初中英语记叙文填空题

Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China． He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20^th century． In his short life he wrote（1）　　300 songs and an opera．

    Xian was born in Panyu， Guangdong， China in 1905． Because his father died before he was born， Xian moved from place to place with（2）　　mother． He began learning to play（3）　　violin when he was 20 years old． In the beginning， his violin was（4）　　 cheap and badly made that he（5）　　not play it well． His friends laughed at him． Xian did not stop（6）　　and soon showed his talent． In 1934， he was one of the first Chinese students（7）　 studied in a special music school in Paris． Before he（8）　　， Xian became the school's best student（9）　　won several prizes for his talents．

    In 1935， he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army． Later， he came to Yan'an（10）　　music at a college．（11）　　there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time ，Xian still wrote （12）　　of his most important music there， including The Yellow River， his most famous work．

    In May 1940， Xian（13）　to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies． In the Soviet Union， life was very（14）　　． Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness （15）　　October 30， 1945， aged only 40． Xian's music， however， lives on in the people's hearts．

（1）A． near	B． nearly	C． nearby	D． nearer
（2）A． he	B． him	C． his	D． he's
（3）A． a	B． an	C． the	D． this
（4）A． so	B． such	C． very	D． much
（5）A． need	B． may	C． should	D． could
（6）A． practise	B． practising	C． to practise	D． practised
（7）A． what	B． which	C． whom	D． who
（8）A． leave	B． leaves	C． left	D． was leaving
（9）A． and	B． but	C． as	D． or
（10）A． teach	B． taught	C． teaching	D． to teach
（11）A． If	B． Although	C． When	D． Because
（12）A． any	B． little	C． few	D． some
（13）A sent	B． was sent	C． has sent	D． was sending
（14）A hard	B． harder	C． hardest	D． the hardest
（15）A． at	B． in	C． on	D． by

Recently Steve had a car accident and his car was broken． So until the car was （1）　　he had to go to work by subway． One day， he noticed a （2）　　guy at the station at night． He felt （3）　　for him， so he gave him some money．

    The homeless guy thanked him for it． The next day again， he noticed the homeless guy at the same place． This time Steve （4）　　him a meal． The homeless guy thanked him for his （5）　　． But Steve got curious（好奇的）and asked， "How did you get to this（6）　　？"

    （7）　　a smile， the homeless guy said， "By showing love．" Steve didn't（8）　　it， so he asked him， "What do you mean by that？" The homeless guy replied， "In my whole life， I made sure that everyone was happy． No matter what happened in my life， I always helped everyone．"

    Steve asked him， "Do you （9）　　it？"， to which the homeless guy replied， "No． It just breaks my heart that the very people I gave money to wouldn't give me a coin （10）　　I was in need． Son， it is better to build your own house and invite someone in for shelter（庇护）than to（11）　　them your bricks（砖）while you are building yours． Because one day when you turn around and look at the place where you planned to build your house， it will be an empty （12）　　． Then you are the one looking for bricks．"

    Steve understood what the homeless guy meant and thanked him for the good （13）　　．

    Helping others is a good thing． But sometimes， while we are helping others， we （14）　　our own problems and needs． One must remember that sometimes sharing is better than giving away． You can do a lot more by being in a（15）　　position instead of bringing yourself into a weaker situation．

（1）A． old	B． cheap	C． ready	D． dirty
（2）A． rich	B． homeless	C． smart	D． handsome
（3）A． happy	B． sorry	C． angry	D．excited
（4）A． told	B． lent	C． sold	D． bought
（5）A． shyness	B． sadness	C． kindness	D． illness
（6）A． point	B． hotel	C． station	D． restaurant
（7）A． For	B． From	C． With	D．About
（8）A． finish	B． discuss	C． describe	D． understand
（9）A． regret	B． need	C． study	D．plan
（10）A． since	B． before	C． when	D． unless
（11）A． order	B． offer	C． show	D． throw
（12）A． lot	B． room	C． store	D． house
（13）A． meal	B． advice	C． gift	D． question
（14）A． forget	B． believe	C． protect	D． remember
（15）A． difficult	B． strange	C． special	D． strong

Some people still live in their hometown．（41）　　，others may only see it once or twice a year．Nowadays，millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the（42）　　．Among these is Zhou Wei，a（43）　　husband and father．He has lived in Wenzhou for the last l3 years．

He used to return home（44）　　once a year，but hasn't been back for almost three years now

because of the hard job in a crayon factory．"It's a shame，but I don't have the time．"he says．

Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest（45）　　their hometowns have charged．Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have（46）　　．In my places the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help．But some things will never（47）　　．In my hometown，there was a big old tree opposite the school，It is still there and has become quite a（48）　　of the place．

41．A．But	B．So	C．Therefore	D．However
42．A．countries	B．hometowns	C．cities	D．farms
43．A.46﹣year old	B.46﹣years﹣old	C.46 years old	D.46﹣year﹣old
44．A．at least	B．at last	C．at the most	D．at first
45．A．because	B．since	C．how	D．while
46．A．appeared	B．built	C．found	D．lost
47．A．begin	B．change	C．stay the same	D．happen
48．A．school	B．symbol	C．hospital	D．road．

Finally， after nearly half a month， the Christmas letter was here in my hand． Yes， writing letters is how my friend in the U．S． and I （1）　　 our greetings every Christmas． People ask why not send our greetings on Facebook， or on WeChat（2）　　， and by the way， it'll save money． For me， writing letters is more of a （3）　　 habit than a quirk （怪癖） in modern times．I，an experienced letter writer，can tell you that writing letters brings me more emotional（情感的） communication．

    In fact， only parts of our emotions can be found． Some（4）　　in California State University found that electronic devices， like smart phones， can greatly influence people in many ways． Such devices prevent people from （5）　　their inner （内心的） feelings． Compared with modern communication， writing letters has more advantages． （6）　　we write， our brain is given the chance to discover connections between things we didn't see before． And we are （7）　　to show our emotions fully．

    If I am here to tell you why I love writing letters， one of the （8）　　would be its sense of touch﹣feeling of my hand running through the pages， feeling of pen sliding across the paper， and feeling of the （9）　　of ink （墨水） in the air．

    It （10）　　that both your words and the letter itself can help you express your feelings． Letters

build a bridge between the writer and receiver．People experience more when they receive messages in the form of a letter， rather than any other media．

（1）A． introduce	B． exchange	C． describe	D． repeat
（2）A． completely	B． recently	C． simply	D． exactly
（3）A． natural	B． boring	C． crazy	D． national
（4）A． composers	B． visitors	C． inventors	D． professors
（5）A． discovering	B． shaking	C． spreading	D． refusing
（6）A． When	B． Before	C． Till	D． Though
（7）A． recommended	B． encouraged	C． invited	D． forced
（8）A． customs	B． reasons	C． challenges	D． achievements
（9）A． colour	B． quality	C． smell	D． price
（10）A． gives out	B． breaks out	C． comes out	D． turns out

Mr．Brown was going away for a week．Before he left，he said to Tom，his son，"If anyone asks for me，you can tell him that your father has been（36） 　　．

"OK，Dad"said Tom．But Mr．Brown was afraid Tom couldn't remember this，he（37） 　　these words on a piece of paper and asked Tom to look at it every now and then．

Four（38） 　　passed，but no one come．Tom thougt that piece of paper was no more（没 有）use，so he burnt it that evening．

The next afternoon，someone knocked at the door．Tom opened it．A man asked，"Where is your father？"Tom looked for the piece of paper，but he（39） 　　remembered he had burnt it，so he shouted，"NO more．"

"NO more？1 met him last week．When did it（40） 　　？"The man asked．

"Burnt yesterday evening．"

36．A．out	B．in	C．here	D．there
37．A．write	B．wrote	C．rewrite	D．rewrote
38．A．years	B．months	C．weeks	D．days
39．A．fairly	B．recently	C．suddenly	D．properly
40．A．open	B．pass	C．shout	D．happen．

The Secret Soldier

    A young soldier， Robert Shurtliff， lay dying in a hospital bed． He was too   （1）　　   to speak or move． Two men stood over him．

    "I think this young man has   （2）　　 ， " one man said．

    "I'll take his jacket and boots， " said the other．

    Robert gathered all of his strength to   （3）　　 ， "I…I'm alive． "

    The doctor came running over as Robert fell into a coma（昏迷）． "We can   （4）　　   him， " he said as he examined the young soldier， "Oh， my! He's a   （5）　　 ! "

    It was true． The young soldier， Robert Shurtliff， was really Deborah Sampson．   （6）　　   who was she？

    Deborah Sampson had grown up in Massachusetts， living as a servant． She   （7）　　   of having great adventures （冒险）．   （8）　　   the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775， women were not allowed to serve in the army． But Deborah   （9）　　   herself as a man and became a solider． She called herself Robert Shurtliff．

