A mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. One day, she said to her 31________, “Betty, come here. Look at all these little yellow marks on the 32________ of the cabbages. They are eggs of a kind of insect(蟲子). They are very beautiful but very bad for cabbages. This afternoon you must 33________ all the eggs on the leaves and kill them. In this way, you will help us have 34________, greener and bigger cabbages.”

   Betty didn’t think she could do it 35________ and in the end she forgot all about it. The mother fell ill for a few days and 36________ work in her garden. When she was well, she took Betty with her to the garden to see the cabbages. To 37________ surprise, the insects had eaten every leaf. When Betty saw this, she began to 38________. Then her mother said to her, “We should never put off what we have to do today till 39________. And you must learn to deal with the bad things while they are small, 40________ it will turn into a big problem.

31. A son  B. mother   C daughter 

32. A tress   B. leaves   C. grass

33. A find   B. eat   C. fly

34. A worse   B better   C thinner

35. A at most   B at last   C at once

36. A must   B couldn’t   C need

37. A my   B their   C his

38. A cry   B wait   C run

39. A yesterday   B today   C tomorrow

40. A. but       B. or      C. and

Once again, I had run away and really did not know why. I walked out of the gate to go to school and then kept 　31 _. I had just turned eleven years old the week before. It was almost dark; I was tired, scared, cold, and all alone. I had not eaten all day and was afraid to turn 　 32 _ into the police.

As darkness fell, I made my way over to the city park 　33 _ on Park Street. I entered the darkened area and sat down on one of the wooden benches（長凳）.“Well, hello, young man.” A voice came from 　 34 _ me. I jumped, almost falling off the park bench. I could feel my heart beating in the side of my neck. I could 　35 _ catch my breath. I looked back and saw a woman standing behind me in the shadows. She found I was 　 36 _ because of feeling cold, so she took off her large scarf and covered it 　37 _ my shoulders. 　38 _ my eyes, she asked me if I need something to eat. After I said “yes”, she held out her hand and told me to take the very letter
39 _ I was unable to see to the store owner. I looked at her outstretched arm but saw 　 40 _ in her hand. However, I 　41 _ my hands slowly, acting as though I was taking something from her hand.

I came to a store with a 　42 _ sitting behind a counter. I opened the door, very slowly I held out my hand which has nothing in it toward her. I watched her face to see if she might think I was crazy or something else. 　43 _, she immediately turned and walked to the back of the store for the food I need. After that, I walked out into the street and headed back to the park where the old woman was.“Can I have the letter so I can be magic too?” I asked. Without replying to me,__44__　 she told me the persons who wanted to help 　 45 _ in need would never need the magic letter any more. With these words, she stood up, kissed me on the forehead, removed the large scarf from my shoulders and disappeared into the darkness.

31. A. jumping　　　　　　　 B. running　　　　　　　　 C. walking　　　　　　　　　　 D. hiking

32. A. himself　　　　　　　 B. myself　　　　　　　　　 C. themselves　　　　　　　 D. yourselves

33. A. finding　　　　　　　　 B. having　　　　　　　　　 C. laying　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lying

34. A. before　　　　　　　　 B. beside　　　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　　　　　　　　 D. after

35. A. nearly　　　　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　　　　　 C. also　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

36. A. breathing　　　　　　 B. speaking　　　　　　　　 C. shaking　　　　　　　　　　 D. running

37. A. above　　　　　　　　 B. around　　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. beside

38. A. Looking into 　　　 B. Looking at　　　　　　 C. Looking after　　　　　　 D. Looking over

39. A. where　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. who

40. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

41. A. pulled out　　　　　　 B. pushed out　　　　　　 C. reached out　　　 　 D. handed out

42. A. boy　　　　　　　　　　 B. policeman　　　　　　　 C. man　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. woman

43. A. Amazingly 　　　　 B. naturally　　　　　　　　 C. happily　　　　　　　　　　 D. luckily

44. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　 B. instead　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　　　　　 D. though

45. A. another　　　　　　　 B. other　　　　　　　　　　 C. the other 　　　　　　　　 D. others

通讀下列短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出一個最佳答案。

Once again, I had run away and really did not know why. I walked out of the gate to go to school and then kept   31  _. I had just turned eleven years old the week before. It was almost dark; I was tired, scared, cold, and all alone. I had not eaten all day and was afraid to turn    32 _ into the police.

