The weather in some parts of the United States changes a lot and often very quickly.

James and Jennifer were 　36 from Nevada to Idaho with their five-month-old son. Shortly after they left home it began to snow. The snow was soon so 37 that it became a blizzard(暴风雪). The blizzard went on for many hours. By the time it was 38 , there was about 1.5 meters of snow on the road and it was 39 　to drive. They looked around for a house to stay in, 40 they could see nothing. They looked for another 　41 , but there wasn’t one to travel on. They 　42 stay where they were. They stayed there for 43 　days. They had very little to eat or drink. They ate some cookies they had in the car, and they even had 44 for water. Jennifer was able to feed her baby herself.

After five days, they knew they could 　45 stay in their car. James made a large hole(洞) in the snow for Jennifer and the baby to stay in,and he started the long walk to 46 . In 22hours he walked over 45 kilometers. At last he got to the town of Vya. James was very 47 and could just speak, but he was able to tell the people in the town 48 Jennifer and his son were. The people in the town hurried to 49 Jennifer and her baby. When they found them, the baby was crying loudly. They took them to hospital, where the doctors 50　 them.

Many people thought it was a miracle(奇迹) that the family didn’t die in such a blizzard.

36. A. driving　　 B.flying　　　 C.walking　　　　 D.sailing

37. A. thin　　　 B.strong　　　 C.cold　　　　　 D.white

38. A.back　　　 B.near　　　　 C.over　　　　　 D. out

39. A.safe　　　　 B.quick　　　 C.dangerous　　　 D. easy

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

41. A.town　　　 B.person　　　 C.hole　　　　　 D. road

42. A.could　　　 B.might　　　 C.would　　　　 D. had to

43. A.six　　　　 B.five　　　　 C.three　　　　 D. two

44. A.fruit　　　　 B.cookies　　　 C.snow　　　　 D.plants

45. A.no longer　　 B.as usual　　　 C.later on　　　 D.after all

46. A.make money　 B.get help　　 C.see a doctor　　 D. repair his car

47. A.strange　　　 B.interested　 　C.sad　　　　　 D.tired

48. A.where　　　 B. why　　　　 C. who　　　　 D. what

49 A.ask　　　　　 B.visit　　　　 C.save　　　　　 D. feed　　　　　

50. A. looked after　　 B.looked up　　 C.looked for　 D. looked like

A famous magician (魔术师) came to our city. He gave some 　41 . Most of his shows had educational 　42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔术). Both children and parents 　43　 his shows, for the fun as well as the 44 .

　 My mother 45 me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing 　46 a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never 　47 the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his　 48 things were stolen. He was angry and 　49 . From that experience, he 　50 how worried and angry others would be when their things were 　51 . From then on he decided to 　52　 stealing.

　 The show was 　53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't 　 54 us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from 　55 others. Later I recommended (推荐) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.

41. A. money　　　　 　　　　　　 B. chances　　　　　 　　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. shows

42. A. challenges　　　　 B. mistakes　　　　 C. experiences　　　 　　　 D. messages

43. A. missed　　　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　　 C. learned　　　　　 D. remembered

44. A. education　　　　　 B. supper　　　　　 C. friends　　　　　 　　　 D. players

45. A. took　　　　　　　 B. helped　　　　 　 C. wished　　　　　 D. allowed

46. A. why　　　　　　　 　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. what

47. A. gave up　　　　　 B. wrote down　　　 C. cared about　　　 　　　 D. laughed at

48. A. cheap　　　　　　 B. colorful　　　　 　 C. own　　　 　　　 D. lucky

49. A. relaxed　　　　　　 B. upset　　　　　 C. dishonest　　　　 D. energetic

50. A. forgot　　　　　　 B. learned　　　　 　 C. disagreed　　　　 D. visited

51. A. lost　　　　　　　 B. helpful　　　　　 C. wrong　　　　　 D. broken

52. A. start　　　　　　　 　　　 B. finish　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　 　 D. keep

53. A. uninteresting　　　 B. new　　　　　　 C. bored　　　　　　 D. great

54. A. make up　　　　　 B. borrow from　　　 　　　 C. depend on　　　　 D. belong to

55. A. teaching　　　　　 B. hurting　　　　　 C. beating　　　　　 D. refusing

A teenage girl couldn’t stand her parents’ family rules, so she left home.

