5．When I was 8 years old，I once decided to run away from home．With my suitcase （36）packed and some sandwiches in a bag，I started for the front door and said to Mom，"I'm leaving．"
"If you want to （37）run away，that's all right，"she said．"But you came into this home without anything and you can leave the same way．"I （38）threw   my suitcase and sandwiches on the floor heavily and started for the door again．
"Wait a minute，"Mom said．"I want your （39）clothes back．You didn't wear anything when you arrived．"This really angered me．I tore my clothes off-shoes，socks，underwear and all-and（40）shouted，"Can I go now？""Yes，"Mom answered，"but once you close that door，don't expect to come back．"
       I was so （41）angry   that I slammed （砰地關(guān)上） the door and stepped out on the front porch．（42）Suddenly   I realized that I was outside，with nothing on．Then I noticed that down the street，two neighbor girls were walking toward our house．I ran to （43）hide   behind a big tree in our yard at once．After a while，I was （44）sure   the girls had passed by．I dashed to the front door and banged on it loudly．
"Who's there？"I heard．
"It's Billy!Let me in!"
       The voice behind the （45）door   answered，"Billy doesn't live here anymore．He ran away from home．"Glancing behind me to see if anyone else was coming，I begged，"Aw，c'mon，Mom!I'm （46）still   your son．Let me in!"
       The door inched open and Mom's smiling face appeared．"Did you change your （47）decision   about running away？"she asked．"What's for supper？"I answered．

36．A．packed	B．returned	C．cleaned	D．repaired
37．A．drop out	B．go by	C．move around	D．run away
38．A．pressed	B．shook	C．threw	D．pulled
39．A．bag	B．clothes	C．sandwiches	D．suitcase
40．A．explained	B．suggested	C．continued	D．shouted
41．A．a(chǎn)ngry	B．sorry	C．frightened	D．a(chǎn)shamed
42．A．Certainly	B．Naturally	C．Suddenly	D．Possibly
43．A．play	B．hide	C．rest	D．wave
44．A．sure	B．proud	C．eager	D．curious
45．A．house	B．tree	C．door	D．yard
46．A．a(chǎn)lso	B．still	C．even	D．a(chǎn)lready
47．A．conclusion	B．promise	C．concern	D．decision．

4．Zigfried，a little mouse，blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside．Still nobody came．Maybe today，he thought （31）hopefully．It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle （奇跡）．
　　This farmhouse had been（32）noisy   too long．It needed a family．Zigfried's（33）stomachmade a noise．He realized that he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday．He jumped from the windowsill （窗沿），grabbed a （34）bag   from his home，and went next door to Farmer Mike's．
　　Farmer Mike's house had been a great place for the little mouse  （35）until   the farmer married a wife who had a cat．Zigfried （36）trembled   when he thought of it．He looked around cautiously as he （37）stole   into the room where grain was stored and was quite  （38）nervous   as he filled his bag with wheat．He was turning to leave when suddenly he  （39）felt   a hot breath about his ear．His heart beat （40）wildly，and without thinking he started to run and luckily （41）escaped   the cat's paws （爪子）．
　　The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news：a （42）new   family would be moving into the farmhouse soon．Zigfried's granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to
（43）celebrate   with him．He hoped that the family would come before his granny came．Before long，a car came （44）up   the road leading to the house，with butter sandwiches，cheese and chocolate．
　　Zigfried's Christmas miracle did arrive!
　　The house came（45）alive the next few days．Zigfried（46）enjoyed   every single hour of them． （47）However，the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a （48）satisfied   smile at the door of his home，he heard the （49）discussion   of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas．What？A cat？The （50）smile   froze on his face； his mouth fell wide open．After a long while，he at last found his voice："Hey!Whose Christmas miracle is this？"

31．A．carefully	B．excitedly	C．hopefully	D．proudly
32．A．shabby	B．noisy	C．messy	D．empty
33．A．mouth	B．nose	C．stomach	D．throat
34．A．bag	B．stick	C．bowl	D．coat
35．A．a(chǎn)lthough	B．until	C．whereas	D．unless
36．A．leapt	B．sniffed	C．trembled	D．withdrew
37．A．broke	B．marched	C．paced	D．stole
38．A．curious	B．nervous	C．pitiful	D．sensible
39．A．took	B．released	C．felt	D．drew
40．A．strongly	B．irregularly	C．slowly	D．wildly
41．A．escaped	B．seized	C．rubbed	D．scratched
42．A．close	B．happy	C．new	D．young
43．A．celebrate	B．communicate	C．compete	D．compromise
44．A．a(chǎn)cross	B．from	C．off	D．up
45．A．a(chǎn)live	B．loose	C．open	D．still
46．A．counted	B．enjoyed	C．missed	D．wasted
47．A．However	B．Instead	C．Moreover	D．Therefore
48．A．bitter	B．forced	C．polite	D．satisfied
49．A．introduction	B．discussion	C．comment	D．debate
50．A．blood	B．smile	C．tear	D．sweat．

3．One day，Nick invited his friends to supper．He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen．Suddenly，he （16）found   （find） that he had run out of salt．So Nick called to his son，"Go to the village and buy some salt，but pay a fair price for it：neither too much （17）nor   too little．"
His son looked surprised．"I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much，F(xiàn)ather，but if I can pay less，
（18）why   not save a bit of money？"
"That would be a very （19）reasonable   （reason） thing to do in a big city，but it could destroy a small village like ours，"Nick said．
Nick's guests，（20）who   had heard their conversation，asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could．Nick replied，"The only reason a man would sell salt （21）at   a lower price would be because he was desperate for money．And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect （22）for   
the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it．"
"But such a small thing couldn't （23）possibly   （possible） destroy a village．"
"In the beginning，there was only （24）a   very small amount of unfairness in the world，but everyone added a little，always （25）thinking   （think） that it was only small and not very important，and look where we have ended up today．"

