I think the most terrible（最糟糕的） thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is always ___1___ when my mother calls, “John! It’s seven o’clock! ___2___ up!”
John ___3___, “I’m coming!” and goes right back to ___4___.
I’m not ___5___ my brother. I don’t like to go to bed ___6___ but I don’t mind getting up in the morning. I ___7___ wake up before my mother calls me.
But not John. He ___8___ sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs(到楼上) and pull(拉）John out of ___9___. He always says, “I was going to get up in ___10___ minute. Really I was.”
(      ) 1. A. glad      B. surprised (惊讶) C. unhappy    D. happy
(     ) 2. A. Look     B. Get           C. Climb      D. Put
(      ) 3. A. answers    B. asks          C. wonders     D. means
(      ) 4. A. work     B. study         C. play       D. sleep
(      ) 5. A. as        B. like           C. different    D. same
(      ) 6. A. at night    B. at last         C. quick      D. slowly
(      ) 7. A. never     B. usually        C. sometimes   D. only
(      ) 8. A. just       B. alone         C. finally      D. really
(      ) 9. A. the door   B. the window    C. bed        D. the room
(      ) 10. A. another    B. other        C. the other    D. others

I was in my parked car, holding a book and reading. Once in a while I looked up, watching the people passing by. When I raised my    35   again, I saw an old lady with a large bag walking slowly towards my car. The bag seemed not only to make her steps    36  , but also make her out of breath. She looked tired and I thought she must be more than 70 years old.

She stopped and put a hand out to rest    37   it, gently (轻柔地，徐缓地) closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Was there a way I could do something? I tried to keep my body still while my mind    38   for answers. However, because of my careless head movement, she noticed me, and she    39  moved her hand away from the car. I picked up a bottle of water at once, gently opened the door and offered the bottle to her. She    40   me, and then shook her head and walked away.

I was so    41   with myself. I should have been more careful not to move. Instead of    42   a hand, I had interrupted (打扰，中断) the old lady’s    43   moment of rest. I was feeling blue. Just at that moment, I saw the lady coming back again. I opened the door and patted (轻拍) the    44   next to me. She sat down, opened her bag and offered me a banana. I took it and offered her the bottle of water again. She took it.

I ate, she drank and we smiled. She    45   for a couple of minutes. Those minutes brought such quietness to me. Then she took my head in both her hands, made a small kissing    46   in the air, opened the car door and walked away.

I was trying to help someone in distress (困苦，苦恼). In turn, I became distressed and she took away my distress and replaced it with quietness.

I think the most terrible（最糟糕的） thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is always ___1___ when my mother calls,  “John! It’s seven o’clock! ___2___ up!”

John ___3___,  “I’m coming!” and goes right back to ___4___.

I’m not ___5___ my brother. I don’t like to go to bed ___6___ but I don’t mind getting up in the morning. I ___7___ wake up before my mother calls me.

But not John. He ___8___ sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs(到楼上) and pull(拉）John out of ___9___. He always says,  “I was going to get up in ___10___ minute. Really I was.”

(      ) 1. A. glad       B. surprised (惊讶) C. unhappy    D. happy

(      ) 2. A. Look      B. Get           C. Climb      D. Put

(      ) 3. A. answers    B. asks          C. wonders     D. means

(      ) 4. A. work      B. study          C. play        D. sleep

(      ) 5. A. as         B. like           C. different    D. same

(      ) 6. A. at night     B. at last         C. quick       D. slowly

(      ) 7. A. never      B. usually        C. sometimes   D. only

(      ) 8. A. just        B. alone         C. finally      D. really

(      ) 9. A. the door    B. the window    C. bed         D. the room

(      ) 10. A. another    B. other         C. the other     D. others

One night, I wondered what it would be like if I only asked questions. I decided that no matter what anyone said to me the next day, I would reply only with   36  .

I loved to read about scientists and their discoveries, and I knew that scientists always started their research with a question. I hoped that I could become a scientist. Maybe by asking questions, I could train my mind to be   37  .

  I survived the morning easily. “Is there any egg?” I answered when my mother asked what I wanted for breakfast. “Is this seat taken?” I asked when my friend Mike asked where he was going to   38   on the bus.

In the classroom, Mr. Black spoke slowly and clearly while I listened carefully. The problem had been part of my homework the night before. I wrote the answer on the board, “Could the answer be 361?”

  Mr. Black smiled and nodded. I thought,“How did I   39   to get through that?” I almost laughed because asking questions really was starting to become a   40  .

  I thought I had made it safely through the whole day,   41   what I had come to consider my experiment blew up at the dinner table when my dad asked me about my day. “What do I always do?” I replied.

My parents looked at each other. My father   42   again. “Well, I hope you went to school,” he said.

    “Uhhh … why would you think otherwise?” I asked. My parents exchanged another   43    

and were becoming annoyed.

   “Do you think questions are a good way to train your mind to be active?” I asked.

“It   44   the question,” said my father. “Some questions are asked for   45   information. Those are good mind-training questions. Sometimes, people use questions to get the other person to say something. Sometimes people ask questions to get someone to agree with them. Those questions don’t really achieve anything.”

   “I guess my experiment didn’t work,” I said, and I told my father about my   46  .

“I think it worked   47  !” my father said. “You made a discovery, didn’t you? What matters is that you have put your idea into practice.”                               

1.A. actions              B. answers             C. gestures             D. questions

2.A. deep             B. free            C. quick            D. strong

3.A. get                  B. sit                 C. come         D. take

4.A. fail             B. have            C. want             D. manage

5.A. habit            B. step                C. goal                 D. rule

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

7.A. tried             B. asked            C. guessed           D. ordered

8. A. look                B. word            C. mind                 D. topic

9.A. refers to            B. belongs to     C. puts on          D. depends on

10.A. sending         B. finding             C. sharing         D. keeping

11.A. test            B. idea            C. plan                 D. wonder

12.A. slowly              B. safely          C. perfectly            D. properly