初中英语记叙文填空题

It was a dark， cloudy evening when Father told us the news． Our family was gathered around the old dinner table． My father（31）　　from me to my 11﹣year﹣old brother， James， and finally to my mother． Her eyes looked（32）　　as she met his nervous face． They had been strangely quiet all through dinner． My brother and I（33）　　spoke at the table unless we were spoken to．

"Jack，" Mother said quietly． "We must（34）　　the children．"

"These past few years have been hard on all the（35）　　around here，" Father said slowly． I knew this was true．（36）　　my parents didn't speak to my brother and me about it， we had heard them talking．"We've lost the farm，"he finally said． Then there was a long（37）　　．

"Where will we go？"James asked， his voice shaking．"West Virginia，"Father replied calmly．"Last week there was a man in town from a coal mine（煤矿）down there． He said they have jobs， and the coal company will（38）　　our train tickets and give us a house when we get there． We'll leave on a train next Wednesday．"

James and I silently got up from the table and （39）　　 the dishes， as we did every night． He said in a low voice，"Anna， I don't want to move．" I replied， "Neither do I． But there's （40）    we can do about it． At least we'll all be together．"

31． A． learned	B． looked	C． heard
32． A． angry	B． excited	C． sad
33． A． always	B． never	C． often
34． A． promise	B． teach	C． tell
35． A． farmers	B． workers	C． bosses
36． A． Although	B． Because	C． Since
37． A． discussion	B． agreement	C． silence
38． A． pay for	B． put up	C． pick up
39． A． cleared	B． placed	C． broke
40． A． something	B． nothing	C． anything

One night in November，Itzhak Perlman gave a concert in a theatre，if you have ever been to a Perlman concert，you know that becoming a violinist is not a small （1）　　for him，he had to walk（2）　　 the help of two walking sticks as a result of the disease he caught as a child．

People sat （3）　　while he made his way to his chair and began his play．But this time，something went （4）　　．Just as he finished the first few parts of the music，one of the strings（弦） on his violin （5）　　．We thought that he would have to stop the concert．But he didn't （6）　　，he waited a moment，closed his eyes and then （7）　　the conductor（指挥） to begin again．The orchestra （管弦乐队）began and he played with such strong feeling and purity as they had （8）　　heard before．

Of course，everyone knows that it is （9）　　for a violinist to play a pleasant work with just three stings．I know that，and you know that，（10）　　that night Itzhak Perlman didn't want to accept that．

When he finished，there was a terrible （11）　　in the room，And then people rose and （12）　　from every corner of the theatre．

Perlman was excited．He smiled and said，"You know，sometimes it is the artist's task to （13）　　how much music you can still make with what you have left．"

So，suppose our task in this fast﹣changing world is to make （14）　　，at first we should try our best with all that we have．And then，（15）　　it is no longer possible，try to play it with what we have left．

1． A． achievement	B． advantage	C． accident	D． application
2． A． for	B． by	C． to	D． with
3． A． widely	B． closely	C． quietly	D． noisily
4． A． wrong	B． well	C． smoothly	D． slowly
5． A． fixed	B． broke	C． burned	D． lost
6． A． Instead	B． Anyway	C． Indeed	D． Otherwise
7． A． followed	B． asked	C． directed	D． forced
8． A． often	B． usually	C． already	D． never
9． A． comfortable	B． possible	C． uncomfortable	D． impossible
10． A． so	B． and	C． but	D． or
11． A． fear	B． silence	C． thought	D． thunder
12． A． cheered	B． left	C． smiled	D． whispered
13． A． hand out	B． carry out	C． find out	D． put out
14． A． fun	B． music	C． progress	D． money
15． A． unless	B． before	C． until	D． when

A long time ago，there was a garden．Many vegetables grew in the garden．And there was a big（21）　　 near the vegetables．

The vegetables and the tree didn't like each other．The vegetables drank a lot of water，so the tree（22）　　 drink enough water．The big tree looked at the vegetables（23）　　，and decided to teach the vegetables a lesson．

On a summer day，the（24）　　 was shining in the sky，the big tree decided not to share its shadow（阴影） with the vegetables．

It made the vegetables very hot．There was not enough water（25）　　，so they soon became dry and ugly．（26）　　 that time，the gardener came to see these vegetables．He was very sad，（27）　　 almost all the vegetables were dry．Then he decided to build a new garden．

It（28）　　 the gardener too much time to build the new garden．He was so　　29　．　 that he couldn't take care of the old garden．（30）　　 the big tree and the vegetables felt very thirsty．The big tree felt very regretful，because he chose a wrong way to teach the vegetables a lesson．

21．A．river	B．flower	C．tree
22．A．couldn't	B．shouldn't	C．mustn't
23．A．happily	B．angrily	C．kindly
24．A．star	B．moon	C．sun
25．A．to eat	B．to wash	C．to drink
26．A．At	B．In	C．On
27．A．so	B．because	C．although
28．A．took	B．spent	C．cost
29．A．free	B．busy	C．lazy
30．A．Either	B．Both	C．All．

