初中英语记叙文填空题

Father's Love

    As a young man， Jack was an excellent artist with a wife and two fine sons． One night， his older son had a serious stomachache． Thinking it was only some（1）　　disease（ 疾病），Jack and his wife didn't take the boy to the hospital． But the boy（2）　　suddenly that night．

    Jack realized that if he took his son to the hospital in time， the boy's death could be（3）　　．So he always felt guilty（内疚的）．Even worse， a short time later his wife left him，（4）　　him alone with his six﹣year﹣old younger son． The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Jack could（5）　　， and he turned to alcohol（酒精） for help． Soon Jack became an alcoholic．

    Gradually，his health and life became（6）　　and Jack began to lose everything he owned his land， house， etc．（7）　　Jack died alone in a small bar（酒吧）． Hearing of Jack's death， I thought，"What a waste of life! What a complete（彻底的）（8）　　! "

    （9）　　time went by， I began to change my earlier simple judgement（ 评价）．I knew Jack's now adult son， Bill． He is one of the kindest， most earing， most（10）　　men I have ever known． I saw the love between Bill and his children． I thought that Bill's kindness and caring must come from（11）　　．

    I hadn't heard Bill talk much（12）　　his father． One day， I asked him what on earth（究竟）his father had done so that he became such a special person． Bill said quietly，As a child until I left home at 18，my father came into my（13）　　 every night， gave me a kiss and said，"love you， son．"

    Tears came to my eyes as I（14）　　I was a fool before． I had ever thought Jack was a complete failure． He didn't leave valuable things behind，（15）　　he was a kind loving father， and left behind his best love．

（1）A． terrible	B． common	C． unusual	D． heavy
（2）A． died	B． left	C． disappeared	D． woke
（3）A． chosen	B． refused	C． avoided	D． canceled
（4）A． throwing	B． telling	C． forgetting	D． leaving
（5）A． stand	B． understand	C． get	D． find
（6）A． better	B． weaker	C． worse	D． finer
（7）A． Finally	B． Normally	C． Firstly	D． Slowly
（8）A． illness	B． problem	C． failure	D． trouble
（9）A． Since	B． Unless	C． Although	D． As
（10）A． careful	B． loving	C． humorous	D． hard﹣working
（11）A． anywhere	B． somewhere	C． everywhere	D． nowhere
（12）A． about	B． to	C． with	D． for
（13）A． classroom	B． sitting﹣room	C． bathroom	D． bedroom
（14）A． remembered	B． regarded	C． agreed	D． realized
（15）A． and	B．so	C． but	D．or

Basketball can be fun， or it can be trouble． People gather around a ball， but their reactions （反应） often go （1）　　 the object． It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court． Silently， we （2）　　 up and played， as always． The sun was a big " squeezer （挤压者）"， as it not only squeezed out of us sweet （汗水） and （3）　　， but also our unhappy feelings． Body contact became more and more often， and we could all （4）　　 the attacks of elbows （肘部）． After another round of game， one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time． From his burning eyeballs． I could see a （5）　　 was almost unavoidable．

    It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground， about an inch away from me． "Buddy， hot down here． What about a （6）　　？" I said to him． （7）　_　 I rolled （滚动） one to him， looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial expression． "I guess I'm quite fine． Lucky no （8）　　bones or we'll end up in the hospital! " I said．

    Other players watching nearby all laughed． I could clearly see some movement on his face． My （9）　　 did work! He picked the Cola up， tried to open it， and walked over． As he passed by my side， he （10）　　 his left hand， and smiled at me． I smiled back， took his hand， and gave him a light shake．

    A gentle wind caught me on the face as I returned to the basketball court． The sun continued to provide （11）　　 for us． What could be better than a group of school students （12）　　basketball skills on a warm， sunny afternoon？

