(2)  When you finish reading the book, you will have_______better understanding of_________ life.

A. a; a                          B. the; a 

 C.a /                          D.the;the

(1) The teacher asked me to read aloud__________ all the students could hear me. 

A. so that                           B. for

C. because                           D. in order to 

5.  我在詞典里査閱它們（的意思）。

I ______ them________ in a dictionary.

4.  我也意識到我只通過聽關(guān)鍵詞就可以懂得其意思。

I also realized I could get the __________by listening ______ just the_______   _________ .

Victor's hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That's right~stamps.

Victor's favourite stamps came from France. He had every stamp from 1954 to 2004 except one. That was a 1974 special edition. It was very hard to find.

He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad. "Don't worry. Never give up!" His father said to him, "If you have enough patience, you'll find it one day." "I hope so" Victor said.

Victor also liked writing. He had a penfriend called Philip in France. They wrote to each other every month. Philip usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Philip's mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised . On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father.

"You see," his father said. "You did find your stamp. So, it's good to have two things in life." "What are they?" Victor asked. "Friends and patience." He answered.

(   )26. It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of_____________ .

A. 1954       B. 1974     C. 1994   D. 2004

(   )27. What does the word "patience" mean?

A.勇氣    B.知識    C.耐心               D.目標(biāo)

(   )28. Who owned the special edition stamp in the very beginning?

A. Philip.  B. Philip's mother.    C. Victor.      D. Victor's father.

(    )29. Which of these is NOT true?

A.   Victor's stamps were only from England, France and China.

B.   Victor's father supported him.

C.   Victor's penfriend gave him the special stamp.

D.   Victor was very happy when he got the stamp.

(   )30. The article mainly tells us that___________ is/are important to people.

A. a happy family     B. a good hobby

C. relatives and friends    D. friends and patience

2.  因?yàn)槲业陌l(fā)音不好，我不敢提問。

I _________   _________to ask questions________  ____________ my poor pronunciation.

My life suffered a lot in a summer five years ago. My father died in an accident and left my mother, my two younger brothers and I. As the eldest son in my family, I had no choice but      16      school and work in a factory.

Life was still very hard      17     I worked day and night without stopping. Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a rainy day. I walked in the rain. Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head and found "     18     " was in fact a dark blue umbrella. A middle-aged man with one leg was standing behind me. He asked, "Why not run without an umbrella?      19     you run, you would not get so wet." While      20 together in the rain, the man told me that he once      21      being a policeman, but an accident ruined (毀滅)his dream. Later he became a salesman. Although the job was not suitable for his     22    , he was very happy that he didn't

23 and still "ran" on the road of life ...I was encouraged by his words. I went to a big city and got another job. After two years' running, I did well and my life became      24     little by little.

Life is like this: when you run out of the      25      season of your life, there will be bright sky ahead of you.
(   )16. A. leaving    B. for leaving   C. to leave       D. leave

(   )17. A. although  B. because    C. after    D. when

(   )18. A. the rain  B. the sky    C. the cloud  D. the wind

(    )19. A. Since   B. If  C. When    D. Whenever

(   )20. A. running    B. ran    C. walking    D. walked

(    )21. A. hope     B. hope to C. dreamt of     D. dreamt to

(   )22. A. leg    B. heart    C. head    D. arm

(   )23. A. give away      B. give up   C. go on     D. go down

(   )24. A. better  B. higher    C. worse    D. harder

(   )25. A. difficult    B. sad    C. rainy       D. dark

3.  雖然我不能完全理解這些角色所說的話，但他們的身體語言和臉上的表情有助于我理解他們所要表達(dá)的意思。

______  I could not understand everything the characters said? their _________  _______  and the

______  on their faces helped me to get the meaning.

(   )15.  You look worried. _________ _ ―My grandpa is ill in hospital.

A. What's up?   B. Are you OK?  C. Is that so?         D. How about you?

1.  每節(jié)課都像噩夢一樣。

Every class_______   _________ a bad dream.