初中英语记叙文填空题

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

After their 15﹣year﹣old pet dog died，Rain and his wife，Ann，looked for months to find the right new pet．"I love dogs，"said Rain，a worker at a health club in New York．"I can't （1）　　not having one．"

Finally，the couple found a lovely young（2）　　and decided to（3）　　 him home．They named him Little Sheep．Little Sheep quickly made himself at home，sleeping on his new （4）___　 bed at night．

With heart disease for 25 years，Rain （5）　　 took his medicine four times a day and always had no problems．（6）　　on March 17，he took the wrong amount（数量） of medicine before he went to sleep．When he got out of bed to （7）　　the bathroom at night，suddenly，he felt his heart beating fast and later fell to the floor heavily．

"Little Sheep was usually very （8）　　and well behaved，"said Ann．"But when my husband hit the floor，the dog gave a loud cry like a wild animal．I was woken but didn't know what was happening．Then I saw my husband （9）　　on the bathroom floor．I ran for the （10）　　and called a hospital at once．"

Rain spent several hours in the hospital．By 6：30a．m，he had been （11）　　enough to go home．"It surprises me that Little Sheep has such great （12）　　，"said his thankful owner．"He's becoming a calm little gentleman．We can walk him on our street，unleashed（未拴住的），without any problem．He's got a lot of （13）　　 now，and everyone wants to （14）___　him kindly．"

"We feel the name Little Sheep is not good enough，"said Rain．"So now we call him Big Hero，more （15）　　 for an animal of his ability．"

1．A．plan	B．imagine	C．win	D．decide
2．A．dog	B．cat	C．sheep	D．bird
3．A．ride	B．catch	C．throw	D．take
4．A．relatives'	B．neighbors'	C．classmates'	D．owners'
5．A．politely	B．hardly	C．carefully	D．widely
6．A．And	B．But	C．Or	D．So
7．A．start	B．sell	C．use	D．burn
8．A．quiet	B．noisy	C．worried	D．rude
9．A．singing	B．standing	C．lying	D．dancing
10．A．clock	B．phone	C．pen	D．watch
11．A．good	B．full	C．weak	D．beautiful
12．A．stress	B．danger	C．courage	D．sadness
13．A．pollution	B．nature	C．advice	D．confidence
14．A．touch	B．throw	C．hurt	D．hit
15．A．wrong	B．suitable	C．colorful	D．common．

Grandmother's Problem

There was once a grandmother living in her grandson's house．The man loved

（31）　　grandmother very much．However，she had some strange habits，so the man thought she needed medical help．Perhaps，he thought，it was time for her to（32）　　the rest of her life in a special hospital．

‘‘I'd like you to examine my grandmother，"he told a doctor，"then let me know（33）　　you

think she needs special care．"

"All right，"the doctor said，"send her to me next Tuesday．"Tuesday came and the old

woman went to see the doctor．She（34）　　in front of him and he asked her lots of questions．She answered them all，and the doctor was（35）　　．

"There's（36）　　with this woman，"he thought．"I don't understand why her grandson has

sent her to me．Perhaps he's the one（37）　　needs special care．"

He decided to ask her one last question．"Why do you think，"he asked her，"your grandson

wants you（38）　　special care？"

"I like hamburgers，"she said．The doctor laughed．"I like hamburgers，too!"

"You（39）　？"the old woman said，"I'm so glad．Then you must come to my house and

have a hamburger（40）　　me．I've got boxes and boxes of them in my bedroom．"

31．A．her	B．she	C．he	D．his
32．A．spend	B．cost	C．took	D．paid
33．A．because	B．if	C．so	D．or
34．A．sat	B．sang	C．danced	D．ate
35．A．excited	B．surprised	C．bored	D．pleased
36．A．something wrong	B．wrong something	C．nothing wrong	D．wrong nothing
37．A．who	B．which	C．whose	D．/
38．A．having	B．have	C．had	D．to have
39．A．did	B．will	C．do	D．are
40．A．without	B．to	C．with	D．behind．

Sam was very nervous． It was his first day in a new（1）　　，and lunch was only thirty minutes away． For most students， Lunch is the（2）　　part of the school day． It is time when you talk with your friends，get to know what interesting things everyone is doing，and of course，（3）　　．Sam，however， didn't know anyone or anything， like where to sit or with whom to sit at lunch．

