People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the   46    date very year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square.   47    they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone   48  down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very   49 , “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a   50 .

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They   51  a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work   52  at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made   53   list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to   54  their resolutions.

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate,   55  people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I 　46 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father 　47 , too.” But what about the other days of the year?

I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice conversation. Then she wanted to 　48 . So she dialed（撥號）the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen 　49 , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom …”

Later I asked, “ 50 did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and

　51 . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them 　52 time to answer the call.”

My friend is a good girl. She is 　53 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a 　54

child, right? Please always remember to 　55 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.

（　 ）46．A．will　　　　　　　　 B．do 　　　　　　　　 C．won’t 　　　　　　　　 D．don’t

（　 ）47．A．a(chǎn) cake 　　　　 B．a(chǎn) kiss　 　　　 C．some money 　　　　 D．a(chǎn) present

（　 ）48．A．make a call 　　 B．pay a visit　　 C．have a rest　　　　　　D．go for a walk

（　 ）49．A．seconds　 　　 B．minutes　 　　 C．hours　　　 　　　　　　　 D．days

（　 ）50．A．How　 　　　　 B．What　　 　　 C．Why　　　 　　　　 D．When

（　 ）51．A．fast　　　 　 B．slow　 　　　　 C．healthy　　 　　　　 D．careless

（　 ）52．A．little　　 　　 B．quick　 　　　 C．no　　　　　 　　 D．enough

（　 ）53．A．a(chǎn)lways　　 　 B．never　 　　　　 C．seldom　 　　　　　 D．sometimes

（　 ）54．A．bad　　　 　 B．clever　 　　　 C．good　　 　　　　　 D．sick

（　 ）55．A．think of 　　　 B．look after 　　　 C．ring up　　 　　　　 D．listen to

Who says honesty (誠實) is dead? Last Tuesday morning Alan Reed, a student at Claremont College here, was getting 1  money out of the bank. He wanted to have 50 dollars and the teller (出納)  2 him five twenties instead of five tens. For a few seconds, Alan wondered (疑惑)  3 to do it. Should he give the extra money back? Keep it?  4  he kept it, he could buy several new CDs, or he could take his friend Simon to a big dinner.  5 no one would ever notice (注意). But then he  6  the teller. She was a middle-aged woman with a sweet face, and she reminded(提醒) him of his mother. She had been nice to him. Then he thought that there were probably exact (精確的)  7 kept of  how much money was paid out, and the 8 would probably get in trouble.   9  of all, Alan felt he would probably feel  10 about keeping the extra money. So Alan gave back the money.  

Please be ________ .There’s an important meeting in the next room.

A．quickly           B．quick             C．quietly            D．quiet

I watched as my little brother was caught in the act. He was sitting in the corner of the living room, a _____in one hand and my father’s hymnbook(贊美詩集)in the other.

As my father walked into the room, my brother cowered slightly(輕微地畏縮). He sensed that he had done something _____. Form a distance I could see that he had  _____my father’s new hymnal and scribbled(亂涂)in it. Now looking at my father fearfully, we _____  waited for his punishment.

My father _____his book, looked at it, and then sat down without saying a word．He was a clergyman(神職人員) and for him, books were knowledge. And yet he _____ his children. What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of punishing my brother, he sat down, _____ the pen from my brother’s hand, and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:

“John’s work, 1959, _____ 2.” How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm eyes looking up at me and _____God for the one who has now scribbled in my new hymnal. You have made the book sacred(神圣的), as have your brother and sister.

“Wow,” I thought. “This is punishment?”

The years and the books came and went. Our family _____ what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more. But we _____ knew our parents loved us and that one of the proofs(證明)of their love was the hymnal by the piano.

Dad taught us about_____really matters in life: people, not objects; tolerance(寬容), not judgment; love, not anger. Now I, too, am a father. But unlike my father, I do not wait for daughters _____ to take books from my bookshelf and scribble in them. From time to time I take one down, and give it to one of my _____to scribble in. and as I look at their artwork, I think about my father and the_____he taught me.

1.A、book         B、pen     C、knife     D、toy

2.A、wrong      B、special         C、dangerous    D、different

3.A、dropped          B、read    C、borrowed   D、opened

4.A、all    B、both    C、either         D、each

5.A、picked up         B、put up          C、made up      D、wrapped up

6.A、hated       B、needed       C、loved          D、disliked

7.A、moved     B、took    C、brought       D、borrowed

8.A、old   B、birthday    C、aged   D、named

9.A、thanked   B、asked  C、respected D、pleased

10.A、spent     B、experienced        C、supported D、afforded

11.A、ever       B、sometimes  C、never         D、always

12.A、what       B、why     C、which D、who

13.A、quickly   B、secretly     C、carefully      D、suddenly

14.A、children          B、sisters C、brothers      D、parents

15.A、skills       B、rules   C、lessons      D、subjects