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Everyone admires heroes.When we are asked（1）　 　are our heroes，someone well﹣known like Yang Liwei or Zhong Nanshan may come into mind.They make a big difference to the world. （2）　 　there are "everyday" heroes in our daily life.They may not be so

（3）　 　to the public，but these common people are also working hard to build a better world. （4）　 　 them is Sun Jun.

    Sun Jun comes from a poor village.The villagers used to have no enough food.He knew much about the （5）　 　.He learned to （6）　 　food at his early age.When he was a college student，he found that the problem of food waste was more and more （7）　 　.He started to（8）　 　 unsold food from restaurants and stores for homeless people.

    After graduating.Sun Jun joined a volunteer （9）　 　 called Green Food Bank，which was set up in Shanghai in 2014.The purpose of the organization is to build a bridge between people who are ready to help others and those who are （10）　 　.It works by collecting and （11）　 　free food for the poor，the disabled and so on.

    Sun's team developed a phone app.It can show how much food restaurants remain each day.Usually，the workplaces of volunteers are not far from the restaurants，（12）　 　they can just walk there to get the food for free.Then it can be given out in just a few （13）　 　.

    So far，Sun and his team have done something （14）　 　to the society.On the one hand.they've saved a lot of food.On the other hand.they've helped some people （15）　 　.More volunteers and restaurants join them now.The small actions of these heroes can make a（16）　 　influence than we imagine.

Why does Sun do （17）　 　these things？He says，" Thanks to Grandpa Yuan Longping，we are almost no longer short of food.We need to think about how to

（18）　 　wasting.There's a long way to go，but I won't （19）　 　 halfway.It's just the beginning.We still have （20）　 　to do.

（1）A.that	B.what	C.who	D.which
（2）A.However	B.But	C.Though	D.Or
（3）A.friendly	B.polite	C.famous	D.smart
（4）A.Among	B.Between	C.For	D.Without
（5）A.danger	B.hunger	C.nature	D.culture
（6）A.make	B.waste	C.use	D.save
（7）A.different	B.popular	C.serious	D.difficult
（8）A.eat	B.collect	C.cook	D.taste
（9）A.party	B.club	C.organization	D.school
（10）A.in need	B.in silence	C.in excitement	D.in surprise
（11）A.providing	B.buying	C.selling	D.borrowing
（12）A.until	B.if	C.because	D.so
（13）A.weeks	B.hours	C.days	D.months
（14）A.careful	B.peaceful	C.meaningful	D.awful
（15）A.successfully	B.suddenly	C.slowly	D.quietly
（16）A.worse	B.smaller	C.fewer	D.greater
（17）A.both	B.every	C.either	D.all
（18）A.begin	B.stop	C.continue	D.consider
（19）A.give up	B.put up	C.give out	D.make up
（20）A.everything	B.nothing	C.much	D.little

"I don't want to go，Miss White.I'm frightened （害怕的），very frightened，" Monica told her teacher.

     Monica was a very（1）　　girl.She always sat at the back of the classroom，（2）　　 or taking notes.Every Monday morning，there would be a special show in her class and one student would be（3）　　 to make a speech about his or her dream.Miss White hoped that Monica could have a try the next week.But she refused.

      "I know that it seems（4）　　 for you，but it will help you build up your confidence，" said Miss White.Monica was lost in thought.

      The next day，Monica came to Miss White's office.Miss White was（5）　 　 that she would take the chance.Miss White red﹣penciled her manuscript （手稿） of speech，corrected her（6）　　，and even helped with her body language.She advised Monica to practice，to（7）　　 that she was

speaking confidently in font of her class.（8）　 　 a whole week，Monica practiced speaking in font of her imaginary friends and teacher.Behind the locked door of her bedroom，she told them about her（9）　　.

      Finally，Monday arrived.（10）　　 Monica was called upon to give her speech，she（11）　　and walked to the front of the class without any notes，in a show of confidence.Monica's successful performance brought everyone a great（12）　　.The whole class clapped （鼓掌） for a full minute when she completed her speech.Miss White（13）　 　.She had known that Monica would make it when she（14）　D　 took her first step to overcome （克服） her fear of speaking in public.

      From that day，Monica's life changed for the better.At the age of 23，she became a news reader.People who see her on television now will find it hard to（15）　 　 that she was once a shy girl who refused to speak up in class.

