Dean could hear the voices from around 40 feet below him .  “ Don’t give up , Dean ! ” Uncle Jim shouted encouragingly .  “ You can do it ! ” “ You’re almost there , ” Kurt called as he pulled on the 36  that ensured his cousin’s safety .  

       Kurt and Dean had just finished helping Uncle Jim 37  a climbing wall at a community gym in Canterville , Texas .  The wall , made of concrete and crushed granite (碎石) , looked like a sandstone cliff .  Despite his 38  of heights , Dean had volunteered to e the 39  to climb the new wall .

       Dean heard his cousin and uncle 40  him on from below , but he didn’t reply .  He was 41  the last section of the artificial rock wall to determine an approach for scaling it .  He 42  he was only a few feet from the top , 43  if he failed to concentrate on what he was doing , he could fall .  

       Dean 44  Kurt to serve as his belayer ,which is the person who controls a climber’s safety rope .  While Dean 45  , Kurt took the slack ( part of a rope that is not tight ) out of the safety rope that was attached to the 46  of the wall .  In that case , if Dean started to slip , he would fall only a few feet 47  the rope caught him .  However , Dean didn’t want to fall even a few feet ; he was too close to his 48  

       As Dean held on to the rock face , calculating each move with great 49  , Uncle Jim and Kurt watched intently .  50  , with a burst of energy , Dean climbed over the last outcropping and shouted , “ I did it ! ”

       Uncle Jim and Kurt 51  wildly .  Dean smiled broad , and then grew 52  again .  Falling to the ground was the 53  part for him , and his uncle and cousin knew it .  The last time Dean had scaled a climbing wall , it had taken 15 minutes for him to get the 54  to come down .  As the others watched in expectation , Dean 55  his tense muscles , took a deep breath , and backed over the edge .  In seconds he had dived more than 40 feet to the gym floor .  

Dean could hear the voices from around 40 feet below him. “Don’t give up, Dean!” Uncle Jim shouted encouragingly. “You can do it!” “You’re almost there,” Kurt called as he pulled on the   1   that ensured his cousin’s safety.

Kurt and Dean had just finished helping Uncle Jim   2   a climbing wall at a community gym in Canterville, Texas. The wall, made of concrete and crushed granite （碎石）, looked just like a sandstone cliff. Despite his   3   of heights, Dean had volunteered to be the   4   to climb the new wall.

Dean heard his cousin and uncle   5   him on from below, but he didn’t reply. He was   6   the last section of the artificial rock wall to determine an approach for scaling it. He   7   he was only a few feet from the top,   8   if he failed to concentrate on what he was doing, he could fall.

Dean   9   Kurt to serve as his belayer, which is the person who controls a climber’s safety rope. While Dean   10  , Kurt took the slack （part of a rope that is not tight） out of the safety rope that was attached to the   11   of the wall. In that case, if Dean started to slip, he would fall only a few feet   12   the rope caught him. However, Dean didn’t want to fall even a few feet; he was too close to his   13  .

As Dean held on to the rock face, calculating each move with great   14  , Uncle Jim and Kurt watched intently  15  , with a burst of energy, Dean climbed over the last outcropping and shouted, “I did it!”

Uncle Jim and Kurt  16  wildly. Dean smiled broad, and then grew   17   again. Falling to the ground was the   18   part for him, and his uncle and cousin knew it. The last time Dean had scaled a climbing wall, it had taken 15 minutes for him to get the   19   to come down. As the others watched in expectation, Dean   20   his tense muscles, took a deep breath, and backed over the edge. In seconds he had dived more than 40 feet to the gym floor.

1．A．ladder                   B．rope                    C．net                      D．helmet

2．A．paint                     B．repair                  C．fit                       D．move

3．A．thirst                    B．fear                     C．interest                D．anxiety

4．A．strongest               B．best                    C．youngest             D．first

5．A．urging                   B．comforting          C．pushing               D．calming

6．A．searching              B．analyzing             C．studying              D．testing

7．A．felt                       B．noticed                C．wished                D．knew

8．A．so                        B．or                       C．but                     D．for

9．A．trusted                  B．equipped              C．promised             D．warned

10．A．stopped               B．dropped               C．climbed               D．rested

11．A．top                      B．end                     C．back                   D．root

12．A．as                       B．until                    C．before                 D．while

13．A．hope                   B．mind                   C．goal                    D．idea

14．A．care                    B．pleasure               C．pain                    D．pressure

15．A．Gradually            B．Suddenly             C．Finally                 D．Immediately

16．A．cheered               B．succeeded           C．danced                D．applauded

17．A．tired                    B．quiet                   C．patient                 D．excited

18．A．fastest                 B．scariest               C．busiest                D．hardest

19．A．courage               B．information          C．message              D．attention

20．A．prepared              B．pulled                  C．moved                D．relaxed

As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead. At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road.

