初中英语记叙文填空题

In the summer of 1936， a poor sheepherder （牧羊人）fell ill and came（1）　　a small hospital in Fort Benton， Montana， with his dog．The sheepherder was seriously ill and died soon．

    The sheepherder's body was （2）　　to his family by train．The dog cried as the train carrying his master's （主人的） body disappeared．

    Trains came to Fort Benton four times a day．The dog stayed there to meet each one， waiting for his master to return．He watched each passenger（3）　　the train．

    The station manager Ed felt（4）　　for the dog． He named the dog Shep and left him some food every day． He encouraged the dog to come inside the station． Finally， Shep get to trust Ed and would come inside． But every day when the trains （5）　　 ，Shep was back waiting at the same place．

    The passengers who came to Fort Benton wondered （6）　　the dog was always there ，greeting the trains．Ed decided to write a pamphlet（小册子）about Shep's （7）　　and sell it to the passengers for a small price． Some newspapers shared Shep's story across the nation．

    Day after day， Shep continued to wait and watch．He was （8）　　old when he died in 1942．After his （9）　　，the people of Font Benton made a beautiful bronze statue （铜像）of Shep to honor （10）　　． Today， many visitors still stop to look at the statue and buy the pamphlet．

（1）A． out	B． to	C． from	D．at
（2）A． burned	B． hidden	C． sent	D． found
（3）A．get off	B． get up	C． get along	D． get to
（4）A．lucky	B． angry	C． happy	D． sorry
（5）A．left	B． came	C． disappeared	D． went
（6）A．if	B． how	C． why	D． what
（7）A． story	B． hobby	C． habit	D． look
（8）A． much	B． exactly	C． mainly	D． very
（9）A． death	B． birth	C． illness	D． success
（10）A． them	B． you	C． her	D． him

The winter holiday is usually a good time to sleep in． But Zhao Yi， a 14﹣year ﹣old student from Hangzhou，（1）　　 at 7：00 a． m． to run at least 2 kilometers every day during the holiday．In fact，this exercise was part of his（2）　　

    Zhao was not （3）　　． Many schools asked students to （4）　　 during the winter holiday． Part of the reason is that physical education test scores are now worth more on the senior high school entrance examination（ 中考）．

    Because of this，Zhao's school asked students to run on sunny days and exercise indoors（5）　　the weather was bad． Students had to post exercise photos in （6）　　 classes' QQ groups． Students even needed to have daily exercise plans． For example，they had to skip rope for two（7）　　and do three sets of sit﹣ups each day．

    This has been a big challenge for many students，（8）　　it has also helped to make exercise become a bigger part of their daily lives． Huang Zhichang， a 14﹣year﹣old student at the same school as Zhao，used to （9）　　 running． But he is now able to run for half an hour every day．"I didn't exercise a lot in the past． Now it's time to （10）　　 others!"he said．

（1）A． got up	B． went to bed	C． getting up	D． going to bed
（2）A． job	B． entertainment	C． homework	D． housework
（3）A． shy	B． alone	C． interesting	D． exciting
（4）A． exercise	B． read	C． write	D． speak
（5）A． what	B． where	C． if	D． which
（6）A． his	B． your	C． our	D． their
（7）A． seconds	B． minutes	C． hours	D． days
（8）A． but	B． or	C． and	D． so
（9）A． hates	B． hated	C． hating	D． hate
（10）A． catch up with	B． have a rest	C． go to school	D． play basketball

    A group called New Story is working with a company called Icon to quickly build lots of houses for poor people in Tabasco， Mexico．The way they are building the houses is （1）　　﹣by 3D﹣printing technology．

    New Story is a group（2）　　works to bring cheap but good houses to people who can't （3）　　them． The group has built over 2，700 houses in places （4）　　 Bolivia， EI Salvador， Haiti and Mexico． In the past， New Story built（5）　　 houses in a normal way． But it（6）　　a long time． That's（7）　　New Story began to work with Icon． Icon has developed a way to build houses （8）　　by 3D﹣printing them with concrete（混凝土）． Some areas where New Story wants to build houses suffer from earthquakes，（9）　_　 Icon's houses have been designed to hold up in earthquake conditions．

    The houses in Tabasco have two bedrooms， a living room， a kitchen， and a bathroom． Because the houses are created with a computer design， it's easy to（10）　_　the design to suit the needs of different families． They are expected to live in later this year．

