初中英语记叙文填空题

"I'm going shopping in the village，"George's mother said to George on Saturday morning．"So be a good boy and don't get into trouble．And don't forget （1）　　 good care of Grandma．"Then she went out．

     Grandma （2）　　 in the chair by the window when she opened one little eye and said，"Now

you heard （3）　　your mother said，George．"

"Yes，Grandma，"George said．

     George was bored to tears．He didn't have a brother or a sister．His father was a farmer，and （4）　　farm they lived on was miles away from anywhere，（5）　　 there were never any children

to play with．He was tired of staring at（6）　　pigs，hens，cows and sheep．He was especially tired of having to live in the house with his grandma．Looking after her all by himself was hardly （7）　　way to spend a Saturday morning．

"Go and make me a cup of tea for a start，（8）　　 sugar and milk．"Grandma said．

     Most grandmothers are lovely，kind，helpful old ladies，but not this one．George's grandma was a woman（9）　　was always complaining about something or other．She spent all day（10）　　on her chair by the window．George （11）　　 that Grandma used to be a gentle lady，but as she grew older，she was not able to look after herself and even worse，she was easy to get angry．

"We （12）　　be nice to the old，George，"His mother always told him．

     Thinking of this，George （13）　　into the kitchen and made Grandma a cup of tea with a teabag．He put one spoon of sugar and （14）　　milk in it．He stirred the tea well and carried it into the living room （15）　　．

1．A．take	B．taking	C．to take	D．takes
2．A．sleep	B．sleeps	C．is sleeping	D．was sleeping
3．A．that	B．what	C．where	D．which
4．A．a	B．an	C．the	D．/
5．A．but	B．if	C．or	D．so
6．A．hundred	B．hundreds	C．hundredth	D．hundreds of
7．A．exciting	B．the most exciting	C．more exciting	D．much more exciting
8．A．in	B．with	C．of	D．for
9．A．who	B．which	C．where	D．when
10．A．sitting	B．sits	C．sit	D．sat
11．A．tell	B．told	C．was told	D．has told
12．A．should	B．would	C．might	D．can
13．A．goes	B．went	C．will go	D．has gone
14．A．many	B．any	C．few	D．some
15．A．care	B．careful	C．carefully	D．careless

One afternoon a few months after Tom and I were married． Max walked into the dining room， where I was looking through my old photos．

    These months I was learning to let Max come （1）　　on his own． If I moved too quickly， he ran away． If I was（2）　　， we often ended up playing， laughing， and recently， even sitting together on the sofa with a book．

    "Who' s that？" he pointed to one photo．

    "My mom． I suppose she is your（3）　　Sylvia．"

    "Cool． Who is that to me？"

    "That was my grandfather． He died a few months ago．"

    "Hmm． Too bad he had to die．"

    Death is always a painful（4）　　，especially for a seven﹣year﹣old child who'd lost his mother only two years before． I secretly put away the pictures of（5）　　relatives．

    He began to finger through the photos． "Who is that to me？

    Under his finger I could see my own face． I should have known the answer to his（6）　　question． But I said， "I'm your（7）　　mom． I' m sorry that your first mom died．"

    "What should I call you？" he asked．

   Mom， I wanted to cry． I held back．

    "You can call me Mom or Betsy． （8）　　feels OK for you．"

    I waited， expecting a pronouncement of my new（9）　　．

    "Sweet，" he said， walking out of the room．

    For a couple of days afterward， Max （10）　　a new title for me． "Can we go bowling？" "Can I watch TV？" he'd ask， and then（11）　　the questions by mouthing the word Mom． Mom was always（12）　　．

    One weekend， he suddenly said， "I notice I don't call you Mom．"

    "I noticed that too．"

    "（13）　　 I say Betsy， I mean Mom． Moms die， you know． I think it's maybe（14）　　   if you' re just Betsy．"

    Tears（眼泪） were filling my eyes．

    "Hey， Betsy？"

    "Yeah，" I said， taking pleasure in the new （15）　　of my old name．

（1）A． down	B． near	C． close	D． back
（2）A． kind	B． patient	C． helpful	D． confident
（3）A． grandmother	B． mother	C． aunt	D． cousin
（4）A． subject	B． speech	C． message	D． sign
（5）A． dead	B． boring	C． unknown	D． strict
（6）A． simple	B． proper	C． stupid	D． funny
（7）A． natural	B． past	C． only	D． second
（8）A． Whoever	B． Whatever	C． That	D． Anybody
（9）A． position	B． name	C． title	D． call
（10）A． worked out	B． turned out	C． carried out	D． tried out
（11）A． answer	B． follow	C． confirm	D． raise
（12）A． alive	B． wise	C． silent	D． lost
（13）A． Until	B． Before	C． When	D． Unless
（14）A． politer	B． safer	C． sadder	D． riskier
（15）A． pronunciation	B． announcement	C． voice	D． sound