（1）A.active	B.lazy	C.quiet	D.polite
（2）A.reading	B.singing	C.talking	D.laughing
（3）A.warned	B.forced	C.caught	D.chosen
（4）A.difficult	B.important	C.necessary	D.interesting
（5）A.mad	B.glad	C.bored	D.afraid
（6）A.instruction	B.conversation	C.explanation	D.pronunciation
（7）A.realize	B.examine	C.imagine	D.introduce
（8）A.By	B.For	C.With	D.Along
（9）A.job	B.hobby	C.dream	D.promise
（10）A.When	B.Until	C.Since	D.Though
（11）A.woke up	B.looked up	C.stood up	D.dressed up
（12）A.secret	B.thought	C.decision	D.surprise
（13）A.agreed	B.smiled	C.answered	D.regretted
（14）A.easily	B.luckily	C.quickly	D.bravely
（15）A.expect	B.believe	C.discuss	D.express

Some people still live in her hometown.But （1） 　may only return once or twice a year.Nowadays，millions of Chinese leave he countryside （2） 　 　for work in the cities.（3） 　these is Li Daming，a 38﹣year﹣od husband and father.He （4） 　 　Shanghai for the past 13 years.Working in a busy factory，he doesn't find （5） 　 　time to visit his hometown. "I（6） 　 　return home at least once a year，but I haven't been back for almost three years now.It's（7） 　 　shame，but I just don't have the time，" he says.

Many people like Li Daming show great interest in the changes of their hometowns.Lots of large hospitals and new roads have appeared.In many places，a lot of excellent teachers from the cities （8） 　 　 to help as well.

"I（9） 　 　that's true of my hometown，" adds Li Daming. "Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the（10） 　 　century.But now the buildings are really old.I hear they are going to build a new school there." Li Daming thinks

（11） 　 　are good，and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.

（12） 　 　Li Daming，great changes have taken place in his hometown. （13） 　 　，some things will never change."In my hometown，a big old tree （14） 　 　still opposite the school and has become quite a symbol of the place.When I was young，most of the children in my hometown liked to play together under that big tree，（15） 　 　during the summer holiday.That was our happy childhood.Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our minds."

（1）A.other	B.the other	C.another	D.others
（2）A.to search	B.search	C.searching	D.searched
（3）A.Between	B.Middle	C.Among	D.During
（4）A.have gone to	B.has been in	C.have been to	D.has been to
（5）A.many	B.the more	C.much	D.the most
（6）A.be used to doing	B.be used to	C.be used for	D.used to
（7）A./	B.the	C.an	D.a
（8）A.have been sent	B.were sent	C.are sending	D.will send
（9）A.founded	B.looked	C.noticed	D.hoped
（10）A.mid﹣twenty	B.mid﹣twentieth	C.mid﹣twelve	D.mid﹣twelfth
（11）A.developments	B.competitions	C.inventions	D.progresses
（12）A.According to	B.For example	C.In order to	D.Ever since
（13）A.Even	B.Or	C.And	D.However
（14）A.was	B.is	C.were	D.will be
（15）A.specially	B.especially	C.particularly	D，properly

The Picture of Peace

    When Mike was seven，he knew his dream was to be a photographer.He kept working on it for years.Recently，he was trying to take a picture of a sunset（日落） to enter the school （1）　　 competition.

    "Mom，it has been cloudy these days.I don't think I can get this picture!" Mike complained.

    "Why not use one of your photos on the computer？" suggested Mom.

    "I can't﹣the rules say the photos have to be taken with a traditional camera.We hand in a roll of film，it gets developed（冲洗胶卷） ，and we（2）　　one photo for the competition. "

    "Why is a sunset so important？" Mom asked.

    "The（3）　 　of the competition is peace，" Mike explained， "and I feel most peaceful seeing a sunset."

    Zach，his six﹣year﹣old brother came out of the bedroom. " Hey，you want to take a picture of me？Look!" He put both arms over his head.

    "Not right now，" said Mike，laughing.

    That very afternoon，Mike felt excited when he saw clear skies.He carefully lined up his shot（镜头） and waited（4）　　till the sun reached the ground.

    "That's it!Perfect!" he shouted cheerfully.

    The next morning，Mike noticed he could take one more picture to complete the roll of film，so he walked into Zach's room.Zach was （5）　　quietly with a teddy bear under his arm.Mike didn't wake Zach up，and carefully took a picture of him.

