We all have dreams. Yet so few of us realize them. Often, a dream dies as quickly as it is born  36  we lack the confidence to keep it. When I was old enough, I realized that society puts a high   37  on youth, beauty and intellectual achievement. This discovery gave me some idea to   38  my dream.
I know beauty is something I will never have. But I didn’t see it as something   39  because it forced me to concentrate my energy to develop my   40  qualities. What people see in the handicapped（殘疾）is only their   41  of being handicapped. People are not impressed with the ability that lies   42  every handicapped person.
My dream was   43  . I dreamed of becoming a typist. The employment field was a highly   44  place. It gave not only competition to a handicapped job – seeker but also the unfriendly treatment from the   45  strong and healthy. They see the handicapped as the back row of   46  .
However, I   47  to sit in the back row. I decided to take a course. When I handed application form to the interviewer, she looked at me and advised me to   48  my choice from typing. But I was   49  to stay with it. She accepted me.
On the fifth month of the six-month course, five students were chosen to do some copy typing. I was one of them. I was very   50  and finished half of the work given to us all. More work came to me after this test. I could see quite clearly the way to   51  my dream. I became a typist in one of the offices immediately after my graduation. I did not   52  starting at the bottom of the ladder. Being a   53  was just the beginning. Having achieved one dream, I set out to achieve others. There was no easy task. But the sacrifice proved   54  .
Dreamers should keep reaching out for their dreams,  55  what the pain, until they get what they want in life.
36．A．even if     B．because     C．a(chǎn)lthough    D．unless
37．A．standard     B．view      C．value     D．measure
38．A．develop     B．realize      C．keep     D．have
39．A．favorable      B．unusual      C．beneficial      D．bad
40．A．other      B．special      C．unique      D．outstanding
41．A．pain     B．misfortune      C．a(chǎn)ppearance     D．sufferings
42．A．outside     B．inside      C．beyond      D．beside
43．A．fantastic      B．complicated     C．a(chǎn)cceptable     D．simple
44．A．competitive      B．valuable      C．mysterious     D．a(chǎn)dventurous
45．A．originally      B．extremely       C．physically      D．fortunately
46．A． seats       B．society       C．jobs       D．community
47．A．had        B．continued      C．meant     D．refused
48．A．change     B．ignore      C．confirm      D．prevent
49．A．willing      B．reluctant     C．determined      D．glad
50．A．happy     B．efficient     C．developing     D．excited
51．A．a(chǎn)chieving      B．changing      C．developing     D．enjoying
52．A．a(chǎn)void      B．risk        C．consider        D．mind
53．A．officer      B．ladder      C．typist       D．dreamer
54．A．disappointing      B．rewarding     C．encouraging      D．satisfying
55．A．no sooner     B．no wonder     C．no longer      D．no matter

