Newton was a great English scientist（科學(xué)家）．He was one of the greatest 1   in history．One morning he  2  up early and began to work on a difficult problem．It was  3  to have breakfast,  4  he was thinking about the problem．Mary brought a pan（平底鍋）of water and an egg to his room．She was going to boil（煮）the eggs  5   him．But Newton wanted to stay by himself．He  6  to Mary, “Please put the egg  7  the table．I’ll boil it．”

Mary put the egg  8  Newton’s watch on the table and said ,“Boil the egg for four minutes（分鐘）and it will be ready．” Then she walked out of the room．She went to his room again and hour later．What did she  9 ? Newton was standing by the pan，having the  10  in his hand．He had put the watch in the pan． 

（  ）1．A．man      B．men       C．woman       D．women

（  ）2．A．got       B．stood      C．sat           D．put

（  ）3．A．time      B．food       C．drink         D．him

（  ）4．A．a(chǎn)nd       B．but        C．when         D．where

（  ）5．A．by        B．with       C．for           D．to

（  ）6．A．told       B．said       C．a(chǎn)sked         D．talked

（  ）7．A．on        B．under      C．beside        D．in

（  ）8．A．on        B．under      C．behind        D．beside

（  ）9．A．look       B．watch     C．see           D．saw

（  ）10．A．egg      B．watch      C．book         D．pen

Long time ago, there was a woman with a surpring spell(魔法).If someone was under the spell, he or she would get perfect  26 .One day, the woman put the spell on her toad(蟾蜍),and then the toad got beautiful teeth. They could help him  27 all kinds of food. He could  28 start speaking.

The toad was  29 with the spell.He started to eat lots of chocolate.The woman found this and said to him,“30 your teeth and brush them often.Don’t eat so much chocolate…”31 the toad didn’t listen to her.He believed his teeth were very good and he didn’t have to brush them ofen.And he liked chocolate very much,so he didn’t want to eat  32  .

One day,one of the toad’s teeth got bad.Day by day,all the teeth in his 33 got bad.The toad decided to start looking after them,but it was too 34  .And when he 35  his last tooth,he couldn’t speak any more.

The toad thought if the woman put the spell on him again,he would brush them every day.But that never happened again.

　 A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)t

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a(chǎn) boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email

Jennifer was sitting on the beach. After all she had been through, it was just what she needed. It’s getting __31 ,” she thought. “I should go home.”
She wanted to know how her __32  would react（反應(yīng)）, when she __33  home after the three days she was missing（失蹤）.
It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her. _34_ had taken care of the outside garden for __35  days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything __36  and tidy（整潔的）. She couldn’t understand what was going on.
She entered the _37 _. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written __38  her father. __39 said, “Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am out searching(搜尋).” Ellen was her mother, but where was she?
She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her __40  was lying on the bed, fast sleep. Her face looked so _ 41 , as if she hadn’t slept for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up __42  she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.
When Jennifer _43_, something was different: she wasn’t in her mother’s room any more and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away _ 44 . She was on her own bed.
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __45  us all very, very worried.”

Jennifer was sitting on the beach. After all she had been through, it was just what she needed. It’s getting __31 ,” she thought. “I should go home.”

She wanted to know how her __32  would react（反應(yīng)）, when she __33  home after the three days she was missing（失蹤）.

It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her. _34_ had taken care of the outside garden for __35  days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything __36  and tidy（整潔的）. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

She entered the _37 _. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written __38  her father. __39 said, “Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am out searching(搜尋).” Ellen was her mother, but where was she?

She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her __40  was lying on the bed, fast sleep. Her face looked so _ 41 , as if she hadn’t slept for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up __42  she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.

When Jennifer _43_, something was different: she wasn’t in her mother’s room any more and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away _ 44 . She was on her own bed.

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __45  us all very, very worried.”

1.                A．early           B．late            C．warm    D．a(chǎn)ngry

2.                A．father          B．mother         C．parents   D．teachers

3.                A．got            B．left            C．wanted   D．missed

4.                A．Everybody      B．Somebody       C．Anybody  D．Nobody

5.                A．many          B．lots of          C．a(chǎn) few     D．much

6.                A．clean          B．dirty           C．quiet     D．busy

7.                A．school          B．room           C．house    D．library

8.                A．with           B．in             C．by   D．a(chǎn)t

9.                A．They           B．It              C．He  D．She

10.               A．mother         B．father          C．friend     D．sister

11.               A．happy          B．tired           C．interested D．relaxed

12.               A．a(chǎn)nd            B．so             C．but   D．a(chǎn)lthough

13.               A．got up          B．woke up        C．put up D．clean up

14.               A．out            B．on             C．of    D．in

15.               A．had            B．let             C．made     D．gave