A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ___36__ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and __37__ it.

Seeing the gift, the farmer was very__38____, and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he had a(n) ___39__. He didn’t know___40___ to plant it. He thought over and over and __41___ every place he could think of. __42____ he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could___43___ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so___44___ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, __45___ it. To his surprise and ___46___, the apple tree didn’t grow as he had __47___. It died without sunlight and good soil.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a __48__ place. “ What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “ If I had planted the tree near the___49____, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and ___50___ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ___51_. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t  have__52__ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”

“ Yes,” said the friend, “but __53____ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have __54___ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”

We should learn to __55___ in our life.  The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.

1.                A．lent           B．gave           C．sold D．bought

 

2.                A．study          B．keep           C．plant D．develop

 

3.                A．tired           B．sad            C．angry D．happy

 

4.                A．surprise        B．worry          C．accident  D．question

 

5.                A．where         B．how           C．when D．whether

 

6.                A．practiced       B．tried           C．visited    D．considered

 

7.                A．Finally          B．Generally       C．Suddenly D．Recently

 

8.                A．like            B．see            C．move D．hurt

 

9.                A．beautiful        B．secret          C．unusual   D．faraway

 

10.               A．watering        B．watching        C．correcting D．appreciating

 

11.               A．pleasure        B．excitement      C．disappointment D．satisfaction

 

12.               A．known         B．said           C．expected  D．heard

 

13.               A．poor           B．great          C．suitable   D．comfortable

 

14.               A．park           B．river           C．hill   D．road

 

15.               A．borrowed       B．stolen          C．chosen    D．collected

 

16.               A．leaves         B．flowers         C．fruit  D．tree

 

17.               A．rights          B．time           C．chances   D．interest

 

18.               A．as a matter of fact B．in fact          C．first of all  D．at least

 

19.               A．destroyed      B．thrown         C．pulled D．won

 

20.               A．wait           B．share          C．gain  D．enjoy

 

 

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ___36__ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and __37____it.

Seeing the gift, the farmer was very__38____, and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he had a(n) ___39__. He didn’t know___40___ to plant it. He thought over and over and __41___ every place he could think of. __42____ he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could___43___ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so___44___ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, __45___ it. To his surprise and ___46___, the apple tree didn’t grow as he had __47___. It died without sunlight and good soil.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a __48__ place. “ What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “ If I had planted the tree near the___49____, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbours would have come at night and ___50___ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ___51_. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t have__52____ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”

“ Yes,” said the friend, “but __53____ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have __54___ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”

We should learn to __55___ in our life, The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.

1..

A．lent

B．gave

C．sold

D．bought

2..

A．study

B．keep

C．plant

D．develop

3..

A．tired

B．sad

C．angry

D．happy

4..

A．surprise

B．worry

C．accident

D．question

5..

A．where

B．how

C．when

D．whether

6..

A．practiced

B．tried

C．visited

D．considered

 

7.	A．Finally B．Generally C．Suddenly D．Recently

 

8.	A．like B．see C．move D．hurt

9..

A．beautiful

B．secret

C．unusual

D．faraway

10..

A．watering

B．watching

C．correcting

D．appreciating

11..

A．pleasure

B．excitement

C．disappointment

D．satisfaction

12..

A．known

B．said

C．expected

D．heard

 

13.	A．poor B．great C．suitable D．comfortable

 

14.	A．park B．river C．hill D．road

 

15.	A．borrowed B．stolen C．chosen D．collected

16..

A．leaves

B．flowers

C．fruit

D．tree

17..

A．rights

B．time

C．chances

D．interest

 

18.	A．as a matter of fact B．in fact C．first of all D．at least

19..

A．destroyed

B．thrown

C．pulled

D．won

 

20.	A．wait B．share C．gain D．enjoy

 

A Simple Christmas Card

Abbie, shy and quiet, started tenth grade in a new school. It never occurred to her that she would be   1  . But soon she found herself dreaming of her old   2  . It had been small and friendly. This new school was much too  3 and unfriendly. Her new friend Tammy took advantage of her   4   by cheating her. She used her to do homework by pretending to need help, but left Abbie out of the fun she had.

Her parents were worried about her.   5  they were divorced(离婚), they thought she needed a friend badly.

Things   6  over the summer. Abbie often cried herself to sleep, believing that no one would ever love her enough to be her   7  . Abbie was thinking of   8  her life.

She started the eleventh grade and joined a Youth Group, hoping to make friends. People there seemed to   9  her, but on the inside they wished she’d stay out of their group. This only   10  Abbie closer to edge.

By Christmastime Abbie was so   11  that she was taking sleeping pills to help her sleep. On Christmas Eve, she   12  that she would jump off the local bridge. As she left her warm house, she decided to   13  her parents a note in the mailbox. When she pulled down the door to the mailbox, she saw a letter to her. She tore it open. A(n)   14  dropped out.

