1 . Mrs. Green has a son. His name is Sam Green. The young man works in a post office in Moscow. He asks his mother to _______ the city. The old woman is _______ and takes a train. Soon she gets to the city. _______ she doesn’t know where the post office is, she asks an old man at a bus stop, “Excuse me, sir. _______ can I get to the post office?”

“We have about forty post offices in the city,” says the old man. “Which (哪一个) one do you want to go?”

The old woman gives Sam’s letter to _______ and the old man says, “Walk along this street and take the fourth turning on the left. The post office is just there.”

Mrs. Green thanks the old man and soon _______ her son. They’re very happy. A week later, Mrs. Green goes to the zoo. She sees _______ animals. But after that she can’t find the _______ to the post office again. At the same bus stop, she meets the same old man and she asks the _______ question.

“Are you ________ looking for your son?” the old man calls out. “Oh, dear!”

1.

A．draw

B．visit

C．cross

D．miss

2.

A．happy

B．sad

C．tired

D．sorry

3.

A．Because

B．When

C．If

D．So

4.

A．How

B．What

C．When

D．Where

5.

A．it

B．him

C．her

D．them

6.

A．tells

B．remembers

C．finds

D．forgets

7.

A．a kind of

B．a lot of

C．a pair of

D．a set of

8.

A．way

B．door

C．key

D．answer

9.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．different

D．same

10.

A．too

B．never

C．still

D．again

2 . “Wow!” said Susan. “I have finished my homework and I’m going to paint a picture of our stairs (楼梯). It’s for a ________ in school tomorrow.”

“Do you need any help?” her father asked. “It’s almost time for bed.”

“I’ll be ________,” said Susan. “I wonder what ________ to use.”

“Well, our stairs are brown,” said her father.

“Thanks, Dad,” said Susan.

When she finished drawing her picture, Susan began playing with the brush which was still wet. ________, she dropped the brush right on the picture! There in the middle of her picture was a blob (污点) of brown paint!

“Oh, Dad! What will I do?” Susan cried. “My picture is ________. And it’s too late to paint another.”

“Let me ________,” said her father. “The blob looks just like a spot (点) on a dog. All you have to do is to draw a dog around the spot!”

“That’s a wonderful ________!” cried Susan. She drew a grey dog around the blob of brown paint.

“That looks just fine. You know, few things are as bad as they are seen ________. With a little imagination you can ________ the bad into the good.” said Susan’s father.

The next day Susan went to school early. When the competition began, Mr. King said, “I’ve chosen ________ pictures, and I want you to say which one you like best.” The children did not like the first one. The next picture was on black paper, but the stairs were red. ________ it was not so good. Then Mr. King showed the third painting. It was Susan’s!

“The stairs are straight,” said Joe.

“Yes, and the brown paint shows up well on the white paper,” said Lucy.

“The little dog seems to ________ there,” said Terry.

The children voted (投票) and Susan’s painting won.

“Susan had a good idea,” Mr. King said. “That little dog finished a good painting. It made the stairs seem ________.”

Susan smiled. She could ________ wait to tell her father the good news. He was right. A little ________ can bring an unexpected surprise!

1.

A．lesson

B．competition

C．game

D．show

2.

A．tired

B．sorry

C．quick

D．asleep

3.

A．size

B．shape

C．kind

D．color

4.

A．Luckily

B．Suddenly

C．Recently

D．Simply

5.

A．broken

B．hurt

C．dangerous

D．ill

6.

A．draw

B．play

C．see

D．know

7.

A．idea

B．deal

C．change

D．guess

8.

A．on time

B．at birth

C．in time

D．at first

9.

A．put

B．turn

C．grow

D．cut

10.

A．five

B．four

C．three

D．two

11.

A．So

B．Since

C．Though

D．If

12.

A．paint

B．write

C．belong

D．hang

13.

A．straight

B．real

C．long

D．strong

14.

A．ever

B．always

C．usually

D．hardly

15.

A．discussion

B．invention

C．resolution

D．imagination

3 . Once upon a time, a good-looking hawk (鹰) lived in a tree alone. He felt ________ because he had few friends.

One day, he saw a beautiful she-hawk and wanted to ________ her. But the she-hawk refused, ________ he had no friends. “Will you be with me if I make three friends?” he asked. She answered yes.

The hawk flew to ________ friends. Along the way, he met some animals, ________ a huge bear, a fox and a tiger. He asked them if they could make friends with ________. They said, “Of course. Call us when you are ________ need and we shall come to your side.”

The hawk was very ________. He flew back and became the she-hawk’s ________. Some months later, after their marriage, they got two baby hawks and had a happy life.

One day, two hungry hunters (猎人) came and sat under that tree. They had ________ to eat. Suddenly, they heard the baby hawks ________. And then they decided to catch them and eat them.

The parent hawks became worried. So they had to turn to their friends and told them ________. With their help, the two hunters ran away, and the ________ became safe.

