It was 8:30 and I was lying in the sun, listening to my CD.

Then my mum came out. She wanted me to go out with her. She told me about this place called Give Kids the World. It’s a special place for 　35 to spend a vacation when a child had a life-threatening (致命的) illness. There were several jobs 　36 did there, including gift giving and ice-cream 　37　 . Mum said I would enjoy it, but I expected this was a 　38 job.

I got in the car and Mum drove to this place. There was a house in the village that we went into to do our work. I had to put some 　39 on the back of a golf cart (高尔夫球车). Mum told me we were going to take a toy and an ice-cream to every child in the village.

We got to the first house and I knocked on the door and shouted, “Gift Giving”, and a woman answered it. Sitting in the middle of the living room was a boy in a wheelchair. I gave him the gifts, and his face lighted up with 　40 . I walked out and thought, “That must be painful, unable to jump around.”

As I came into the second house with gifts, it seemed a little strange that the child didn’t 　41 me. Her mum said she was deaf and only partially (部分地) sighted, so I needed to go and stand in front of her. When I 　42 that, she became very excited and made a sign with her hands. Her mum told me this was the sign for 　“ 43 ”.

44 back in the cart, Mum told me these kids might not live to see tomorrow. Suddenly, I 　45 I should be more thankful that I don’t have these illnesses — that I was not in the same 　46 as these kids. I no longer wanted to be at home listening to my CDs. I would rather be doing this, maybe making a difference in these kids’ lives.

35. A. parents　 　　　　　　 B. families 　　　　 C. friends 　　　　　　　　 D. women

36. A. I 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. they　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. she 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. we

37. A. making 　　　　　　　　 B. showing　　　　　　　　　 C. selling　 　　　 D. serving

38. A. special 　　　　　　　　　 B. simple 　　 　　　　　 C. boring　　　　　　　 D. useless

39. A. gifts　　　　　　　　 B. balls　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. medicines　　　　　　　　 D. hats

40. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pride

41. A. welcome　　　　 B. notice　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thank

42. A. got 　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　 D. did

43. A.　 thanks　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasure　　 　　　　　 C. goodbye　　　　　　　　　 D. love

44. A. Since　 　　　　 B. Though 　　　　 C. Once 　　　　　　　 D. But

45. A.　 believed　　　　　　　　 B. agreed　　　　　　　 C. remembered 　　　　　 D. realized

46. A.　 village B. position C. society D. environment

In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. Many of them try their best 41 good marks in the exams. They have a lot of homework every day, and the exam is a big headache. In their mind, good 42 is the ticket to success in the future.

Singaporean students study hard, but they have a lot of fun after class. Do you want to know what 43 they like to do after class? They can 44 all kinds of sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing. They are also very active in community service.

In their free time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood movies are very popular with them. They also like movies 45 in Hong Kong and Singapore because they understand them very well. Some students 46 their free time surfing the Internet, 47 e-mails to their friends and playing computer games. 48 they also go to shopping centers and big bookstores. They are really good places to 49 . So as a middle school student, living in Singapore is not easy, but it is 50 .

Dear students, what about your school life? Please write something about it.

( )41. A. getting　　　　 B. get　　　　　 C. to get　　　　　 D. gets

( )42. A. memory　　　 B. health　　　　 C. friend　　　　 D. education

( )43. A. jobs　　　　　 B. activities　　　 C. choices　　　　 D. abilities

( )44. A. join　　　　　 B. take part　　　 C. attend　　　　　 D. take part in

( )45. A. make　　　　 B. making　　　　 C. made　　　　　 D. to make

( )46. A. pay　　　　　 B. spend　　　　　 C. cost　　　　　 D. take

( )47. A. sending　　　 B. receiving　　　 C. playing　　　　 D. getting

( )48. A. Never　　　　 B. Sometimes　　 C. Hardly　　　　 D. Seldom

( )49. A. relax　　　　 B. stop　　　　　 C. travel　　　　　 D. walk

( )50. A. boring　　　　 B. difficult　　　　 C. colorful　　 　 D. hard

From Monday to Friday, most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends, they are free and 41 　themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, others 42 sports. It depends on（取决于） their own 43 .　

There are many different ways to spend our 44 time.

Almost everyone has some kinds of 45 . It may be something from collecting stamps to 46 model planes. Some hobbies are very 47 , but others don't cost anything at all. Some collections (收藏) are worth（值得） 48 of money, others are valuable（有价值的） only to their owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection worth several 49 　dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare( 罕见的) fifty-cent piece. And it 50 him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right.

