初中英语记叙文填空题

I get up at half past seven and get dressed for school．My school has a（1）　　﹣black trousers and shoes，a white shirt and a black and gold tie．The girls wear the same，or they can （2）　　a black skirt．Not all British schools have a uniform，but it's common here．

I don't live far from the school．（3）　　 I walk there with my friends，Brian and Gemma．Lots of students （4）　　the school bus or their parents drive them to school．On Mondays we all start the day （5）　　 a meeting in the school hall at eight fifty．The head teacher talks to us and gives us information about school events．

This year I've got nine subjects．We all study English，maths and science，and then we choose

other （6）　　．

We have 20minutes for break in the morning and an hour for （7）　　．Some students bring sandwiches to school for lunch，but my friends and I always eat in the （8）　　 room where you can get a hot meal every day．

Lessons （9）　　 at 4o'clock in the afternoon，but on Mondays and Wednesdays I stay at school until five o'clock．There are lots of clubs and activities at our school．

At the end of the day I always spend two hours on （10）　　﹣sometimes three hours，as we get lots of homework now．

1．A．tradition	B．uniform	C．rule	D．habit
2．A．borrow	B．make	C．wear	D．take
3．A．so	B．however	C．because	D．but
4．A．repair	B．wash	C．clean	D．catch
5．A．at	B．in	C．on	D．with
6．A．clothes	B．subjects	C．games	D．clubs
7．A．lunch	B．breakfast	C．dinner	D．supper
8．A．sitting	B．living	C．waiting	D．dining
9．A．begin	B．end	C．continue	D．last
10．A．events	B．clubs	C．homework	D．activities．

One day， when a successful businessman opened the door of his car， a dog sleeping（1）　　his car suddenly came out and bit（咬） his leg! He threw a stone at the dog， （2）　　he was not able to hit it． How angry he was!

    Upon（3）　　his office， the businessman called a meeting of the workers． He took out his anger（愤怒） on them． Gradually， the businessman's anger（4）　　the company．

    The businessman was still angry after returning home． His wife asked him， "Why are you so late today？" The man （5）　　， "I didn't go to the office to play soccer． I went to work． So don't ask such stupid questions!"

    His wife was troubled about being shouted at（6）　　． She turned her anger on their son who was watching TV． "This is all you do． You have no（7）　　in studying! Turn off the TV now!" she shouted．

    The son became（8）　　as well． He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by． He picked up a stone and threw it at the dog（9）　　． The dog ran away， barking（犬吠） in pain．

    Sometimes， when we are angry about something， we might take out our anger on（10）　　． We should learn to control our anger．

（1）A． on	B． near	C． in front of	D． under
（2）A． although	B．if	C． unless	D． so
（3）A． cleaning	B． repairing	C． filling	D． reaching
（4）A． ran into	B． came over	C． spread through	D． rose up
（5）A． answered	B． shouted	C． repeated	D． said
（6）A． for no reason	B． after a while	C． in that case	D． by the way
（7）A． time	B． interest	C． choice	D． attention
（8）A． relaxed	B． lonely	C． upset	D． helpless
（9）A． angrily	B． actually	C． simply	D． painfully
（10）A． another	B． any other	C． other	D． others

A wealthy man loved his son very much． As he wanted his son to lead a happy life， he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness．

    When the old man learnt about his（1）　　， he handed the boy an empty bowl and said． "Go to the river miles away and（2）　　    it with water． I will tell you about it（3）　　no water is spilt（洒） when you reach here．" Although the boy was very surprised at this， he had no choice but to（4）　　this task．

The boy（5）　　on foot for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water． The old man asked him， "Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees？" The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his

（6）　　attention to the bowl in his hands．

    The old man smiled and said， "Bring me（7）　　bowl of water， but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well．"

    When he returned， the boy was able to（8）　　everything he had seen to the old man． But when he looked down at his bowl， he found（9）　　that most water was gone． He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road．

