I was doing a big clean-up and my kids were helping. One of my sons came across a handkerchief of mine with a coin inside. I took one look and was immediately to another time．
In 1991，I had spent five months in Viger(尼日尔)，a hot African country. There were many things I found about this place—the climate and beggars who shouted “Cadeau! Cadeau!” It means gift．
One was a lot worse．One day，a friend and I headed for neighboring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic．However，a motorbike with two men slowly．Without warning，one of the men my backpack as the motorbike swept close by．The bag had my passport，money，an airline ticket and other things precious to me．I was in deep ．In the weeks that followed I looked at all with suspicion.
All I wanted was to leave this place．One day，I was stopped by an old woman “Cadeau!” she cried. I’d had enough! I was sick and tired of the country．I told her firmly，“A thief stole all my money and now I can’t get off your country.” The beggar woman listened carefully and my words．
“Then I will give you a cadeau,” she announced．Kindly，she placed an old brown coin in my palm. I looked at it ．Living in poverty，she gave me something priceless! I saw then the beauty of the people of Burkina Faso and deeply the quiet dignity of the small coin；she turned my perceptions upside down．
A．welcomed B．transported C．exchanged D．expected
A．difficult B．easy C．curious D．adequate
A．annoyingly B．carefully C．politely D．calmly
A．clinic B．present C．opportunity D．incident
A．continued B．failed C．approached D．dropped
A．grabbed B．broke C．borrowed D．fixed
A．debt B．snow C．trouble D．thought
A．plats B．friends C．men D．locals
A．denied B．used C．considered D．changed
A．in horror B．in shock C．in return D．in addition
A．uncertain B．unfortunate C．unnecessary D．unexpected
A．thanked B．regretted C．appreciated D．pitied
One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 36 you can just wait until we make a quick 37 at the grocery store（杂货店）. I have something 38 to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we 39 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to 40 your question.” I put one apple of each 41 on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a 42 look on her face.
“People are like apples. They come in all 43 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 44 , some of the apples may not 45 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was 46 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 47 them back on the table, but 48 a different place.
“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”
She said, “I 49 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 50 . See if that helps you 51 which one is which. ”
She took 52 , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are 53 like apples! They are all different, but once you 54 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
She totally 55 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
A．although B．so C．because D．if
A．stop B．start C．turn D．stay
A．expressive B．encouraging C．informative D．interesting
A．bought B．counted C．saw D．collected
A．check B．mention C．answer D．improve
A．size B．type C．shape D．class
A．worried B．satisfied C．proud D．curious
A．ordinary B．normal C．different D．regular
A．outside B．whole C．table D．inside
A．still B．even C．only D．ever
A．examining B．measuring C．drawing D．packing
A．keeping B．placing C．pulling D．giving
A．on B．toward C．for D．in
A．mustn’t B．can’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
A．each one B．each other C．the other D．one another
A．admit B．consider C．decide D．believe
A．big bites B．deep breaths C．a firm hold D．close look
A．just B．always C．merely D．seldom
A．put away B．get down C．hand out D．take off
A．made B．took C．got D．did
Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.
There are four parts in the book :
Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages .
Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people . For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal (正式的) English in biography (传记) . There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading .
Part 3 is Places: In this part , too many different kinds of English are shown , some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard . There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.
Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part . There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.
You can do these tests in any order you like , or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text .
I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it.
We can find the introduction to a product in __________.
A．Part 1 B．Part 2 C．Part 3 D．Part 4
A．A letter of complaint B．A computer handbook C．A letter to a friend D．A story of a president
A．test designers B．students C．test-takers D．teachers
A．Test Your Reading B．Help with Your Writing C．Learn Different Kinds of English D．Practise English in Different Ways
完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___35___, she said she would go. This ___36___ be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he felt ___37___of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that ___38___nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___39___why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___40___by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and ___41___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ___42___of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked___43___, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was___44___afraid to go in because the fire was___45___, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked___46___ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. This scar will be___47___, but to this day, I have never ___48___what I did.
