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Passage One
I will never forget the pickle jar （咸菜坛子） which stood in my parents’ bedroom. I still 1 that every night when my father got ready for bed， he would 2 his pockets and put his coins into the jar.
When the jar was full， we would take the coins to the 3 . My father would smile proudly. “These are for my son’s college fee. He 4 work so hard all his life like me.”
The years passed， and I 5 college and took a job. Once， while 6 my parents， I noticed that the pickle jar in my parents’ bedroom was 7 . Something stuck in my throat as I 8 where the jar had always stood. My dad was a man of
9 words， and never lectured me on the values of determination and faith， 10 the pickle jar had taught me enough.
When I got married， I told my wife Susan about the important part the pickle jar had 11 in my life. No matter how
12 things got at home， dad continued to drop his coins into the jar. The first Christmas after our daughter Jessica was born， we spent the holiday with my parents. After dinner， Susan carried the 13 into my parents’ bedroom. When Susan came back into the living room， she was a little 14 . She took my hand and 15 me into the room.
“Look，” she said softly. To my 16 ， there stood the old pickle jar， the bottom already covered 17 coins. I walked over to the pickle jar， 18 into my pocket， pulled out a handful of coins. With the strong feeling choking （使哽咽） me， I dropped the coins into the jar. I 19 and saw dad who is carrying Jessica. Our eyes locked， and I knew he was feeling the same as I felt. 20 one of us could speak.
1. A. miss B. remember C. realize D. imagine
2. A. empty B. pick C. collect D. tear
3. A. office B. company C. bank D. college
4. A. ought to B. has to C. need to D. will never
5. A. graduated B. finished C. ended D. attended
6. A. calling B. visiting C. watching D. asking
7. A. gone B. broken C. lost D. hidden
8. A. imagined B. checked C. stared D. recalled
9. A. boring B. rich C. many D. few
10. A. so B. and C. but D. though
11. A. played B. did C. created D. caused
12. A. lucky B. terrible C. regular D. common
13. A. jar B. dishes C. baby D. coins
14. A. worried B. upset C. disappointed D. confused
15. A. led B. forced C. invited D. encouraged
16. A. regret B. sorrow C. surprise D. curiosity
17. A. for B. with C. inside D. over
18. A. searched B. got C. moved D. reached
19. A. looked over B. looked up C. stood up D. sat down
20. A. No B. Either C. Neither D. Each
Passage Two
Forty-three years ago， when Rick was born， somehow his umbilical cord （脐带） became wrapped around his neck， 1 him brain-damaged.
The doctors told Rick’s parents that he couldn’t 2 or stand up for the rest of his life. 3 Dave， Rick’s father， didn’t
4 it. He noticed the way Rick’s eyes 5 him around the room. When Rick was 11 they took him to the engineering department at a University and asked if there was anything to help the boy 6 . “No way，” Dave was told. “ 7 is going on in his brain.” “Tell him a joke，” Dave insisted. They did. Rick 8 . It turned out something was going on in his brain.
Thanks to his father’s 9 ， Rick was finally able to communicate through a 10 . Then there was a sports meeting in Rick’s school， a brave idea 11 Rick， “Dad， I want to do that.” Dave， who never ran more than a mile at a time， was going to 12 his son five miles？ Still， he tried. That day changed Rick’s life. “Dad，” he typed， “when we were 13 ， it felt like I wasn’t 14 any more！” And that sentence 15 his father. He decided to try the 1979 Boston Marathon （马拉松）.
But he was 16 by a race official. So， for the first few years， Dave and Rick just 17 the massive field. Later， they would find a way to get into the race 18 . In 1983 they ran another marathon so fast and they made a good score for Boston the following year.
This year， at ages 65 and 43， Dave and Rick 19 their 24th Boston Marathon， in 5，083rd place out of more than 20，000 starters. Their best time？ Two hours， 40 minutes in 1992—only 35 minutes 20 the world record， which was hard to believe that it was held by a guy who pushed another man in a wheelchair at the time.
