“I’m too angry to  4   him a beating now, ”said Jack's father as he  5  the broken mirror. “I’ll  6  it after supper. ”

When supper was over, his father took  7  to the garden. “I’m going to   8  a branch that is just the right  9  , ”he said. They looked everywhere but found   10  .

Then Jack had  11  . “Father, I think your walking stick will be just  12  . ”

“Yes, that’s a good idea. Now come   13  to my room and we’ll   14  it. ”

Up in his room Jack’s father took off his coat, Jack was  15  . But to Jack’s great surprise, his father  16  to his bed and hit it again and again with the walking stick. He hit it like this for a while and then  17  . “Well, I think that’s   18  , ”said his father. “You must be carefull in future. You will be a good boy, won’t you?”Jack   19  he would be and would  20  forget it because it was such an unusual punishment.

1. A. Because　　　　　　    B. When　　　　　　    C. If　　　　　　　　　　 D. Though

2. A. glass　　　　　　　　    B. cup　　　　　　　　   C. bottle　　　　 D. thing

3. A. as　　　　　　　　　　    B. since　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　  D. because of

4. A. get　　　　　　　　　　   B. have　　　　　　　　  C. hit　　　　　　 D. give

5. A. saw　　　　　　　　　　  B. looked　　　　　　   C. searched    D. needed

6. A. make　　　　　　　　    B. have　　　　　　　　  C. take　　　　   D. do

7. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. him &n

bsp;　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　    D. them

8. A. buy　　　　　　　　　　  B. make　　　　　　　　 C. cut　　　　    D. do

9. A. weight　　　　　　　　  B. size　　　　　　　　   C. place　　　　  D. thick

10. A. no one　　　　　　    B. none　　　　　　　　 C. a short one D. a small one

11. A. a stick　　　　　　　　 B. an idea　　　　　　  C. a mind　　　　　　  D. an act

12. A. long　　　　　　　　    B. short　　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　  D. thing

13. A. along　　　　　　　　  B. in　　　　　　　　　　  C. here　　　　   D. out

14. A. try　　　　　　　　　　  B. beat　　　　　　　　  C. hit　　　　　　 D. look for

15. A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　  C. worried　　  D. puzzled

16. A. led　　　　　　　　　　  B. turned　　　　　　   C. returned　　 D. pointed

17. A. continued　　　　    B. kept on　　　　　　  C. beat again   D. stopped

18. A. heavy　　　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　　　  C. excellent　　 D. perfect

19. A. promised　　　　　　 B. allowed　　　　　　 C. hoped　　    D. realized

20. A. often　　　　　　　　  B. never　　　　　　    C. always　　　　　　  D. seldom

One day Jack broke his mother’s mirror.   1  she saw the broken  2  she cried, “Jack, you are too careless and  3  that father is going to punish you. ”

“I’m too angry to  4   him a beating now, ”said Jack's father as he  5  the broken mirror. “I’ll  6  it after supper. ”

When supper was over, his father took  7  to the garden. “I’m going to   8  a branch that is just the right  9  , ”he said. They looked everywhere but found   10  .

Then Jack had  11  . “Father, I think your walking stick will be just  12  . ”

“Yes, that’s a good idea. Now come   13  to my room and we’ll   14  it. ”

Up in his room Jack’s father took off his coat, Jack was  15  . But to Jack’s great surprise, his father  16  to his bed and hit it again and again with the walking stick. He hit it like this for a while and then  17  . “Well, I think that’s   18  , ”said his father. “You must be carefull in future. You will be a good boy, won’t you?”Jack   19  he would be and would  20  forget it because it was such an unusual punishment.

1. A. Because　　　　　　    B. When　　　　　　    C. If　　　　　　　　　　 D. Though

2. A. glass　　　　　　　　    B. cup　　　　　　　　   C. bottle　　　　 D. thing

3. A. as　　　　　　　　　　    B. since　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　  D. because of

4. A. get　　　　　　　　　　   B. have　　　　　　　　  C. hit　　　　　　 D. give

5. A. saw　　　　　　　　　　  B. looked　　　　　　   C. searched    D. needed

6. A. make　　　　　　　　    B. have　　　　　　　　  C. take　　　　   D. do

7. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. him　　　　　　　　   C. that　　　　    D. them

8. A. buy　　　　　　　　　　  B. make　　　　　　　　 C. cut　　　　    D. do

9. A. weight　　　　　　　　  B. size　　　　　　　　   C. place　　　　  D. thick

10. A. no one　　　　　　    B. none　　　　　　　　 C. a short one D. a small one

11. A. a stick　　　　　　　　 B. an idea　　　　　　  C. a mind　　　　　　  D. an act

12. A. long　　　　　　　　    B. short　　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　  D. thing

13. A. along　　　　　　　　  B. in　　　　　　　　　　  C. here　　　　   D. out

14. A. try　　　　　　　　　　  B. beat　　　　　　　　  C. hit　　　　　　 D. look for

15. A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　  C. worried　　  D. puzzled

16. A. led　　　　　　　　　　  B. turned　　　　　　   C. returned　　 D. pointed

17. A. continued　　　　    B. kept on　　　　　　  C. beat again   D. stopped

18. A. heavy　　　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　　　  C. excellent　　 D. perfect

19. A. promised　　　　　　 B. allowed　　　　　　 C. hoped　　    D. realized

20. A. often　　　　　　　　  B. never　　　　　　    C. always　　　　　　  D. seldom

One day Jack broke his mother’s mirror. When she saw the broken___1___ she cried. “Jack, you are too careless and because of that, father is going to punish you.”

