Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __1__ through which I learned __2__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __3__ have goals (目标) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __4__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very _5__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to _6__ with my father and to be in deep thought __7__ develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me _8__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __9__. I wanted to __10_ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __11__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his __12__. But later after that, I __13__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __14__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as _15_ as crystal.

1.                A．conversations    B．emotions        C．conclusions    D．expressions

2.                A．classes         B．tests           C．lessons   D．news

3.                A．can            B．may            C．would    D．should

4.                A．spent          B．enjoyed        C．hoped    D．kept

5.                A．busy           B．lazy            C．weak D．free

6.                A．play           B．work           C．talk  D．study

7.                A．as much as      B．as soon as       C．as long as D．as well as

8.                A．though         B．because        C．and  D．but

9.                A．legs           B．ears           C．eyes D．fingers

10.               A．put up         B．take up         C．get up D．give up

11.               A．after           B．when          C．before    D．since

12.               A．stories         B．words          C．pictures   D．lessons

13.               A．wanted to       B．tried to         C．got to D．hoped to

14.               A．myself         B．himself         C．yourself   D．ourselves

15.               A．blue           B．white          C．clean D．clear

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __1__ through which I learned __2__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __3__ have goals (目标) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __4__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very _5__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to _6__ with my father and to be in deep thought __7__ develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me _8__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __9__. I wanted to __10_ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __11__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his __12__. But later after that, I __13__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __14__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as _15_ as crystal.

Last year I _________ drive. I used to take the bus.

   A. could        B. couldn’t         C. should        D. shouldn't

Born as the only child in the family, I am the “king” of the family. My parents are both businessmen and they come home every two weeks. Because they don’t spend much time with me, they always feel guilty* and will buy me many expensive things and let me do whatever I want. My grandparents never let me do any chores because they want me to do my schoolwork.

?? I used to take everything for granted*. I never said “thank you” to people. As time went by, I found that my classmates didn’t like me and my best friends left me. one day, I asked Leo, who used to be one of my best friends. He said that I was selfish, rude* and bad-tempered*. “No one wants to make friends with a person who always receives but never gives anything!” he said. I was shocked* at his words. “Oh, no! Please don’t leave me. I need friends! I will be lonely and unhappy without friends!” I locked myself up in the room and cried. “I want my friends back. But how?”

?? Then I noticed that all the popular kids in the class friendly to others. They always smile and say “thank you” to others. They do whatever they can to help when others are in trouble. Other kids like them and always play with them. “I need to change! I will get my friends back,” I said to myself. From then on, I started to change myself. I learned to say “thank you” to others. I smiled and volunteered to help other kids. I tried to be as nice as I could. Gradually, I found that other kids liked to talk with me and they would ask me to play with them and even told me their secrets. My friends came back to me again.

?? Now I have more friends than I used to do and I am happier than I used to be.

1.What’s the boy’s life like at home?

A. His parents spend much time with him.????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. He has to do lots of housework.

C. He can do what he wants to do.?????????????

D. He does much more homework than other kids.

2.What did the boy do to change himself?

A. He learned to say “thank you”.

B. He always smiled at others.

C. He helped others as much as he could.?????????????

D. All of the above.

3.The underlined word “gradually” means ___________.

A. To begin with????????????? ????????????? B. Sometimes????????????? ????????????? C. In a word????????????? ????????????? D. Slowly

4.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A. To make more friends, you need to try to please them.????????????? ?????????????

B. A person who always received but never gives can still have many friends.

C. The boy lost his friends at first because he didn’t like them.

D. To be a nicer and better person, we need to make some changes.