I remember how I felt last year. I was   21     because Isabelle had a hard   22     with her subjects. She didn’t get good grades atschool, and I had to push her to do   23   . I even told her former teacher to be strict   24     Isabelle. Luckily, Isabelle’s former

teacher was one of the best teachers I have   25     known. I hope that Isabelle would be better the next semester. I have to tell you that something good    26    .

   In the summer holiday, Isabelle’s  27      improved a lot. I’m soglad that I asked a tutor to help her. The whole summer I was

working hard    28    Isabelle was studying for her reading. At

school, in the first quarter, she got “Needs improvement(改进)”

because she still wasn’t good   29    reading. I had her read for 30 minutes every night.   30     weeks ago, I got her report card. She got an “A” in reading. It wasn’t  31     . Last night, she had to write ten sentences, and it   32    her ten minutes to finish it. I had her read them to me, and the sentences were very good.

   So, my dear children, if you are doing   33     at school, never

give up.(放弃) You can ask   34     for help, and you can get

  35     the difficulties.

21.A. nervous   B. proud      C. pleased    D. relaxed

22.A. month    B. day        C. time       D. week

23.A. nothing   B. everything   C. nobody    D. anybody

24.A. with      B. at         C. in        D. for

25.A. just       B. always     C. ever      D. never

26.A. returned   B. happened   C. told      D. left

27.A. reading    B. listening   C. writing    D. speaking

28.A. when      B. while     C. as        D. since

29.A. in         B. for       C. with      D. at

30.A. Few       B. little      C. A little   D. A few

31.A. unpleasant  B. lucky     C. tiring     D. surprising

32.A. spent      B. paid      C. took      D. made

33.A. bad       B. badly     C. good      D. well

34.A. other      B. others     C. another   D. the others

35.A. on        B. off       C. out       D. over

A poor girl was selling flowers in the street 21 Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she 22 get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped 23 a beautiful house. The girl knocked 24 the door and a man came out. She asked 25 he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want 26 . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the 27 of a tall wall. She looked 28 the flowers. 'Ihe flowers 29 very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light, 　30 slowly she began to fly into the sky. She 31 higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them 32 her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't 33 .The girl told her that she had to 34 to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her 35 and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed 36 .

It snowed 37 that night. The girl died 38 a smile on her face. 　39 , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and 　40 .

21. A. in　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　 D.（不填）

22. A. could　　　　　 B. had better　　　 C. would like　　　 D. had to

23. A. in front of　　　 B. in the front of　　 C. behind　　　　　 D. beside

24. A. at　　　　　　 B. to　　　 　　　 C. in　　　　　　　 D. for

25. A. what　　　　　 B. why　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 D. when

26. A. some　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　 D. something

27. A. head　　　　　 B. foot　　　　　　 C. top　　　　　　　 D. middle

28. A. for　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　 C. (不填)　　　　　 D. at

29. A. feels　　　　　 B. felt　　　　　　 C. smelt　　　　　　 D. smells

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

31. A. went　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　 C. looked 　　　　　 D. flew

32. A. has　　　　　 B. was　　　　　　 C. had　　　　　　 D. were

33. A. get money　　　 B. go out　　　　　 C. come to see her　　 D. stay at home

34. A. fly into the sky　 B. come here　　　 C. sell flowers　　　 D. help others

35. A. didn't worry　　 B. not to worry　　　 C. to not worry　　　 D. to worry not

36. A. happy　　　　 B. happier　　　　　 C. happiest　　　　 D. happily

37. A. heavily　　　　 B. heavy　　　　　 C. largely　　　　　 D. strongly

38. A. had　　　　　 B. has　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. without

39. A. By the way　　 B. At the same time　 C. except the girl　　 D. By way

40. A. looked after the girl　　　　 B. talked about the girl　

C. enjoyed themselves　　　　 D. watched themselves

A poor girl was selling flowers in the street  21  Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill, so she  22  get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped  23  a beautiful house. The girl knocked  24   the door and a man came out. She asked  25  he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want  26  . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the  27  of a tall wall. She looked  28  the flowers. 'Ihe flowers  29  very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light,   30  slowly she began to fly into the sky. She  31  higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them  32  her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't  33  .The girl told her that she had to  34  to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her  35  and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed  36  .

It snowed  37  that night. The girl died  38  a smile on her face.   39  , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and   40  .

1.A.  in            B. on              C. at               D.（不填）

2.A. could           B. had better        C. would like        D. had to

3.A. in front of       B. in the front of     C. behind           D. beside

4.A. at              B. to              C. in               D. for

5.A. what            B. why            C. if               D. when

6.A. some           B. any             C.  nothing         D. something

7.A. head           B. foot             C. top               D. middle

8.A. for            B. up               C. (不填)            D. at

9.A. feels           B. felt              C. smelt             D. smells

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

11.A. went           B. got              C. looked            D. flew

12.A. has            B. was              C. had              D. were

13.A. get money       B. go out           C. come to see her     D. stay at home

14.A. fly into the sky   B. come here        C. sell flowers        D. help others

15.A. didn't worry     B. not to worry       C. to not worry       D. to worry not

16.A. happy          B. happier           C. happiest          D. happily

17.A. heavily         B. heavy            C. largely           D. strongly

18.A. had            B. has              C. with             D. without

19.A. By the way      B. At the same time    C. except the girl     D. By way

20.A. looked after the girl B. talked about the girl    C. enjoyed themselves  D. watched themselves

The main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks 21_______knife and fork. Besides, in restaurants, you can always ask 22________ a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not 23________. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes 24 ________ on the table and everyone shares（共享）. If you are being treated to a formal(正式的) dinner, 25________ if the host thinks you’re in the country 26________ the first time, he will try his 27 _______ to give you a taste of many different kinds of dishes.

The meal usually 28________a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should 29 _______ in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food(主食) 30_________ the end of the meal or have none of them at all.

Perhaps one of the things 31_______ surprises a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put 32________ into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. 33_______ is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.

People in China often over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food 34________up. When you have had enough, just say so, 35_______ you will overeat!

21. A. instead         B. instead of        C. instead for        D. different from

22. A. for             B. about           C. to               D. of

23. A. enough helpful   B. well enough      C. helpful enough    D. enough well

24. A. place           B. placed           C. are placing       D. are placed

25. A. exactly         B. except           C. especially        D. specifically

26. A. on             B. for              C. by              D. until

27. A. best            B. good            C. well             D. better

28. A. begins with      B. ends with        C. starts            D. ends

29. A. say no          B. say so           C. ask             D. do so

30. A. by             B. in              C. at               D. to

31. A. what          B. how             C. /                D. that

32. A. fruit          B. soup              C. food            D. drinks

33. A. That          B. It                C. This             D. He

34. A. is eaten       B. will be eaten       C. are eaten          D. was eaten

35. A. and          B. then              C.but               D. or