After lunch, without permission from parents, the two boys set off to explore the part of the beach which lay beyond the headland(陆岬，伸出海面的尖形高地).They had persuaded their young sister to _1_, saying that the long walk would be too _2_for her. Once they had got in the head land, the beach reached away endlessly before them. It was like _3_a new world. There were damp, dark caves to _4_,there were many_5_ among the rocks, full of sea creatures(生物);and, here and there along the beach were those _6_ objects, washed up and _7_ by the tide.

The afternoon passed _8_The sun was already _9_when the boys reluctantly(恋恋不舍地) _10_ to make their _11_ homewards. But long before they reached the headland, they could see that the tide had come in so sudden that they were now _12_from either end of the beach. Their only chance of _13_ was to find a way up the cliff(悬崖) nearby.

They soon find a narrow path _14_ the cliff top. But half way up their path was_15_by a large rock which they could not climb_16_The two boys had to_17_ at the top of their voices, _18_ that someone might_19_over the top of the rock, and finally came their father with two policemen. _20_of them climbed down a rope which was lowered over the rock. The boys were then pulled to safety, and thus saved from spending a miserable night on the cliff.

1. A. keep quiet    B. stay behind       C. take a rest        D. join them

2. A. tiring        B. exciting          C. uninteresting     D. impossible

3. A. discovering   B. facing           C. enjoying         D. imagining

4. A. look up      B. explore           C. hide in          D. search

5. A. lakes        B. rivers            C. waterfalls        D. pools

6. A. dirty        B .light             C. strange           D. clean

7. A. moved       B .covered          C. beaten           D. left

8. A. quickly      B. unexpectedly      C. finally            D. suddenly

9. A. leaving      B. dropping          C. going            D. setting

10. A. forgot      B. decided           C. succeeded        D. turned

11.A. road        B. way              C. track            D. path

12. A. cut off      B. left behind         C. held back        D. put away

13. A. running off  B. keeping clear       C. getting away      D. turning back

14. A. reaching    B. passing            C. going up         D. leading to

15. A. blocked     B. covered           C. stopped          D. filled

16. A. on         B. over              C. round            D. through

17. A. shout       B. shoot             C. repeat            D .renew

18. A. wanting     B. guessing          C. believing          D. hoping

19. A .turn        B. appear            C. hide              D. climb

20. A. Any        B. None             C. One              D. First

In order to improve relationship with others, you need to be aware of several sensible ways to complain.   1  , you need to be specific. Don’t say, “Boy, did you   2  like a fool at the party?” Instead, say, “You embarrassed me by getting   3  and loud and telling offensive jokes to my parents.” Secondly, stick to the present. Don’t mention old offences from last month or last year. By doing this, you   4  attention from the problem at hand. Moreover,   5  you complain, don’t add insults. If you start calling the other person names, that will   6  create anger and hurt any chance of getting the person to really   7  you. A last point to remember is to complain privately. Never criticize the other person in front of friends, parents, children, or anyone else, for that   8  . Criticizing in front of a third party has the same effect as   9  . This shames the person being criticized and makes it very likely that the person will want to attack you orally rather than listen to you.

Sensible ways to Complain:

Be specific

Stick to the present

   10 

Complain privately

1. A. To start with  B. Frankly speaking  C. Anyway     D. Needless to say

A. conduct       B. play                     C. do                        D. act

A. upset          B. bored                   C. delighted              D. drunk

A. take away    B. set off                  C. draw up                D. catch up

A. before         B. after                     C. when                    D. unless

A. even           B. never                    C. only                     D. still

A. listen to      B. work for               C. look after              D. wait on

A. time           B. matter                  C. person                  D. party

A. jokes          B. insults                  C. criticism               D. embarrassment

A. Don’t add insults               B. Don’t mention old offenses

              C. Don’t lose temper                       D. Don’t tell embarrassing jokes

After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still __21__ there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes.
“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__. “I put it on your desk.”
Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.
I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. __32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child?
As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me.
Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __39__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

Before our marriage, my wife and I had had dogs separately. Her dog was named Zack, and mine Sam.