1. A. offering B. affecting C. leaving D. forcing
2. A. smile B. speak C. cry D. hear
3. A. And B. Though C. Unless D. But
4. A. believe B. make C. realize D. understand
5. A. stared B. moved C. followed D. showed
6. A. recover B. grow C. communicate D. study
7. A. Something B. Nothing C. Anything D. Everything
8. A. shouted B. screamed C. slept D. laughed
9. A. determination B. care C. help D. comfort
10. A. telephone B. microphone C. machine D. computer
11. A. troubled B. struck C. encouraged D. confused
12. A. pull B. push C. drag D. hold
13. A. talking B. playing C. watching D. running
14. A. disabled B. lonely C. excited D. calm
15. A. puzzled B. inspired C. influenced D. moved
16. A. put down B. put away C. turned away D. turned down
17. A. quit B. stopped C. joined D. accepted
18. A. officially B. actually C. naturally D. personally
19. A. attended B. enjoyed C. finished D. celebrated
20. A. away B. over C. beyond D. off
Passage Three
I always remembered the time when I was studying in the primary school （小学）. During that time I was always not satisfied.
It’s not 1 unhappiness， for everything’s going so 2 . It seemed like yesterday I was still a little girl in Grade 7.
3 being a freshman looks 4 enough to touch，if I reach out my hand. I can almost feel the responsibilities， the burdens of 5 ， pressing against my shoulders.
Yes， I’m still a 6 in many ways. I do not want to grow up and actually I’m fighting against it. But I know it is a losing 7 . And as I have realized， I come to the 8 where I have to 9 what I want to do with my life.
What I never told anyone was that I want the 10 life： I want to go to the university only ten minutes’ walk away， to be 11 my family and friends， and to get a job in this city. I want to 12 with my parents （I can’t remember the last time I called them mommy and daddy） and be a little girl 13 .
You see， being ordinary is very 14 . I like being ordinary most times， but I like being exceptional （异常的） 15 . What I do not want is to become one of those people whose 16 have been washed away by time. I do not want to be someone who lives every day 17 about the next day’s salary， someone whose highlight is to have a good table for poker （扑克）， someone who can say 18 when a child asks for a life story. As boring as life stories are， isn’t it 19 to have nothing to tell？
This is my life story 20 ， and I hope I have more to tell in the future.
1. A. as usual B. as if C. because of D. in general
2. A. fast B. strange C. difficult D. wrong
3. A. But B. So C. Though D. When
4. A. wonderful B. likely C. far D. close
5. A. study B. family C. competition D. growth
6. A. pupil B. student C. child D. girl
7. A. battle B. dream C. goal D. wonderland
8. A. conclusion B. point C. place D. corner
9. A. think B. decide C. know D. tell
10. A. ordinary B. comfortable C. easy D. great
11. A. around B. near C. beside D. behind
12. A. work B. share C. go D. live
13. A. then B. instead C. forever D. otherwise
14. A. well B. interesting C. right D. difficult
15. A. less B. more C. much D. least
16. A. stories B. dreams C. interests D. news
17. A. worrying B. caring C. setting D. complaining
18. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
19. A. sad B. wrong C. silly D. funny
20. A. in fact B. after all C. so far D. in all
Passage Four
A teacher decided to honor her students by telling them the influence they each had on her.
First she told them how the students made a 1 to her and the class. Then she 2 each of them with a blue ribbon （丝带） with a gold letter which 3 ， “Who I Am Makes a Difference.” Afterwards the teacher decided to know what kind of
4 would have on a community （社区）. She gave each of the students three more ribbons and 5 them to go out and do as she did. Then they were to 6 up on the results to see who 7 whom and report back to the class in about a week.
One of the boys in the class went to a 8 in a nearby company and honored him for helping him 9 his career planning. He gave him a blue ribbon and 10 it on him. That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and sat him down. He said， “A（n） 11 thing happened to me today. A boy told me he 12 me and gave me a blue ribbon for having helped him， and he gave me a（n） 13 ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. Of course I want to honor you.”
The father continued， “I’ve been busy and don’t pay much 14 to you. Sometimes I 15 you for not getting good enough 16 in school and for your bedroom being a mess. 17 somehow tonight， I just wanted to sit here and， well， just let you know that you do make a difference to me. 18 your mother， you are also the most important person in my life. You’re a great kid and I love you！”
The confused boy started to cry. His 19 body shook. He looked up at his father and said through his 20 ， “I was planning to drop out， dad， because I didn’t think you loved me. Now I don’t need to.”