（1）A． towards	B． about	C． beyond	D． for
（2）A． teamed	B． cheered	C． cooked	D． caught
（3）A． time	B． energy	C． health	D． pride
（4）A． accept	B． afford	C． smell	D． feel
（5）A． match	B． fight	C． touch	D． risk
（6）A． game	B． talk	C． drink	D． ball
（7）A． Angrily	B． Equally	C． Guiltily	D． Carefully
（8）A． lazy	B． hidden	C． medical	D． broken
（9）A． humor	B． chance	C． advice	D． trust
（10）A． looked at	B． thought of	C． put away	D． held out
（11）A． worry	B． warmth	C． stress	D． peace
（12）A． protecting	B． encouraging	C． exchanging	D． comparing

Ashley was outspoken，fashionable，and the "Queen Bee" in my school．

    I looked up to her and idolized her．I listened to the music she listened to，wore the clothes she wore．I even took art class though I had really wanted to take theatre．I finally fitted in （1）　　group．

    One day， I skipped out of my last class a few minutes early to （2）　　seats for our group at the dining hall．Concentrating on my homework，I didn't notice they had sat down behind me．Before I could say a word，I realized what they were（3）　　．

    I listened silently．"She's such a loser， "one girl said．

    Another girl added，"Ashley，she （4）　　follows you， trying to copy you "．

    "I wish she would leave us alone．We were in the same summer school and now she thinks we're best friends．"The once familiar voice sounded so （5）　　and strange．

    I was mortified．My hands were shaking．I couldn't help crying （6）　　．I felt heart﹣broken for the very first time．How did this happen？ I （7）　　we were friends．

    I ran home．My mother just held me while I sobbed for hours．The advice she gave me was so （8）　　，and I had heard it a million times，"Just be yourself and people will like you for （9）　　you are．"This time it became so profound*． Then and there I （10）　　 to find myself back． That was exactly what I did．

    Over the next month，I went through a lot of （11）　　．I bought new clothes that I wanted to wear．I no longer went to art class （12）　　 them，and took theatre．I began making new friends．I developed my own（13）　　 and never again followed the crowd*．

    I had an amazing school year． （14）　　I look back， I think it was the year when I discovered the person I was going to be．Despite the pain I felt that day， it was a （15）　　 they had given me．

（1）A．my	B． her	C． his	D．our
（2）A． get	B． buy	C． rent	D． move
（3）A． thinking about	B． talking about	C． waiting for	D． asking for
（4）A． once	B． always	C． hardly	D．never
（5）A． serious	B．special	C． weak	D． cold
（6）A． sadly	B． shyly	C． excitedly	D． nervously
（7）A． found	B． admitted	C． realized	D． thought
（8）A．funny	B． simple	C． useful	D． different
（9）A． where	B． what	C． how	D．who
（10）A． failed	B． forgot	C． decided	D． continued
（11）A．pains	B．doubts	C．changes	D． troubles
（12）A． with	B．about	C． against	D． without
（13）A． skills	B． habits	C． projects	D． opinions
（14）A． Before	B． Unless	C． When	D． If
（15）A． gift	B．choice	C．promise	D． surprise

At my primary school，I was one of the smartest kids there．I never（29）　　，but always got near perfect scores on all my tests．I was a child genius（天才），at least in my mind．I was also（30）　　music and sports．I was pretty sure that once I got to seventh grade，everyone including my teachers would be（31）　　by me．

But actually，they weren't．

When I arrived at my new class，it seemed that there was always someone else who could do （32）　　than I．My grades got worse and I needed to actually be studying for my tests．I believed I wasn't smart．I believed I wasn't talented．I believed I（33）　　．

Over the next two years，I had to work very hard for everything I did．Grades were still very low but gradually（34）　　，I worked really hard but was still never the best at everything．

But do I really have to be the best at everything？All the pressure I was feeling，all that（35）　　when I did wrong，that was me!I was being too hard on myself．In fact，when I did badly on a test，my classmates would never（36）　　me．

No one is perfect．There will probably always be someone better than me at something．I will never be the number one at everything，and it's really okay．

29．A．forgot	B．studied	C．regretted
30．A．busy with	B．tired of	C．good at
31．A．amazed	B．scared	C．fooled
32．A．better	B．easier	C．slower
33．A．passed	B．failed	C．relaxed
34．A．improving	B．fighting	C．reporting
35．A．development	B．excitement	C．embarrassment
36．A．help with	B．laugh at	C．learn from．

