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       The Greens lived in a small town. Mr. Green worked in a factory. Mrs. Green didn’t go out to work. She cooked meals and did some ___46____ at home all day. Their child Bob studied in a middle school far from their____47____. And he took a bus to school every day. Mrs. Green ___48___ get up very early in the morning to cook breakfast for the family.

   One morning, Mrs. Green didn’t feel well, ___49____ she told her son to get something to eat himself. The boy didn’t find any food in the fridge and went to school without breakfast. After Bob left home, Mrs. Green felt very ___50___about that. She got up and cooked ___51______delicious for her son. Then she went to the bus stop and took a bus to her son’s school. It was her first time to go to her son’s school. After thirty minutes, she ____52____ the bus. “I can’t find the ___53_____ to my son’s school. What shall I do?” she asked a man at the side of the road for help. “It doesn’t matter. Lie down in the middle of the ____54____and the policemen will take you there,” the man answered.

   “I don’t think so. The doctors will come __55_the policemen,” said Mrs. Green.

1. A. shopping                 B. cleaning                 C. reading                  D. writing

2. A. office                                    B. room                                C. family            D. home

3. A. shall                                      B. may                                  C. had to           D. can

4. A. when                                    B. so                                    C. but                          D. or

5.A. angry                                     B. sorry                                C. happy            D. excited

6.A. something                           B. anything                         C. everything   D. nothing

7. A. got on                                  B. took off                           C. put away               D. got off

8. A. way                                     B. money                    C. traffic            D. stop

9. A. school                                  B. park                                 C. road                        D. shop

10. A. because                                      B. instead                       C. because of   D. instead of

 

One day, the wind starts an argument with the sun. "I'm much ( 1 ) than you are!" says the wind. "No." answers the sun, "I'm much stronger than you are!"

While they are arguing, they see a man walking down the road. He is wearing a heavy ( 2 ) . The sun says to the wind "Now let ( 3 ) see which of us can make the man take off his coat, then we will know ( 4 ) is stron­ger. "

First the ( 5 ) tries. It begins to blow very hard. It blows so hard that the man pulls his coat round him. The wind is ( 6 ) with the man. Then the wind says to the sun, "Now it's your ( 7 ) . Let me see if you can make him take off his coat "The sun ( 8 ) to shine on the man. Soon it gets very hot! The man ( 9 ) his coat. The argument is ( 10 ).

1.A. strong         B. strongest        C. strongly         D. stronger

2.A. trousers       B. hat          C. coat        D. shoes

3.A. us             B. we           C. ourselves        D. our

4.A. whose          B. who          C. when         D. what

5.A. sun            B. rain             C. cloud        D. wind

6.A. happy          B. worried      C. angry        D. sad

7.A. way       B. home         C. hope         D. turn

8.A. began          B. begins       C. begin            D. beginning

9.A. takes off      B. takes down   C. puts on      D. puts down

10.A. out           B. over             C. on            D. off   

 

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A farmer was selling(卖) his little dogs. Just then, a __1_ happened to pass by.

   “I want to __2__ one of your dogs, sir.”

   “Well,” said the farmer, “these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __3_.”

   The boy drop (低下) his head for a __4____. Then he reached deep into his pocket and took out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that __5__ to take a look? ”

   “__6__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”

   Dolly ran out of the doghouse followed by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with _7_.

   As the dogs made their ___8__ to the farmer, the little boy saw something else moving inside the __9__.Slowly another little dog __10__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to look out

    “I ___11_that one,” the little boy said.

    The farmer said, “Son, don’t want that dog. He will __12__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”

  The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his trousers and showed a steel(钢) __13__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said,“You see, sir ,I don’t __14__ too well myself ,and he will need someone to __15____”

1.A. boy           B. dog             C. farmer           D. son

2.A .sell           B. see              C. buy         D. feed

3. A. time              B. money        C. work             D. study

4.A. moment         B. day              C. minutes          D. week

5. A. enough        B. easy             C. necessary         D. simple

6. A. No            B. Sure             C. Sorry            D. Thanks

7. A. happy         B. sad              C. joy            D. music

8. A. way           B. road             C. route         D. street

9. A. farm          B. advertisement    C. grass       D. doghouse

10. A. died             B. shouted          C. appeared     D. watched

11. A. like             B. hate         C. know         D. want

12.A. sometimes         B. always           C. often        D. never

13. A. hand             B. back            C. arm        D. leg

14.A. speak             B. sing             C. walk             D. swim

15. A. ask              B. understand        C. think            D. succeed

 

Jane’s mother worked on the farm from morning till dark, supporting the family. To make Jane live a happy life, Mother was very 26  about spending money. 27  , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her work while Jane was studying at school, so they had 28  time to enjoy themselves.  

