Dear God，
Now that I am no longer young，I have friends whose mothers have passed away．I have heard these sons and daughters say they never  2 1  appreciatedtheir mothers until it was too  22 to tell them．
I am  23 with the dear mother who is still allve．I appreciate her  24 each day．My mother does not  25 ，but I do．  26  I grow older and wiser．Irealize what a（n)  27 person she is．How sad that I alil   28  to speak thesewords in her presence，29 they flow easily from my pen．
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for giving her llfe I  30’ For the love，patience and just plain hard work that go into  3 l  a child？ For32 a toddler，for understanding a moody teenager，for tolerating a college student who thinks she knows  33？ For waiting for the day  34  a daughter realizes her mother really is？
How does a   35  wonlan thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother？For being ready with advice （when asked ) or  36 silent when it is most appreciated？ For not saying:”I 37you so ,”when she could have spoked these words dozens of  38  ？For being essentially herself-loving ,thoughtful. Patient, and forgiving？
I don’t know how，dear God，except to bless her as richly as she  39 and to help me live up to the example she has set．I pray that 1 will look as good in the eyes of my  40  as my mother looks in mine．
A daughter
21．A fully       B．truly      C．painfully      D mainly
22．A．early      B．slow      C．1ate       D．fast
23．A．satisfied    B．prepared     C．worried      D blessed
24．A much      B．more      C．1ess       D．fewer
25．A．stand      B．move      C．change      D exist
26．A．As       B．With      C．For        D．Because
27．A．ordinary    B．usual      C．strict      D extraordinary
28．A．unable     B．able      C．eager      D ready
29．A．therefore    B．otherwise    C．but        D．however
30.A herself   B．itself    C．themselves   D．oneself
31.A．punishing   B．blaming   C．raising    D．praising
32.A．running after B．running across   C．running out   D．running for
33 A．something  B．everything  C．anything    D．nothing
34．A．that     B．when       C．in which      D．where
35 A．grown     B．pleased      C．trained      D．well-behaved
36 A interrupting   B．disliking    C．representing   D．remaining
37．A．asked    B．told       C．ordered       D required
38．A．times    B．days       C．months       D years
39．A．gots    B．gives       C．deserves      D．delivers
40.A．husband  B．children    C．relatives   D．neighbours

Individuality is the particular character, or aggregate （total) of qualities that distinguishes one person or thing from others. Many artists late in the last century were in search of a means to express their individuality. Modern dance was one of the ways some of these people sought to free their creative spirit. At the beginning there was no exacting technique, no foundation from which to build. In later years, trial, error and genius founded the techniques and the principles of the movement. Eventually, innovators （改革者) even drew from what they considered the dread ballet, but first they had to get rid of all that was academic so that the new could be discovered. The beginnings of modern dance were happening before Isadora Duncan, but she was the first person to bring the new dance to general audiences and see it accepted and acclaimed （称赞). Her search for a natural movement form sent her to nature. She believed movement should be as natural as the swaying of the trees and the rolling waves of the sea, and should be in harmony with the movements of the Earth. Her great contributions are in three areas. First, she began the expansion of the kinds of movement that could be used in dance. Before Duncan danced, ballet was the only type of dance performed in concert. In the ballet the feet and legs were emphasized, with virtuosity （高超技巧) shown by complex, codified positions and movements. Duncan performed dance by using her body in the freest possible way. Her dance stemmed from her soul and spirit. She was one of the pioneers who broke tradition so others might be able to develop the art. Her second contribution lies in dance costume. She rejected ballet shoes and stiff costumes. These were replaced with flowing Grecian （希腊式的) tunes, bare feet, and unbound hair. She believed in the natural body being allowed to move freely, and her dress displayed this ideal. Her third contribution was in the use of music. In her performances she used the symphonies of great masters including Beethoven and Wagner, which was not the usual custom. She was as exciting and eccentric （怪异) in her personal life as in her dance. 小题1:According to the passage, what did nature represent to Isadora Duncan？

A．Something to conquer.

B．A model for movement.

C．A place to find peace.

D．A symbol of disorder.小题2:Compared to those of the ballet, Isadora Duncan’s costumes were less _____.

A．costly

B．colorful

C．graceful

D．restrictive小题3:Which of the following is not mentioned as an area of dance that Duncan worked to change？

A．The stage set.

B．The music.

C．Costumes.

D．Movements.小题4:We can infer from the passage that the author _____.

A．appreciates modern dance very much

B．dislikes Isadora Duncan’s dance

C．thinks highly of individuality

D．knows a lot about modern arts小题5:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？

A．Artists of the Last Century

B．Evolution of Dance in the 20th Century

C．Natural Movement in Dance

D．A Pioneer in Modern Dance

Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her _\_1__ concert. She had been waiting for this __2__ for years and years. “Now it is here at last,” she thought. “How beautiful her _\_3__ is.”
The song made her _\_4__ to the days when she was Lauren’s _\_5___. As a young ___6___, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer. She studied ___7__ in France, Italy and in the United States. “You can become a fine _\_8__ in the future,” her teachers told her. “But you must be _\_9__ to study hard and work for many years. There will be _\_10__ time for anything but music in your life.”
Dorothy was _\_11__ at that time and she was _\_12__ that music was all she wanted or needed to _\_13__ her life. For almost a year Dorothy  _\_14__  of nothing else. Then she _\_15__ David,  a young engineer traveling Europe. They soon fell in _\_16___. David asked her to be his ___17___. Dorothy also wanted to marry David. But she loved ___18___, too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t ___19__ do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return.
Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her _\__20___.

