初中英语记叙文填空题

Emma was hanging the colorful papers，not really paying attention to where she was placing them．She was a little unhappy．（16）　　，it was her birthday too and no one in her class had even said happy birthday．They were all busy planning the surprise （17）　　for their headteacher Mr．Smith．

     Sure Mr．Smith was（18）　　．He knew everyone's birthday and made cards for them．He high﹣fived you when you got an A on a test，and（19）　　you when you failed．Emma knew Mr．Smith deserved（该得）a surprise party．（20）　　she wished just one person could remember it was her birthday too!

     Emma had a quick look at the huge card the class had made．It was as long as the blackboard．She knew Mr．Smith would be unhappy if they（21）　　him presents．So she suggested the class make a card just like he did for them．

"Emma，will you turn off the（22）　　please？"Ms．Clark said．"I'm going to call Mr．Smith now．"Ms．Clark called Mr．Smith，saying the lights in the（23）　　had gone out．As soon as Ms．Clark finished the call．Emma looked around the classroom（24）　　with a sigh（叹气）for another time and turned the lights off．

     The door opened and everyone shouted，"（25）　　!"

••A surprise party for （26）　　？"Mr．Smith asked．He walked over to the huge card．"This is the most beautiful card I've ever（27）　　．But it makes my birthday card kind of （28）　　．''Then he turned to Emma and handed her the card．"Happy birthday，Emma．I'm excited that we share the same（29）　　''．

"Me，too，''Emma said，（30）　　at Mr．Smith．

"Happy birthday，Emma!"her classmates cheered．

16．A．After all	B．By the way	C．First of all	D．For example
17．A．talk	B．lesson	C．party	D．trip
18．A．healthy	B．humorous	C．handsome	D．great
19．A．thanked	B．praised	C．1eft	D．encouraged
20．A．And	B．But	C．Or	D．So
21．A．showed	B．made	C．lent	D．bought
22．A．TV	B．fan	C．lights	D．computers
23．A．classroom	B．gym	C．library	D．yard
24．A．angrily	B．happily	C．slowly	D．surely
25．A．Welcome	B．Surprise	C．Morning	D．Goodbye
26．A．me	B．her	C．you	D．us
27．A．posted	B．ordered	C．made	D．seen
28．A．expensive	B．old	C．small	D．long
29．A．birthday	B．cake	C．card	D．dream
30．A．rushing	B．smiling	C．pointing	D．waving．

It was the summer before my third grade．Our girls'softball team was facing real

pitchers（投球手） （1）　　the first time．Before that，we could just hit the ball on the tee（球座）．When the coach started pitching，hitting

became （2）　　for me．I missed every single pitch．From the side，I heard my teammate Emily laughing at （3）　　．My face got hot and my throat

felt like it had a softball stuck in．At that moment，I was starting to（4）　　playing softball．

The next afternoon，when Mum said it was time to play the game，I told her I was（5）　　．She allowed me to lie down for a while．So I went to my room and （6）　　myself in bed．This was difficult for me because I was fine and just（7）　　to avoid softball．

Soon Mum came in and said，"Time to go!"She didn't even ask if I felt（8）　　．I imagined Emily laughing from the sideline，and（9）　　I really did feel sick to my stomach.I began crying loudly．Still，Mum pulled my team T﹣shirt over my head．She said，"You have to （10）　　for the rest of the season，and only after that we can talk about （11）　　you'll continue next year．"She added that practice was what I needed，not （12）　　．She promised to practice with me．

I got two hits that afternoon，and Emily didn't make a（13）　　．Every week after that，I practiced at home（14）　　I got to be one of the best hitters on the team．

That （15）　　taught me being afraid is part of life，and I can do whatever is expected of me if I keep working and practicing．