After we got married, the dogs lived with us. The first day we brought our daughter home from       after her birth, the dogs       her. They licked(舔) her and rubbed(摩擦)       her, especially Zack. I had to       Zack away from her because it loved her so much that it licked her over and over again. When she      in the cradle（摇篮）, it lay next to her with a paw（爪子）on the side of her cradle. After she grew       , Zack would wait for her on the staircase before she went to bed, then       her to her bed.

      , Sam never did such things.

When my daughter was 5 years old, Zack was poisoned by the kid next door. It was the        day in our lives. At eight o’clock that night, my daughter went to the staircase for      . She looked back at us in fear and       . She had to walk up these stairs alone.

At that time, my dog Sam       and walked to my daughter. It pushed her with its paws and then walked up on the staircase. Then she took its collar and they went upstairs.

In the following six years, Sam      for my daughter on the staircases every night until it died.

1.A. church              B. court                 C. hospital                       D. stadium

2.A. attacked                  B. loved                            C. scared                       D. approached

3.A. against                          B. with                      C. for                               D. on

4.A. give                      B. break                              C. force                     D. put

5.A. slept                     B. jumped                   C. chatted                            D. ran

6.A. bigger               B. fatter                        C. stronger                          D. weaker

7.A. walked              B. took                               C. rolled                              D. pulled

8.A. Therefore              B. Moreover                          C. Rarely                     D. However

9.A. best                  B. worst                              C. longest                D. funniest

10.A. food                            B. bed                       C. fun                                    D. comfort

11.A. excitement          B. amazement                    C. fright                       D. joy

12.A. stood up                    B. put up                    C. went up                             D. made up

13.A. cared              B. looked                             C. waited                             D. called

In the middle of the night, Peter's wife suddenly fell ill. She couldn't help crying, “Oh， my stomach! Get the  1 !”

Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a   2  dream.

“Stop that noise,” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to   3  again, but his wife still cried out, “Oh, help！help！ I'm sure I'm   4  .”

Peter got out of bed and started   5 , but he could not find him any clothes.

“Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was   6  ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my   7   stomach!”

As soon as he had put his clothes   8 , he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite   9 that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait   10  morning, can’t you?”

“No, I can't. Go, go, go,” his wife shouted, “  11  you will find me dead   12  the morning.”

So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters   13  he heard his wife calling him again．

“I’m   14  again now, and I shall not want the doctor.” she said softly.

Hearing this, he started running as   15  as he could towards the doctor’s. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake   16  around.

The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “Er? Who’s there?”

“Oh, Doctor.” Peter called up to him, “I have very   17  news for you. My wife   18 ill with a terrible stomachache. I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly  19  her. So you need not come. Go back to   20  now, and sleep well!”

1.                A．driver          B．nurse          C．doctor   D．child

2.                A．terrible         B．interesting      C．surprising D．wonderful

3.                A．bed           B．sleep           C．dream    D．hospital

4.                A．walking         B．dying           C．aching    D．sleeping

5.                A．dressing        B．wearing         C．raising    D．working

6.                A．very           B．so             C．too  D．quite

7.                A．good           B．bad            C．wrong    D．poor

8.                A．down          B．off             C．on   D．up

9.                A．surprised       B．afraid          C．certain   D．worried

10.               A．before         B．for            C．to    D．until

11.               A．and           B．but            C．so    D．or

12.               A．after           B．in             C．before    D．until

13.               A．after           B．when          C．before    D．while

14.               A．good          B．wrong          C．all right    D．right

15.               A．fast            B．slowly          C．hurriedly  D．happily

16.               A．everyone       B．someone       C．no one    D．doctors

17.               A．good          B．bad            C．necessary  D．ill

18.               A．fell            B．stayed         C．grew D．failed

19.               A．gone off        B．missed         C．pleased   D．left

20.               A．your home      B．your bedroom   C．your dream D．bed