Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent? ???? with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. ??? , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became ???? more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she ???? work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as ????? as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not ???? in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very ???? and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she ???? a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to ???? with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ???? , this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly ???? Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was ???? me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that ???? my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”

　　 Now Martin has ???? changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s???? helped him to feel good about himself.

1.A. conversation??? ?? B. report???? ?? C. survey???? ? D. speech

2.A. So?????????????? B. But??????? ? C. Therefore?? ? D. However

3.A. very??? ???????? B. many?????? ? C. much??????? D. too

4.A. could??????????? B. had to???? ??? C. should????? D. would

5.A. soon???????????? B. quickly??? ?? C. well??????? ? D. good

6.A. pleased????????? B. tired????? ??? C. bored?????? ? D. interested

7.A. worried????????? B. patient??? ??? C. careful???? ?? D. serious

8.A. made???????????? B. took?????? ?? C. got???????? D. thought

9.A. argue??????????? B. say??????? ? C. discuss???? ?? D. talk

10.A. surprised??????? B. surprising ??? C. surprise??? ?? D. surprises

11.A. which??????????? B. what?????? C. that??????? ?? D. how

12.A. seeing?????????? B. noticing?? ?? C. helping???? ?? D. watching

13.A. since??????????? B. before???? ?? C. after?????? ?? D. when

14.A. always?????????? B. hardly???? ?? C. really????? ?? D. just

15.A. advice?????????? B. love?????? ?? C. idea?????? ? D. decision

Martin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents   41  _ five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.
　　One morning,  Jimmy ,  one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's. They often go to school together.
　　"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. "It's too hard for me and I can't work it out."
　　"Let me try, " Martin said. "I   42  it isn't too hard for me. "
　　Martin tried his best but he couldn't work it out,   43   .
　　"If we had a small computer,  all the problems would be  44   for us to do. " Jimmy said.
　　"A small computer . . . , " Martin thought for a minute,  then he said, "I've got an idea. We can   45  one in a shop. "
　　"A computer is very   46   ,  and we don’t have enough money. "
　　"That's OK, " said Martin. "We can ask the new president (总统)   47  some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I' m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know."
　　So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office.
　　In front of the post office stood a small box. They   48   the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.
The next morning, they    49   the post office on their way to school. They found   50  ,  the box was not a post box but trash-box (果皮箱).

Martin was a good man. He had a small   16  in the town. Only Sam and Henry  17  for him. One day three of them went to the city to buy things for the shop. On the way they   18  a genie (妖怪). The genie said, "I can make everyone’s wish come true.   19  you tell me your wishes?" Three of them said OK.
Sam went first. "I’d like to   20   the rest of my life living in a big house in St. Thomas   21   any worries." The genie said "OK" and sent him to ST. Thomas.
Henry went   22   ."I’d like to live a life  23  on a ship in the Mediterranean because travelling on it will be great fun." The genie said "OK" and made him get there at once.
Finally, it was Martin’s turn. "And what is your    24  ?" asked the genie.
"I want them   25  back," answered Martin. Then the genie said "OK" and Sam and Henry stood in front of them again.
【小题1】  

根据短文内容及首字母的提示，填写所缺单词。

Mr. Martin went into a coffee shop one morning, and sat a 1.. Many others came in, but most of them did not stay long.

After fifteen m2., a young man and a young woman came in. There were only two e 3.  seats at the counter, one on Mr. Martin’s left, and the other on his r4. .So Mr. Martin offered  to change places w5. the man, so that the man and the young woman could be t6..

“Oh, that isn’t necessary,” the young man said. But Mr. Martin still wanted to c7.. When  they were side by side, the man said to the woman, “Well, this gentleman wanted us to s 8.  together, so may I introduce m 9. ? My name is Tom. What’s y10.?”

阅读下面材料，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
Martin Luther King was born in Georgia, U.S.A. When he was a boy, he sang with other children in the church.
Little Martin knew that it was very important to love and be kind to others.
Although the church was very important to Martin, he was interested in other things, too. He liked sports very much. He was not tall, but he was very strong. The boys in his town often met at Martin’s house for a game of football or basketball.
Martin liked school and was a very good student. He went to college at fifteen. At first, he didn’t know what he wanted to study. He knew the black people didn’t have the same rights as the white people, and he also knew that the black people were not as happy as the white people. He wanted to work for the black people. He wanted to help the poor black people.
Later he really became a famous man. He was fighting for the men’s rights all his life. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. He became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure. He was murdered(谋杀) on the evening of April 4, 1968.
【小题1】Martin was from_______.
A. America                                           B. England                                            C. Japan
【小题2】When Martin was a boy, _______.
A. he didn’t like singing
B. he was not strong
C. he enjoyed playing football and basketball
【小题3】When Martin was a little boy, he knew that it was very important_______.
A. to like sports       
B. to go to the church
C. to love and be kind to others
【小题4】Marin knew that_______.
A. he would not study again
B. he would work for the black people
C. the black people had the same rights as the white people
【小题5】Martin was famous all over the world because _______.
A. he was a kind man
B. he fought for the men’s rights
C. he was murdered