A video showing a 12﹣year﹣old boy from Moche， Peru， doing his homework on the sidewalk， under a streetlight， has been watched several million times on Facebook after being （1）　　by local police．

    Staff at the Moche police station first （2）　　 Victor Martin late last month， while checking security cameras （监控摄像）． They found a young boy sitting on the sidewalk by （3）　　 at night． At first， they thought he was doing something bad， but later they realized he was （4）　　writing something in his notebook， taking advantage of the streetlight overhead． Moved by the boy's （5）　　， the police shared the video on Facebook．

    At the time of this writing， Victor's heartwarming and （6）　　heartbreaking story has spread all around the world． Local TV station（7）　　 to find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home．

    It turns out that the 12﹣year﹣old's family is so （8）　　 that they couldn't pay for electricity （电）， so they just depended on a （9）　　 during the night． Unluckily， Victor Martin could （10）　　finish his homework before the sun went down， and recently he couldn't （11）　　 the weak candlelight any more．

    "One day， my son said （12）　　 I continue with the candle， I will be crazy! I'd better go outside to finish my homework， "Rosa Angulo Cordoba told Panamericana TV． She （13）　　 that Victor's neck would often become hard to move because of tilting （倾斜） his head to let the candlelight through．

    Victor's mother said that although he （14）　　 housework and takes care of the family sheep every day， the sixth grader takes （15）　　 very seriously and gets good grades．

（1）A． shared	B． taken	C． discussed	D． praised
（2）A． met	B． interviewed	C． noticed	D． caught
（3）A． itself	B． yourself	C． myself	D． himself
（4）A． shyly	B． actually	C． carelessly	D． certainly
（5）A． wish	B． plan	C． spirit	D． hobby
（6）A． by the way	B． at least	C． at the same time	D． in the end
（7）A． managed	B． stopped	C． promised	D． refused
（8）A． traditional	B． popular	C． special	D． poor
（9）A． flash	B． candle	C． camera	D． fire
（10）A． seldom	B． even	C． only	D． still
（11）A． change	B． stand	C． enjoy	D． protect
（12）A． Although	B． Because	C． If	D． Until
（13）A． added	B． warned	C． hoped	D． lied
（14）A． puts off	B． worries about	C． gives up	D． helps with
（15）A． health	B． school	C． friendship	D． safety

"What's the meaning of life？" This is a question we all ask（1）　　at one point or another． The best answer that I came across was written by the great psychologist， Viktor Frankl． He wrote that "The meaning of life is to give life meaning"．

    When I was a young boy， I gave my life meaning by（2）　　playing， running， jumping， swimming， laughing and riding my bike．

    When I went to school， I gave my life meaning by learning， studying hard， getting good grades and trying to make my mom and dad （3）　　．

    When I was a teenager， I found meaning in playing sports， （4）　　out with my friends and trying to impress girls．

    In college， I found my life meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career（职业） I would （5）　　for．

    When I was working as a teacher， I found meaning in helping to open young minds to new （6）　　and old wisdom．

    When I married and had kids， I found meaning in protecting and watching over those I loved． When I found out （7）　　of my sons were mentally handicapped（智障）， I found meaning in loving them， （8）　　them and learning so much from them about life， love， patience， faith and joy．

    （9）　　I grew older， I began to understand meaning isn't something that comes and goes． We can give meaning to every moment of our life． We can bring meaning to the thoughts we have． We can bring meaning to the things we do． We can bring meaning to the hearts we （10）　　． All we have to do is to love．

    It is love that makes life worth living． It is love that gives life meaning．

（1）A． ourselves	B． ours	C． us
（2）A． exactly	B． simply	C． widely
（3）A． wise	B． serious	C． proud
（4）A． hanging	B． bringing	C． giving
（5）A． provide	B． prepare	C． cheer
（6）A． ideas	B． advice	C． promises
（7）A． neither	B． either	C． both
（8）A． growing up	B． caring for	C． taking after
（9）A． As	B． Unless	C． Since
（10）A． feel	B． touch	C． beat