    A week later，Mike got the photos.The sunset picture was the one he was most（6）　 　to see.There it was!It was as nearly perfect as Mike had expected.

    Then，he looked through the other photos.Suddenly，he stopped.His eyebrows（眉毛） rose as he （7）　　the photo of Zach.He looked back at the photo of the sunset，which seemed less perfect now.He （8）　　the two choices.Finally，he decided to hand in the photo of Zach for the competition.

（1）A.violin	B.tennis	C.photo	D.chess
（2）A.choose	B.collect	C.describe	D.design
（3）A.prize	B.topic	C.result	D.purpose
（4）A.politely	B.bravely	C.hopefully	D.secretly
（5）A.playing	B.reading	C.writing	D.sleeping
（6）A afraid	B.eager	C.surprised	D.confused
（7）A.studied	B.shared	C.copied	D.fixed
（8）A.changed	B.offered	C.accepted	D.weighed

My favorite place in the world was Mrs.Wade's bookstore.Mrs.Wade knew everything about words and I loved （1） 　 　，too.

Mrs.Wade usually gave me new books to read.She even told me stories about the（2） 　 　，For this reason，I decided to be a writer when I grew up.I'd always （3） 　 　I was a famous writer and read to Mrs.Wade.She listened with her （4） 　 　closed.Sometimes she would open her eyes and say，"Words area very powerful （有力的）gift，Destiny. "

I wasn't sure what she meant，（5） 　 　I felt it very important!

Then one day Mrs.Wade told me that she might have to close the store.

"Close？But （6） 　 　？" I cried.

"There just aren't enough customers，" she said.

No!I couldn't believe it!I felt terribly （7） 　 　I told Mama about the store.

"I know what the store means to you，" Mama said，"Maybe we can do （8） 　 　to help."

Days later，we held a huge block party.At the party，I helped Mrs.Wade （9） 　 　boxes of books，almost forgetting to feel sad.Almost!

（10） 　 　an idea came to me!I ran home，took out a notebook and started to write.The moment I wrote down everything I loved（11） 　 　Mrs.Wade's store，I ran back.

"I have a present for you，Mrs.Wade，"I（12） 　 　the notebook to her.

She opened it and saw"Mrs.Wade's Bookstore，by Destiny Crawford".Her eyes lit up!

"Why don't you （13） 　 　it to me？" Mrs.Wade asked.

I was reading every word.Mrs.Wade was listening with her eyes closed.She was so

（14） 　 　When I finished，she gave me a big，long hug （拥抱）.

"Words are a powerful gift，" she said again.That time （15） 　 　 came to understand exactly what she meant，Mrs.Wade and I don't know if the store will close，but we will keep reading and writing all words we can!

（1）A.stores	B.blocks	C.parties	D.words
（2）A.writers	B.customers	C.gifts	D.dreams
（3）A.believe	B.doubt	C.forget	D.imagine
（4）A.doors	B.eyes	C.mouth	D.book
（5）A.and	B.but	C.or	D.so
（6）A.how	B.where	C.why	D.when
（7）A.angry	B.bored	C.sad	D.tired
（8）A.something	B.anything	C.everything	D.nothing
（9）A.copy	B.hide	C.print	D.sell
（10）A.Finally	B.Actually	C.Recently	D.Suddenly
（11）A.about	B.for	C.except	D.beside
（12）A.posted	B.handed	C.returned	D.lent
（13）A.explain	B.introduce	C.read	D.show
（14）A.rich	B.sleepy	C.touched	D.thirsty
（15）A.I	B.we	C.she	D.they

"Everybody， it' s time for our group project． Let's get to work!" says Ms．White．

Amy is the leader of one group． She is not （1） 　　forward to working with her group because a boy named Ray is always absent from the group meetings．He doesn′ t follow the rules ，and he（2） 　　to do any work．This slows the whole group down．

Amy considers telling Ms．White about these problems， but she doesn't   want to get Ray in trouble．（3） 　　， she decides to talk to him and find out what the（4） 　　is． She says，"Everyone is working hard on our project． But so far， you haven't done anything． Is there something wrong？"

Ray thinks（5） 　　 for a few seconds， and finally says， "It' s not that I don't want to be in the （6） 　　．Sometimes， I don' t really understand the things we' re learning． I know it' s not fair， but I don't want to say something stupid， so I do（7） 　　．