A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers， and they happened to pass a lake． They stopped there to （1） 　　for a while， and the wise man said to one of his followers， "I am very（2） 　　． Could you please get me some water from the lake？"

As the wise man requested， the follower waked to the lake． Some people were（3） 　　their clothes in the water， and right at that moment， several cows were going through the lake． As a （4） 　　， the water became very muddy （泥泞的）． The follower went back and told the wise man that the water was very （5） 　　and not fit to drink．

After they had rested for about half an hour， the wise man again asked the（6） 　　follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink． As requested， the follower went to the lake． This time he found that all the mud had settled （沉淀） to the bottom． The water was very clear and looked fit to drink． So he （7） 　　his water bottle and took it to the wise man．

The wise man took the water bottle and drank before looking up at the follower． "See（8） 　　you did to make the water clean．" he said． "You let it be（9） 　　and the mud settled down on its own， so that you could get some clear drinking water． Your mind can also be like that （10） 　　when it is troubled by something． If you just let it be and give it a little time， it will settle down on its own without you having to put in any effort at all．"

（1）A． stand	B． rest	C． bath	D． swim
（2）A． thirsty	B． tired	C． dirty	D． hungry
（3）A． selling	B． making	C． washing	D． catching
（4）A． rule	B． reason	C． whole	D． result
（5）A． muddy	B． cold	C． clear	D． salty
（6）A． other	B． same	C． second	D． young
（7）A． threw	B． filled	C． got	D． opened
（8）A． when	B． how	C． why	D． what
（9）A． for a while	B． for a rest	C． on the beach	D． at once
（10）A． journey	B． lake	C． follower	D． mud

I finished middle school in the 1970s．I still remember the teen years were the（1）　　time of my life．At that time，as a girl，I hated it when my parents asked me（2）　　about my problems that made me uncomfortable．I also remember many times when Mr．Templat，my teacher，would take me aside and talk to me．He had a special way of finding out what the problem was．Every time he（3）　　with me，I felt better．He was a teacher I will never（4）　　．

He had a way of making his classes enjoyable．We always got the highest（5）　　in math in our grade with his teaching．If there was a big world ball game on the radio，we would（6）　　everything and he would put the game on so we could all enjoy it．

Teens often learn things on TV or film adults about world（7）　　that can make them scared．Now it is terrorism（恐怖主义）．Back in my teen years it was the Cold War．It worried me so much that I（8）　　each day would be my last．Mr．Templat knew how much it troubled his（9）　　．He opened the subject up to discussion．He gave us a way to express our fears and helped us understand war and politics（政治）．

When I think back to those special days，I appreciate （感念） that he helped me go（10）　　such a difficult time in my life．

1．A．happiest	B．hardest	C．best	D．busiest
2．A．directly	B．politely	C．kindly	D．softly
3．A．played	B．fought	C．argued	D．talked
4．A．fear	B．trust	C．forget	D．remember
5．A．progress	B results	C．marks	D．fever
6．A．do	B．drop	C．learn	D．repeat
7．A．problems	B．meetings	C．weather	D．pollution
8．A．thought	B．decided	C．promised	D．suggested
9．A．relative	B．family	C．teachers	D．students
10．A．against	B．across	C．over	D．through．

A gift in a wrong place brings unexpected happiness．

Since I came to my new neighbourhood，I have had the pleasure of meeting a few neighbours．They seem to be quite（16）　　people．For Christmas，I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbours that I know．I sat down and （17）　　．There were nine neighbours，and I also knew which houses they lived in．

However，I decided to（18）　　one more person to my list，the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street．She always managed a sweet smile and a hearty wave（挥手），（19）　　I had no idea which house she lived in．

My gift idea was to make small （20）　　baskets and leave them on each of my neighbour's front porches（门廊）the night of Christmas Eve．I kept the last one for the friendly lady，since I was still not exactly sure where she lived（21）　　the house down about where I met her each morning．Finally I decided to put it there．My neighbours really enjoyed the baskets and a couple even came by to（22）　　me．

This morning on my way to work，I placed my mail in the mailbox and noticed a Thank You card．I opened it and read the（23）　　which really caught me by surprise．

The card said，"Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod．He（24）　　 on January 19，but he never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone

（25）　　him in his time of illness．He really enjoyed it．"

I was very（26）　　． I had no idea who Tod was or that he had been seriously（27）　　．I had left that nice lady's basket on Tod's porch by accident．I believe that Tod never expected to have that basket．I feel（28）　　that the nice lady did not get a basket from me this Christmas，but I believe that if she knew what had happened，she would（29）　　me．

I feel lucky to have helped Tod be more cheerful in his last days．This just makes me further believe that sometimes（30）　　 in life are beautiful．

