Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often 　21 sad and lonely.

One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small 　22 was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away 　23 failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned 　24 a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very 　25 .

“Thank you for 　26 me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.

The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be 　27 !”

The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the kind little girl grew up, she was 　28 ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the 　29 of ther happiness. She always smiled and 　30 , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind 　31 when I was a little girl.”

When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the 32 all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were 　33 that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”

The lovely old woman still 　34 and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or 　35 . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”

21. A. thought　　　　 B. found　　　　　 C. sounded　　　　 D. felt

22. A. butterfly　　　 B. bird　　　　 C. snake　　　　　　　 D. squirrel

23. A. so　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　 D. as

24. A. on　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　 D. down

25. A. surprised　　　 B. tired　　　　　 C. mad　　　　　　 D. angry

26. A. catching　　 B. beating　　 C. killing　　　　　　 D. saving

27. A. active　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　 C. energetic　　　　　 D. humorous

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

29. A. success　　　　 B. secret　　　　　 C. power　　　　　　　 D. lesson

30. A. asked　　　　　 B. hoped　　　　　 C. answered　　　　 D. refused

31. A. witch　　　　　 B. fairy　　　　　 C. ghost　　　　　　　 D. princess

32. A. village　　　　 B. town　　　　 C. city　　　　　　 D. world

33. A. excited　　　　 B. pleased　　 C. glad　　　　　　 D. afraid

34. A. shouted　　　　 B. cried　　　　　 C. smiled　　　　　　　 D. jumped

35. A. young　　　　　 B. great　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　 D. quiet

 

Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm when   16   danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager   17   him more and the traffic policemen often speaks highly of him.

Mr. Baker，one of his friends，works in a factory outside the city. It’s far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the street is   18   in the morning, sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager warns the young man that he will be sent away   19   he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car，but he hasn’t enough   20  . He decides to buy an old one. One day, he went to the second-hand market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to try the car，the seller agreed. He   21   Mr King and asked him to help him at once.

Mr. King examined(检查) the car and then drove it away. It was early in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it   22   well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing，the lights turned   23  . He tried to stop it， but he failed and   24   hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop，but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.

“Didn’t you hear me？” the policeman asked angrily.

　　“Yes, I did，sir,” said Mr King，“   25   it doesn’t listen to me，can it obey（听从）you？”

1.A. looking        B. reaching     C. facing           D. getting

2.A. gives              B. pays         C. needs        D. believes

3.A. crowded        B. quiet        C. empty        D. full

4.A. until          B. unless           C. when         D. if

5.A. time           B. experience  C. friends          D. money

6.A. called         B. found        C. visited          D. invited

7.A. looked         B. traveled         C. seemed       D. worked

8.A. red                B. green            C. up               D. out

9.A. hardly         B. heavily          C. nearly           D. mostly

10.A. Although     B. Since            C. While        D. For