    "Well， young man，" the old man said． "Enjoy the beauty of the world， but never forget the water in your bowl． This is the（10）　　of happiness．"

（1）A．research	B．promise	C．purpose	D．experience
（2）A．wash	B．fill	C．compare	D．connect
（3）A．if	B．until	C．unless	D．while
（4）A．put out	B．pick out	C．point out	D．carry out
（5）A．set off	B．paid off	C．got off	D．kept off
（6）A．public	B．weak	C．quick	D．full
（7）A．any	B．every	C．another	D．the other
（8）A．change	B．imagine	C．examine	D．describe
（9）A． lazily	B．sadly	C．luckily	D．excitedly
（10）A．result	B．cause	C．secret	D．decision

You should try to have a good relationship with your neighbours， because you never know（1）　　you may need their help． If they do something to annoy（让……不高兴） you，it is （2）　　to discuss it in a polite way than to have an argument （争论） about it．

    For example， if your neighbours are playing loud music that you do not like， ask them politely to（3）　　the music instead of（4）　　the police directly for help．

    Trees and fences（围栏） can also be a（5）　　of disagreement between neighbours． My grandmother likes sitting（6）　　in the sun after lunch， but her neighbour has put up a high fence that（7）　　sunshine from going into her yard in the early afternoon． My grandmother does not want to be（8）　　with him， because he（9）　　her a lot of support when my grandfather died last year． So she went to talk with the neighbour in a friendly way．

    Then， her neighbour lowered the fence just enough to give her some sunshine（10）　　losing his privacy （私人空间）． My grandmother cut down the tree that was above his garden and dropped leaves all over his lawn（草坪） in the autumn． Finally， hey reached an agreement which made both pleased．

（1）A． after	B． before	C． while	D． when
（2）A． more	B．best	C． most	D． better
（3）A． turn down	B． turn up	C． turn off	D． turn on
（4）A． going	B． shouting	C． calling	D． getting
（5）A． corner	B． cause	C．result	D． message
（6）A． inside	B． into	C． outside	D． onto
（7）A． stops	B． opens	C． shows	D． steals
（8）A．lonely	B． silly	C． angry	D． awful
（9）A． took	B． carried	C． bought	D． gave
（10）A． within	B． without	C． along	D． above

"Can I see my baby？"asked the new happy mother．Unluckily，she found her baby had been （31）　　without ears when it was in her arms．

Time proved that the baby′s （32）　　 was perfect．He got on well with his classmates．But one day，he rushed home and said to his mother （33）　　tears in his eyes．"A boy，a big boy（34）　　me a freak（怪胎）．"

As the boy （35）　　，he developed a talent for art and music．

The boy′s father had a meeting with the family doctor．"Could anything （36）　　done？"He asked the doctor．

"I believe I could graft（移植）a pair of outer ears （37）　　you could get them，"the doctor said．

However，two years （38）　　，nobody wanted to offer the young man ears．Then one day the father said，"Son，（39）　　will offer his ears to you．But it's a secret．"The operation was a great （40）　　．

Time kept the secret，but the day did come…The young man stood with his father（41）　　his mother′s body．Slowly，the father held out a hand and raised the thick，brown hair．（42）　　，the son found his mother had no outer ears．

"Mother said she was glad she （43）　　 let her long hair be cut，"the father said gently．"and nobody ever thought mother （44）　　beautiful，did they？"

Real （45）　　lies not in what is done and known，but in what is done not known．

31．A．active	B．dead	C．born	D．awake
32．A．speaking	B．hearing	C．writing	D．reading
33．A．of	B．in	C．around	D．with
34．A．called	B．asked	C．said	D．told
35．A．looked up	B．grew up	C．brought up	D．caught up
36．A．is	B．was	C．are	D．be
37．A．if	B．until	C．unless	D．because
38．A．went down	B．got over	C．went by	D．arrived
39．A．nobody	B．someone	C．anyone	D．everyone
40．A．succeed	B．successful	C．success	D．failure
41．A．between	B．besides	C．towards	D．beside
42．A．With interest	B．To be surprise	C．In silence	D．What anger
43．A．always	B．often	C．never	D．sometimes
44．A．less	B．more	C．most	D．least
45．A．idea	B．friendship	C．thought	D．love