    Sam's （4）　　was in the army， so his family moved a lot． He had really liked his old school and （5）　　 leaving his two best friends． They still talked to each other through phone calls and emails， （6）　　 he couldn't see them every day． He wondered if their （7）　_____　would continue． He didn't want to lose them， but he knew it would be （8）　　 for them to stay close．

    "I know this is hard on you，" his mother said as he got ready for school this morning，"and I'm really （9）　　 you have to keep changing schools．" Sam could see regret in her eyes， but he didn't want her to feel that way， （10）　　had always been ready to defend （保卫） not only the family but also the country． Sam loved her so much． He gave her a smile and told her not to（11）　　．He had wanted to mean it，but there was still always worry in him when they moved．

    The （12）　　 time came quickly． As Sam was walking to during room， a voice behind him said，"Excuse me．" Sam （13）　　 and saw five friendly faces．

    "Would you like to join us？ " asked one of them．

    This （14）　　invitation was exactly what he needed． Sam nodded yes （15）　　and joined them． He was sure about his future school life now．

（1）A． company	B family	C． factory	D． school
（2）A．best	B． longest	C． shortest	D． worst
（3）A． eat	B． learn	C． run	D． sleep
（4）A． brother	B． father	C． mother	D． sister
（5）A． hated	B． imagined	C． tried	D． suggested
（6）A． so	B．or	C． but	D． if
（7）A． discussion	B． dream	C． business	D． friendship
（8）A． safe	B． hard	C． natural	D． terrible
（9）A． proud	B． sorry	C． excited	D． surprised
（10）A． He	B． I	C． She	D． We
（11）A． forget	B． move	C． return	D． worry
（12）A． breakfast	B． lunch	C． tea	D． dinner
（13）A． sat down	B． got up	C． ran away	D． turned around
（14）A． unexpected	B．creative	C． funny	D． popular
（15）A． bravely	B． happily	C． nervously	D． patiently

It was Mally's job to hand her father his paper lunch bag each morning before he left home to work．

    One morning，besides his （1）　　 lunch bag，Molly handed him a second paper bag，which looked a bit old．

    "Why two bags？"her father asked．"The other is something else，"Molly answered．"What's in it？""Just something．Take it with you．"

    He put （2）　　paper bags into his briefcase（公文包），kissed Molly and rushed off．At noon he opened Molly's bag and took out all the things：a small Teddy bear，2 tiny sea shells（贝壳），5 small stones，and 12 coins．The （3）　　 father smiled，finished eating，and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket，Molly's things in the bag included，and then put himself into the afternoon work．

    That evening，Molly ran up to him （4）　　he was reading the newspaper．

    "Where's my bag？""What bag？""The one I gave you this morning．"

    "I （5）　　it at the office．Why？""I forgot to put this （6）　　in it，"she said．"And，besides，Daddy，the things in the bag are the things I really like﹣I thought you might like to（7）　　 with them．You didn't lose the bag，did you，Daddy？"

    "Oh，no．I just forgot to bring it home．"he （8）　　．

    While Molly hugged（拥抱）her father's neck，he opened the note that read，"I love you，Daddy．"Molly had given him her （9）　　﹣all that a 7﹣year old held．

    Love in a paper bag，and he（10）　　it．He had even thrown it in the wastebasket．So back he went hurriedly to the （11）　　．Just before the night cleaner，he found all the things back and carried the bag home （12）　　．

    After dinner，he asked Molly to tell him about the things in the bag．It （13）　　a long time to tell （14）　　had a story or a memory．

    The life journey with the people we love is all that really matters． It is such a simple （15）　__　 but it is so easily forgotten．

（1）A． usual	B．new	C．spare	D．warm
（2）A． all	B．both	C．some	D．many
（3）A． angry	B． careful	C． busy	D．strict
（4）A．since	B．till	C．as	D．because
（5）A．forgot	B．hid	C．kept	D．left
（6）A．letter	B．message	C．diary	D．note
（7）A．play	B．joke	C．talk	D．deal
（8）A．lied	B．promised	C．nodded	D．agreed
（9）A．coins	B．stones	C．shells	D．treasures
（10）A．cleaned	B．missed	C．threw	D．dropped
（11）A．school	B．office	C．shop	D．home
（12）A．worriedly	B．actively	C．carefully	D．luckily
（13）A．spent	B．paid	C．cost	D．took
（14）A．anything	B．nothing	C．everything	D．something
（15）A．rule	B．truth	C．idea	D．way

Most of us like to know where we are and where we're going． It can feel strange to be（1）　　． The words "being lost" make us think of a dark and scary wood or street， （2）　__　that's not always the case．

    Once we were on holiday in Venice． My dad planned to go out to take photos early the next morning． Mum wasn't（3）　　 ， but I would go with him， only because he（4）　　I could have the biggest ever bowl of Italian ice cream if I did． （5）　　else would I get up so early？!