We all have dreams. Yet so few of us realize them. Often, a dream dies as quickly as it is born  36  we lack the confidence to keep it. When I was old enough, I realized that society puts a high   37  on youth, beauty and intellectual achievement. This discovery gave me some idea to   38  my dream.
I know beauty is something I will never have. But I didn’t see it as something   39  because it forced me to concentrate my energy to develop my   40  qualities. What people see in the handicapped（殘疾）is only their   41  of being handicapped. People are not impressed with the ability that lies   42  every handicapped person.
My dream was   43  . I dreamed of becoming a typist. The employment field was a highly   44  place. It gave not only competition to a handicapped job – seeker but also the unfriendly treatment from the   45  strong and healthy. They see the handicapped as the back row of   46  .
However, I   47  to sit in the back row. I decided to take a course. When I handed application form to the interviewer, she looked at me and advised me to   48  my choice from typing. But I was   49  to stay with it. She accepted me.
On the fifth month of the six-month course, five students were chosen to do some copy typing. I was one of them. I was very   50  and finished half of the work given to us all. More work came to me after this test. I could see quite clearly the way to   51  my dream. I became a typist in one of the offices immediately after my graduation. I did not   52  starting at the bottom of the ladder. Being a   53  was just the beginning. Having achieved one dream, I set out to achieve others. There was no easy task. But the sacrifice proved   54  .
Dreamers should keep reaching out for their dreams,  55  what the pain, until they get what they want in life.
36．A．even if     B．because     C．a(chǎn)lthough    D．unless
37．A．standard     B．view      C．value     D．measure
38．A．develop     B．realize      C．keep     D．have
39．A．favorable      B．unusual      C．beneficial      D．bad
40．A．other      B．special      C．unique      D．outstanding
41．A．pain     B．misfortune      C．a(chǎn)ppearance     D．sufferings
42．A．outside     B．inside      C．beyond      D．beside
43．A．fantastic      B．complicated     C．a(chǎn)cceptable     D．simple
44．A．competitive      B．valuable      C．mysterious     D．a(chǎn)dventurous
45．A．originally      B．extremely       C．physically      D．fortunately
46．A． seats       B．society       C．jobs       D．community
47．A．had        B．continued      C．meant     D．refused
48．A．change     B．ignore      C．confirm      D．prevent
49．A．willing      B．reluctant     C．determined      D．glad
50．A．happy     B．efficient     C．developing     D．excited
51．A．a(chǎn)chieving      B．changing      C．developing     D．enjoying
52．A．a(chǎn)void      B．risk        C．consider        D．mind
53．A．officer      B．ladder      C．typist       D．dreamer
54．A．disappointing      B．rewarding     C．encouraging      D．satisfying
55．A．no sooner     B．no wonder     C．no longer      D．no matter

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the  36  was he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of  37  as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to  38  in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the  39  of the rescue.

It is almost  40  that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his  41  : “First of all I checked up my  42  conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no  43  to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from  44  . In this way I dozed（打盹）off. ”

His story put an end to my regret for the  45  of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men  46  to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 47  to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of  48  . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the  49  people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the  50  of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to  51  themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering（閃爍）not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with  52  itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 53  you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle  54  . It seems to be a negative attitude,   55  a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.

36. A. hopeless                  B. worst                C. more                 D. best

37. A. service                B. way                  C. order                D. work

38. A. cry                            B. lie                       C. wait                  D. sleep

39. A. delay                  B. success                  C. team                 D. arrival

40. A. untrue                B. unimaginable         C. true                  D. useless

41. A. plan                       B. decision                C. explanation        D. excuse

42. A. physical                     B. mental                     C. working            D. medical

43. A. method               B. way                  C. alternative         D. strength

44. A. rotting                B. spreading          C. hurting                  D. bleeding

45. A. loss                        B. failure               C. disappointment  D. sadness

46. A. had                        B. managed           C. tried                 D. planned

47. A. Willing               B. Unable                  C. Determined              D. Deciding

48. A. hearing               B. sight                 C. feeling                     D. direction

49. A. rescue                 B. village                     C. local                 D. brave

50. A. end                        B. top                   C. opening                 D. side

51. A. save                       B. help                  C. stop                  D. calm

52. A. adventure                B. work                 C. life                   D. mankind

53. A. Mind                  B. Watch               C. Imagine            D. Warn

54. A. really                 B. immediately          C. carefully           D. hopefully

55. A. and                        B. so                         C. but                   D. while

I think we should try to find a happy memory, something to lift us up on those unpleasant days. I'm saying this because I think I just found mine!

I had some work in Glasgow then. I was on a really  36    schedule, which meant I would have no time for myself all day. I was having one of those days, the train was completely  37  and the conversation going on around me seemed to be particularly  38  . Besides, I had a bit of a headache.   39   quickly across the station hall, I fished some  40  from my pocket. There was usually someone at the exit   41   The Big Issue ( a magazine that helps homeless folk earn a living).

42  the crowd parted ways at the bottom of the hall, I saw someone selling the

Big Issue. She really looked like she'd been sleeping  43  . Her clothes were  44  and she obviously hadn't had a scrub up (擦洗) for quite a while.