Katy Sullivan is an actress，an athlete（运动员），and a person who also refuses to accept the words no or I can′t．

    She was born without the lower half of her （1）　　and has worn prosthetic（假体）ones all her life．She grew up in Alabama，US and had a（n）（2）　　childhood．She kept up with her sisters and brothers at the gym and the swimming pool．She feels lucky（3）　　 her family treated her in just the same way as the other members．

    When a person is born without legs，there are plenty of things that are （4）　　 to do．But Katy believed she could （5）　　 anything．So she chose two jobs that are difficult，（6）　　with both legs．As a teenager，she once saw a good movie．Before it was （7）　　，Katy had made her mind up to be a（n） （8）　　．

    She did a degree in theater and then moved to Los Angeles，where she has played （9）_　　in theater，television and movies．She has a positive（积极的） view of life．She thinks that if you believe （10）　　can do something，you should （11）　　it．So when Katy's friend asked her （12）　　she′d like to try running，she said "yes"．She was given a pair of running legs and she （13）　　her new life．

    Katy was the first person in the world with two prosthetic legs to（14）　　running as a competitive sport．

    She entered the final of the 100 meters in the 2012 London Paralympics．

    Katy's family，friends，and fans look up to her as an （15）　　 of someone who has overcome her difficulty and achieved her dreams．

（1）A．arms	B．legs	C．feet	D．hands
（2）A．embarrassing	B．lonely	C．active	D．strange
（3）A．though	B．unless	C．before	D．because
（4）A．difficult	B．important	C．possible	D．easy
（5）A．achieve	B． accept	C．examine	D．prevent
（6）A．just	B． also	C．even	D．ever
（7）A．up	B．over	C．on	D．out
（8）A．athlete	B．writer	C．actress	D．coach
（9）A．games	B．music	C．sports	D．roles
（10）A．you	B．we	C．she	D．they
（11）A．depend on	B．go for	C．get used to	D．look after
（12）A．whether	B．how	C．when	D．why
（13）A．shared	B．started	C．changed	D．prepared
（14）A．fix up	B．show up	C．take up	D．set up
（15）A．ancestor	B．enemy	C．influence	D．example

"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

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

A long time ago， there was a huge apple tree．A little boy loved to come（1）　　play   around it everyday．He climbed to the tree top．（2）　　the apples or played under the tree．He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him．

    Time went by．The little boy had（3）　　and he no longer played around the tree．

    One day， the boy came back to the tree and（4）　　sad．"Come and play with me，"the tree asked the boy．

    "I am no longer a kid．I do not play around trees any more．"the boy（5）　　， "I want toys．I need（6）　　to buy them．""Sorry， but I don't have money，But you can pick all my apples and（7）　　them．So， you will have money．"The boy was back so（8）　　．He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily．The boy didn't come back（9）　　 he picked the apples．The tree was（10）　　．

    One day， the boy（11）　　 and the tree was so excited， "Come and play with me， "the tree said．"I don't have time to play．I have to work for my family．We need a（12）　　．Can you help me？""Sorry， but I don't have a house．But you can（13）　　my branches to build your house．"So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left（14）　　．

    The tree was glad to see him full of joy but the boy didn't appear．Since then the tree felt again（15）　　and sad．

（1）A．but	B．and	C．or	D．so
（2）A．ate	B．destroyed	C．played	D．loved
（3）A．lain down	B．stood up	C．grown up	D．put down
（4）A．fell	B．saw	C．sounded	D．looked
（5）A．asked	B．replied	C．told	D．laughed
（6）A．money	B．wood	C．branches	D．apple
（7）A．cook	B．eat	C．sell	D．offer
（8）A．surprised	B．excited	C．nervous	D．sorry
（9）A．if	B．before	C．when	D．after
（10）A．sad	B．afraid	C．pleased	D．angry
（11）A．disappeared	B．left	C．moved	D．returned
（12）A．kitchen	B．yard	C．home	D．house
（13）A．take off	B．pick	C．cut off	D．plant
（14）A．happily	B．seriously	C．slowly	D．silently
（15）A．alone	B．lonely	C．proud	D．satisfied