There once was a little boy who had a bad temper．His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence．

The first day the boy 1  six nails into the fence．Over the next few weeks, as he 2  to control his anger, the number of nails hammered  3 gradually dwindled（减少）． He discovered it was 4  to hold his temper 5  to drive those nails into the fence．

Finally the day came 6  the boy who once got angry easily 7  lose his temper at all．He told his father about it and the father 8  the boy now pull out 9  nail for each day that he 10  hold his temper．

The days passed and the young boy 11  told his father that all the nails were 12．

The father took his son by the hand and 13  him to the fence． He said , “You 14  well, my son, but look at the 15  in the fence． The fence will never be 16  When you say things in anger, they 17  a scar（疤） 18 like this one．You can put a knife in a man and draw it out．It won’t matte 19  many times you say’ I’m sorry’, the wound is still there． A verbal wound is as bad as a __20__one．”

1．A．had driven               B． has driven           C． was driving          D． would drive

2．A． forget                 B． had                C． learned              D． remembered

3．A． daily                  B． weekly             C． monthly             D． yearly

4．A． easy                  B． easier              C． hard                D． harder

5．A． in order               B． as                 C． so as               D． than

6．A． before                B． after               C． that                D． when

7．A． never                 B． hardly              C． didn’t               D． nearly

8．A． advised                B． suggested          C． asked               D． ordered

9．A． one              B． each                C． every                D． the

10．A． might               B． was able to        C． should               D． must

11．A． finally              B． gradually           C． sadly                 D． hurriedly

12．A． nailed               B． hammered          C． pulled                D． gone

13．A． followed            B． led                C． explained             D． asked

14．A． do                 B． would do          C． had done             D． have done

15．A． holes               B． signs              C． cuts                D． marks

16．A． different            B． tidy               C． the same            D． strong

17．A． remain              B． create             C． leave               D． make

18．A． just                B． only               C． exactly              D． almost

19．A． how                B． however           C． though              D． what

20．A． hurt                B． wounded           C． mental               D． physical

William Franklin came to my class half a year ago. But from his first day here, he   36   himself in his own world and he never spoke to others. As his teacher, I tried to start a talk with him but   37  . It seemed as if he just didn’t want to break his   38  .

After the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the   39   Christmas collection of money for the   40   in our school. “Christmas is a season of   41   ,” I told my students. “Some poor students in our school might not have a   42   holiday. By giving a little money, you will help   43   some toys, food and clothing for these needy students. We will   44   the collection tomorrow.”

The next morning,   45   , I found out almost everyone had   46   this matter except Willard Franklin. He came up to my desk with his head down.   47   , he dropped two coins into the small box. “I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said in a   48   voice.

After school I couldn’t help sharing what had   49   in the morning with our headmaster. “I may be wrong, but I   50   Willard might be ready to become part of our class.” “ I am   51   to hear that,” he nodded. “And I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need   52  . Here, take a look at it.”

As I sat down to   53   , I found Willard Franklin was at the top of the list. At that moment, I felt I really   54   Willard for the first time: a cold face with a warm heart. From this   55   , I also learnt that whether rich or poor, every child has a kind heart.

1.	A．taught B．shut C．left D．controlled

 

2.	A．failed B．stopped C．interrupted D．changed

 

3.	A．record B．promise C．sadness D．silence

 

4.	A．daily B．weekly C．monthly D．yearly

 

5.	A．young B．sick C．poor D．shy

 

6.	A．giving B．enjoying C．receiving D．spending

 

7.	A．real B．happy C．usual D．long

 

8.	A．find B．make C．buy D．gather

 

9.	A．prepare B．finish C．start D．continue

 

10.	A．though B．however C．otherwise D．thus

 

11.	A．forgotten B．considered C．learnt D．realized

 

12.	A．Quickly B．Suddenly C．Proudly D．Carefully

 

13.	A．sweet B．loud C．low D．polite

 

14.	A．appeared B．planned C．happened D．collected

 

15.	A．hope B．wonder C．doubt D．believe

 

16.	A．glad B．sorry C．curious D．lucky

 

17.	A．education B．advice C．rescue D．help

 

18.	A．rest B．read C．work D．study

 

19.	A．knew B．liked C．understood D．recognized

 

20.	A．project B．experience C．event D．accident

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour  31  at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really  32  . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to  33  at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.

When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers!  34  , we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy  35  soap. Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could   36  the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. After buying the plane, I had $2 left, so I couldn’t buy the soap.

After a few days, I was a  37  . Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap. When I  38  her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane, she laughed and said, “You need to budget.” She then explained that a budget was a(n)  39  for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you  40  — like soap — before you buy fun things — like  41  . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I  42  took.

When I returned home from  43  , I decided to make my  44  budget. Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In” account   45  I did odd jobs (零活) around the house.

Budgeting was  46  , especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn’t because I had spent all my “Want to Spend” money. But I  47  with it, and by the next summer, I had  48  enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as  49  at the camp store to  50  Sally!

31. A. rest

B. trip

C. flight

D. stop

32. A. made

B. wanted

C. left

D. remembered

33. A. learn

B. bring

C. buy

D. do

34. A. Besides

B. However

C. Instead

D. Anyhow

35. A. special

B. common

C. small

D. expensive

36. A. catch

B. raise

C. hurt

D. control

37. A. hero

B. mess

C. star

D. failure

38. A. warned

B. told

C. suggested

D. reminded

39. A. plan

B. idea

C. example

D. promise

40. A. lose

B. gather

C. need

D. hate

41. A. chemicals

B. clothes

C. bills       

D. toys

42. A. fortunately

B. cautiously

C. unhappily

D. gratefully

43. A. school

B. airport

C. camp

D. hospital

44. A. daily

B. weekly

C. monthly

D. yearly

45. A. so

B. and

C. because

D. until46. A. hard

B. boring

C. safe

D. fresh

47. A. dealt

B. began

C. agreed

D. stuck48. A. received

B. saved

C. earned

D. borrowe

49. A. fish

B. water

C. soap

D. soda

50. A. apologize for

B. call on

C. care for

D. pay back