2．Five months after my husband Steve died．I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet （ 水龍頭 ）．I knew it needed repairs badly，but it  （16）hurt  me so much just to think of it．
All our （17）shared   life．I was the"artist，"bringing to our house much imagination．Steve was the"（18）practical"one．He had a real gift for handling chores （家務(wù)活）．（19）sheltering  me from unpleasant repair jobs．
But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly!I had been so sad and angry that I completely   （20）ignored   the house．That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that
I now had to  （21）faceupto   the challenge of getting things fixed．
I got a workman named Ahmed．Entering the house，he stopped before a picture of Steve and me．"Doesn't your husband  （22）like   this kind of work？"he asked．"It's not hard．"
"He died months ago．When he was alive，he did all the repair jobs  （23）wonderfully，"I said quietly．
Ahmed looked at me  （24）sympathetically．but didn't reply．He fixed the faucet，adjusted the dishwasher door，and replaced a showerhead．Apparently he was gifted as Steve had been．
He did a（n）   （25）excellent  job．I asked him to name his fee．"No charge，Ma'am．"he said．"My father died early，and the neighbors helped my family through．"
By fixing a faucet，Ahmed mended my soul．Although I would sure carry the pain of  （26）loss with me along，Ahmed reminded me of the abundant （27）kindness  in the world．

16．A．hurt	B．puzzled	C．cost	D．disappointed
17．A．separate	B．shared	C．spiritual	D．social
18．A．a(chǎn)ctive	B．baring	C．careless	D．practical
19．A．a(chǎn)ttracting	B．sheltering	C．driving	D．prohibiting
20．A．ignored	B．hated	C．cleaned	D．missed
21．A．come up with	B．face up to	C．look forward to	D．step away from
22．A．begin	B．check	C．like	D．find
23．A．gratefully	B．firmly	C．bravely	D．wonderfully
24．A．strangely	B．innocently	C．painfully	D．sympathetically
25．A．terrible	B．excellent	C．important	D．dangerous
26．A．loss	B．failure	C．fear	D．regret
27．A．friendship	B．devotion	C．kindness	D．justice．

1．I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV．One day，a sociologist proposed that the （31）bachelor society has been consuming modern humans little by little．For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society，I （32）eventually hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood． （33）Because the shopkeeper Mr．Johnson was selling me the bicycle，he said，"This is the best thing you （34）must have done．Life has become hopelessly （35）tough．A bicycle is simple，and it brings to you （36）mysterious things：fresh air，sunshine and exercise．"I agreed．Happy as a child，I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets．After some time，I （37）calmeddown at the other end of the town．I was （38）concerned that this simple vehicle could let me （39）drive long distances in a fairly short time．But how （40）deep did I really go？
Since I hated to be （41）unprepared，I went back to Mr．Johnson and asked him to （42）check an odometer （里程表） on my bicycle．He agreed，but （43）replied，"An odometer without a speedometer （速度計） is like a （44）cake without a knife．"I admitted he was right and in a few minutes，the two devices （裝置） were （45）converted to the handlebars of my bicycle．"What about a horn？"he then asked．"Look，this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many （46）shapes．"Attracted by these functions，I bought the horn．
"You can't leave the back part （47）incomplete，"noted Mr．Johnson．He fixed a metal box with buttons （48）beside the seat，and said，"Is there anything better than this oven when you f8el （49）hot on your way？I can give you a special discount．"I was not strong enough to （50）consider the offer．
"I congratulate you once more； this is the best thing you could have done，"said Mr．Johnson in the end．

31．A．a(chǎn)dult	B．human	C．consumer	D．bachelor
32．A．eventually	B．immediately	C．reluctantly	D．gratefully
33．A．Although	B．Because	C．As	D．Unless
34．A．would	B．should	C．must	D．could
35．A．boring	B．complicated	C．stressful	D．tough
36．A．natural	B．mysterious	C．complex	D．unique
37．A．gave up	B．broke down	C．calmed down	D．ended up
38．A．a(chǎn)mazed	B．a(chǎn)mused	C．confused	D．concerned
39．A．march	B．drive	C．cover	D．measure
40．A．far	B．long	C．fast	D．deep
41．A．unreliable	B．impractical	C．unprepared	D．inaccurate
42．A．fix	B．check	C．repair	D．lay
43．A．swore	B．a(chǎn)dded	C．replied	D．concluded
44．A．pencil	B．fork	C．box	D．cake
45．A．distributed	B．converted	C．a(chǎn)pplied	D．a(chǎn)ttached
46．A．shapes	B．sizes	C．functions	D．models
47．A．loose	B．blank	C．bare	D．incomplete
48．A．beside	B．before	C．below	D．behind
49．A．sick	B．hungry	C．hot	D．thirsty
50．A．consider	B．withdraw	C．make	D．resist．

2．_______ the forest park is far away，a lot of tourists visit it every year．（　�。�

A．

As

B．

When

C．

Even though

D．

In case

1．The"Chinese Dream"is ______ dream to improve people's well-being and ______ dream of harmony，peace and development．（　�。�

A．

the； a

B．

a； a

C．

a； the

D．

the； the

20．Marco Polo is said to have sailed on ____Pacific Ocean on his way to Java in ___ thirteenth century．（　�。�

A．

the； a

B．

a；/

C．

/； the

D．

the； the

19．We are confident that the environment ________by our further efforts to reduce pollution．（　　）

	A．	had been improved		B．	will be improved
	C．	is improved		D．	was improved

18．Shakespeare's writing is still popular today．It has really        the test of time．（　�。�

A．

failed

B．

stood

C．

taken

D．

conducted