(二)    Since I have been in my new neighborhood, I have had the pleasure of meeting a few of my neighbors. My __13__ idea was to make small fruit baskets and leave them on each of my neighbors’ front porches(门廊) the night of Christmas Eve for them to find. I signed the cards: “Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.”    I __14__ the friendly lady for last, since I was still not exactly sure where she lived. I __15__ decided upon a house down about where I met her each morning and felt relatively sure that it was hers.    This morning I noticed a small __16__ inside the mailbox. It was addressed simply—Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road. I opened the __17__ and took out a thank-you card. The card said, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you __18__ on the porch of Richard Kelly. It was very __19__ . Richard Kelly passed away half a month ago. He never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of __20__ . He really appreciated it.”    I was sincerely shocked. I had no idea who Richard Kelly was or that he had been gravely ill. I had left that __21__ lady’s basket on Mr Kelly’s porch by accident. I wanted to say by mistake, but that would be wrong. I believe that Richard Kelly was __22__ to have that basket. I hate that the lady did not get to __23__ a fruit basket from me, but I believe that if she knew what had happened, she would not have had the outcome any other  way.    I feel blessed to have helped Richard Kelly’s last days be more cheerful. This just further reinforces(加强) my belief that there are never any __24__ in life.    作者来到这个街区后，觉得这里的邻居很不错，于是决定在圣诞节前夕给每个邻居偷偷送一件礼物，让他们有个意外的惊喜。但是作者不知道其中一位邻居的确切住址，就想当然地放在了她们经常见面的地方。可谁知收到礼物的人却是一个濒临死亡的陌生人，此人为自己在弥留之际能收到别人的礼物念念不忘。作者虽没有如愿以偿，却也明白了一条人生哲理。

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• 1                                       (一)    It was a test all of us would hope to pass, but none of us really wants to take. A masked gunman points his weapon at a Christian and asks “Do you  __1__ God？” She knows that if she says “yes，” she’ll pay for her belief. But unfaithfulness to her Lord is unthinkable.    So, with what would be her last  __2__， she calmly answers “Yes, I believe in God.”    As you may have guessed, the event I’m describing took place last Tuesday in Littleton, Colorado.    As the Washington Post __3__， the two students who shot 13 people, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, did not choose their victims at random(随意)—they were __4__ out of ugly prejudices(偏见).    Media coverage has focused on the killers’ hostility(敌意) toward racial minorities and athletes, but there was another group the pair __5__ every bit as much, if not more: Christians. And, there were plenty of them to hate at Columbine High School. According to some __6__ eight Christians—four Evangelicals and four Catholics—were killed.    Among them was Cassia Bernall. And it was Cassia who made the dramatic __7__ I’ve just described —fitting for a person whose __8__ movie was Brave Heart, in which the hero dies a martyr’s(殉教的) death.    Cassia was a 17-year-old junior with long blond hair that she wanted to __9__  and have made into wigs(假发) for cancer patients who had lost their hair through chemotherapy(化疗). She was __10__ in her youth group at West Pool’s Community Church and was known for carrying a Bible to school.    Cassia was in the school library reading her Bible when the two young killers __11__ . According to witnesses, one of the killers pointed his gun at Cassia and asked, “Do you believe in God？” Cassia __12__ and then answered, “Yes, I believe in God.” “Why？” the gunman asked. Cassia did not have a chance to respond. T he gunman had already shot her dead.    全文讲述了宗教仇恨主义者枪杀了几名宗教信仰者。在这里面就有Cassia，她是一个充满爱心的初中生，面对杀人魔鬼，她勇敢地说出自己的信仰，为信仰而殉难。

  A.believe in

  B.care for

  C.fight against

  D.rely on

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• 2                                       (三)    About a year ago I remember getting a call from the school just as I came home after having driven 20 minutes to the school and 20 minutes back. “Mrs. Brown, your son  __25__  us to call. He forgot his sports clothes. Can you come back to the school and drop them off？” I got very  __26__  ! I had already spent 40 minutes in the busy weekday morning traffic. I replied, “Sorry, I’m working at the mom ent. I’m afraid that my son needs to learn to be  __27__ .” Ouch. Yes , it was tough to do so, but I hated it that my son thought my only  __28__  in life was to always be ready to do what he wanted.    So today, about a year later, the school called me again. This time my son got on the phone. “Mom, I’m really sorry but I forgot my sports clothes. Would you  __29__  if you dropped them off for me？” His  __30__  was genuinely sweet and unassuming(谦逊的). I decided to say  __31__  . I had some flexibility in my schedule and more importantly, my son had the right  __32__  —he was not assuming anything. When I arrived at the school and got to the main office, the school secretary  __33__  that my son had been very reluctant to call me. While passing the clothes to my son, I told him that I would  __34__  to do that sort of thing—__35__  he forgets something, I won’t come back to the school to drop it off.    Being a good parent requires delivering tough love sometimes because kids need to learn to be  __36__  and manage things on their own. If you always do everything they want for them, they’ll never learn to look after themselves, and probably fail in today’s competitive world.    儿子第一次忘记带运动衣的时候他请求老师打电话通知“我”给他送过去，“我”拒绝了；儿子第二次忘记带运动衣的时候他自己打电话有礼貌的请求“我”给他送过去，“我”同意了。 是的，对孩子的教育，有时家长要学会运用“严厉的爱”。

  A.forced

  B.ordered

  C.asked

  D.wished

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• 3                                       (四)    A person began reflecting on the people who had a positive effect on his life. In particular he remembered a woman teacher who had  __37__  to instill(灌输) in him a love of poetry. He had not seen or spoken to her for many years and took a moment to remember the effect she had on his life. He  __38__  found her address and sent her a letter of thanks. A short time later, he received this  __39__  ：    “I cannot tell you how much your letter  __40__  to me. I am in my eighties, living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals. You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years and yours is the first note of appreciation that I ever  __41__  . It came on a cold morning, and it  __42__  me as nothing has in many years.”    The  __43__  that were written back to the person brightened his day.    We never know who we are “touching” in our lives. We can say one word or maybe a short conversation with someone that can  __44__    change their life.  __45__  we all have a great effect on each other, yet we do not always get recogniz ed for our efforts.    Therefore, appreciate someone today.  __46__  some people who have had a positive effect on your life and send them a sincere thank-you or appreciation card today. Find their address and mail them a greeting card, letting them know how they have  __47__    your life. In giving to them, you will not only be brightening their day, but also you will be  __48__  too.    有个人回想起曾经有一位女老师对他的生活产生过积极的影响，就写了一封感谢信给她。收到感谢信后女老师非常高兴，也给他写了封回信。因此，此人也愉快起来。是的，人与人之间的影响极大，所以学会去感激别人吧！

  A.learned

  B.failed

  C.tried

  D.prepared

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