1．A．for	B．by	C．from	D．about
2．A．noisy	B．natural	C．hard	D．possible
3．A．him	B．them	C．me	D．us
4．A．remember	B．hate	C．enjoy	D．practice
5．A．bored	B．sick	C．shy	D．sad
6．A．helped	B．dressed	C．threw	D．taught
7．A．failed	B．wanted	C．refused	D．offered
8．A．safer	B．better	C．warmer	D．happier
9．A．usually	B．probably	C．carefully	D．suddenly
10．A．play	B．break	C．share	D．relax
11．A．what	B．where	C．which	D．whether
12．A．waking up	B．hurrying up	C．giving up	D．speaking up
13．A．plan	B．sound	C．choice	D．decision
14．A．until	B．unless	C．after	D．though
15．A．accident	B．business	C．relationship	D．experience．

Before I could turn 10，I had lost my parents．To （16）　　myself and my education，I had taken to delivering（递送）newspapers．

    I would be up every morning by 5a．m．and walk five kilometers from Hydery to the newspaper office in Bazar．By 6a．m．，I would （17）　　50copies of newspaper which must have weighed over five kilos．After delivering them，I would rush home﹣another three kilometers away﹣cook my breakfast，eat （18）　　and be off to school．

    One morning，I found a boy of my age at my doorstep．He introduced himself as Jimmy and said his （19）　　wanted to see me．I guessed they wished to subscribe to（订阅）the newspaper，so I followed him to his place nearby．

    Jimmy's mother opened the door．She （20）　　me a large plate of snacks and fruit salad．

    It was a rich breakfast，one that brought back （21）　　of the happy time with my parents．As I was about to leave，Jimmy's father，Mr．Kader，appeared with a new bicycle．

"This is for （22）　　!"He said，patting my shoulder．

"（23）　　I have no money!"I cried．

"Who is asking you to （24）　　this，my son？"He continued．

    It took me a few seconds to sense the （25）　　moment．I didn't even realize my tears were rolling down my face．Jimmy's mother held me closely．It was like （26）　　，as if my mother were there．

    Mr．Kader said that my newspaper editor，Mr．Brown，was a friend of his，and the editor told him my （27）　　．

    I bowed，thankfully，and left．This time，I didn't have to （28）　　!

    For many years thereafter，it was the （29）　　that changed my life．I also learned a lesson：（30）　　should always be given according to people's needs．Never try to feed a person who is dying of thirst．

16．A．enjoy	B．control	C．support	D．encourage
17．A．collect	B．make	C．find	D．read
18．A．quietly	B．carefully	C．nervously	D．quickly
19．A．classmates	B．parents	C．neighbors	D．teachers
20．A．ordered	B．sent	C．showed	D．served
21．A．memories	B．messages	C．chances	D．plans
22．A．Jimmy	B．Mr．Brown	C．him	D．you
23．A．And	B．So	C．But	D．Then
24．A．pay for	B．sell out	C．give away	D．pick up
25．A．relaxing	B．warm	C．crazy	D．interesting
26．A．luck	B．hope	C．life	D．home
27．A．decision	B．secret	C．story	D．choice
28．A．explain	B．continue	C．walk	D．wait
29．A．breakfast	B．bicycle	C．newspaper	D．education
30．A．Help	B．Advice	C．Protection	D．Understanding

This story tells of two sporting heroes who made an impossible dream come true．Bob Champion was a young jockey （骑师） with a bright（1）　　．Then，one day，he fell off his      horse．He went to the doctor（2）　　his injuries（伤） and was surprised when he（3）　　that he had cancer．The medical treatment lasted many months and made him very（4）　　．At times，he nearly died．

As the same time，there was a successful（5）　　called Aldaniti．Unluckily，during one race，the horse got a serious injury．The horse's owners（6）　　 to put the horse down though the doctor advised the horse's trainer to do so．They（7）　　Aldaniti for a whole year and the horse's injuries got better．

    By this time，Bob Champion was out of（8）　　．Slowly，he got back his strength．Eight months later，he（9）　　to his job as a jockey．A month after that，he rode the winning horse in a race．Soon afterwards，Aldaniti（10）　　returned to training．

