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

6 . 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

7 . 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

8 . A long time ago, there lived a wise man named Zun-Nun in Egypt. A young man came to visit him and asked, “Teacher, ___ do you dress so casually (随意地)? Nowadays, it is necessary to dress neatly (整洁地), isn’t it? Or how will people know you are really a ___ and wise man?”             

Zun-Nun smiled, took the ___ from his finger and said, “Young friend. I will answer your question, but first do one thing ___ me. Take this ring to the market. Can you ___ this for one chip (片) of gold?” ___ he looked at Zun-Nun’s dirty ring, the young man thought to himself. “How will I sell it at that ___?”

He offered the ring to the vegetable, meat and fish traders (商人) and others in the market. But ___ was ready to pay a chip of gold.

He told this to Zun-Nun and Zun-Nun said, “Now go to the gold ___ and show the ring to the owner. Don’t give a price. Just ____ how much he will pay.”

One hour later the young man was back with the ring, “Teacher, people at the market ____ didn’t know the value (价值) of this ring. The gold trader ____ me 1,000 chips of gold.”

Zun-Nun smiled. “That is the ____ to your question, my friend. Someone cannot be valued only from his ____. That ring was a gift from the king on my 60th birthday. There is only one ring like this in the world.” he said. “It’s very valuable. So never judge (评判) a book by its cover, young man. ____ yourself to make yourself valuable.”

1.

A．how

B．why

C．when

D．where

2.

A．happy

B．handsome

C．special

D．serious

3.

A．dress

B．ring

C．gold

D．basket

4.

A．to

B．on

C．with

D．for

5.

A．buy

B．find

C．sell

D．make

6.

A．Although

B．If

C．When

D．Because

7.

A．place

B．price

C．time

D．part

8.

A．somebody

B．anybody

C．nobody

D．everyone

9.

A．food

B．clothes

C．book

D．shop

10.

A．worry about

B．take up

C．listen to

D．prepare for

11.

A．really

B．hardly

C．finally

D．simply

12.

A．cost

B．offered

C．spent

D．lent

13.

A．difference

B．name

C．answer

D．prize

14.

A．looks

B．words

C．actions

D．talents

15.

A．Believe

B．Improve

C．Enjoy

D．Understand

9 . Kathy could still remember the night when she had to leave her home in Hungary (匈牙利) for America because of the World War Ⅱ. Her family had to leave their country as _______ as possible. She quickly filled a bag with clothing and a beautiful _______. It was a symbol (象征) of the friendship between her best friend, Monica and her.

Kathy _______ the special scarf for many years. One day she decided to give it to her granddaughter, Eliza, to wear to her first job interview for good _______. Kathy was afraid Eliza would lose the scarf, but the granddaughter promised (承诺), “Don’t worry, Grandma. _______ will happen to your scarf. I’m sure it _______ bring both of us good luck today.”

That afternoon, after Eliza finished the _______, she felt sure that she could get the job. So she decided to _______ by going to a restaurant. As she was sitting at a table, she felt someone looking at her. Sitting next to her was an old woman, who could not take her _______ away from her.

“Excuse me, do I know you” Eliza asked. “I’m sorry, dear, but you make me ________ my best friend,” the old woman replied. “ She looked like you and used to wear a scarf just like the one you’re wearing around your neck.” Eliza listened ________, with her eyes and mouth wide open. She heard about some stories of her grandmother’s best friend and knew how ________ the scarf was. Could she be Monica, her grandmother’s childhood friend?

Then she heard the woman ________ herself. “My name is Monica,” she said. “My best friend Kathy and I have the same scarf as you are wearing. We had asked our parents to buy them for us on the night when we were leaving our country. I used to live in Hungary as a child, ________ my family had to leave when I was 14. I’ve lived in America ever since.”

What a(n) ________! Eliza could not believe her ears.

1.

A．soon

B．often

C．long

D．well

2.

A．diary

B．pen

C．book

D．scarf

3.

A．made

B．kept

C．prepared

D．bought

4.

A．time

B．feeling

C．luck

D．place

5.

A．Everything

B．Something

C．Anything

D．Nothing

6.

A．may

B．mustn’t

C．can

D．can’t

7.

A．interview

B．course

C．speech

D．plan

8.

A．celebrate

B．answer

C．help

D．meet

9.

A．ears

B．arms

C．eyes

D．hands

10.

A．cheer up

B．think of

C．care for

D．listen to

11.

A．carefully

B．clearly

C．quickly

D．easily

12.

A．interesting

B．important

C．expensive

D．beautiful

13.

A．discussing

B．calling

C．introducing

D．finding

14.

A．so

B．but

C．until

D．though

15.

A．shame

B．event

C．spirit

D．surprise

10 . Every day after school, little Joey came to Mr. Dow’s store to look around. He loved to look at the pipes (烟斗). One pipe especially caught his ________. He imagined some day he would be a ________ man and could smoke a pipe, just like this one. He looked around. ________ was looking. He put the pipe in his hand. He just wanted to get the feel of it.

Suddenly he heard footsteps behind him. He ________ quickly. It was Mr. Dow, the store owner. “Hello, Joey,” Mr. Dow said. Joey struggled (挣扎) to answer but only smiled ________ as Mr. Dow walked away. Did Mr. Dow see the pipe in his hand? Was he suspicious (猜疑的)? Joey’s thoughts became ________. Suddenly the store seemed very ________. He watched his feet begin to move and take him out of the store.

Walking around in the street, he felt the cool air outside and it was good, yet he felt an emptiness inside himself, like one walking in his sleep. He pulled the pipe out of his pocket. Joey wondered if Mr. Dow had ________ the police. Perhaps the police were waiting for him at home. He could say he did not ________ the pipe. No one had seen him do it. Still he himself would know that he did.

Then, it was time to go home. His mother would look at him and she would know. She always knew. A hot tear ran down his check. He ________ the way she said, “You are a little man now, Joey.” Thinking of it made him ________. “She trusted me,” he kept saying to himself. The pipe and his ________ of growing up meant nothing.

He knew what he had to do. And he was in a hurry to get it done. When he ________ the store, Mr. Dow was just inside the door. The big man smiled. Joey’s feet felt heavy. Suddenly, he held out the pipe.

“Mr. Dow,” he said, “I didn’t ________ to take it.”

“Thanks, Joey.” Mr. Dow said ________.

“How about staying around and helping me close up shop?”

Joey felt Mr. Dow’s big hand on his shoulder. And Joey felt his shoulders had become a little broader and stronger.

1.

A．hand

B．ear

C．eye

D．mouth

2.

A．grown

B．brave

C．rich

D．strong

3.

A．Somebody

B．Anybody

C．Everybody

D．Nobody

4.

A．ran away

B．turned around

C．looked up

D．fell over

5.

A．weakly

B．happily

C．loudly

D．excitedly

6.

A．unlucky

B．unclear

C．unkind

D．unnecessary

7.

A．magical

B．small

C．wet

D．warm

8.

A．found

B．interviewed

C．called

D．noticed

9.

A．take

B．buy

C．afford

D．see

10.

A．enjoyed

B．remembered

C．forgot

D．described

11.

A．polite

B．relaxed

C．sad

D．serious

12.

A．decisions

B．purposes

C．problems

D．dreams

13.

A．reached

B．searched

C．opened

D．broke

14.

A．fail

B．mean

C．manage

D．refuse

15.

A．equally

B．angrily

C．easily

D．gently