Mary loved small animals. One morning, while she was walking in the forest, she found _ 26   weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage (籠子). She looked after them well with love and the birds both grew _ 27  . They thanked her _ 28   a wonderful song every morning.

    But something happened one day. Mary left the door of the cage _ 29  . The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would _ 30  . As it flew close, she grasped (緊抓) it. She was very excited to catch (抓住) it. Suddenly she felt _ 31  . She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. The great love had _ 32   the bird!
    _ 33  bird was moving back and forth (來回) in the cage. Mary could _ 34   its great need for freedom. It wanted to fly into the clear and blue _ 35  . At once, Mary took the bird _ 36   the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled(盤旋) once, twice, three times…

    Mary enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing _ 37  . Suddenly the bird flew _ 38   and landed softly on her shoulder (肩膀). It sang the most beautiful song that she ever _ 39  .

    The easiest way to lose love is to hold it too tight(緊緊地). The best way to keep love is to _ 40   it wings (翅膀).

（    ）26. A. one                     B. two                C. three                 D. some

（    ）27. A. small                  B. strong               C. thin                   D. tired

（    ）28. A. with                   B. for                    C. about                D. at

（    ）29. A. dirty                   B. clean                 C. open                 D. closed

（    ）30. A. return                 B. die                    C. fly back            D. fly away

（    ）31. A. strange            B. injured         C. happy         D. angry

（    ）32. A. saved                  B. helped            C. made                D. killed

（    ）33. A. Another               B. Other                C. The others         D. The other

（    ）34. A. take                    B. feel                   C. say                   D. get

（    ）35. A. river                   B. trees                 C. sky                   D. box

（    ）36. A. out of                 B. out from            C. out off                     D. away of

（    ）37. A. sadly                  B. happily              C. friendly             D. angrily

（    ）38. A. higher                 B. farther               C. closer               D .later

（    ）39. A. heard               B. met                C. listened             D. seen

（    ）40. A. show                  B. give                  C. pass                  D. buy

Li Fei is my new pen pal. She is   21   Singapore. Singapore is a small but beautiful   22  in Southeast Asia(東南亞).It is   23    and has green plants everywhere, so people also call it “Garden City” in the world.

  Li Lei is a    24   girl. She is a student in No.6 Middle School in Singapore. She speaks English   25    .And she can also speak   26   Chinese. Her favorite 27    at school is history. She thinks it is very interesting. Li Lei likes 28    very much. She wants to have a dog as a pet, but she can’t,   29   her parents don’t like animals. She is very sad about this. Li Lei likes China very much. She hopes to   30    China very much.              

1.A. of           B.from           C.on          D.at

2.A. home        B.world          C.map         D.country

3.A.dirty         B.clean           C.quiet        D.interesting

4.A. 13 years      B.13-years-old     C. 13-year-old  D. 13 years old

5.A. good         B.fine            C.nice         D. well

6.A. kind         B.kind of          C.a little       D.little

7.A. teacher       B.club            C.sport        D.subject

8.A. animals       B.zoos           C.plants       D.parks

9.A. and          B.because         C.so          D.or

10.A. come        B.learn            C.visit        D.live

 

An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the   16   got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄迦梵歌).

  One day the grandson asked,“Grandpa! I try to read the book like you   17   I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the   18   of reading it?”

  The grandfather said,“Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the   19   and bring me back a basket of water.”

  The boy did as his grandfather   20   ,but all the water ran   21   he got home. The grandfather laughed,“You’ll have to move faster next time.”

  This time the boy   22   faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was   23   to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said,“I just want a basket of water. You’re not   24   hard enough.”

  The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the   25   into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said   26   ,“Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”

  “Watch the basket.”said the grandfather.

  For the first time the boy   27   the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a   28   one, inside and out.

  “Boy, you might not understand or remember   29   when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be   30   ,inside and out. That’s what you got from it.”