When things went wrong，Freddy always had something nice to say．

When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned，Freddy said，"Don't worry．It'll still taste good．"And he was（16）　　．The pizza edges were dark，but the middle wasn't half bad．

When his teacher，Mr. Hall，knocked into a bookshelf in the （17）　　，Freddy said，"Don't worry．Mrs. Bog won't upset．"The librarian just laughed and helped（18）　　the books．

Freddy looked on the bright side．And everyone liked that about （19）　　．

Everyone，that is，except Hazel．

Hazel was the（20 ）　　 kid in class．On her first day，Freddy said，"Nice to meet you，Hazel．I think you'll like it before．"

"I（21 ）　　 it，"she talked back．Freddy had never met anyone like her．

When Mr. Hall said they'd have a break inside （22）　　 it was raining，Freddy said，"Every cloud has a silver lining．"

"A silver lining？"Hazel shook her head．"Bad things come in（23）　　．"

Greta was carrying paints in（24）　　 class．She fell over，and paints went flying．

"That was the second bad thing．What will the third thing be？"Hazel seemed so（25）　　about the Rule of Three Bad Things．

"It's beautiful!" Emma picked up Freddy's pointed，not realizing she had paint on her fingers．

"Freddy's picture is（26）　　！"Hazel pointed，"There's number three．"

Emma looked sad．"I'm sorry，Freddy．"

"It's OK…If you add（27）　　，the fingerprints could look like butterflies（蝴蝶），"said Freddy．

（28）　　refused to put a finger on Freddy's paper．Only Hazel did．

"Want to add one？"Freddy asked．

Hazel thought about it，then nodded．She put her finger into paint，gently（温柔地） pressed it onto Freddy's painting and（29）　　added wings．

"It looks great．"said Freddy．

Hazel（30）　　．"You know，I don't really there's a Rule of Three Bad Things．"

Sometimes，there are good things hiding where you don't expect them．

16．A．clever	B．right	C．active	D．famous
17．A．shop	B．gym	C．library	D．museum
18．A．pick up	B．look after	C．go through	D．throw away
19．A．me	B．her	C．you	D．him
20．A．lucky	B．new	C．excellent	D．smart
21．A．expect	B．believe	C．doubt	D．understand
22．A．although	B．unless	C．until	D．because
23．A．twos	B．threes	C．fours	D．fives
24．A．science	B．music	C．art	D．history
25．A．happy	B．worried	C．sorry	D．sure
26．A．in a mess	B．on show	C．in fashion	D．on sale
27．A．wings	B．eyes	C．legs	D．bodies
28．A．Everybody	B．Somebody	C．Anybody	D．Nobody
29．A．angrily	B．quickly	C．carefully	D．secretly
30．A．smiled	B．promised	C．warned	D．shouted．

It is hard to imagine how a person is to spend the whole life when only the head and hands are able to move．

    Xu Ruiyang， an 18﹣year﹣old student from Kunming， has suffered（遭 受） from spinal muscular atrophy（脊柱肌肉菱缩）（1）　　she was 2 years old． At that time， the doctor said that most children with spinal muscular atrophy will only live a few years．

    The family did not give up， or even just （2）　　． To help Xu Ruiyang live with dignity（尊严），her parents （3）　　 her living and learning skill strictly． Opening a book or raising hands，some very easy actions for common people，（4）　　， are big challenges for Xu． She had to use her head or（5）　　to work together with hands to finish these actions．

    When she started learning to write ，she couldn't even（6）　　 a pen．But she never gave up．Once she lost the pen， she picked it up and （7）　　writing． Xu finally could write 500 Chinese characters before becoming a primary school student， after（8）　　thousands of times．