Now Amy understands． Ray isn't （8） 　　he just needs help!"From now on， she says，"I will do my best to help you feel more confident （自信的）． Then you can do your share， and it will be （9） 　　for everyone．"Thank you! I'll try hard to do my part．" says Ray．

Amy feels happy． She realizes that（10） 　　about problems is better than keeping them as secrets．

（1）A． putting	B． looking	C． carrying	D． taking
（2）A． likes	B． wants	C． agrees	D． refuses
（3）A．Instead	B． Also	C． Although	D． And
（4）A． advice	B． purpose	C． problem	D． suggestion
（5）A． quietly	B． happily	C． strangely	D． surprisingly
（6）A． class	B． group	C． school	D． work
（7）A． everything	B． something	C． nothing	D． anything
（8）A．friendly	B． honest	C． brave	D．lazy
（9）A．fair	B． unfair	C． lucky	D． unlucky
（10）A． caring	B． talking	C． thinking	D． dealing

It's hard to forget the time when I stood in front of all my classmates and forgot my words while I was giving a speech.（1）　　that，I didn't want to join in any class activities for a long time.（2）　　，things began to change one day.

    A week before my school's English festival，my teacher asked me to make a speech in front of the（3）　school.I didn't want to，but my teacher（4）　　me to think about it carefully and gave me a piece of paper. "The（5）　　step to success is the willingness （意愿） to try，and the key to it is to work hard. "，I was encouraged by this and decided to have a try.

    I finished（6）　　the speech on paper in a day and practiced it during my lunch breaks.I also asked my teacher for suggestions.As a result，（7）　　speech was a success.Since then，I've become more active and（8）　　.I ask and answer questions in class more often and I（9）　　many different after﹣school activities.

    I learned that the road to success is difficult and we need to have（10）　　and work hard.

（1）A.Before	B.After	C.About	D.Until
（2）A.But	B.However	C.So	D.Or
（3）A.all	B.each	C.every	D.whole
（4）A.warned	B.advised	C.trained	D.allowed
（5）A.first	B.second	C.third	D.last
（6）A.making	B.reporting	C.writing	D.having
（7）A.my	B.his	C.her	D.our
（8）A.helpful	B.responsible	C.outgoing	D.thankful
（9）A.take action	B.take part in	C.take pride in	D.take after
（10）A.celebration	B.creativity	C.ceremony	D.courage

Jenny，from Germany，spent some time traveling in India．While she was there，she stayed with her Indian friend，Leela．However，there were language problems．It was very（36） 　　for her to communicate in the new environment，which was very different（37） 　　that of her own country．

One day，together with Leela，Jenny went to（38） 　　an orphanage（ 孤儿院）．All the children

there were very young．At first，Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with

hem．She went over to the children（39） 　　and sat beside them．After some time，one of the

children（40） 　　her．She felt a little relaxed and smiled back．Then she went close to the child．She slowly put her am around the child and started（41） 　　a song in German．The child kept smiling

and started repeating the words after her．The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang，but the rhythm（节奏）was the same．Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again．Wanting to join in the（42） 　　，another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm．'Then more children joined．They（43） 　　many smiles together．

From the other side of the hall，Leela was smiling and watching them．Noticing leela's eyes on her，Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart："See，I don't have any language problems．We（44） 　　speak and communicate!"At that moment，she understood：we're all simple human，

and we have the．（45） 　　to connect with each other．

36．A．nice	B．dangerous	C．difficult	D．easy
37．A．from	B．for	C．of	D．away
38．A．show	B．visit	C．build	D．improve
39．A．slowly	B．early	C．hardly	D．easily
40．A．looked at	B．laughed at	C．shouted at	D．smiled at
41．A．singing	B．writing	C．saying	D．playing
42．A．club	B．talk	C．fun	D．dance
43．A．forgot	B．remembered	C．shared	D．missed
44．A．can	B．must	C．need	D．should
45．A．pressure	B．mistake	C．custom	D．ability

A father and his son went to a kite﹣flying festival.The son was happy when he saw the sky（1）　 　with colorful kites.He wanted to fly a kite，too.The father then bought a kite for his son.

