I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book. I just wanted to see how it ended 11 I was still in the middle of it. This habit 12 first my morn, then my friends, and 13 even my own daughter. Often my 14 wouldn′t be limited just to the bo

A.I had seen

B.did I see

C.have I seen

D.I shall see

Dear Mary，

How are you and your parents? Did you ( 11) a good time last weekend? We had a day ( 12) from school this week． But I had a(n) ( 13) day．

l got up early in the morning but the ( 14) was very bad．So I ( 15) to stay at home and help my mum do house- work． Then I went to the Gift Shop and bought ( 16) gifts． After that，l read a boring book and watched TV about Super Voice Girls． After lunch，my parents wanted to go ( 17) a drive，so I went with them．However，that wasn’t interesting，( 18)．In the evening，my best friend ( 19) me to watch-an interesting movie ( 20 ) sharks．

But I found it wasn't interesting at all．Please write to me soon!

Yours,

Lily

( )11．

A． enjoy ．

B． spend

C． have '

D． had

I was 15 when I met my first real teacher, Mrs Geurin. I didn’t know her well at the time but I thought I hated her.In her first class, she asked us to write a piece about an influencial person, place or memory. I chose to write my lake house, a topic I had already written about and received a vast amount of praise for. Put simply, it was the place that my parents met and fell in love.This teacher knew about my original piece and she was not happy. Throught the school year,we would pass each other in the hall, never saying a word to each other.It was not until February of 2012 that we spoke at the most unusual of places, my father’s funeral. At first, I was angry that she showed up. Did she even care? She didn’t even know him! I stood, watching her give a deep bow to my father’s coffin, completely confused!It was not until she approached me that I realized she was crying even harder than I was.“Kali,” she said, “I am so sorry. My own father passed away just three weeks ago, and I completely feel your pain.” I was shocked. I understood that she had also lost her father, but I didn’t see the connection between us just yet. She had rejected my writing. That was not something that I was willing to so early forgive.A couple of weeks later, she went into my study hall and placed an envelope on my desk.In the letter, she told me her father, also had cancer, also passed away in six months’ time and he was her best friend too. It was not just this letter, but this act of kindness that taught me my,greatest life lesson. Losing has taught us both how to appreciate life. For that lesson, I am always grateful.

39. Why did the author hate Mrs. Geurin at first?

A. Mrs. Geurin said somethig bad about the author’s father.

B. Mrs. Geurin gave the author a hard topic to write about.

C. Mrs. Geurin didn’t appreciate the author’s writing.

D. Mrs. Geurin didn’t like the author’s lake house.

40. Hearing what Mrs. Geurin said at the funeral, the author _____.

A. was grateful to her

B. still didn’t forgive her

C. felt ashamed of herself

D. found they had a lot in common

41. What changed the relationship between Mrs. Geurin and the author?

A. Her apology to the author.

B. Her visit to the lake house.

C. Both losing a good friend

D. A similar sad experience

42. What’s best title for the text?

A. My first teacher

B. My beloved father

C. Seeking common ground

D. Breaking down the emotional barrier

III．阅读理解． (20分)

A

Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer．One day ,my dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and asked me to sit in a chair to rest for a while． I tried to say something ,but my mouth was full of cotton-wool(药棉)． He knew I collected stamps and asked me whether I got any new recently． He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job．

As I could not speak ,l either nodded or made strange noises to answer these questions． At the same time ,l tr;ed hard to use my tonguec舌头） to find the hole(洞) in the place of my bad tooth． Suddenly I felt very worried because the bad tooth was still there ,but I could not say any- thing． At last the dentist pulled the cotton-wool out of my mouth ,and I was able to tell lum that he had pulled out the wrong tooth．

( )21． Why did the dentist ask me to rest for a while?

A． I felt tired．

B． I felt painful．

C． I just had a tooth pulled out．

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store. 71 I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thnak you.”

At first I was paid in candy. 72 I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bannk account. 73

By the time I was 12, My grandmother thought I had done such a good job that the promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas. 74

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a Rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. _____expect they are NO longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

A． Later I received 50 cents an hour.

B． Before long, she let me sir there by myself.

C． I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.

D． Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.

E． My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.

F． Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

__________

I visited Jiuzhaigou last autumn. Never in my lifeso beautiful a place like that.()

A. I had seen

B. did I see

C. had I seen

D. I shall see

A.on my own

B.of my own

C.with my own

D.to my own

Years ago，l lived in a building in a large city． The building next door was only a few feet away from mine． There was a woman who lived there，whom I had never met，yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon，sewing or reading．

After several months had gone by，l began to notice that her window was dirty． Everything was unclear through the dirty window．I would say to myself，"l wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window． It really looks terrible．”

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat，including washing the window on the inside．Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning，l sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest． What a surprise! Across the way， the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible． Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me．l had been criticizing(批评) her dirty window，but all the time I ．was watching hers through my own dirty window．

That was quite an important lesson for me． How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart，through my own shortcomings? Since then，whenever I wanted to judge(评判) someone，l asked myself first，"Am 1 100-king at him through my own dirty window?"Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly．

( )11． The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because ________ ．

A． the woman's window was dirty

B． the writer's window was dirty

C． the woman lived nearby

D． the writer was near-sighted