Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to　 1　 things with. He　 2　 to take ten servants with him. They would　 3　 the things to sell and the food to　 4　 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to　 5　 and asked to　 6　 with them.
　　The rich man said to the little boy, “Well,　 7　 may go with us.　 8　 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my　 9 , you can’t carry a　 10　 load (担子). You must　 11　 the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
　　“You are　 12 .” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said　 13　 and lifted the load gladly.
　　On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired　 14　 the little servant. Do you know　 15 ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

　　1. A. eat　　　　　　　 B. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　 D. get
　　2. A. decided　　　　 B. liked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hoped　　　　　　　 D. tried
　　3. A. take　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carry　　　　　 　　 D. borrow
　　4. A. cook　　　　　　 B. eat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. buy　　　　　　　　　 D. drink
　　5. A. them　　　　　　 B. the servants （仆人） C. the road　　　　　 D. the rich man
　　6. A. stop　　　　　　 B. stay　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C. go　　　　　　　　　 D. talk
　　7. A. you　　　　　　　 B. he　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. I　　　　　　　　　　　 D. they
　　8. A. Since　　　　　　B. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Because　　　　　 D. But
　　9. A. family　　　　　 B. guests　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. servants　　　　　　D. things
　　10. A. heavy　　　　 B. light　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　　　 D. difficult
　　11. A. eat　　　　　　 B. choose　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pick up　　　　　　 D. understand
　　12. A. brave　　　　　B. right　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. clever　　　　　　 D. foolish
　　13. A. sorry　　　　　 B. nothing　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. angrily　　　　　　　 D. good-bye
　　14. A. besides　　 　B. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C. except　　　　　　　 D. with
　　15. A. who　　　　　　 B. him　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　 　　　　 D. why

　The computer plays an important part in our everyday life. It is one of the great __1__ in the world in the __2__ century. It works for us not only at home, in the offices, in big shops, __3__ at schools. Today it is used __4__ many ways. It really __5__ the world large wealth (财富) and happiness.
　　The first computer in the world was __6__ Enid. It was built in America in 1946. It was __7__ and heavy. __8__ it was born, it has been developing very fast. Until now it has gone __9__ four periods（时期，阶段）and changed a lot. There’re many kinds of computers. Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster. It becomes more and more __10__.
　　The computer can do most of the things __11__ the people. It can help us to __12__ about the real world more quickly, to learn __13__ we want to learn and to think __14__ ourselves. __15__ a student in the twenty-first century, you must work hard at it.

　　1. A. inventions     B. discoveries C. robots               D. inventors
　　2. A. twenty-first   B. twenties   C. twelfth      D. twentieth
　　3. A. also             B. but also     C. too            D. either
　　4. A. in              B. to             C. by             D. over
　　5. A. takes            B. helps         C. gets           D. brings
　　6. A. found           B. invented     C. called       D. bought
　　7. A. easy             B. small         C. large         D. light
　　8. A. For              B. Until         C. When      D. Since
　　9. A. by                B. across      C. through     D. against
　　10.A. serious         B. harmful.    C. dangerous D. helpful
　　11.A. for             B. to             C. at              D. with
　　12.A. set              B. tell         C. know               D. talk
　　13.A. what            B. that           C. which        D. who
　　14.A. of               B. about        C. out            D. for
　　15.A. For             B. Be            C. As             D. To

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain. I __1__ a newspaper and some chocolate and __2__ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to __3__ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, __4__ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.
　　When I came back with the coffee, There was someone __5__ in the next seat. __6__ was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and __7__ bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!
　　Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any __8__. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in __9__.Then he took a __10__ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.
　　The boy gave me a strange look, then __11__ up. As he left, he shouted out, “There’s something __12__ with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, __13__ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had __14__ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to __15__. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!

　　1. A. stole　　　　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　 C. sold　　　　　　 D. wrote
　　2. A. went　　　　　　　　 B. sat　　　　　　　　　　 C. seated　　　　 D. looked
　　3. A. sit　　　　　　　　　　　 B. seat　　　　　　　　　 C. lie　　　　　　　 D. laugh
　　4. A. pushed　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 　 C. put　　　　　　 D. pulled
　　5. A. jumping　　　　　 B. playing　　　　　　　 C. sitting　　　　 D. sleeping
　　6. A. He　　　　　　　　　 B. It　　　　　　　　　　 C. Who　　　　　　 D. What
　　7. A. cut　　　　　　　　　　 B. washed　　　　　 C. covered　　　 D. colored
　　8. A. coffee　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　 C. chocolate　 　 D. matter
　　9. A. carelessness　　　 B. anger　　 　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　 D. happiness
　　10. A. first　　　　　　　　 B. second　　　　　　　 C. very　　　　　　 D. last
　　11. A. stood　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　 C. cried　　　　 D. looked
　　12. A. strange　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　　 C. OK　　　　　　 D. funny
　　13. A. and　　　 　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. while
　　14. A. spelt　　　　　　　 B. corrected　　　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. found
　　15. A. finish　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　　 C. jump　　　　　 D. shop