It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and talked and soon swimming became the __26___. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “ Wouldn’t it be ___27_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __28__ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___29__ if we did. ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.

Early in the morning, three days _30____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___31__ for a bus to take us to the __32__. The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __33__ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___34__. We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to __35__.

 We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. _36__ we were proud that we were the __37___ ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we __38__ ourselves quickly.

But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt _39___ cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to ___40__ the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back___41___. The water was unbelievably cold. __42___ I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never __43  . I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So _44___ my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.

We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _45_ a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.

1.A. topic           B. object           C. center          D. opinion

2.A. lucky           B. interesting       C. surprising       D. happy

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

4.A. ill              B. worse           C. better          D. stronger

5.A. past             B. later            C. before        D. since

6.A. meeting          B. asking          C. looking       D. waiting

7.A. sands            B. swimming pool   C. river         D. lake

8.A. though           B. only            C. since         D. even

9.A. warm            B. cold            C. cool          D. hot

10.A. talk about        B. speak out       C. think over      D. shout at

11.A. Instead          B. For            C. Unless         D. Sometimes

12.A. lucky           B. only            C. happy         D. younger

13.A. enjoyed         B. helped          C. changed        D. dressed

14.A. a little          B. such            C. a bit           D. very

15.A. go into         B. go down         C. take off         D. jump into

16.A. quickly         B. carefully        C. finally          D. bravely

17.A. Next           B. Last            C. Then           D. When

18.A. forget          B. remember       C. tell             D. believe

19.A. do             B. did            C. had             D. were

20.A. felt            B. became         C. caught          D. turned

 

Thousands of years ago people discovered the phenomenon by chance, and this was _____ the idea of the compass first came from.

A. how                B. what         C. where        D. that

 

Faced with challenges, your ability is        makes a difference.

A．that              B. which             C. how          D. what

 

One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a   36   bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were   37   . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple（弄皱）the   38  . He then asked the audience, “   39   still wants it ?” Still the hands went   40  in the air.

  “ What   41   I do this? ” He asked, and he   42   it on the ground, and started to step on it. He   43   it up. Now the bill was   44   and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.

  “My friends,” He continued, “You have all   45    a good lesson . No matter   46   I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its   47   . It was still worth $20. Many times in our   48  , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes  49   wrong decisions, or we may   50   with something we do not   51  .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are   52  . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not   53   what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside   54   , but on its inner value.’ This is the   55   of life.

1.A. 20 dollar        B. 20 dollars              C. 20-dollars      D. 20-dollar.

2.A. risen         B. put                C. raised               D. held

3.A. bill          B. paper               C. cash                      D. change

4.A. Somebody    B. Nobody            C. Anybody      D. You

5.A. up           B. down                C. above              D. around

6.A. should          B. can                 C. if            D. whether

7.A. threw           B. dropped             C. fell                D. put

8.A. showed         B. lifted                C. brought           D. picked

9.A. good            B. clean                C. large               D. dirty

10.A. given                B. learned              C. taught              D. taken

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

12.A. value         B. price                C. effect              D. part

13.A. studies               B. work               C. fields               D. lives

14.A. do                   B. make                C. give                       D. take

15.A. meet                 B. deal                 C. talk                 D. get

16.A. like                  B. hope                C. wish                D. expect

17.A. worthless    B. weak                C. poor                D. careless

18.A. from                 B. in                  C. about               D. at

19.A. beauty        B. face                 C. looks              D. impression

20.A. lesson                B. truth                C. saying            D. story

 

_____ worries me is _____ we’re going to pay for all this.

A. It, that      B. That, how

C. What, how D. As, that