Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to　 1　 things with. He　 2　 to take ten servants with him. They would　 3　 the things to sell and the food to　 4　 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to　 5　 and asked to　 6　 with them.
　　The rich man said to the little boy, “Well,　 7　 may go with us.　 8　 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my　 9 , you can’t carry a　 10　 load (担子). You must　 11　 the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
　　“You are　 12 .” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said　 13　 and lifted the load gladly.
　　On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired　 14　 the little servant. Do you know　 15 ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

　　1. A. eat　　　　　　　 B. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　 D. get
　　2. A. decided　　　　 B. liked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hoped　　　　　　　 D. tried
　　3. A. take　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carry　　　　　 　　 D. borrow
　　4. A. cook　　　　　　 B. eat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. buy　　　　　　　　　 D. drink
　　5. A. them　　　　　　 B. the servants （仆人） C. the road　　　　　 D. the rich man
　　6. A. stop　　　　　　 B. stay　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C. go　　　　　　　　　 D. talk
　　7. A. you　　　　　　　 B. he　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. I　　　　　　　　　　　 D. they
　　8. A. Since　　　　　　B. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Because　　　　　 D. But
　　9. A. family　　　　　 B. guests　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. servants　　　　　　D. things
　　10. A. heavy　　　　 B. light　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　　　 D. difficult
　　11. A. eat　　　　　　 B. choose　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pick up　　　　　　 D. understand
　　12. A. brave　　　　　B. right　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. clever　　　　　　 D. foolish
　　13. A. sorry　　　　　 B. nothing　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. angrily　　　　　　　 D. good-bye
　　14. A. besides　　 　B. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C. except　　　　　　　 D. with
　　15. A. who　　　　　　 B. him　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　 　　　　 D. why

Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　41　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　42　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　43　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　44　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　45　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　46　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　47　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　48　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　49　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　50　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　51　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　52　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　53　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　54　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　55　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

41. A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　 　　 　D. broke

42. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 　　 　D. told

43. A. airport　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　 　D. station

44. A. when　　　　　　　　 　　 B. because　　 　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　 D. though

45. A. saw　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　 　D. took

46. A. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driven　　　　　　　　　　 C. invited　　　 　　 D. taken

47. A. visited　 　　 　　　 B. reminded　　　　　 　 C. reached　　 　　 D. left

48. A. surprised　　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 　D. lonely

49. A. next to B. around　　　 　 C. behind　　　 　　 D. away from

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　 　D. you

51. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 　D. about

52. A. words　　　　　　　　 　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 　D. fun

53. A. important　　　　　 　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　 　D. wonderful

54. A. never　　　　　　　　 　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. often

55. A. look　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　 　D. weight

Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　41　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　42　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　43　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　44　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　45　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　46　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　47　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　48　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　49　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　50　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　51　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　52　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　53　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　54　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　55　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

41. A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　 　　 　D. broke

42. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 　　 　D. told

43. A. airport　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　 　D. station

44. A. when　　　　　　　　 　　 B. because　　 　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　 D. though

45. A. saw　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　 　D. took

46. A. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driven　　　　　　　　　　 C. invited　　　 　　 D. taken

47. A. visited　 　　 　　　 B. reminded　　　　　 　 C. reached　　 　　 D. left

48. A. surprised　　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 　D. lonely

49. A. next to B. around　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　 D. away from

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　 　D. you

51. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 　D. about

52. A. words　　　　　　　　 　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 　D. fun

53. A. important　　　　　 　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　 　D. wonderful

54. A. never　　　　　　　　 　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. often

55. A. look　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　 　D. weight

Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have 31 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.

　 When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 32 . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become 33 . She didn't believe what the doctor said 34 started to look for other ways.

My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she 35 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did 　36 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some 37 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me 38　 . I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe 39　 eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good 40 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.

　 When I grew up, my mother　 41　 told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met 　42 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very　 43　 person. I get best　 44 in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer.　 45　 my mother's strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.

31. A. achieved　　 　　　　　 B. failed　　　 　　　　　 C. suggested　 　　　　 D. told

32. A. legs　　　 　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　 　　　　 C. arms　　　　 　　　 D. eyes

33. A. patient　　 　　　　　　　 B. confident　　 　　　　 C. frustrated　　 　　　 D. proud

34. A. or　　　　 　　　　　　 B. and　　　　 　　　　 C. if　　　　　 　　　 D. because

35. A. forgot　　 　　　　　　 B. changed　　 　　　　　 C. succeeded　　 　　　　　　 D. worked

36. A. nothing　　 　　　　　　 B. somewhere　 　　　　 C. anywhere　　 　　　 D. everything

37. A. time　　　 　　　　　　 B. exercise　　 　　　　　 C. medicine　　 　　　 D. shopping

38. A. away　　　 　　　　　 B. from　　　 　　　　　 C. into　　　　 　　　 D. up

39. A. her　　　　 　　　　　 B. my　　　　 　　　　　 C. his　　　　　 　　　 D. its

40. A. advice　　　 　　　　　 B. end　　　 　　　　　 C. chance　　　 　　　　　　 D. start

41. A. hardly　　　 　　　　　 B. never　　　 　　　　　 C. always　　　 　　　　　　 D. nearly

42. A. dreams　　 　　　　　 B. experiments 　　　　　 C. jobs　　　　 　　　 D. difficulties

43. A. excellent　　 　　　　　 B. dangerous　 　　　　　 C. busy　　　　 　　　 D. special

44. A. presents　　 　　　　 B. friends　　 　　　　　 C. books　　　 　　　 D. grades

45. A. According to B. Instead of C. Thanks to　　 　　　 D. Together with

Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.

When he was 12, his parents 　46 . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed 　47 him. No one showed kindness to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped 　48 , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were 　49 kind words he had ever heard. He watched her 　50 she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.

“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low 　51 he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised 　52 ears as if（似乎）it understood.

“Uhum! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.

The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw 　53 but a dirty boy. He washed his face 　54 . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.

After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. 　55 a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.

(　 )46.A.dead　　　　　　　　　 　 B.dying　　　　　　　　 　 C.died　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )47.A.at　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B.to　　　　　　　　　　 C./　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )48.A.picking it up　　　　 B.to pick up it　　　　　　 C.to pick it up

(　 )49.A.the first　　　　　　　 B.first　　　　　 　 　　　 C.the first time

(　 )50.A.until　　　　　　　　　　 　 B.before　　　　　　　 C.when　　　　　　　　

(　 )51.A.sound　　　　　　　　 　 B.noise　　　　　 　 　　　 C.voice

(　 )52.A.it　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B.it’s　　　　　　 　 　　　 C.its

(　 )53.A.something　　　　　 　 B.nothing　　　　　　　 C.anything　　　　　　

(　 )54.A.carefully　　　　　　　　　　 B.careful　　　　　　　 C.careless　　　

(　 )55.A.What　　　　　 　 　　　 B.How　　　　　　　　 　 C.It