As I  45   the exit, I saw that she was  46  from side to side. At first I thought maybe she was trying to keep  47  against the biting wind. But she wasn't, she was moving in time to a  48 . I couldn’t hear her, but I could see her lips moving.

When I got closer, I saw a white  49  hanging from her elbow and noticed that she had sunken eyes. She was  50 , dirty and living on tile streets. I came closer and through the  51  of the traffic I heard her  52  the immortal (不朽的)line, "... and I think to myself, what a wonderful world!"

I bought her last magazine for twice what I'd originally  53  . She thanked me, then she  54    her belongings and went tapping off along the pavement – still singing!

So, I have my happy  55  for the day. And I think it will stay with me a long, long time.

36. A. enjoyable                   B. relaxing                   C. tight                 D. tiring

37. A. crowded                    B. delayed                    C. loaded               D. crashed

38. A. moving               B. interesting         C. pleasing                   D. meaningless

39. A. Crawling                   B. Walking                   C. Wandering         D. Searching

40. A. cigarettes                   B. sweets               C. change                     D. paper

41. A. selling                B. buying                     C. collecting          D. delivering

42. A. With                          B. Since                C. Until                 D. As

43. A. comfortably        B. rough                C. soundly                    D. anxiously

44. A. ragged                B. costly                C. tidy                  D. fashionable

45. A. left                            B. passed               C. approached        D. examined

46. A. jumping                     B. climbing           C. rolling                     D. rocking

47. A. active                 B. energetic           C. warm                D. awake

48. A. dance                 B. tune                  C. step                  D. sound

49. A. issue                   B. arm                  C. stick                 D. log

50. A. deaf                          B. lame                 C. mad                  D. blind

51. A. noise                  B. music                C. voice                D. whistle

52. A. recite                  B. compose            C. read                  D. sing

53. A. expected                    B. charged                    C. intended                   D. organized

54. A. picked up                   B. throw away              C. put down           D. hid away

55. A. decision                     B. memory                   C. program                   D. design

In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages.  Let me tell you about Tyler.

Tyler was born infected with HIV: his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube surgically inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back. Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.

Tyler wasn’t willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine - laden backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon. All of us who knew Tyler marveled at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler’s mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him.

This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV - infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn’t going to survive, Tyler’s mom talked to him about death. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.

A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned me over to his hospital bed and whispered, " I might die soon. I’m not scared. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she’s coming to heaven, too. I’ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me. "

59. What is the boy Tyler's attitude towards death?

A. pessimistic.        B. optimistic.      C. sorrowful.        D. fearful.

60. Tyler requested the writer to dress him in red when he died simply because ___________.

A. red is a lucky color                      B. red might help to cure him

C. his mom could spot him easily             D. he could find more mates by wearing red

61. Which of the following might serve as a possible title for this passage?

A. My unusual profession.     B. A caring mother.

C. Mother and son.        D. Dying in red.

62. The underlined word dynamo in the fourth paragraph here means       ________________.

A. a promising and helpful youth        B. an extremely energetic person

C. a rare and beautiful flower           D. a magic and understanding superstar

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia(梔子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.  36  to the flower shop were always useless－it was a cash   37  . After a while I stopped trying to   38   who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never   39   imagining who the sender might be. Some of my   40   moments were spent daydreaming about it.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) 41    kindness who might be showing   42  . Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was  43  a car full of groceries (雜貨). Or maybe it was the old man   44   the street whose mail I helped to get during the   45   so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy steps. As a teenager,   46  , I had more fun guessing that it might be a   47   who had noticed me   48   I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was   49   some of the most important events in my life. I became completely   50   in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I   51   the dance and the dress for it. The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t   52   if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel   53   and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and   54   in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia－lovable,   55   and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died. (304)

  My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36   from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37   it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch  38  on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaton,   39  will pay any more attention to your scar  40  you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother  41   .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42  high — glad he was alive.

  43   , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people   44   like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  45  .

But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  46   , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  47  .

