When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn’t  36 me at home on my own,   37  I had to go to the market with her.

  38 , I didn’t have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mother told me jokes and stories so I didn’t get   39 .When I got older, I gave my mother a hand and I really enjoyed it.

Then one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn’t have to go to the market  40 because my mother could leave me at home on my own. I  41 my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made  42 them.

One day, my mother was ill, so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to  43 some candles with me and see  44 I could sell them. They  45 in 20 minutes! The next week, my mother gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out really quickly, too.

Ten months later, we decided  46 flowers. My mother and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my friends started to help us. I paid them one pound  47 every candle, and we   48 sell them for three or four times. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.

At the age of 22, my uncle  49 me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I’ve  50 looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from the designer, furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.

My uncle likes hunting very much. He often goes 　1　during the weekend and usually　2　 home with a bag of birds. Last Sunday evening he came home 　3　 than usual. He didn’t say 　4　 when he came 　5　. He threw his 　6 on to the table and sat by the fire. He looked tired and 　7　.
　　“Didn’t you have a good day, dear?”his wife asked.
　　“　8　 do you think?”he answered angrily and pointed 　9　 the bag on the table .“ Look at the bag! There’s only one bird in it and 　10　 me a lot of money!”“Weren’t there any birds?”she asked kindly.
　　“Hundreds of them!”my uncle said,“　11　 I spent the day 　12　 with a 　13　.”
　　“What happened, dear?”she asked.
　　“I shot my first bird at five o’clock 　14　 afternoon. Soon afterwards, I aimed at 　15　 one and 　16　, but I don’t know what happened. I think I slipped because I didn’t shoot the bird. I 　17　 a cow and killed it. The farmer 　18　owned it got very angry with me. I argued with him for hours and 19 theend I had to 　20　 him 50 pounds!”
　　1．A. shoot       B. to shoot　　  C. and shoots      D. shooting
　　2．A. goes        B. comes　　　   C. leaves          D. gets
　　3．A. early       B. earlier　　　 C. earliest        D. the earliest
　　4．A. anything    B. nothing　　　 C. something       D. everything
　　5．A. in          B. out　　　 C. down          D. up
　　6．A. hat         B. bag　　　 C. gun           D. glasses
　　7．A. terrible    B. pleased　 C. wonderful     D. angry
　　8．A. What        B. How　　　 C. Why           D. When
　　9．A. of          B. to　　　  C. up            D. at
　　10．A. paid       B. spent　　 C. took          D. cost
　　11．A. So         B. Or　　    C. But           D. And
　　12．A. talking    B. arguing　 C. hunting       D. playing
　　13．A. policeman  B. hunter　　C. farmer        D. cow
　　14．A. that       B. this　　  C. one           D. some
　　15．A. the other  B. the　　   C. another       D. some
　　16．A. fired      B. lit　　   C. began         D. opened
　　17．A. frightened B. shot at　 C. hit           D. missed
　　18．A. who        B. which　　 C. whose         D. whom
　　19．A. at         B. in　　    C. for           D. by
　　20．A. borrow     B. lend　 　 C. pay           D. earn

It was yearbook day and we were given an hour to sign each other’s yearbooks in the cafeteria. I was president of the class and I played sports. When I sat down at a table, people started to come over to get their yearbooks signed and to sign   36   .

Among them, a weak boy with ugly teeth and thick glasses kept shaking. I had seem him around , and I knew he was always laughed at. He seemed  37   of himself, and was so pale that it  38   us to look at him. He came up and asked me  39   , “Can you sign this?” I took his yearbook but I didn’t know  40   to write. I saw that there was the name “Ricky Sanders” written on the front of it. So I wrote:

Ricky,

I think you’re a really nice kid, and I hope you have lots of fun in your summer vacation.

                                      Signature: Will

                                    (Sign your name here)

I put down the yearbook and turned around to get some signatures from some of my friends when I  41     my yearbook was gone.  I saw that Ricky had sat down with my yearbook. “ What are you doing?” I asked him. He looked up calmly(平静地)and  42   said “sign!” My friends broke into a loud laugh, and I saw that he was carefully trying to put a signature in my yearbook. He hadn’t even finished the “R” yet. I thought for  a while and  43   to let him sign.