    Early the next year，（11）　　Bob Champion and Aldaniti were almost back to full fitness．Now，there was a new plan．Bob decided to（12）　　Aldaniti in the Grand National，one of the UK's most famous horse races．People watching the race knew all about the（13）　　fights against ill

health and injury．Every one of them wanted the fairy tale to have a（14）　　 ending．And it was perfect．Aldaniti and Bob Champion were real sporting（15）　　．

（1）A．future	B．idea	C．smile	D．voice
（2）A．instead of	B．except for	C．because of	D．away from
（3）A．suggested	B．discovered	C．expected	D．remember
（4）A．sad	B．scared	C．poor	D．weak
（5）A．doctor	B．horse	C．owner	D．trainer
（6）A．refused	B．prepared	C．regretted	D．forgot
（7）A．waited for	B．looked after	C．called in	D．paid for
（8）A．work	B．school	C．sight	D．hospital
（9）A．stuck	B．belonged	C．returned	D．moved
（10）A．also	B．still	C．even	D．again
（11）A．either	B．both	C．all	D．each
（12）A．stop	B．walk	C．ride	D．feed
（13）A．one's	B．pair's	C．group's	D．family's
（14）A．sad	B．funny	C．happy	D．similar
（15）A．heroes	B．players	C．results	D．events

"I have to get the cow's baby to the house or it will freeze to death，"Li Ming said to himself．He tried to lift it，but it was too （31）　　

Li Ming looked around the little barn（牲口棚）．He saw nothing he could use to （32）　　 the baby．Then he made a decision．He quickly took off his coat，placed it on the ground beside the baby，and gently slid（滑动）the baby on it．

As （33）　　as he could，Li Ming pulled the baby out of the barn and made his way back to the （34）　　．Li Ming took the quilt（被子）off his bed and rubbed the baby dry．It lay on his （35）　　，unable to lift his head．He pull his wet，snowy coat under the baby and covered the little animal with his quilt．

After putting one more pieces of wood on the fire，Li Ming pulled on his coat．It was still wet from the ground，（36）　　 it was better than nothing．He took a big bottle and made his way back to the barn．He wanted to get some milk．

At first his fingers were too cold，but finally the warmth of the cow's body warmed （37）　

enough，so he could milk．He started back to the house．

Li Ming was just beginning to spoon milk into the baby's mouth when Father and Mother came into the house．

"How did you get the baby in here？''Father asked（38）　　 the little animal．

Li Ming explained how he had （39）　　 the baby on his coat．，Do you think he'll make it？"

"He'll （40）　　 Father told Li Ming，'"thanks to you．"

31．A．heavy	B．light	C．weak
32．A．serve	B．lift	C．feed
33．A．quietly	B．slowly	C．carefully
34．A．school	B．hospital	C．house
35．A．quilt	B．coat	C．jacket
36．A．but	B．so	C．and
37．A．it	B．them	C．her
38．A．examining	B．hitting	C．pulling
39．A．dried	B．pulled	C．checked
40．A．die	B．see	C．live

A man was on his way to another world， either heaven（天堂） or hell（地狱）． When he was halfway there， he saw a beautiful， huge（31）　　． The owner came out and asked the man to stay and live in the palace．

The man said， "I have been working hard my whole life． And now I just want to eat and sleep（32）　　doing any work．"

The owner of the palace said， "If（33）　　， there is nowhere else better than here for you． There are many delicious（34）　　in my palace． And I promise that nothing needs to be done by you．"

"That is great! This must be heaven!" said the man． And he stayed in the palace．

（35）　　， the man felt very happy with a life of eating and sleeping． But gradually， he felt a bit lonely and bored． So he went to the owner and said， "Just eating and sleeping every day is very （36）　　． Now I'm losing interest in this kind of life． Could you help me find a （37）　　？"

The owner replied， "Sorry， there are no jobs here at all．"

After another few months， the man could not （38）　　it any more and went to the owner again． "I really can't stand this kind of life any more，" he said． "If you do not offer me a job， I would （39）　　to go to hell rather than live here．"

The owner smiled． "（40）　　do you think we are now？" he said． "Heaven？ We are actually in hell!"