As an old saying goes, “A friend ________ is a friend indeed.” The hawk thanked his three friends. He found that the she-hawk was very ________ in advising him to make friends before marriage.

1.

A．alone

B．lonely

C．happy

D．excited

2.

A．call

B．cheat

C．eat

D．marry

3.

A．because

B．and

C．or

D．although

4.

A．look for

B．look after

C．look like

D．look through

5.

A．include

B．included

C．including

D．includes

6.

A．him

B．he

C．his

D．her

7.

A．on

B．in

C．with

D．into

8.

A．upset

B．happy

C．bored

D．angry

9.

A．husband

B．wife

C．child

D．parent

10.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

11.

A．cry

B．crying

C．to cry

D．cried

12.

A．the whole thing

B．whole the thing

C．all thing

D．the all thing

13.

A．friends

B．parents

C．hunters

D．babies

14.

A．in trouble

B．in danger

C．in surprise

D．in need

15.

A．silly

B．nervous

C．smart

D．honest

6 . It was not easy to learn different kinds of musical instruments well at the same time. I still remembered when I took my piano lessons, my mother said ________ to my father, “Why hasn’t he made any progress with so much practice?” I tried to play the ________ better. However, my parents never got a strong feeling of ________ with my piano performance.

From then on, I didn’t play any musical instrument ________ my old friend Larry invited me to play the violin with him when I was 60. It made me ________ the joy of playing music again. One day, Larry asked me to ________ a violin performance with him. At first, thinking of my past, I wanted to ________. I expected to hear his words that I would become more skilled (熟练的) with ________, but he said, “OK, ________ play if you want to,” I was shocked by the unexpected ________. In fact, nobody made me do it, so I had to make a ________ by myself. I was willing to catch the chance (机会) this time. After a long and careful ________, I played the violin with Larry. Though I didn’t lose all my nervousness, it was enough for me to overcome my fear. Finally, I offered a full performance ________ the audience (观众).

Larry helped me not only in ________, but on all sides of my life. Whenever I paid attention to what I wanted to do, ________ usually took the place of fear.

1.

A．happily

B．surprisedly

C．worriedly

D．excitedly

2.

A．piano

B．violin

C．drum

D．guitar

3.

A．sadness

B．fear

C．love

D．satisfaction

4.

A．until

B．if

C．when

D．although

5.

A．lose

B．share

C．enjoy

D．imagine

6.

A．come up with

B．take part in

C．set up

D．put off

7.

A．refuse

B．reply

C．try

D．pass

8.

A．money

B．mind

C．luck

D．practice

9.

A．even

B．hardly

C．never

D．only

10.

A．experience

B．answer

C．attention

D．change

11.

A．decision

B．progress

C．mistake

D．face

12.

A．invitation

B．preparation

C．vacation

D．education

13.

A．next to

B．at the back of

C．in front of

D．instead of

14.

A．music

B．danger

C．English

D．order

15.

A．health

B．hope

C．joy

D．future

7 . 阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

I was a young, stay-at-home mother and there wasn’t enough money to go around. I found it difficult to buy a ________ for my mother’s birthday. She worked during the day, and I had a family to cook dinner for and then a young son to put to bed, so a visit seemed ________. But she lived ________, so there would be no one if I didn’t celebrate her birthday.

In the end I ________ to make some cakes with a little note for her to find when she got home. I began to write to my mother and ________ my thanks for what she taught me. She taught me that helping others in need was helping ________. She taught me to care for the elderly. She taught me to ________ the neighbors after I moved to a new house.

By the time I finished the two-page birthday letter, I realized she gave me ________ I really needed. My mother was not perfect, ________ she was a good mother.

I put the cakes on the table ________ the letter beside it and went home. That evening, my mother called and said it was a ________ birthday gift, and she loved me forever.

Several years later, my mother died. I didn’t realize how much the letter meant to her ________ I found the letter in her bedroom. It was clear that she ________ it over and over again. I ________ that my home-made birthday gift was the best I could have ever given her. The best thing we gave to each other was our ________.

1.

A．bat

B．cup

C．gift

D．shirt

2.

A．impossible

B．impolite

C．unfair

D．unlucky

3.

A．far

B．near

C．alone

D．hard

4.

A．continued

B．decided

C．refused

D．happened

5.

A．show

B．take

C．hide

D．carry

6.

A．himself

B．ourselves

C．themselves

D．yourselves

7.

A．get up

B．put up

C．agree with

D．get on with

8.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

9.

A．or

B．but

C．so

D．and

10.

A．with

B．near

C．over

D．along

11.

A．cheap

B．quiet

C．wonderful

D．hard

12.

A．until

B．after

C．though

D．if

13.

A．received

B．kept

C．wrote

D．read

14.

A．understood

B．dreamed

C．reminded

D．said

15.

A．success

B．money

C．hobby

D．love

8 . I have a new neighbor (邻居). Her name is Penny. She is not a _________ girl. She is short and a little heavy. She has short hair and wears _________.

