Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An     1   had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.

He was Matthew.   2  he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told    3  would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about   4  and succeeding and seeking（追寻）his dreams.

When we finished talking, I went to my    5 and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about    6   and overcoming obstacles（克服障碍）than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it   7  to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”

Last summer I got the news that Matthew had   8   and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:

Dear Rick,

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are   9  to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.

I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll      10   . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.

Thank you for loving me.

Your friend

Matthew

1.                A．excuse         B．effect          C．operation D．illness

2.                A．While          B．When          C．Although  D．Because

3.                A．they           B．he             C．she  D．I

4.                A．winning        B．teaching        C．playing   D．working

5.                A．home          B．desk           C．classroom D．bag

6.                A．failure         B．success         C．luck D．smile

7.                A．around         B．in             C．back D．down

8.                A．went away      B．passed away     C．stayed away   D．moved away

9.                A．surprised       B．brave          C．sorry D．happy

10.               A．never          B．ever           C．often D．seldom

Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An     1   had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
He was Matthew.   2  he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told    3  would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about   4  and succeeding and seeking（追寻）his dreams.
When we finished talking, I went to my    5 and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about    6   and overcoming obstacles（克服障碍）than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it   7  to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had   8   and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are   9  to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.
I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll      10   . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.
Thank you for loving me.
Your friend
Matthew

I was going to bed the other night when my wife told me that I had left the light on in the shed（储藏室）. She could see it from the bedroom window. As I looked for myself, I saw that there were thieves in the shed taking things. I phoned the police, but they told me that no one was in this area to help at this time, but they would send someone over as soon as they were free.

I said OK, hung up, and waited one minute, then phoned the police back, “Hello, I just called you a minute ago because there were thieves in my shed. Well, you don’t have to worry about them now because I’ve killed them all.”

Within five minutes there were six police cars in the area. Of course, they caught the thieves very quickly. One of the officers said: “I thought you said that you’d killed them!” I replied with “I thought you said there was nobody free!”

1.There were thieves in the        .

A. shed                  B. bedroom     C. kitchen     D. garden

2.The man        when he found the thieves.

A. caught them by himself                     B. called the police at once

C. did nothing but wait            D. killed them

3.The police said that        so they couldn’t come and help at first.

A. it was too far                                      B. the car was broken

C. they were all busy          D. it was too cold

4.The police        when the man called them again.

A. found it boring                                  B. took it serious

C. let it go                    D.have a rest

5.The thieves were        at the end of the story.

A. lost                 B. killed                  C. caught     D. away

Eric was standing in front of a large, gray house in the countryside. He had just been dropped off by his mum, who left after telling him that he was going to ?? the next twelve days there with no TV, no mobile phone and worst of all—no ???? .

Just then, a man appeared* at the gate of the house. When he saw Eric, he went up to him immediately*. "I'm ????? you are Eric. Welcome to Camp Reboot," said the man proudly. "I'm Tony, the camp leader*, but you will ????? me 'Sir'. Now you tell me ????? you're here."

Eric quickly replied, "My mum made me ?????? here!" When Tony looked angrily ????? him and did not say ???? , Eric realized his mistake and added, "Sir!"

?? "And do you know why your mother sent ??? here? Asked Tony.

?? "She thinks I spend too much time online—that I can't live without the Internet... Sir," answered Eric. "It's not just her opinion. It's the ????? ! Look at you—tired, unhealthy and certainly not getting ????? sleep. You're here because you think your world on the Internet is much ????? than the real world. But you're wrong! The real world has much more to offer. At Camp Reboot, you're going to go hiking, boating, rock-climbing and stay outdoors most of the? ????? ," said Tony.

?? Eric's heart broke.

?? "But it's not going be all fun and games." Tony continued. " We have rules here. ????? you break them, you'll never be sent home ????? ! Instead, you'll have to sweep the floor, wash the dishes or do an extra hour of exercise!"

? "Oh, my God!" cried Eric. "What have you got me into, Mum?"

1.A. save????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. keep????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. show????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. spend???

2.A. radio????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. camera????????????? ????????????? C. book????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. computer

3.A. sad????????????? ????????????? ?? B. sure????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. anxious????????????? ????????????? D. surprised?

4.A. call????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. make????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. wish????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. name?

5.A. what????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. how ????????????? ??? ????????????? C. why????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. when?

6.A. attempt????????????? ????????????? ?? B. pretend????????????? ????????????? ??? C. escape????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. come

7.A. at????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. on????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. in????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. to?

8.A. something ????????????? ????????????? B. anything????????????? ????????????? C. everything????????????? ????????????? D. nothing

9.A. it?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. you? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C. him? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. her

10.A. answer ????????????? ????????????? B. story????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. truth????????????? ??? ????????????? D. excuse

11.A. short? ????????????? ?? B. quick ????????????? ????????????? ??? C. enough?? ????????????? ????????????? D. terrible

12.A. older ????????????? ?? B. darker????????????? ????????????? ?? C. poorer?? ????????????? ????????????? D. better

13.A. time????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. life? ????????????? ????????????? ?? C. year????????????? ????????????? ??? D. month

14.A. If ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. Until?? ????????????? ????????????? C. Before??? ????????????? ????????????? D. While

15.A. extremely ????????????? ?? B. possibly?? ????????????? ?? C. early??? ????????????? ????????????? D. slowly