Mr Carey lived in a small village which was surrounded (環(huán)繞) with high mountains. He had few 1        and he couldn't get enough food for his family. He was often 2        about it. So he worked harder and harder and tried his best to get more money to 3        his family.

  One afternoon,Mr Carey went out to look for some grass for his cows. It was very 4        and he had to have a swim. Suddenly,he saw something 5        in the water. He swam there and 6        it was some gold in the sand. He was so pleased that he 7        forgot he was in the river. He quickly got out of the river,ran home and asked his son to help him to get all the gold out of the water. The next morning he sent his son to 8        it in the markets. But the young man was afraid to do it. He had to go to the town himself. He didn't 9        any attention to the traffic lights when he crossed the street. A car hit him down and he was hurt. He was sent to hospital 10       . The doctors looked him 11        and had an operation on him. Two months later he felt much better. The doctors were satisfied with the 12        and said, "You'll be fully recovered (恢復(fù)) in a week. We're 13       you can write with your right hand when you leave hospital."

  "It's 14        a miracle (奇跡) ！" shouted Mr Carey, "I could neither read 15        write before！”

(   ) 1. A. fields   B. parts   C. places   D. spaces

(   ) 2. A. frustrated   B. worried   C. interested   D. divided

(   ) 3. A. care   B. mind   C. raise   D. stay

(   ) 4. A. warm   B. cold   C. cool   D. hot

(   ) 5. A. going   B. flying   C. walking   D. shining

(   ) 6. A. realized   B. thought   C. found   D. felt

(   ) 7. A. almost   B. nearly   C. hardly   D. completely

(   ) 8. A. buy   B. borrow   C. lend   D. sell

(   ) 9. A. pay   B. saw   C. drew   D. took

(   ) 10. A. just then   B. at once   C. just now   D. right there

(   ) 11. A. up   B. over   C. on   D. about

(   ) 12. A. action   B. work   C. operation   D. challenge

(   ) 13. A. proud   B. knowledgeable   C. realistic   D. sure

(   ) 14. A. really   B. never   C. always   D. usually

(   ) 15. A. or   B. and   C. nor   D. but

 When I was 13 years old,a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

  It was the early autumn of my first year at a new school,and my old school was far away. As a result,no one knew who I was. I was very lonely,and afraid to m 1       friends with anyone.

  Every time I heard the other students talking and 1 2      ,I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk to anyone about my problem,and I didn't want my parents to w 3       about me.

  Then one day,my classmates talked happily with their friends,but I sat at my desk u 4       as usual. At that moment,a boy e 5       the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me and,without a word,s 6       .

  Suddenly,I felt the touch of something bright and f 7       It made me feel happy,lively and warm.

  That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day,I became closer to e 8       in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my b 9       friend now.

  One day,I asked him why he smiled,but he couldn't remember smiling at me!

  It doesn't m 10       because all the dark days have gone. If you think you are lonely,you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

1. m       2. 1       3. w       4. u       5. e         

6. s       7. f       8. e       9. b       10. m         

  It was winter. The 1        was cold and wet. The wind was blowing and I could see thick 2        on the ground. Mother was ill and I went to town to buy some 3        for her. The bus station was half an hour's walk from our 4        And when I got there,a lot of people were waiting for the bus. I 5        it was Saturday and farmers went to 6        their fruit and vegetables and fowls (家禽) in the market.

  About half an hour later the bus came,but there were 7        people at the station. As soon as it stopped,people crowded onto it. I was young and 8        got on. There were so many people in the bus that it was difficult for some people to put their 9       . We waited for a long time,but it didn't start and a few people 10        their patience and shouted loudly.

  A young man 11        something and the bus began to 12        down the slope (斜坡) .But we felt happy only for a short time. A woman called out, "Where's the driver?"

  At that moment we saw the driver 13        after the bus.

