One day I went to the market and find many　　　　 　　　 61　　　　　

beautiful bird in a few cages for sale. I heard　　　　　 　　　 62　　　　　

two young men talked. One said,“I caught eight　　　 　 63　　　 　　　

birds like these last Sunday, but not a single one　　　 　　　 64　　　　　

was alive next morning…”Oh, God！The birds　　　 　 65　　　　　

are being killed. The number is reducing year to year.　 　　　 66　　　　　

Birds, like other animals, is our friends. They eat　　　 　　　 67　　　　　

a lot of pests and make our nature beautifully.　　　　 　　　 68　　　　　

So we must do something to protect it from being　　　 　　　 69　　　　　 [来源:高&考%资(源#网]

killed. We hoped that how everyone will care for them.　 　　　 70　　　　　

A Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a __21__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few _22_ 　in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 23___ and dropped them into the hat. He _24__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __25__ the sign __26__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to __27_. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had __28__ the sign came to see __29_ things were. The boy __30__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __31_.” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __32_ 　day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

__33__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __34__ that they were not blind.

Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __35__ ?

Be thankful for what you have. __36_ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __37_. Face your past without regret. __38__ your present with confidence. Prepare for the __39_ without fear. Keep the faith and __40_ the fear.

21. A. cover　　　　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. board　　　　　　　　 D. note

22. A. cashes　　　　 B. treasures　　　　　　　　　 C. pennies　　　　　　 D. coins

23. A. pocket　　　　 B. can　　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. backpack　　　　　 D. case

24. A. still　　　　　　　　　　 B. then　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. already　　　　　　　 D. yet

25. A. put on　　　　　　　　 B. put out　　　　　　　　　　 C. put off　　　　　　　 D. put back

26. A. in case　　　　 B. now that　　 　　　　　　 C. so that　　　　　　　 D. as though

27. A. mix up　　　　 B. show up　　 　　　　　　 C. fill up　　　　 D. make up

28. A. changed　　　　　　　 B. prepared　　 　　　　　　 C. supported　　　　　 D. reached

29. A. what　　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　 　　　 D. how

30. A. realized　　　　 B. recognized　　　　 C. felt　　　　　　 　 　 D. discovered

31. A. though　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. yet　　　　　　 　 　 D. still

32. A. average　　　　 B. successful　　　　 C. harmonious　　　 D. beautiful

33. A. After all　　　　 B. In the long term C. Of course　　　　　 D. Althought

34. A. happy　　　　　 　　 B. disappointed　　　　　　　 C. lucky　　　　 　 　　 D. strange

35. A. effective　　　 　　 B. brave　　　　　　　　　　　 C. surprising　 　 　　 D. scientific

36. A. Once　　　　　 　　 B. If　　　　　　　　　　　 C. While　　　　 D. Because

37. A. smile　　　　　 　　 B. exist　　　　　 　　 　　　 C. survive　　　 　 　　 D. prove

38. A. Look into　　 　　 B. Search for　　　　 C. Deal with　 　 　　 D. Depend on

39. A. tomorrow　　 　　 B. adventure　 　　 　　　 C. future　　　　 D. sunrise

40. A. accuse　　　　 B. charge　　　　　　　 C. skip　　　　　 　 　　 D. drop

20. The witnesses(证人) of the accident said that the lorry _______ very fast at the crossroads when the accident happened.

　A. is traveling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had travelled　

　 C. was to travel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. was travelling

19._____ nothing is doing ill.

　 A. Do　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To do　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Doing　　　　 　　　 D. Does

18. Our monitor talks about Mars as if he ______ a scientist.

　 A. is　　　 　　　　　 B. were　　　　　 　　　 C. be 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had been