One day I heard that one of my dear friends had lost his mother. This made me sad, for my friend was very close to his mother. He had been by her side as she traveled through her long and hard journey with cancer. At this time, many memories about my loved ones that had passed away came flooding to me. Finally these memories passed, but it was really sad to think that my friend would have to go through the pain.
Three times I tried to write an email to my friend and three times words failed me. I am a person who is not often lost for words and I decided to have a sleep. Upon waking up I could hardly wait for my computer to work, the words I needed were there. I was still left with a heavy heart although I had sent an email.
Everything in this universe is balanced and indeed it is. Three days later, I received his reply letter. I was happy to hear that he’d been admitted to (录取) Cambridge University. It served as a gentle reminder for me that my friend would be okay and that life would go on.
Everything in life is balanced; the lowest feelings change places with the highest feelings. Without the lows, we would never appreciate the highs. No matter how dark the clouds seem to be, the sunshine is always there and just waiting for the opportunity to shine through.
1. When the author learnt her friend had lost his mother, she ______.
A．gave him some money
B．wrote an email to him
C．went to visit him
D．went for a journey with him
2.What good news did the author’s friend receive?
A．He received the author’s email.
B．He was told that life would go on.
C．He would go to Cambridge University.
D．His life would go back to normal again
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．The author wrote four emails to her friend.
B．The mother of the author’s friend died from cancer.
C．The author’s friend is a teacher in Cambridge University.
D．The author felt relaxed after sending the email.
4. From the text, we can learn that the author is ______.
A．sincere and warm-hearted
B．proud and confident
C．serious and friendly
D．funny and responsible
5. The author aims to tell us that ______.
A．life is not fair to everybody
B．time waits for no man
C．everyone has good and bad times in life
D．where there is a will, there is a way
完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t 1 to start the bus soon because it was not yet 2 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story 3 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her 4 was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she 5 still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked 6 .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he 7 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to 8 the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he 9 her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s 10 .
The woman was watching the incident. 11 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered (干预).
“Stop 12 him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money!” the driver 13 .
“Well, that’s no 14 to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her 15 money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a 16 time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged（耸肩）. She rode the rest of the way home 17 a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier 18 .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can 19 our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the 20 will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
1. A．try B．care C．decide D．want
2. A．empty B．full C．crowded D．ready
3. A．tearfully B．seriously C．carefully D．calmly
4. A．fare B．possession C．money D．wealth
5. A．strangely B．happily C．secretly D．luckily
6. A．unsatisfied B．weak C．unhappy D．excited
7. A．explained B．announced C．admitted D．found
8. A．get off B．start C．get on D．stop
9. A．begged B．scolded C．praised D．thanked
10. A．request B．action C．suggestion D．command
11. A．Unless B．Although C．Until D．When
12. A．attacking B．Bothering C．complaining D．wronging
13. A．warned B．whispered C．shouted D．repeated
14. A．problem B．need C．matter D．reason
15. A．spending B．collected C．remaining D．borrowed
16. A．busy B．cold C．hard D．fearful
17. A．giving B．wearing C．taking D．forcing
18. A．forgotten B．Used C．earned D．returned
19. A．move B．increase C．lighten D．carry
20. A．world B．journey C．smile D．friendship
Ten years ago, the population of our village was ______ that of theirs.
A．as twice large as B．twice as large as
C．twice as much as D．as twice much as
She has been working hard day and night, which of course, _______ her pale face.
A．accounts for B．stands for
C．goes for D．answers for
--- Are you satisfied with what he did?
--- No. It couldn’t have been ______.
A．worse B．better C．so bad D．the worst
--- He worked out such different questions at a very young age.
--- Oh, he ______ a very smart student then.
A．could have been B．should have been
C．might have been D．must have been
