An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his  1 all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥)them.  

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be  2 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was  3 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.  4 are you busy taking care of them every day?”  

The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,  5 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.   6 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s  7 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody  8 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and  9 our hearts, which also made his life  10 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t  11 his wonderful music, but his music has  12 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

1.                A．flowers         B．trees           C．vegetables D．grass

2.                A．after           B．as             C．before   D．if

3.                A．deaf           B．blind           C．smart D．strange

4.                A．What          B．Who           C．Why D．Which

5.                A．although        B．since           C．because  D．unless

6.                A．First           B．Second         C．Third D．Fourth

7.                A．true           B．hard           C．cool D．fair

8.                A．greets          B．knows          C．meets    D．doubts

9.                A．broke          B．hurt           C．pleased   D．treated

10.               A．emptier        B．busier          C．luckier    D．happier

11.               A．write          B．hear           C．play D．believe

12.               A．changed        B．directed        C．discovered D．encouraged

The best thing to start your day is a good breakfast. There are different      of  breakfasts around the world.

“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper(穷人).”    the old saying tells us, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It     us with energy after a long night without food.

If people don’t have breakfast in the morning, they will feel tired and get angry     . Breakfast helps       stay more focused in school. A study showed that children who eat breakfast regularly score      in most subjects.

Breakfast is also important for weight loss. If you have a balanced breakfast, you will eat less throughout the day.

A healthy and      breakfast should include some protein(蛋白质) like eggs, milk or a little meat, which makes you       all day. Carbohydrates(碳水化合物) like rice or bread     keep you active. Vegetables and fruit have the vitamins     humans need.

    , in China, breakfast is different from region to region. Porridge      pickles(腌菜)，baozi, noodles, soybean milk and youtiao are common throughout the       country. Although western culture has influenced China a lot, most people still      traditional Chinese breakfast. They think that porridge and noodles are not only easily digested, but also can provide enough     in the morning

1.A. ways      B. types              C. rules                    D. ideas

2.A. So      B. Though C. As D. When

3.A. provides    B. gives     C. offers    D. has

4.A. properly    B. directly C. easily    D. quickly

5.A. girls   B. boys      C. people  D. children

6.A. lower          B. less        C. higher   D. more

7.A. experienced   B. balanced      C. excited      D. different

8.A. sleepy        B. painful  C. energetic      D. knowledgeable

9.A. can   B. should  C. must      D. need

10.A. how B. what      C. why       D. that

11.A. Therefore   B. But  C. Because         D. However

12.A. about       B. with       C. on          D. for

13.A. all    B. one       C. whole   D. only

14.A. dislike      B. know        C. want      D. prefer           

15.A. food         B. energy  C. protein D. meal

My friend’s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After being processed (移民入境检查) at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) in Lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at a table and waited for someone to take his order. But nobody came to him. Later a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.
“Start out at the end,” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end he’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told my friend. “Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”
【小题1】Where do you think the old man came from?

Jennifer was sitting on the beach. After all she had been through, it was just what she needed. It’s getting __31 ,” she thought. “I should go home.”
She wanted to know how her __32  would react（反应）, when she __33  home after the three days she was missing（失踪）.
It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her. _34_ had taken care of the outside garden for __35  days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything __36  and tidy（整洁的）. She couldn’t understand what was going on.
She entered the _37 _. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written __38  her father. __39 said, “Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am out searching(搜寻).” Ellen was her mother, but where was she?
She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her __40  was lying on the bed, fast sleep. Her face looked so _ 41 , as if she hadn’t slept for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up __42  she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.
When Jennifer _43_, something was different: she wasn’t in her mother’s room any more and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away _ 44 . She was on her own bed.
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __45  us all very, very worried.”