    So at 5 a．m． the next day we left the hotel and started walking in the（6）　___　streets．When the sun came up， Dad started taking photos and I（7）　　him， down small streets and over little bridges．

    After about an hour，I turned to Dad and asked，"Where are we？" He said，"I have no idea．"I immediately felt a bit（8）　　，but Dad just laughed and said，"We're lost!"，I told him to（9）　　his map or phone． He said， "I only brought the（10）　　． Come on，let's get more lost!" He laughed again．

    His laughter（11）　　me and made me feel safe． Slowly people were appearing on the streets﹣shops and cafes began to open．

    I began to（12）　　that we were lost， and just started watching and taking in everything that was happening around me．

    （13）　　， after about four hours of walking around， we were back． Mum asked anxiously（担心地）， "Where have you been？" I said with a big（14）　　， "We got lost!"

    These days we（15）　　 get lost with so many things around us﹣maps， GPS， apps on our phones， and so on． But Dad showed me that being lost can sometimes simply be something to enjoy．

（1）A． alone	B． lost	C． afraid	D． silent
（2）A． or	B． so	C． but	D． and
（3）A． worried	B． touched	C． satisfied	D． interested
（4）A． expected	B． realized	C． remembered	D． promised
（5）A． How	B． Why	C． When	D． Where
（6）A． modern	B． noisy	C． empty	D． bright
（7）A． left	B． invited	C． guided	D． followed
（8）A． scared	B． hurt	C． hungry	D． tired
（9）A． pick up	B． think of	C． take out	D． pay for
（10）A． map	B． bowl	C． phone	D． camera
（11）A． saved	B． relaxed	C． stopped	D． warned
（12）A． doubt	B． forget	C． imagine	D． regret
（13）A． Finally	B． Recently	C． Certainly	D． Suddenly
（14）A． surprise	B． shame	C． smile	D． fear
（15）A． hardly	B． often	C． nearly	D． always

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

As a university student， I decided to learn German． For some reason I really liked the language， but I was not very good at learning it．The grammar（1）　　 me a lot and even drove me crazy．My only advantage was（2）　　．I got an A on every word test I took．After two years of studies，I struggled（挣扎）to communicate in（3）　　 German and signed up to study in Germany to complete my degree．It was the（4）　　term I would ever have．

    The moment I arrived in Germany，I felt like I was starting from scratch （从头开始）．The German I'd learned in university wasn't（5）　　for everyday conversation． My book knowledge fell by the wayside as I thought about the basics of getting around， reading emails and talking with my classmates． I was often nervous at school， worried about whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I'd understand their questions． I only（6）　　a little around my eight roommates， who were willing to speak German slowly to me and didn't seem to mind my（7）　　．

    I chose to study three courses﹣reading & writing， grammar and history． All were in German and difficult， but the history class was the worst． The teacher spoke so（8）　　that almost everything he said flew right over my head． I sat in the front， took notes and even recorded every single word he said in class， but（9）　　 helped． I had no idea what the class was really about …

    Years have passed， but I still remember how it felt to struggle so hard at（10）　　another language． That trip was a difficult but valuable lesson． I think my failure that term taught me just as much as my success．

（1）A． gave	B． helped	C． troubled
（2）A． listening	B． spelling	C． speaking
（3）A． perfect	B． broken	C． beautiful
（4）A． hardest	B． easiest	C． happiest
（5）A． useless	B． meaningless	C． practical
（6）A． relaxed	B． feared	C． wondered
（7）A． purposes	B． progress	C． mistakes
（8）A． slowly	B． quickly	C． clearly
（9）A． nothing	B． anything	C． everything
（10）A． creating	B． teaching	C． learning

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

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