31． A． garden	B． museum	C． palace
32． A． by	B． without	C． for
33． A． so	B． not	C． any
34． A． beds	B． foods	C． drinks
35． A． In the end	B． At the same time	C． At first
36． A． pleasant	B． comfortable	C． boring
37． A． job	B． wife	C． toy
38． A． stand	B． mind	C． hate
39． A． have	B． prefer	C． plan
40． A． Where	B． What	C． How

Smiling is the best way of making friends．When I was thirteen（1）　　old，my father found a job in the city．So my family moved there．I also came to a（n）（2）　　 school near where we live．My old school was far away．At first，I didn't know anyone in my class．I was very lonely（3）　　I was afraid to make friends with my classmates．I（4）　　 talk to anyone about my problem，and I didn't want my parents to（5）　　me．

Then one day，something good happened．I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual while my classmates were talking（6）　　with each other．At that moment，（7）　　came into the classroom．I didn't know who he was．He passed me and then turned back．He looked（8）　

　me and smiled．Suddenly，I felt happy and warm．That smile changed my life．I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends．Day by day，I became closer to everyone in my（9）　　．

Thanks to the（10）　　．I have moved on to a new life．Now，I believe that the world is what you think it is．So smile to the world and it will smile back．

1．A．weeks	B．months	C．years
2．A．old	B．new	C．open
3．A．because	B．before	C．after
4．A．couldn't	B．mustn't	C．needn't
5．A．talk to	B．ask for	C．worry about
6．A．happily	B．unhappily	C．loudly
7．A．a girl	B．a boy	C．a friend
8．A．into	B．like	C．at
9．A．family	B．class	C．city
10．A．sadness	B．life	C．smile．

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

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

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

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

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

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

Once there were two mice．They were friends．One mouse lived in the country，（1）　　mouse lived in the city．After many years the Country Mouse saw the City Mouse，he （2）　　"Do come and see me at my house in the country．"So the City Mouse went．The City Mouse said，"This food is not good，your house is not good，（3）　　．Why do you live in a hole in the field？You should （4）　　and live in the city．You would live in a nice house （5）　　 stone．You must come and see me at my house in the city．"The Country Mouse went to the house（6）　　the City Mouse．It was a very good house．Nice food was ready for them to eat．But just as they began to eat they heard a great （7）　　．The City Mouse cried，"Run! Run！The cat is coming!" They ran away （8）　　and hid．After some time they came out．When they came out，the Country Mouse said，"I （9）　　living in the city．I like living in my hole in the field．For （10）　　is nicer to be poor and happy，than to be rich and afraid．"

（1）A． the other	B． other	C． others
（2）A． spoke	B． said	C． told
（3）A． too	B． either	C． also
（4）A． come	B． came	C． comes
（5）A． be made of	B． made of	C． making of
（6）A． at	B． on	C． of
（7）A． sound	B． voice	C． noise
（8）A． quickly	B． more quickly	C． the most quickly
（9）A． like	B． don't like	C． am not like
（10）A． it	B． this	C． that

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

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

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

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

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

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

A big company wanted to find someone to work for them．Lots of young college students came to ask for the（31）　　．And this time，the company didn't plan to choose the right persons as usual．

Here came the day when they took the final interview．A big box full of papers was placed on the way to the interview room，and a few（32）　　were lying around the box．

The（33）　　student came．He hurried along the way to take the interview．"（34）　　put this box in the middle of the road？"the student said to himself，but he did not try to move the box away．

The second student came along and did the（35）　　thing．Then another came，and another．All of them complained （抱怨） about the box，（36）　　none of them tried to move it．

Half an hour later，a thin young man with glasses came．He saw the box and the papers around it．Without thinking twice，he stopped and began to pick up the papers and put（37）　　into the box．Then he moved the box to the side．（38）　　his great surprise，he（39）　　an invitation under the box．It said，"Congratulations! You are the（40）　　person we are looking for! Would you like to join us？"

