The computer plays an important part in our everyday life. It is one of the great __1__ in the world in the __2__ century. It works for us not only at home, in the offices, in big shops, __3__ at schools. Today it is used __4__ many ways. It really __5__ the world large wealth (财富) and happiness.
　　The first computer in the world was __6__ Enid. It was built in America in 1946. It was __7__ and heavy. __8__ it was born, it has been developing very fast. Until now it has gone __9__ four periods（时期，阶段）and changed a lot. There’re many kinds of computers. Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster. It becomes more and more __10__.
　　The computer can do most of the things __11__ the people. It can help us to __12__ about the real world more quickly, to learn __13__ we want to learn and to think __14__ ourselves. __15__ a student in the twenty-first century, you must work hard at it.

　　1. A. inventions     B. discoveries C. robots               D. inventors
　　2. A. twenty-first   B. twenties   C. twelfth      D. twentieth
　　3. A. also             B. but also     C. too            D. either
　　4. A. in              B. to             C. by             D. over
　　5. A. takes            B. helps         C. gets           D. brings
　　6. A. found           B. invented     C. called       D. bought
　　7. A. easy             B. small         C. large         D. light
　　8. A. For              B. Until         C. When      D. Since
　　9. A. by                B. across      C. through     D. against
　　10.A. serious         B. harmful.    C. dangerous D. helpful
　　11.A. for             B. to             C. at              D. with
　　12.A. set              B. tell         C. know               D. talk
　　13.A. what            B. that           C. which        D. who
　　14.A. of               B. about        C. out            D. for
　　15.A. For             B. Be            C. As             D. To

       A doctor said in his study that four “people” live in a person's mind (意识、内心).They are father, mother, adult, and child.The father is like a teacher __1__ asks himself and others a lot.The mother is so __2__ that she always cares about other people.The adult is a smart worker but likes to correct others' mistakes.And the child is cute but may not __3__ others.

   If the four “people” in a person's mind __4__, the person can become a happy and healthy man.He __5__ his life and people like to be with him.However, not everyone is like this, because people come from __6__ families.If a person's parents ask him __7__, he will not show his real feeling easily.He asks too much of himself, too.That is, among the four people in his mind, the “father” and the “adult” are stronger than the “mother” and the “child”.__8__ if a person's parents are too kind to ask him anything, he will care about himself only.In his mind, the “__9__” is stronger than the other three “people”.How to __10__ the four “people” in the mind is very important in having a happy life.So we need to learn to develop a happy and healthy mind.

(　　)1.A.who        B.which            C.what     D.where

(　　)2.A.serious      B.kind             C.wild     D.rude

(　　)3.A.find out     B.laugh at           C.think of  D.come out

(　　)4.A.get along well  B.argue a lot         C.fight hard    D.shout at

(　　)5.A.saves       B.spares             C.enjoys   D.helps

(　　)6.A.different    B.poor              C.small     D.same

(　　)7.A.a little      B.too much          C.no more  D.too many

(　　)8.A.And        B.But              C.So       D.Though

(　　)9.A.mother      B.adult             C.child    D.father

(　　)10.A.balance     B.discover           C.describe    D.keep

阅读下面短文，从方框内选择恰当的句子填入文中空白处，使短文内容完整、意思连贯。

　　1. A little boy loved to play around the tree.

Time went by. The boy grew up. One day, he came back to the tree and said, “2.” “You can pick my apples and sell them,” the tree said. Then the boy took all the apples, but he disappeared for a long time.

3. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house,” the boy replied. “You can cut my branches(树枝) to build a house,” said the tree. So the boy cut all the branches off and left happily. But the tree didn’t hear from the boy for a long time.

4.The tree said, “Sorry, I don’t have anything for you now.” “I am tired. I just need a place to rest,” the boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots(根) are the best place to rest,” said the tree. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.

In fact, the tree stands for our parents. 5.

A. Finally, the boy returned after many years.

B. A long time ago, there was an apple tree.

C. As the apple tree, they give us everything we need.

D. One day, the boy returned and the tree was very excited.

E. I want to play with toys, but I need money to buy them.

完形填空（本题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）

Once a man wanted to go 　 1 　 one side of a river to　 2 　 in a boat. He　 3 　 take　 4 　 him a sheep, a wolf and a basket of vegetables. But he could take only one of them　 5 　, because the boat was very　 6 　. “If I　 7 　 the wolf and the sheep together, the wolf may eat the sheep,” he said to　 8 　.“If I leave the sheep and the vegetables together, the sheep may eat the vegetables.” He thought and thought. At last, he had an idea. And he　 9 　 able to get to the other side of the river with the sheep, the wolf, and the vegetables. Do you know 　 10 　?

1.                A．on　　         B．in　　          C．from　　 D．with

2.                A．another 　      B．the other　      C．others 　     D．other

3.                A．had to 　　     B．has to　　       C．have to 　　  D．must

4.                A．after　　       B．with　　        C．about 　　　 D．up

5.                A．once a time     B．at time　　　    C．in time   D．at a time

6.                A．large　　       B．big　           C．small 　　    D．beautiful

7.                A．will leave       B．left　          C．leave　   D．have left

8.                A．oneself　　     B．myself　        C．itself　　 D．himself

9.                A．was　　        B．is　　          C．be 　　  D．can

10.                                A．how did he it     B．what did he it

C．how did he do it                   D．how he did it

完形填空

A train stopped at a small station.An old man on the train looked　1　the window and saw a woman.The woman was selling cakes,and many people from 　2　 train were buying them.The old man wanted　3　a cake,but the old woman was standing far from him.It was raining hard and he　4　 want to go out of the train.

Suddenly he saw a boy.The boy was walking on the platform　5　 from him.“Come here boy,”the old man shouted.“Do you know 　6　each of the cakes is?”“Five cents,”the boy answered.The old man gave ten cents and asked him 　7　two cakes.“One is for me,and　8　is for you,”he told the boy.

Some minutes　9　,the boy came back.He was eating a cake.He gave the old man five cents and said,“Sorry,there was only　10　.”