（1）A． common	B． expensive	C． unusual	D． strong
（2）A． these	B． those	C． this	D． that
（3）A． clean	B． repair	C． afford	D． borrow
（4）A． by	B． with	C． like	D． between
（5）A． its	B． his	C． her	D． my
（6）A． had	B． took	C． cost	D． spent
（7）A． why	B． how	C． what	D． when
（8）A． possibly	B． quickly	C． carefully	D． suddenly
（9）A． for	B．so	C． or	D．as
（10）A． share	B． print	C． change	D． produce

An old man was fishing on the bank of a river．A child came to see him fishing．The old man was really good （36）　　 fishing and it didn't take long for him to （37）　　 a full basket of fish．The old man saw that the child was very cute，and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish．But the child （38）　　 her head．The old man was （39）　　 and asked．"Why don't you want the fish？"

The child answered．"I want the fishing rod （杆）in your hands．"

The old man asked．"Why do you want the rod？"

"It doesn't take long to eat all the fish in a basket．But if I have the fishing rod，I can go （40）　　 by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat．"

I think you will （41）　　 say that the child is very smart．Wrong!If she doesn't know （42）　　 to fish，she can not have fish to eat，even though she has the fishing rod．It's （43）　　 to only have a fishing rod．Fishing skills are the （44）　　 important，not the fishing rod．

Too many people think that if they have a"fishing rod"in their life，they will （45）　　 fear the wind and rain．They are just like the child，who thought that if when had a fishing rod，she would have fish to eat．

36．A．in	B．at	C．with	D．for
37．A．catch	B．bring	C．take	D．carry
38．A．nodded	B．shook	C．carried	D．lifted
39．A．excited	B．worried	C．surprised	D．interested
40．A．fish	B．fishes	C．fished	D．fishing
41．A．certainly	B．mainly	C．finally	D．exactly
42．A．what	B．how	C．when	D．where
43．A．homeless	B．harmless	C．careless	D．useless
44．A．more	B．most	C．least	D．less
45．A．not longer	B．not long	C．no longer	D．no long．

Tony is a warm﹣hearted repairman， who lost his job again a few months ago． He was really （1）　　 applying for （申请） a new job．

    One day， he brought together all his courage to go to a job interview． The interview was at 10 a．m and it was already 8：30． While waiting for a bus， he saw a man （2）　　 kicking one tyre（轮胎）of his car． Clearly， there was something wrong with the car． Tony （3）　　to help．

    An hour later， Tony finished repairing the car， getting his shirt dirty． The man thanked him and wanted to pay for the（4）　　． "I was just helping out，" Tony （5）　　．"I have to rush for an interview now，" he added， "Well，I could take you there．It's the（6）　　 I could do， please!" the man insisted （坚持）． Then Tony agreed．

    While waiting in the long line of the applicants （应聘者）（7）　　 his dirty shirt， Tony felt embarrassed and nervous． One by one， the applicants left the interviewer's office with （8）　　 looks on their faces． Finally his name was called．

    The（9）　　 was sitting on a big chair with his back towards Tony． "Do you really need to be interviewed？" he asked． Tony's heart sank （下沉）．"With the way I （10）　　 now， how could I possibly（11）　　 this interview？" he thought to himself．

    Then the interviewer（12）　　 his chair． To Tony's surprise， it was the man he helped earlier in the morning!

    "Sorry to keep you waiting， but I was pretty sure I had made the（13）　　 decision to have you in our company even（14）　　 you came into this office．I just know you'd be a good worker I can（15）　　． Congratulations!"

（1）A． afraid of	B． interested in	C． crazy about	D． sure of
（2）A． excitedly	B． slowly	C． hardly	D． angrily
（3）A． provided	B． offered	C． asked	D． promised
（4）A． car	B． tyre	C． work	D． time
（5）A． refused	B． accepted	C． agreed	D． avoided
（6）A． most	B． best	C． least	D． worst
（7）A． in	B． for	C． with	D． of
（8）A． satisfied	B． disappointed	C． worried	D． pleased
（9）A． clerk	B． customer	C． applicant	D． interviewer
（10）A． talk	B． stand	C． look	D． wait
（11）A． fail	B． pass	C． lose	D． win
（12）A． knocked	B． broke	C． shook	D． turned
（13）A． wrong	B． right	C． silly	D． careful
（14）A． until	B． after	C． before	D． since
（15）A． trust	B． depend	C． meet	D． praise

March 22nd is World Water Day．It started in 1993．It not only makes us think about the importance of water，but also calls on （号召） us to （1）　　and protect water．Today，we're facing terrible water problems．Among them，wastewater problem is especially（2）　　．And the subject of World Water Day in 2017 is"wastewater"．

