One very cold morning, my, father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the ____31____.
“About an hour.”he answered.
“I wish I could go hone now—my __32__ aches.”
“I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?”said my father.
“But my headache is getting __33__.”
“Well,” said he,“you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home __34__ tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黃，一種苦藥).It will __35__ you a lot.”
I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not to __36__ the terrible medicine. But it was too __37__.She understood my __38__ as well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.
I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter it was! I would rather __39__ all day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be __40__.
Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.
【小題1】A. field                 B. hospital               C. factory
【小題2】A. tooth                B. head                  C. stomach
【小題3】A. better                B. worse                 C. less
【小題4】 A. but                 B. or                     C. and
【小題5】A. hurt                 B. worry                 C. help
【小題6】A. take                 B. buy                   C. make
【小題7】 A. early                B. late                    C. easy
【小題8】A. joke                 B. duty                   C. problem
【小題9】A. work                B. play                    C. study
【小題10】 A. kind                 B. honest                  C, helpful

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Dogs are very popular pets all over the world.  Some people keep dogs because the dogs help them.  These dogs may __21___someone’s house.  They can also help a __22___ man by leading him to places __23__ he needs to go.  Other people keep dogs as pets __24___ they like dogs.  Almost 33 percent of the homes in the USA and England have dogs, and these dogs come in __25____ kinds of shapes and sizes.

By all accounts, the largest dog in the world is a dog named Zorba.  This dog is a mastiff that lives in London, England.  When it was 7 years old in 1989, it was 92.5 centimeters tall.  In __26___ words, it was more than half as tall as an adult man.  Some Great Danes can grow taller than 98 centimeters, but they do not grow as large as Zorba.  At its __27___ ,Zorba weighed more than a heavyweight boxer at 156 kg.

However, the __28__ dog was a Yorkshire terrier from England.  This dog was only the __29__ of a matchbox measuring 5 centimeters tall and, at most, 8 centimeters from nose to __30__.

1.A. help          B. make          C. protect         D. build

2.A. deaf          B. blind          C. disable         D. poor

3.A. that          B. which          C. where         D. who

4. A. for           B. so             C. because        D. as if

5.A. large          B. wide          C. deep           D. different

6.A. other         B. another         C. some          D. else

7.A. large         B. larger           C. largest        D. the largest

8.A. largest        B. smallest        C. least          D. most

9.A. height        B. weight          C. size          D. big

10.A. top          B. bottom          C. back          D. tail

 

In learning English，one should first pay attention to listening and speaking．It is the groundwork of reading and writing．You’d better  31  your best to speak while you do much listening．Don’t be  32  of making mistakes．But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your  33 ．While you are doing this，a good  34  is to write-keep a diary，write notes or letters．Then if you can，ask some others to go through  35  you have written and tell you where it is wrong．Many mistakes in your speaking will be  36  found when you write．Through correcting mistakes，you can do better in learning English．
If you are slow in speaking，don’t  37  about it．One of the helpful ways is reading，either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose  38  interesting to read． It mustn’t be too difficult for you．When you are reading  39  this way，don’t stop to  40  the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences．You can do that some other time．

【小題1】

A．have B．send C．make D．try

【小題2】

A．sure B．a(chǎn)fraid C．proud D．tired

【小題3】

A．English B．Chinese C．Japanese D．French

【小題4】

A．start B．idea C．way D．manner

【小題5】

A．how B．when C．why D．what

【小題6】

A．happily B．easily C．really D．slowly

【小題7】

A．talk B．fear C．worry D．hurry

【小題8】

A．something B．everything C．a(chǎn)nything D．nothing

【小題9】

A．by B．on C．a(chǎn)t D．in

【小題10】

A．look at B．look for C．look up D．look over

Dear Kitty,

    I am sorry that I did not write to you earlier because I have been very busy. I was helping    with a charity show to raise money    31    Project Green Hope. A lot of work needed to be finished, so I did not have much free time.

  I felt very happy when I    32    to be the host. It was exciting,    33   I was also very nervous. I know that lots of people would come    34    the show and many pop stars would come, too. My job was to    35    each star and I also had many other duties.

We practiced a lot before the show. I had to remember to look at the right camera at the right time. At first, I thought I would never be    36    to remember all the words.

  The big day came very quickly, and I was so excited. Twenty minutes before the big event, we    37    the doors and many people came into the theatre to watch the show. The fans of the pop stars were making a lot of noise, so I had to speak    38   .

A lot of    39    has been given to Project Green Hope. I hope more events like this will be organized to raise money for charity and I think more people should be    40    to take part in them.

See you soon .

Best wishes!

Ricky

1.A. with       B. for          C. from         D. towards

2.A. choose     B. chose            C. am chosen        D. was chosen

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

4.A. to look        B. to watch     C. to notice        D. to find

5.A. introduce  B. teach            C. know         D. help

6.A. sorry      B. glad         C. able          D. afraid

7.A. opened     B. broke            C. locked        D. closed

8.A. quickly        B. happily      C. quietly          D. loudly

9.A.food        B. paper            C. money            D. medicine

10.A. invited       B. found            C. caught           D. carried

 

One will feel happy when others flatter( 奉承) him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a “top hat” 31 .

A student was going to leave the capital to become  32  official (官員) in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say  33  to his teacher.

“It is  34   job to be a good official.” his teacher said. “ you must be strict  35  yourself and never be careless.”

“Don’t worry about me, sir.” The student answered. “I have already   36   anyone hundred top hats, which will  37  those people quite happy.”

“But we are really gentlemen!  38  could a real gentleman do such a thing ? ” His teacher was a bit   _39  . “ Never forget  40  I taught you in class!”  

“  41  are always right, sir. I also hate such things. But, sir,   42   no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now.” said the student. It seemed that he had to do so.

  43   hearing this, the teacher was pleased. “What you said is true!”

“I have  44  one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine  45  .” the student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.

(   ) 1. A. to dress        B. dressing             C. wearing      D to wear

(   ) 2. A. a              B . the                 C. an           D. /

(   ) 3. A. hello          B. goodbye            C. OK           D. thanks

(   ) 4. A. not an easy     B. not easy         C. a good       D. difficult

(   ) 5. A. about          B. with           C. from         D. to

(   ) 6. A. made          B. bought              C. prepared         D. repaired

(   ) 7. A. give           B. let           C. keep         D. make

(   ) 8.A. How          B. What             C. Why          D. When

(   ) 9. A. pleased        B. angry             C. excited        D. sorry

(   ) 10. A. that           B. how                  C. why              D. what

(   ) 11.A. You           B. We               C. They       D. Us

(   ) 12. A. hardly         B. about            C. almost       D. nearly

(   ) 13. A. Before        B. After             C. Because       D. If

(   ) 14. A. sent out       B. bought               C. sold         D. borrowed

(   ) 15. A. left           B. already         C. yet          D. else