“I’m too angry to ___2___ him a beating now,” said Jack’s father as he examined the broken mirror, “I’ll do it after supper.”

When supper was over, his father took ___3____ to the garden. “I’m going to ___4___ a branch that is just the right size,” he said. They looked everywhere but found___5___.

Then Jack had ___6___. “Father, I think your walking stick will be just _7____.”

“Yes, that’s a good idea. Now come along to my room and we’ll try it.”

Up in his room Jack’s father took ___8___ his coat. Jack was __9____. But to Jack’s great surprise, his father turned to his bed and hit it again and again with the walking stick. He hit it like this for a while and then stopped. “Well, I think that’s enough,” said his father. “You must be careful in future. You will be a good boy, won’t you?” Jack __10____ he would be and never forget it because it was such an unusual punishment.

1．A．glass                     B．cup                     C．bottle                  D．glasses

3．A．it                          B．him                     C．that                     D．them

4．A．buy                      B．make                   C．cut                     D．do

5．A．no one                  B．none                   C．a big one             D．a small one

6．A．a stick                  B．an idea                C．an act                 D．a mind

7．A．long                      B．short                   C．right                   D．thing

8．A．up                        B．away                   C．off                      D．with them

9．A．happy                   B．pleased                C．satisfied              D．worried

10．A．promised           B．allowed               C．was told            D．hoped

—I don’t feel like going out. Why don’t we just stay home and watch TV instead?
— ______ You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday.

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, ___1__ that the building was ___2___.

After the unforgettably shock, he ___3___ the promise he had made to his son: "No matter ___4___, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to ___5___ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his ___6___to his son. He rushed there and started ___7___ the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, ___8___: "It's too late! They're all dead! ___9___, face reality, there's nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with ___10___: "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped． And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know ___11___: "Is my boy ___12____ or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...1 hours...then, in ___13____ hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's __14____. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __15____ me and __16____ you saved me, they'd be saved． You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!' You did it, Dad!"

"What's going on in there? " the father asked．

"There are 14 of us __17____ __18____ 33, Dad． We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __19____, and it saved us."

"Come out, boy!"

"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, __20____ I know you'll get me! No matter

what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"

1．A．only discovering B．only to discover C．only realizing D．only to realize

2．A．as flat as a pancake B．as high as a mountain

C．as strong as an ox D．as weak as a kitten

3．A．memorized 　　　　　 B．forgot 　　 　　　　　　 C．kept 　　　　　　　　　　 D．remembered

4．A．what 　　　　　　　 B．what happen 　　　　 C．which　 　　　　　　　 D．who

5．A．fill 　　　　　 　　　　　 B．fill in 　　　 　　　　 C．come　　 　　　　　 D．burst

6．A．picture 　　 　　　　　 B．promise 　 　　　　　　 C．present　 　　　　　 D．encourage

7．A．digging 　　 　　　　　 B．digging through 　　 C．digging out 　　　　　 D．digging into

8．A．to say 　　　 　　　　　 B．said 　　　 　　　　　　 C．and saying 　　　　　　 D．saying

9．A．Come out 　　　　　　　 B．Come again 　　　　　 C．Come on 　　　　　　 D．Come off

10．A．one word　　 　　　　　　 B．one sound 　　　　　 C．one row 　　　　　 D．one line

11．A．for himself 　　　　　 B．of himself 　　　　　　 C．by himself 　　　　　　 D．to himself

12．A．live 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．living 　　　　　　　　　 C．alive 　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．lively

13．A．3 　　　　　 　　　　　 B．the 3 　　　　　　　　　　 C．3^th 　　　　　　　 D．the 3^th

14．A．sound 　　 　　　　　 B．voice 　　　　　　　　　 C．noise 　　 　　　　　　 D．tone

15．A．will save B．would save C．save D．would have saved

16．A．when 　　　　　　　　　 B．because 　　　　　　　　 C．even if　 　　　　　　　 D．though

17．A．remained 　　　　　　　 B．missing 　　　　　　　　 C．left 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．gone

18．A．for 　　　　 　　　　　 B．behind 　　　　　　　　　 C．out of 　　　　　　　　　 D．over

19．A．a promise 　　　　　　 B．space 　　　　　　　　　 C．room 　　　　　　　　　 D．a triangle

20．A．because B．though C．when D．even though