Anna was excited about starting her first day in the new school. However, when she first walked past the students in the school, her excitement  _31  to fear, and then to loneliness over the next few days. "Why didn't anyone say 'hi' to me or invite me to his or her lunch table? Is it because of my clothes or my hair?" she wondered. Almost every day during the first week, Anna stayed  _32  , thinking that there must have been  _33  wrong with her or that nobody saw her at all!

What caused Anna's  _34  ? The reason was that  _35  knew her. Most people don't like talking with  _36  . So it's your job to volunteer to make contact with people  _37  you want to know. The easiest way to  _38  their attention is to notice them first. Make eye contact with them and smile at them. When you smile at them, you are doing your best to  _39  your kindness to them, and they are sure to understand that you are saying, "Hey, how's everything going?" _40   , you are taking the first step towards the road to friendship.

When Anna _41  this, she started talking to her _42  . Guess what happened? It really  _43  . She had made two friends  _44  the end of the month.

In fact, saying “hi” or making friends with strangers is not hard. And the joy it brings you is really great. So try to open your __45  to strangers!

(   )31. A. became         B. turned                 C. changed        D. got

(   )32. A. happily          B. freely                  C. alone            D. excitedly

(   )33. A. anything           B. something               C. everything        D. nothing

(   )34. A. problem             B. question                  C. trouble             D. matter

(   )35 A. everybody          B. anybody                  C. somebody        D. nobody

(   )36. A. teachers            B. students                  C. strangers                D. friends

(   )37. A. which               B. who                        C. where              D. what

(   )38. A. pay                  B. bring                      C. take                 D. catch

(   )39 A. show              B. give                     C. take              D. offer

(   )40. A. On the way       B. In the way              C. In this way      D. By the way

(   )41. A. realized             B. succeeded               C. heard            D. saw

(   )42. A. friends              B. classmates              C. strangers             D. neighbors

(   )43. A. made               B. did                      C. worked            D. got

(   )44. A. by                 B. at                            C. in                D. to

(   )45. A. mouth              B. heart                       C. smile               D. mind

  On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t talk to ___35___, ”Lauren said, who sat beside me, “or they will make fun of you. ”

  Amy had many physical differences—lots of ___36___ for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.

    Every day as we drove to school, kids would shout insults（侮辱）at Amy. “God, what a（n） ___37___ face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland! Amy took off her ___38___, and now her eyes are frightening me! Make her put them back on!” I also did that because I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.

  But while I was insulting her, my heart ___39___ for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look ___40___, because she was so ashamed and alone. Then I wanted to stand up for her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates ___41___the night of our class roller skating party.

    Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to ___42___, but I could see how much she wanted to have fun like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand. We began the journey together around the skating rink. She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in___43___.

    On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me skating together, but ___44___ insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.

  After graduation, I never heard from Amy again. However. I never forget her and I’ve always ___45___ if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my life. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress（給……留下印象）people by trying to ___46___ like them. I became myself.

35. A. her                      B. him                        C. me                        D. them

36. A. reasons               B. chances                  C. ideas                     D. problems

37. A. lovely                  B. strange                   C. ordinary                D. funny

38. A. glasses                B. coat                       C. shoes                    D. hat

39. A. beat                    B. lost                        C. ached                    D. opened

40. A. happier                B. angrier                   C. prettier                  D. uglier

41. A. until                    B. since                      C. before                   D. after

42. A. stand                   B. skate                      C. run                       D. walk

43. A. fear                     B. surprise                  C. joy                        D. comfort

44. A. somebody             B. anybody                 C. everybody             D. nobody

45. A. hoped                  B. thought                  C. wondered              D. considered

46. A. shout                  B. laugh                      C. play                      D. act

On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. We were dressed   31  , and I was feeling a little   32   as I was carrying our shopping bags, so I decided to throw something away. I was walking towards a dustbin（垃圾箱）  33   I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.

I suddenly felt very   34   because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the   35   and some bread over to him. The man looked up   36   and took what I gave him. A huge smile   37   on his face. I felt I couldn’t be happier with   38  . But then he said,“Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”

With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I   39   heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm   40   inside. I now understand what it   41   by the saying “Giving is getting”.

  42   it was only a little action, I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world   43   help. Everyone can give help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness.

The scene of that man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind   44   I have the chance to do something nice. This is the power（力量）of   45  .