1. A. promise B. difference C. wonder D. surprise
2. A. presented B. equipped C. praised D. tied
3. A. spoke B. wrote C. read D. announced
4. A. contribution B. progress C. story D. effect
5. A. showed B. asked C. forced D. begged
6. A. pick B. follow C. put D. make
7. A. honored B. misunderstood C. cheated D. inspired
8. A. woman B. teacher C. boss D. kid
9. A. at B. for C. out D. with
10. A. typed B. sewed C. put D. packed
11. A. lucky B. successful C. real D. important
12. A. loved B. admired C. watched D. missed
13. A. cheap B. beautiful C. extra D. valuable
14. A. visits B. energy C. money D. attention
15. A. screamed at B. blamed for C. looked at D. called on
16. A. knowledge B. experience C. grades D. time
17. A. And B. But C. So D. Otherwise
18. A. Other than B. Except C. Except for D. Besides
19. A. total B. whole C. all D. complete
20. A. fingers B. glasses C. tears D. teeth
Passage Five
On Friday afternoon a judge sentenced lawyer Mickey Mantle to 12 hours in jail for contempt （藐视）.
Mantle had just 1 a case against a man who had 2 Mantle’s client （委托人）. The client had accidentally spilled a diet soda onto the defendant’s （被告） new shoes， so he broke the client’s jaw. The judge 3 the defendant to 2 years in jail for that. 4 after handcuffing （铐上） the defendant， the 5 also handcuffed Mantle. “What are you doing？” Mantle shouted.
“Sorry. Judge’s orders，” replied the policeman， as he took Mantle and the defendant out of the 6 ， “She said to throw you into jail a 7 for contempt of court.” Because the judge had already 8 the courtroom， Mantle had no one to protest to. Mantle and the 9 man were put in the back of the 10 car and driven five miles to the city jail. When they were taken out， Mantle had a black eye and a bloody nose. He told the policeman that the defendant had 11 him. The defendant called Mantle a 12 . He told the policeman that Mantle had gone flying when the car made a 13 turn and banged his face on the defendant’s knee.
The policeman took Mantle to the jail emergency room. Mantle couldn’t 14 what was going on. He was a respected 15 and about to spend the night in jail with violent criminals， some of whom he’d 16 prove guilty. He’d be lucky to get out alive. And all was because of a stupid cup of 17 .
Mantle was in jail because he had 18 Judge Brown. Brown had asked Mantle to bring her a coffee on Mantle’s way back from （the） 19 . Mantle had had previous disagreement with Brown. He didn’t 20 Brown. When Mantle returned from lunch， she asked him where her coffee was. Mantle said， “The coffee was sold out. They asked you to go back tomorrow.”
1. A. lost B. won C. refused D. accepted
2. A. employed B. bought C. struck D. misunderstood
3. A. announced B. informed C. sentenced D. declared
4. A. Though B. Otherwise C. But D. And
5. A. judge B. policeman C. client D. defendant
6. A. car B. courtroom C. prison D. cafe
7. A. day B. night C. week D. month
8. A. booked B. locked C. left D. entered
9. A. disappointed B. delighted C. sad D. guilty
10. A. terrible B. unique C. same D. different
11. A. attacked B. cheated C. supported D. comforted
12. A. gentleman B. liar C. thief D. policeman
13. A. perfect B. sharp C. soft D. expected
14. A. say B. remember C. forget D. believe
15. A. lawyer B. teacher C. worker D. policeman
16. A. planned B. tried C. persuaded D. helped
17. A. diet B. coffee C. soda D. wine
18. A. displeased B. beaten C. protected D. ignored
19. A. case B. lunch C. office D. breakfast
20. A. hate B. understand C. like D. know
Passage Six
The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the freeway near Fort Lauderdale， picking up rubbish. I paused to
1 the sweat off my forehead and looked up at the cloudless blue sky. “ 2 can’t it rain？” I thought. That would 3 things down. I thought about my 4 ， who were 5 sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now.
