It was she that________a sharp whistle, which makes _________possible for us to catch the thief.

A. gave off; this      B. gave out; that  C. gave; it            D. sent out; them

單詞拼寫（共10小題；每題2分，共20分）：
【小題1】As is known, the Great wall is one of the w___________ of the world.
【小題2】In the accident, only two people s__________ at last.
【小題3】The building is specially d__________ for the homeless people.
【小題4】Some ___________(志愿者 in your room looks new at the first sight.
【小題5】Enough e__________ can help him a lot in the court.
【小題6】I got a very friendly ____________ (接待) when I arrived there.
【小題7】I have some _________(懷疑) whether they will come here on time.
【小題8】What`s the __________(不同) between these two words?
【小題9】The thief          (承認(rèn)) that he had stolen the bicycle.
【小題10】The head of a large company has many          （職責(zé)）.

The thief stole the light,         the stair even darker.

A. made       B. to make       C. making        D. and made

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.?　　In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ”but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.

1.The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that____.

A．she had sent her children to school

B．she was to attend an evening party

C．she wouldn’t do any housework that morning

D．she had made a special costume the night before

2.Mrs Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to____.

A．made sure that the costume fitted her well

B．frighten the person who was knocking on the door

C．find out if she had finished the costume

D．receive the bread and do some cooking

3.The man who was knocking at the door was____.

A．a(chǎn) baker           B．a(chǎn) thief            C．her husband       D．a(chǎn)n electricity man

4.What did the man do after he knocked on the front door?

A．He entered just as Mrs Richards had told him to.

B．He did not do anything as Mrs Richards had expected him to.

C．He stepped directly towards the meter.

D．He went straight in so as to find Mrs Richards.

5.The man ____ and that made him cry out and run away.

A．thought he must have met a ghost

B．recognized Mrs Richards

C．found out Mrs Richards was walking towards him

D．thought that Mrs Richards must have recognized him

Happiness through Honorable Actions

Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.

Here is an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of mean excitement. Later we might tell our family of friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.

Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?

In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.

There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we’re happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.

1. According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our ______.

A. self-respect           B. financial rewards 

C. advertising ability           D. friendly relationship

2.The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to ______.

A. lying      B. stealing C. cheating        D. advertising

3.The underlined phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention” means ______.

A. offering advice to the clerk B. telling the truth to the clerk

C. asking the clerk to be more attentive    D. reminding the clerk of the charged item

4.How does the positive cycle work according to the author?