       She is quiet and never speaks too much to _________. Sometimes I can meet her near my home when I go out _________ a walk. And she only says _________ to me and then goes away. She has no friends _________ no one likes to play with her.
       One day after dinner, I went for a walk at the _________ with my dog Toby. I had a good time and enjoyed watching Toby _________ around at the park. But on my way home, Toby was _________. I couldn’t find him. I asked many people at the park if they saw Toby, but no one said yes. I was very worried and didn’t know __________ to do. Then I met Penny. She was very friendly to __________ me. She asked me to __________ what Toby looked like and helped me look for Toby everywhere. At last, we were happy to find Toby __________ a tree.
       From then on, I change (改变) my __________ to tell (辨别) if a girl is really beautiful or not. And Penny and I are good __________ now.1.

A．handsome

B．beautiful

C．smart

D．friendly

2.

A．height

B．face

C．bags

D．glasses

3.

A．another

B．other

C．others

D．each

4.

A．on

B．for

C．to

D．of

5.

A．hello

B．sorry

C．excuse me

D．good night

6.

A．but

B．after

C．because

D．or

7.

A．cinema

B．bank

C．restaurant

D．park

8.

A．swimming

B．running

C．climbing

D．skating

9.

A．lost

B．cute

C．boring

D．afraid

10.

A．why

B．when

C．what

D．where

11.

A．draw

B．help

C．wish

D．turn

12.

A．feel

B．sing

C．describe

D．study

13.

A．over

B．on

C．to

D．under

14.

A．way

B．life

C．end

D．nose

15.

A．children

B．friends

C．classmates

D．sisters

9 . When I was 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I _____ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope _____ my family could hardly had the money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had put my _____ in the back yard. At once I _____ to the yard. There was my bike, _____ it wasn’t the bike that I wanted. This one was pink and old. It was not _____! I cried the moment I saw it and I went back to my room. _____ a while, I thought I was wrong. I made my parents unhappy because I could remember the disappointment (失望) on their _____ just now. I went to the yard, _____ the old bike and rode it. I really felt _____ to make parents sad. So I rode the bike fast and didn’t _____.

As time went by, I began to know that my parents gave me _____ much more valuable (宝贵的) than just an old bike. They gave me a life lesson about _____. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t mean what it is in fact. It means the love. I’d like to remember this story because giving a gift is not _____ money. It’s about how much love you put into _____. Do remember, a gift with love is more valuable, no matter how much it is.

1.

A．talked

B．spoke

C．said

D．told

2.

A．because

B．so

C．if

D．though

3.

A．guitar

B．gift

C．cake

D．card

4.

A．ran

B．rode

C．climbed

D．swam

5.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．because

6.

A．beautiful

B．interesting

C．lovely

D．ugly

7.

A．In

B．Of

C．After

D．At

8.

A．faces

B．eyes

C．mouths

D．noses

9.

A．got in

B．got on

C．got off

D．got up

10.

A．surprised

B．tired

C．happy

D．bad

11.

A．look at

B．look back

C．look after

D．look for

12.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

13.

A．love

B．body

C．friendship

D．health

14.

A．in

B．on

C．for

D．about

15.

A．it

B．him

C．her

D．them

10 . 阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给出的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A father and his son went to a kite festival. When they ______, there were many parents and their children playing in the park ______. The son was happy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. So they went to a kite shop and ______ a beautiful one.

The father was good ______ flying kites. Soon the kite was high up in the sky. After a while, the son said, “Dad, it ______ that the string (线) is stopping the kite from flying higher. ______ we cut it, the kite will be free and fly even higher. Can we cut it?” The father said ______ but just cut the string off. The kite really went higher. This made the little boy ______.

But then, after a few minutes, the kite started to ______ slowly. It soon fell onto the ground in the end. The son was ______ to see this. He asked his father, “I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down?”

The father smiled and said, “The role of the string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was ______ stay in the sky, because the kite ______ can’t fly up. You helped the kite go up in the right ______ by using the string. But when you cut the string, it could no longer support (撑住) the kite.”

In our life, we may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing. ______ in fact, these might be the things that support us the most. We can really ______ and become better by knowing the importance of these things.

1.

A．arrived

B．hurried

C．got

D．waited

2.

A．sadly

B．quickly

C．happily

D．slowly

3.

A．made

B．bought

C．sold

D．broke

4.

A．for

B．to

C．with

D．at

5.

A．shakes

B．seems

C．turns

D．covers

6.

A．If

B．Though

C．Because

D．Until

7.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

8.

A．bored

B．sad

C．happy

D．afraid

9.

A．come down

B．go up

C．cut out

D．write down

10.

A．lucky

B．surprised

C．relaxed

D．excited

11.

A．finding

B．helping

C．seeing

D．hearing

12.

A．itself

B．myself

C．yourself

D．himself

13.

A．match

B．hand

C．way

D．idea

14.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．Because

15.

A．grow up

B．stay up

C．take up

D．tidy up