I’d had some 6 in school， so my parents decided to let me work 7 with my dad. We both worked for my uncle， who had taken 8 of a road maintenance （道路养护） company. It was up to us to keep the roads 9 of rubbish. The job was 10 and dirty， especially on hot days like this. I 11 why I ever agreed to do it. We continued our 12 route （路线） along 595， 13 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some 14 were broken on the ground. They weren’t like that before. “Dad！ Pull over！ I want to 15 something out.”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 16 —there wasn’t much time. 17 I saw a Toyota that 18 upside down in the trees. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 19 there. Then I noticed something 20 . It was a bloody leg sticking out of the driver’s side window！ “Help！” a lady moaned （）.
1. A. wipe B. clean C. dry D. brush
2. A. When B. How C. Why D. Where
3. A. wash B. keep C. turned D. cool
4. A. relatives B. neighbors C. friends D. workmates
5. A. freely B. probably C. really D. finally
6. A. worries B. troubles C. questions D. problems
7. A. full-time B. part-time C. all the time D. some time
8. A. advantage B. possession C. position D. place
9. A. away B. out C. clean D. clear
10. A. easy B. hopeless C. smelly D. shameful
11. A. knew B. wondered C. believed D. admitted
12. A. regular B. common C. normal D. old
13. A. leaving B. going C. coming D. heading
14. A. cars B. bottles C. trees D. leaves
15. A. check B. turn C. make D. bring
16. A. decide B. hurry C. consider D. listen
17. A. Above B. Behind C. Ahead D. Below
18. A. hung B. pulled C. caught D. knocked
19. A. lost B. deserted C. kept D. put
20. A. pushing B. running C. moving D. dropping
Passage Seven
Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve he found that a street fellow was walking around his new car， 1 it.
“Is this your car， Mister？” he asked. Paul nodded， “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was 2 . “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything？ Boy， I 3 ， ” he hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for： He was going to wish he had a（n） 4 like that. “I wish，” the boy 5 ， “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in 6 and then asked， “Would you like to take a 7 in my car？” “Oh yes， I’d love that.” After a short while， the boy turned to Paul and said， “Mister， would you mind 8 in front of my house？” Paul 9 . He thought the boy wanted to 10 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was 11 again. “Will you stop where those two 12 are？” the boy asked.
As the boy got out of the car， he ran up the steps. Then in a little while he was carrying his little crippled （跛脚的） brother. He 13 him down on the bottom step， then kept down 14 him and pointed to the car， “There it is， Buddy， just like I told you 15 . His brother gave it to him for Christmas. 16 some day I’m going to give you one just like it， then you can 17 all the pretty things in the Christmas windows by yourself.” Paul was so 18 that he lifted the crippled boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a 19 holiday ride. That Christmas Eve， Paul 20 what Jesus meant when he said， “It is more blessed to give.”
1. A. admiring B. driving C. washing D. damaging
2. A. shocked B. confused C. amused D. scared
3. A. wonder B. wish C. doubt D. guess
4. A. Christmas B. automobile C. brother D. chance
5. A. repeated B. continued C. corrected D. begged
6. A. surprise B. thought C. anger D. disappointment
7. A. ride B. leave C. message D. look
8. A. performing B. speeding C. stopping D. wandering
9. A. refused B. admired C. cried D. smiled
10. A. show B. please C. announce D. satisfy
11. A. wrong B. right C. lost D. missing
12. A. trees B. steps C. passengers D. fellows
13. A. forced B. turned C. seated D. knocked
14. A. up B. against C. to D. from
15. A. upstairs B. downstairs C. yesterday D. then
16. A. But B. Therefore C. And D. As
17. A. sell B. make C. see D. steal
18. A. kind B. patient C. caring D. touched
19. A. memorable B. predictable C. honorable D. terrible
20. A. remembered B. recognized C. learned D. imagined
Passage Eight
We may look at the world around us， but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears. 1 ， for example， the neatly-dressed woman I 2 to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.
For three years， no matter 3 the weather was like， she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8：00 am. On 4 days， she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 5 out neat， belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 6 ， she was an ordinary working woman. Of course， I 7 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 8 I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 9 her. “Did she have an accident？ Something 10 ？” I thought to myself about her 11 . Now that she was gone， I felt I had 12 her. I began to realize that part of our 13 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 14 ： the milkman you see at dawn， the woman who 15 walks her dog along the street every morning， the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 16 markers in our eyes. They add weight to our 17 of place and belonging.