She wanted to be　 36 ，but she had poor education and 37 , she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still　 38　 her daughter. She　 39　 every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she　 40　　 a big photo of herself on the wall.　 All the lower part of the photo, she writes , “ I still love you.　 41　 home!”

One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. The 42 was familiar. “ Is that my mother?” She moved closer and read the　 43　 . I still love you…….She cried. When she got home, it was early morning. She　 44　 the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to her mother’s　 45　 . Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up. “It’s me! Your　 46 　 is back home!” The mother and the daughter held each other, full of　　 47　 tears. The daughter asked, “Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in .” The mother answered　 48　 , “ The door has never been locked　 49　　 .”

The door of parents’ love for their children will never　 50　 .

(　　 )36. A. famous　　　 B. poor　　　　　 C. pretty　　　 D. nice

(　　 )37.A. several years later B. a few year late C. few years　 D. several years before

(　　 )38.A. looking through B. looking for　　 C. looking after D. looking at

(　　 )39.A. has gone to　　 B. has been to　 C. had been to　 D. had gone to

(　　 )40.A. puts up　　　　 B. puts down　　 C. finds　　　 D. looks at

(　　 )41.A. Give back　　　 B. Come back　 C. Go back　　 D. Run back

(　　 )42.A. foot　　　　　 B. face　　　　 C. arm　　　　 D. leg

(　　 )43.A. photo　　　　 B. poster　　　 C. words　　　 D. advertisement

(　　 )44.A. pulled open　　 B. unlocked　　 C. knocked on　 D. knocked down

(　　 )45.A. bathroom　　　 B. bedroom　　 C. kitchen　　　 D. door

(　　 )46.A. son　　　　　 B. children　　 C. daughter　　 D. grandchild

(　　 )47.A. moody　　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. happy　　　 D. angry

(　　 )48.A. politely　　　 B. exactly　　　 C. angrily　　　 D. softly

(　　 )49.A. before you left　 B. before you come C. since you come D. since you left

(　　 )50.A. be closed　　　 B. closed　　　 C. be open　　　 D. open

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　 Susan came back home late 1 work，and she 2 hurry to the airport to meet her friend．She 3 time for cooking．Actually(实际上)，she didn’t even have time for supper．What could she do?

　 But she didn’t need to 4 that．She drove to the McDonald’s and the McDonald’s helped her．It is a good place for 5 food．There are a lot of McDonald’s in the United States．You can find them both in cities and small towns．Those restaurants all have golden arches(拱形)on top．They all 6 a big letter“M”and you can find them 7 ．With about 6 to 8 dollars，you can get quite a good meal．They have different kinds of food in the restaurants：sandwiches，hamburgers，salads，chicken，fish，beef and chips．They have different kinds of drinks，too．The service is quick．Just pay at the cash desk and you can get you 8 at once．

　 If you don’t need to 9 ，you can sit there and enjoy your meal．If not，just stop your car

10 a window，pay for your food and take it away．You can have your meal in your car．

(　 )1．A．for　　　　　 B．to　　　　　　 C．from　　　 D．before

(　 )2．A．have　　　　　 B．have to　　　 C．had　　　　 D．had to

(　 )3．A．doesn’t have　 B．didn’t have　 C．has　　　　 D．had

(　 )4．A．worry　　　　 B．be worried　　 C．worry about　 D．worried about

(　 )5．A．healthy　　　　 B．delicious　　 C．fast　　　　 D．quick

(　 )6．A．look like　　　 B．look at　　　 C．look for　　 D．look after

(　 )7．A．easy　　　　　 B．easily　　　 C．later on　　　 D．in a hurry

(　 )8．A．meal　　　　　 B．drink　　　 C．fruit　　　　 D．seafood

(　 )9．A．work　　　　　 B．drive　　　 C．hurry up　　 D．hurry　

(　 )10．A．in the front of　 B．in front of　 C．behind　　　 D．nearby