    One day， during an attack， Deborah was shot in the neck and   （10）　　． Another soldier lifted Deborah into his horse and rode her to the   （11）　　． A doctor treated the wound on her back and asked if   （12）　　   had any other injuries． Deborah lied and said no． She was afraid that if the doctor examined her leg， he would discover her   （13）　　． Using a pocket knife， Deborah got the bullet（子弹）out of her own leg． She   （14）　　   to fight as a soldier．

    After the war ended， Deborah got married and had children． But she still longed for   （15）　　． So she put on her soldier's uniform and travelled around the country telling of her life as young， brave soldier， Robert Shurtliff．

（1）A． busy	B． weak	C． surprised	D． strong
（2）A． got up	B． lost heart	C． passed away	D． got lost
（3）A． whisper	B． cry	C． shout	D． laugh
（4）A． accept	B． kill	C． support	D． save
（5）A． soldier	B． mother	C． woman	D． father
（6）A． Though	B． But	C． Or	D． However
（7）A． died	B． talked	C． heard	D． dreamed
（8）A． When	B． While	C． Until	D． Since
（9）A． worked	B． dressed	C． acted	D． lived
（10）A． arm	B． hand	C． leg	D． stomach
（11）A． hospital	B． library	C． studio	D． bedroom
（12）A． she	B． he	C． it	D． they
（13）A． appearance	B． ability	C． beauty	D． secret
（14）A． failed	B． continued	C． agreed	D． planned
（15）A． home	B． fashion	C． peace	D． adventure

My best friend Ally and I spare a few hours of our time every week as volunteers for BuddyBall．It's a （1）　　 that helps disabled kids do sports and make new friends．

    So what does a buddy（伙伴）do？ （2）　　，I am a buddy for an eleven﹣year﹣old boy Tom．He is in a wheelchair and is a good basketball player，but just like any kid，it upsets him （3）　　 he misses a shot or makes a bad pass．He starts to cry and doesn't want to play．Sometimes he even wants to （4）　　．So，as his buddy，I encourage him．Now we're working on our basketball skills together．It's great to see how he has （5）　　 and he doesn't get upset so easily．

Ally is a buddy for Clara，a kid with very few language skills．She is also a bit

（6）　　 She likes running away．Ally has learned how to work with Clara and to get her to join in the （7）　　．Now she loves baseball and has more friends．Next week she's playing in a team．Her parents are （8）　　 happy about BuddyBall and they say that Clara is more confident（自信的）and （9）　　 after her BuddyBall sessions．

    BuddyBall is a great chance for everyone!Differences （10）　　 and we realize that were all just kids loving sports．I love doing BuddyBall because I know I'm doing something Meaningful!

（1）A．decision	B．subject	C．program
（2）A．In the end	B．On the way	C．At the moment
（3）A．when	B．until	C．before
（4）A．keep on	B．get down	C．give up
（5）A．dreamed	B．improved	C．prepared
（6）A．wild	B．friendly	C．easy﹣going
（7）A．games	B．discussions	C．lessons
（8）A．hardly	B．truly	C．possibly
（9）A．careful	B．sociable	C．creative
（10）A．increase	B．remain	C．disappear

At the age of 16， Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids． One weekend morning， Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those （1）　　， his father stopped him and said to him calmly，" Einstein， you were spending too much time （2）　　， so you failed in the exams． I'm （3）　　about your future with your mother．"

    "What are you worrying about？ Jack and Robert also （4）　　， but they went fishing as usual．"

    "My boy， you can't think so，" Looking at Einstein， his father said lovingly， "There is a （5）　　 in our hometown． I hope you can listen to it carefully．"

    "There were two cats playing on the roof． （6）　　， they fell into the chimney（烟囱）．When they climbed out of the chimney， one cat's face was dirty （7）　　 the other's face was clean． Seeing the dirty﹣faced cat， the clean﹣faced one thought its own face was also dirty， so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its （8）　　． The dirty﹣faced cat saw the clean﹣faced one， thinking its own face was clean as well， so it walked happily in the street．"

    "Einstein， （9）　　 can be your mirror（镜子）． Only you are your own mirror． Some of the kids are not strict with themselves． If you take them to be your mirror， even a （10）　___　 person may become stupid．" Hearing this， Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room． Since then， Einstein's face turned red． He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room．