  Do you know why the driver 14        the bus? He found there was something wrong with the bus at the station. He got off to 15        it. But he couldn't get on any longer！

(   ) 1. A. room   B. weather   C. air   D. field

(   ) 2. A. water   B. rain   C. snow   D. clouds

(   ) 3. A. food   B. clothes   C. drink   D. medicine

(   ) 4. A. village   B. town   C. city   D. island

(   ) 5. A. thought   B. hoped   C. remembered   D. counted

(   ) 6. A. lend   B. show   C. buy   D. sell

(   ) 7. A. more   B. many   C. few   D. less

(   ) 8. A. slowly   B. easily   C. politely   D. sadly

(   ) 9. A. feet   B. hands   C. arms   D. heads

(   ) 10. A. kept   B. found   C. lost   D. won

(   ) 11. A. hurt   B. touched   C. closed   D. hit

(   ) 12. A. fly   B. stop   C. swim   D. move

(   ) 13. A. walking   B. running   C. looking   D. pushing

(   ) 14. A. caught   B. watched   C. missed   D. broke

(   ) 15. A. mend   B. pull   C. see   D. make

  Many years ago,I taught in a primary school. I'll never forget the 1        there. Mark was a student in my class. He was an 11-year-old orphan (孤兒) . He did not talk often in class. In my eyes,he was the 2        student in the class.

  Mark often helped me clean the classroom 3        school. As Christmas was coming near,4        ，Mark did not 5        after school any more. Every day,he ran away from the classroom 6        after school.

  The last school day before Christmas,Mark 7        into the classroom late that afternoon and said to me, "I have a gift for you. " He opened his hands. And 8       was a small box. I knew that he had been 9        the little box for me.

  "It's beautiful,Mark. Is there 10        in it?" I asked while opening the box. "Oh,you can't see what's in it," he said. "And you can't touch it,but Mother always said it would make you 11        good all the time,warm on cold nights,and safe when you are 12        ."

  I looked at the 13        box. "What is it,Mark?" I asked. "What will make me feel so good?" "It's love," he answered.

   Even now,I 14        that small box in my living room and when my friends come,I tell them there is love in it. The box of love is the best Christmas gift I've 15       got.

(   ) 1. A. teaching   B. name   C. experience   D. scenes

(   ) 2. A. happiest   B. cleverest   C. quietest   D. saddest

(   ) 3. A. before   B. during   C. over   D. after

(   ) 4. A. however   B. whatever   C. therefore   D. whenever

(   ) 5. A. stay   B. remain   C. leave   D. study

(   ) 6. A. quietly   B. quickly   C. carefully   D. easily

(   ) 7. A. came   B. moved   C. got   D. arrived

(   ) 8. A. here   B. there   C. now   D. where

(   ) 9. A. doing   B. repairing   C. making   D. producing

(   ) 10. A. something   B. nothing   C. anything   D. everything

(   ) 11. A. feel   B. seem   C. look   D. smell

(   ) 12. A. dangerous   B. alone   C. happy   D. embarrassed

(   ) 13. A. full   B. beautiful   C. empty   D. ugly

(   ) 14. A. have   B. keep   C. buy   D. sell

(   ) 15. A. always   B. last   C. never   D. ever 

 As the Chinese saying goes,each family has its own trouble. But I want to say that some troubles are s 1       

  My mother is now 84 years old. She can't read or write,nor can she u 2       Putonghua. What's more,she is hard of h 3            When she came to live with us from our hometown,our two c 4       gave her new trouble and kept her busy for several years. When the children grew up,she still kept doing housework,shopping and c 5       every day.

  As she was getting on,we asked her to keep off the road and not to go shopping,cook or wash clothes. The more she did,the more we w 6       for her. But she never listened.

  Now every day at work,I think of my mother when I have a f 7       moment. What is she doing now,I wonder. The modern kitchen appliances (家用電器) have t 8       a good housewife into a forgetful cook. She forgets to turn off the gas and we'll smell rice b 9       before we come into our home. Rushing into the kitchen,we'll see the rice pot s 10       on the fire.

We have asked her not to do housework. But she says we don't want her any more and cries and refuses to eat. Then we comfort her as if we were treating a friend.

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6. w       7. L       8. t       9. b       10. s       

  Once upon a time,some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle. They began to 1        the turtle. Just at that time,a young man came and said to them, "Stop!" The children ran 2        quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, "Thanks for your kindness. I really would like to 3        you to a wonderful palace now."

  The young man 4        on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he 5        the palace,he was very surprised and said to the turtle , " What a nice palace!" To thank him,the king of the turtles gave him a very 6        dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He 7        a warm welcome there and was very 8        everything.

