I like all kinds of chocolate, especially bitter chocolate. So when Mother had bought one, I couldn’t help thinking about   36 .
I was helping Father in the yard when suddenly I got an idea. I could cut a piece   37 that chocolate without anyone knowing it.
I waited   38  Mother went outside feeding the chickens. Then I told Father I wanted to go for a drink of water. I went into the room and got the   39  down. Just when I had the knife ready to cut, I heard Mother coming. So I had to put the chocolate   40  into my shirt,
went to my mom and   41  the chocolate there. And then I went back to   42  Father.
All the rest of the afternoon, I didn’t dare to look at Father. Every time he spoke, it made me jump. My hands began shaking and my heart started   43  fast. I didn’t want the chocolate any more. I   44  wanted to get a chance to put it back.
Have you ever had a similar   45 ?

 I like all kinds of chocolate, especially bitter chocolate. So when Mother had bought one, I couldn’t help thinking about   36  .

I was helping Father in the yard when suddenly I got an idea. I could cut a piece   37 that chocolate without anyone knowing it.

I waited   38   Mother went outside feeding the chickens. Then I told Father I wanted to go for a drink of water. I went into the room and got the   39   down. Just when I had the knife ready to cut, I heard Mother coming. So I had to put the chocolate   40   into my shirt,

went to my mom and   41   the chocolate there. And then I went back to   42   Father.

All the rest of the afternoon, I didn’t dare to look at Father. Every time he spoke, it made me jump. My hands began shaking and my heart started   43   fast. I didn’t want the chocolate any more. I   44   wanted to get a chance to put it back.

Have you ever had a similar   45  ?

1. A. him          B. her            C. it             D. this

2.A. off           B. into           C. on            D. along

3.A. while         B. after           C. since          D. until

4. A. water         B. chocolate      C. chicken        D. shirt

5. A. silently       B. easily          C. slowly         D. quickly

6.A. hid           B. ate            C. held           D. returned

7. A. tell           B. help           C. find           D. call

8. A. falling        B. breaking        C. beating        D. jumping

9. A. still          B. hardly          C. just           D. never

10. A. experience    B. excuse         C. mistake        D. moment

The Americans had to put off ________ the space shuttle.

1. A.
   launch
2. B.
   to launch
3. C.
   launching
4. D.
   launched

Granny Sarya lived outside Moscow． Her only son  16  to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action there．Soon after that, her husband lost his job． The old man was always   17  food and clothes．And on a winter night he went out alone when Sarya was asleep． The next morning he was   18  dead in a cold lake． And his worn-out coat was   19  in a tree not far away． Sarya was so   20  that she nearly took her own life．
Things got worse and worse after that． She always lived in hunger and cold． She had hoped that the government(政府) could help her but she    21 ．
It was a cold windy night． The old woman couldn't   22  asleep at all． She had to get up． She decided to write a letter to God（神）, asking for  23 ． She wished God to give her 100 rubles (卢布), so she could buy some food for herself． When she  24  writing it, she found she had no  25 ． She had to put the  26  at a crossing．   27  the next morning a policeman found the letter． He read it to his comrades．They were all so   28  that they gathered some rubles and sent them to the poor old woman．
At first Granny Sarya was happy． But after she   29  the money, she became   30  and said, “I'm told that all things that are touched by the policeman will be only a half left!”

He had to put his shoes lightly,     he?