1 . Many years ago in a neighborhood, some boys decided to play a football game. Each one of them brought _______ for the game: the ball, the whistle (哨子), the corner flags...Before the game started, they needed to choose the _______. They decided that the boy who had brought the most important thing would choose the team first. However, everyone thought that they had brought the most important thing. They had different opinions over the _______ .

A boy said that the whistle was not _______ because the referee (裁判) could just shout. So, they put the whistle to one side. Then they found something to take the place of the corner flags. Finally, they put the football to one side and _______ an old tin (金属罐) instead.

They started to play. But the game didn’t go well. The boy who served as the referee needed to shout out _______. And he quickly got a sore _______. As there were no corner flags, the boys often kicked the tin out of bounds (边界). Anyway, the tin can’t _______ with the ball.

The boys had to stop the game. One boy said that _______ the ball and other things, they couldn’t play a good game. Because of their selfish (自私的) opinions, a great game __________ something boring. He told everyone that they should put their selfish opinions to one side and use the __________ things for the game. The other boys all agreed. Then they __________ the game.

In the end, it turned out to be a great game. All the boys had fun.

1.

A．everything

B．something

C．nothing

D．anything

2.

A．teams

B．sticks

C．objects

D．boards

3.

A．mess

B．notice

C．matter

D．location

4.

A．understanding

B．usual

C．possible

D．necessary

5.

A．used

B．bought

C．lent

D．carried

6.

A．for the first time

B．all the time

C．on time

D．by the time

7.

A．stomach

B．back

C．throat

D．neck

8.

A．agree

B．begin

C．fill

D．compare

9.

A．without

B．against

C．inside

D．among

10.

A．got on with

B．turned into

C．tried out

D．put into

11.

A．common

B．clear

C．fair

D．proper

12.

A．introduced

B．developed

C．continued

D．challenged

3 . What kind of dog doesn’t bite or bark? 智力测试(IQ)
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4 . What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty? 智力测试(IQ)
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5 . There are three people in Tom’s family. Their total age is 88. Mom is three times as old as Tom. Dad is four years older than Mom. How old is Mom? 智力测试(IQ)
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6 . What letter is a question? 智力测试(IQ)
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7 . The little boy ran until he was blue in the face.   智力测试(IQ)
What does “blue in the face” here mean (意思)? Answer in Chinese.
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