A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being    by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a    to find a way of stopping themselves from being in danger. One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages     into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap（陷阱），”one mouse suggested. When this idea was  ，another said, “What about poisoning (毒死) her?” But    knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food, angrily said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his  .
At last, one mouse,      than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for silence, “Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail（尾巴）, so we’ll always know she is！We’ll have to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to   ！” Hearing the words, everyone got   and they congratulated him on his good idea.
“We’ll tie it so tightly (紧紧地) that it will never drop off！”
“She’ll never be able to walk  again！Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”
However, the clever mouse said, “We must    who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was     enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very   to have good ideas, but putting them into practice is much more difficult.

小题1:	A．trained B．taught C．caught D．invited

小题2:	A．party B．test C．game D．meeting

小题3:	A．rushed B．swam C．flew D．stepped

小题4:	A．supported B．discussed C．accepted D．refused

小题5:	A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody

小题6:	A．present B．reason C．idea D．excuse

小题7:	A．younger B．longer C．thinner D．cleverer

小题8:	A．where B．what C．how D．who

小题9:	A．experience B．power C．time D．space

小题10:

A．shout B．watch C．stay D．hide

小题11:

A．worried B．excited C．surprised D．tired

小题12:

A．gladly B．quickly C．quietly D．directly

小题13:

A．believe B．learn C．imagine D．decide

小题14:

A．honest B．brave C．rich D．old

小题15:

A．easy B．difficult C．strange D．important

A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before being sent away, this boy was the   36  student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But the boy changed after  37  home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He   38  being in a group. He was lonely all the time because he felt no one loved him.
His   39  started worrying about the boy. But they did not know   40  was wrong with him. So his dad   41  to travel to the boarding school and   42  with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started   43  him casual(随便的) questions about his classes, teachers and sports.   44 some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my   45 ?”
“No, no,” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for  46 . I want to see you   47 . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He hugged(拥抱) his dad. They didn’t say  48   to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him   49 . And today this young man is in college at the   50  of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

小题1:	A．healthiest B．nicest C．loneliest D．brightest

小题2:	A．reaching B．going C．leaving D．coming

小题3:	A．hated B．enjoyed C．wanted D．liked

小题4:	A．friends B．parents C．teachers D．cousins

小题5:	A．what B．why C．how D．where

小题6:	A．liked B．continued C．decided D．thought

小题7:	A．quarrel B．talk C．sing D．dance

小题8:	A．saying B．telling C．speaking D．asking

小题9:	A．When B．Before C．After D．Until

小题10:

A．groups B．grades C．happiness D．brightness

小题11:

A．me B．him C．her D．them

小题12:

A．sad B．lonely C．happy D．moved

小题13:

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

小题14:

A．widely B．strongly C．heavily D．deeply

小题15:

A．top B．bottom C．middle D．height

Joe wanted a computer. He asked his 小题1:  for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He  小题2: about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbours. But this was not 小题3: . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn't cut grass for their gardens  小题4:he had no tools to do the work with.
Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering  小题5: . I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could  小题6:  get the computer right away I could pay  小题7: it a little each week. He ran to Dick. Joe  小题8: him a lot of questions. He learned that it was 小题9:to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took  小题10: three hours  each night. Dick 小题11: him the phone number of the newspaper manager
Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother  小题12: he thought, she  小题13: . "I think it
is a  小题14: idea, " she said, "I'll call the newspaper...."
"What, Mum," Joe said, "I'll call." After that, I'm going to be a businessman now.
Joe's mother smiled  小题15: .

小题16:

A．teachers B．parents C．classmates D．friends

小题17:

A．said B．told C．thought D．spoke

小题18:

A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter

小题19:

A．because B．when C．while D．after

小题20:

A．newspapers B．bikes C．computers D．cars

小题21:A still         B. even          C. yet               D. never

小题22:

A．on B．to C．of D．for

小题23:

A．answered B．asked C．wrote D．read

小题24:

A．friendly B．kind C．possible D．wrong

小题25:

A．at B．about C．before D．after

小题26:

A．taught B．gave C．made D．asked

小题27:

A．that B．when C．what D．where

小题28:

A．smiled B．shouted C．cried D．worried

小题29:

A．big B．large C．great D．bad

小题30:

A．sadly B．happily C．politely D．angrily

Mike wants a computer. He asks his parents for the money but they say he must get it himself. But how does he get it? He  46  about this when he walks home. Not many people want to ask children to work for them. Maybe he can take away snow for the neighbors. But it is not  47 . He has to  48 a long time for that. He can’t cut grass for their gardens  49 he has no tools to do the work. Then he  50 one of his classmates, Dick. He is delivering(送)  51 . “I can do that,  52 ”, he thinks, “Maybe I can even get the computer right away. I can pay(付款) for it a little each week”. He  53 to catch up with(赶上) Dick. Mike asks him a lot of questions. He learns that it is  54 to get twenty-five dollars each week. Dick  55 him that the job takes about three hours each week and   56  him the phone number of the newspaper manager.
Mike almost flies home. After he tells his mother   57  he thinks, she  58 , “ I think it is a   59  idea,” she says, “I'll call the newspaper.” “Wait, Mum,” Mike says, “I’ll call. After that, I' m going to be a businessman now.” Mike’s mother smiles   60  .

小题1:	A．says B．tells C．thinks D．speaks

小题2:	A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter

小题3:	A．walk B．wait C．spend D．want

小题4:	A．because B．when C．while D．after

小题5:	A．looks B．sees C．helps D．catches

小题6:	A．newspapers B．bikes C．computers D．tools

小题7:	A．either B．too C．again D．also

小题8:	A．walks B．comes C．runs D．jumps

小题9:	A．friendly B．kind C．easy D．wrong

小题10:

A．sees B．learns C．tells D．knows

小题11:

A．teaches B．gives C．asks D．makes

小题12:

A．that B．when C．what D．where

小题13:

A．smiles B．shouts C．cries D．worries

小题14:

A．big B．large C．great D．bad

小题15:

A．sadly B．happily C．politely D．angrily

One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __   __ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __  __ what to do, she began crying.  After a while，she__  __ to walk along a path with tall trees and thick bushes. When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __  __ entered. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the __  __. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a stream（小溪）.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy sensed that his mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __  __ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __   __ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __  __ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __   __ into the air, the dog __  __ through the woods until he found the __  __. But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his delight, he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __  __ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __   __.
When she opened her eyes and       her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you      me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents were happy. That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of pork.

小题1:	A．before B．since C．while D．as

小题2:	A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．repeating

小题3:	A．preferred B．refused C．failed D．decided

小题4:	A．carelessly B．carefully C．hopelessly D．unwillingly

小题5:	A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses

小题6:	A．at B．through C．in D．onto

小题7:	A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar

小题8:	A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．noticed

小题9:	A．calmly B．loudly C．happily D．gently

小题10:

A．searched B．found C．looked D．travelled

小题11:

A．window B．girl C．house D．hero

小题12:

A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew

小题13:

A．awake B．afraid C．available D．asleep[

小题14:

A．listened B．watched C．heard D．saw

小题15:

A．disturbed B．comforted C．saved D．scared