1 . A small boy was trying to move a big wooden box out of his yard. The box was much_______than the boy. He tried his best to move it, but the box would not move at all.After______ for a glass of water, the boy tried to move it once more. This time, he pushed harder,but he still______move the box a bit. He was quite tired and lost heart

The boy's______was coming home from work around this time. He stopped to watch his son's fruitless efforts. The father didn't help him,_____instead asked,“Son,have you tried your best? I mean, are you doing __ you can?”

“Yes,I am!” the boy cried.

“No,” his father said calmly, “you're not. You have not asked me to________you can?”

Asking for help is not a weakness. Many people need help, and______the best of us need help. It is______to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it. Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in_____.

1.

A．heavier

B．Lighter

C．smaller

2.

A．pushing

B．moving

C．resting

3.

A．could

B．couldn’t

C．mustn’t

4.

A．brother

B．uncle

C．father

5.

A．but

B．and

C．so

6.

A．something

B．everything

C．nothing

7.

A．hug

B．help

C．protect

8.

A．ever

B．only

C．even

9.

A．easy

B．important

C．difficult

10.

A．trouble

B．silence

C．surprise

2 . Friends are very important in people’s lives．Some friends have ____views and interests．And ____ like the same things．Should friends be different ____ the same? I don’t care．I have two best friends,Wang Lei and Lin Ying.Wang Lei ____like me.I am ____ than most of the students in my class and Wang Lei is also quiet.And we both enjoy ____ ．On weekends we often go to the library to do some reading．But the other best friend of mine，Lin Ying，is ____ different from me．She is much more outgoing（开朗的）．She likes ____and often makes me laugh．She also likes ____，so she is more athletic（运动的，体育的）．
I don’t think differences are important in a ____．What’s your opinion?1.

A．same

B．opposite（相反的）

C．active

D．free

2.

A．some

B．another

C．other

D．theother

3.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．then

4.

A．isn’t

B．doesn’t

C．does

D．is

5.

A．quiet

B．quieter

C．outgoing

D．moreoutgoing

6.

A．readingbooks

B．playinggames

C．watchingTV

D．goingtothemovies

7.

A．not

B．more

C．quite

D．lotsof

8.

A．doingsports

B．tellingjokes

C．goingtoparties

D．goingshopping

9.

A．sports

B．books

C．movies

D．subjects

10.

A．match

B．concert

C．family

D．friendship

3 . One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly the bag ___ from his horse onto the road. He did not know ____ to do about it because it was ____ heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and_____ him a hand. Just at this moment a man _____ a horse came up to him. But the farmer’s heart ____ when he saw who he was. It was the ___ man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him to come along and help him. He couldn’t ask such a great man to help him. But to his ____ , the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer, “I see you_____ help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other end, they together raised it and put it on the horse. “Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?” “It’s quite easy.” The great man replied with _____ .“Wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”1.

A．fall

B．fell

C．falling

D．fallen

2.

A．what

B．how

C．that

D．it

3.

A．very

B．so

C．quite

D．too

4.

A．lend

B．ask

C．borrow

D．gave

5.

A．riding

B．ride

C．rode

D．rides

6.

A．falls

B．sinks

C．sank

D．rose

7.

A．poor

B．great

C．right

D．good

8.

A．surprised

B．surprising

C．surprise

D．surprises

9.

A．needs

B．need

C．to need.

D．needed

10.

A．smiles

B．an smile

C．smile

D．a smile