1 . When we first moved into my grandparents' old house，my wife declared it a hidden danger. We planned to burn it. But I thought it prudent（审慎的）to check out the house first ______ something of value had been ______.

I walked through the tall grass where the old house sat. I felt as though I had stepped into a time capsule. Here were the ______ of my grandparents' lives: a broken chair，some old clothes. . . But the thing that ______ my eye was a ______ stuffed with papers. I ______ through its contents and was instantly ______ back in time. Greeting cards from old friends and relatives，an uncle's third-grade spelling book，now all dead and gone. I spent most of a ______ hour going through that box.

So the old house was ______ the torch.

As we hurried through our lives，visits grew ______ Then，one morning，my father died from a heart attack. Why I ______ that old house on a day shortly after my father's funeral is still   ______ me. It was as though it were ______. As I stood there once again，my eye was drawn to a pile of papers on the floor. An envelope，______ with age，lay on top. My father had served in the navy during World War Ⅱ and had written home whenever he could. I removed one letter ______ from its envelope. I ______ the familiar scrawl（潦草的字迹）. Dad asked his mother to greet everyone and said that he ______ them all. Tears ______ in my eyes as I read those words he had so carefully emphasized:“All is well here. Please don't worry. I am doing fine. ”

As I left the old house that day，I took one last ______ back at it over my shoulder. I don't care what any one thinks，I ______. That old house gets to stay there until it rots（腐烂）into the earth.

1.

A．so that

B．due to

C．in case

D．even if

2.

A．taken apart

B．left behind

C．set aside

D．put away

3.

A．principles

B．clues

C．reminders

D．warnings

4.

A．opened

B．hurt

C．escaped

D．drew

5.

A．box

B．drawer

C．shelf

D．bag

6.

A．saw

B．dug

C．got

D．lived

7.

A．absorbed

B．swallowed

C．transported

D．drowned

8.

A．pleasant

B．depressing

C．tough

D．relaxing

9.

A．offered

B．spared

C．handed

D．brought

10.

A．meaningless

B．uneasy

C．uncomfortable

D．infrequent

11.

A．visited

B．sold

C．bought

D．destroyed

12.

A．on

B．beyond

C．within

D．before

13.

A．disappearing

B．promising

C．calling

D．sharing

14.

A．yellowed

B．decorated

C．darkened

D．shortened

15.

A．patiently

B．gracefully

C．skillfully

D．carefully

16.

A．appreciated

B．studied

C．copied

D．spotted

17.

A．missed

B．admired

C．respected

D．supported

18.

A．built up

B．welled up

C．piled up

D．showed up

19.

A．chance

B．shot

C．glance

D．walk

20.

A．figured

B．believed

C．concluded

D．decided

2 . You can’t choose friends for your child, but you can help him learn to choose friends wisely.     1     Here are a few ways to help your child make friends.

Build your child's self-confidence.

When he succeeds or has made a great choice, tell him you are proud of him.     2    Your middle school student is going through many changes and may feel like he isn't “good enough”. Building his self-confidence will help him feel more confident and will make it easier for him to form healthy friendships.

    3    

Give him your full attention when he talks, and really listen to what he has to say.

Discuss the qualities in a friend with your child.

Discuss with your child the qualities that matter most, such as being reliable and kind, and making good choices when it comes to avoiding alcohol and cigarettes.

Get to know your child's friends.

    4     It’s more important to talk with them and find out what they like to do. Allow your child to invite his friends over and get to know them better.

    5    

After-school clubs and sports programs are good places for meeting new people. Be open to exploring different activities with your child to find something that he enjoys.

A．When he does not succeed, help him feel better and keep trying.

B．You can teach him ways to find friends who will have a positive influence on him.

C．There are many types of friends and we should be careful when making our choices.

D．Introduce your child to new groups of people.

E．Friends are very important for us.

F．Talk with your child every day and listen to his concerns.

G．Try not to judge your child's friends according to how they dress.

3 . My six-year-old granddaughter stared at me as if she were seeing me for the first time. “Grandma, you are an antique(古董),” she said. “You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique.”

I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there. I took out the Webster’s Dictionary and read the definition to Jenny. I explained, “An antique is not only old, it’s an object existing since or belonging to earlier times...a work of art... a piece of furniture. Antiques are treasured,” I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. “They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old.”

“I’m only 67,” I reminded Jenny.

We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that was handed down from Rone aunt to another and finally to our family. “It’s very old,” I told Jenny. “I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques."

There was a picture on the wall bought at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. “Now that’s an antique,” I said with pride. “Over 100 years old.” Of course it was marked up and scratched (刮坏) and not in very good condition. “Sometimes age does that,” I told Jenny. “But the marks are good marks. They show living, or being around. That’s something to display with pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become.” I believed this was important for my own self-worth.

Our tour of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my house for a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didn’t buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. They’d been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over the place. They’d lasted through years and years. They could have been thrown away, or ignored. or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.

For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. “l don’t have any antiques but you,” she said. Then her face brightened. “Could I take you to school for show and tell?”

“Only if I fit into your backpack,” I answered. And then Jenny’s antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.

1. Grandma read the definition of “antique” to Jenny in order to ________.

A．express her disappointment at being called “antique”

B．change Jenny’s shallow understanding of antiques

C．tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiques

D．list all the important characteristics of antiques

2. Which of the following information did grandma express to Jenny?

A．The desk reminded her of her dear relatives.

B．There was usually a sad story behind each antique.

C．The spots on the picture showed its age and value.

D．She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one.

3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up.

B．Jenny was too young to know grandma’s humor.