    Over the past few year，Xu has overcome（克服）many problems，including the（9）　　 caused by the disease． Her parents worried about her health and（10）　　her to drop out of school，but Xu's answer was no．"（11）　　I read a book and do my homework， the pain is gone，"said Xu．

    When asked by reporters on how to deal with difficulties， Xu calmly said， "Patience．When you can't change anything， crying is useless， so just be（12）　　．"

    In Xu's opinion， her sunny and self﹣confident（13）　　comes from the love of her parents．

    "If we are not able to make her live longer,we can make her life wider,"said Xu's father.They travelled across China and more than 20（14）　　over the world,including Italy,Thailand and Singapore.During these trips,she developed an interest in learning a（15）　　 language."I think it's cool to learn about other countries' culture and express your feelings to others，"said Xu．

    Last June， she finished China's Gaokao and received an offer from Sichuan International Study University．

（1）A． since	B． before	C． after	D． until
（2）A． discuss	B． depend	C． complain	D． change
（3）A． managed	B． trained	C． praised	D． expected
（4）A． moreover	B． perhaps	C． especially	D． however
（5）A． legs	B． feet	C． mouth	D． knees
（6）A． hold	B． drop	C． pass	D． find
（7）A． stopped	B． continued	C． succeeded	D． regretted
（8）A． imagining	B． counting	C． recording	D． practising
（9）A． cancer	B． fever	C． sadness	D． pain
（10）A． warned	B． forced	C． advised	D． allowed
（11）A． As well as	B． As soon as	C． As a result	D． As usual
（12）A． patient	B． quiet	C． relaxed	D． active
（13）A． personality	B． appearance	C． disability	D． achievement
（14）A． cities	B． countries	C． communities	D． colleges
（15）A． standard	B． modern	C． foreign	D． common

Whitney didn't have many friends．She was shy and（36）　　．She never wanted to be popular，but she did want to have someone to share（37）　　and laugh with．

Then it was time for her to go to college in another town．And she had to（38）　　with someone she didn't know．She had no idea whether she could make friends in that new environment．

But something happened during the first class．And it（39）　　Whitney's life．The teacher asked everyone to（40）　　a little about themselves．Whitney told everyone where she came from and some simple information．The last（41）　　 for each student was﹣"What is your goal for this term？"（42）　　of the students said it was to get good grades，pass the tests or something similar．But Whitney said something（43）　　．She said that her goal was to make just one good friend．

When most of the students sat quietly，one student came to Whitney．She reached out her hand and introduced herself．She asked（44）　　she could be Whitney's friend．Whitney was surprised and happy．She（45）　　and reached her hand out，too．

Their friendship lasted all through the college．

36．A．careless	B．quiet	C．noisy	D．weak
37．A．marks	B．friends	C．tests	D．secrets
38．A．quarrels	B．debate	C．live	D．discuss
39．A．changed	B．controlled	C．destroyed	D．blocked
40．A．remember	B．share	C．recite	D．write
41．A．require	B．decision	C．competition	D．question
42．A．Most	B．Few	C．All	D．None
43．A．interesting	B．different	C．similar	D．strange
44．A．how	B．why	C．whether	D．where
45．A．smiled	B．watched	C．rushed	D．turned．

A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class play a game． The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school． Each student would"name"their potatoes after people they did not like． （1） 　　， the number of potatoes would be（2） 　　depending on how many people each student hated．

The next day， with their potatoes， all the students went to school （3） 　　the game． Some kids had just one or two potatoes， while others had as many as five or six． The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with （4） 　　wherever they went for one week．

Several days （5） 　　．Some of the students started to complain（ 抱怨）， as their potatoes began to rot（腐烂）and（6） 　　bad． The students who carried （7） 　　potatoes began to get unsatisfied with the heavy bags．

