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根据上下文情景，在短文空白处填上合适的单词，使短文意思通顺，结构完整。该词首字母已给出。

　　There was a big garden near John's house, and it had a lot of f 1 trees in it. One day John saw some beautiful apples o 2 one of them. He went home and got a ladder, put it a 3 the high wall of the garden and climbed up. Then he pulled the ladder up, and put it down on the o 4 side, and climbed down into the garden. Just then a gardener came r 5 a corner and saw him.

　　“What are you doing?” he s 6 .

　　John thought quickly and said, “I'm selling my ladder.”

　　“Selling your ladder? In somebody's garden! Do you think I believe s 7 a foolish story?” said the gardener and came to John w 8 a stick.

　　“It's my ladder,” said John, “and I can sell it w 9 I like. You needn't buy it if you don't want to.” And he took his ladder and climbed over the wall a 10 .

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　 There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before he was sent away, the boy was the 　 36 student in his class. He was at the top in every exam.

　 But the boy changed after 　 37 home and studying in the boarding school. His grades started to 　38 . He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide(自杀). All of this was because he felt no one loved him.

　 His parents started to 　39 the boy. But they even did not know what was wrong with him. So his father decided to go to the school and talk with him.

　 They sat by the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and 　40 . After some time his father said, “Do you know, son, why I’m here today?"

　 “To check my 　 41 ,” the boy replied.

　 “No, no,” his father said. “I’m here to tell you that you’re the most 　42 person for me. I want to see you 43 . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. You’re my life.”

　 These words caused the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He hugged his father. They didn’t say 　44 to each other for a long time.

　 Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply. And today this young man is at the top of his class in university and no one has ever seen him 　45　 .

36. A. laziest　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cleverest　　　　　　　　　 C. nicest　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worst

37. A. coming　　　　　　　　　　 B. returning　　　　　　　　 C. leaving　　　　　　　　　　 D. going

38. A. drop　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. increase　　　　　　　　　 C. rise　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn down

39. A. look for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. learn from　　　　　　　 C. worry about　　　　　　 D. shout at

40. A. family　　　　　　　　　　　 B. friends　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. study　　　　　　　　　　　 D. students

41. A. teachers　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. friends　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　　　　　 D. grades

42. A. famous　　　　　　　　　　 B. important　　　　　　　　 C. handsome　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

43. A. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. serious　　　　　　　　　　 C. excellent　　　　　　　　　 D. honest

44. A. everything　　　　　　　　 B. anybody　　　　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　　　　　 D. anything

45. A. ill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. smile　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. sad

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　　There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so 1 . The mother 2 that she, would, herself have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her. One day, in Ben's 3 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 4 . “Why did Ben put up his hand?” his classmates wondered.

　　“He 5 said anything, What could he possibly want to say?”

　　Well, Ben not only 6 the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in it's group and even knew 7 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were 8 . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 9 .

　　Ben later went on to the 10 of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.