I don’t believe what you said. It is not like her father, who is an honest man, _______ anyone in business.

   A. cheating       B. to cheat      C. cheats         D. cheated

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud and so on. I tried to bear all these things as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have the girl’s opinion. Go to make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true. some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it, “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else, the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just closing your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to other people’s opinions, but hear the truth and do what you know is right.”
Daddy’s advice returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice

1. 1.

   Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

   1. A.
      Not an Enemy, but a Best Friend
   2. B.
      The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
   3. C.
      My Father
   4. D.
      My Childhood
2. 2.

   “Week by week her list grew” means “________”

   1. A.
      Week by Week, my shortcomings grew more serious
   2. B.
      She had made a list of shortcomings
   3. C.
      I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on
   4. D.
      Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out
3. 3.

   Her father listened to her quietly was because        

   1. A.
      He believed what her daughter’s enemy said was mostly true
   2. B.
      He had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings
   3. C.
      He didn’t believe in his daughter
   4. D.
      He wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth
4. 4.

   After the father heard his daughter’s word, he        

   1. A.
      told her to write down what her “enemy” had said and pay attention to the true things
   2. B.
      criticized(批評) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings
   3. C.
      told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” said
   4. D.
      refused to take the list and have a look at it

I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was __36_____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some ___37___to cook it in. I couldn’t ___38_____it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?” The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept ___39_____help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.” My father said, “No, no, we ___40_____ accept this.” The stranger replied, “You don’t have ___41_____” , closed the door and left.

Obviously that experience had a profound impact（深刻影響）on my life. I ____42____myself that someday I would do well enough financially ___43____ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual（習慣）. I would go out __44_____ and buy enough food for one or two __45_____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the ____46____ neighborhood and just knock on a ___47_____ . I always ___48_____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience ____49____a kid. The note said, “All that I ask __50______is that you take good enough care of __51_____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of ___52_____ I’ve ever earned.

Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were ___54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always did on Thanksgiving, she got excited.

We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches（蟑螂）and the smell of urine（尿）. It was both an ___55______realization that people lived in this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.

A. speaking         B. standing        C. looking       D. shouting

A. meat            B. vegetables       C. pans         D. firewood

A. believe          B. accept          C. help          D. refuse

A. direct           B. some           C. our           D. any

A. may not         B. needn’t         C. can’t          D. daren’t

A. any money       B. a choice        C. food          D. a turkey

A. permitted        B. promised       C. asked          D. said

A. when           B. so that          C. even if         D. as if

A. driving          B. playing         C. offering        D. shopping

A. people         B. children         C. families        D. days

A. nearest         B. farthest         C. largest         D. poorest

A. house          B. door            C. window       D. gate

A. concluded      B. included         C. wrote         D. took

A. like           B. with             C. as            D. to

A. in return       B. later             C. in future       D. for

A. others         B. yourself          C. your family     D. the presents

A. warmth        B. thanks           C. money         D. encouragement

A. Unfortunately   B. Obviously        C. Normally       D. Gradually

A. stuck          B. excited          C. free            D. delighted

A. exciting        B. astonishing       C. encouraging     D. Outstanding

I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was ___36____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some ___37____ to cook it in. I couldn’t ___38___ it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?”

The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept __39__ help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.”

My father said, “No, no, we ___40___ accept this.” The stranger replied “You don’t have __41____.”, closed the door and left.

Obviously that experience had a profound impact (深刻影響) on my life. I ___42___ myself that someday I would do well enough financially _43__ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual (習慣). I would go out ____44___ and buy enough food for one or two ___45____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the __46____ neighbourhood and just knock on a ___47____. I always __48____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience __49____ a kid. The note said, “All that I ask ___50___ is that you take good enough care of ___51____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of __52____ I’ve ever earned.

Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____ she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were __54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always do on Thanksgiving, she got excited.

We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches(蟑螂) and the smell of urine(尿). It was both an ___55____ realization that people lived this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.

1.A．speaking  B．standing      C．looking        D．shouting

2.A．meat         B．vegetables  C．pans    D．firewood

3.A．believe    B．a(chǎn)ccept         C．help    D．refuse

4.A．direct       B．some  C．our      D．a(chǎn)ny

5.A．may not   B．needn’t       C．can’t   D．daren’t

6.A．a(chǎn)ny money       B．a(chǎn) choice      C．food    D．a(chǎn) turkey

7.A．permitted         B．promised    C．a(chǎn)sked  D．said

8.A．when        B．so that         C．even if         D．a(chǎn)s if

9.A．driving     B．playing         C．offering       D．shopping

10.A．people   B．children      C．families        D．days

11.A．nearest  B．farthest       C．largest         D．poorest

12.A．house    B．door   C．window       D．gate

13.A．concluded      B．included      C．wrote D．took

14.A．like         B．with    C．a(chǎn)s        D．to

15.A．in return         B．later    C．in future      D．for

16.A．others    B．yourself       C．your family D．the presents

17.A．warmth  B．thanks          C．money         D．encouragement

18.A．Unfortunately         B．Obviously    C．Normally     D．Gradually

19.A．stuck      B．excited        C．free    D．delighted

20.A．exciting B．a(chǎn)stonishing C．encouraging        D．outstanding

I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was __36_____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some ___37___to cook it in. I couldn’t ___38_____it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?” The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept ___39_____help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.” My father said, “No, no, we ___40_____ accept this.” The stranger replied, “You don’t have ___41_____” , closed the door and left.

Obviously that experience had a profound impact（深刻影響）on my life. I ____42____myself that someday I would do well enough financially ___43____ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual（習慣）. I would go out __44_____ and buy enough food for one or two __45_____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the ____46____ neighborhood and just knock on a ___47_____ . I always ___48_____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience ____49____a kid. The note said, “All that I ask __50______is that you take good enough care of __51_____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of ___52_____ I’ve ever earned.

Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were ___54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always did on Thanksgiving, she got excited.

We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches（蟑螂）and the smell of urine（尿）. It was both an ___55______realization that people lived in this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.