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Lisa and Mike were celebrating their anniver-sary (周年紀(jì)念日) The couple used to be sweet. But now 1 had changed since they got married. The once lovely couple had turned bitter (痛苦) . They fought over every little thing. 2 of them hated the way things had changed.

Lisa was 3 for Mike to come home. She hoped that Mike would remember their anniversary. She 4 imagined that her husband would bring her flowers. In this 5 they could re-member the old happiness again and forget all the 6 But her imagination was cut short (打斷) when the phone in the bedroom 7 .

Lisa answered to the sound of a man. “Hello madam,I'm calling from the police station. Is this Mr Mike Green's 8 ?” “Yes,it is!”

“I'm sorry madam but there was a traffic ac- cident and a man has 9  We got this number from his wallet (錢夾) .We need you to come and identify (辨認(rèn)) his body. ”

Lisa was shocked (震驚) ！ 10 could this happen!She’d have died for another chance to mend every little fight!She lay and cried 11 the floor in pain. She lost her chance. Forever!

12 there was a noise at the doorway. The door opened and Mike came in. “My dear,it's a 13 day today. My wallet was stolen. ”

“That's the best 14 I've ever heard." Lisa said with a smile as her eyes were 15

() 1. A. interests   B. things

   C. habits   D. friendship

() 2. A. All   B. One

   C. None   D. Both

() 3. A. searching   B. singing

   C. waiting   D. starting

() 4. A. even   B. always

   C. hardly   D. sometimes

() 5. A. time   B. day

   C. way   D. fact

() 6. A. fighting   B. feeling

   C. decision   D. love

() 7. A. sounded   B. rang

   C. knocked   D. made

() 8. A. office   B. address

   C. speaking   D. number

() 9. A. lost   B. left

   C. died   D. hurt

() 10. A. How   B. When

   C. Where   D. What

() 11. A. above   B. on

   C. beside   D. to

() 12. A. Luckily   B. Slowly

   C. Quietly   D. Suddenly

() 13. A. nice   B. bad

   C. cool   D. warm

() 14. A. news   B. advice

   C. lie   D. information

() 15. A. looking   B. putting

   C. watering   D. turning 

(2014沈陽)

21 

Peter kept his eyes on the grounds. He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he wa ked home alone. It was the 1 day of his life. His 2 would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. 3 stupid mistake made him angry. His team had lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach might kick him off the team.

4 he walked through the door,his father asked, “What's wrong,son?” Peter's feeling were 5 all over his face. “I lost the game ,” Peter replied. Then he went into his room 6 another word. Ten minutes later,Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in.

“Look,Peter. I don't know what happened. But whatever it was,don't be too 7 on your self. ".

“I lost the game,Dad. I 8 my team. They’ll 9 never let me play again. ”

“Soccer is about team 10  . You’re not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team,you should support each other. Besides,winning or losing is only half the game.11 half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.

Peter didn't say anything,but what his father said made him think carefully.

The next day,Peter went to soccer practice with 12rather than fear in his heart. ^" Hey,guys ,” he said to his teammates. ^"really sorry about yesterday. We were so 13 to winning that game. But I think if we 14 to pull together,we^'re going to win the next one. 

To his surprise and relief,his teammates all nodded in agreement.

“Yeah,” they said, “don't worry about it. It's never just one person's fault. We should think about 15 we can do better next time. ”

Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.

() 1. A. best   B. worst

   C. latest   D. newest

() 2. A. mind   B. heart

   C. head   D. brain

() 3. A. Its   B. Their

   C. Our   D. His

() 4. A. As well as   B. As soon as

   C. As long as   D. As far as

() 5. A. said   B. read

   C. spoken   D. written

() 6. A. without   B. except

   C. besides   D. including

() 7. A. upset   B. strong

   C. hard   D. worried

() 8. A. failed   B. lost

   C. missed   D. beat

() 9. A. probably   B. always

   C. hardly   D. really

() 10. A. time   B. effort

   C. money   D. energy

() 11. A. Another   B. Other

   C. The other   D. The others

() 12. A. courage   B. confidence

   C. happiness   D. worries

() 13. A. lucky   B. used

   C. close   D. familiar

() 14. A. continue   B. complain

   C. compare   D. complete

() 15. A. why   B. how

   C. where   D. what 

(2014杭州)

16

“It's raining cats and dogs!"Grandpa shouted.

Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the 1 falling from the sky. He looked out of the window,but is was 2 that there were no cats or dogs. He only saw small pools of water on the ground.

“Man,it's really coming down out there!” Uncle Bob agreed 3 he looked out of the window,too. Richie scratched his head (撓頭) . What was coming down? First they talked about cats and dogs that 4 be seen. Now someone said “it”. What was going on with these 5 ?

“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted as she looked out of the window. “ It's raining really hard ” Richie 6 his aunt. “It is raining hard ,” he agreed, “but 7 are the cats and dogs?”

Grandpa laughed. ^uRichie,that just 8 it's raining really hard. ”

“So why didn't you just say that?” Richie 9 It was irritating (惱人的) when people spoke like they were not speaking English at all.

“We did You just didn't understand these 10 .” Richie's cousin said with a big smile.

“Well,now I do. ” Richie said.

() 1. A. tigers and lions

   B. pigs and sheep

   C. cats and dogs

   D. chickens and ducks

() 2. A. important   B. possible

   C. necessary   D. strange

() 3. A. unless   B. after

   C. till   D. though

() 4. A. couldn’t   B. shouldn’t

   C. needn’t   D. mustn't

() 5. A. days   B. animals

   C. ideas   D. people

() 6. A. shouted at   B. looked at

   C. laughed at   D. pointed at

() 7. A. what   B. how

   C. where   D. who

() 8. A. explains   B. proves

   C. means   D. shows

() 9. A. ordered   B. thought

   C. repeated   D. asked

() 10. A. sayings   B. questions

   C. objects   D. stories 

(2014河南) 

17 

Have you ever offered a helping hand to those who are in trouble?

One day,two 1 were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. They thought the woman looked very 2 . They went up to her and said,^"Are you going to town? If you are,we will help carry your basket. ”

“Thank you ,” 3 the woman, “you are very kind. You see I'm weak and ill. ” Then she told them that she was now going to the market to 4 the pears which grew on the only tree in her little garden.

“We are all going to the 5 said the boys. "Let us have the basket." And they took hold of it,one each side. They walked 6 with the heavy basket,but happily.

The other day,I saw a little girl stop and 7 a piece of orange peel (皮) ，which she threw into the dustbin (垃圾桶) ，“I wish 8 would throw that on the sidewalk”’ said she. “Someone may step on it and fall. ”

Perhaps some may say that these are not 9 things. That is right. But such a little thing shows that you have a thoughtful mind and a feeling heart. We must not wait for the 10 to do great things. We must begin with little things of love.

() 1. A. boys   B. girls

   C. men   D. women

() 2. A. bored   B. tired

   C. pleased   D. surprised

() 3. A. asked   B. told

   C. replied   D. spoke

() 4. A. bring   B. buy

   C. take   D. sell

() 5. A. town   B. market

   C. garden   D. school

() 6. A. weakly   B. quickly

   C. slowly   D. quietly

() 7. A. take out   B. cut off

   C. put down   D. pick up

() 8. A. nobody   B. everybody

   C. somebody   D. anybody

() 9. A. little   B. good

   C. great   D. bad

() 10. A. pay   B. time

   C. advice   D. love 

(2014河北)

15 Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise,having enough experience and knowledge,we regard these failures (失敗) as a necessary and 1 part of learning. But often as parents and teachers,we don't 2this right (權(quán)利) to our children.

Donnie was a third grader in my class. His 3 about failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 4 answered my questions—he was afraid of making mistakes.

