2 . In ancient times the king of Greece was sick. The doctor came, _________ him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bull’s (公牛) milk.” The king was _________, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it possible?” he asked.

“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor. “He can do _________.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and the doctor didn’t like him. When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and _________ him to get a bull’s milk, Gulbo quickly understood what the doctor was trying to do.

When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the _________. His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the _________. On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t _________, Father, I will help you.”

The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace (宫殿) and chose a place _________ the king’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to _________ out what had happened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.

“Why do you do the laundry here at night?” said the king. The girl seemed to be afraid and said, “Sorry, your Highness.This afternoon my father __________ a baby. I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean __________ for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”

“What!” cried the king. “Are you trying to make a __________ of me? I have never heard of a man having a baby.”

“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get a bull’s milk for him, __________ can’t a man have a baby?” The king smiled and said, “You __________ be Gulbo’s daughter. Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk to his __________.”

1.

A．looked

B．tested

C．examined

D．saw

2.

A．surprised

B．pleased

C．touched

D．moved

3.

A．research

B．anything

C．nothing

D．things

4.

A．begged

B．decided

C．ordered

D．suggested

5.

A．situation

B．chance

C．condition

D．place

6.

A．wrong

B．matter

C．trouble

D．problem

7.

A．scare

B．worry

C．doubt

D．upset

8.

A．above

B．on

C．over

D．below

9.

A．get

B．find

C．take

D．bring

10.

A．took care of

B．gave birth to

C．cared for

D．looked into

11.

A．clothes

B．food

C．bowls

D．bottles

12.

A．lie

B．trick

C．fool

D．friend

13.

A．how

B．why

C．who

D．what

14.

A．must

B．could

C．might

D．should

15.

A．daughter

B．boy

C．baby

D．sister

3 . I have been to many places during vacations. But Wudang Mountain is the most _______ place in my mind. I have been to the top of the mountain and I think of it as big _______ in my life.

Do you know the _______ of Wudang Mountain? It’s in the city of Shiyan, Hubei Province. Every year, thousands of _______ come to visit it. My father and I went to climb it in early summer three years ago. The top of the mountain was surrounded by many white clouds. I _______ to look up while climbing at first because I don’t think it was _______ enough to climb such a high mountain. _______ it was beautiful, I was still in low spirit to look at it. My legs were badly shivering because of the three-hour walk. I _______ myself that I couldn’t give up climbing since it was my dream to _______ the top.

It was cold and the wind was brushing my face strongly. It was _______ that I succeeded in reaching the top _______ the help of my father at last. Seeing the mountains with large rocks around me and the waterfalls below us, I _______ my success in reaching the top. I couldn’t _______ taking out my camera to take some nice photos right away.

In our lives, reaching the top is our dream. The process of climbing is difficult but _______ your efforts. Just prepare more _______ you can finally reach the top.

1.

A．boring

B．unusual

C．dangerous

D．strange

2.

A．progress

B．chance

C．invention

D．performance

3.

A．population

B．situation

C．location

D．condition

4.

A．students

B．guests

C．passengers

D．visitors

5.

A．hated

B．feared

C．hurried

D．offered

6.

A．fair

B．brave

C．safe

D．difficult

7.

A．If

B．Although

C．Because

D．Since

8.

A．reminded

B．hid

C．moved

D．wished

9.

A．get

B．see

C．reach

D．arrive

10.

A．nervous

B．easy

C．fair

D．unbelievable

11.

A．under

B．in

C．on

D．by

12.

A．achieved

B．owned

C．enjoyed

D．accepted

13.

A．stop

B．wait

C．continue

D．help

14.

A．priceless

B．necessary

C．worth

D．enjoyable

15.

A．even though

B．so that

C．in order to

D．ever since

4 . When I was eleven years old, my life changed forever when I got a serious disease. My life was ________ with operations and treatments. I felt stressed because I was really uncertain ________ everything that was happening.

One day, I was receiving my thirteenth operation in the hospital. Being away from my friends and school was bringing me almost as much ________ as the operation itself.

During that hospital stay, I received a card from a volunteer. That simple ________ meant much to me and gave me hope again during my time of need. I’ll never ________ the way I felt after that small act of kindness. I started creating an organization called Cards for Hospitalized (住院的) Kids.

The charity began with a simple dream of giving ________, joy and magic to those kids. It later ________ a national organization that sent cards to over 5,000 sick kids at more than 50 hospitals across the country.

It is hard to believe that an act as simple as a card can do so much good, ________ it does. Seeing a picture of a child ________ one of our cards with a huge smile makes us keep this wonderful charity alive.

________ might provide medicine for these sick kids, but we provide that little bit of hope and magic that’ll go a long way.

1.

A．lighted

B．matched

C．filled

D．painted

2.

A．about

B．with

C．over

D．towards

3.

A．fun

B．pain

C．value

D．danger

4.

A．act

B．job

C．game

D．lesson

5.

A．mind

B．lead

C．forget

D．risk

6.

A．hope

B．fear

C．shock

D．pressure

7.

A．looked up

B．gave up

C．broke into

D．turned into

8.

A．nor

B．but

C．for

D．or

9.