Sometimes people around you can change your life．Let me share my story with you．The person（43）　　 has changed my life is Julia Masi．She has taught me so many things that I will carry with me（44）　　 my life．

One thing I've learned from Julia is how to balance（45）　　．Julia has shown me how to（46）　　．ahead so that I can finish all my schoolwork，enjoy sports and（47）　　．have time for my friends．I have also learned that you can find anything interesting（48）　　．you connect it with something you enjoy．

Last year I hated studying vocabulary，but I loved playing computer games．Julia combined（与…相结合）the two and showed me a website called"freerice．com"where you can play a word game．Each time you use a correct word，you can donate（捐赠）5grains of rice to the poor．Thanks to the game，I（49）　　about 1，000words in just one month．

Julia had a good effect on me．Without Julia's help．I probably wouldn't have（50）　　how easy it is to help the poor．There are so many ways that one person can（51）　　．I've learned to be more grateful for what I own．I am very（52）　　for the opportunities that I have been given．I will never give up helping those less fortunate（幸运的）in the rest of my life．

43．A．whom	B．whose	C．who	D．which
44．A．for	B．along	C．throughout	D．among
45．A．work	B．money	C．diet	D．time
46．A．get	B．plan	C．Move	D．stay
47．A．always	B．seldom	C．yet	D．still
48．A．while	B．once	C．unless	D．if
49．A．learned	B．read	C．used	D．spelled
50．A．Realize	B．Notice	C．imagined	D．dreamed
51．A．make a choice	B．make a difference	C．make a decision	D．make a mistake
52．A．ready	B．sorry	C．thankful	D．pleased．

Once there was a girl， named Kate． She was very polite and ready to help everybody． One day she found a pink paper bag on the way to school． She opened it and saw there was a lot of（1）　　in it． She thought she should hand it in to the teacher， so she （2）　　it in her schoolbag．

    When she went to the teacher's office， her teacher wasn't（3）　　． As it was time for class， she hurried to the classroom．

    After class， she told her friend， Mary， about the money that she（4）　　． Then， her greedy （贪婪的） friend took away the bag．

    After school， Kate wanted to go to the（5）　　office again， but she found the money was missing．

    The next day when the children were playing a game， Mary fell down and was hurt very badly． The other children stood around her and didn't know（6）　　to do． Kept keot calm and did something to stop bleeding． She told the others to go to teachers for（7）　　．Soon a teacher took Mary to the （8）　　and the doctor examined her carefully． Within a week she was all right again． Kate became very popular in the school．

    Two weeks later Mary came to Kate's house． Her eyes were red． She was crying． She gave Kate the （9）　　paper bag with the money in it and said． "Kate， I have taken the money away． That day when you helped me， I felt very sad and now I decide to tell you the（10）　　， you are such a nice friend! （11）　　Please don't tell the school about this ， please!" then Kate said， "you are now（12）　　， but you have done a bad thing． Though I will not tell anyone， I want you not to be greedy and（13）　　 to do anything wrong．" The girl thanked Kate and（14）　　．

    At the end of the term Kate was given a（15）　　for being a very helpful girl in the school． Mary became an honest girl and was never greedy again．

    Once wrong， never be wrong forever．

（1）A． bread	B． money	C． paper	D． fruit
（2）A． got	B． caught	C． kept	D． sent
（3）A． out	B． away	C． off	D． in
（4）A． found	B． lost	C． saved	D． made
（5）A． worker's	B． doctor's	C． teacher's	D． headmaster's
（6）A． how	B． what	C． when	D． where
（7）A． help	B． treatment	C． action	D． leave
（8）A． school	B． classroom	C． office	D． hospital
（9）A． red	B． pink	C． white	D． black
（10）A． lie	B． story	C． truth	D． result
（11）A． And	B． But	C． Or	D． So
（12）A． friendly	B． polite	C． generous	D． honest
（13）A． never	B． seldom	C． sometimes	D． usually
（14）A． got up	B． woke up	C． gave up	D． cheered up
（15）A． prize	B． laugh	C． joke	D． reply

Nowadays， lots of foreigners are learning Chinese． Like many of them， I

（1）　　 knew two words of Chinese （"Ni Hao" and "Xie Xie"） when I first came to Beijing， China in 2009． As you can guess， my life was（2）　　       for a while after I arrived． Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful．

    I knew I had to learn more Chinese， so I（3）　　       a Chinese class． My teacher   was（4）　　   ， although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation． Later I   studied on my own as well， but my progress was still slow． And I decided to （5）　　．

    Around this time， I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing． He taught me a lot of（6）　　    about music， such as "melody"． He learned a lot of English from me in return， so it was a good way to（7）　　 language and culture．