16. A. son            B. father            C. grandfather             D. grandmother

17. A. so             B. but              C. or                     D. and

18. A. time           B. place             C. use                   D. habit

19. A. house          B. beach            C. lake                   D. river

20. A. said           B. saw              C. liked                  D. did

21. A. as             B. after             C. until                  D. before

22. A. ran            B. rode             C. drove                 D. flew

23. A. difficult        B. interesting        C. impossible             D. unimportant

24. A. hitting         B. trying            C. holding               D. studying

25. A. hand          B. bottle            C. basket                 D. coal

26. A. sadly           B. hopefully       C. excitedly             D. happily

27. A. forgot          B. realized        C. believed              D. remembered

28. A. white           B. clean          C. new                 D. black

29. A. nothing         B. something      C. anything              D. everything

30. A. different        B. relaxed         C. curious              D. worried

It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn't see things ___26___ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped 　 27　 would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't　 28　 . But her mother's mind was made up.

Three days later. Carmen got new glasses and instructions 　29 . her doctor. "All of the kids will think I'm silly. " Carmen said. Her mother 　30　 and shook her head. "You look just as beautiful as before, she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.

The next day. Carmen kept the 　 31　 in her pocket(口袋))as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling　 32

Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.

Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What's the 　 33 ?" she asked.

"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me from California. It's very _34__ and I can 't lose it. "

Carmen and her friends began to 　 35　 the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better _36_ she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so _37_ ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 38　 . It was the ring.

"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.

"Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I _39_ thought we'd find it." She paused(停頓). “Hey, 1 didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!"

Carmen had 　40　 that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.

"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.

26. a. clearly 　　　　　　 B. carefully 　　　　　 C. freely 　　　　　　 D. quickly

27. a. everybody　　　 B. anybody 　　　　 C. somebody 　　　　　 D. nobody

28. a. explain　　　　　 　 B. care　　　　　　 　 C. agree 　　　　　　　 D. understand

29. a. by　　　　　　　 　 B. from　　　　　　 　 C. like 　　　　　 D. to

30. a. relaxed　　　　　　 B. cheered　　　　 C. smiled　　　　 D. jumped

31. A. ring　　　　　　 B. keys　　　 　　 C. book 　　　　　 　 D. glasses

32. A. tired 　　　　　　　 B. unhappy 　　　　 C. afraid 　　　　　　 D. serious

33. A. matter 　　　　　　 B. reason 　　　　 C. question 　　　　　 D. secret

34. A. special 　　　　　　 B. common 　　　　 C. cheap 　　　　　　　 D. heavy

35 A. ask for 　　　　　　 B. wait for 　　　　　 C. look for　　　　 D. pay for

36 A. though 　　　　　　　 B. if 　　　　　　 C. because 　　　　　D. as

37. A. natural 　　　　 B. new 　　　　　　 C. dirty 　　　　　　　 D. different

38. A. ears 　　　　　　　 B. feet 　　　　　　　 C. eyes 　　　　　　　 D. hands

39 A. still 　　　　　　　 B. ever 　　　　　　　 C. never 　　　　 D. often

40 A. heard 　　　　　　　 B. forgotten 　　　　　 C. found 　　　　　 D. imagined

Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into 　21 in Chinese middle schools soon.

Heavy schoolbags have been a serious 　22 for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will 23 . An e-schoolbag is 　24 lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be 　25 an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. It is as 　26 as a usual book, 　27 it can still have all the things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on which can be made 　28 chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to 　29 the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then they can use it.

Some people say 　30 e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good for eyes. But only time will tell.

(　 )21.A.use　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.useful　　　　　　　　　 C.used　　　　　　　　　　 D.to use

(　 )22.A.idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.problem　　　　　　　　 C.question　　　　　　　 D.thought

(　 )23.A.work it out B.work out it　　　　　 C.work out D.work them out

(　 )24.A.very　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.much　　　　　　　　　 C.too　　　　　　　　　　　 D.so

(　 )25.A.call　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.calls　　　　　　　　　　 C.called　　　　　　　　　 D.calling

(　 )26.A.small　　　　　　　　　　　 B.smaller　　　　　　　　 C.smallest　　　　　　　　 D.most small

(　 )27. A.and　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.as　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.or　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.but

(　 )28.A.into　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.from　　　　　　　　　　 C.up　　　　　　　　　　　 D.of

(　 )29.A.bring　　　　　　　　　　　 B.get　　　　　　　　　　　 C.take　　　　　　　　　　 D.put

(　 )30.A.if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.what　　　　　　　　　　 C.that　　　　　　　　　　　 D.which