One of my friends in college was very  48   . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  49  for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time  50  about other people’s comfort and welfare.  51  , people ignored his looks. What people  52  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t  53   him an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on   54   you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  55  .

36．A．cured           B．recovered        C．improved           D．returned

37．A．because         B．though    C．until           D．before

38．A．cut            B．wound   C．injure               D．scar

39．A．none      B．a(chǎn)nyone    C．everyone            D．no one

40．A．a(chǎn)s         B．like     C．than           D．when

41．A．yet    B．still   C．too    D．either

42．A．put        B．held       C．taken        D．hung

43．A．After all        B．In conclusion   C．In fact        D．Above all

44．A．will   B．would       C．can    D．may

45．A．house          B．telephone       C．job           D．car

46．A．clothes         B．hairstyle        C．figure         D．salary

47．A．means         B．standards       C．comments    D．rules

48．A．smart          B．optimistic      C．rude           D．ugly

49．A．manners         B．expressions   C．looks        D．a(chǎn)ctions

50．A．inquiring  B．a(chǎn)sking      C．knowing   D．caring

51．A．Completely   B．Gradually      C．Obviously      D．Suddenly

52．A．wanted         B．understood     C．brought      D．saw

53．A．regard      B．look  C．consider    D．treat

54．A．what B．that   C．which       D．how

55．A．kindness   B．concern    C．beauty      D．perfection

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I   36   that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning   37   the wall. Being a piano music lover and   38  , I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been   39   lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very   40   that she was pursuing (追求) her   41   to play the piano.

Then she asked me the same question.  

"I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.

    "Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she requested.

     I    42   she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the   43   of the vitamins, she 44    me of our musical "  45  ". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought    46    and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for    47   , and it was my soul-searching song.

     I played the song to the best of my    48  , and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it.   49   I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"

     I turned around. And there was an old lady    50    one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to   51   you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to    52    my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked   53   back to her room.

I was deeply touched by her   54   and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's   55   for peace and joy.

36. A. observed             B. watched            C. noticed           D. caught

37. A. on                B. at                       C. over               D. against

38. A. player             B. learner                   C. composer         D. starter

39. A. giving              B. attending                 C. teaching          D. learning

40. A. interesting         B. exciting             C. aggressive        D. impressive

41. A. passion           B. interest              C. hobbies             D. emotions

42. A. found            B. felt                 C. hoped            D. thought

43. A. charge           B. purchase               C. bargain             D. obtaining

44. A. warned          B. required               C. asked              D. reminded

45. A. deal             B. contract               C. discussion           D. debate

46. A. for the moment    B. at the moment         C. for a moment       D. at a moment

47. A. music           B. me                    C. the piano           D. vitamins

48. A. knowledge       B. attitude                  C. mind               D. ability

49. A. Since           B. As                     C. While            D. Because

50. A. taking          B. making                 C. having             D. moving

51. A. thank           B. praise                  C. admire             D. respect

52. A. get on          B. get up                          C. get off               D. get down

53. A. quickly         B. calmly                         C. happily           D. slowly

54. A. approval        B. appreciation              C. joy                D. thanks

55. A. heart          B. world                 C. soul               D. dream

You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a    36    woman.

One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly   37    had grown to over＄150,000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and   38    almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a   39   fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national   40  .

What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had   41   my life. I am 19 years old and the first   42   of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship.

I was a   43   student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I   44   being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the   45   way I could attend.

One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous    46  . The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money    47   for me, but if anything came up they’d call.

A few days later, I was going out with my mother   48   the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was   49  !

McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is   50  , she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new    51  . She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (錄像機(jī)) so she can tape the programs and see   52   on TV—she just smiles.

McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of   53  . Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to   54   when I can some day. So   55   I plan to add to her scholarship fund.

