My father and I used to climb the mountains near my house. In Korea（韩国） there are more mountains than plains（平原）. For this reason, climbing has been a very   1   thing for me since I was a kid.

Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations and   2   them I learned a lot. In fact, without mountaineering, Dad couldn't have had enough time to   3   with me because he was very   4  himself.  So I believe mountaineering gave me time to talk with him and to be in deep thought as well as to develop my patience（耐心）. I   5   to be able to do what I   6   do for a longer time.

Once we climbed Palgoly Mountain. It was very   7   for me because I was only ten years old. At first, I felt very   8  . But soon I had. pain（疼） in   9  of my legs, so I wanted to give up   10   My father said, "  11   is a season when everything comes to life again. The mountain and the field where we are standing are beautiful. You can   12   see a beautiful sky at the   13   of the mountain, but you can't see it before you   14   the top. You can always enjoy a lot of beautiful scenery at the top,  but you can't when you are halfway（中途） up."

At that time, I was   15   young to understand his words, but now I get it. And I also have new hope and confidence.

1. A. strange                 B. unforgettable（不可忘记）C. natural             D. sad

2. A. among                  B. through                          C. during             D. on

3. A. waste                        B. take                             C. cost                D. spend

4. A. free                  B. busy                            C. happy              D. angry

5. A. had                   B. grew                            C. played            D. saved

6. A. should                 B. might                            C. ought（应当） D. would

7. A. easy                 B. interesting                    C. excited        D. challenging

8. A. happy                 B. annoyed                        C. worried          D. sad

9. A. neither                       B. both                           C. some              D. several

10. A. climb                B. climbing                        C. run                D. running

11. A. Spring               B. Summer                        C. Autumn           D. Winter

12. A. never                B. always                          C. hardly              D. ever

13. A. foot                 B. side                             C. top                D. bottom

14. A. arrive               B. get                             C. reach               D. go

15. A. so                  B. enough                          C. such               D. too

A boy and his father went walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so she shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”

He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen,” And then he shouted to mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”

The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained (解释), “People call this Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映)of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard,. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”

71. At first the boy cried because _______.

A. he hurt himself and felt bad　　　　　 B. he wanted to give himself a surprise

C. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain　 D. he hoped his father would help him

72.When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought________.

A. it was foolish to hear others’ voice　 　

B. someone else in the mountain liked his voice

C. there were many other people in the mountain

D. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain

73. The father shouted to the mountain to ________.

A. find out who was repeating his voice　 B. have fun with other people in the mountain

C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer

D. let his son know whose voice was louder

74. The word “Echo” means__________.

A. life itself　　 B. repeating voice　 C. love in the world　 D. everything in life

75. From the story, we know _________.

A. the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all　 B. the father had his own way to teach his son

C. it is not polite to repeat others’ voice　 D. the boy and his father were rather tired

A boy and his father went walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating(重复), somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so she shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”

He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen,” And then he shouted to mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”

The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained (解释), “People call this Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映)of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard,. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”

(   ) 56. At first the boy cried because _______.

 A. he hurt himself and felt bad         B. he wanted to give himself a surprise

C. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain  D. he hoped his father would help him

(   ) 57.When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought________.

A. it was foolish to hear others’ voice   B. someone else in the mountain liked his voice

C. there were many other people in the mountain 

D. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain

(   ) 58. The father shouted to the mountain to ________.

A. find out who was repeating his voice   B. have fun with other people in the mountain

C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer

D. let his son know whose voice was louder

(   ) 59. The word “Echo” means __________.

A. life itself    B. repeating voice    C. love in the world   D. everything in life

(   ) 60. From the story, we know _________.

A. the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all   B. the father had his own way to teach his son

C. it is not polite to repeat others’ voice    D. the boy and his father were rather tired.

A boy and his father went walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so she shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”

He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen,” And then he shouted to mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”

The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained (解释), “People call this Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映)of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard,. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”

1  At first the boy cried because _______.

     A. he hurt himself and felt bad      

B. he wanted to give himself a surprise

     C. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain

D. he hoped his father would help him

2  When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought________.

A. it was foolish to hear others’ voice     

B. someone else in the mountain liked his voice

C. there were many other people in the mountain 

D. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain

3  The father shouted to the mountain to ________.

     A. find out who was repeating his voice 

     B. have fun with other people in the mountain

     C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer

     D. let his son know whose voice was louder

4  The word “Echo” means__________.

A. life itself             B. repeating voice  

C. love in the world       D. everything in life

5  From the story, we know _________.

     A. the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all  

B. the father had his own way to teach his son

     C. it is not polite to repeat others’ voice   

D. the boy and his father were rather tired