A long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play with it every day. But time went by, the little boy had    32   and he no longer played around the tree.
　　 One day, the boy came back to the tree. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a    33   I can’t play with you now.” The boy replied, “I need    34   .” “Sorry, I don’t have any. But you can pick all my apples and    35   them.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. He didn’t come back. The tree was sad.
　　 The other day, the boy returned and the tree was so    36   . “Come and play with me.” The tree said. “I need a house for my family. Can you help me?” “You can cut off my branches（枝干）to build your house.”   37   the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.
The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy didn’t come since then. The tree was lonely again. One hot summer day, the boy came back again after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have    38   for you anymore.
“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am    39   after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears…
This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with them. But when we grow up, we    40   them, and only come to them when we are41    trouble. You may think that the boy is cruel（殘忍）to the tree, but that’s how many of us are treating to our parents.
【小題1】A. grown up                B. dressed up               C. got up
【小題2】A. tree                    B. child                  C. toy
【小題3】A. money                   B. time                    C. help
【小題4】A. eat                    B. sell                   C. buy
【小題5】A. sad                     B. calm                     C. happy
【小題6】A. So                     B. But                     C. Because
【小題7】A. anything                B. something                C. nothing
【小題8】A. angry                   B. tired                   C. shy
【小題9】A. hate                   B. love                    C. leave
【小題10】A. at                     B. for                      C. in

Dear Lucy,

Thank you for your letter and your invitation. I really hope I can   26   with you. But I have to say   27   to you. I’m too   28   next week!

On Monday, I’d like to see the doctor. There is   29   wrong（有問題的）with my   30  . I can’t see people or things a little far   31   me clearly（清楚地）. Maybe I should   32   a pair of glasses. On Tuesday, I have football training. You know, I’m in the football team of our school. We’ll have an English test on Friday morning,   33   on Wednesday and Thursday I have to stay at home and study hard. On Friday afternoon, I’m going to a   34. My favorite star Michael Jackson will come. I like his music very much.

Have a good time! And please call me after you come   35   from the camping.

                                                                Yours,

                                                                 Linda

1.A. go camping     B. go shopping     

C. go to Hong Kong      D. go to the US

2.A. hello         B. thanks      C. sorry                D. good-bye

3. A. sad               B. free        C. quick            D. busy

4.A. Nothing       B. everything      

C. anything         D. something

5.A. hands          B. eyes             C. ears                 D. feet

6.A. from           B. to               C. of               D. with

7.A. decide        B. wear        C. take                 D. try

8. A. but               B. although         C. because              D. so

9.A. supermarket        B. concert          C. bank             D. hospital

10. A. down             B. up          C. back             D. in

A long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play with it every day. But time went by, the little boy had    32    and he no longer played around the tree.

　　 One day, the boy came back to the tree. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a    33    I can’t play with you now.” The boy replied, “I need    34   .” “Sorry, I don’t have any. But you can pick all my apples and    35    them.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. He didn’t come back. The tree was sad.

　　 The other day, the boy returned and the tree was so    36   . “Come and play with me.” The tree said. “I need a house for my family. Can you help me?” “You can cut off my branches（枝干）to build your house.”   37    the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.

The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy didn’t come since then. The tree was lonely again. One hot summer day, the boy came back again after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have    38    for you anymore.

“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am    39    after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears…

This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with them. But when we grow up, we    40    them, and only come to them when we are41    trouble. You may think that the boy is cruel（殘忍）to the tree, but that’s how many of us are treating to our parents.

1.A. grown up               B. dressed up               C. got up

2.A. tree                   B. child                    C. toy

3.A. money                  B. time                     C. help

4.A. eat                        B. sell                     C. buy

5.A. sad                        B. calm                     C. happy

6.A. So                     B. But                      C. Because

7.A. anything               B. something                C. nothing

8.A. angry                  B. tired                    C. shy

9.A. hate                   B. love                     C. leave

10.A. at                    B. for                      C. in

Dear Lucy,
Thank you for your letter and your invitation. I really hope I can  26   with you. But I have to say  27   to you. I’m too  28   next week!
On Monday, I’d like to see the doctor. There is   29  wrong（有問題的）with my  30 . I can’t see people or things a little far   31  me clearly（清楚地）. Maybe I should   32  a pair of glasses. On Tuesday, I have football training. You know, I’m in the football team of our school. We’ll have an English test on Friday morning,   33  on Wednesday and Thursday I have to stay at home and study hard. On Friday afternoon, I’m going to a  34. My favorite star Michael Jackson will come. I like his music very much.
Have a good time! And please call me after you come  35  from the camping.
Yours,
Linda