　　　 41. A. love 　　　　　　　 B. work 　　　　　　　　 C. enjoy　　　　　　　　　 D. play

　　　 42. A. look like　　　　 B. take care of　　　　　 C. think about　　　　　 D. take part in

　　　 43. A. lives 　　　　　 B. interests 　　　　　 C. jobs　　 　　　　　 D. things

　　　 44. A. working　　　　 B. free　 　　　　　　　　 C. own　 　　　　　　 D. whole

　　　 45. A. hobbies 　　　 B. things　 　　　　　 C. jobs　　 　　　　　　　 D. ways

　　　 46. A. make 　　　　　　 B. making . 　　　　　 C. makes　　 　　　　 D. made

　　　 47. A. interesting B. exciting　　 　　　　 C. cheap　　　 　　 D. expensive

　　　 48. A. a little　　　　　　 B. a few 　　　　　　　 C. a lot 　　　　　　　　 D. a number

　　　 49. A. thousand　　　　 B. thousands　　　　　　 C. thousands of　　　　 D. thousand of

　　　 50. A. paid 　　　　　　　 B. cost　 　　　　　　　 C. took　 　　　　　　　 D. spent

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely(模糊地) 　1　 the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see things again, 　2　 a disaster can do strange things to people. It happened to me the other day that I might not have come to love 　3　 as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I believe in life now. I am not sure that I would believe in it so 　4　. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I 　5　 mean that the loss of 　6　 made me enjoy more of 　7　 I have now.

Life asks us to keep making 　8　 to reality. If a person is able to get ready for anything changeable his world will 　9　 more meaningful. I became blind, but I was 　10　. My parents and my teachers saw 　11　 in me－a potential(潜力) to live, you might call it－which I didn’t see, and they make me fight it out with blindness.

The hardest 　12　 I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was what I had to do at least. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would become a chair rocker for the 　13　 of my life. When I say I believe in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase 　14　. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: A belief that I could deal with anything alone; that somewhere in the 　15　 there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

1. A. imagine       B. find             C. remember     D. guess

2. A. but           B. though               C. so           D. because

3. A. myself        B. life             C. eyes         D. blindness

4. A. that          B. therefore            C. happily      D. deeply

5. A. seldom        B. just             C. hardly           D. always

6. A. them      B. it                   C. blindness        D. light

7. A. that          B. what             C. which            D. where

8. A. moments       B. encouragements       C. improvements D. changes

9. A. become        B. change               C. look         D. end

10. A. brave        B. lucky                C. sad          D. wise

11. A. something    B. everything           C. nothing      D. anything

12. A. problem      B. experience           C. difficulty       D. lesson

13. A. rest     B. whole                C. need         D. last

14. A. lonely       B. alone                C. self         D. person

15. A. company  B. group                C. society  (社会)   D. family

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely(模糊地) 　1　 the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see things again, 　2　 a disaster can do strange things to people. It happened to me the other day that I might not have come to love 　3　 as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I believe in life now. I am not sure that I would believe in it so 　4　. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I 　5　 mean that the loss of 　6　 made me enjoy more of 　7　 I have now.
Life asks us to keep making 　8　 to reality. If a person is able to get ready for anything changeable his world will 　9　 more meaningful. I became blind, but I was 　10　. My parents and my teachers saw 　11　 in me－a potential(潜力) to live, you might call it－which I didn’t see, and they make me fight it out with blindness.
The hardest 　12　 I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was what I had to do at least. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would become a chair rocker for the 　13　 of my life. When I say I believe in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase 　14　. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: A belief that I could deal with anything alone; that somewhere in the 　15　 there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
1. A. imagine       B. find             C. remember     D. guess
2. A. but           B. though               C. so           D. because
3. A. myself       B. life             C. eyes         D. blindness
4. A. that         B. therefore            C. happily      D. deeply
5. A. seldom        B. just             C. hardly           D. always
6. A. them      B. it                   C. blindness        D. light
7. A. that         B. what             C. which            D. where
8. A. moments      B. encouragements       C. improvements D. changes
9. A. become        B. change               C. look         D. end
10. A. brave        B. lucky                C. sad          D. wise
11. A. something    B. everything           C. nothing      D. anything
12. A. problem      B. experience           C. difficulty       D. lesson
13. A. rest     B. whole                C. need         D. last
14. A. lonely       B. alone                C. self         D. person
15. A. company  B. group                C. society  (社会)   D. family