Perhaps　the　only　test　score　that　I　remember　is　the　55　when　I　was　in　high　school.

    The　test　was　the　final　for　a　course.　I　remember　waiting　anxiously　as　my　teacher　Mr.　Right　passed　out　our　papers　one　by　one.　It　was　a　rather　difficult　test.　I　heard　my　classmates　groaning,　and　I　could　tel　by　the　groans　that　the　scores　weren’t　looking　good.

    Mr.　Right　put　my　paper　on　my　desk.　There　in　big　red　numbers,　circled　to　draw　attention,　was　my　score,　55!

    I　lowered　my　head,　and　covered　the　score　up　quickly.　A　55　is　not　something　that　you　wanted　your　classmates　to　see.“The　scores　were　not　very　good,　none　of　you　passed,”Mr.　Right　said.　“The　highest　score　in　the　class　was　a　55.”

    A　55.　That’s　me!

    Suddenly　my　sad　look　didn’t　look　so　bad.　I　had　the　highest　score.　I　felt　a　lot　better.

    I　walked　home　alone　that　day　with　the　low　but　high　score.　My　father　knew　that　I　had　a　big　test　that　day　and　asked　me　as　soon　as　I　got　home,　“How　did　you　do　in　your　test？”“I　made　a　55,”I　said.

    A　frown（皱眉）now　stood　on　my　father’s　face.　I　knew　I　had　to　explain　immediately.　“But　Dad,　I　had　the　highest　score　in　the　calss,”I　proudly　stated.　I　thought　that　explanation　would　make　a　difference.“You　failed!”my　father　replied.“But　it’s　the　highest!” I　insisted.“I　don’t　care　what　scores　others　had,　but　you　failed.　What　matters　is　what　you　do!”my　father　firmly　said.

    For　years,　my　father　was　always　that　way.　It　didn’t　matter　what　others　did,　it　only　mattered　what　I　did　and　that　I　did　it　excelently.

    We　often　don’t　understand　the　wisdom（智慧）of　good　parents　until　we　ourselves　stand　in　the　parents’shoes.　My　father’s　words　have　carried　me　throughout　life.

   1.　The　word　groaning　is　the　closest　in　meaning　to　_____.

    A.　singing　　　　B.　laughingC.　complaining　　　　D.　quarreling

    2.　In　class,　to　hide　my　score　from　my　classmates,　I　_____.

    A.　lowered　my　head　　　　B.　covered　my　score　up

    C.　walked　home　alone　D.　explained　immediately

    3.　A　frown　stood　on　my　father’s　face　because　he　thought　_____.

    A.　I　did　a　bad　job　in　the　test

    B.　I　gave　a　good　excuse

    C.　I　became　the　worst　student

    D.　I　stood　in　his　shoes

   4.　We　can　infer　from　the　passage　that　_____.

    A.　the　father　was　strict　with　his　child.

    B.　the　writer　was　always　poor　in　tests.

    C.　Mr.　Right　was　worried　about　the　writer

    D.　the　writer　was　always　happy　with　his　scores

   5.　Which　is　the　best　title　of　the　passage？

    A.　The　Final　Test　　　　B.　That’s　Me!

    C.　My　strict　Teacher　　　　D.　Scores,　Important？

When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he   １  to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place   ２  a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very   3 , and told his sons about it.
They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would   4  some crops where the earth had been   5 . The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since   6  soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his   7 .
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to   8  that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever   9 . One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he   10  a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields,   11  he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.
This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite   12  from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to   13  their sons to college.
Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe’s   14 of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich   15 . So you can see where the concept（概念）of gold comes from.

Grandma: You look sad, Nancy! 1　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Nancy: I don’t know, Grandma.I am tired and feel like doing nothing.

Grandma: Are you ill?

Nancy: I’m not sure.2　　　　　　　　　　　

Grandma: Why don’t you want to go to school?

Nancy: I had an exam last week, but I failed it.

Grandma:3　　　　　　　　　　　you have worked hard I know. You were just unlucky. And one exam doesn’t mean all.

Nancy: But I’m afraid mum and dad will 4　　　　　　　　　　　　　me.

Grandma: They won’t. All you should do is to keep on working hard.

Nancy: I will. Believe me.

Grandma: Come on! Try the apple pie I made for you.

Nancy:5　　　　　　　　　　　　　　That’s my favourite.

阅读短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正(T)误(F)。(共5小题，每小题2分)

David got a job in a police station after he left school. He worked there for 42 years and he’ll retire this year. He worked hard in the past 42 years. But he was not a lucky man. He failed to catch a thief. He was often sorry for it.

Last weekend, while David's wife was cooking she found there was no salt at home. So she asked her husband to buy some. In the shop, David saw a young man taking away a wallet from a woman's bag. He walked to him quietly, but the young man noticed David and ran away at once. David ran after him. At last the thief ran into a blind alley(死胡同) and David caught him.

“Please give me a chance, sir.” said the thief

“Who can give one to me?” said David, “I’ll soon retire and I catch a thief for the first time!”

1.David worked hard in the past 42 years.

2.David was a lucky man, and he often caught thieves.

3. Last weekend his wife asked him to buy some sugar.

4.A young man was stealing a woman's wallet in a shop

5.The young man was the first thief that David caught.

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is

  1 .”

And he told the   2  . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always    3 . “I’ll travel for my work, not for   4 ,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have

  5   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   6 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good    7  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   8 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he  9  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild

   10  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very    11 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went off to  12  some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her   13 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   14  it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted, “  15 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.                A．dangerous      B．natural         C．convenient    D．impossible

2.                A．lie             B．reason          C．news     D．truth

3.                A．allowed         B．refused         C．failed D．joked

4.                A．wealth         B．prize           C．pleasure  D．luck

5.                A．money         B．time           C．interest   D．ability

6.                A．meet           B．work           C．shop     D．stay

7.                A．meal           B．picnic          C．room     D．party

8.                A．agree          B．understand      C．reply     D．complain

9.                A．worried        B．forgot          C．asked    D．thought

10.               A．land           B．flowers         C．animals    D．people

11.               A．sad            B．excited         C．surprised D．amazed

12.               A．find           B．feed           C．drive D．shoot

13.               A．singing         B．crying          C．laughing   D．cheering

14.               A．threw          B．fired           C．showed   D．pointed

15.               A．Hurry up        B．Look out        C．Slow down     D．Go ahead