I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I______his begging for affection (喜爱), and ran for the waiting bus.

______, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me______, “Honey, I have some______news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and______. I’m so sorry.”

“No! It’s not true!” I was______. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling______, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was______.

When I got off the bus the next day, the silence at home was deafening.   , my sobs (哭泣) erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop______. I hadn’t even petted him when I left.______could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.

Time passed, and against my will, I started to______some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens ______ a dog. We can do everything right, but______things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s______. The best way to deal with the hard times is to understand what you   and get them through when they come, and to remember that hard times always______.

I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone______, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no______for others like Belle – my new dog.

Best of all, I realized that Tippy______all of my old memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!

1.A．met          B．ignored       C．promised   D．preferred

2.A．However          B．Besides        C．Therefore D．Finally

3.A．excitedly          B．quickly         C．reliably       D．seriously

4.A．good        B．sad      C．dull    D．happy

5.A．escaped B．wounded    C．killed           D．knocked

6.A．in disagreement      B．in anger

C．in silence   D．in shock

7.A．upset        B．sleepy          C．spellbound          D．uncertain

8.A．gone        B．missing        C．alive   D．stolen

9.A．Entirely   B．Actually       C．Finally         D．Frequently

10.A．waiting B．crying C．thinking      D．expecting

11.A．Why       B．What  C．Which         D．How

12.A．forget   B．recall  C．understand         D．change

13.A．to           B．about  C．out     D．into

14.A．surprising      B．bad     C．amazing      D．amusing

15.A．nature B．human         C．life     D．rule

16.A．came through         B．went through

C．looked through D．watch through

17.A．disappear       B．overcome   C．help   D．pass

18.A．grows    B．lives    C．suffers        D．dies

19.A．chance           B．room  C．possibility   D．doubt

20.A．thought of      B．brought up C．left behind          D．picked up

I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I1his begging for affection (喜爱), and ran for the waiting bus.
2, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me3, “Honey, I have some4news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and5. I’m so sorry.”
“No! It’s not true!” I was6. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling7, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was8.
When I got off the bus the next day, the silence at home was deafening.9, my sobs (哭泣) erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop10. I hadn’t even petted him when I left11could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.
Time passed, and against my will, I started to12some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens 13 a dog. We can do everything right, but14things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s15. The best way to deal with the hard times is to understand what you16and get them through when they come, and to remember that hard times always17.
I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone18, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no19for others like Belle – my new dog.
Best of all, I realized that Tippy20all of my old memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!

1. 1.
   1. A.
      met
   2. B.
      ignored
   3. C.
      promised
   4. D.
      preferred
2. 2.
   1. A.
      However
   2. B.
      Besides
   3. C.
      Therefore
   4. D.
      Finally
3. 3.
   1. A.
      excitedly
   2. B.
      quickly
   3. C.
      reliably
   4. D.
      seriously
4. 4.
   1. A.
      good
   2. B.
      sad
   3. C.
      dull
   4. D.
      happy
5. 5.
   1. A.
      escaped
   2. B.
      wounded
   3. C.
      killed
   4. D.
      knocked
6. 6.
   1. A.
      in disagreement
   2. B.
      in anger
   3. C.
      in silence
   4. D.
      in shock
7. 7.
   1. A.
      upset
   2. B.
      sleepy
   3. C.
      spellbound
   4. D.
      uncertain
8. 8.
   1. A.
      gone
   2. B.
      missing
   3. C.
      alive
   4. D.
      stolen
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Entirely
   2. B.
      Actually
   3. C.
      Finally
   4. D.
      Frequently
10. 10.
    1. A.
       waiting
    2. B.
       crying
    3. C.
       thinking
    4. D.
       expecting
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Why
    2. B.
       What
    3. C.
       Which
    4. D.
       How
12. 12.
    1. A.
       forget
    2. B.
       recall
    3. C.
       understand
    4. D.
       change
13. 13.
    1. A.
       to
    2. B.
       about
    3. C.
       out
    4. D.
       into
14. 14.
    1. A.
       surprising
    2. B.
       bad
    3. C.
       amazing
    4. D.
       amusing
15. 15.
    1. A.
       nature
    2. B.
       human
    3. C.
       life
    4. D.
       rule
16. 16.
    1. A.
       came through
    2. B.
       went through
    3. C.
       looked through
    4. D.
       watch through
17. 17.
    1. A.
       disappear
    2. B.
       overcome
    3. C.
       help
    4. D.
       pass
18. 18.
    1. A.
       grows
    2. B.
       lives
    3. C.
       suffers
    4. D.
       dies
19. 19.
    1. A.
       chance
    2. B.
       room
    3. C.
       possibility
    4. D.
       doubt
20. 20.
    1. A.
       thought of
    2. B.
       brought up
    3. C.
       left behind
    4. D.
       picked up

I got lots of interesting experiences in a free school. At first I couldn’t believe it. There were no    41    in rows or loud-sounding bells, nor did anyone have to go to    42   . Although we lived “in”,    43   made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no “ lights out”.

The    44  thing was that practically all the students went to class, and very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or    45  class. The new ones always went wild    46   , but his wildness never lasted long. The freedom took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like  _47  ; never did we have to   48_   “ stand up”, “ sit down”, “ speak out”. I don’t    49    one student who didn’t try his best.

The subjects were the same as those in the ___50_____ school, but what a difference in the method! For example, in botany (植物学) we had   51__  classes in the spring or fall, but instead we planted two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. Then in winter we each studied a few    52  things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different sizes of storerooms---small ones   53   , but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a    54  time, too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints(蓝图;设计图), figuring out the angles and so on. I didn’t take    55__ . But I could do the basic things with numbers. That’s   56   .