36. A. café                           B. buffet                      C. laboratory                D. laundry

37. A. expenses                    B. profits                   C. savings                     D. wages

38. A. returned                            B. donated                    C. delivered                 D. removed

39. A. welfare                      B. project                            C. scholarship               D. research

40. A. headlines                   B. customs                    C. sympathies               D. doubts

41. A. affected                            B. formed                     C. disturbed                  D. ruined

42. A. designer                   B. receiver                  C. contributor              D. reporter

43. A. considerate               B. dedicated                  C. casual                      D. sensitive

44. A. advocated                  B. regretted                  C. missed                            D. avoided

45. A. normal                      B. wrong                      C. legal                        D. only

46. A. gift                           B. idea                         C. decision                   D. plan

47. A. left                           B. raised                      C. available                  D. enough

48. A. since                         B. before                      C. though                            D. when

49. A. shocked                            B. excited                     C. puzzled                    D. encouraged

50. A. retired                       B. dismissed                 C. promoted                 D. transferred

51. A. job                                   B. hobby                      C. life                          D. award

52. A. everybody                 B. everything                C. herself                            D. us

53. A. giving                       B. understanding           C. receiving                  D. loving

54. A. give up                      B. give back                 C. give off                    D. give in

55. A. suddenly                    B. originally                 C. gradually                  D. eventually

The relationship between a son and his father changes over time. it may   36   and flourish(繁茂) in mutual maturity. It may fail in disliked dependence or independence.

The first   37   I have of him--of anything, really--is his strength. To a little boy right after World War II , a father seemed a god with strange strengths and powers   38   him to do and know any things in the world, such as putting a bicycle chain back on, building a hamster cage or guiding a jigsaw(拼板玩具) so it   39   the letter F. In fact, I learned the alphabet that way in those pre-television days.

There were, of course, rules to learn. First came the handshake.    40   of those fishy (冷冰冰的) little finger grips, but a good firm squeeze   41   by an equally strong gaze into the other’s eyes.

As time passed, there were other rules to learn. “Always do your best.” “Do it now.” “Never lie!” And most   42  , “You can do whatever you have to do.”

By my teens, he wasn’t telling me   43   to do anymore, which was scary and exciting at the same time. He   44   perspective (視角), not telling me what was around the great corner of life but letting me know there was a lot   45   just today and the next, which I hadn’t thought of.

With father, I   46   became a grown up.

But one day, I realize now, there was a(n)   47  .

A School fact   48   something he said. Impossible that he could be wrong, but there it was in the book. I began to see, too, his   49   spots, his prejudices and his weaknesses. I never threw these up at him. He hadn’t to me. I   50   asking his advice.

There seemed to be a   51   between us, which I found   52   to fill in.

After much thought and practice (“You can do whatever you have to do.”), one night last winter, I sat down by his bed. I told my father how much I   53   him and talked of some of my advice on him.

He said he knew how hard my   54   had been to say and how proud he was of me.

“I had the best teacher,” I said. “You can do whatever you have to do.” He smiled a little. And we shook hands once again,   55     .

36. A. raise            B. grow               C. worsen             D. exist

37. A. lesson           B. idea               C. memory             D. touch

38. A. making          B. encouraging         C. getting             D. enabling

39. A. writes           B. forms              C. appears             D. comes

40. A. Nothing         B. All                C. None               D. Some

41. A. approved         B. accompanied         C. astonished           D. appointed

42. A. strictly           B. importantly         C. urgently            D. surprisingly

43. A. how             B. when                 C. what                D. why

44. A. provided       B. gained              C. lost                D. kept

45. A. earlier than     B. more than           C. shorter than          D. less than

46. A. luckily          B. gradually           C. surprisingly         D. regularly

47. A. choice          B. chance              C. change              D. check

48. A. confirmed       B. confused            C. contradicted          D. connected

49. A. strong           B. blind               C. poor               D. dark

50. A. began           B. continued           C. stopped             D. missed

51. A. gap             B. failure             C. crash               D. loss

52. A. impossible       B. easy               C. necessary            D. strange

53. A. disappointed     B. misunderstood       C. loved               D. supported

54. A. life           B. years               C. speech             D. words

55. A. hardly          B. firmly            C. warmly             D. friendly