31. A. poorly                B. simply                         C. warmly                    D. expensively

32. A. worried              B. interested                  C. surprised           D. tired

33. A. and                        B. but                       C. so                         D. when

34. A. nervous                    B. happy                          C. sorry                D. proud

35. A. money               B. toys                      C. drink                 D. clothes

36. A. in silence               B. in surprise             C. in anger                    D. in fear

37. A. turned                   B. appeared               C. went                        D. ran

38. A. myself               B. ourselves                     C. yourself                   D. himself

39. A. still                       B. once                            C. even                        D. ever

40. A. idea                          B. welcome               C. word                       D. feeling

41. A. aims                         B. means                       C. looks                D. offers

42. A. If                         B. Though                     C. Because                   D. While

43. A. needs                    B. gives                           C. takes              D. brings

44. A. whichever             B. however               C. whatever                  D. whenever

45. A. charity               B. friendship                     C. support                    D. feeling

I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since the moment of his birth, I’ve been part of his life. I had spent seven __36__ years in the world with the attention of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life __37__. Suddenly I had to __38__ my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food.

Finally, I felt my __39__ at my brother. The poor baby had no idea what had made me so unhappy. Maybe he found me strange, the only person in this home __40__ did not like him. Whatever the reason was, he loved __41__ me around. However, I seldom talked to him and __42__ asked him to leave me alone.

Then all that changed. I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago, __43__ I do remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow my feet led me to my brother’s bed. My hand, completely __44__ from my mind, reached through the bars(護(hù)欄). At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched __45__. And that was all I needed. Through all the unhappiness of the day, that one moment changed __46__. How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the __47__ time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favoured(寵愛), but through the eyes of a __48__.

To this day, I can’t imagine life __49__ my brother. It is unbelievable how much I have __50__ about life from a seven-year-old boy. Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself.

(      )36. A. happy                B. hard                  C. lonely                D. busy

(      )37. A. began                B. continued          C. changed            D. saved

(      )38. A. collect               B. choose                     C. hide                  D. share

(      )39. A. fun                    B. anger                C. fear                  D. worry

(      )40. A. which                B. where               C. who                  D. what

(      )41. A. showing            B. carrying            C. meeting             D. following

(      )42. A. always               B. already              C. hardly               D. almost

(      )43. A. but                    B. so                     C. or                     D. for

(      )44. A. far                    B. sick                  C. different            D. free

(      )45. A. one                   B. both                  C. mine                 D. them

(      )46. A. nothing              B. everything         C. something         D. anything

(      )47. A. first                   B. second                     C. last                   D. next

(      )48. A. student                     B. parent               C. teacher              D. sister

(      )49. A. except               B. besides              C. without             D. through

(      )50. A. cared                 B. learned              C. talked                D. heard

A young mother set her feet on the pathway of the life. “Is the way long?”

And her guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old __31__ you reach the end of it, but the end will be better than the beginning.” But the young mother was happy and would not __32__ anything could be better than these years. So she __33__ with her children and gathered flowers for them along the way and bathed with them in the clear springs. The sun shone on them, and life was good. And the young mother cried, “ Nothing will be __34__ than this.”

Then the night came. And the storm (暴風(fēng)雨) __35__ them and the path was dark, and the children shook with __36__ and cold. And the mother drew them close and covered them with her clothes, and the children said, “ Oh, Mum, we are not afraid, for you are __37__, and we know that no harm (傷害) can come to us.” And the mother said, “This is better than the __38__ of the day, for I have taught my __39__ courage.”

And the morning came. There was a hill ahead, and the children __40__ it and soon grew tired. And the mother was __41__, too. But she said to the children, “ A little patience and we are there.” So the children climbed and climbed, and when they reached the top, they said, “Mum, we __42__ not have done it without you.” And when the mother lay down to sleep that night, she __43__at the stars and said, “This is a better day than the __44__ , for my children have learned determination(決心) in the face of __45__. Yesterday I gave them courage—today I gave them strength.”

(    )31. A. after                 B. before               C. since         D. until

(    )32. A. know                  B. believe           C. feel                     D. find

(    )33. A. worked            B. stayed                 C. played               D. studied

(    )34. A. worse                     B. better            C. easier           D. sadder

(    )35. A. hit                    B. beat                     C. took                   D. carried

(    )36. A. excitement        B. happiness      C. interest        D. fear

(    )37. A. far                B. away                    C. near                    D. out

(    )38. A. coldest             B. coolest                     C. darkest             D. brightest

(    )39. A. students           B. classmates               C. friends              D. children

(    )40. A. walked                 B. moved               C. climbed             D. flew

(    )41. A. tired                 B. happy                  C. angry                  D. proud

(    )42. A. will                  B. can                      C. could          D. shouldn’t

(    )43. A. looked over       B. looked on     C. looked after    D. looked up

(    )44. A. last                  B. next                     C. latest           D. second

(    )45. A. dark                 B. difficulties         C. failure        D. success