Rosa liked making up stories. She was so __1__ that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact, the whole class believed her! At first she supposed it was __2__. Now, as she got up to __3__ before the class, She knew that make –believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad.
　　Rosa’s parents were separated. Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer __4__, she went to her father’s farm in Arizona.
　　The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and __5__ with some farm work. Her father, however, was so __6__ that he couldn’t find time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer, her father would __7__ her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went back to the __8__ he would always buy her a present.
　　When summer came to a close, Rosa __9__ to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a __10__ to talk about.
　　Not long after __11__ began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting __12__, like England and Germany. When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer, she made up something that was not __13__. Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to __14__.
　　When the class began studying England, Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could __15__ about her trip to England!

　　1. A. afraid            B. worried      C. sure           D. happy
　　2. A. joke          B. fun            C. turn      D. game
　　3. A. talk          B. teach         C. show     D. travel
　　4. A. passed        B. arrived      C. lasted      D. changed
　　5. A. made         B. played       C. helped    D. did
　　6. A. weak         B. pleased       C. busy       D. lonely
　　7. A. show          B. visit                C. meet          D. send
　　8. A. farm          B. city            C. family       D. school
　　9. A. wrote        B. called         C. moved      D. returned
　　10. A. family            B. school        C. teacher      D. farm
　　11. A. meeting     B. school        C. summer     D. talk
　　12. A. people      B. cities         C. languages D. places
　　13. A interesting  B. true           C. long           D. same
　　14. A. England      B. Germany    C. farm         D. home
　　15. A. think          B. see            C. remember D. read

Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like　 1 . Red is used for signs of 2 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of　 3　 in autumn. People say orange is a　 4　 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of __5__. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in __6__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people __7__ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and __8__. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be __9__. Those who like to be with __10 _ like red. The cool colors are __11_ and blue. Where there are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to __12 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good __13_ for a living room or a __14_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __15　 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

　　1. A. sadness　　 B. anger　　　 C. administration　 D. smile
　　2. A. roads　　　 B. ways　　　 C. danger　　　　　 D. places
　　3. A. land　　　 B. leaves　　 C. grass　　　　　　 D. mountains
　　4. A. lively　　 B. dark　　　 C. noisy　　　　 　　D. frightening
　　5. A. moonlight　 B. light　　　 C. sunlight　　　　 D. stars
　　6. A. summer　　 B. spring　　 C. autumn　　　　　 D. winter
　　7. A. speak　　　 B. say　　　　 C. talk about　　　 D. tell
　　8. A. green　　　 B. yellow　　 C. white　　　　　　 D. gray
　　9. A. calm　　　 B. sleepy　　 C. active　　　　　 D. helpful
　　10.A. the other　 B. another　　 C. other one　　　　 D. others
　　11.A. black　　　 B. green　　　 C. golden　　　　　 D. yellow
　　12.A. go round　 B. go by　　　 C. go off　　　　　 D. go along
　　13.A. one　　　　 B. way　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　 D. matter
　　14.A. factory　　 B. classroom　 C. restaurant　　　 D. hospital
　　15.A. Different　 B. Cool　　　 C. Warm　　　　　　 D. All

　　 When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a 　41 .

　　 It was the early autumn of my 　42 year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. 　43 , no one knew who I was. I was very 　44 , and afraid to make friends with anyone.

　　 Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart 　45 . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to 　 46 me.

　　 Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily 　47 . At that moment, a boy 　48 the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me and, 　49 a word, smiled.

Suddenly, I 　50 the touch of something bright and friendly. 　51 made me feel happy and warm.

That smile 　52 my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became 　53 to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t 　54 smiling at me!

It doesn’t 　55 because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

41. A. book　　　　 B. help　　　　 C. smile　　　　 D. surprise

42. A. first　 　　　B. second　　　 C. third　　　　 D. last

43. A. For example　 B. In other words C. In the end　 D. As a result

44. A. happy　　　 B. sleepy　　　 C. lonely　　　 D. friendly

45. A. beat　　　　 B. break　　　　 C. strike　　　　 D. shake

　46. A. think about　 B. worry about　 C. talk about　　 D. care about

47. A. as usual　　 B. in fact　　　 C. as well　　　　 D. once again

48. A. entered　　　 B. left　　　　 C. watched　　　 D. locked

49. A. in　　　　　 B. with　　　　 C. besides　　　 D. without

50. A. found　　　 B. saw　　　　　 C. felt　　　　　 D. knew

51. A. It　　　　 B. Nothing　　　 C. They　　　　 D. He

52. A. helped　　 B. changed　　　 C. lived　　　　 D. spent

53. A. closer　　　 B. quicker　　 　 C. easier　　　　 D. nicer

54. A. remember　 B. forget　　　　 C. mind　　　　　 D. stop

55. A. remain　　 B. affect　　　　 C. appear　　　　 D. matter

parent, tell, call, celebrate, together, why, start, after, shop, newspaper　

Most people buy lots of presents just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They start a special day 　1 Buy Nothing Day. They don’t want anyone to go 　2 on that day. Buy Nothing Day is on November 29. It is 　3 Thanksgiving. Often, before Christmas we see many ads. in 　4 and on TV 　5 us to“buy, buy, buy!”The idea for Buy Nothing Day 　6 in Vancouver, Canada. Now people all over the world 　7 Buy Nothing Day. In California, the U.S., 　8 and children get 　9　 to read stories, sing songs and draw pictures. The children talk about 　10 they can’t get many toys.　

1. _______　 2 _______ 　3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______

6. _______ 　7. _______ 8. ______ 9. _______ 10. _______

Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like 　36　 . Red is used for signs of 　37 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of 　38　 in autumn. People say orange is a 39 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of _ 40 __. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in _41__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people _ 42_ _ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and _ 43_ _. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be _ 44_ _. Those who like to be with _ 45 _ like red. The cool colors are _ 46_ and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to _ 47 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good _ 48_ for a living room or a _ 49_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __ 50 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

(　 )36. A. sadness　　　　　 B. anger　　　　 C. administration　 D. smile

(　 )37. A. roads　 　　　　 B. ways 　　 C. danger 　　　　　　 D. places

(　 )38. A. land　　　　　　　　 B. leaves 　　　 C. grass 　　　 　　　 D. mountains

(　 )39. A. lively　 　　　　　 B. dark 　　　　 C. noisy 　　　 　　　 D. frightening

(　 )40. A. moonlight 　　 B. light 　　　　 C. sunlight 　　　　　 D. stars

(　 )41. A. summer 　　B. spring 　　　 C. autumn　　 　　　 D. winter

(　 )42. A. speak　 　　　　 B. say 　　　　　 C. talk about 　　　 D. tell

(　 )43. A. green 　　　 　 B. yellow 　　 C. white 　　　 　　　　　　 D. gray

(　 )44. A. calm 　　　　　　 B. sleepy 　　　 C. active 　　　　　　 D. helpful

(　 )45. A. the other 　　　 　　B. another 　　 C. other one 　　　　 D. others

(　 )46. A. black　　　　 　 B. green 　　　 C. golden 　　 　　　 D. yellow

(　 )47. A. go round 　　B. go by 　　　　　　 C. go off 　　 　　　 D. go along

(　 )48. A. one 　　　 　　B. way 　　　　 C. fact 　　　　 　　　 D. matter

(　 )49. A. factory　 　　 B. classroom C. restaurant 　　　 D. hospital

(　 )50. A. Different　 　　 B. Cool 　　　　 C. Warm 　　　　　　 D. All