1 . Once upon a time, there was a man . There was something wrong with his eyes. Whenever he _______ his eyes and wanted to see things around him, there were _______ in his eyes. He visited many doctors and tried different kinds of medicine, _______nothing helped.

One day, the man visited a famous eye expert. The expert examined him _______ for a long time. Finally, he suggested the man look at only _______things for a period of time. The man felt so desperate (绝望的) that he was_______to try anything, though it was such a strange suggestion.

He bought cans of green paint and let several workers paint everything he could _______ in his house green. To everyone’s _______, it really worked ! The pain was starting to go away.

Several weeks later, a friend, who was _______ in white, visited the man. As soon as he walked into the man’s________, he was splashed (泼洒) with a can of green paint.

The friend was very surprised and________. The man said sorry to his friend and explained ________ he had to do so. The friend laughed after hearing that .“ Why did you take the ________ to paint all things green ?” he asked .“ It would have been ________if you had bought a pair of green ________. You can paint all these walls and floors and other things green, but you cannot paint the whole world green !”

1.

A．checked

B．touched

C．covered

D．opened

2.

A．pains

B．dangers

C．lights

D．tears

3.

A．and

B．because

C．but

D．so

4.

A．quickly

B．calmly

C．carefully

D．rudely

5.

A．green

B．blue

C．black

D．white

6.

A．afraid

B．free

C．guilty

D．willing

7.

A．buy

B．see

C．make

D．feel

8.

A．sadness

B．surprise

C．anger

D．doubt

9.

A．interested

B．dressed

C．lost

D．absorbed

10.

A．car

B．house

C．garden

D．office

11.

A．excited

B．disappointed

C．anxious

D．angry

12.

A．why

B．how

C．what

D．where

13.

A．pleasure

B．patience

C．strength

D．trouble

14.

A．cleaner

B．luckier

C．easier

D．cooler

15.

A．shoes

B．gloves

C．glasses

D．brushes

2 . It was a hot summer day a few years ago. I had just pulled into the local gas station. After pumping the gas I started to walk inside to pay. That was when I noticed them. Two elderly women were standing back from their car. There was a mixture of shock and fear on their faces. I looked and saw what they saw. Five yellow jackets had started to build a nest around their gas cap. My eyes widened. I shared the ladies’ fear.

Yellow jackets had never been friends of mine. Several times these wasps (黄蜂) had attacked me while I was gardening. They gave me multiple stings (蜇) each time I ran over their ground nests. They are the reason I never do gardening in shorts anymore. The worst time, however, happened when I was a young boy. A friend of mine and I were running and playing in my backyard. I must have stepped on one of their hidden nests again because before I knew it both of us were being chased and stung over and over by the yellow jackets while we ran away screaming. I ran to my mom with tears in my eyes. She immediately ran a cold bath and put us both in it to ease (缓解) the pain before giving us medicine.

Still, I knew I couldn’t let fear stop me now. I reached into my back pocket for a paper towel I had there, tore out the nest and stepped on it while the angry wasps buzzed around me. Both of the ladies thanked me and I said, “You’re welcome!” with a smile and a happy heart.

1. What does “yellow jackets” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Wasps.

B．Nests.

C．Caps.

D．Cars.

2. What frightened the two elderly women?

A．A dangerous bear	B．Five yellow jackets.
C．An unexpected fire.	D．An out-of-control car.

3. In which paragraph(s) does the writer tell us his terrible memories?

A．Paragraph 1.	B．Paragraph 1 and 2.
C．Paragraph 2	D．Paragraph 2 and 3.

4. Which of the following best describes the writer in Paragraph 3?

A．Generous.

B．Energetic.

C．Brave.

D．Cautious.

5. What can we learn from the text?

A．Growth eases childhood pain.	B．Accept the world around us.
C．Life doesn’t believe in tears.	D．Don’t let fear hold us back.