A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the   16  soon.
Twenty minutes   17 , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she   18  to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up (延遲) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he   19  it.
In the following hours on the flight,   20  time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile   21  he needed help or not. But the passenger never   22  her words.
When he was going to get off the   23 , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意見簿). She was very   24 . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her   25  the job.   26  with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she   27  the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times   28 . How can I refuse   29  twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感動(dòng)) the passenger
  30  and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!

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Once upon a time，there was a child ready to be born. So  1 he asked God，”they tell me you are sending me to  2  , but being so small and helpless，  3  am I going to live there?”

“  4  the many angels （天使） , I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you. ”God replied. 

“But here in Heaven（天堂）, I do  5 else but sing and smile! That’s enough for me to be happy. ”

God said，’’Your angel will sing and smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be  6 . ”

The child said , “And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me 7  I don’t know the language that men speak?”

God told the child，’’Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweetest words you will ever hear, and with  8 patience（耐心）and care，your angel will teach you  9 . ”

The child said，“I’ve  10 that on the earth there are bad men. who will protect me?”

God said，“Your angel will protect you  11 it means risking her life（冒生命危險(xiǎn)）. ”

“But l will always be sad because l will not see you any more. ”

“Your angel will always talk to you about  12 and in fact , I will always be next to you. ”

At the moment there was much peace（靜寂）in Heaven，but voices from the earth could already be heard , and the child，in a hurry, asked，’’Oh , God，if I am about to  13 now, please tell me my angel’s  14 !”

“It is not hard to remember,” God replied  15 . “You will call your angel Mommy. ”

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Jack is an English teacher at a college. He moved to New York City    1   all the members of his family. Jack is an excellent teacher, so we’ve all    2   him very much since he left. It was not long before Jack came back to North Carolina for a short    3  . The teachers and students held a small party for him.

At the party, people walked around and    4   with each other. I certainly would not give up that good chance to learn English. So I tried to think of all kinds of topics to talk with Grace, another _____5____teacher.

Just before I was about to run out of my topics, suddenly I    6   Jack say to others loudly, “I dig New York!” I immediately asked Grace, “Is it really difficult to find a    7   in New York? Why does Jack have to do    8  work since he is such a good teacher?”

Grace didn’t seem to    9   what I said, “Why do you think that?” she asked.

“Haven’t you heard him say that he is digging New York?  Is he building an underground passage (地下通道)?” I asked.

When she finally realized (明白) what I meant, Grace laughed to tears. She then asked us whether (是否) we    9   the meaning of “I dig New York.” All of    10   shook heads and said no. So Grace asked Jack to explain it to us.

It turns out that “ I dig New York.” means “I love New York.” in American slang (俚語). Though few people say that now, we still hear it from time to time. 

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It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn't see things ___26___ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped    27   would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't   28  . But her mother's mind was made up.
Three days later. Carmen got new glasses and instructions   29 . her doctor. "All of the kids will think I'm silly. " Carmen said. Her mother   30   and shook her head. "You look just as beautiful as before, she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.
The next day. Carmen kept the    31   in her pocket(口袋))as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling   32  
Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.
Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What's the    33 ?" she asked.
"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me from California. It's very _34__  and I can 't lose it. "
Carmen and her friends began to    35   the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better _36_  she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so _37_ ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 38  . It was the ring.
"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
"Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I _39_ thought we'd find it." She paused(停頓). “Hey, 1 didn’t knowyou wore glasses. They look great!"
Carmen had   40   that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.
"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.
【小題1】a. clearly            B. carefully           C. freely              D. quickly
【小題2】 a. everybody         B. anybody         C. somebody            D. nobody
【小題3】 a. explain           B. care               C. agree               D.understand
【小題4】 a.by                B. from               C. like            D. to
【小題5】 a. relaxed            B.cheered          C. smiled         D. jumped

【小題11】

A．though B．if C．because D．a(chǎn)s