There was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn ( 倉庫 ). The watch was only cheap but it was very ________ to him because it was a present from his father. After ________ the barn for a long time ,he gave up and asked for ________ from a group of children playing nearby.

   He promised them that the person who ________ the watch would be rewarded ( 獎賞 ).

   Hearing this , the children hurried inside the barn at once . They searched ________ but  still could not find the watch . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ________.

   The farmer looked at him and thought , “ Why not ? ________, this kid does look honest .”

   So the farmer sent the little boy back to the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand ! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ________ where the rest had failed.

   The boy ________ , “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch .”

   This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think _______ than an excited one .

1.A. important  B. expensive  C. useless  D. interesting

2.A. finding     B. searching  C. watching  D. studying

3.A. money     B. danger    C. work    D. help

4.A. saw       B. found     C. looked   D. watched

5.A. somewhere  B. anywhere  C. nowhere  D. everywhere

6.A. way        B. chance    C. lesson   D. present

7.A. In all    B. That’s all   C. After all  D. Above all

8.A. came   B. knew   C. succeeded   D. stopped

9.A. spoke   B. added  C. talked    D. replied

10.A. badly   B. better   C. worse   D. Well

Mr Green had a little boy. Every day had work he came home and played with his son.
One night ,while Mr Green was at work, he __41__ that he had extra work to do for the evening ,and that he wouldn’t be able to play with his son._____42____ he wanted to give the boy something to keep him  __43__. So , looking around his office , he saw a   44  with a large map of the world on the cover(封面). He got an ___45 ____ He removed the map , tore(撕) it up into small pieces and put all the pieces in his coat pocket.
When he got home , the little boy came running to him and was ready to play. Mr Green ___46___that he had extra work to do and couldn’t play at the moment . Then he   ___47__  all the pieces of the map and put them on the table . He said to the  boy,”_48__” was a map of the world, and  ___49___th time you put it back together, my extra work will be finished, and we can ___50___”. Surely, this would keep the child busy for   ___51___  , he thought.
About half an hour later the boy came to Mr Green and said,” Okay, it’s  ___52___ . Can we play now?”
Mr Green said ,“That’s amazing!_____54  did you do that?” The boy said, “It was    55 . On the back of the page was a picture of a man . When I put the man together the whole world fell into place.”

There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷倉). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36    to him because it was a gift from his father.

After _  37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.

He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”

1.A. important            B. expensive             C. useless           D. interesting

2.A. finding              B. searching             C. watching          D. studying

3.A. money              B. danger                C. work             D. help

4.A. promised            B. taught                C. warned            D. believed

5.A. angrily              B. slowly               C. immediately        D. hardly

6.A. rule                B. book                 C. child              D. watch

7.A. way                B. chance               C. lesson             D. smile

8.A. threw               B. sent                 C. gave              D. caught

9.A. came               B. knew                C. succeeded          D. suggested

10.A. beautiful            B. smart                C. peaceful            D. quick

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s disappointment(失望), she said she would go. This would be the  16  time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he  17  lose his face because of her appearance. Although she was a  18  woman, there was a scar(疤痕) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to  19  why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were   20  by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother even though she had the scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尷尬) and hid himself from everyone.   21 , he happened to hear of a talk between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked  22 , “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. 23 was too afraid to go in because the fire was  24 , so I went in.    25 I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood  26 and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless(失去知覺) but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She  27 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be there forever, but to this day, I have never  28 what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with  29 in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice(犧牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand  30  for the rest of the day.

Mr Green had a little boy. Every day had work he came home and played with his son.

One night ,while Mr Green was at work, he __41__ that he had extra work to do for the evening ,and that he wouldn’t be able to play with his son._____42____ he wanted to give the boy something to keep him  __43__. So , looking around his office , he saw a    44   with a large map of the world on the cover(封面). He got an ___45 ____ He removed the map , tore(撕) it up into small pieces and put all the pieces in his coat pocket.

When he got home , the little boy came running to him and was ready to play. Mr Green ___46___that he had extra work to do and couldn’t play at the moment . Then he   ___47__  all the pieces of the map and put them on the table . He said to the  boy,”_48__” was a map of the world, and  ___49___th time you put it back together, my extra work will be finished, and we can ___50___”. Surely, this would keep the child busy for   ___51___  , he thought.

About half an hour later the boy came to Mr Green and said,” Okay, it’s  ___52___ . Can we play now?”

Mr Green said ,“That’s amazing!_____54   did you do that?” The boy said, “It was    55  . On the back of the page was a picture of a man . When I put the man together the whole world fell into place.”

1.A. imagined      B. realized         C. dreamed      D. revealed

2.A. Although      B. Since           C. But          D. Because

3.A. embarrassed   B. smart           C. busy         D. tiring

4.A. bag          B. desk            C. coat         D. magazine

5.A .accident      B. opinion          C. idea         D. explanation  

6.A. considered    B. agreed           C. explained    D. decided   

7.A .showed up    B. took out          C. set up       D. put into

8.A .It           B  He              C. She        D. One

9.A .by          B  at               C. in         D. for

10.A .work        B play              C. eat         D. sleep

11.A .weeks       B days              C. minutes     D. hours

12.A .used        B. enjoyed           C. bought      D. finished

13.A .easy        B. impossible         C. true        D. important

14.A .How        B. Why             C. What       D. When

15.A .simple      B. difficult           C. confusing    D. misleading