In 1988 , Mary Andersen was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her husband when she was told she wouldn't be able to check her luggage without paying a $ 100 surcharge （超载）．
Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else to call．
"I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without．" says Mary．
As tears ran down her face, a voice behind her said, "That's okay, I'll pay for her．"
Rather surprised, Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before．He had a gentle and kind voice mat was firm and decisive．
Although this happened twenty years ago, Mary still remembers the authority that radiated （发出）from the man, Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back．The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper he gave to Mary．She thanked him repeatedly When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her．
That man turned out to be Barack Obama．
Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband．At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago, and had started his law studies at Harvard University.
In the spring of 2006 Mary’s parents heard Obama was considering a run for president. They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. At the same time, they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier.
And Obama replied, “ I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport. I’m happy I could help her then, and I’m delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway. Please send her my best wishes. Sincerely, Barack Obama , United States Senator.”
1.Why did Mary feel completely desperate?
A．She had missed the only flight to Norway．
B．Her new husband abandoned her suddenly．
C．She didn't have the money to buy a ticket．
D．She had no money to pay for the surcharge．
2.How did Mary feel when someone offered to help her"?
A ．Amazed． B．Puzzled． C．Delighted． D．Annoyed．
3.Mary asked the stranger to leave his name and address____,
A．in order to contact him later B．so that she could repay him
C．because impressed her deeply D．because she fell in love with him
4.What’s the passage mainly about?
A．A letter from Barack Obama．
B．Mary's parents support Obama．
C．Obama helped a stranger about 20 years ago．
D．Mary was lucky to get help at the airport．
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My father enjoys bike riding．Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad．31, as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 2．It was important to do things with friends 3．I saw my dad every evening at home．Why did I have to 4my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference（冷漠） hurt him, my father kept 5, but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 6I wanted to come．
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 7．Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me．Just then my father 8my room．“It’s a beautiful day．Want to go for a 9today, Beck?” “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently 10．Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 11．
Several hours later, the police called us, 12us that Dad had a traffic accident．My father’s injuries were serious．It took several days before he could 13speak．Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 14of hurting him．
“Daddy … I’m sorry …”
“It’s OK, sweetheart．I’ll be OK．”
“No,” I said, “I 15what I said to you that day．You know, that morning?”
“Sweetheart, I don’t 16anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident．I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though．” He 17a weak smile．
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 18wanted him to leave me alone．My teacher once told me that 19have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they can heal．And we all have the 20to choose our words．I intend to do that very carefully from now on．
1.A．There fore B．Instead C．Besides D．However
2.A．attention B．sight C．effort D．energy
3.A．once again B．all of a sudden C．in time D．on one hand
4.A．start B．save C．devote D．waste
5.A．silent B．busy C．asleep D．awake
6.A．unless B．in case C．so that D．as if
7.A．spirits B．conditions C．emotions D．hopes
8.A．left B．checked C．entered D．knocked
9.A．ride B．walk C．picnic D．game
10.A．whispered B．warned C．announced D．shouted
11.A．moment B, morning C．afternoon D．evening
12.A．convincing B．reminding C．informing D．phoning
13.A．eventually B．generally C．strictly D．broadly
14.A．tired B．afraid C．aware D．sorry
15.A．discuss B．think C．care D．mean
16.A．hate B． forget C．remember D．like
17.A．got B．expressed C．exchanged D．managed
18.A．often B．never C．even D．once
19.A．apologies B．promises C．smiles D．words
20.A．experience B．honor C．power D．desire
—Everyone has periods in their lives everything seems very hard.
A．when B．where C．which D．that
—Is he coming?
—I'm not sure．He may be late or,____, he may not come at all．
A．at present B．at least C．worse still D．for a while
—Did you enjoy the book?
—Yes, it was so interesting that I could hardly it.
A．get rid of B．break away from
C．keep away from D．tear myself away from
Listen to the two girls by the window．What language ?
A．did they speak B．were they speaking
C．are they speaking D．have they been speaking
