Last fall I put a bird feeder outside my window. I thought as soon as I hung up, a great ___16____ beautiful birds would come. Days, weeks and months went by; ____17____, no birds.
I asked many people, why? What was I doing ___18____? “Nothing,” most of them replied. “Just ____19____.” So I waited, waited and waited.
I ____20____ off the deck （露台）, I changed the feed, I ___21____ the feeders, and I ____22____ made the cat go out the other door! But ____23___ seemed to work. So --- I waited, “with patience and hope. ”
Two months later, early in the morning, I was ____24____. A beautiful bird had been on the bird feeder. All of a sudden, I saw hundreds upon hundreds of birds____25____ from everywhere.
____26____ a beautiful lesson this living thing taught me! “Patience and hope” will ____27____ the most beautiful things in life.
So I keep hoping and waiting, waiting and ___28____. I will try to use this “little lesson” in ____29____ many other things in my life. I guess, “____30____ is a virtue （美德）” after all.

I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of seeing litter nearby and ___1___ that no one else was going to pick it up.

I live near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there ___2___ three minutes. I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was ___3___ much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to feel happy ___4___ there again.

I __5___ my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes after starting to pick up litter, my bag was ___6__! It had cans, bottles, broken glasses and newspapers in it. From then on, I went to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel ___7___ to do something for the environment.

After each trip, I look at all the litter that I’ve found. If ___8___ of it is recyclable(可回收的) , I keep it. I can’t understand ___9___ people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit to ___10___ the earth, but I still think it is important.

— Could you please tell me　　 ?

—Tomorrow morning.

A. how I can get to the post office　　 B. how long can I keep the book

C. when to leave for Beijing　　　　　 D. where I should take the early bus

完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（15分）
I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of ___1___ litter nearby and realized that no one else was going to pick it up.
I live ___2___ a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there ___3___ three minutes.I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was ___4___ much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to __5__ happy going there again.
I ___6___ my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes ____7_____ starting to pick up litter, my bag was full! It had cans, _____8___, broken glass and newspapers in it.
From then on,  I ___9____ to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel ____10____ to do something for the environment. After each trip, I look at all the litter that I’ve found. If _11___ of it is recyclable, I keep it.
I __12___ understand why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up __13___ they stop __14___it.I know I am only doing a small bit ___15_____ the Earth, but I still think it is important.

从题后的方框中选出适当的句子完成对话

Tony: Come here, Jack. There are many books about art.

Jack: __1__

Tony: Oh, sorry.

Jack: There isn’t the book that I need.

Tony: __2__ Maybe we can find it there.

Jack: Hang on a minute! Look at the sign “No entry”.

Tony: OK. We’d better ask a librarian.

Jack: Excuse me, I want to borrow a book about art. But I forgot the name of it.

Librarian: __3__

Jack: Maybe Linda Smith.

Librarian: I see. Let me find it on the computer. __4__ Is this the book?

Jack: Yes, it is. Thank you very much. __5__

Librarian:  Two weeks.