Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good! It's good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead(代替) of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.

There is more fun in reading, you want to look for more books to read.

Before you decide(决定) to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself, "I must read more and more!"

( )16. This article mainly tells us that ________.

A. some children wish to be writers some day

B. it is good to write something for people to read

C. reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer

D. writers like to read more books for fun

( )17. Some children want to be writers ________.

A. because they want to be good readers

B. to write stories or books for people to read

C. to find good work some day 　　D. to get more money to keep a family

( )18. It's good for children ________.

A. to do a lot of reading 　 B. to watch TV in the evening

C. to have wishes only 　　D. to be good writers right now

( )19. Reading can ________.

A. help you to be a good player 　 B. help you write well

C. make you work better 　　D. make you watch more TV at home

( )20. From the passage we know that ________.

A. all children like to be writers 　B. people like to read for children

C. all writers are children D. children need to read more and more books

Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She 　26　him very much and as（因为）he was not a 　27　child, she was always afraid that he might 　28　ill. 　29　she usually took him to see the best 　30　 in the town four times a year and asked the doctor to look 　31　the son.

　  During one of these 　32　, the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests(检查) and then said to him, “Do you have any trouble with your nose or ears ?” Mick 　33　for a second and then answered, “Yes, I 　34 _.”

　 Mrs. Ball was very 　35　. “But I’m sure you have 　36　told me that, Mick!” she said worriedly. “Oh, really?” said the doctor 　37　. “And what trouble do you have 　38　your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick. “I always have trouble with them when I’m  39　my sweater off, 　40　 the collar (领子) is very tight (紧的).”

1.A．loved　　 B．hated　　C．missed　　D．cared

2.A．rich　　  B．clever　　C．strong　　D．happy

3.A．is　　    B．are　　　C．be　　　 D．were

4.A．Which　　B．Of　　　 C．But　　　D．So

5.A．player　　 B．teacher　 C．doctor　 D．1awyer 　

6.A．after　　  B．over　　  C．for　　  D．at

7.A．talkers　　B．times　　 C．visitors　 D．stays

8.A．waited　  B．thought　 C．stood　　 D．looked

9.A．did　　   B．do　　   C．does　　 D．doing

10.A．excited　  B．interested　C．pleased   D．surprised

11.A．already　　B．just　　  C．never　　 D．always

12.A．angrily　　B．seriously　C．happily　 D．hardly

13.A．for　　    B．at　　   C．of　　    D．with

14.A．turning　　B．taking　　C．keeping   D．putting

15.A．because　  B．but　　　C．although　D．till

Sudha Chandran was a dancer from India．She lost her chance to be a 41 when her right leg had to be cut off after a car accident．

Though the 42 brought her bright career to a stop，she didn’t 43 ．In the terrible months

that followed，she met a doctor 44 had developed an artificial limb(假肢)．

　 After she was fitted with an artificial leg，she decided to go back to 45 ．

　 Sudha believed that she could 46 　her dream come true．Then she did 47 for her

dream．

　 After every public show，she would ask her dad about her act．“You 48 have a long way to go．”was the answer she used to get 49 her father．　

　 In January 2004．Sudha made an important return by 50 a public show in Bombay．She

gave a show in such an amazing manner 51 it moved everyone to tears．In the end，she 52 　

the final prize of the show．

That evening，when she asked her dad the 53 question，he didn’t say 54 ．He just

touched her feet as praise to a great artist.

When someone asked Sudha 55 she could dance again with her artificial limb，she said quite simply．“I don’t need feet to dance．”

(　 )41．A．runner　 B．player　　　 C．star　　　 D．moon

(　 )42．A．chance　 B．accident　　 C．dancer　　 D．leg

(　 )43．A．give up　 B．give away　 C．give in　　 D．give out

(　 )44．A．which　 B．where　　　　 C．what　　 D．who

(　 )45．A．sing　　 B．dance　　　　 C．cut　　　 D. stop

(　 )46．A．take　　 B．bring　　　　 C．make　　 D．keep

(　 )47．A．a lot　　 B．a few　　　　 C．a little　　 D．a bit

(　 )48．A．still　　 B．only　　　　 C．just　　　 　D．ever

(　 )49．A．in　　　 B．to　　　　　 C．from　　　　 D．for

(　 )50．A．going　 B．giving　　　 C．getting　　　 D. watching

(　 )51．A．and　　 B．so　　　 C．but　　　　　　 D．that

(　 )52．A．won　　 B．beat　　　 C．had　　　　　 D．told

(　 )53．A．different　 B．unusual　　 C．usual　　　　 D．strange

(　 )54．A．something B．anything　 C．everything　　 D．nothirig

(　 )55．A．what　　　 B．how　　　　 C．why　　　　 D．when