一、完形填空
Something in Stephen Pearman's voice moved Robert Fredy one cold day two years ago.
Pearman had come close to Fredy's 1 at a crossroad in New York City, hoping to make
some money 2 washing his windshield. Fredy waved to show he wasn't
interested. Pearman leaned into the window. "Come on, mister, give me a break. I need a
3," he said. In the seconds before traffic 4 moving again, Fredy, the general manager
of the Berkeley-Carteret Hotel in Asbury Park, New Jersey, handed Pearman a business card
and said to him, "Call me 5 you are serious."
"My friends told me that Fredy was just making a joke about me," says Pearman, an out-
of-work taxi and truck driver. "But I believe that he was a 6 businessman."
The next day, 29-year-old Pearman appeared again 7 Fredy. Fredy gave him a job and
three meals a day, and 8 him pocket money while training him.
Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel's meeting rooms. In the past two
years, he's found an apartment, married and paid back Fredy's money.
"There's no future in washing windshields," says Pearman. "Mr Fredy gave me a second
chance, and I 9 the best use of it."
Ordinarily, Fredy is very 10 with New York's street people. "But Pearman seemed so
honest and open, 11 for a chance rather than just money," Fredy says. "I don't 12 my
business card to just anybody. But I'm glad I handed it to Pearman that day."
()1. A. house B. school C. company D. car
()2. A. in B. by C. for D. with
()3. A. help B. rest C. job D. money
()4. A. tried B. kept C. stopped D. started
()5. A. if B. as C. since D. because
()6. A. kind B. rich C. happy D. strict
()7. A. after B. before C. for D. to
()8. A. got B. gave C. lent D. borrowed
()9. A. did B. put C. made D. found
()10. A. serious B. helpful C. friendly D. careful
()11. A. working B. asking C. taking D. paying
()12. A. hand B. send C. move D. show

一、1.D 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.D 11.B 12.A

二、阅读理解
Slowly but surely, Amy and her grandparents were making progress. Boxes of all sizes
were placed on top of each other throughout the house. Amy's grandparents had lived in the
house for years and they had collected many things.
The dining room was full of memories. Amy's grandfather kept many fine dinner plates
from his hometown. Amy remembered that they ate from the red, yellow and blue plates
during important holidays.
After carefully wrapping up the plates and putting them into a box, Amy lifted it
up and moved it out of the way. But the box was too heavy. It suddenly fell from her arms and
dropped to the floor. All three of them heard the plates shatter.
"I'm sorry!" Amy said.
"It's okay," her grandfather said quietly. "It was an accident."
They opened the box and, sure enough, many of the plates were broken. Only a few
remained whole. Looking at the small pieces, Amy felt really terrible. She knew these plates
were passed down from her great grandparents and...
"Don't worry," her grandmother said, patting her on the back. Carefully, they put the
broken pieces into a rubbish bag.
They continued packing for a little while, but Amy still felt very sorry. She was trying
very hard to think of a way to make it up for her grandparents.
Soon, Amy's father came.
"I have to go," she said. "Dad is here to pick me up."
She kissed her grandparents both, picked up the bag of the broken pieces and left.
"What's that?" her father asked, as Amy climbed into the car.
Amy looked at the bag in her hands as an idea came to her. "This," she said, "is an art
project."
The following day, Amy went to an art store and bought everything she needed. Then she
started to work. She used a thin board as the base. Then she took out the colourful plate pieces
and glued them in a creative way on the board. When it was dry, Amy wrapped it up.
A few days later, Amy's family had a big dinner at her grandparents' new house. She
handed her gift to her grandparents.
"This is fantastic, Amy!" said her grandfather.
"I can't wait to hang it up in our new home," Amy's grandmother said as she gave her a
big hug.
( )1. What was Amy helping her grandparents do at the beginning of the story?
A. Move to a new house. B. Wrap up some presents.
C. Collect fine dinner plates. D. Prepare a big family dinner.
()2. Why did Amy feel sorry for the broken plates?
A. They were never used by the family.
B. They were valuable holiday presents.
C. They were meaningful family treasures.
D. They were expensive hometown products.
()3. How did Amy finally deal with the broken plate pieces?
A. She sent them to an art store. B. She put them in her father's car.
C. She made a special gift with them. D. She threw them into a rubbish bag.
()4. Which of the following best describes Amy?
A. Kind and creative. B. Brave but forgetful.
C. Careless but helpful. D. Funny and hard-working.

二、1.A 2.C 3.C 4.A