A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off．She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes．
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger's ring for service sounded, the air hostess flew in a flurry．She was kept so busy that she forgot to deliver him the water．As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine．She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it．
In the following hours on the flight, each time the stewardess passed by the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid any attention to her.
When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意见簿). She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might result in the loss of her job. But with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your sincere smiles?”
That’s right! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?
1.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．The air hostess forgot the passenger’s need on purpose.
B．The air hostess suddenly realized that trouble was coming.
C．The passenger wasn’t angry at being ignored.
D．The passenger was refused to be served.
2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．The passenger refused to take his medicine.
B．The passenger set down his anger in the booklet.
C．The words in the booklet would never affect the air hostess.
D．The hostess finally moved the passenger with her smile.
3.What kind of person do you think the passenger is?
A．Forgiving. B．Curious. C．Sharp. D．Enthusiastic.
4.As a result, the air hostess would .
A．get fired by her company B．be hired by the passenger
C．keep her job D．get a promotion
It was in my high school science class．I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on．
A 36 came．"Nice shirt," I smiled from ear to ear．Then another voice said, "That shirt belonged to my dad．Greg's mother works for my family．We were going to 37 that shirt away, but gave it to her 38 ．" I was speechless．I wanted to hide．
I 39 me shirt in the back of the closet and told my mom what had happened．She then dialed her 40__, "I will no longer work for your family," she told him．That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life's 41 was something greater．
The next morning she 42 with the personnel manager at the Board of Education．Ke told her that without a proper education she could not teach．So Mom decided to__43__a university．
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager．He said, "You are 44 aren't you? I think I have a___45_for you as a teacher's assistant．This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 46 Mom accepted the opportunity very 47 ．
For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling 48 ．Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal 49 in her classroom．The principal said, "We have watched how you 50 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working 51 over the last five years．We are all in 52 that you should be the teacher of this class．"
My mom spent more than 20 years there． 53 her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year．All of this came about because of the 54 comment made in my classroom that day．Mom showed me how to handle 55__situations and never give up．
1.A．noise B．voice C．sound D．tune
2.A- get B．take C．carry D．throw
3.A．otherwise B．anyhow C．instead D．actually
4.A．settled B．pushed C．stored D．stuck
5.A．teacher B．employer C．director D．adviser
6.A．purpose B．encouragement C．achievement D．victory
7.A．went B．met C．worked D．stayed
8.A．visit B．continue C．attend D．prepare
9.A．serious B．fortunate C．careful D．responsible
10.A．career B．duty C．position D．part
11.A．learning B．judging C．obeying D．imagining
12.A．patiently B．eagerly C．successfully D．skillfully
13.A．upset B．frightened C．guilty D．ashamed
14.A．looked up B．went up C．took up D．showed up
15.A．believe B．protect C．treat D．receive
16.A．spirit B．intention C．action D．attempt
17.A．discussion B．argument C．disagreement D．agreement
18.A．At B．During C．On D．With
19.A．worthless B．thoughtless C．hopeless D．helpless
20.A．challenging B．different C．dangerous D．strange
—Mike, I really appreciate your handwriting．
— .
A．I practice every day B．Thank you very much
C．No, I don't mink so D．Well, it's not good enough
The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and __ _ less than 40 pounds must be in a child safety seat．
A．weighing B．weighed C．being weighed D．to weigh
Mass media questioned the ___ _ of the information in the report．
A．accuracy B．advantage
C．administration D．approach
One in five humans ___ access to safe drinking water by 2080．
A．is said lacking B．is said to lack
C．are said to lack D．are said lacking
