Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father    51   him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was   52    with has father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have   53    school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise (許諾)to give you the best present if you    54    finish one year’s work..” Tom thought for a while and   55    .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   56  until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(莊稼) grew well.  57  the last day of the year, the father said, “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me   58   you want.

  The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麥). “I’ve already got the   59   present. No pains, no gains(一份耕耘,一份收獲). I think this is what you wanted  60  to know.” His father was quite pleased to hear that.

(   ) 51 A. asked                 B. let                        C. made             D. stopped

(   ) 52. A. happy               B. unhappy                 C. excited            D. sorry

(   ) 53. A. much too          B. so little                  C. too much        D. a lot

(   ) 54. A. shall                  B. must                    C. need            D. can

(   )55. A. said                   B. answered               C. agreed            D. began

(   ) 56. A. hard                  B. hardly                  C. slowly           D. difficulty

(   ) 57. A. At                     B On                     C. In              D. By

(   ) 58. A. where               B. which                 C. how            D. what

(   ) 59. A. least                  B. worst                 C. best             D. fewest

(   ) 60. A. mine             B. I                      C. my             D. me

   

Our whole life can be    41   into three parts: yesterday, today and tomorrow. Yesterday is our    42  .We can do nothing to change our past. Tomorrow is our    43  .What will happen ahead cannot be imagined. Therefore, what we can do now is catch today and   44   just for today.

Just for today I will try to live through this day only and not   45    my whole life problem at once.

Just for today I will be    46  .This proves to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that “Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

Just for today I will try to    47   what it is, and not try to    48    everything to meet my own needs. I will take my “l(fā)uck” ad it comes.

Just for today I will   49  . I will learn something useful to make my mind   50  .I till read something that needs effort and thought.

Just for today I will be    51   to people around me especially my parents. I will not do anything to make myself feel regretful(后悔的) by hurting them. If I have done something to make them   52  , I will try my best to make up for it and say sorry to them.

Just for today I will have a small   53   .I may not follow it exactly(確切地), but I will have it. I will not give up until it is achieved.

Just for today I will have a   54   half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour, sometimes I will try to get a better thought of my life.

Just for today I will be   55  . Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.

41. A. changed                     B. divided                     C. turned               D. got

42. A. now                          B. favourite                   C. past                  D. life

43. A. future                        B. best                         C. worst                D. wish

44. A. play                           B. live                          C. forget               D. remember

45. A. enjoy                         B. life                           C. deal with           D. work

46. A. sad                            B. unhappy                   C. happy               D. untrue

47. A. used to                      B. be used to                 C. be used for        D. used for

48. A. make                         B. let                            C. have                 D. change

49. A. play                           B. study                       C. watch TV          D. go shopping

50. A. weak                         B. useless                     C. unhelpful           D. strong

51. A. bad                            B. impolite                    C. friendly             D. unfriendly

52. A. happy                        B. excited                     C. hurt                  D. frightened

53. A. sleep                          B. rest                          C. goal                  D. study

54. A. quite                          B. noisy                        C. quiet                 D. exciting

55. A. afraid                         B. scared                      C. unafraid            D. amazed

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The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls High School have a flower-arrangement (插花) lesson every week. The course is the first of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai. It helps the students to enjoy the   46   of flowers better. That’s why the course has become very popular   47   the students.

The teachers of the course are all specially trained(專門地培訓(xùn)). They are   48    at this art and work hard at passing on the skill   49   students. So far, many students in the school have   50   a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further   51   the students’ skills, the teachers usually play   52   while students are arranging flowers. Students are   53   with the music, and they   54   more good ideas for flower-arrangement.

Besides, the teachers   55   teach the students other skills at the   56   time. For example, they ask the students to   57   compositions(作文) about flowers. In this way, students not only   58    art education but also improve(提高) their writing skills.

Several months ago, some foreign teachers   59   the school. When they saw common flowers become more lively and meaningful, they were amazed and interested. They made videos and would play them in class for their own   60   after they returned home.

1.A. color          B. beauty       C. smell                D. shape

2. A. between       B. around           C. among            D. about

3.A. well           B. nice             C. great            D. good

4. A. with          B. for          C. to               D. in

5. A. beaten            B. hit          C. won              D. struck

6.A. drop           B. decide       C. develop          D. train

7.A. music          B. games        C. jokes                D. sports

8. A. happy         B. popular      C. careful          D. angry

9.A. think of       B. run out of       C. hold on          D. put off

10.A. always            B. never            C. hardly           D. seldom

11.A. different     B. same         C. another          D. other

12.A. read          B. play             C. write                D. work

13.A. get            B. give            C. make                 D. take

14.A. arrived       B. went             C. got              D. visited

15. A. parents      B. friends      C. students             D. classmates

 

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

I really only meant it as a joke.   I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly.

My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week. He was walking around bragging (吹噓) about it to everyone. He was saying, "My cell phone can download (下載) the newest 41 off the internet. "Then he 42 everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it. The pictures and sound were really 43 .

44 class, he would use his cell phone to watch TV. The rest of us didn't have a phone like 45 , so we had to crowd around him. I was just trying to see the screen, 46 there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly. I was getting really jealous (嫉妒).

But then yesterday, he forgot his cell phone at the end of class. He left it right on his desk. 47 noticed it was there except me. I decided to teach him a lesson. I took his phone quietly off the desk, and put it in my own bag. My 48 was to give it back to him the next day. I 49 wanted to see his reaction (反應(yīng)). Maybe he would stop being such a show-off.

But this morning he rushed into class, screaming and yelling (吼叫). He was very 50 and almost mad. He started accusing (指責(zé)) different people of 51 his phone, but I had it in my 52 the whole time. He even started fighting with another classmate 53 Matthew was sure that person had taken it. The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office. They 54 got in a lot of trouble. Now I don't know what to 55 ! If I tell him that I took the cell phone, he'll think I stole it. If I don't tell him, then I really did steal it. How did I get into such a trouble?

1.A. ads B. songs C. films D. games

2.A. gave B. showed C. lent D. asked

3.A. good B. bad C. noisy D. unclear

4.A. After B. During C. In D. From

5.A. hers B. ours C. his D. theirs

6.A. and B. but C. then D. so

7.A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Nobody

8.A. plan B. suggestion C. dream D. action

9.A. always B. hardly C. just D. sometimes

10.A. happy B. quiet C. sad D. angry

11.A. losing B. stealing C. playing D. using

12.A. desk B. hand C. bag D. pocket

13.A. if B. because C. until D. though

14.A. both B. all C. neither D. none

15.A. say B. take C. see D. do

 

People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the 　46　 date very year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. 　47 　 they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone 　48 down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very 　49 , “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a 　50 .

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They 　51　 a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work 　52 at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made 　53 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 　54 their resolutions.

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, 　55 people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

46. A. familiar　　　　 B. same　　　　　 C. important　　　　 D. normal

47. A. If　　　　　　 B. Even though 　　 C. While　　　　　 D. Before

48. A. comes　　　　 B. turn　　　　　　 C. looks　　　　　　 D. counts

49. A. loudly　　　　 B. quietly　　　　　 C. sadly　　　　　　 D. safely

50. A. walk　　　　　 B. secret　　　　　 C. job　　　　　　　 D. treatment

51. A. put on　　　　 B. write down　　　 C. take away　　　　 D. look after

52. A. quickly　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　 C. harder　　　　　 D. hardly

53. A. its　　　　　　 B. his　　　　　　 C. her　　　　　　　 D. their

54. A. follow　　　　 B. make　　　　　 C. do　　　　　　　 D. give

55. A. by　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. from