teaching schedule （日程） had become heavier than ever， there were still moments which could be 12 and put into use. I even took up piano-playing again， finding that five or ten minutes a time could 13 enough time for both writing and piano practice. 　　Carl Walter has had a great 14 on my life. Because of him， I realized that even short periods（时期） of time could add up to all 15 hours I need.
　　（ ）1. A. cost B. spent
　　C. considered D. showed
　　（ ）2. A. enough B. easy
　　C. able D. possible
　　（ ）3. A. whenever B. whatever
　　C. however D. whichever
　　（ ）4. A. collect B. achieve
　　C. become D. depend
　　（ ）5. A. mind B. sight
　　C. smell D. idea
　　（ ）6. A. note B. view
　　C. interest D. information
　　（ ）7. A. filled B. stayed
　　C. added D. fought
　　（ ）8. A. specially B. actually
　　C. quickly D. sincerely
　　（ ）9. A. noticed B. reminded
　　C. enjoyed D. remembered
　　（ ）10. A. chance B. try
　　C. rest D. lesson
　　（ ）11. A. Because B. Unless
　　C. If D. Though
　　（ ）12. A. wasted B. caught
　　C. dropped D. lost
　　（ ）13. A. cause B. succeed
　　C. reply D. provide
　　（ ）14. A. influence B. conclusion
　　C. importance D. opportunity
　　（ ）15. A. careful B. correct
　　C. useful D. patient