As darkness fell, I made my way over to the city park   33 _ on Park Street. I entered the darkened area and sat down on one of the wooden benches（長凳）.“Well, hello, young man.” A voice came from    34 _ me. I jumped, almost falling off the park bench. I could feel my heart beating in the side of my neck. I could   35  _ catch my breath. I looked back and saw a woman standing behind me in the shadows. She found I was    36 _ because of feeling cold, so she took off her large scarf and covered it   37  _ my shoulders.   38 _ my eyes, she asked me if I need something to eat. After I said “yes”, she held out her hand and told me to take the very letter
  39  _ I was unable to see to the store owner. I looked at her outstretched arm but saw    40 _ in her hand. However, I   41  _ my hands slowly, acting as though I was taking something from her hand.

I came to a store with a   42  _ sitting behind a counter. I opened the door, very slowly I held out my hand which has nothing in it toward her. I watched her face to see if she might think I was crazy or something else.   43  _, she immediately turned and walked to the back of the store for the food I need. After that, I walked out into the street and headed back to the park where the old woman was.“Can I have the letter so I can be magic too?” I asked. Without replying to me,__44__     she told me the persons who wanted to help    45 _ in need would never need the magic letter any more. With these words, she stood up, kissed me on the forehead, removed the large scarf from my shoulders and disappeared into the darkness.

31. A. jumping       B. running         C. walking           D. hiking

32. A. himself       B. myself          C. themselves        D. yourselves

33. A. finding       B. having          C. laying            D. lying

34. A. before        B. beside          C. behind            D. after

35. A. nearly        B. almost          C. also              D. hardly

36. A. breathing     B. speaking        C. shaking           D. running

37. A. above         B. around          C. in                D. beside

38. A. Looking into B. Looking at      C. Looking after     D. Looking over

39. A. where         B. that            C. what              D. who

40. A. everything    B. something       C. nothing               D. anything

41. A. pulled out    B. pushed out      C. reached out           D. handed out

42. A. boy           B. policeman       C. man               D. woman

43. A. Amazingly     B. naturally       C. happily           D. luckily

44. A. so            B. instead         C. however           D. though

45. A. another       B. other           C. the other         D. others

We have no idea about   36  men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways __37___ the history.

For example, in many history books it is __38__ that people who lived three thousand years ago __39__salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt __40__ keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies __41__ decay.（腐爛）

In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was __42__ to have broken the __43__. if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into __44__. Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century __45__ stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took __46__ than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be __47__ punished(懲罰).

Salt was very __48__ on the dinner table of a king. It was always put __49__ the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt ___50__ less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.

36. A. when	B. where	C. what	D. which
37. A. throughout	B. thought	C. though	D. although
38. A. say	B. reported	C. recorded	D. reading
39. A. eat	B .ate	C. eating	D. have eaten
40. A. used to	B. was used to	C. was used	D. used
41. A. off	B. from	C. on	D. out
42. A. think	B. consider	C. thoughtful	D. thought
43. A. law	B. glass	C. computer	D. time
44. A. pool	B. hill	C. prison	D. river
45. A. because	B. because of	C. by	D. as
46. A. more	B. less	C. fewer	D. most
47. A. serious	B. bad	C. terrible	D seriously
48. A. important	B. necessary	C. clever	D. cheerful
49. A. in the front of	B behind	C. in front of	D. before
50. A. when	B. as	C. however	D. while

閱讀短文內(nèi)容，從下面各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Many kids think they are   36   . They think they aren't the prettiest or the smartest. At the same time, they think they aren't even the ugliest or the silliest, which would at least make them stand out.  Everyone feels that way sometimes,  37  in middle school. Kids  38   realize how special they are.

It is   39   growing up. Growing up means understanding what you can offer the world. When you're young, you realize that just by being yourself, you do offer   40   to other people. Maybe you aren't the best, but that doesn't make you "not amazing".

Do yourself a favor. Think about your friends carefully. Write down a list of things that you like about them. Think about   41   you make friends with them. You will   42   know that in the end, no matter if they aren't the smartest or the prettiest or   43  talented, they are great in their own way. And they feel just the same       44  you!

Remember, it gets easier as you grow older. If you try your best, you are still pretty   45 .

36. A. special       B. ordinary          C. unusual         D. ugly

37. A. especial      B. especially         C. more often       D. often

38. A. often        B. more often         C. not often        D. seldom

39. A. part of       B. one of            C. some           D. about

40. A. anything      B. everything        C. something       D. some thing

41. A. reason       B. season            C. where           D. why

42. A. get to        B. got to             C. have to         D. getting to

43. A. /            B. more             C. most           D. the most

44. A as           B. to                C. about           D. for

45. A. smart       B. amazing          C. clever           D. well