Dear Abbie,

I want to   15  for not talking with you sooner, but my parents are in the middle of a divorce, so I didn’t have a chance to talk with anyone. I was hoping you could help me with the   16  I have with divorced kids. I think we could become friends. See you at Youth Group on Sunday!

Merry Christmas!

Sincerely yours,

Wesley Hill

She   17  at the card for a while, reading it over and over again. “Become friends,” she smiled, realizing that someone   18 about her and wanted plain, quiet Abbie Knight as a friend. She felt so   19 .

She rushed back to her house and   20  Wesley.

1．A．angry                    B．stupid                  C．lonely                  D．nervous

2．A．class                     B．classroom            C．teachers              D．moments

3．A．dull                       B．cold                    C．strange                D．noisy

4．A．honesty                 B．kindness              C．knowledge           D．patience

5．A．Although               B．Since                  C．Before                 D．Unless

6．A．settled                   B．remained             C．worsened            D．developed

7．A．friend                   B．classmate            C．sister                  D．partner

8．A．living                    B．ending                 C．continuing           D．saving

9．A．recognize              B．believe                 C．excuse                D．welcome

10．A．sent                    B．pulled                  C．pushed                D．helped

11．A．weak                   B．tired                    C．upset                  D．noisy

12．A．decided               B．supposed             C．considered           D．hoped

13．A．mail                    B．send                    C．leave                   D．make

14．A．note                    B．card                    C．letter                   D．invitation

15．A．argue                  B．write                   C．call                     D．apologize

16．A．challenges           B．problems             C．suggestions         D．experiences

17．A．laughed               B．glanced               C．shouted               D．stared

18．A．worried               B．thought               C．talked                  D．cared

19．A．surprised             B．curious                C．special                D．confused

20．A．met             B．invited           C．visited            D．called

B

The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.

Carlos smiled broadly.“But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice?president.“How come?” I kept asking myself.“How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”

So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said,“It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me.“Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.”“You seem to get along great,” I admitted.“But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.”“The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...

55.It’s a story about______.

A.a tall boy and a short girl      B.a short boy and a tall girl

C.a tall boy and a tall girl        D.a short boy and a short girl

56.From the story, we can see the boy Carlos is______.

A.handsome and humorous       B.humorous and confident

C.handsome and popular         D.honest and popular

57.The underlined sentence “That would be the last straw” suggests that the writer______.

A.cared much about Reed’s attitude

B.thought Reed was different from the rest

C.couldn’t stand Carlos making fun of her

D.hoped Reed was unaware of the event

58.According to the passage, what happened in the end?

A.Carlos and the author hurt each other.

B.Reed and the author fell into love with each other.

C.The author changed attitude and turned to be confident.

D.Carlos was finally elected president of student committee.

On a cold November afternoon,  my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed   1  and equipped with the rented video we had been   2   to watch. I was feeling a little   3  as I was carrying our shopping, and decided to throw away something. So I started to walk towards the garbage can   4  I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He   5   over to another nearby garbage can and started looking through it.

I suddenly felt very guilty because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was   6  . I walked up him and handed the   7   and some snacks （小吃） over to him. The man looked up   8   and took what I gave him.

A huge smile  9   across his face and this  10   me to feel indescribable satisfaction. I felt I couldn’t be happier  11   myself. But then he said, “Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”

With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike, I  12  heard him whistling a song as he rode away.

I got a warm   13   inside. I now understand what is   14   by the saying “giving is getting”.

Although it only   15  a little action and a few words, I gained and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the   16   of the month. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can   17   help and everyone will be helped by   18   kindness.

The image of that man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind every   19  I have the chance to do something nice.

This is the   20   of charity.

1．A．poorly                  B．coldly                 C．warmly              D．expensively

2．A．dying                   B．exciting              C．worrying            D．happy

3．A．worried                B．interested            C．bored                 D．tired

4．A．and                      B．but                     C．as                      D．when

5．A．headed                 B．passed                C．crossed              D．took

6．A．cheap                   B．heavy                 C．tasteless             D．full

7．A．money                 B．toys                   C．drink                  D．clothes

8．A．in silence              B．in surprise           C．in interest           D．in a hurry

9．A．appeared              B．spread                C．went                  D．ran

10．A．forced                B．helped                C．persuaded           D．caused

11．A．with                   B．to                       C．at                       D．for

12．A．still                    B．once                   C．even                   D．ever

13．A．sense                 B．mind                  C．thinking              D．feeling

14．A．aimed                 B．meant                 C．considered          D．thought

15．A．cost                   B．took                   C．called                 D．asked

16．A．whole                 B．others                 C．rest                    D．time

17．A．give                   B．send                   C．promise              D．have

18．A．showing             B．owning               C．lending               D．setting

19．A．moment              B．day                    C．minute                D．time

20．A．power                 B．force                  C．strength              D．aim