A woman repeated a bit of gossip (流言) about a neighbour. Within a few days the whole neighbourhood knew the story. The neighbour was deeply hurt. Later the woman responsible (负责) for spreading the gossip learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said. “and buy a chicken, and have it killed, then on your way home, pluck (拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road. ” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “ Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me. ”
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
“ You see, ” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back . So it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo the wrong.”
【小题1】The woman was very _________ the harm she had done to her neighbour.

A．happy about

B．angry about

C．sorry for

D．excited about

【小题2】Which of the following statements is TURE?

A．The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all.

B．The wise man was not kind enough.

C．The woman found all the feathers at last.

D．The woman was given a lesson.

【小题3】What the wise man said has nearly the same meaning as the Chinese phrase “_________”

A．覆水难收

B．无中生有

C．欲速不达

D．得道多助

A passenger（乘客）told an air hostess（空姐）that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the   26 soon.
Twenty minutes   27 , when the passenger's ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she   28  to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up（延迟）to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he  29 it．
In the following hours on the flight,   30 time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile  31 he needed help or not. But the passenger never    32 her words.
When he was going to get off the  33 ，the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him  the passengers' booklet（意见簿）．She was very  34 . She knew that he would write down  sharp (刻薄的) words, which might make her  35 the job.  36   with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she   37  the booklet and smiled, for the passenger put it, "On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times  38 . How can I refuse   39  twelve sincere (真诚的) smiles?"
That's right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched（感动）the passenger  40  and of course she wouldn't lose her job!

【小题1】

A．milk B．juice C．coffee D．water

【小题2】

A．late B．later C．ago D．after

【小题3】

A．remembered B．forgot C．wanted D．learned

【小题4】

A．accepted B．took C．refused D．received

【小题5】

A．some B．either C．another D．each

【小题6】

A．why B．when C．whether D．how

【小题7】

A．paid attention to B．thought of C．heard of D．worried about

【小题8】

A．coach B．bus C．train D．plane

【小题9】

A．happy B．cheerful C．sad D．excited

【小题10】

A．lose B．loses C．losing D．lost

【小题11】

A．And B．So C．Then D．But

【小题12】

A．opened B．closed C．destroyed D．hid

【小题13】

A．at all B．in all C．of all D．all over

【小题14】

A．her B．your C．their D．our

【小题15】

A．peacefully B．comfortably C．deeply D．slowly

A man got a new car and he was very proud 　26　 it. One day, when he 　27　 back home, he saw his three-year-old son 　28　 hitting the new car with a toy hammer. The man was 　29　 angry that he ran to his son, grabbed the hammer from 　30　, and used the hammer to hit the little boy’s hands too hard. The 　31　 boy cried out but his father didn’t care.
When the father 　32　, he took his son to the 　33　 as fast as he could. Although the doctor tried his best to save the 　34　 bones（骨头）, he had to cut the fingers from both of the boy’s hands in the end.
When the boy 　35　 in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently(天真) said, “Dady, I’m sorry about your car.” Then he asked, “but 　36　 are my fingers going to grow back?” The father 　37　 very sad.
Think about the story when 　38　 steps on your feet or when you wish to take revenge(报复). Think first before you lose your patience with someone. Cars can 　39　, but broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t.
　　People often make mistakes. But we should remember that forgiveness is greater than revenge. 　40　 before act!

【小题1】

A．to　　　　 B．of C．in D．from

【小题2】

A．comes B．came　　　 C．has come　 D．is

【小题3】

A．happy　　 B．unhappy　　 C．happily D．luckily

【小题4】

A．too　　　 B．very C．so　　　　 D．such

【小题5】

A．it　　　　 B．her　　　　 C．he D．him

【小题6】

A．poor　　　 B．lucky　　　 C．bad　　　　 D．small

【小题7】

A．came out　 B．came down　 C．calmed down D．calmed out

【小题8】

A．school　　 B．hospital C．shop D．home

【小题9】

A．break B．breaking　　 C．broken D．broke

【小题10】

A．stood up B．got up C．woke up　　 D．put up

【小题11】

A．how　　　 B．where C．why　　　 D．when

【小题12】

A．felt B．fell C．sounded　　 D．looks

【小题13】

A．anyone B．everyone C．no one D．someone

【小题14】

A．repair B．repaired C．be repaired D．be repairing

【小题15】

A．To think B．Thinking C．Think　　　 D．Be thought

A: Hi, Han Mei! What are you doing now?
B: I’m studying for tomorrow’s test. What about you?     
A: I’m learning English by l  81   to the tapes. Can you tell me how you learn English?
B: I learn by practicing conversations with my partner.
A: That’s a good idea. I think it can i  82   your speaking skills. Who’s your partner？
B: Liu Ying, one of your classmates at primary school.
A: Oh, wow! It’s her! I remember she u  83  to be short and be very quiet.
B: But now she’s much 84 than before and very outgoing.
A: By the way, do you have lots of rules at school?
B: Yes, we do. For example, we must w  84  uniform at school.
A: Should students be allowed to have part-time job?
B: No. But I think it is necessary for students to have s  85  rules at school.
A: That’s right.

B) 请根据句意，从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当的形式填空。
far     die     peace     distant     we 
1.What’s the ______between your home and your school?
2.Who jumps ______of the four students?
3.When we have problems,we shouldn’t keep our worries to ________.
4.Hepburn passed away _______in her sleep.
5.In the film,a rich man was found_______in his house.
C) 请选用方框中动词的正确信形式填空。
direct     watch     quarrel   be     open 
1. I was writing a letter while he________TV last night.
2.----Where is Tom?He’s wanted on the phone.
----He _______with his sister in the next room.
3. I’d rather _______a director than an actress.
4. So far,Feng Xiaogang ________many wonderful films.
5. A black cat ran into my room as I _______the door.