Mr. Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “SLOW” sign. He slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without stopping completely.

At once he heard a police whistle, so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said, “You didn’t stop at that crossing.”

“But the sign there doesn't say ‘STOP’.” answered Mr. Williams, “It just says ‘SLOW’, and I did go slow.”

The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pen away, scratched his head and said, “Well, I’m in the wrong street!”

1.

Mr. Williams was driving ________ one evening.

A. to a party           B. to his office    

C. home after work     D. to work from home

2.

When he was stopped by a policeman, he ____.

A. was driving at a high speed               B. was driving onto the main road

C. was going to stop his car                 D. was pulled into the crossroad

3.

Though slowly, Mr. Williams continued driving at the crossing because________ .

A. he saw a “STOP” sign in the opposite street       

B. he paid no attention to the traffic rules

C. he didn't have to stop                  

D. he was eager to get home

4.

 Looking round Mr. Williams, the policeman was surprised because__________ .

A. he met a mad man

B. he realized that he himself was mistaken

C. Mr. Williams dared to speak to him like that

D. Mr. Williams would not apologize to him

We have completed our first month of preschool. Matthew seems to 26  it. He is catching on to the routine quite nicely. I didn’t leave him there 27  much the first couple weeks. I am finding if I’m not there he behaves much better.

   In this class a little German boy, who does not speak  28 ，cried all the time at first and now cries occasionally.

   The Monday of the second week the little fellow just cried and cried. He was sitting  29  Matthew. I thought Matthew was going to start  30  and join in. I stood by and watched, ready for the rescue. Matthew kept turning around and  31  the boy. Then he reached his hand back and  32  him on the leg. He was comforting the boy! Later Matthew was playing with a  33  and the boy with blocks. Actually he was just standing by and crying. Matthew drove his truck over to the blocks,  34  it, picked up a few of the blocks and started handing them to  35 . They then together started 36  towers on the table and the little boy  37  crying．It seemed  38  Matthew knew what the little guy needed．Here was the little guy，who can’t speak English，and Matthew，who  39  playing together，like they were best  40 .

   One of the days when I stayed，they were at lunch and Matthew was  41  at the table. I pulled up a chair to sit next to him．He smiled，then grabbed his book bag and took off running  42  the cafeteria．I took off after him．When we reached the wall he just giggled (咯咯笑)，turned around and looked at me． I bent  43  to blame him for leaving his seat and running. He suddenly  44  a big wet kiss right on my cheek and smiled at me．All I could do was to take his hand and  45  him back to his seat．Then I turned my back and couldn’t help laughing.

1. A．escape      B．hate         C．enjoy        D．avoid

2.A．out         B．in          C．off          D．alone

3.A．Spanish     B．English      C．Chinese      D．Japanese

4.A．behind      B．beside       C．in front of    D．far from

5.A．over again   B．any moment  C．even harder   D．loudly

6.A．beating      B．shouting at    C．1ooking at    D．1earning from7. A．helped      B．hit          C．held         D．patted

8. A．toy         B．doll         C．truck        D．train

9.A．parked      B．repaired      C．broke        D．threw

10.A．me         B．the teacher    C．himself      D．the little boy

11.A．adding      B．climbing      C．building     D．putting

12.A．continued   B．enjoyed       C．began       D．stopped

13.A．where      B．as            C．when       D．as if

14.A．signs       B．starts         C．teaches      D．1earns

15.A．brothers    B．children       C．friends      D．people

16.A．standing    B．running       C．sitting       D．jumping

17.A．across      B．into          C．out of       D．through

18.A．up         B．down        C．in           D．towards

19.A．left        B．received      C．shouted      D．showed

20.A．force       B．walk         C．push        D．drive