One week later， the game （8） 　　．The teacher asked，" How did you（9） 　　carrying around your potatoes for a week？"

The students complained once again． The teacher simply smiled and said， "This is what it's like to carry hatred（仇恨 ）in your heart． You have to carry it with you wherever you go． If you can′t tolerate （容忍） carrying rotten potatoes for one week， how can you imagine having （10） 　　in your heart for a whole lifetime？ Forgive others and move on with your life．"

（1）A．However	B． In a word	C． Therefore	D．After all
（2）A． different	B．similar	C．the same	D．small
（3）A． to watch	B． to join in	C． to win	D．to lose
（4）A． it	B．that	C． them	D．school bags
（5）A． passed by	B．passde on	C． passed	D．walked by
（6）A． taste	B．smell	C． sound	D．feel
（7）A． few	B．some	C． more	D．any
（8）A． continued	B．was done	C． began	D．was over
（9）A． feel like	B． look like	C． enjoy	D．just like
（10）A．love	B． happiness	C． friendship	D． hate

It was a dark night．There came a crazy（1）　　at the doctor's office door． "Come in!" the doctor was a bit impatient．

    The door opened and in walked a scared little girl who was no more than nine．She had（2）　　on her mind， "Oh doctor， I beg you， please come with me． My father is certainly dying， he is（3）　　he can be．"

    "I don't go to people's houses to serve them，（4）　　your father here．" "But he's too sick， （5）　　you must come or he will die， I'm afraid．" The doctor， touched by her deep strong love， decided he would go．

    She led the doctor to her house where her father lay in bed．Her father was so sick that he couldn't（6）　　his head． But his eyes cried out for help．

    The doctor got his fever（7）　　 and he lived through the night． The doctor said he had to leave but would return again by two o'clock．And later he came back to check，just like he said he would do．

    The father thanked the doctor for all the things he'd done． The doctor told him that he would have died （8）　　it had not been for his little girl．

    "How（9）　　you must be of your wonderful little girl! It was her pleading（恳求）that made me come； she is quite a pearl （珍珠）!

    "Yes， doctor． Though my daughter is very weak， she does all the housework．" The doctor stood quietly for quite a little while． He was（10）　　the whole thing that had happened， and about the beautiful little angel （天使）that had walked across his floor．

（1）A． voice	B． knock	C． sound	D． noise
（2）A． trouble	B． questions	C． ideas	D． information
（3）A． as healthy as	B． as careful as	C． as fast as	D． as sick as
（4）A． take	B． put	C． bring	D． have
（5）A． and	B． as	C． so	D． since
（6）A． lift up	B． look up	C． put on	D． hold on
（7）A． up	B． down	C． out	D． in
（8）A． whether	B． unless	C． although	D． if
（9）A． pride	B． proud	C． nice	D． kind
（10）A． thinking about	B． talking about	C． learning about	D． caring about

Cindy and Anna were best friends． Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument， but other days they just could not （1）　　 on what to do．

    One day they decided to play in the garden near their school． "Come on， let's play chess，"Anna said．

    "I don't want to play chess，"Cindy replied．

    "We always do what you want to do， Cindy． It's my turn to make a（2）　　，" Anna said． She was getting a little unhappy and （3）　　， leaving Cindy alone．

    Cindy was very angry． （4）　　 she got home， she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag． "Well， I'm not giving it back to her today． I'm too mad at her， " Cindy thought．

    The next day at school， their teacher Mrs． Stone （5）　　 their notebooks． But Anna didn't have hers， and she looked （6）　　． Cindy knew she should tell Mrs． Stone that she had the notebook， but she was （7）　　 mad at Anna．

    When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally told Mrs． Stone the （8）　　． "Thank you for being （9）　　， Cindy． I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook，" said Mrs． Stone．

    Later， Mrs． Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them． Mrs． Stone helped them（10）　　 that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity． They became best friends again．