Sometimes，you see，helping others is helping yourself．

31．A．book	B．job	C．money
32．A．papers	B．books	C．magazines
33．A．one	B．once	C．first
34．A．Who	B．When	C．Where
35．A．different	B．common．	C．same
36．A．but	B．and	C．however
37．A．it	B．them	C．they
38．A．To	B．With	C．On
39．A．looked	B．invented	C．found
40．A．strange	B．right	C．handsome．

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

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

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

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

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

It was a fine spring day with beautiful flowers in the park．A young man arrived early and waited for his）39）　　under a big tree．But he was so short﹣tempered （性急的） that he wasn't in the mood to（40）　　the scenery．

Suddenly，an angel appeared．"Put this button （按钮） onto your clothes．If you don't want to（41）　　，just turn the button to the right．You can skip over any time period if you want to．"

The man happily held the button and turned it softly．Oh!How amazing!His girlfriend appeared before him and was gently（42）　　him!How I wish our wedding ceremony could be held now!He turned the button once again．A great wedding（43）　　in front of him，the beautiful bride （新娘） was standing next to him and the band was playing cheerful music．He lost（44）　　in it deeply．

The（45）　　in his heart kept coming out：I also want a big house with a garden in the front．He turned the button．Then he wished for children．All of a sudden，a group of lovely children were playing（46）　　in the huge living room．Again，he jumped at the chance to turn the button to the right．

How time（47）　　!Before he could see beautiful flowers in the garden，everything had been covered in deep snow．Looking at himself again，he found his hair totally（48）　　．He had already become so old．

He felt so sad．He would rather enjoy life（49）　　than watch it go by in such a hurry．He quickly turned the button to the（50）　　．Once again，he was waiting for his lovely girlfriend under that big tree．

39．A．angel	B．girlfriend	C．teacher	D．father
40．A．judge	B．find	C．enjoy	D．check
41．A．wait	B．move	C．work	D．sit
42．A．quarreling with	B．laughing at	C．smiling to	D．crying to
43．A．discovered	B．covered	C．disappeared	D．appeared
44．A．herself	B．himself	C．itself	D．themselves
45．A．wishes	B．questions	C．secrets	D．problems
46．A．rudely	B．angrily	C．happily	D．sadly
47．A．fly	B．flies	C．flying	D．flew
48．A．shinning	B．white	C．strong	D．black
49．A．one by one	B．face to face	C．step by step	D．hand in hand
50．A．left	B．right	C．up	D．down．

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You'd never know that Lisa Davis，a judo（柔道） teacher and club owner，used to be bullied（欺侮） at school and couldn't protect herself at all．In junior high school，children would often laugh at her as she was rather（31）　　．One day，four elder children stopped her while she walking down a quiet street．They（32）　　her schoolbag over a high fence and began pushing her around，saying that they would（33）　　her up．

"I couldn't make them stop and this wasn't the first time it had happened，"Lisa said．"That day I decided to do（34）　　about it．I talked to my brother and he said I ought to learn to protect myself．He suggested that I take up judo，so I joined a club．Though I felt（35）　　at first，it gave me confidence（信心），and I（36）　　losing weight as I got fitter．I found judo very helpful．When the bullies（37）　　that I was learning judo，they soon left me alone．

As time went on，Lisa became（38）　　interested in judo that she opened her own club．Lisa said，"Many young people（39）　　to protect themselves； it keeps them fit and builds their confidence．I teach them that judo is an excellent way of protecting themselves，but they（40）　　use their talent to start fights or join in．Judo is a form of self﹣protection，and they must use it only when necessary．

31．A．thin	B．weak	C．disabled	D．overweight
32．A．threw	B．took	C．pulled	D．handed
33．A．give	B．call	C．beat	D．cheer
34．A．nothing	B．something	C．anything	D．everything
35．A．unfair	B．unlucky	C．uncomfortable	D．unexpected
36．A．missed	B．started	C．regretted	D．imagined
37．A．worked out	B．thought out	C．looked out	D．found out
38．A．so	B．such	C．quite	D．rather
39．A．what	B．when	C．where	D．how
40．A．won't	B．mustn't	C．mightn't	D．needn't．