  After dinner,the king of the turtles said ,"I am going to give you two boxes,9        you can open only one.""You mustn't open 10       . Don't forget it!" the turtle warned him. "All right. I will open only one," the young man promised. At this time,a large wave sent him out of the sea.

  After he was back 11       ,he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To his 12        the box was full of gold. "My God!" he cried, "I'm a 13        man now. " Then he thought, "Things in the other box must be expensive,too."He could not wait any longer. He 14        his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it,he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face looked like an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a 15        . He was sorry for what he did,but it was too late.

(   ) 1. A. beat   B. help   C. play   D. see

(   ) 2. A. through   B. away   C. into   D. out

(   ) 3. A. show   B. allow   C. let   D. invite

(   ) 4. A. lied   B. put   C. rode   D. hid

(   ) 5. A. left for   B. arrived   C. arrived at   D. got away

(   ) 6. A. big   B. poor   C. bad   D. small

(   ) 7. A. asked for   B. gave   C. wanted   D. received

(   ) 8. A. pleased with   B. strict in   C. angry with   D. sorry for

(   ) 9. A. so   B. or   C. but   D. as

(   ) 10. A. one   B. both   C. either   D. neither

(   ) 11. A. to school   B. home   C. happily   D. himself

(   ) 12. A. joy   B. worry   C. happiness   D. surprise

(   ) 13. A. poor   B. rich   C. friendly   D. young

(   ) 14. A. followed   B. kept   C. broke   D. made

(   ) 15. A. day   B. place   C. moment   D. time

  My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old. I always 1        people as soon as possible with whatever they wanted.

At that time,I noticed that many 2        people had difficulty going to the shopping mall after heavy snow. I would spend part of a 3        Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbors' apartment doors to ask if they 4        anything from the mall. The mall was down a huge hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of necessities (必需品) for them every time. I liked it and it made them so 5       ,too.

  My friends asked me 6        I was doing and after some time some of them joined in and it became a 7        as time went by. I 8        asked for money for these,but sometimes the old ladies would 9        some in my pocket without telling me. The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them.

  When I went to college,many of these people would ask my mother about me,10        my mother didn't always know who they were. It was through those 11        between my mother and these people that she 12        what I used to do for them―I had never told her. I started helping others when I was]2 and it has 13        until today. Now Fm a teacher and teaching my students the art of true 14      . I originally wrote this for my profile (簡(jiǎn)介) ，but my mother said why not share it with 15        . I hope this inspires (激勵(lì)) younger people and the older alike.

(   ) 1. A. offered   B. provided   C. cared   D. gave

(   ) 2. A. lazy   B. tired   C. poor   D. old

(   ) 3. A. free   B. busy   C. funny   D. fine

(   ) 4. A. fetched   B. needed   C. got   D. took

(   ) 5. A. pleased   B. relaxed   C. disappointed   D. particular

(   ) 6. A. whether   B. when   C. why   D. what

(   ) 7. A. rule   B. habit   C. tradition   D. custom

(   ) 8. A. never   B. usually   C. always   D. sometimes

(   ) 9. A. put   B. use   C. keep   D. save

(   ) 10. A. so   B. as   C. but   D. or

(   ) 11. A. speeches   B. discussions   C. statements   D. conversations

(   ) 12. A. learned from  B. thought over  C. knew about   D. reminded of

(   ) 13. A. troubled   B. stopped   C. paused   D. continued

(   ) 14. A. culture   B. kindness   C. surprise   D. pressure

(   ) 15. A. everyone   B. everything   C. nobody   D. nothing 

  It is true that times are changing for the old people in Britain. But not all the changes are bad ones. Modern medicine,for example,has made old people h 1       than ever before. Another advantage is that there are m 2       more old people than there used to be. Old people,too,have more money than their o 3         parents and grandparents had.

  The b 4       problem of modern life for old people is loneliness. The young leave home when they grow up and many old people live a 5       Fewer old people have brothers and sisters like their parents and grandparents. An old person's one or two children may have m 6      to another part of the country. Even when they live nearby,the young people have their own work to do and their own c 7       to look after. They have not much time for the old. Problems of loneliness often start when they s 8       work. When people retire,they find it difficult to start a new life without their jobs.

  The world has changed so fast since 1900 that it is d 9       for old people to understand the problems of the young. And the world is changing even faster these days than fifty years ago. It makes you think,doesn't it? What will it be like when t 10      young people are old?