I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed 5 midterm,when Mary,a new teacher,came. She was young and pretty,and she was loved by every student 6 Donnie. It was her who made a big difference to Donnie later.

One morning,they were doing math problems at the blackboard. Donnie had copied the problems clearly and 7 . But he’d missed the fourth problem and began to cry with his head in his arms.

I didn't know what to do. Suddenly,a smile 8 on Mary's face. From the desk she got a box 9pencils. “Look,Donnie,” she said gently,kneeling (蹲在) beside him. “ I've got something to 10 you. ” She removed the pencils,one at a time,and placed them on his desk.

“See these pencils,Donnie ,” she continued. “They 11 Mrs Landon and me. See how the erasers are worn (磨損) ？

That's because we make mistakes,too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That's what you 12learn to do,too. ”

She kissed him and stood up, “Here ,” she said, “I'll leave one of these pencils on 13 desk,so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes,even teachers." Donnie looked up with 14 in his eyes and a smile.

The pencil became Donnie's prize. That,to-gether with Mary's encouragement,gradually made him understand 15 the meaning of making mistakes is—it's all right to make mistakes,as long as you erase them and try again.

() 1. A. similar   B. active

   C. important

() 2. A. offer   B. pass

   C. send

() 3. A. puzzle   B. worry

   C. complaint

() 4. A. always   B. usually

   C. seldom

() 5. A. since   B. after

   C. until

() 6. A. including   B. except

   C. without

() 7. A. simply   B. carefully

   C. casually

() 8. A. appeared   B. froze

    C. disappeared

() 9. A. made of   B. covered by

   C. filled with

() 10. A. tell   B. show

   C. ask

() 11. A. come to   B. refer to

   C. belong to

() 12. A. might   B. could

   C. must

() 13. A. your   B. his

   C. her

() 14. A. hate   B. love

   C. fear

() 15. A. how   B. why

   C. what 

(2014山西)

14

When we think of Christmas,we probably think of 1 ，Christmas trees and Santa Claus.

But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas:the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.

A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by British writer Charles Dickens ( 1812— 1870) . It is about an old man 2 Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He only thinks about himself and is 3 to share things with others. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can 4 and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve,Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley,his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge,so he was 5 after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect 6 ghosts to visit him.

That 7,the ghosts visit Scrooge. First,the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds him 8 his happy days as a child. Then the second ghost,the Ghost of Christmas Present,takes him to see 9 others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy,even poor people. The last one,the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come,takes him to the 10 . Scrooge sees that he is dead,but nobody cares. He is so 11 that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning—— Christmas Day!

Scrooge decides to change his life and 12 to be a kind person. He 13 celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats 14  with kindness and warmth,spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true 15of Christmas!

() 1. A. prizes   B. gifts

   C. fireworks   D. tricks

() 2. A. names   B. naming

   C. named   D. to name

() 3. A. unwilling   B. glad

   C. ready   D. impatient

() 4. A. make trouble

   B. make mistakes

   C. make more friends

   D. make more money

() 5. A. praised   B. punished

   C. saved   D. recommended

() 6. A. two   B. three

   C. four   D. five

() 7. A. morning   B. noon

   C. afternoon   D. night

() 8. A. with   B. to

   C. of   D. for

() 9. A. how   B. what

   C. when   D. why

() 10. A. past   B. present

   C. future   D. front

() 11. A. calm   B. scared

   C. angry   D. relaxed

() 12. A. promises   B. fails

   C. continues   D. forgets

() 13. A. quietly   B. hardly

   C. sadly   D. happily

() 14. A. someone   B. anyone

   C. everyone   D. nobody

() 15. A. friendship   B. story

   C. form   D. spirit 

(2015江蘇徐州)

13 

Marcos was a hardworking farmer. Every day he asked his only son to 1 him in the fields,but Paolo seldom got out of bed before noon. Marcos was very 2 about his only son.

