1 . My grandfather died in 1970, leaving my grandmother living in their old house alone. Shortly after that, we went to the animal shelter(收容所) and picked out a little ______ to accompany(陪伴) Grandma. The dog was named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very attached(依恋)to each other, and that attachment grew much ______ as years passed—they became very close. When Grandma went to ______, Penny walked along and lay beside her until she woke up.______ Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the ______ to lie next to Grandma, so she lay on the blanket beside the bed. Grandma never went anywhere without her partner by her side.

The time came when both my grandmother and Penny were becoming ______. Grandma had been sent to hospital several times, and Penny couldn't ______ around very well. When Grandma was in hospital, Penny would sit at the window ______ out for the car bringing Grandma home and would ______ wait at the door when Grandma came through it. Each homecoming was a great meeting again between the two.

On Christmas Day in 1985, Grandma was again taken to the hospital. Penny, ______, sat watching out the window for the car bringing Grandma home. Two mornings later, I ______ she couldn't stand and wouldn't eat. Later, she had difficulty in breathing. I quickly ______ her to the hospital where Grandma stayed to let her see her owner for the last time. There, as soon as Penny saw Grandma, Penny's eyes brightened suddenly and then slowly ______.Grandma left this world, several ______ later.

After fifteen years of loving friendship, Grandma and Penny passed away on the same day. God had it all worked out—Penny was waiting at the door to ______ her when Grandma came home.

1.

A．mouse

B．cat

C．bird

D．dog

2.

A．stronger

B．higher

C．farther

D．longer

3.

A．work

B．hospital

C．sleep

D．church

4.

A．Since

B．While

C．As

D．Though

5.

A．table

B．bed

C．chair

D．blanket

6.

A．lost

B．active

C．weak

D．tired

7.

A．lie

B．walk

C．play

D．jump

8.

A．looking

B．crying

C．climbing

D．getting

9.

A．worriedly

B．hurriedly

C．excitedly

D．disappointedly

10.

A．as usual

B．in time

C．by accident

D．at once

11.

A．believed

B．guessed

C．heard

D．found

12.

A．guided

B．posed

C．sent

D．followed

13.

A．opened

B．brightened

C．closed

D．wetted

14.

A．hours

B．days

C．weeks

D．months

15.

A．call

B．greet

C．miss

D．help

2 . As a businessman, David is so busy that rarely ______ time for this family.

A．he does have

B．does he have

C．he has

D．has he

3 . It’s surprising that your brother ______ Russian so quickly---he hasn’t lived there very long.

A．put up

B．made up

C．picked up

D．set up

4 . They elected him ____captain of the team for ____second time.

A．the; a

B．a; the

C．a; a

D．/; a

5 . What do we know about Mary?

A．She likes sugar and meat very much.

B．She doesn’t often take exercise.

C．She works in the hospital.

6 . At a special ceremony(仪式), a special award was offered to a group of students from Changjiang University on February 11, 2010. They were brave enough to help save two boys from Changjiang River. All the students were there except three, who lost their lives when they tried to save the boys.

On the afternoon of October 24, 2009, some students were taking a trip to Changjiang River. Suddenly two boys fell into the river. Some of them quickly jumped into the water and saved one boy. However, things didn’t go so well when they tried to save the other one. More students joined in, and, hand in hand, they formed a human wall. Finally the other boy was saved.

However, the human wall broke down and many students were swept away by the rushing water. At that moment several members of a winter swimming team nearby came to help and succeeded in saving many of the students. But the three of them, who were only 19, were nowhere to be found.

1. What did the students receive at the ceremony? (no more than 5 words)
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Were all the students who saved the boys at the ceremony? (no more than 5 words)
___________________________________________________________________________
3. What was described in the second paragraph? (no more than 10 words)
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Why were many students rushed away by the water? (no more than 6 words)
___________________________________________________________________________
5. What’s your idea after reading this story? (no more than 15 words)
___________________________________________________________________________

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How is the woman getting on with her family?

A．Just so-so

B．Very well

C．Badly

2. Why does the woman sleep badly?

A．She has been working too hard.

B．She misses her family.

C．She has a high fever.

3. What does the man advise the woman to do?

A．Take some medicine.

B．Take a holiday.

C．Change a job.

8 . —How about having a party this weekend?
—That _______ me fine. I’m coming.

A．suits

B．fits

C．matches

D．agrees