"We're going to move," Jimmy said to Mr. James，her teacher, with tears(眼泪) in her eyes. "Dad lost his job and now we don't have enough money to live in our house." Pam was walking by and just heard Jimmy's talk with Mr.James.

　　In the lunchroom Pam met Carol and said, "I've got something to tell you about Jimmy." As she started to tell Carol about Jimmy's dad, several other classmates stopped to listen. Pam felt bad telling what she had heard but she went on anyway.

　　After school, Pam saw some of her classmates talking to Jimmy. "Where does your dad work?" one of the boys asked. Jimmy's face turned red. She left without answering. Pam felt terrible, because she didn't mean to hurt Jimmy. And she hadn't thought that some of the classmates would make jokes and laugh at Jimmy about her father's losing the job. Pam didn't know what she could do to help Jimmy.

1.The story wants to tell us ____.

A.It's difficult to move away     

B. girls don't like to talk to boys

C.student's report to the teacher　　

D.secrets are hard to keep

2.Jimmy’s family had to move because ____.

A.her father lost his job　　　　　　　

B.they had a better place to live in

C.her classmates were not kind enough　

D.her father changed his job

3.Jimmy's face turning red show that she didn't ____.

A.feel well enough                  B.know the answer　

C.want to talk about her father         D.want to leave others

4.Pam felt very sorry ____.

A.and wanted to do something for Jimmy　　

B.but went to laugh at Jimmy

C.so she stopped to listen to others　　   

D.and left without answering

5.The whole story happened ____.

A.in class 　B.during and after school　C. at Mr.James's office 　D.in the lunchroom

I started to love running at a young age. I loved to race my father and my sister around the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals.

One day my mother 　41 an advertisement for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be 　42 in taking part in this race ? ” she asked me, pointing to the advertisement.

　 “Yes, of course.” I answered.

　　 I ____43___ the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister set up a table in the backyard so she could offer me water and 　44　 me.

　　 On the day of the race, just before the race , my father said to me , “ Don’t 　 45　 up all your energy(能量)at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy ___46____ you can run much faster at the end. ”

　 The race ____47___ . Following Dad’ s words, I didn’t run as fast as I could. Then the other runners started 　 48　 me, which made me feel nervous. I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing __49__ .

　 Just at that moment I heard, “ __50___, Kelly! You can do it ! Don’t give up . keep running!” Out of the comer of my eye I saw Dad running beside me around the outside or the track .

　 I took a deep breath and tried my best to 　51　 on running. I didn’t win the race. I came fifth, but I 　 52　 like a winner. I tried my best, and I hadn’t given up.

　 Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad had _53__ left my side. He always encourages(鼓励) me when I __54___ giving up. He runs along side me through my life. I’ll remember my dad’s words forever, “Never give up. You can be a winner even if you 　55 .”

(　 )41.A. met　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Found　　　　　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. saw

(　 )42.A. surprised B. excited C. interested D. worried

(　 )43.A. spend B. cost C. paid D. took

(　 )44.A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　 　 C. date　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. time

(　 )45.A. keep　　　　 B. get　　　　　　 　 C. use　　 　　　　 D.put

(　 )46.A. because　　　 　　　 B. so　　　　　　 　 C. since　　 　　　 D. but

(　 )47.A. began　　　　 　　　 B. finished　　　　 　 C. reached　　　 D. stopped

(　 )48.A. pushing　 　　　 B. pulling　　　　 　 C. passing 　　　　　　　　　 D. kicking

(　 )49.A. easier　　 　　　　　　 B. harder　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shorter　　 　　　　 D. longer

(　 )50.A. Come down　 B. Come on　　　 　 C. Come out　 　　　　　 D. Come back

(　 )51.A. go　　　　 　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　 　 C. turn　　 　　　 D. put

(　 )52. A. looked 　　　 　 B. felt 　　　　　　 　 C. ran 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sounded

(　 )53. A. already　　　　　 B. yet　　　　　　　　 　　 C. once　　　　　　　　 D. never

(　 )54.A. think over　　　 B. keep on　　　　 C. feel like　 　　　 D. decide on

(　 )55.A. fail　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. lose　　 　　　　　　　　 C. drop　　 　　　　　　 D. win

阅读下面的短文，从A，B，C，中选出能回答问题或完成句子的最佳选项。（共5小题，计10分）

???? Mr and Mrs Jackson bought a big farm and they were always busy working on it .They had a good harvest every year.One of their sons Victor studied at a high school.The boy studied hard and did well in his lessons.It made them happy.

????? Last month Victor finished high school and passed the university entrance examination.Mrs Jackson was very happy and told almost all her friends about it .

????? Yesterday morning she went to the town to buy something for her son.On the bus she met one of her friends and they hadn’t seen each other for fifteen years.She told her friend how clever her son was.She spoke very loudly.All the people on the bus could hear her.

?????? “Which university will your son study in?”a man next to her asked.

?????? “Oxford University,”said Mrs Jackson happily.

?????? Most of the people on the bus looked at her.Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”

?????? A woman sitting opposite her said, “I’m sure he’ll meet Jim White.”

?????? “Who’s Jim White?”

?????? “He’s my son,”said the woman with smile.

?????? “Does he study in the same university?”

?????? “No.He is one of the professors(教授）.”

1.The underlined word “harvest”probably means “_______”in Chinese.

A.? 庄稼????????????? B.? 收成??????????? C.? 成就??????

2.Mr and Mrs Jackson were happy because________.

A.their son did well in his lessons

B.they bought a big farm

C.they had a good time on the farm

3.Mrs Jackson wanted everyone to know_________.

A.her som finished high school

B.her son was brave

C.her son was going to study in a famous university

4.Mrs Jackson spoke so loudly on the bus that________.

A.her friend could hear her

B.all the people could hear her

C.all the people looked at her

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Mrs Jackson met some of her friends on the bus.

B.The woman was Mrs Jackson’s friend.

C.The woman wanted to stop Mrs Jackson from talking about her son.