Water, it’s a problem for the whole world. A bottle (瓶) of water may not seem like much to us, 21　 it can help the people who live in drought-hit (遭受旱灾的) areas in China.
　　In the past few months, many places in southwest China have 22　 a serious drought. There has been very little 23 since last autumn. More than 20 million people are 24　 trouble finding safe drinking water.
　　After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by 25　 away water, money and other resources (资源) to the people there.
　　Last week, the Young Pioneers and the Communist Youth League in China called on (号召) each student to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit area. In Xi’an, 900 students bought over 1000 bottles of water　　　 26　　 their pocket money. They also wrote their 27　 on the bottles. “I hope you get more rain there. I hope you are happy.”
　　A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands of bottles will be very 28　 . The serious drought has also made students 29　 the importance of saving water. One student said, “I have decided to take a shower twice a week 30　 every day to save water.”
( )21. A. unless　　 B. and　　　　 C. but　 D. because
( )22. A. bought　　 B. experienced　 C. studied　 D. missed
( )23. A. rain　　　 B. wind　　 C. snow　　 D. sunshine
( )24. A. causing　 B. making　 C. having　 D. bringing
( )25. A. drinking　 B. giving　 C. getting　 D. collecting
( )26. A. By　 B. in　 C. for　 D. With

( )27. A. plans　 B. notes　 C. wishes　 D. dates
( )28. A. relaxing　 B. beautiful　 C. boring　 D. helpful

( )29. A. think　 B. realize　 C. miss　 D. regard
( )30. A. instead　 B. instead of　 C. except　 D. because of

Most American families like to have a holiday in summer. Summer is a good season _21_ holidays. It is very _22_ during (在……期间) the months of July and August. Children do not go to school during these _23_ months.

Some _24_ like to stay at home during the holiday. They work in the garden, visit friends, _25_ books, or _26_ TV. Many families _27_ their lunch to a park or somewhere far _28_ the city. They like to eat where there are many trees or there is a nice lake. If they live near the sea, they often go to the beach. They can fish, swim or enjoy the sun there.

America is a large country. Many families travel by _29_ or by train to see interesting places. They also travel by plane to a foreign country. Many big cities have many famous buildings, theatres, shops and other places _30_ travellers (旅行者).

21. A. to              B. of              C. for             D. about

22. A. hot             B. cold            C. rainy            D. cloudy

23. A. one             B. two            C. three            D. four

24. A. people         B. peoples          C. man            D. woman

25. A. see             B. watch           C. look            D. read

26. A. see             B. watch           C. look            D. read

27. A. have            B. has             C. take            D. takes

28. A. from            B. away           C. to              D. off

29. A. car              B. a car           C. cars            D. buses

30. A. for              B. in              C. on             D. at

根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It was two days before Christmas, when my ten-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike.  Her bike was too   16  , and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas   17  ,  her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, we thought, for she didn’t say it again. We were busy   18  some beautiful story books, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than   19  .
Now we didn’t know   20  to do. It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing   21  presents, parents’ presents, a brother’s present and friends’ presents till midnight. So there was   22  time to take to buy the "right hike" for our little girl. Thinking we were parents who would make their child unhappy, we felt sorry and   23  .
Suddenly my husband had an idea. "What about making a little bike with clay (mi) and writing a note that she could trade in (交换) the model bike for a real one?" So he spent the next five hours carefully   24  with clay to make a small bike.
25  Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the   26  loudly. She looked at me and said, "So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real   27   ?" Smiling, I said, "Yes!" Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, "I would   28  trade in this beautiful bike   29  Daddy made me. I   30  keep it than get a real bike. This is the best Christmas present I have ever got in my life!"

One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small ___16___in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make ___17___body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.

So the boy ___18___to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be ___19___. He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ___20___. The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it ___21___a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin ___22___. The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

The boy acted with___23___but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of ___24___out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be ___25___to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

___26___struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be ___27___ we could have been and we would never fly.

    In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even ___28___ growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid ___29___ or problems. So, next time you are ___30___ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!

1.A. hole      B. worm      C. tail        D. snake

2.A. it        B. it’s        C. itself       D. its

3.A. decided   B. asked      C. showed     D. ordered

4.A. afraid    B. interested   C. surprised    D. grateful

5.A. slimmer  B. bigger      C. shorter      D. smaller

6.A. touched   B. sounded    C. looked     D. smelt

7.A. wings    B. feet        C. eyes       D. head

8.A. success   B. excitement  C. kindness    D. humour

9.A. get      B. getting      C. to get      D. got

10.A. ready    B. quiet        C. glad       D. used

11.A. Somewhere  B. Something  C. Some time  D. Sometimes

12.A. as helpful as  B. as weak as  C. as strong as  D. as creative as

13.A. repeats    B. recommends   C. requires   D. represents

14.A. happiness  B. difficulties    C. pleasure   D. hope

15.A. served with  B. growing into  C. bringing in  D. faced with