8.(　 )A. older and older B. old and old C. younger and younger　 D. young and young

7.(　 )A. wives　　 B. mother　　 C. father　　　　 D. children

6.(　 )A. marry　　 B. are marry　 C. married　　　 D. are married

5.(　 )A. sons　　 B. daughters　　 C. brothers　　　 D. sisters

4.(　 )A. very　　 B. so　　　　 C. rather　　　　 D. too

3.(　 )A. so　　 B. and　　 C. but　　　　　 D. because

2.(　 )A. died　　 B. dies　　　 C. dead　　　　 D. was dead

1.(　 )A. lonely　 B. lone　　 C. alonely　　　　 D. alone

15.(　 ) A. money　　 B. job　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　 D. food

keys:　 CCACC　　 ABDBC　　　　 AADCA

John lives 1　 because his wife　 2　 . He works hard all his life,　 3　 he is very poor. Now he is　 4　 old that he can't work. He has three　 5　 , but they 6　 , and they are very busy. They only have time to eat dinner with their 7　 once a week.

The old man grows　 8　 , and his sons come to see him 9　 . "They don't need me at all now," he tells　 10　 . They 11　 I'll become a burden(负担). Then he makes a plan.

　 The next morning, he finds a large box, fills　 12　 lots of broken pieces of glass, and then locks it with an old lock.

　　 In the afternoon, his sons come for dinner. They find the box. "What's in this box?" they ask.

　 "Oh, nothing,"　 the old man says.

　 "It must　 13　 gold," they think.

　 So they want to guard(守护) the treasure. They decide　 14　 with the old man. They can look after him, too. This goes on for　 15　 .

　 At last, the old father dies. The sons give him a very nice funeral(葬礼). After the funeral, they open the box. They find it full of broken glass. There is a note on the glass: honor(对…表示敬意)your father and mother.

14.(　 ) A. homes　　 B. home　　　　 C. house　　　　　　　 D. house