"I've changed my mind．I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my daddy back．" Lucien Lawrence's letter to Father Christmas, written after his schoolteacher father had been knifed to death outside his school gale, must have touched every heart．Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn't see the stars in the sky．When those whom we love depart from us, we cannot see the stare for a while．
But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again．And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father is there too, in your mind and in your heart．I find that my parents, long dead now, still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than 1 ever did when they were alive．I still live to please them and I'm still surprised by their reactions．I remember that when I became a professor,! was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself, that I couldn't wait to call my parents．The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all Mother said was "I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!" I haven't forgotten．The values of my parents still live on．
It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care．Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors （挑衅者）, and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas'' It's a serious thought, one to give me pause．
I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet " Deliver my soul from the sword（剑）, and my darling from the power of the dog．" Yet I know the death comes to us all,
and sometimes comes suddenly．We must therefore plan to live forever, but live as if we will die
tomorrow．We live on, I'm sure, in the lives of those we loved．and therefore we ought to have a care
for what they will remember and what they will treasure．If more parents knew this in their hearts to
be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today．
1.According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph ______．
A．puts forward the subject of the text
B．shows the author's pity on the kid
C．acts as an introduction to the discussion
D．makes a clear statement of the author's views
2.In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us ______．
A．how much he misses his parents now
B．why his parents often appear in his dream
C．when Lucien will get over all his sadness
D．how proud he was when he succeeded in life
3.What feeling did the author's mother express in her reply?
A．Proud． B．Happy． C．Disappointed． D．Worried
4.In the author's opinion, the value of a person's life is ______．
A．to leave behind a precious memory to the people related
B．to have a high sense of duty to the whole society
C．to care what others will remember and treasure
D．to share happiness and sadness with his family
5.What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?
A．Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns．
B．Advise parents stay with their children safely at home．
C．Spend every day meaningfully in memory of the death．
D．Try to keep violence and murder far away from society．
GREENWICH—Recently, a group of concerned Greenwich residents gathered to discuss how they could help those who may be alone during the holiday season．Armed with plenty of ideas and a sincere desire to do good, this group now refers to themselves as "A Random Act of Kindness"．As members of this group, we are to put together a Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day that will provide a free meal to those who are alone or can't provide for themselves．This task will require many resources to make it successful．We are gathering a small army of volunteers to devote their time to helping prepare, cook, serve, clean, organize and promote this event．We hope that you can help us．The following is what we have planned to do;
·A 2 - hour free dinner that will take place at the Greenwich VFW with 2 seatings, one from 1 p．m．to 2 p．m．and the other from 2: 30 p．m．to 3: 30 p．m．by reservation only on Thanksgiving Day.
·Amy McPhail and Julie Carroll are accepting names of volunteers as well as food donations for the cause; Amy can be contacted （联络） at 692 -7841 for donations and Julie can be contacted if you'd like to volunteer at 884 -0658．
·A bank account has been created through Glens Falls National Bank to accept money donations and checks can be made payable to "A Random Act of Kindness" and sent to Glens Falls National Bank c/o Dan Flynn．
·Ellen Pemrick （ Caterer） ．Beth Anthony （ Beth's Cafe） and David Hughes （Glens Falls Hospital） will be consulted to make sure the highest quality of food can be served．
·We are looking to serve between 150 and 250 people at this event．We are serving the following: turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, stuffing rolls, pumpkin pie, apple pie．Beverages will include: milk, water, coffee & apple cider．
If you are interested in donating any of the above items, please drop off your donations at the VFW in Greenwich any evening between November 14 and November 24．If you have any problems dropping any items off during that time, please contact George Perkins at either 692 -2367 or 573 -8115．Any non-perishable food donalions not used for the dinner will be donated to the local Greenwich Food Pantry．
Any help you can provide for us would be gready appreciated．Everyone's generosity to the Greenwich community and its residents is very much appreciated．Reservations for dinner are now being accepted by calling Pal Perkins at 692 -2367 until November 13．
1.If you want to be a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you may call _____．
A．884-0658 B．692-2367 C．573-8115 D．692-7841
2.How many people will probably be served at the Thanksgiving dinner?
A．500． B．400． C．300． D．200．
3.Which of the following will be included in the dinner?
A．Apples and milk． B．Pumpkins and water．
C．Coffee and stuffing rolls． D．Potatoes and cranberry pie．
4.As a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you can ______．
A．contact Julie to make sure of the quality of food
B．help make some arrangements for this event
C．drop off your donations at the VFW anytime
D．donate some money to Glens Falls National Bank
5.The purpose of this passage is to _____．
A．describe a Thanksgiving celebration
B．introduce a Thanksgiving volunteer group
C．call on people to participate in a Thanksgiving event
D．persuade people to donate for a Thanksgiving dinner
Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder． The little headline said: BOXER RECEIVES LIFF SENTENCE．
Frank Cleary, aged 26, professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Gumming, aged 32, laborer, last July．The jury （陪审团） reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment to the court．It was, said the Judge, a simple case．Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Gumming．When arrested, Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking．
Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour．Asked if he had anything to say, Cleary answered, "Just don't tell my mother．"
" It happened over three years ago," Paddy said helplessly．No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do．"Just don't tell my mother," said Fee numbly （麻木地）．"And no one did! Oh,God' My poor, poor Frank!"
Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said．"Fee, pack your things．We'll go to see him．"
She half-rose before sinking back．her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．"I can't go," she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there．"It would kill him to see me．I know him so well—his pride, his ambition．Let him bear the shame alone, it's what he wants．We've got to help him keep his secret．What good will it do him to see us?"
Paddy was still weeping, not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee's face, for the dying in her eyes．Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself．He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children．Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank look it away．But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank．
So he said, "Well, Fee, we won't go．But we must make sure he is taken care of．How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?"
There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks．" Yes, Paddy, do that．Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out．Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know．"
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer．
B．The family didn't find out what happened to Frank until three years later．
C．The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder．
D．Frank didn't want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him．
2.Paddy cried because he thought ______．
A．Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment
B．Frank should have told Fee what had happened
C．what had happened to Frank was killing Fee
D．Frank had always been a man of bad moral character
3.The underlined sentence "She half-rose before sinking back…" （ Paragraph 6） shows that .
A．Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up
B．Fee didn't want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank
C．Fee couldn't leave her family to go to see Frank
D．Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish
4.Which of the following suggests that Fee was deeply shocked by what happened to Frank?
A．"Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．"
B．"Let him bear the shame alone, it's what he wants．"
C．"Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away．"
D．"There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks．"
5.What is Frank and Paddy's probable relationship with Fee?
A．Son and brother． B．Son and husband．
C．Brother and lover． D．Lover and husband．
Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord．She did it her way．
I got the call at work, and 1 headed home quickly．Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven．I hated going there every weekend．There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception．
My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables．The place was rustic （乡下的）, with no indoor heat．We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me．
In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen．I sang the melody and Mom larmonized．Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over． Momtold me stones about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk．She loved to tell how my playpen （婴儿圈栏） sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory Tower"．
As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit them every week or two．The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad．But I still hated the silence of the farm．While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle （喧闹） of my life at home．But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced．
Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio．Music always comforted me,
My heart skipped a beat．"Moon River" was playing on the radio．I sat there, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note．
Then the radio announcer of this old station came on．" Here's one we haven't heard in a while," and an unfamiliar song began．I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves．"Come down; come down from your Ivory Tower…"
1.The writer didn't like staying in the farm for the following reasons EXCEPT that ______．
A．it was too cold and quiet
B．she could only sing one song in the small farm
C．there was nothing more that could make her excited
D．The place was rustic, with no indoor heat
2.From the First paragraph, we know that the writer's mother ______．
A．died four years ago B．left the small farm with Lord
C．left for Lord to live her own way D．preferred to be with Lord
3.The underlined word reminisced in Paragraph 5 probably means ______．
A．recalled B．comforted C．shouted D．sighed
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage _____．
A．The writer was able to dance before she could speak．
B．The writer preferred to live a quiet life in the country．
C．The writer was still quite familiar with the song "Ivory Tower",
D．The writer forgot all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse．
5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A．Two English songs B．My happy childhood
C．Our small farmhouse D．Mom's music
It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work．I was tired and had a slight 21 ．
I worked in a 22 doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 23 than usual．It seemed I was going to be late 24 home and my husband, being the 25 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again． Maybe 26 I hurried, I could still make it home．
I was heading inside to 27 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter, I heard them asking for 28 to the local hospital．It was the same hospital that I had just 29 a few minutes ago．
The young man at the counter was trying to be 30 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 31 ．One of them was 32 trying to give them a whole different route back．It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the 33 ?"
A look of 34 crossed the woman's face．
"I'm going right by there," I said, which wasn't a（ an） 35 since I had just made up my mind to do 36 that．
I got in my car and began the journey back．I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 37 me．I took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 38 ．I felt better than I had all day and my headache was 39 gone．
Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased, "So you aren't ever late any more．"
"Sometimes it's 40 to be late," I said, happy inside my heart．
1.A．cold B．fever C．stomachache D．headache
2.A．foreign B．regular C．busy D．noisy
3.A．earlier B．later C．easier D．simpler
4.A．getting B．cooking C．calling D．working
5.A．lazy B．punctual C．generous D．careful
6.A．as B．since C．while D．it
7.A．pay B．change C．wait D．search
8.A．opinions B．trouble C．directions D．money
9.A．reached B．visited C．called D．left
10.A．skilled B．helpful C．experienced D．active
11.A．comments B．promises C．surveys D．offers
12.A．only B．still C．even D．ever
13.A．station B．office C．hospital D．hotel
14.A．panic B．relief C．sadness D．peace
15.A．duty B．fact C．reason D．lie
16.A．partly B．properly C．exactly D．perfectly
17.A．across B．before C．beside D．behind
18.A．go up B．die down C．speed up D．turn down
19.A．nearly B．hardly C．possibly D．luckily
20.A．possible B．special C．good D．safe
For a moment nothing happened．Then _____ that the war was over．
A．came the news B．the news came
C．did the news come D．did come the news
