___24___ for magical powers for myself. I wanted to be able to magically make my pain disappear, to make my problems ___25___, and to have power over this world that so ___26___ has power over us.

　　　As I got older, however, I ___27___ that there was no such thing as magic and how __28____ the reality of life was. I had daily pain from a back injury that never healed (治愈) right. I went through a ___29___ period of poverty for many years. I felt ___30___ when both of my sons were diagnosed with Autism (自闭症). I still sometimes daydreamed of magic ____31__ even that faded away.

　　　Then one day it struck me that there was a ___32___ kind of magic, which grew __33____ in my heart, soul, and mind day by day and year by year. This magic was called LOVE. It __34____ me to my own highest self and to all of the other ___35___ in this world. It didn't get rid of my ___36___ but it made every day of my life feel richer. It didn't cure my sons, Autism, but it helped me see them as the beautiful, loving, and joyful souls that they ___37__ are. It didn't make me a wizard or a fighter.__38___, it helped me to drive the darkness of this world with my own __39____.

　　　May you choose it, share it, and live in it every single day of your life. May you use it to __40____ others, and to heal this world.

　　　21．A．borrowed B．wrote C．read D．bought

　　　22．A．controlled B．battled C．owned D．lost

　　　23．A．started B．managed C．failed D．refused

　　　24．A．learned B．looked C．fought D．wished

　　　25．A．go away B．noticed C．pass by D．change

　　　26．A．seldom B．much C．often D．little

　　　27．A．guessed B．realized C．imagined D．hoped

　　　28．A．unusual B．exciting C．cruel D．normal

　　　29．A．boring B．meaningful C．short D．long

　　　30．A．tired B．nervous C．serious D．hopeless

　　　31．A．because B．but C．and D．so

　　　32．A．common B．pure C．different D．similar

　　　33．A．deeper B．bigger C．stronger D．thicker

　　　34．A．connected B．introduced C．compared D．limited

　　　35．A．patients B．souls C．friends D．neighbors

　　　36．A．poverty B．fear C．trouble D．puzzle

　　　37．A．hardly B．possibly C．totally D．truly

　　　38．A．Otherwise B．Moreover C．Still D．Therefore

　　　39．A．light B．life C．calmness D．silence

　　　40．A．attract B．persuade C．make D．help

　　第II卷（非选择题）

四、语法填空

　　　阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

　　　Jane was walking round the department store.She remembered how difficult41．was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that this year she could42．( easy ) buy a special one 43．( please ) him, just like her mother, who was always delighted to receive her gift.

　　　Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not 44．pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or 45．( push ) you with their elbows ( 肘部 )，hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

　　　Jane paused in front of a counter 46．some attractive ties were on display. " They are real silk, " the assistant tried to attract her." Worth double the price. " But Jane knew from past experience that her 47．( choose ) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

　　　Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes on sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please 48．.

　　　When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already 49．table having supper. Her mother was excited. " Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," Jane 50．( inform ).

五、短文改错

　　　51．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

　　　增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

　　　删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

　　　修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

　　　注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;

　　　2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Two years ago my husband buy me a bicycle. If you live in a town, it is often fast than a car and you don't have to worry parking. You can leave them in any place you like. As it has a seat at the back or a basket at the front, it's convenient for me to take my little daughter to school, and go shopping. I use it most in summer while the weather is warm and dry. It can be unpleasant in winter, though, when the weather is cold