I have learned enough Chinese to （8）　　     many problems like booking train tickets． These days， there are more foreigners who are studying Chinese． I can（9）　　why it's an amazing language． Finally， I found that the best way to learn a

（10）　　 is to make friends with native speakers and spend time with them．

（1）A． usually	B． only	C． hardly
（2）A． easy	B． interesting	C． difficult
（3）A． missed	B． attended	C． taught
（4）A． helpful	B． cheerful	C． thankful
（5）A． make up	B． put up	C． give up
（6）A． words	B． names	C． jokes
（7）A． change	B． imagine	C． exchange
（8）A． deal with	B． look for	C． think of
（9）A． hope	B． realize	C． doubt
（10）A． language	B． subject	C． task

One cold winter morning． Jim fell from his father's bike and his legs couldn't move， A doctor （1）　　him and said he had to stay in bed for some time． Jim was sad （2）___　　 the doctor′s words because Christmas was coming． He wanted to look at the shop windows （3）　　 Christmas gifts and see them lit up （被照亮）at night．

Jim's younger sister， Mary，wanted to （4）　　 her brother． Every day，she went to the shop nearby after school to look at the windows（5）　　．When she got home， she would tell Jim what there were in the windows．

There were Christmas trees in all windows． A big kind Father Christmas was standing in one of the windows，（6）　　a long white beard（胡须）．In his pockets were all kinds of toys， How （7）　　he seemed to be in his big red coat and fur cap!

Every time Mary described the windows， Jim would（8）　　his eyes， imagining himself to be looking at the toys inside the shop．（9）　　there was one thing Mary didn't mention to Jim． It was a lovey wooden horse．She wanted to give it to Jim as a Christmas （10）　　．

The day before Christmas Eve． Mary（11）　　her pocket money and found that was not enough．So she asjed Dad （12）　　he could offer her a job to make some money．

By helping her parents clean and decorate the house， Mary now got enough money and bought the wooden horse．

On Christmas morning， Jim woke up and saw a wooden horse by his bed．What a big （13）　　!

Actually， the （14）　　people this Christmas were their parents because their daughter had learnt to（15）　　．

（1）A．saw	B． asked	C． heard	D． checked
（2）A． in	B．on	C．at	D．to
（3）A． fit for	B．full of	C．tied to	D．connected with
（4）A． help	B．save	C．treat	D．cure
（5）A． sadly	B． proudly	C．carefully	D． carelessly
（6）A． using	B． showing	C．selling	D． wearing
（7）A． warm	B． cold	C．patient	D． serious
（8）A． open	B．close	C．wash	D． touch
（9）A． And	B．But	C．Or	D． So
（10）A． tree	B．card	C．song	D． gift
（11）A． lent	B．hid	C．counted	D． borrowed
（12）A．if	B． that	C． what	D．why
（13）A． hope	B． reward	C．surprise	D． challenge
（14）A． busiest	B． richest	C． kindest	D． happiest
（15）A．ger	B．give	C．obey	D． receive

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

People once went hungry．A rich man who made bread and cakes sent for twenty of the（1）　　children in the town，and told them to take a loaf（条）of bread from a （2）　　every day till the hard days passed．

     The hungry children came together（3）　　，and argued for the bread，because each wished to have the largest one．Finally they went away without even thanking the good gentleman．

     But Gretchen，a poorly﹣dressed little girl，did not argue or （4）　　with the rest，but remained standing quietly far away from them． （5）　　the bad﹣mannered girls left，she took the smallest bread，which alone was left in the basket，kissed the gentleman's hand，and went home．

     The next day the children were as bad﹣mannered as before，and poor，shy Gretchen （6）　__　loaf hardly the size of the one she got the first day．When she came home，her mother cut the loaf open．Many new shining pieces of （7）　　fell out of it．

     Her mother was very surprised and worried，and said，"Take the money back to the good gentleman at once，for it must have got into the dough（生面团）（8）　　mistake．Be quick，Gretchen!Be quick!"

     But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's （9）　　，he said，"No，no，my child，it was no mistake．I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to give you．Always be as satisfied，quiet，and （10）　　as you now are．Go home now，and tell your mother that money is your own．"

（1）A．kindest	B．smartest	C．poorest	D．thinnest
（2）A．bowl	B．basket	C．kitchen	D．fridge
（3）A．luckily	B．proudly	C．silently	D．excitedly
（4）A．fight	B．play	C．talk	D．jump
（5）A．If	B．When	C．Because	D．Unless
（6）A．brought	B．tasted	C．received	D．noticed
（7）A．silver	B．bread	C．gold	D．glass
（8）A．in	B．on	C．with	D．by
（9）A．thanks	B．message	C．wallet	D．praise
（10）A．thankful	B．friendly	C．lively	D．lovely

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 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