One evening Marcos⁹ old friend Luigi 3 ,“Marcos,why aren’t your fields ready for planting?” Marcos explained that he was old and his back hurt. He said that Paolo was 4 and did not help him with the farming. “Marcos,you need to use your 5 as much as your back. I have an idea for you. ” Luigi said.

Early the next morning Marcos rushed into Paolo's room. “ I found your grandfather's map!” he cried. “We may find 6 he buried (埋) his gold coins!” Paolo jumped out of bed. “I'll start over here. ” Paolo told his father. Paolo 7 in the field all day. While Paolo dug,his father 8 along,dropping something from his bag into the ground. When they went in for dinner that night,a very tired Paolo said, "I think Grandfather was old when he made his map.don't think I'll dig tomorrow. ”

Paolo 9 to his lazy way and slept all morning. One day Marcos rushed into Paolo's room and cried, “Paolo!I found the treasure in the fields!” Paolo 10 went out to look. He said, “ There is 11 here but lines and lines of vegetables. ”

Marcos smiled. “ Paola,it is all around you. You have enough food to make it 12 the win-ter,with plenty more to sell!” Paolo was embarrassed (尷尬的) to see that his father was 13 . His one day of hard work had provided him with real treasure. He learned an important 14 . He could make a good living with a little hard work. He became a good 15 and made his father proud.

() 1. A. feed   B. help

   C. save   D. watch

() 2. A. sad   B. happy

   C. proud   D. bored

() 3. A. stood up   B. moved in

   C. started out   D. stopped by

() 4. A. busy   B. excited

   C. lazy   D. free

() 5. A. hands   B. feet

   C. brain   D. face

() 6. A. how   B. where

   C. when   D. why

() 7. A. dug   B. planted

   C. played   D. arrived

() 8. A. got   B. ate

   C. sang   D. followed

() 9. A. listened   B. returned

   C. talked   D. led

() 10. A. quietly   B. suddenly

   C. sleepily   D. easily

() 11. A. everything   B. something

   C. anything   D. nothing

() 12. A. through   B. without

   C. since   D. before

() 13. A. sure   B. right

   C. rich   D. kind

() 14. A. plan   B. meeting

   C. lesson   D. opinion

() 15. A. student   B. actor

   C. friend   D. farmer 

(2015杭州) 

12 

Gwondo was a trainer of dogs. He would go out every day with his dogs,to 1 them how to catch animals so all his tribe (部落) could eat.

Wherever Gwondo went,his tribe could see him away in the distance 2 his white hair would shine in the sunlight. The tribe 3 would say to their children, “See,there is Gwondo and his dogs,searching for 4 for us all. ” Gwondo went out hunting every day and always came 5 with much food. And all were very happy. Now Gwondo grew 6 and as all humans do,one day he died. The tribe felt sad and cried many days and many nights 7 one day the elders called to their children,“You have cried enough for Gwondo. Now it is time to 8 living. Go down to the beach and be happy."

The children ran down to the beach and looked out to sea. 9,they all looked at each other,then turned and ran back to their elders,10 ，“Come quickly. Gwondo,he is back with us. He is out in the sea. ” The elders hurried to the 11 and said, “Yes!It is Gwondo back!He is now a dolphin and lives in the sea. ”

Now whenever you see 12 dolphins in the sea,look for the big old dolphin. You will know him because he has a large white fin on 13 back. He is Gwondo and he is training the young dolphins to chase (追逐) 14 close to the beach so that his tribe can catch them.

Gwondo is known to all the tribes 15 the east coast of Australia. They call him their sea dog.