One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even unfriendly to her, so she decided to go 29   with Jane to make Jane happy.

On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were both in white clothes, the manager 30   them to buy ski clothes. He said 31  there was an accident, they might be easily found in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t 32  them, so she refused.

Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing 33   on the snowfield when suddenly the snowfield began to shake. It was the snow slide(雪崩). They ran a long way and escaped the snow slide finally, but they couldn’t find their 34  . Later, a helicopter was flying 35  , but people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was in danger because she had hurt her head seriously and blood(血) dropped on the snow. Just then Mother 36  an idea. She 37   her hand at once and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. 38   Jane was saved, but Mother died.

Every time I think of the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel 39  . I believe anyone 40   hears the sad story will admire（钦佩）Mother for her selfless(无私的) love to her daughter.

1.A. careful        B. worried         C. excited        D. thinking

2.A. After all      B. However         C. But           D. Therefore

3.A. much           B. few             C. little        D. enough

4.A. swimming       B. shopping        C. hiking        D. skiing

5.A. made           B. advised         C. hoped         D. let

6.A. if             B. that            C. whether       D. though

7.A. afford         B. wear            C. pay            D. spend

8.A. angrily        B. sadly           C. heavily       D. happily

9.A. way            B. clothes         C. shoes         D. manager

10.A. under          B. below           C. beside        D. above

11.A. gave up        B. came up with    C. showed up     D. lost

12.A. pireced        B. killed          C. lifted       D. raised

13.A. At most        B. At first        C. At least      D. At last

14.A. painful        B. wonderful       C. well          D. good

15.A. /              B. who             C. whom          D. when

 

When I was young, I wanted to be a model, so when a national competition was nearby, I asked my parents to take me for an audition(试演) and they agreed, I was selected and told I had potential. They said that for only $900 I could attend a weekend event that a number of the most famous modeling agenies(中介) from around the world would attend. At 13, my hopes of fame and fortune(名利) clouded my judgment and I begged my parents to let me go. We have never been rich, but they saw my enthusiasm and at last they agreed.

I imagined being signed by some famous model companies. For .months, any boredom or disappointment that I faced disappeared because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model. I thought I would appear in the covers of famous magazines!

Of course, I wasn't signed, but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5'9' (about 1.75 meters) I could be a success. I sprayed for a growth spurt(冲刺) because I could not imagine giving up my dream. I met with a local modeling agency and the agent required $500 for classes, $500 for a photo shoot(拍摄), and $300 for other fees. My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.

The agency sent me out on a few auditions but with every day I did not receive a call, I grew more disappointed. The final chance came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling. There was an open call(公开挑it) in New York City. We spent hours driving and spent another few hours waiting, only to be told that I was too short, I could hardly stand it.

Years later, I realize that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling, just the idea of it.1 wanted to be special and I naively(天真地)decided to reach an impossible goal. The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.

1.The author wanted to be a model, because_______.

A．she won a national contest

B．she wanted to be famous and rich

C．she was urged by some modeling agencies

D．she had full potential to be a successful model

2.The author's parents' attitude toward her dream is_______.

A．encouraging       B．doubtful          C．worried           D．excited

3.The author finally stopped dreaming to become a model mainly because_______.

A．her parents were strongly against it

B．she realized that it was impossible for her.

C．even a local modeling agency turned her down

D．she realized that she didn't actually love the idea of modeling

4.From her experience of struggling to be a model, the author learned that

A．where there is a will there is a way

B．being a model is not so easy

C．we should have our own judgment and should not just follow others

D．we might set unpractical goals but the experiences can help us grow.