【正文】 s were filled with tears. It was not until then that he felt the true meaning of these words, which he 55 understood before It is more blessed to give than to receive. 36. A. field B. path C. woods D. grass37. A that B. what C. when D. which38. A. rich B. strong C. poor D. tall39. A. trick B. part C. role D. game 40. A. joy B. fear C. anxiety D. sadness41. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. However42. A. please B. puzzle C. praise D. honor 43. A. ordered B. encouraged C. promised D. checked 44. A. suggest B. improve C. affect D. wake45. A. lay B. stood C. seated D. hid46. A. left B. forget C. lost D. missed 47. A. Though B. Since C. Unless D. While48. A. new B. soft C. hard D. old49. A. found B. received C. invented D. accepted50. A. little by little B. again and again C. sooner or later D. more or less51. A. put up B. put down C. put out D. put on 52. A. doubt B. worry C. surprise D. pity53. A. excitedly B. eagerly C. peacefully D. miserably54. A. slightly B. deeply C. weakly D. highly 55. A. ever B. already C. still D. never第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）A There was once a boy who suffered from (患……病) a cancer which couldn’t be cured (治愈). He was 18 years old and he could die at any time. He was stuck in his house and his mother took care of him. He hadn’t been outside for such a long time that he wanted to go out once. So he asked his mother and she gave him permission.He walked down the road and found a lot of stores. He passed a CD store and looked through the window for a second. He saw a beautiful girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in. The girl looked up and asked, “Can I help you?”He said, “Uh… I would like to buy a CD.”He went home with the wrapped CD. From then on, he went to that store every day and bought a CD. His mother found all about this and told him just to ask her. So the next day, he went to the store as usual and bought a CD. When she wasn’t looking, he left his phone number and ran out.RRRRRING…One day the phone rang, and the mother picked it up and said, “Hello?”It was the girl! The mother cried and said, “Don’t you know? He passed away yesterday…”The line was quiet. Later that day, the mother went into the boy’s room. She opened the closet and was face to face with lots of unopened CDs. She opened one and out fell a piece of paper, saying, “Hi! I think U R really cute. Do u wanna go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.”The mother was in tears again. She opened another CD and found another piece of paper with the same words.56. Which of the following is TRUE about the boy according to the passage? A. He liked listening to CD music. B. He fell in love with the girl at first sight. C. He liked many goods in the store. D. He didn’t want doctors to treat his disease.57. The underlined word “wrapped” in Paragraph 5 probably means_________. A. longwanted B. covered with something C. expensive D. liked by most people58. It can be inferred from the passage that________. A. the girl knew the boy was seriously ill B. the girl knew the boy couldn’t go out with her C. the girl thought the boy liked her D. the mother didn’t like the girl59. What would be the best title for the passage? A. A CD girl’s first love B. A meeting by accident C. A boy’s hardship D. The unopened CDsBLillian was a young girl who grew up in a village. At the age of 16, her father forced her to drop out of school and find a job to help the family. With limited education, skills and hope, she would ride the bus into the big cities of Windsor and Detroit, walk aimlessly about and then return home every day. She couldn’t even bring herself to knock on a door. As the days passed, Lillian knew she would soon have to knock on a door. On one of her trips, Lillian saw a sign at Carhartt Overall Company, saying, “Help Wanted, Secretarial(有關(guān)秘書工作的). Apply Within.” She walked up to the office and was met by the office manager, who sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Let’s see how good you really are.”She directed Lillian to type a single letter and then left. Lillian looked at the clock: 11:40 . She figured(謀算) that she could run away in the crowd then. But she knew she should at least try the letter.On