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6. m        7. c       8. s       9. d       10. t         

  Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They 1        that their parents don't understand them. They often think their parents are too strict 2        them.

  Parents often find it difficult to 3        their children's trust (信任) and they seem 4        how they themselves 5        when they were young. For example,young people like to do things without much 6        It's one of their ways to 7        that they grow up and they can 8        any difficult problems. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don't like their plans to be 9       . So when you want your parents to let you do something,you will have better success 10        you ask before you really start doing it.

  Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they wear,the music they enjoy and something else. But they don't 11        to cause any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people's world and they want to make a new 12        of their own. And if their parents don't like their music or clothes or their way of speech,the young people feel very sad. Sometimes instead of going out with their 13       ,they just want to stay at home 14        and do what they like.

  If you plan to do something,you'd better win your parents over and get them to understand you. If 15        ,your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do.

(   ) 1. A. see   B. hope   C. say   D. know

(   ) 2. A. with   B. in   C. to   D. over

(   ) 3. A. have   B. give   C. lose   D. win

(   ) 4. A. to forget   B. forgetting  C. to remember   D. remembering

(   ) 5. A. thought   B. wanted   C. needed   D. felt

(   ) 6. A. speaking   B. thinking   C. seeing   D. reading

(   ) 7. A. learn   B. see   C. find   D. show

(   ) 8. A. solve   B. find   C. know   D. find out

(   ) 9. A. started   B. made   C. changed   D. known

(   ) 10. A. since   B. if   C. because   D. after

(   ) 11. A. mean   B. want   C. like   D. think

(   ) 12. A. room   B. place   C. time   D. culture

(   ) 13. A. brothers   B. parents   C. teachers   D. sisters

(   ) 14. A. alone   B. lonely   C. silently   D. quietly

(   ) 15. A. done   B. not   C. so   D. it is

  One's attitude is always important. If you are lazy and weak,you will never taste any success. But if you are 1       ,success and happiness will be more likely to come to you.

  I love eating persimmons (柿子) .But you can't get them until autumn. If you try them before the right time,they probably 2        bad.

  In Grade Six,because of my poor grades,my parents were 3        that I wouldn't be able to get into an excellent middle school. They 4        me to study harder,but I didn't really understand why they were so anxious.

  Summer came,and I studied hard. The hot weather made me sleepy and I couldn't 5        my textbooks. But every time I wanted to stop 6       ,Mom would shout： "Hey you!Think about your 7       ,If you don't work hard,you'll regret it!" I had to sit back down again and return to my textbooks. But all I 8        was playing with my friends and eating persimmons.

  My mom would say to me,with a serious look on 9        face："If a persimmon treedoesn't grow in summer,it can't bear fruit in autumn!Only by hard work 10        you get the good result of your work."

  Although I didn't understand it at that time,I 11        came to see the truth of her words.A few months later,I succeeded in getting into the key middle school. It was 12        .

  Walking in my new school,I could see quite a few persimmon trees. The fruit was so red that it looked as if it was on fire. Suddenly,I 13        that working hard may be bitter but its fruit is sweet.

  My mom was right：if a persimmon tree doesn't grow 14        summer,it can't bear fruit in autumn. I smiled. I had grown through the summer 15        now it was autumn. I tasted my success and enjoyed the fruits of my labors！

(   ) 1. A. busy   B. clever   C. foolish   D. hardworking

(   ) 2. A. look   B. taste   C. turn   D. smell

(   ) 3. A. embarrassed   B. worried   C. excited   D. interested

(   ) 4. A. afforded   B. allowed   C. pushed   D. pulled

(   ) 5. A. depend on   B. decide on   C. work on   D. concentrate on

(   ) 6. A. thinking   B. working   C. playing   D. enjoying

(   ) 7. A. past   B. hobby   C. health   D. future

(   ) 8. A. talked about   B. heard about

      C. thought about   D. considered about

(   ) 9. A. her   B. your   C. my   D. his

(   ) 10. A. have to   B. can   C. need   D. must

(   ) 11. A. probably   B. particularly   C. gradually   D. maybe

(   ) 12. A. spring   B. summer   C. autumn   D. winter

(   ) 13. A. realized   B. considered   C. noticed   D. saw

(   ) 14. A. before   B. during   C. after   D. in

(   ) 15. A. and   B. but   C. or   D. so