Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.
She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.
The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.
Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.
第1题：
A
I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn’t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.
We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile-warm and reassuring-and I retuned her gift by smiling back.
“Must be a special lady,” whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers,” she said.
“Yes, she’s special,” I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. “It’ s only our second date, but somehow I am just having the feeling she’s‘the one ，’”jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can’t figure out why she’d want to date a guy like me.”
“Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,” the woman said. ”My husband used to bring me flowers every week-even when tines were tough and we didn’t have much money. Those were incredible days; be was very romantic and-of course- I miss him since he’s passed away.”
I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.
It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased. “You have a wonderful evening,” I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.
I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her-that was the night than I won her heart .
41．Why was the writer in a hurry that day?
A. He was to meet his girlfriend.B. He had to go back to school soon.
C. He was delayed by an elderly lady.D. He had to pick up some groceries.
第2题：
A
One evening last July．my old car broke down on a highway． It was an hour before sunset．and I was 25 miles from home． I couldn-t reach anyone to pick me up．so I decided to take a bus．
After a while．a bus pulled up and I asked the driver how far she was going．"Four more lights．"she said． She dropped me off at the end of her routes(线路) and told me which to look for． After waiting 30 minutes．l began to think about a very expensive taxi to ride home．Then a bus pulled up and the door opened．
"1 just can．t leave you here．"she said． "I'll give you a ride home．
"You'll drive nie home in the ．bus?"l asked．confused(迷惑不解)．
"No．l'II take you in my car．"she said．
"It's a long way．"I answered．
"Come on．sir．"she said． "I have nothing else to do． "
On the way．she told me a story． A few days earher．her brother had run out of gas． A good Chinese man had picked him up．taken him to a gas station and then back to his car． "I．ll just passing the favor along．"she said．
When I offered her money as a thank-you．she wouldn-t acceptc接受） it． "That wouldn' t make it a favor．"she said． "Just do something nice for somebody． Pass it along． "
( )21．ln the first paragraph．"pick．．． up" best means "______"
A． take hold of and lift．．．
B． choose．．． carefully
C． give．．． a ride
D． hear on learn．．．
第3题：
A、find
B、look at
C、visit
D、meet
第4题：
When did you see her? What （） then?
Awas she doing
Bdid she do
Cis she doing
Dhas she hone
第5题：
第6题：
I (21) by Mr. J. Gerald Cowcamper's house one day and was greeted by a rather old looking dog. She was a gentle beast who (22) her tail as she pushed her nose against my hand.
"What's her (23) ?" I asked.
"I call her 'Dog Face'," replied the old (24) .
" (25) do you call her that?" I inquired.
"Isn't it obvious?" asked Mr. Cowcamper.
"Not really."
Mr. Cowcamper cradled the old animal's head in his hands. "If you (26) at just the right angle, you can see that she seems to have a dog's face," he (27) .
"But she is a (28) !" I said.
"Shhhh!" Mr. Cowcamper responded with the loudest whisper I have ever (29) . "Don't let her hear you say that!
I said (30) , because I didn't know what to say.
21 . A. stopped
B. ran
C. went
D. carried
第7题：
第8题：
A.expression
B.color
C.feelings
D.way
第9题：
第10题：
Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer （扫盲志愿者）. The training I received， though excellent， did not tell me how it was to work with a real student， however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read， I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson， I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule， she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words， she could not write out a shopping list. Also， she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result， if the product had a different label， she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together， learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence， which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip， she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program， she began helping her youngest son， Tony， a shy first grader， with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face， and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience， I was proud of myself， too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer， I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact， I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. If the product had a different label，she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.（）