My bookshelves are full of dust — and with good reason. When it comes to cleaning that part of my home, I suffer from the most serious case of avoidance （回避反应症). The thing is this: when I do set out to clean and re-organize my books, which seldom happens, I place myself into a really bad situation. No sooner do I take a title from the shelf, blow off the dust, and wipe down the cover than I find myself sitting on the floor with legs crossed and my back against the wall. Pretty soon books get piled up on my legs as I am reunited with old friends. It is as if these books have voices, and each wants to say its piece. “Remember me？ I was given to you when you went into the Navy, so that you would never lack for companionship,” one whispers. Another says, “I was your first book of poems, given to you before you learned to love poetry.” And a third, “I was the book that made history so attractive to you.” Perhaps the greatest pleasure of re-organizing my books are the surprises — or better said, reunions — that occur. During my latest book-cleaning adventure, I found one that had fallen behind the shelf: “Tales of Edgar Allan Poe.” Not an unusual title, but the words written on the first page made it very special: “With Love from Mom and Dad, Christmas 1965.” What’s this？ A book on the physics of lasers（激光）. It is filled with mathematical statements, and I had bought it at a library sale when I was 12, not long after the laser had been invented. I couldn’t understand a bit of it, but I did learn what “laser” meant. What I end up with when I empty my bookshelves is a cross-section （横剖面) of my personal history. It’s like a road cut where one sees all the layers of rock going back through time to the beginning of the simplest life forms. The books I’ve read — and kept — are not just old friends. They are my résumé.

A. He is too busy to tidy up his bookshelves. B. He considers his books treasured possessions. C. He has made a lot of notes in his books. D. He is a lover of science books.

A. they bring back happy memories B. they are recorded in human voice C. they say a lot about human history D. they offer good topics for discussion

A. Finding some missing books. B. Putting books in good order. C. Learning something new from the books. D. Rediscovering interesting stories behind some books.

A. personal history     B. precious notes C. good companion     D. simple life forms

The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler  1 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I  2 there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to      3  people feel like that.” My father asked me  4 I meant. “I want to be a motivational （激励人的）speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”  I replieD．A 5 was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  6 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 7 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my  8 . Many people were  9 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked  10 I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my  11 to start my own company and leave my secure（无忧虑的）position after
 12 a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  13 that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be？” After giving us a  14 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 15 ？” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that  16 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  17 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately  18 . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  19 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better joB．And I was able to book several  20 engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.
1．
A．rise            B．blow          C．put            D．raise
2．
A．left            B．came          C．arrived         D．slipped
3．
A．get            B．hope          C．make          D．cheer
4．
A．that            B．what          C．which          D．if
5．
A．dream          B．idea          C．girl            D．speaker
6．
A．After           B．Before        C．Because         D．While
7．
A．beginning       B．working       C．acting          D．regarding
8．
A．life            B．love          C．income         D．career
9．
A．disappointed      B．moved        C．surprised        D．delighted
10．
A．when          B．why          C．if             D．how
11．
A．plan           B．promise        C．decision        D．mind
12．
A．attending       B．joining        C．entering        D．holding
13．
A．newspaper      B．book          C．report          D．speech
14．
A．day           B．second        C．week           D．moment
15．
A．help           B．job           C．god            D．company
16．
A．everything      B．anything       C．nothing         D．something
17．
A．alive          B．dead          C．missing         D．born
18．
A．examined       B．searched       C．checked         D．tested
19．
A．help           B．harm          C．income         D．money
20．
A．selling         B．speaking       C．writing         D．listening

My father often works very harD．And he has  1 to see a film. Here I’ll tell you  2 about him.
　　One afternoon, when he finished his work and  3 go home, he found a film ticket under the  4 on his desk. He thought he  5 to have not much work to do that day and  6 was quite wonderful to pass the  7 at the cinem
A．So he came back home and  8 finished his supper. Then he said  9 to us and left.
　　But to our  10 , he came back about half an hour later, I  11 him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about 12 funny thing that had happened at the cinema.
　　When my father was sitting in his seat, a  13 came to my father’s and said that the seat was  14 . Ｍy father was surpriseD．He took out the ticket  15 looked at it carefully. It was Row17, 16 . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her   17  her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.
　　 18  ？ What’s the matter with all this？ While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The  19  of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,  20 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.
1．
A．little money      B．much money    C．little time        D．much time
2．
A．a funny story     B．a good story    C．an old story      D．a strange story
3．
A．was to          B．was about to    C．had to          D．ought
4．
A．box            B．book         C．glass           D．paper
5．
A．happened        B．liked         C．pretended        D．wanted
6．
A．it             B．this          C．that            D．which
7．
A．morning        B．afternoon      C．day            D．evening
8．
A．early           B．quietly        C．quickly         D．suddenly
9．
A．hello           B．good-bye      C．good evening     D．good night
10．
A．disappointment   B．joy           C．sorrow          D．surprise
11．
A．asked          B．explained      C．told            D．wanted
12．
A．a             B．one          C．some           D．the
13．
A．man           B．woman        C．doctor          D．nurse
14．
A．hers           B．his           C．taken           D．wrong
15．
A．and           B．but           C．or             D．so
16．
A．Seat1          B．Seat2         C．Seat3           D．Seat4
17．
A．it bring         B．to get         C．to see           D．to show
18．
A．Why           B．How          C．When          D．where
19．
A．designs         B．colors         C．prices          D．owners
20．
A．I’m sad        B．I’m sorry      C．I’m wrong       D．I’m worried