Think about it. 18 ， while walking to work， we mark where we are by 19 a certain building， why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar， though 20 ， person？
1. A. Make B. Take C. Give D. Have
2. A. happened B. wanted C. used D. tried
3. A. what B. how C. which D. when
4. A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. snowy
5. A. took B. brought C. carried D. turned
6. A. Clearly B. Particularly C. Luckily D. Especially
7. A. believed B. expressed C. remembered D. wondered
8. A. long B. often C. soon D. much
9. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired
10. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
11. A. disappearance B. appearance C. misfortune D. fortune
12. A. forgotten B. lost C. known D. hurt
13. A. happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily
14. A. friends B. strangers C. tourists D. guests
15. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably
16. A. common B. pleasant C. important D. faithful
17. A. choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense
18. A. Because B. If C. Although D. However
19. A. keeping B. changing C. passing D. mentioning
20. A. unnamed B. unforgettable C. unbelievable D. unreal
Passage Nine
One day when I was heading for a flight， I found a father and his son seated before me， talking and laughing all the time.
I know we’re supposed to 1 making racial distinctions these days， so I hope no one will 2 if I mention that most people on the train were white， 3 for business trips or vacations — and that the father and son were black， whose clothes were just about as 4 as you can buy.
As I got off， I 5 I had left something important. I was 6 for my flight， so I decided to go back. 7 ， I found that the father and his son had 8 . I realized then that they hadn’t been 9 for a flight， but had just been enjoying riding the 10 .
“ 11 are all these people going， Daddy？” the son asked.
“All over the world，” came the reply. 12 people in the airport were leaving for distant destinations or 13 at the ends of their journeys. The father and son， though， were just riding this train together， making it 14 and sharing each other’s company.
There are parents who can 15 to send their children to Europe or Disneyland， but the children turn out a 16 . There are parents who live in million-dollar houses and give their children cars and swimming pools， yet something goes 17 . Rich and poor， black and white， so much goes wrong so often. So many 18 in this country. So many questions about what to do. Here was a father who 19 spending the day with his son and who had come up with this plan on a Saturday morning.
The answer is so 20 ： This is not an expensive trip to a child. It doesn’t cost a cent， yet it is the most valuable thing to a child in the world.
1. A. finish B. avoid C. allow D. escape
2. A. mind B. hear C. support D. conflict
3. A. prepared B. changed C. desired D. dressed
4. A. expensive B. priceless C. strange D. cheap
5. A. lost B. remembered C. learned D. considered
6. A. late B. anxious C. early D. eager
7. A. Meanwhile B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However
8. A. appeared B. left C. returned D. gone
9. A. staying B. asking C. planning D. heading
10. A. taxi B. bus C. train D. plane
11. A. Where B. When C. How D. Why
12. A. No B. Another C. Some D. The other
13. A. struggling B. enjoying C. arriving D. resting
14. A. exciting B. boring C. strange D. disappointing
15. A. afford B. fight C. forgive D. apologize
16. A. mistake B. leader C. failure D. success
17. A. wrong B. out C. well D. smoothly
18. A. stories B. jobs C. people D. troubles
19. A. left out B. cared about C. went through D. watched out
20. A. amusing B. simple C. valuable D. difficult
Passage Ten
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s 1 ， she said she would go. This 2 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 3 his mother and he felt 4 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman， there was a severe scar that 5 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 6 why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting， the people were 7 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 8 the scar， but the little boy was still embarrassed and 9 himself from everyone. He did， however， get within 10 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 11 ， “How did you get the scar on your face？”
The mother replied， “ 12 my son was a baby， he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 13 afraid to go in because the fire was 14 ， so I went in. As I was running toward his bed， I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 15 but fortunately， a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 16 the burned side of her face.“This scar will be 17 ， but to this day， I have never 18 what I did.”
At this point， the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 19 of the sacrifice （牺牲） that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 20 for the rest of the day.
1. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
2. A. would B. could C. should D. must
3. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
4. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
5. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
6. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about
7. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
8. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
9. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
10. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
11. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
12. A. As B. When C. Since D. While
13. A. so B. much C. quite D. too
14. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
15. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless
16. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched
17. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
18. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
19. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride
20. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly