The talented boy _________ write lyrics when he was at the age of ten.

            A. may                      B. could                   C. must

Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing __1__ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her __2__. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons __3__ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __4__ found work in a big shop. The __5__ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice __6__ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. And she __7__ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __8__ did anything at home. She didn’t love her __9__ but she lived a city life.

Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few __10__ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She __11__ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were __12__the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all __13__. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”

The women looked at each other but they tried not to __14__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（游浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__15__ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”

Mr. White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his eyes and now he is near-sighted. But he wouldn't want anybody else to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often brings him some trouble.

One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He got off a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn't smooth. There were stones here and there. He fell over several times and it made his clothes very duty. At last he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow strongly and it got much colder. His hat was blown off while he was looking for the school. He had to run after it but he couldn't catch it. He was wondering why his hat ran into a house as if it had legs. And then he ran into the house, too.

A big woman appeared and stopped him by shouting angrily, " What are you running after my hen for?"

1.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Mr. White wears a pair of glasses.

B. Mr. White works in a village school.

C. Mr. White likes reading in bed in his office.

D. Mr. White often has some trouble because of his near sight.

2. What was the weather like when Mr. White was walking to the village school?

A. It was warm.    B. It was windy. C. It was fine.    D. It was cool.

3.Mr. White couldn't get his hat because ______.

A. his hat had legs                  B. his hat was the big woman's

C. he couldn't see his hat at all        D. he couldn't run as fast as his hat

Kate Spotz is a 22-year-old girl from America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she__ ___ , she’ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip.

?? Spotz began___ ____ when she was at university. She has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike from Seattle to Washington.

?? Spotz knows that she______ see some unexpected(想不到的) things during the trip. It will be very______ if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. _____ she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties.? “I had never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said. “But once I ______ it, I realized that maybe I could do something even______.”

Spotz wants to collect______ for an organization called“ Blue Planet Run” by going on this trip. The organization offers free and safe drinking water to people who need it.

It’ll take her about three months to finish this______. Good luck to this______ girl and best wishes to her!

1.A. dreams .?????????? ????????????? ? B. misses????????????????? ? C. succeeds

2.A. sailing??????????????? B. biking????????????????? ? C. swimming

3.A. must?????????????? ????????????? ? B. may??????????????????? C. should

4.A. dangerous???????????? B. boring????? ??????????? ? C. exciting

5.A. If??????????????????? B. But??????????????????? ? C. So

6.A. saw????????????????? B. met??????????????????? ? C. finished

7.A. easier???????????????? B. more difficult??????????? ? C. more dangerous

8.A.food????? ??????????? B. money????????????????? ? C. clothes

9.A.plan????????????????? B. lesson?????????????????? C. trip

10.A. brave?????????????? B. modern????????????????? C. polite