（1）A． agree	B． live	C． depend	D． try
（2）A． promise	B． project	C． decision	D． dialogue
（3）A． went over	B． went on	C． went by	D． went away
（4）A． Because	B． After	C． Unless	D． If
（5）A． gave away	B． asked for	C． handed in	D． paid for
（6）A． worried	B． normal	C． proud	D． relaxed
（7）A． still	B． never	C． usually	D． almost
（8）A． chance	B． method	C． truth	D． rule
（9）A． patient	B． honest	C． active	D． quiet
（10）A． describe	B． explain	C． guess	D． realize

More than 700 years ago，Scotland （ 苏格兰 ） was fighting with England．The king of England wanted to（16）　　Scotland．He had a strong army so it was （17）　　for the Scots to fight．They lost many times，King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army．

     One rainy day，King Robert lay in an old house．He thought that he was not good enough to be king．He was so（18）　　that he didn't even see a spider（蜘蛛）near him．He （19）　　when he

saw the spider climbing．It was trying to climb up its web at the top of the house but it fell down．

"How sad"thought King Robert．"The spider is like me．It's not （20）　 enough．"He watched while the spider climbed up again．It fell down a second time．

"Be careful，little spider，or you might die，"he said．"Life is so hard．You'll never get back to your web．"But the spider （21）　　again and again．King Robert watched while it （22）　　climbed back to its web．After an hour，the spider got do the web．

"You are such a great （23）　　，"he said．"If you can keep trying．I can too．I must keep on fighting．I won't let the English win．"His （24）　　grew strong and they （25）　　the English army．Scotland was free．

     Nobody knows if this is a true story．Many parents tell it to their children because the want them to keep trying．

16．A．leave	B．control	C．help	D．visit
17．A．interesting	B．difficult	C．important	D．necessary
18．A．surprised	B．bored	C．worried	D．lonely
19．A．looked ahead	B．looked out	C．looked on	D．looked up
20．A．old	B．strong	C．fast	D．free
21．A．tried	B．fell	C．practiced	D．cheered
22．A．finally	B．easily	C．slowly	D．suddenly
23．A．player	B．fighter	C．soldier	D．spider
24．A．army	B．feeling	C．opinions	D．family
25．A．kept	B．raised	C．stopped	D．joined

There is an old Spanish saying，"Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week"．How many times have we （1）　　our dreams until tomorrow？I would say，too many．Our dreams should not，and can not wait．We have to go for them now!Here are the （2）　　．

    Tomorrow is not promised．Nobody likes to talk about （3）　　，but the fact is﹣everybody is going to die at one point．（4）　　of us know the hour，or the day．So （5）　　is all we have．Don't go to your tomb （6）　　unfulfilled （未完成的）dreams．Make the decision to go after every dream，（7）　　or small right now．

    You will be much （8）　　if you go for it．Imagine how much happier you'll be if you are living the life you always dream about．The only thing that is stopping you is （9）　　．Take control of your own happiness．Don't keep your dreams waiting．

    Take me for example．When I was nine，I found an ad for （10）　　greeting cards in a children's magazine．I asked my mother to let me send for the cards．Two weeks later when the cards arrived，I rushed from the house．Three hours later，I returned home with no card but a lot of money．A salesperson was born．

（1）A． given up	B． talked about	C． put off
（2）A． reasons	B． examples	C． puzzles
（3）A． danger	B． dream	C． death
（4）A． All	B． None	C． Neither
（5）A． today	B． yesterday	C． tomorrow
（6）A． in	B． with	C． after
（7）A． mad	B． good	C． big
（8）A． happier	B． lazier	C． healthier
（9）A． ourselves	B． himself	C． yourself
（10）A． lending	B． selling	C． collecting

Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano， a mother took her boy to a pianist's concert on a summer holiday evening． After they found their   （1）　　 ， the mother saw two friends in the hall and walked to   （2）　　   them．