What is wastewater？It is used water．Usually，wastewater comes from homes，（3）　　，hospitals and so on．It is produced by different kinds of activities，including washing the machines，taking showers and using the kitchen．The rain also（4）　　wastewater when it is running down the street during a storm．No matter where it comes from，this kind of water is sure to have（5）　　harmful in it．

（6）　　must we treat （处理）wastewater？Wastewater has a big influence on our life．It causes both illness for us and pollution for the environment．We must care for our environment and our own （7）　　．

How can we treat wastewater？Different kinds of wastewater need different ways of treatment．Wastewater（8）　　homes can be reused．Then there will be（9）　　wastewater．Also，factory wastewater has to be cleaned（10）　　it goes back to nature．

1．A．drink	B．save	C．carry	D．watch
2．A．easy	B．popular	C．small	D．serious
3．A．factories	B．lakes	C．rivers	D．seas
4．A．gets back	B．hands in	C．changes into	D．picks up
5．A．nothing	B．something	C．nobody	D．somebody
6．A．What	B．Who	C．Why	D．How
7．A．work	B．interest	C．health	D．business
8．A．on	B．for	C．with	D．from
9，A．less	B．more	C．better	D．worse
10．A．and	B．whether	C．after	D．before

Grandma Kong is from the western countryside of China． She has spent nearly（1）　　years adopting （收养） and raising abandoned （被遗弃的）children． She gives them food to eat and sends them to school to get an（2）　　．

    Kong first adopted an abandoned child in the 1970s．She found she couldn't stop there．Though in poor health，the kind woman（3）　　 adopting abandoned children and raising them as her own．Over the last 48 years， she has adopted over 40 children．（4）　　of them have grown up and become doctors or lawyers．

    It costs Kong a lot to raise so many children．There were times she couldn't put enough（5）　　on the table． She chose to leave home to look for leftovers （残羹剩饭） in the rubbish． To her great （6）　　，things got much better with time． Now her grown up children help her to bring up their（7）　　 brothers and sisters．

    Kong always believes that education is the best way to get out of poverty （贫穷），（8）　　 she makes sure that all her children go to school． She said． "I told my children that it was quite（9）　　for them to study hard and that it was their only chance to change their lives．"

    Kong's story has（10）　　thousands of people's hearts． Many of them say she is a great mother and a good example to follow．

（1）A． thirty	B． forty	C． fifty
（2）A．education	B． answer	C． exam
（3）A．stops	B． keeps	C． regrets
（4）A．None	B． Some	C．All
（5）A．food	B． water	C． paper
（6）A． sadness	B． pity	C．pleasure
（7）A．younger	B． elder	C． taller
（8）A．but	B． or	C． so
（9）A．strange	B． impossible	C． necessary
（10）A．separated	B． touched	C． protected

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

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

One place that is very important in my life is my grandmother's house． She

（1）　　in a small village in the south of the country． I go there every summer， to visit my grandmother， （2）　　the city and relax．

The village is just a group of white houses on a hillside with some shops， and it's

（3）　　peaceful．

    One reason why I like it is because it's a beautiful place． My grandmother has a lovely garden and we always sit （4）　　the trees， drinking sweet tea and chatting． It's so pleasant． But the main reason why this place is so important to me is （5）　　． She is so kind to me， and wonderful to talk to．Also， she's a great cook and the meals she prepares are simple （6）　　so fresh and…rich？ No， no，I mean tasty． And she's always giving me eh…What do you call （7）　　？ ﹣small plates of food during the day， so I always return home feeling calm and refreshed…and （8）　　!

    I wouldn't like （9）　　there， though． I prefer living in the city． I'm a city person． I （10）　　live in a small village where everybody knows each other． I'd rather live in a busy， exciting place． But I really love visiting the villages for holiday．

（1）A． lived	B．will live	C．lives	D．was living
（2）A．get up	B．get away from	C．get to	D．get ready for
（3）A． really	B．quietly	C．only	D． hardly
（4）A．in	B． over	C．on	D． under
（5）A．local people	B． my friend	C．my grandmother	D．the teacher
（6）A．or	B．and	C．so	D．but
（7）A． him	B．me	C．them	D．us
（8）A．fat	B．ugly	C． big	D． lazy
（9）A． living	B． to live	C．loving	D． to love
（10）A． don't have to	B． couldn't	C． would	D． should

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