My headache _________ me. I thought it was going away, but now it’s getting worse.

A．killed             B．kills              C．is killing           D．has killed

At least 24 people         in the earthquake in Yingjiang on March 10th.   

My headache _________ me. I thought it was going away, but now it’s getting worse.

As Grade 9 students,we are busy studying for the coming entrance exam.Every day we have lots of exercises to do and many ___to take .Some of us feel upset,and some even lose heart.But we’ll not help ___if we lose heart. There’s a saying ,”Difficulty is like a spring(彈簧).If you are weak,it will be ____.”If we have a problem we should face it__ a smile.Once I____ a short story called The Smile. In this book,he _____his experiences as a soldier in World War II. He  _by enemy and sent to jail.(監(jiān)獄)But he tried to think of ways to run away._ __he wanted to smoke ,but he had no match. So he asked his jailor for a __.When the jailor came up to him ,he smiled ______and naturally.The jailor seemed to be affected and smile,too.Then they began to talk. They ___took out pictures of their families and showed them to each other.The soldier said sadly he would never see his ___again because he was to be killed .He would never have a chance to see his children grow up.The jailor was moved by the soldier’s words.___ ___saying a word ,he unlocked the cell and quickly let him go .__ __ a smile ,the soldier was saved. Even in a terrible solution the man  was optimistic .He didn’t____.Surely we can do the same.Life is like a mirror,if you smile at it,it will smile back at you,too.

1.A. meetings       B. exams                 C. books                 D. photos

2.A. ourselves        B. yourselves           C.  themselves          D.  myself

3.A. weak                           B. strong                 C. long                     D.  short

4.A. by                        B. for                        C. with                        D.  to

5.A. watched              B. looked                    C. saw                       D. read

6.A. talked to                      B. talked with            C. talked  about       D. talked over

7.A. was killed            B. was taught             C. was caught            D. was told

8.A. One day                 B. Some day                C. A day                       D. Any day

9.A.  book                           B. pen                         C. light                         D. cake

10.A. loudly                       B. slowly            C. coldly                      D. politely

11.A. all                              B. both                        C. either                      D. neither

12.A. friend                        B. classmate                C. family                     D. neighbour

13.A. Without           B. Except            C.  Through       D. With

14.A. At the beginning of  B.As a result of          C. At the end of        D. As well as

15.A. give in                        B. give out                  C. give  away            D. give up

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __36__ through which I learned __37__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __38__ have goals (目標) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __39__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very __40__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to __41__ with my father and to be in deep thought __42__ develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me __43__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __44__. I wanted to __45__ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __46__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his __47__. But later after that, I __48__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __49__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as __50__ as crystal.

36. A. conversations      B. emotions                   C. conclusions               D. expressions

37. A. classes                B. tests                         C. lessons                     D. news

38. A. can                     B. may                          C. would                       D. should

39. A. spent                  B. enjoyed                     C. hoped                       D. kept

40. A. busy                   B. lazy                          C. weak                        D. free

41. A. play                   B. work                        C. talk                          D. study

42. A. as much as          B. as soon as                 C. as long as                 D. as well as

43. A. though                B. because                    C. and                          D. but

44. A. legs                    B. ears                          C. eyes                         D. fingers

45. A. put up                B. take up                     C. get up                       D. give up

46. A. after                   B. when                        C. before                      D. since

47. A. stories                 B. words                       C. pictures                    D. lessons

48. A. wanted to            B. tried to                      C. got to                       D. hoped to

49. A. myself                B. himself                     C. yourself                    D. ourselves

50. A. blue                    B. white                        C. clean                        D. clear