A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)t

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a(chǎn) boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email

In learning English，one should first pay attention to listening and speaking．It is the groundwork of reading and writing．You’d better  31  your best to speak while you do much listening．Don’t be  32  of making mistakes．But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your  33 ．While you are doing this，a good  34  is to write-keep a diary，write notes or letters．Then if you can，ask some others to go through  35  you have written and tell you where it is wrong．Many mistakes in your speaking will be  36  found when you write．Through correcting mistakes，you can do better in learning English．

If you are slow in speaking，don’t  37  about it．One of the helpful ways is reading，either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose  38  interesting to read． It mustn’t be too difficult for you．When you are reading  39  this way，don’t stop to  40  the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences．You can do that some other time．

31．A．have         B．send         C．make          D．try

32．A．sure         B．a(chǎn)fraid       C．proud         D．tired

33．A．English      B．Chinese      C．Japanese      D．French

34．A．start        B．idea         C．way           D．manner

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

36．A．happily      B．easily       C．really        D．slowly

37．A．talk         B．fear         C．worry         D．hurry

38．A．something    B．everything   C．a(chǎn)nything      D．nothing

39．A．by           B．on           C．a(chǎn)t            D．in

40．A．look at      B．look for     C．look up       D．look over

  Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving through a wilderness(荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows 35   . When the train reached a bend(彎道)，it slowed down and then a simple house 36   . It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a discussion about it. The young man was also 37  by the scenery. On his return he 38   the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 39   of the train. He wanted to sell the house, but 40    would buy it.

  41    the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the house. He thought it was a good place for 42    because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the tired passengers would 43    the house.

  He tried to 44   some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 45   . To everyone’s surprise, the young man was afforded 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent.

  This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very 46  . Many people have got new ideas from it.

35．A．excitedly         B．quietly           C．safely              D．clearly

36．A．a(chǎn)ppeared             B．found         C. invented        D．came    

37．A．a(chǎn)ttacked             B．a(chǎn)ttracted       C. sticked        D. moved

38．A．got on            B．turned on           C．got off      D．turned off

39．A．track                    B．passengers           C．conductors   D．noise

40．A．nobody           B．someone       C．a(chǎn)dvertiser         D. everybody

41．A．Gently                 B．Quickly        C．Finally       D．Lately

42．A．discovery      B．renting               C．staying          D. advertisement

43．A．a(chǎn)pply for       B．lack of    C. be interested in         D．stay in

44．A．work for       B．join in               C．connect with         D．look up

45．A. messages          B．magazines     C．notices           D．slogans

46．A. interesting      B．important         C．difficult       D．different

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。

  My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻的) after his father passed away. As a 35   parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, 36    he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I 37    him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleased for 38 . “ Please God(上帝，求求你), I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you. ”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man 39    himself as the headmaster. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences. ” Before he could say another word, I choked up(說(shuō)不出話) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this 40  . “ I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was 41   on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “ Thank you for your time, ” and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked 42    in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I 43   that his teachers were astonished(震驚的) at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that 44   from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “ That was me. I thought I’d play a 45   but when I heard what you said, it really hit me 46   I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.” 

35．A．good                   B．single     C．responsible        D．successful

36．A．the best         B．the less     C. the most        D．the more    

37．A．sent         B．forced      C. allowed        D. pushed

38．A．help                   B．method     C．reasons      D．explanation

39．A．regarded        B．considered         C．introduced    D．looked

40．A．student                B．teacher      C．father            D. stranger

41．A．cry                B．silence          C．laugh         D. answer

42．A．a(chǎn)chievement     B．failure      C．improvement   D. exchange

43．A．noticed         B．saw        C. knew           D．learnt

44．A．a(chǎn)dvice          B．report          C．encouragement         D．call

45．A. game            B．match      C．joke                    D．role

46．A. how long       B．how much       C．how often     D．how many

An old friend was going to spend a few days with me．He called from the airport to tell me he had arrived．I was not able to  1  the office，but I had prepared for his arrival．After telling him my new  2   address，I told him that I had   3  the key under the doormat(門(mén)前的擦鞋鞋墊)．I knew it would be quite late  4  I could get back．He could make  5  at home and eat any food that was in the refrigerator．

    Two hours later he  6  me from the house．At the moment，he said he was listening to some of my  7   after having a nice meal．He had found the  8  and cooked some fish and had also helped himself  9  some juice．He hoped I would   10  him soon．I asked him if he had any difficulty in finding the house．He answered the  1  problem was that he couldn't find the key under the doormat，but  2  ，the living—room window by the apple tree was  3  and he had climbed in through the window．I listened to all this in great  4  ．There are no apple trees outside my windows，but there  5  only one by my neighbor’s house!

1．A．leave               B．close           C．keep               D．lock

2．A．office             B．house           C．work              D．e-mail

3．A．forgot           B．left               C．missed            D．shut

4．A．a(chǎn)s                  B．while           C．before             D．if

5．A．him                B．myself          C．me                 D．himself

6．A．visited           B．a(chǎn)sked           C．wanted           D．phoned

7．A．books             B．records         C．sound             D．calls

8．A．pan                B．sugar           C．fork               D．food

9．A．by                  B．for               C．a(chǎn)t                   D．to

10．A．see               B．a(chǎn)gree           C．join                 D．protect

11．A．terrible          B．only              C．most               D．one

12．A．1uckily         B．luck              C．badly              D．bad

13．A．a(chǎn)wake          B．open             C．a(chǎn)lone              D．tidy

14．A．interest         B．pleasure          C．safety             D．surprise

15．A．is                 B．a(chǎn)re               C．was               D．were