Randy couldn’t wait to get to school. It was Mrs. Anderson’s birthday, and she promised the class a special treat to help her celebrate. Randy knew that Mrs. Anderson was a great baker. She always made the most delicious cakes and cookies for the school bake sales. Randy’s mouth __27__ as he walked into the room and took his seat.
　　Mrs. Anderson had a long covered box on her desk, and the room smelled wonderful from whatever Mrs. Anderson had made. Everyone sniffed the air and smiled in anticipation. __28__ the class was quiet, Mrs. Anderson said, “As promised I have a special treat for you today.”
　　Randy’s stomach growled.
　　“Wait, Mrs. Anderson,” Olivia said. “We have to sing happy birthday first.”
　　Randy sighed. He really wanted to see what Mrs. Anderson had made. But the class always sang on someone’s birthday. So Randy sang __29__, imagining cakes and cookies the whole time.
　　Finally it was time to eat. Randy sat forward in his seat to get a good view of the box. Mrs. Anderson said, “I decided to do something a little __30__today. I wanted to share something really special with you, so I made my grandmother’s famous blueberry muffins.” With a big smile, she uncovered the box.
　　Randy sat back in his seat. Blueberry? Randy didn’t like blueberries. Mrs. Anderson walked around the room, giving out the muffins. When she got to Randy’s desk, he politely said, “No, thank you. I don’t like blueberries.”
　　“Are you sure you don’t want to at least __31__ one?” Mrs. Anderson asked. “You could pick the blueberries out if you’d like.”
　　“No, thank you.” Randy lowered his head. He’d skipped breakfast, and now he was really hungry. He watched his classmates eat the muffins and comment on how delicious they were.
　　Finally Randy couldn’t __32__ it. He was so hungry he didn’t care if the muffins had blueberries. Just as he was about to raise his hand, Mrs. Anderson put a muffin on his desk. “As a birthday present to me, do you think you could at least try one?”
　　sniff: 嗅 anticipation: 期待 　　 stomach: 腸胃　　　 growl: 吼叫
　　sigh: 嘆息 muffin: 麥芬蛋糕 　　　 comment: 評(píng)論
　　27. A. dried　　　　 B. opened　　 　 C. closed 　　 　 D. watered
　　28. A. Once　　 　　 B. Before　　 　 C. Because　 　　 D. Then
　　29. A. alone　　　　 B. along　　　　 C. loudly　 　 　 D. carefully
　　30. A. different　 　B. difficult　　 C. surprising　　 D. interesting
　　31. A. buy　 　　 　 B. smell　　　　 C. try　　　　 　 D. borrow
　　32. A. have　　 　　 B. love　　 　　 C. hate　　 　　　D. take
　

　　The day was like any other day in his life. Tom walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still __21__. Looking down, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have __22__ for his birthday.
　　He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could. __23__ he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he __24__ worried and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair. He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his __25__. Tom looked at him carefully and was surprised to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet,” he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was __26__.
　　21. A. in　　　　　 B. on　　　 　　 C. there　　　　 D. around
　　22. A. it　　　　　 B. him　 　　 　 C. her　　　　 　D. them
　　23. A. So　　　　　 B. But　 　　 　 C. Because　　　 D. When
　　24. A. looked　　 　B. sounded　　　 C. felt　　 　　 D. tasted
　　25. A. feet　　　　 B. hands　　　　 C. legs 　 　 　 D. arms
　　26. A. happier　　　B. sadder　　 　 C. better　　 　 D.more worried

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

--_______________________________　　　　
-- It is behind the hospital.
　　A. How far is the school?
　　B. Where is the nearest school?
　　C. How can I get the school?
　　D. Is there a school near here?

 Lily is _________ to everyone in our class. We all like her.
　　A. friendly　　　　 B. strict　　　　 C. famous　　　 D. clear

　　

--What is Mum cooking in the kitchen?　　　　

--Fish, I guess. How nice it _________!　　
　　A. looks　　　 B. sounds　　　　 C. tastes　　 　 D. smells

　　

 My little sister _________ born in Hebei Province.
　　A. is　　　　 B. be　　　　 C. will be　　　 D. was

　　

 I feel very _________ this weekend, because there is nothing interesting on TV.
　　A. happy　　　　 B. comfortable　　　　 C. bored　　　　　 D. calm

　　

 What about ______________ this weekend? The weather is quite fine.
　　A. go cycling　　 B. going cycle　　 C. go cycle　　 D. going cycling

　　

 It will ________ me too much time to read this book.
　　A. take　　　　 B. cost　　　 C. spend　 　 　 D. pay

　　

 I often use ENGLISH-CHINESE DICTIONARY look _________ new words.
　　A．a(chǎn)t　　　　 B．up　　 　 C．a(chǎn)fter　　　　　 D．for