16． Jim was a 15-year-old boy living with his little sister, Joy. Their parents (1)        long ago. Jim took care of Joy by himself.
One day, Jim (2)        at 3 in the morning as usual. When Joy was sleeping alone, Jim left their little house to deliver newspapers. As he did so, he found something (3)       . One man was sitting in front of Jim's house. Jim was so surprised that he stopped to look at him (4)       . It was a very cold morning and he looked very old.
The poor old man didn't have (5)        to cover himself with. Jim went into his house to get the old man a blanket (毯子). However, there were no extra (额外的) blankets, so Jim thought hard and took his father's coat. It was the only thing of his father's that he had left. Jim wrote a short (6)       . "Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father's coat. I hope it can (7)        you warm. " He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and (8)        the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours (9)       , both the man and the coat were gone. Jim thought that it was (10)        thing he could have done with his father's coat.
That afternoon, Jim hurried home after school (11)        Joy was at home alone. However, Joy and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Joy shouted to Jim, "Brother! He's our (12)       !"
The old man smiled and said, "Jim, I have been (13)        you all around the country for eight years. I'm not (14)       . But I can take care of you two. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know (15)        a good person my grandson is. This coat was the very one that I gave my own son, a long time ago."

18． Nowadays more and more children seem to get lost in a "sea of digital technology(数字科技)". As they use digital technology too much, they are losing their ability to do simple things. They can't make toys themselves with hands or help their mothers cook dinner. And worst of all, they seem to be losing interest in communicating(交流) with others.
"I have talked with a number of teachers. They care about the increasing numbers of young students who can play with computers or smart phones, but have few or no skills to make things. " said a teacher, Colin Kinney. "Many students can't communicate with other students but their parents talk proudly of their ability to use a computer or a smart phone. "
Instead of paying with other children, more and more children are choosing to stay indoors and quietly play on a tablet(平板电脑) on weekends and after school. How can a child to be a very good artist if he doesn't learn how to use a paintbrush and develop his painting skill? How can a child learn to make friends as he gets older if he doesn't learn to communicate with others at a young age?
Digital technology can be used for good or bad. We can use a stone to either break a window or build a house. We shouldn't blame the children. We should help them make right choices. It is certainly necessary for children to know how to use digital technology in today's world, but what is more important, we should encourage them to develop social abilities which will do them good when they grow up.

19． There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee (委员会), the students would be in fear, for he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.
The professor began to ask. The student was asked to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.
Then the professor asked about the cure (治疗) for illness, and the student also answered just as right.
"Good," said the professor, "and how much will you give the patient?"
"A full spoon( 勺子)." answered the student.
"Now you may go out and wait for what you can get," said the professor. At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. "A full spoon is too much," he thought to himself. Anxiously, he opened the door of the room and cried, "Mr. Professor, I've made a mistake! A spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops."
"I'm sorry, sir, " said the professor coldly, "but it's too late. Your patient has died."

25．
Mulan is an exciting action movie. It comes from an old Chinese story. The movie is about a village girl, Mulan. She        (1)like a boy and takes her father's place to       (2) in the army. I think the actress played Mulan's role well. The other actors are also       (3) and they did a good job in the movie. I like Mulan very much. The movie        (4) her love for her family, friends and country. If you        (5)to watch a movie this weekend and you want to see something enjoyable, choose Mulan!

26．　　Once upon a time, a king offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists t              . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were o              two he really liked, and he had to c              between them.
One picture was of a beautiful lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds. Everyone t              that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains, too. But these were lifeless and awful. Above was an angry sky, and from the sky, rain was falling and wind was b              d
　　own the side of the mountain there was a running w              . This did not look peaceful at all.
But w              he king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a small tree growing in a hole in the rock. In the tree a mother bird had built her nest (巢). There, in the middle of the angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — in perfect peace.
　　Which picture do you think won the p              ? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why? "Because, " explained the king, "peace does not m              to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm (平静的) in your h              . That is the real meaning of peace.

27．假设你叫李明, 得知第七届世界军人运动会(7th CISM Military World Games)在武汉举行, 想当一名军运会志愿者, 请根据下面的提示, 用英文给组委会写一篇简短的自荐信.
1. 性格开朗, 待人友善, 爱好广泛, 乐于助人.
2. 学习努力, 擅长英语, 最爱英语.
3. 对武汉历史、文化感兴趣, 想让更多人了解武汉.
4. 家离体育馆很近.
5. 补充一两点个人看法.
参考词汇: hobby n. 爱好 known about 了解 gym n. 体育馆
要求:1. 文中不得出现个人姓名和学校名字.
2. 书写工整规范, 要点齐全, 词数60﹣80.
3. 不得逐条翻译, 内容要连贯得体.
4. 开头已给出, 不计入总词数.
Dear sir or madam,
I am writing to recommend myself as a volunteer for 7th CISM Military World Games. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours, Li Ming