Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pickup at a building that was except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and knocked.
A small woman in her 80’s opened the door. I took her suitcase to the cab then returned to her into the cab. She thanked me for my kindness. When we got in the taxi, she gave me a(n) , then asked, “Could you drive through downtown ?”
“It’s not the way,” I answered.
“Oh, I don’t mind,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice (临终关怀医院).”
I looked in the rear view mirror. Her eyes were glistening.
“The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and the meter (计程器). “What would you like me to take?” I asked.
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived. Sometimes she’d ask me to in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
As the sun was , she suddenly said: “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in to the address she had given me. There were people waiting for her and they put her in a wheelchair.
“How much do I have to pay you?” she asked, reaching into her purse.
“Nothing,” I said.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.
“You gave an old woman a little moment of ,” she said.
I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut.
I didn’t any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. We tend to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often 47 us unconsciously.
A．ancient B．dark C．dirty D．remote
A．invite B．watch C．help D．receive
A．address B．letter C．speech D．present
A．wrong B．funniest C．safest D．shortest
A．cut out B．showed off C．switched off D．turned on
A．direction B．order C．role D．route
A．break down B．get off C．speed up D．slow down
A．changing B．moving C．rising D．Setting
A．darkness B．noise C．silence D．sadness
A．joy B．interest C．trouble D．surprise
A．talk with B．call up C．pick up D．take away
A．catch B．drive C．improve D．puzzle
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How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me almost 20 years to have the 16 to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 17 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 18 that, in the past, would have started him 19 again. For a few years we were 20 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
"I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad's 21 to my 18-year-old unasked question. "The words were a constant (经常的) 22 to me that things were 23 so hard that I could not deal with them," Dad said. Then he 24 the poem with me. The poem's 25, yet profound (深刻的) words immediately became 26 of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this 27 with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one 28 for each day of the year.
It has been my 29 that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists your own 30.
I 31 opened the book to November 10 to see 32 words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I was 33 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 34 down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 35 my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity (平静) Prayer:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.
16. A. chance B. courage 
ability D. right
17. A. gave up B. took up C. went on D. carried on
18. A. way B. habit C. situation D. house
19. A. reciting B. asking C. smoking D. drinking
20. A. sure B. uncertain C. afraid D. eager
21. A. reply B. words C. excuse D. explanation
22. A. fear B. imagination C. thought D. reminder
23. A. never B. seldom C. always D. ever
24. A. discussed B. shared C. offered D. talked
25. A. wonderful B. long C. simple D. boring
26． A. all B. that C. any D. part
27. A. talk B. quarrel C. trip D. lesson
28. A. listed B. included C. read D. said
29. A. method B. experience C. wealth D. message
30. A. character B. birthday C. qualities D. favorites
31. A. doubtfully B. carefully 
happily D. hurriedly
32. A. where B. whether C. what D. how
33. A. excited B. astonished C. disappointed D. frightened
34. A. hung B. pulled C. rolled D. pushed
35. A. troubled B. disturbed C. pleased D. helped
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It seemed to be an ordinary Saturday at the restaurant I worked in. Then, all of a sudden, all the staff started turning the kitch upside down, going through the garbage and looking for something. As it 36 , a fellow server had lost her wallet, which was full of 37 . It was really 38 to see so many people digging through the 39 and taking the time to help the girl. She was beside herself in 40 .
Then, the story took a turn for the 41 . They found her wallet in the staff bathroom, 42 . There is no 43 that another employee stole her money and left the empty wallet in the restroom 44 everyone else was busy trying to find it. Jaws dropped to the 45 , hearts sank, people were hurt and 46 and everyone was shocked that someone we worked with everyday could do such a thing. It 47 so dark and depressing — Where had goodness and love gone?
Then, the story took yet another surprising 48 — for the better! Next thing I knew was that another server was handing this girl $175.00 — a group of employees had pooled their money together to 49 the stolen money.
Customers that got wind of what had happened gave her money 50 . All kinds of people , 51 some who didn’t know her, reached out their hands to help. 52 the end of evening her tears of pain had turned into tears of 53 . Overwhelmed by the love and kindness of others, the 54 was written all over her face as she thanked everyone as much as she could.
It’s things like this that 55 me that there is so much more love in every person in this world than there could ever be darkness.
36. A. worked out B. came out C. ran out D. turned out
37. A. checks B. earnings C.bills D. money
38. A. frightening B. relaxing C. annoying D. moving
39. A.garbage B. mud C. crowds D. streets
40. A. excitement B. happiness C. tears D. fear
41. A.better B. worse C.best D. worst
42. A. full B. broken C. empty D. dirty
43. A. evidence B. doubt C. reason D. question
44. A. before B. after C. until D. while
45. A. floor B. ceiling C. roof D. river
46. A. anxious B. suspect C. upset D. bored
47. A. proved B. seemed C. caused D. stated
48. A. end B. excuse C. turn D. chance
49. A. replace B. find C. return D. repair
50. A. as for B. as follows C. as well D. as above
51. A. even B. though C. also D. ever
52. A. On B. In C. At D. By
53. A. angry B. joy C. disappointment D. shame
54. A. satisfaction B. surprise C. gratitude D. courage
55. A. remind B. warn C. predict D. illustrate
For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
To advertise effectively today, you must abandon the old-school idea of “reaching the masses”. All advertising is local and personal. The key to effective advertising today is to focus on the 50 .
