Mrs. Green opened the door so hard that the door almost broke. Then she looked 　26 the window and saw her neighbor, an old lady, crossing the yard. “She is in my 　27 again. Those are my strawberries, not　　 28 . Maybe I should call the police.”

Her friend, Alice, was sitting at the table 　29 a cup of coffee in her hands. “You want to call the police because she picks your strawberries?” she asked.

“Of course,” Mrs. Green answered angrily. “What would you do if your neighbor walked into your garden　 30 your permission(允许) and picked your strawberries?”

“I would say, it’s better than the bees.” Alice answered.

“The bees don’t take my strawberries, but the 　31 does,” said Mrs. Green.

Alice said, “That old lady only picks a few strawberries every year, and she 　32 picks some bad ones. Why 　33 you pick some of your good strawberries and give 　34 to her?”

“Are you crazy?”

“I don’t think so. Don’t you remember what happened when you were 　35 in hospital last year? She went to see you with some chicken soup. If you give her the strawberries, you can tell her that you still 　36　 that.”

Mrs. Green felt very guilty (内疚). She was so 　37 that she almost forgot what the old lady had done for her. Then she picked a basket of good 　38 and went to see her 　39 . Through the window, Alice could see that the anger（愤怒）on Mrs. Green’s face changed into(变成) a big 　40 .

26．A. through　　 　 　　B. over　　　　　 　 C. for　 　　　　　　 　　D. after

27．A. bedroom　　 　　　　 B. garden 　　　　　　　　 C. kitchen　　 　　　　　 D. room

28．A. your　　 　　　　　　 　　B. his　 　　　　　　　 　　C. mine　　 　　　 　　D. hers

29．A. have　　 　　　　　　　 B. in　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　 　　　　　　　 D. on

30．A. with 　　　　　　　　　 B. without　 　　　 　　C. in　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. under

31．A. bee　　 　　　　　　　　 B. bird　 　　　　　　　　　 C. child　 　　　　　　　　　 D. old lady

32．A. just　 　　　　　　　　　 B. never　 　　　　　　　　 C. hardly　 　　　　　　　　 D. all

33．A. don’t　　 　　　　　　 B. not　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　C. do　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. didn’t

34．A. theirs　　 　　　　　　 　　B. they　 　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. them

35．A. fine　　 　　　　 　　B. happy　 　　　　 　　C. excited　　 　　　　　 D. ill

36．A. hate　　 　　　　　　　 B. know　 　　　　　　　　 C. remember　　 　　D. forget

37．A. surprised　　 　　　　 B. angry　 　　　　　 　　C. brave　　　 　 　　D. polite

38．A. apples　　 　　　　　　 B. bananas 　　　　　　　 C. pears 　　　　　 　　D. strawberries

39．A. sister　　 　　　 　　B. mother　 　　　　　　　 C. friend　　 　　　 　　　　　 D. neighbor

40．A. anger　　 　　　　　　 　　B. laugh　 　　　　　　　　 C. smile　　 　　　　　　 D. surprise

There was a little boy who got angry easily. His father gave him a bag of nails(钉子) and told him that every  16  he got angry, to drive a nail into the back wall. The first day the boy had 17  37 nails into the wall. Then he put fewer and fewer nails. He found it was　18   to be not angry than to drive those  19  into the wall. 　Finally the day came when the boy didn't get  20  at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to be not angry. The days  21  and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that  22  nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the  23　. He said, "You have done  24 , my son, but look at the holes in the wall. The wall will  25  be the same. When you say things 　26 , they leave a scar(伤疤) just like this one. You  27  put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter  28  you say I'm sorry, the wound（伤口） is still there. A mental hurt is as bad as a physical one. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you  29  and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always　30　 to open their hearts to us.

1.A. time        B. day         C. week             D. year

2.A. turned      B. driven     C. pulled          D. threw

3.A. harder      B. tougher    C. easier           D. worse

4.A. sticks     B. knives       C. nails            D. forks

5.A. happy          B. sad          C. excited         D. angry

6.A passed          B. came         C. returned         D. happened

7.A. some           B. many         C. all              D. most

8.A. house          B. nails       C. room             D. wall

9.A. badly       B. well       C. sadly            D. kindly

10.A. never       B. sometimes      C. often         D. always

11.A. politely     B. carefully   C. happily        D. angrily

12.A. must          B. need        C. can           D. should

13.A. how much    B. how long     C. how many times   D. how far

14.A. cry           B. jump         C. lose         D. smile

15.A. refuse      B. want           C. fail          D. learn