My mum only had one eye. She cooked for students and teachers to    16   the family when I was young.
One day my mum came to　17  hello to me in primary school. I was so embarrassed（尷尬的） that I threw her a hateful  18 and ran out.
The next day at school, one of my classmates said, “Your mum only has one eye!” and   19     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.　20　graduation I worked, bought a house and got    21 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  22  !When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I   23  at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE NOW!” And to this, my mum　24   answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have got the wrong   25  ,”and she disappeared.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion（聚會） came to my house. So I　26  to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old house.
My neighbors said that she    27   . 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　28　 you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your 　29　 .
     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    30   .
   …  With all my love to you!
                                                               Your mother

Every child has his own dream．Every child hopes to be an adult． 16  , is it really like what they imagine? As a boy 17  lives in modern times and in a modern city，I feel great pressure (壓力)on me  18  the city's development．Although we 19  worry about money, we still have some  20 problems, such as competition among classmates and expectation(期望)from parents．These experiences are thought to be very 21  to our future．But 22  ，they really give me a lot of pressure．I still clearly 23  the happiness of my childhood．  24，we had to face the fact with time passing by．We began to 25  this invisible(無形的)pressure come upon us．We get up before sunrise and 26  after sunset．We work and study 27  an adult, even harder．

 28  we do is in order to get an excellent 29 ．Growing up is very boring，but we should try to find happiness while growing up．I think 30  among our friends，the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us．Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?

補(bǔ)全對話（每空一詞）

A:Excuse me,11　　 is the way to the Children’s Hospital?

B:12　　,I don’t know.You’d 13　　 ask that policeman.

A:Excuse me,14　　 can I get to the Children’s Hospital?

C:Oh,go along Huanghe Street,and 15　　 the second turning on your left.Then 16　　 No.3 bus and 17　　 off 18　　 the third stop.You’ll see a white building 19　　 the post office and the police station.You 20　　 miss it.

A:Thank you very much.

C:You are welcome.

完型填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

    閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

“Keep your eye on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule,   16   it’s not a rule everybody chooses to follow.

This morning, I felt   17   was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat   18   me. My eyes caught his and he   19  , “Let me see your answers!”

I gave him a   20  , not sure if he was joking or not, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more   21   towards my paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.

 “What am I going to do?” I   22  . Cheating was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James   23  . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the   24  . I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James   25  .

When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering   26   to say. But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My   27   searched for the right words.

“Sorry, James, but you know me   28   to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the   29  test.” “OK, Brian,” he smiled slightly, “You are right. I should study hard.”

I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy that my friendship with James   30  .

1. A. but               B. so                   C. because              D. unless

2. A. nobody            B. anybody              C. everybody        D. somebody

3.A. in front of            B. behind           C. before           D. around

4. A. whispered             B. talked           C. spoke            D. answered

5. A. book                  B. note                 C. hand             D. smile

6. A. closely           B. clearly              C. mostly           D. lively

7. A. said to him       B. asked the teacher    C. thought to myself    D. talked to me

8. A. had               B. hadn’t              C. has              D. hasn’t

9.A. answers            B. name             C. pictures             D. questions

10.A. happy                 B. angry            C. excited              D. silly

11. A. why                  B. when             C. how                  D. what

12. A. eyes                 B. body             C. mind                 D. memory

13. A. well enough          B. good enough          C. hard enough          D. bad enough

14. A. first                B. last                 C. next             D. second

15. A. destroyed            B. wasn’t destroyed    C. has destroyed   D. can’t destroy