    It was the boy's first time to come to the hall． He thought it was a good   （3）　_　   for him to explore the wonders of the concert hall． He   （4）　　   and walked around． He walked   （5）　　   a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE"（禁止入内）．

    When the hall lights dimmed （变暗） ， the   （6）　　   would begin． The mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was   （7）　　． The mother was   （8）　_　   worried at that at the moment that tears （眼泪） were in her eyes．

    The concert began， and the lights focused on （聚焦于） the wonderful piano on stage． The mother was   （9）　　   to see her little boy sitting at the keyboard， playing the song Twinkle， Twinkle Little Star   （10）　　   he did at home．

    At that moment， the great pianist came， quickly moved to the piano and   （11）　_　   in the boy's ear， "Don't stop． Keep playing． " He leaned over （俯身） and began filling in a bass part （低音） with his left   （12）　　 ， then added a running obbligato （伴奏） with his right hand． They played the piano together   （13）　　． The old pianist and the young novice （初学者） changed a frightening situation into a wonderful creative experience． The audience （观众） stood up and    （14）　　   them．

    An artist's achievements and charm depend on not only his perfect skills   （15）　_　   his good qualities．

（1）A． desks	B． stage	C． seats	D． piano
（2）A． greet	B． feed	C． notice	D． search
（3）A． use	B． chance	C． season	D． culture
（4）A． flew	B． sat	C． fell	D． rose
（5）A． through	B． across	C． above	D． over
（6）A． film	B． concert	C． conversation	D． meeting
（7）A． sleepy	B． missing	C． tired	D． excited
（8）A． so	B． very	C． much	D． such
（9）A． serious	B． sad	C． patient	D． surprised
（10）A． when	B． if	C． as	D． before
（11）A． called	B． shouted	C． whispered	D． cried
（12）A． hand	B． shoulder	C． foot	D． leg
（13）A． badly	B． carelessly	C． terribly	D． happily
（14）A． fought with	B． laughed at	C． shouted at	D． cheered for
（15）A． or	B． but	C． and	D． so

A long time ago， there was a huge apple tree．A little boy loved to come（1）　　play   around it everyday．He climbed to the tree top．（2）　　the apples or played under the tree．He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him．

    Time went by．The little boy had（3）　　and he no longer played around the tree．

    One day， the boy came back to the tree and（4）　　sad．"Come and play with me，"the tree asked the boy．

    "I am no longer a kid．I do not play around trees any more．"the boy（5）　　， "I want toys．I need（6）　　to buy them．""Sorry， but I don't have money，But you can pick all my apples and（7）　　them．So， you will have money．"The boy was back so（8）　　．He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily．The boy didn't come back（9）　　 he picked the apples．The tree was（10）　　．

    One day， the boy（11）　　 and the tree was so excited， "Come and play with me， "the tree said．"I don't have time to play．I have to work for my family．We need a（12）　　．Can you help me？""Sorry， but I don't have a house．But you can（13）　　my branches to build your house．"So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left（14）　　．

    The tree was glad to see him full of joy but the boy didn't appear．Since then the tree felt again（15）　　and sad．

（1）A．but	B．and	C．or	D．so
（2）A．ate	B．destroyed	C．played	D．loved
（3）A．lain down	B．stood up	C．grown up	D．put down
（4）A．fell	B．saw	C．sounded	D．looked
（5）A．asked	B．replied	C．told	D．laughed
（6）A．money	B．wood	C．branches	D．apple
（7）A．cook	B．eat	C．sell	D．offer
（8）A．surprised	B．excited	C．nervous	D．sorry
（9）A．if	B．before	C．when	D．after
（10）A．sad	B．afraid	C．pleased	D．angry
（11）A．disappeared	B．left	C．moved	D．returned
（12）A．kitchen	B．yard	C．home	D．house
（13）A．take off	B．pick	C．cut off	D．plant
（14）A．happily	B．seriously	C．slowly	D．silently
（15）A．alone	B．lonely	C．proud	D．satisfied