() 1. A. ask   B. teach

   C. study   D. advise

() 2. A. before   B. unless

   C. because   D. although

() 3. A. elders   B. guards

   C. teachers   D. visitors

() 4. A. food   B. water

   C. oil   D. salt

() 5. A. down   B. out

   C. back   D. about

() 6. A. tall   B. old

   C. thin   D. strong

() 7. A. after   B. as

   C. since   D. until

() 8. A. depend on   B. give up

   C. think about   D. look after

() 9. A. Finally   B. However

   C. Anyway   D. Suddenly

() 10. A. explaining   B. warning

   C. answering   D. calling

() 11. A. hill   B. beach

   C. forest   D. camp

() 12. A. a group of   B. a kind of

   C. a pair of   D. a pool of

() 13. A. its   B. his

   C. her   D. my

() 14. A. sheep   B. fish

   C. dogs   D. dolphins

() 15. A. for   B. in

   C. on   D. above 

(2015浙江嘉興) 

11

A woman was waiting for her flight (航班) at an airport.

She bought a bag of cookies,found a place to 1 and took out her 2 She started to read and 3 noticed that a man,sitting beside her,took a cookie from her 4 . She just 5 not to see this. So she ate the cookies quickly and at the same time watched how the shameless 6 was stealing her cookies. She thought to herself ,“ If I wasn’t such a( n) 7 person,I would hit him in the eye. ”

When only one cookie was 8 ,she looked with interest and 9 what he would do.

He smiled,took the 10 cookie and broke it in half. She thought, “This guy is so impolite,he didn't even show any 11 ! ”

After her flight was called,the woman 12 her baggage (行李) and headed to the gate. She took her seat in the 13 ,and started to look for her book,which was almost complete. As she reached her baggage,she gasped (喘氣) with 14,as there was an unopened bag of cookies. A terrible thought crossed her mind, “If my cookie bag is here,the other one was his and he just tried to 15 . ” She realized that she was the impolite one,but it was too late to say sorry to him.

() 1. A. stand   B. sit

   C. lie   D. walk

() 2. A. book   B. phone

   C. ticket   D. wallet

() 3. A. proudly   B. hardly

   C. really   D. suddenly

() 4. A. box   B. hand

   C. bag   D. seat

() 5. A. tried   B. preferred

   C. hoped   D. meant

() 6. A. pilot   B. worker

   C. thief   D. waiter

() 7. A. right   B. nice

   C. special   D. old

() 8. A. left   B. eaten

   C. bought   D. stolen

() 9. A. planned   B. asked

   C. found   D. wondered

() 10. A. big   B. first

   C. small   D. last

() 11. A. interest   B. thanks

   C. courage   D. pleasure

() 12. A. posted   B. opened

   C. collected   D. forgot

() 13. A. hall   B. airport

   C. plane   D. car

() 14. A. surprise   B. happiness

   C. sadness   D. pain

() 15. A. save   B. take

   C. sell   D. share 

(2015四川資陽) 

10 

The plane took off. A passenger needed a cup of water to take his medicine. An air hostess (空姐) told him that she would bring him the 1 soon. But the air hostess was 2 busy that she forgot to bring him the water. 3,the passenger couldn't take his medicine on time. A-bout half an hour later,she hurried over to him with a cup of water,but he 4 it.

In the following hours,each time she 5 the passenger,she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger 6 paid notice to her.

When it was time to get off the 7 ,the passenger asked her to hand him the passengers’ booklet (留言簿) ，she was very 8 . She thought that he would 9 bad words in it,but with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane,she opened the booklet and then 10 . The passenger put it, “In the past few hours,you have asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve faithful (真誠的) smiles?”

() 1. A. medicine   B. water

   C. cup   D. coffee

() 2. A. very   B. too

   C. quite   D. so

() 3. A. With her help

   B. As a result

   C. On the one hand

   D. To tell the truth

() 4. A. drank   B. accepted

   C. refused   D. received

() 5. A. looked at   B. listened to

   C. talked about   D. passed by

() 6. A. usually   B. never

   C. sometimes   D. often

() 7. A. plane   B. train

   C. ship   D. bus

() 8. A. interested   B. happy

   C. excited   D. sad

() 9. A. break down   B. get down

   C. write down   D. go down

() 10. A. smiled   B. cried

   C. wondered   D. worried 

(2015安徽)