1 . An old lady in a plane had a blanket(毯子)over her head and she did not want to take it off. The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!”
Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.
So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”
1. An old lady had _________.

A．glasses	B．a blanket over her head
C．a coat	D．a basket

2. She didn’t want to ________.

A．turn it off	B．take it off
C．talk about it	D．get it on

3. _________ spoke to her.

A．Her husband	B．One of her friends
C．The air hostess	D．The man next to her

4. The old lady had never been _________ before.

A．abroad

B．in hospital

C．in a plane

D．home

5. The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________.

A．to fly again	B．to travel
C．to go abroad	D．to go home

2 . Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She _______ him very much and as he was not a _______ child, she was always _______ that he might be ill, _______ she used to take him to see the best _______ in the town four times a year to be looked _______
During one of these _______, the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests and then said to him, “Have you had any _______ with your nose or ears recently?” Mick _______ for a second and then answered, “Yes, I ________”
Mrs. Ball was very ________ “But I’m sure you have ________ told me that, Mick!” She said worriedly. “Oh, really?” Said the doctor ________ “And what trouble have you with your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick, “I always have trouble with them when I’m ________ my sweater off, because the ________ is very tight.”1.

A．loved

B．hated

C．missed

D．cared

2.

A．rich

B．clever

C．strong

D．happy

3.

A．afraid

B．surprised

C．glad

D．sure

4.

A．which

B．for

C．but

D．so

5.

A．player

B．teacher

C．doctor

D．lawyer

6.

A．round

B．over

C．for

D．after

7.

A．talks

B．years

C．visits

D．stays

8.

A．answer

B．thing

C．word

D．trouble

9.

A．waited

B．thought

C．stood

D．looked

10.

A．did

B．will

C．have

D．do

11.

A．excited

B．interested

C．pleased

D．surprised

12.

A．already

B．just

C．never

D．always

13.

A．angrily

B．seriously

C．happily

D．carefully

14.

A．turning

B．taking

C．keeping

D．putting

15.

A．collar

B．nose

C．mouth

D．ear

3 . Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife ____
John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the ____of the ten people who have saved the life of others.
John had been studying in his room when he heard ____ . When he and his father rushed outside, they ____that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed（刺）____with a knife by her ex-boyfriend（前男友）. The man ran from the ____and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden ____ very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut off.
It was John’s quick ____ and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of the ____people for bandages（绷带）, but when nobody could put their hands on anything, his father got some tea towels（毛巾）and ____from their house. John used these to dress the most severe ____to Ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the ____and ambulance arrived.
“I’m ____of what I did but I was just doing what I had been ____,” John said.
John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When ____John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme, said, “ ____is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid ____that he had learned at school saved Ms Slade’s life. It shows that a simple knowledge of the first aid can make a real ____”
John and the nine other lifesavers also attended a____reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before ____their awards last night.1.

A．show

B．attack

C．work

D．defend

2.

A．bravery

B．life

C．thinking

D．progress

3.

A．quarrelling

B．arguing

C．laughing

D．screaming

4.

A．realized

B．believed

C．thought

D．discovered

5.

A．repeatedly

B．quickly

C．frequently

D．gradually

6.

A．home

B．place

C．scene

D．house

7.

A．shaking

B．struggling

C．bleeding

D．crying

8.

A．action

B．answer

C．experience

D．request

9.

A．several

B．nearby

C．familiar

D．curious

10.

A．water

B．tape

C．bandages

D．scissors

11.

A．damages

B．pains

C．injuries

D．arms

12.

A．neighbours

B．children

C．doctor

D．police

13.

A．proud

B．fond

C．sure

D．tired

14.

A．expected

B．taught

C．encouraged

D．educated

15.

A．thanking

B．recognizing

C．admiring

D．congratulating

16.

A．There

B．It

C．He

D．She

17.

A．skills

B．instructions

C．key

D．history

18.

A．discovery

B．harm

C．difference

D．choice

19.

A．recent

B．secret

C．private

D．special

20.

A．giving

B．offering

C．announcing

D．receiving