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great___49___of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
A．enjoyment B．disappointment C．surprise D．excitement
A．would B．could C．should D．must
A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired
A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded
A．talk about B．think about C．care about D．hear about
A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted
A．hid B．protected C．separated D．escaped
A．understanding B．reminding C．hearing D．learning
A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously
A．so B．much C．quite D．too
A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control
A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．useless
A．ugly B．lasting C．serious D．frightening
A．forgot B．recognized C．considered D．regretted
A．honor B．sense C．happiness D．pride
On the border, a pack of wild dogs circled the soldiers for food． The leader of the pack was a gray- and-white dog called Nubs． He was 11 and hardly able to stand． Marine major Brian Dennis looked 12 and saw that there was a knife wound in his chest．
Dennis couldn't stand seeing the dog 13_．He and his men immediately treated the wound, and gave Nubs medicine．Nubs pulled through but was still in 14 ．The next day, the team had to 15 . Ten days later, Dennis' unit was back, and so was Nubs． He was still 16 ，but the men fed him and played with him．
Before long the unit once again left for the front 70 miles away． Nubs, slowly but 17 , followed them far into the trackless wasteland _ 18 the men lost sight of him．Two days later, beyond Dennis' 19 , he saw Nubs just outside the outpost（前哨）．The dog had 20 him across 70 miles of frozen desert to meet with the friend who had 21 his life．From then on Nubs and the men 22 in the same place, and ran around in the same ruins（废墟）．
Until an order came that they were not 23_ to have pets, Dennis decided to make sure the dog would 24 _ to live the good life．So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to 25 Nubs to America．
A year later, when Dennis and the dog were 26 in California, at first Nubs didn't 27 the guy．But within minutes, the dog jumped into Dennis' arms, jumping 28 again and again to lick his friend's face．
A little love and concern in the middle of 29 will not save a violent world． But small stories, like the story of a soldier and a clog, hold a 30 of a harmonious（和谐的）world．
A．shaking B．waiting C．barking D．resting
A．lower B．better C．clearer D．closer
A．worry B．suffer C．fear D．starve
A．surprise B．control C．pain D．anger
A．leave B．drill C．fight D．walk
A．dirty B．weak C．thin D．tired
A．suddenly B．happily C．easily D．determinedly
A．unless B．since C．until D．after
A．imagination B．reach C．sight D．ability
A．caught B．tracked C．guarded D．found
A．loved B．started C．saved D．taken
A．traveled B．met C．grew D．slept
A．allowed B．expected C．needed D．required
A．go B．like C．try D．continue
A．lead B．fly C．drive D．show
A．reunited B．interviewed C．watched D．gathered
A．notice B．believe C．recognize D．bother
A．out B．about C．around D．up
A．time B．danger C．war D．space
A．way B．view C．concern D．promise
I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she had 36 was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a 37 one. The lady 38 to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID 39 the deal could not take place.
I went to the 40 with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started 41 her of asking the first 42 person she saw to help her. Although that was 43 , I didn’t understand why it 44 . After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to 45 an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no 46 to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not 47 she purchased the item.
“ 48 I, a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be 49 the privilege — as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he 50 to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I 51 when the woman asked for my help, but 52 in my head I asked myself, “Why not? What valid 53 do I actually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its 54 . The woman looked poor, but she 55 _ the same treatment as anyone else does.
A．purchased B．shown C．lost D．mended
A．same B．popular C．similar D．different
A．managed B．wanted C．refused D．promised
A．for B．or C．and D．so
A．counter B．department C．market D．window
A．warning B．informing C．reminding D．accusing
A．fair B．familiar C．impossible D．random
A．wrong B．true C．reasonable D．meaningful
A．mattered B．happened C．passed D．worked
A．leave B．pay C．find D．obtain
A．request B．place C．way D．need
A．answer B．prove C．support D．admit
A．Unless B．And C．Instead D．If
A．ordered B．asked C．denied D．given
A．agreed B．prepared C．failed D．remembered
A．struggled B．wondered C．hesitated D．nodded
A．totally B．gradually C．hardly D．quickly
A．feelings B．goals C．reasons D．ideas
A．design B．cover C．content D．price
A．deserved B．required C．received D．appreciated
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