It  44  him nearly five minutes to sign and when I got my yearbook back, there was a very shaky “RICKY”. He hugged(紧抱) his yearbook and  45  .I couldn’t help but smile back at him.

In that moment., my  46   changed completely.

I gave him a high five and suddenly everyone at my table wanted his signature. He was asked politely to write in their yearbooks and the signature   47  of his yearbook were filled up. He was smiling so big that it lit up the whole room.

I changed schools the next year, and I never saw Ricky again.  48   ,I will never forget the day that he became the most  49   guy in school. Whenever I’m   50  ,I still look back at that yearbook.

(   ) 36. A. mine         B. his          C. ours         D. theirs
(   ) 37. A. unafraid      B. unsure        C. proud       D. tired
(   ) 38. A. worried       B. surprised     C. taught       D. hurt
(   ) 39 A. proudly       B. happily       C. sadly        D. nervously
(   ) 40. A. how         B. which        C. where        D. what
(   ) 41. A. saw         B. noticed       C. thought       D. believed
(   ) 42. A. still         B. ever          C. even         D. just
(   ) 43. A. decided      B. meant        C. began         D. prepared
(   ) 44. A. spent        B. lasted        C. took          D. cost
(   ) 45. A. smiled       B. waited       C. left           D. rose
(   ) 46. A. experience    B. sight        C. attitude        D. idea
(   ) 47. A. lists         B. pages        C. boxed         D. tables
(   ) 48. A. Besides      B. So          C. And           D. However
(   ) 49. A. different     B. patient       C. popular        D. important
(   ) 50. A. away        B. out         C. behind         D. down

　　 When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a 　41 .

　　 It was the early autumn of my 　42 year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. 　43 , no one knew who I was. I was very 　44 , and afraid to make friends with anyone.

　　 Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart 　45 . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to 　 46 me.

　　 Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily 　47 . At that moment, a boy 　48 the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me and, 　49 a word, smiled.

Suddenly, I 　50 the touch of something bright and friendly. 　51 made me feel happy and warm.

That smile 　52 my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became 　53 to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t 　54 smiling at me!

It doesn’t 　55 because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

41. A. book　　　　 B. help　　　　 C. smile　　　　 D. surprise

42. A. first　 　　　B. second　　　 C. third　　　　 D. last

43. A. For example　 B. In other words C. In the end　 D. As a result

44. A. happy　　　 B. sleepy　　　 C. lonely　　　 D. friendly

45. A. beat　　　　 B. break　　　　 C. strike　　　　 D. shake

　46. A. think about　 B. worry about　 C. talk about　　 D. care about

47. A. as usual　　 B. in fact　　　 C. as well　　　　 D. once again

48. A. entered　　　 B. left　　　　 C. watched　　　 D. locked

49. A. in　　　　　 B. with　　　　 C. besides　　　 D. without

50. A. found　　　 B. saw　　　　　 C. felt　　　　　 D. knew

51. A. It　　　　 B. Nothing　　　 C. They　　　　 D. He

52. A. helped　　 B. changed　　　 C. lived　　　　 D. spent

53. A. closer　　　 B. quicker　　 　 C. easier　　　　 D. nicer

54. A. remember　 B. forget　　　　 C. mind　　　　　 D. stop

55. A. remain　　 B. affect　　　　 C. appear　　　　 D. matter

When a leader visits another country, he or she sometimes goes to the country's

most famous places. It is to show respect to the local culture. For the leaders, it's also a good time to relax during a tiring foreign trip.

Barack Obama, US President , had a four-day visit to China a few months ago. He had a very busy schedule （日程）. But he still spent some time visiting the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. Obama spent 50 minutes in the Forbidden City on Tuesday. He thinks the Forbidden City is a "magnificent （华丽的） place to visit". He said: "I will come back with my girls and my wife." On Wednesday afternoon, he took a quick tour of the Great Wall at Badaling. There, he enjoyed a moment of peace. "It's magical （不可思议的）. It reminds （使想到） you of the sweep （进程） of history," Obama said about the Great Wall.

   He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. Obama is a true man!

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．Is Obama the President of the US?

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2．What did he do a few months ago?

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3．How long did he spend in the Forbidden City?

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4．Who will visit the Forbidden City again according to the passage?

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5．Why is Obama a true man according to the underlined sentence?

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