16．A．rich	B．kind	C．strong	D．shy
17．A．imagined	B．rested	C．counted	D．watched
18．A．send	B．add	C．connect	D．put
19．A．but	B．so	C．unless	D．because
20．A．flower	B．food	C．vegetable	D．fruit
21．A．clearly	B．certainly	C．maybe	D．simply
22．A．thank	B．protect	C．encourage	D．touch
23．A．advice	B．story	C．notice	D．message
24．A．passed away	B．ran away	C．drove away	D．flew away
25．A．invited	B．remembered	C．trusted	D．accepted
26．A．nervous	B．relaxed	C．surprised	D．satisfied
27．A．painful	B．wrong	C．hurt	D．ill
28．A．worried	B．sorry	C．helpless	D．afraid
29．A．understand	B．punish	C．stop	D．doubt
30．A．jokes	B．problems	C．mistakes	D．gifts．

On 28 of March Richard Byrd stood outside the small house．He shook hands with the men who were leaving．They were heading back to the main camp on the coast of Antarctica （南极洲）．

He would（41）　　 to work at the base camp．

"I don't like leaving you here alone，"Pete Demas said．"I'll be（42）　　，"Byrd replied．

He was looking forward to the challenge of spending the winter at the base camp．He would be recording the weather．There was plenty of food and fuel （燃料） in the tiny house．He felt sure（43）　　would go wrong．

But something did go wrong．Byrd was burning the fuel for（44）　　．But the fumes （有毒气体）

were not leaving the house．Slowly he was being poisoned（中毒）．On May 31 he broke down．

When he came to，he made himself into his sleeping bag．Three days later he（45）　　 it was a

Sunday．The men would be（46）　　 his radio message．Byrd moved hard out of bed and （47）　　 the call．He didn't want the men to know how （48）　　 he was．It was too dangerous for them to come to save him．

By will﹣power alone，Byrd managed to stay alive．He was so（49）　　that he could hardly walk．But he forced himself to do the basics．He（50）　　 food and made myself eat．He took（51）　　of weather and sent radio messages．But by late June，the men（52）　　 that something was wrong．Most of the time，Byrd's messages made no sense．

On August 11Demas and two others reached the base camp．They（53）　　 recognized （认出）

Byrd．He was very thin and looked terrible．Byrd（54）　　them and then fell to the ground．The

men had arrived in time．After two months of care，Byrd's good（55）　　 returned．He and his men worked together again．

41．A．regret	B．leave	C．agree	D．stay
42．A．free	B．fine	C．lonely	D．nervous
43．A．something	B．everything	C．anything	D．nothing
44．A．heat	B．light	C．safety	D．food
45．A．hoped	B．imagined	C．learnt	D．realized
46．A．expecting	B．sending	C．leaving	D．testing
47．A．returned	B．made	C．took	D．missed
48．A．brave	B．sorry	C．sick	D．calm
49．A．hungry	B．weak	C．tired	D．cold
50．A．cooked	B．served	C．tasted	D．stored
51．A．photos	B．notes	C．reports	D．lessons
52．A．heard	B．complained	C．guessed	D．discovered
53．A．never	B．even	C．hardly	D．almost
54．A．greeted	B．sto pped	C．thanked	D．visited
55．A．luck	B．memory	C．dream	D．health

It's March 12th． Li Li and Lin Tao are digging on a hill not far from their school．In China，people across the country plant trees （1）　　 on this day．

    The idea of planting trees was first put forward in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan，the great （2）　　 in China's history．He said more trees were needed as a （3）　　 against flood（洪水）and drought．

    In 1915，April 5th was named as Tree Planting Day．Then，in 1979，the day was （4）　　 to March 12th，to （5）　　 the date on which Sun Zhongshan died．

    "Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China，" says Li Li． "But have you heard of the Green Wall of China？That's the biggest tree planting （6）　　 of all．" The Gobi Desert in the north of China was （7）　　 every year．So in 1978，a tree planting project was started to （8）　　 Gobi spreading．The government and local farmers have been planting millions of trees to build a great green "wall" along the edge of the desert．

    "Tree planting has become a tradition in China now，" says Lin Tao． "Almost everyone does it on March 12th．Many people also plant a tree on a （9）　　 day．My parents planted a tree when started school．And my cousin planted （10）　　 on his wedding（婚礼）day．We do it for the environment and for ourselves．"

（1）A．silently	B．wisely	C．completely	D．actively
（2）A．artist	B．engineer	C．pioneer	D．musician
（3）A．protection	B．position	C．preparation	D．direction
（4）A．taken	B．decided	C．changed	D．given
（5）A．value	B．remember	C．express	D．admire
（6）A．research	B．survey	C．project	D．success
（7）A．growing	B．appearing	C．losing	D．happening
（8）A．keep	B．have	C．help	D．stop
（9）A．different	B．special	C．basic	D．simple
（10）A．one	B．that	C．it	D．this

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