A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert（沙漠）. During the trip they had a   1  , and one friend hit the other in the face. The one who was beaten was hurt, but without saying   2  , he wrote in the sand: “ Today my best friend hit me in the face.”

   They   3   on walking until they found a lake, where they decided to take a bath（洗澡）. The one, who had been beaten, fell into the lake and started drowning（溺水）, but the friend saved him. After he came back to life from the near drowning, he wrote on a   4  : “ Today my best friend saved my life.”

   The friend who had hit and   5   his best friend asked: “  6  I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you wrote on a stone, why?” The other friend  7  : “ When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand   8   wind can blow it away.   9  , when someone does something good for us, we must write it down in stone where no  10   can ever blow it away.”

（   ）1. A．talk                    B．joke                 C．fight                D．picnic

（   ）2. A．something             B．nothing            C．a(chǎn)nything          D．everything

（   ）3. A．kept                   B．continued         C．lasted                     D．tried

（   ）4. A．sand                     B．stone               C．tree                 D．wall

（   ）5. A．killed                    B．hurt                 C．saved                     D．made

（   ）6. A．Before                  B．While        C．Until                D．After

（   ）7. A．replied               B．a(chǎn)sked          C．questioned     D．required

（   ）8. A．which             B．how           C．where         D．when

（   ）9. A．Although          B．Or             C．But            D．If

（   ）10. A．wind          B．water           C．a(chǎn)ir            D．sand

It's a Sunday morning. Jack and his father   36 on a big bus. There are   37 people on it. Some of   38  come from America and some    39   England and Canada. They are all friends. They are going to the Summer Palace（頤和園）. There are two   40   on the bus. One is a man. He is the driver. He   41   the bus.   42  is a young woman. She   43 good English. She is talking about the Summer Palace. All the passengers(乘客)are listening   44__Her. They like the Summer Palace. They want     45   it very much.

1.	A．a(chǎn)m B．is C．a(chǎn)re D．be

 

2.	A．many B．much C．a(chǎn) lot D．a(chǎn) little

 

3.	A．they B．them C．their D．theirs

 

4.	A．be from B．is from C．a(chǎn)re from D．comes from

 

5.	A．China B．Chinese C． Chineses D．English

 

6.	A．is drive B．drive C．is driving D．drive

 

7.	A．Other B．The others C．Another D． The other

 

8.	A．talk B．talks C．speak D．speaks

 

9.	A．with B．to C．for D．of

 

10.	A．see B．seeing C．to see D．to look

 

My mum only had one eye. She cooked for students and teachers to   41   the family when I was young.

One day my mum came to 　42  hello to me in primary school. I was so embarrassed（尷尬的） that I threw her a hateful  43 and ran out.

The next day at school, one of my classmates said, “Your mum only has one eye!” and  44  at me.

I hated my mum and decided to leave her, so I studied very hard. Later I got a chance to go abroad to study and I left my mother.　45　graduation I worked, bought a house and got   46  there. Then I had kids of my own. I was happy with my wife and my kids. But one day someone knocked at my door. It was my 47  !When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I  48  at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE NOW!” And to this, my mum 　49  answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have got the wrong  50  ,”and she disappeared.

One day, a letter regarding a school reunion（聚會） came to my house. So I told a 　51  to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old house.

My neighbours said that she   52   . I did not have a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.

My dearest son,

I am thinking  53 you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your 　54　 .

I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was still an embarrassment to you when you were growing up.

You see…when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you grow up with one eye. So I gave you   55  .

  …  With all my love to you!

Your mother

1.	A．support B．provide C．offer D．prefer

 

2.	A．speak B．talk C．say D．tell

 

3.	A．cry B．look C．laugh D．smell

 

4.	A．smiled B．shouted C．knocked D．laughed

 

5.	A．After B．Since C．Before D．Until

 

6.	A．worried B．excited C．married D．satisfied

 

7.	A．Dad B．friend C．son D．Mum

 

8.	A．said B．screamed C．talked D．a(chǎn)dded

 

9.	A．quietly B．happily C．loudly D．a(chǎn)ngrily

 

10.	A．name B．a(chǎn)ddress C．number D．city

 

11.	A．story B．joke C．lie （謊言） D．news

 

12.	A．returned B．moved C．hurt D．died

 

13.	A．over B．of C．out D．a(chǎn)bout

 

14.	A．wife B．son C．family D．daughter

 

15.	A．his B．yours C．hers D．mine

 

Many Americans like to have their holidays（假期 ） in ___41___ countries.  One day an American   42   comes to China. This is her first time (次數(shù)) to China  and she wants to  43   some friends there. She meets a Chinese. This Chinese wants  to talk    44_  with the American. When he sees her, he comes up, says  “     45   ”  to her, then he begins  (開始) his first talk with someone   46   an English-speaking country.
  “How old are you?” the Chinese     47   . “I’m     48   . Please don’t ask a lady (女士) about her    49  .” answers the woman. The Chinese is surprised (感到驚奇).   He doesn’t know    50    .  Can you help him?
(   ) 41. A. an other            B. the other     C. other            D. others
(   )42. A. man            B. boy                   C. woman      D. child
(   ) 43. A. make                B. making              C. do               D. having
(   ) 44. A. with English    B. with Chinese    C. in English   D. in Chinese
(   ) 45. A. OK            B. hello           C. sorry          D. good-bye
(   ) 46. A. in              B. at                      C. of              D. from
(   ) 47. A. says        B. tells            C. talks           D. speaks
(   ) 48. A. sure        B. worried              C .glad            D. sorry
(   ) 49. A. supper       B. age                     C. job              D. family
(   ) 50. A. how        B. why         C. what        D. which

My mother sets a good example for me. She is always ready to 　　41　 .

The railroad tracks (軌道) were within a mile of our house. “Beggars”（乞丐） would 　　42　 the doors in our neighborhood in summer asking for food. They were often turned away. Others simply ignored (忽略) the knocks.

My mom always went to the door smiling. She would 　　43　 them to come in and have something to eat. She would 　　44　 a beautiful tablecloth and set the table as carefully as she did for　 45　 people. She would pour their coffee and pile (放置) their plates with food and dessert. Usually she gave a lot of food to them 　　46　 they were ready to go. Sometimes she would give the newspaper to those who asked about 　　47　 .

She listened to those who wanted to talk. She　 48　 asked what led them to be in this situation (狀況). It did not matter. She saw only the need. She would say, “When I was young, my father was walking around for any work to 　 49　 us. Some kind people helped him. I am just repaying (回報) their 　 50　 . I can’t offer them money, but I can see they do not leave hungry.”

My mom is quite a lady. She is a great mother!

41. A. helping others　　　 B. help others　　 C. to thank others　 D. thanking others

42. A. knock into　　　　 B. open　　　　 C. close　　　　　 D. knock at

43. A. invite　　　　　　 B. order　　　　 C. asked　　　　　 D. told

44. A. take　　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. carry

45. A. any 　　　　　　　 B .all　　　　　 C. any other　　　 D. any the

46. A. when　　　 　　　B. while　　　 　　C. after　　　　　 D. what

47. A. money　　　　　　 B. drinks　　　　 C. meals　　　　　 D. work.

48. A. always　　　　　　 B. usually　　　　 C. never　　　　 D. often

49. A. feed　　　　　　　 B. teach　　　　　 C. educate　　　　 D. fed

50. A. kind　　　　　　　 B. kindly　　　　 C. friendly　　　　 D. kindness