C．Jenny had a strong desire for grandma’s love.

D．Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny.

4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Jenny’s Antique	B．Grandma’s Antique
C．A Tour of Antiques	D．A Story of Antiques

4 . I have two younger cousins starting their “Third Year of High School.” Though I don’t talk to them often, I’m both excited for them and also worried. Are they growing up too fast? Are they eating right?     1    

I throw myself into anxiety. But, today, I stepped back for a moment and came to this realization: my cousins are smarter than my 16-year-old self. If I could go back in time, here’s what I would say to myself.

    2     There’s a time for everything—don’t speed it up. This is especially true for love. Life is much longer than the distance from now until tomorrow.

Maintain your digital diet.     3     Being connected has benefits, but please don’t become a victim of the internet.

Study. You’re just starting to define who you want to be and what you want to do. Make sure you study, get the grades, light the midnight oil.     4     Study the other things in life—the people who are transforming your community and the simple stuff that makes our world go round. You will discover that each bit of detail will change how you view life.

Be an upstander, not a bystander. Your biggest childhood regret is not standing up for that kid. The kid is the one who was accused of not fitting in right; the one whose shirt was always stained and whose eyes were dull. Your biggest regret is walking away. And, it doesn't matter if you turned away from the taunting（嘲弄）. It doesn’t even matter if you were nice to him when the other kids weren't around.     5    

A．Take your time.

B．You’ll regret not being more sympathetic, more courageous, more of a leader.

C．Are they dating?

D．Don’t be afraid of what will happen.

E．But, don’t just study what teachers say you should.

F．Are you worried about your life.

G．You don't need to spend every waking moment on a device.

5 . When I was in junior high school, I was really a bad boy．My history teacher—Mr．Oven criticized me a lot because I was naughty（淘气的）in his class．By the end of the first semester, I’d had enough of his words and had decided that I would get my revenge（报复）on him.
The opportunity arose one morning when Mr．Oven was called to the office for a certain reason．While Mr．Oven left, my company Billy and I took Mr．Oven’s lunch bag from under his desk．I opened his sandwich and placed a worm（虫子） in between the two slices of breaD． We put it back and closed it．To keep it in memory, Billy took photos of the whole process．We laughed for weeks over this.
________________________．Billy’s mother found the pictures in his room, and demanded that he should tell her where these pictures were from．Billy told his mother the whole story, and Mr．Oven was informeD． Not only was I punished from school for two weeks, but also I was kicked off the football and basketball team．Before I could return to school, I had to turn in a 1000-word essay on what I did and why I did that．I really felt embarrassed every time I saw Mr．Oven in the hallway for the rest of the school year．I felt a little regret that Mr．Oven left our school the next year．
1. Mr．Oven criticized me a lot because________.

A．I didn’t go to his class

B．I was naughty in my homework

C．I didn’t answer his questions

D．I disobeyed his rules in class

2. How can you imagine Mr．Oven would act when he had his lunch?

A．He would cry out, shocked that the worm lay in his sandwich．

B．He would eat it as usual when he had his sandwich.

C．He would be glad to eat his delicious sandwich with the worm.

D．He would be very hungry when he found the worm in his sandwich.

3. The underlined sentence “Well, it all went south during Thanksgiving break.” in Paragraph 3 probably means________．

A．Billy and I went south during Thanksgiving break.

B．All the students left on Thanksgiving break.

C．All the students went south on Thanksgiving break.

D．It was not until Thanksgiving break ended that the secret was let out.

4. Which one was NOT true according to the article?

A．He had to eat the sandwich he had made for Mr．Oven.

B．He was kicked off the football and basketball team.

C．He had to be punished to leave school for two weeks.

D．He had to write a 1000-word essay to admit his mistake.

6 . An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands____, his eyesight was not clear, and his____unsteady（不稳定的）. The family were____every night at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and____sight made this rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, ____would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth.“We must do some-thing about grandfather,”said the husband.
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There , grandfather ate____in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table____grandfather had already broken a dish or two , his food was served in a ____bowl. Sometimes, when the family____grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone____, the only words the couple had for him were sharp ____when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this____
One evening before supper, the father____his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor. He asked the child sweetly :“What are you making?” Just as____, the boy answered:“Oh, I am making a little____for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.”The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to ____on it.
The words____the parents so much that they were____ Then tears started to stream down their cheeks____no word was spoken , both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and____led him back to the family table.1.

A．wounded

B．moved

C．trembled

D．dragged

2.

A．step

B．feet

C．speech

D．body

3.

A．away

B．together

C．asleep

D．apart

4.

A．losing

B．failing

C．disappearing

D．rising

5.

A．food

B．pan

C．milk

D．dinner

6.

A．alone

B．casually

C．steadily

D．bitterly

7.

A．After

B．Since

C．While

D．When

8.

A．small

B．safe

C．big

D．wooden

9.

A．glanced at

B．stared at

C．looked through

D．looked after

10.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Still

D．Rather

11.

A．comments

B．quarrels

C．warnings

D．remark

12.

A．in silence

B．in advance

C．in danger

D．in charge

13.

A．researched

B．noticed

C．searched

D．explored

14.

A．firmly

B．suddenly

C．cruelly

D．sweetly

15.

A．bowl

B．cup

C．spoon

D．pan

16.

A．worship

B．work

C．whisper

D．weave

17.

A．impressed

B．touched

C．confused

D．struck

18.

A．speechless

B．homeless

C．fearless

D．hopeless

19.

A．Once

B．Whether

C．Though

D．Unless

20.

A．gently

B．happily

C．fluently

D．fortunately