A．selling

B．printing

C．holding

D．cleaning

10.

A．Teachers

B．Friends

C．Patients

D．Doctors

5 . 完形填空
Paul: Hi, Lisa. _______ was your weekend?   
Lisa: Great, thanks.
Paul: What did you do?   
Lisa: I worked _______ a guide at the Natural History Museum.
Paul: Really? How interesting!
Lisa: Yeah, it was _______. They have a butterfly house with over 200 kinds of butterflies! I told the visitors about them and their _______ habits. Did you have a good weekend?   
Paul: Yeah, it was good, but I’m kind of tired now. I _______ up late to watch the soccer game.1.

A．What

B．When

C．How

2.

A．as

B．with

C．for

3.

A．fun

B．scary

C．popular

4.

A．lively

B．living

C．live

5.

A．woke

B．got

C．stayed

8 .

I learned to cook in our school’s labor classes. ________ Mother’s Day, I decided to cook for my family to show my love for my mother. I chose the steaks because they are ________ for our health. I looked up the best cooking way on the website in order to cook it ________.   

Before cooking, I prepared all the things well. They were fresh steaks, butter, and a pan. Before cooking, I cut an onion into ________, and put them aside (一旁).

First, I heated the pan, and put some butter in it. The butter could provide the steak a sense of fragrance (香气). ________, I put the steak in and fried one side lightly. After some minutes I turned the steak over to ________ the other side. Then I ________ some onion pieces. When the steak was cooked well, I put it onto the plate. With a bunch of flowers beside, I thought my mother could feel my love ________ she wouldn’t mind whether the dish was delicious or not.

When my mother sat at the table, I gave her a set of knives and ________ to thank her for taking good care of me. She was so moved and ________ all the dish.

My mother said she would remember this Mother’s Day all her life. That was the most delicious food.

1.

A．In

B．On

C．At

D．With

2.

A．simple

B．similar

C．casual

D．helpful

3.

A．regularly

B．quietly

C．successfully

D．finally

4.

A．pieces

B．miles

C．pairs

D．kilos

5.

A．First

B．Second

C．Third

D．Last

6.

A．set

B．pick

C．clean

D．fry

7.

A．added

B．filled

C．tied

D．listed

8.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

9.

A．bowls

B．forks

C．cups

D．dishes

10.

A．got up

B．cut up

C．put up

D．ate up

9 . Teenagers spend more time at school than with their parents. So communication between them can be ________. Parents spend all day working. They don’t come back home ________ late in the evening. They can’t almost ________ their children. And the problem will become worse ________ the parents work in another city. The parents and their children ________ have the weekends or holidays to spend all together. Sometimes they don’t ________ have a chance to communicate together all the year around. This is quite ________ because we know how important communication is to people, especially to children. As they grow up, they need to learn ________ to communicate with others. So, school becomes a (n) ________ place to help children.

School is where teenagers learn to read and write, ________ they can learn good manners from teachers. School is also the place where teenagers can learn lots of communication ________.

As teenagers, we’ve all ________ what school means to us. Our teachers usually ________ us how important it is to get information from others. The things we learn at school will help us ________ some important decisions in life later.

It’s sure that school will ________ help for our future. So, in school, we should work as hard as we can.

1.

A．difficult

B．wrong

C．easy

2.

A．after

B．until

C．when

3.

A．like

B．train

C．notice

4.

A．because

B．if

C．although

5.

A．only

B．always

C．never

6.

A．already

B．even

C．still

7.

A．terrible

B．interesting

C．usual

8.

A．why

B．when

C．how

9.

A．unfair

B．strange

C．important

10.

A．but

B．and

C．so

11.

A．skills

B．passages

C．letters

12.

A．compared

B．realized

C．reported

13.

A．warn

B．ask

C．show

14.

A．for

B．at

C．with

15.

A．provide

B．return

C．control

10 . When I was young, I liked climbing the mountains with my father. When we walked together, my father and I ________ a lot. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountains. But first, you should keep yourself ________.”

________ the mountain climbing, we didn’t have enough time to be together because my father was very ________. I really got a lot from the mountain climbing.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. During the first few hours, I ________ the flowers, trees and the birds’ singing. But as time went by, I was very tired and felt a little sad. I wanted to ________ climbing. In fact, I hated it at that time. ________ my father said, “You can always see a beautiful ________ at the top of the mountain. When you are at the top, you can see all of the nicest things, just like in life.’’

At that time, I was too young to ________ his words. But I got new hope. Finally, I found ________ standing at the top of the mountain. I could see the whole sky, and it was as clear as crystal.

1.

A．cheated

B．talked

C．hid

D．reported

2.

A．hungry

B．wet

C．safe

D．stupid

3.

A．Without

B．Against

C．Across

D．Towards

4.

A．honest

B．strict

C．outgoing

D．busy

5.

A．feared

B．protected

C．enjoyed

D．worried

6.

A．give up

B．give out

C．cut up

D．cut out

7.

A．Unless

B．And

C．Or

D．But

8.

A．island

B．sky

C．desert

D．moon

9.

A．stand

B．forget

C．understand

D．question

10.

A．himself

B．myself

C．herself

D．itself