4、　 m______ somebody who is in a group

3、　 c______ pick out one or some from many

2、　 b______ be on fire

1、　 w______ not having ,not with

5、　 finished　　 A. planted　 B. tried　　　 C. stayed　　　 D. reached

4、　 Christmas　　 A. glass　　 B. ago　　　　 C. maths 　　　D. able

3、　 telephone　　 A. office　 B. motor　　　 C. possible　　 D. cover

2、　 longer　　　 A. king　　 B. among　　　 C. language　　 D. orange

1、　 newspaper　　 A. across　 B. teachers　 C. news　　　　 D. noisy

Mark was a farmer who 　1 　in a village far away. One day he became very ill, and everybody thought he would 　2 　.They sent for a doctor in town, who arrived two days 　3 　and examined the thick man. The doctor asked 　4 　a pen and some paper to write 　5 　the name of the medicine, but there was no pen or paper in the village because no one could read 　6 　write.

The doctor picked up a 　7 　of burnt (烧过的)wood from the fire. Using the wood, he wrote the 　8 　of the medicine on the door of the house.“Get this medicine 　9 　him,”he said,“and he will soon get 　　10 .”

Mark’s family and friends didn’t know what to do. They couldn’t read the strange writing. Then the village baker(面包师)had an idea. He took off the door of the house, put 　11 　on his cart(二轮马车)and drove to the nearest town. He 　12 　the medicine, and Mark was soon well again. He would not let anyone wash the magic(有魔力的)words off the door.