Some are the 51 ways every advertiser could work out. You can print a specific offer of your goods or service on door-hangers and place them on doorknobs in your area. Door-hangers on doorknobs will produce results in direct 52 about the strength of your offer. If you need to reach the drivers, flyer (宣传单) under windshield (挡风玻璃) wipers may have better effect than door-hangers. Imagine, how 53 if you hire someone to be a walking ad or launch a T-shirt advertising, 54 , you can print your products on T-shirts of your 55 . In the early 1970s “Hamp Baker says Drive with Care” was spray-painted on cars, which was a public service ad. Ever since, spray-painted sign has become more and more 56 .
More grand ways are as follows: virtual showroom. Build a website to 57 a virtual showroom. Use it when people call to ask 58 about your company, your products or your services. Also you can even use an old slide projector to put on a nighttime show. They’re 59 effective, and in the long run, cheap. Nothing is quite as powerful as a public 60 that seizes the public’s attention. You can invite a band to give a performance.
61 , you can hire famous models to show it vividly.
Nothing screams “expert” quite as loudly as a book written about a subject. You simply can’t 62 the power of your name on the cover of a book. You might only sell a few copies online, but the copies you give away in your town will make you a fortune. You won’t make money on the book. You’ll make it because of the book.
Of course, word-of-mouth is the best way to promote your 63 . Friends and past customers recommend your products to their family, friends and colleagues. Word-of-mouth works because the 64 is based on previous positive experiences.
50. A. content B. product C. individual D. style
51. A. strange B. common C. amusing D. perfect
52. A. description B. decision C. discussion D. permission
53. A. stupid B. funny C. impressive D. ridiculous
54. A. that is B. first of all C. as a result D. generally speaking
55. A. customers B. employers C. consumers D. employees
56. A. expensive B. valueless C. popular D. meaningless
57. A. refer to B. serve as C. stand for D. keep off
58. A. location B. business-hours C. salary D. details
59. A. unbelievably B. consequently C. accidentally D. occasionally
60. A. speech B. sport C. debate D. performance
61. A. For example B. Moreover C. However D. To be exact
62. A. create B. change C. imagine D. overuse
63. A. production B. friendship C. management D. business
64. A. information B. relationship C. pronunciation D. achievement
For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the music arts are 50 at the bottom of the list. Too often, music is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education which should be first taken into account. This view is 51 . In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it 52 their thinking and values, as well as the social 53 it came from. Rock music 54 a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical 55 . Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of feeling that cannot be 56 any other way. 57 can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotional meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and 58 to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human being “talk” to each other. They are the 59 of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be 60 others. When we do not give children 61 to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we 62 from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The 63 do. Music is an important way we express the meaning and value of peace and love.
So music education is far more 64 than people seem to realize.
50. A. embarrassedly B. doubtfully C. unavoidably D. unexpectedly
51. A. aggressive B. shortsighted C. reasonable D. instructive
52. A. reflects B. promotes C. dominates D. changes
53. A. position B. benefit C. standard D. environment
54. A. takes in B. stands for C. makes up D. looks through
55. A. instruments B. families C. traditions D. seasons
56. A. acquired B. understood C. abandoned D. noticed
57. A. Music B. Entertainment C. Mathematics D. Science
58. A. stick B. refer C. lead D. respond
59. A. means B. languages C. features D. achievements
60. A. compared with B. imposed on C. shared with D. drawn from
61. A. solution B. access C. entrance D. direction
62. A. take away B. set aside C. draw up D. work out
63. A. musicians B. teachers C. courses D. arts
64. A. enjoyable B. wasteful C. necessary D. negative
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one job by myself and not tell them about it till I'd got one.
I had seen an agency advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the 21_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as 22_ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 23_ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said " Enter without knocking, if you please. "
The simple atmosphere of the office 24_ me. The woman looked carefully at me 25_ through her glasses, and then 26_ me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 27_ . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 28_ . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 29 to get a job without 30_ . I wondered whether I ought to leave, 31_ the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:
“ 32_ , I've got someone in the 33_ at this very moment who might 34_ . " She wrote down a 35_ . and held it out to me, saying: "Ring up this lady. She wants a 36 immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people."
"Oh yes, " said I—— 37_ having cooked for more than four in my life. I 38_ her again and again, and rushed out to the 39_ telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours 40_ cook books.
21． A．bed B．house C．agency D．office
22． A．proud B．please C．nervous D．worried
23． A．family B．door C．place D．stage
24． A．calmed B．excited C．frightened D．disturbed
25． A．as usual B．for a while C．in a minute D．once again
26． A．advised B．examined C．informed D．questioned
27． A．encouraged B．dissatisfied C．hopeless D．pleased
28． A．place B．job C．advice D．help
29． A．difficult B．helpless C．possible D．unusual
30． A．ability B．experience C．knowledge D．study
31． A. after B．since C．until D．when
32． A． Above all B．As a matter of fact C．As a result D．In spite of that
33． A． family B．house C．office D．restaurant
34． A． hire B． accept C．suit D．offer
35． A． letter B．name C．note D．number
36． A． cook B．help C．teacher D．secretary
37． A． almost B．never C．nearly D．really
38． A． answered B．promised C．thanked D．told
39． A. outside B． local C．closest D．nearest
40． A． burrowing B．buying C．reading D．lending
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