A girl complained to her father about her hard life．She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to   1   ．She felt tired for fighting and fighting．One problem had been finished but another came．

Her father, a cook, took her   2   the kitchen．He poured water into three pans（锅）and boiled（煮）it．When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots，in the   3   he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee．He   4    them for a few minutes without any words．

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently，not knowing   5    her lather was doing that．After about 20 minutes，her father turned   6    the stove，took out the carrots and put them in a bowl．He took out the eggs and put   7   in another bowl．After that the  8   was poured into a cup．Turning back to his daughter，he asked, “what do you   9  ?” “Carrots，eggs，and coffee，” she answered．

Her father told her to   10    her eyes and let her touch the carrots．She did and felt that the carrots were soft．After that he asked her to take the eggs and   11   them．Then，she got tire eggs，cooked and hard．At last，the father asked her to smell the coffee．“What’s the meaning，Father?” He   12    that each had suffered the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but  ___13    had a different reaction（反应）．The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water．The eggs became hard    14    being cooked．The coffee was very special and it changed the water．“Who are you?” asked her lather，“When calamity（厄运） ___15   your door，what's your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs，or coffee?”

1．A．grow up                B．give up                C．set up                    D．pick up

2．A．into                       B．within                  C．out of                    D．away from

3．A．first                      B．second                 C．third                      D．fourth

4．A．looked for              B．searched for         C．waited for              D．called for

5．A．that                       B．what                    C．where                    D．why

6．A．off                        B．over                    C．off                        D．in

7．A．it                          B．its                       C．them                      D．themselves

8．A．eggs                      B．carrots                 C．coffee                    D．water

9．A．hear                      B．taste                    C．smell                     D．see

10．A．close                   B．open                    C．wash                     D．drop

11．A．keep                    B．protect                 C．break                     D．drink

12．A．complained          B．explained              C．told                       D．expected

13．A．every                   B．all                        C．each                             D．either

14．A．before                 B．after                    C．behind                   D．under

15．A．lies in                  B．comes across       C．meets with             D．knocks at

    Jamie stood looking at the map．He turned it around．He looked up from the map. He looked back at the map．He took a few steps back along the path．He put his finger on the map，and looked up again．“It’s no use!”，he shouted．He threw the map away，and sat down on the ground.

    I asked him what the matter was．

    Jamie said．“We’re lost．We must have taken a wrong turning．”

    He didn't know where we were．“I'm sorry，I'm sorry．”he said again and again.

    I told him not to worry．“We'll follow the fiver．” I said．“The fiver flows into the sea，so it will take us back to the coast．” This seemed like a good plan．We set off down the hill．The river was a long way below us．It was getting dark，and it was starting to rain．Jamie started to run. “Come on!” he called．“In an hour，it will be dark and we won’t be able to see where we’re going·” “Stop!” I shouted，because I saw there was a fallen tree on the path．“Don't run．It’s dangerous!”

    As soon as I saw him fall，I knew he was badly hurt．When I reached him，he said that his leg hurt．He wasn't able to stand up．Now，We were lost，we had a long way from home，and Jamie couldn’t walk．

1．Why did Jamie say “It’s no use!”?

    A．He could find the fight way without the map．

    B．The path was wrongly marked on the map.

    C．The map was not big enough to see clearly．

    D．He didn’t think the map helpful to them．

2．The writer and Jamie were lost because _______．

    A．they took a wrong turning                 B．they threw their map away

    C．it was too dark to see the way              D．it was a long way from home

3．In order to return to the coast．they decided to ________．

    A．follow the path                   B．swim across the river

    C．walk along the river                      D．climb the hill

4．What happened to Jamie?

    A．He couldn’t see anything．                B．He fell and hurt his leg．

    C．He fell into the river．                   D．He was hit by a stone．

5．This passage mainly tells us ________．

    A．the writer and Jamie lost their way

    B．the writer and Jamie climbed the hill

    C．how to read a travel map

    D．how to make a travel plan

When Millie got up this morning, she found it was a beautiful spring day. She saw some 46 in the sky，but she didn’t think about them．She woke up her dog，Eddie，and put him in the 47 ．Then she drove out into the country 　48　 a picnic with her dog．

When they got to a big tree, Millie stopped her car and told Eddie to get off the car. They began to play games under the 　49 . How happy they were! An hour later，the wind began to blow and it turned 50　 ．Millie and Eddie were warm from running，so they didn’t feel cold．When Eddie was playing with the ball，Millie 51 snowflakes (雪花)in the sky．She called Eddie，picked up the picnic things and got 52 　in the car．As she was driving home，the 53 became heavier and heavier．Soon all Millie could see was white all around 54 ．The road became slippery(滑的)and she had to drive very 55 ．Then the car hit into a piece of ice and it went around in circles. She got her mobile phone and asked for 　56 quickly．They waited for about an hour because it was 　57 for the police to drive in the snow. At 58 ，the police came to 59　 them. Millie was very thankful, she said she would listen to the weather 　60 before going on a picnic next time．

46. A. birds　 　　　　 　　 B. clouds　 　　　　 　C. snows　　　　　　 　　 D. kites

47. A. room　 　　　　　　　　 B. desk　　 　　　　　　　 C. car　 　　　　　　　　　 D. bag

48. A. on　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

49. A. car　　 　　　　　　　　 B. tree　　 　　　　　　　　 C. bridge　 　　　　　　　　 D. desk

50. A. warm　 　　　　　　　　　 B. hot　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. cold 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cool

51. A. looked　 　　　　　　　 B. saw　　 　　　　　　　　 C. cleaned 　　　　　　　　 D. put　　

52. A. up　　　 　　　　　　　 B. back　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. off　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. around

53. A. rain　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. snow　　　　　　 C.　car　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dog

54. A. him　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. us　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. her 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. himself

55. A. slowly　 　　　　　　　　　 B. easily　 　　　　　　　　　 C. carelessly 　　　　　　　 D. happily

56. A. apple　 　　　　　　　　　 B. fire　　 　　　　　　　 C. help　　　 　　　　　　 D. water

57. A. easy　　 　　　　　　　 B. nice　　 　　　　　　　　 C. difficult　 　　　　　　 D. lucky

58. A. first　　 　　　　　　　 B. end　　 　　　　　　　 C. last　　　 　　　　　 D. least

59. A. save　 　 　　　　　　　　 B. teach　 　　　　　　　　　 C. look 　　　　　　 　 D. visit

60. A. speak　 　　　　　　　　　 B. talk 　　　　　　　　　 C. report　　　　　　　　　　 D. paper