After forty-three years I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a   16   on the newspaper route in my hometown when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it remains in my memory that she taught me a lesson in     17   that I shall never forget.

On a winter afternoon, my fellows and I were throwing stones onto the slanted (倾斜的) roof of the old lady’s house to observe how the stones    18    off the roof’s edge and shot out like missiles. I found a   19   smooth rock and threw it out, but it  20  straight not for the roof but for a small window of the old lady’s house.   21   the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our   22    flew off her roof.

I was so   23   about getting caught that first night   24   I was not concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter.    25  , a few days later I started to feel guilty for her misfortune. She    26   greeted me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act    27   in her presence.

I    28   my mind that I would save my newspaper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars. I put the money in an envelop with a    29   explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hope that the seven dollars would    30   the cost for repairing it.

I waited until it was     31     to avoid being seen, and put the letter I didn’t    32   into her yard. To my relief, I could have the   33  of, once again, looking straight into the old lady’s kind eyes.

The next day, I handed the old lady her newspaper. She thanked me and gave me a bag of cookies she had made herself.   34  eating cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. After opening it, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note    35  , “I’m proud of you.”

1.                A．teacher        B．customer        C．relative   D．friend

2.                A．happiness       B．carelessness     C．forgiveness    D．kindness

3.                A．rolled          B．flowed         C．ran  D．floated

4.                A．simply          B．mostly          C．fairly D．roughly

5.                A．followed        B．came           C．lay  D．headed

6.                A．At             B．On             C．For  D．From

7.                A．athletes        B．missiles         C．windows  D．fellows

8.                A．excited         B．disappointed     C．embarrassed   D．frightened

9.                A．as             B．that            C．when    D．though

10.               A．Therefore      B．Meanwhile      C．However  D．Besides

11.               A．yet            B．still            C．even D．already

12.               A．cautiously       B．constantly       C．cheerfully D．comfortably

13.               A．take up         B．made up        C．set up     D．put up

14.               A．paper          B．notice          C．note D．message

15.               A．cover          B．offer           C．afford D．pay

16.               A．rainy          B．fine            C．cloudy    D．dark

17.               A．sign           B．read           C．expect    D．want

18.               A．ability          B．freedom        C．chance    D．desire

19.               A．Unless         B．Until           C．Because   D．While

20.               A．saying          B．writing         C．telling D．explaining

---Did you enjoy last night’s party?

---No.         . 

A．It couldn’t be more exciting              B．It couldn’t be more boring

C．It couldn’t be more impressive            D．It couldn’t be more anxious

To be honest, I would rather       my dog out, which made so many troubles.

A．not had let        B．I had not le        C．not let            D．not have let

Jack is late again. It is       of him to keep others waiting.

A．typical            B．common          C．ordinary          D．normal

Jack, who pretended       , heard, however, every word that was said.

A．not listening       B．not to be listened   C．not to be listening   D．not having listened

The old man __________ in Tibet for two years as a volunteer teacher；it is an experience he  often mentions.

A．served           B．serves            C．is serving          D．has served

Qian Xuesen tried many times _________ he found the solution to the puzzle about space technology.

A．after             B．before            C．since             D．when

Those      the exam cheat must       another exam tomorrow afternoon.

A．related to; get into                      B．absorbed in; get through

C．connected with; get over                 D．involved in; get through

He admitted      a lie in order to avoid      .

A．having told ;punishing                    B．telling ;punished

C．to have told ;being punished               D．having told ;being punished

I        your success although you are in difficulty now.

A．am sure of         B．make sure         C．am sure that       D．make sure that