    After that， Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be （11）　　with himself and kept telling himself． " I am special， so I needn't be as common as others．" This was why Einstein （12）　　 in his career．

    1，000 people have 1，000 kinds of wishes in life． Different wishes will produce different （13）　　 about life． You can learn from other people， but you can （14）　　 follow others completely．

    You must see yourself clearly， and know what you want to get． Your future doesn't （15）　___　 how others act， but on what you are going to act．

（1）A． adults	B． kids	C． teachers	D． artists
（2）A． playing	B． working	C． reading	D． studying
（3）A． excited	B． curious	C． worried	D． crazy
（4）A． checked	B． passed	C． dreamed	D． failed
（5）A． song	B． story	C． speech	D． saying
（6）A． Luckily	B． Hopefully	C． Suddenly	D． Naturally
（7）A． while	B． or	C． so	D． for
（8）A． mouth	B． tail	C． nose	D． face
（9）A． somebody	B． nobody	C． anybody	D． everybody
（10）A． poor	B． rich	C． lazy	D． clever
（11）A． tired	B． angry	C． strict	D． satisfied
（12）A． regretted	B． graduated	C． succeeded	D． survived
（13）A． ideas	B． reasons	C． mistakes	D． secrets
（14）A． sometimes	B． often	C． always	D． never
（15）A． try on	B． depend on	C． live on	D． insist on

Jack's love for birds started when he made his first birdfeeder about six years ago．He filled the feeder with seeds （种子），put it in his backyard and then （46 ）　　started coming．He got really （47）　　in birds as more came．Then be joined a local society．As he realized that more and more birds were dying very（48）　　，he wanted to try his best to help them．

Besides what he has done，he has his own group called Protecting Out Birds．He does （49）　　about birds，run a website to teach people about birds and how to help them，and （50）　　boxes for birds．Not long ago，he found that the bluebirds were nesting（做窝）in the dead trees which were often cut down，（51）　　he began to make bluebird boxes for the birds in order to save them．Now he wants to use these boxes to（52）　　the dead trees．He hangs these boxes up in trees and takes（53）　　down every week to see if the birds are nesting in them．He also writes articles，hoping that more people will （54）　　protecting natural ecosystems（生态系统）．"Researching birds is （55）　 to protecting birds，"jack says，"In order to protect birds，we have to learn and really know about the birds．"

46．A．bees	B．birds	C．people	D．scientists
47．A．nervous	B．weak	C．bored	D．interested
48．A．peacefully	B．safely	C．quickly	D．sadly
49．A．practice	B．business	C．instruction	D．research
50．A．builds	B．breaks	C．lifts	D．pushes
51．A．so	B．but	C．though	D．because
52．A．take good care of	B．take the place of	C．catch up with	D．come up with
53．A．it	B．this	C．these	D．them
54．A．wait for	B．send for	C．join in	D．hand in
55．A．simple	B．crazy	C．important	D．fresh

Ewan Drum has always liked superheroes． He admires how they help people． At the age of seven， he told his parents， "I want to （1）　　like a superhero and help the homeless．" A few months later， Ewan's family planned a day of （2）　　． Wearing his red superhero costume， Ewan（3）　　helped pass out 70 bag lunches to hungry people in a park in Detroit， Michigan． That's（4）　　Super Ewan was born．

    Word spread about Ewan' s good deeds（事迹）． People donated（捐赠） money and something else， and Ewan handed them out to those in need． When（5）　　donated bottles of water， Ewan and his family held a drive to get even more． They （6）　　the water to Flint， Michigan， a city that had unsafe drinking water． Another time， a business donated six turkeys for Thanksgiving． （7）　　his parents' help， Ewan used social media（媒体）to ask for more turkeys， plus side dishes． In the end， he says， "we handed out 64 turkey dinners to （8）　　all around Detroit．"

    Ewan has a motto： Everyone can be a superhero to someone． At an event called the Hero Round Table， Ewan told the listeners， "It's not（9）　　to help people． You can keep some socks and snacks in your car to help people in need． Every（10）　　thing helps and can make someone feel happy．"

（1）A． get up	B． dress up	C． look up
（2）A． giving	B． playing	C． showing
（3）A． safely	B． seriously	C． happily
（4）A． what	B． why	C． how
（5）A． someone	B． everyone	C． no one
（6）A． sold	B． took	C． lent
（7）A． From	B． With	C． In
（8）A． heroes	B． listeners	C． families
（9）A． difficult	B． possible	C． necessary
（10）A． private	B． little	C． interesting

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