  57_    I think I am a      58    person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else of my age, and I think better. That’s probably a real big      ___59     between the free school and the regular school--- the amount of    60   .

41.A.desks            B. lights         C. books            D. windows

42.A. home           B. bed           C. class             D. work

43.A. teachers         B. parents        C. nobody           D. somebody

44.A. sad             B. last           C. good             D. strange

45.A. attended         B. took          C. missed           D. studied

46.A. from then on     B. at first         C. once more        D. just then

47.A. workers         B. pupils         C. gardeners         D. grown- ups

48.A. play            B. say           C. study             D. understand

49.A. hear from        B. feel like       C. think about        D. know of

50.A. night            B. regular        C. small            D. real

51.A. all              B. short         C. no               D. indoor

52.A.wild             B. successful     C. interested         D. particular

53.A. as well          B. after a while   C. of course          D. as a result

54.A. funny           B. great         C. convenient        D. terrible

55.A. math           B. angle         C. botany            D. gardens

56.A. uninteresting     B. interesting     C. enough           D. dangerous

57.A.On the whole     B. Once again     C. Sooner or later     D. After a while

58.A. careful          B. better         C. busier            D. lovely

59.A. problem         B. chance        C. difference         D. change

60.A. reading          B. gardening     C. teaching          D. thinking

I was six when I joined my father and two brothers at sunrise in the hayfields of Eufaula,Oklahoma.By the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up low-income rent properties.He gave me a penny for every nail I pulled out of old boards.
I got my first real job,at JM’s restaurant in town,when I was 12.My main responsibilities were cleaning tables and washing dishes,but sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would head to JM’s and work until ten.On Saturdays I worked from two until eleven.At that age it was unlucky going to work and watching my friends run off to swim or play.I didn’t necessarily like work,but I love what working allowed me to have.Because of my job I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local bar Tastee Freez.This made me proud.
Word that I was honest and hard-working got around town.A local clothing store offered credit to me although I was only in the seventh grade.I immediately charged a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of trousers.I was making only 65 cents an hour,and I was already $90 in debt!So I learned early the danger of easy credit.I paid it off as soon as I could.
My first job taught me discipline,responsibility and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced.As by father,who worked three jobs,once told me,“If you understand sacrifice and commitment,there are not many things in life you can’t have.”How right he was!

1. 1.

   When the author was a child,he was made to help his father work because_________.

   1. A.
      the retaurant was short for hands
   2. B.
      his family belonged to the low-income group
   3. C.
      he wanted to earn some money
   4. D.
      he was stronger than his two brothers
2. 2.

   At the age of 12,the author got a job at a restaurant and often worked till late at night because_________.

   1. A.
      he liked that work
   2. B.
      he didn’t like playing
   3. C.
      he was hard-working
   4. D.
      he felt rewarded by doing that work
3. 3.

   When the author was in the seventh grade,he was in debt because_________.

   1. A.
      he did not work any more
   2. B.
      he bought clothes on credit
   3. C.
      he was charged too much for the sports coat
   4. D.
      he made little money at that time
4. 4.

   What does the author want to tell the reader by this text?

   1. A.
      If you know sacrifice and responsibility,you can have many things in life.
   2. B.
      Children from poor families usually have a very unhappy childhood.
   3. C.
      Children could be made to work and earn some money by themselves.
   4. D.
      You will learn discipline and responsibity by working early in life.

One morning I was woken by my mother’s angry voice. I opened my eyes and found it was seven forty , so jumped out of bed and rushed to a nearby bus stop without breakfast. Fortunately the bus started going as soon as I got on it. I was sure I could reach the school before the bell rang.
However, the bus suddenly stopped. There was something wrong with it and we had to get off and wait for another one. I felt I couldn’t wait and the school was only fifteen minutes’ walk, so I ran to the school as fast as possible. Just at this moment, it began to rain hard. 
I reached the classroom with all my clothes wet through. Mr. Smith, our physics teacher, had begun his class. I was always afraid of him. I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, and then I opened the door.
“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr. Smith said angrily. “I’ve told you not to be late, but you...” Then he suddenly stopped when he noticed my wet clothes. He quickly took off his own jacket and asked me to put it on. “I don’t want you to catch a cold,” he said kindly. I went to my seat with Mr. Smith’s jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, Mr. Smith’s physics class so interesting and I changed my mind, there and then, about being afraid of him.

1. 1.

   According to this passage, classes in Jim’s school probably began at _______.

   1. A.
      9 am             
   2. B.
      8 am           
   3. C.
      7 am           
   4. D.
      7:30 am
2. 2.

   Why did Jim not open the door at first?
   

   1. A.
      He was afraid of facing Mr. Smith.         
   2. B.
      He didn’t like to have the physics class.
   3. C.
      Mr. Smith didn’t let him go into the classroom.   
   4. D.
      He didn’t want to interrupt others.
3. 3.

   Jim found Mr. Smith’s physics lesson interesting that day because ________.
   

   1. A.
      he knew physics was very important        
   2. B.
      he wanted to go to a famous college
   3. C.
      he didn’t want to fall behind the others      
   4. D.
      he was moved by his physics teacher
4. 4.

   We can infer from the passage that _______.
   

   1. A.
      Jim usually went to school by bike       
   2. B.
      it was the first time Jim had been late
   3. C.
      Jim was often late for school            
   4. D.
      Jim’s mother also got up late that morning