    The son started to fly the kite.Soon，his kite was high up in the sky.After a while，the son said， "Father，it seems that the string is （2）　 　the kite from flying higher.If we cut it，it will be free and fly even （3）　 　.Can we cut it？" The father cut the string off of the reel （线轴）.The kite started to go higher.This made the little boy （4）　 　.

    But then，slowly，the kite started to （5）　 　.It soon fell to the ground.The son was surprised to see this.He asked his father， "I thought that （6）　 　cutting the string，the kite would fly higher.

（7）　 　did it fall down？"

    The father explained， "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher，but was helping it（8）　 　in the sky.You helped the kite go up in the right （9）　 　using the string.But when you cut the string，it could no longer support the kite."

    We may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing.But （10）　 　，these might be the things that support us the most.

（1）A.full	B.amazed	C.moved	D.filled
（2）A.stopping	B.blocking	C.dropping	D.catching
（3）A.slower	B.lower	C.higher	D.quicker
（4）A.excited	B.bored	C.worried	D.interested
（5）A.go up	B.run away	C.come close	D.come down
（6）A.before	B.after	C.during	D.about
（7）A.What	B.When	C.Why	D.Where
（8）A.wait	B.stay	C.keep	D.turn
（9）A.point	B.method	C.position	D.direction
（10）A.in total	B.in fact	C.after all	D.for example

Ma Li is a dessert shop owner in Yinchuan，Ningxia.On a cold morning，she received an online（1） 　 　but it took an hour for her to wait for the deliveryman（外卖送餐员）.

When the deliveryman came，Ma was a little （2） 　 　" It is too cold outside and my motorbike didn't work，" explained the deliveryman.After she heard his words，her anger was （3）    　.She invited him to sit for a while and offered him a cup of hot water.

At that moment，Ma noticed the deliveryman's face and hands were dark purple

（4） 　 　he was working outside for too long.She felt sorry for him.While they were talking，Ma knew that the deliveryman wanted to buy his daughter a（5） 　 　but he thought it was a little expensive.

After the deliveryman left，Ma（6） 　 　what happened just now on her WeChat Moments（微信朋友圈）with two photos of the deliveryman.

Heartwarming comments（评论）poured in，such as "Life is not easy but（7） 　 　of us give up" "Thumbs up（点赞）for hard﹣working people" and "Showing understanding to deliverymen." Some（8） 　 　offered money for a cake.

The next day ，Ma got in touch with the deliveryman and invited him to her shop.When they met，Ma expressed people's kindness to him and gave him a cake for his daughter's birthday.The deliveryman was（9） 　 　.

Ma received more than 600 yuan donations（捐献）（10） 　 　 her friends and customers.She said she would use the money to offer some help to people in need.

（1）A.gift	B.order	C.ticket	D.invitation
（2）A.excited	B.sad	C.happy	D.angry
（3）A.gone	B.stopped	C.lost	D.broken
（4）A.because	B.so	C.when	D.though
（5）A.schoolbag	B.birthday cake	C.new coat	D.computer
（6）A.found	B.remembered	C.shared	D.heard
（7）A.all	B.each	C.most	D.none
（8）A.even	B.never	C.hardly	D.ever
（9）A.helpful	B.careful	C.thankful	D.wonderful
（10）A.to	B.from	C.with	D.for

"Where could Michael be？" I wondered aloud.

Michael was my classmate.He liked playing pranks on others.

He once put a sign that said "Sing to Me!" on（1） 　 　back.It was terrible.Everywhere I went，people I didn't even know started singing to me.When I realized what was happening，I got really（2） 　 　.

Another time，he embarrassed Nicole during sharing time.Nicole was shy.She

（3） 　 　shared；she always said， "Pass. " But what did Michael do when it was his turn to share？He asked， "Did everybody（4） 　 　how Nicole's new blue dress matches her eyes？ " Nicole's face turned bright red.Poor Nicole!

It was Valentine's Day that day.I was sure Michael was up to something somewhere，

（5） 　　he always was.No way was I going to let him pull a prank - ruining someone's Valentine's Day.

I（6） 　 　him everywhere.Lunch break was almost over.I must find him and stop him.When I got to the classroom，there was Michael Peterson，at Michael Rogers's desk，digging in his（7） 　 　of valentines !

"Hurry and help me， "said Michael as soon as he（8） 　 　me.

At first I thought he was stealing valentines from Michael Rogers's box.However，the more I watched，the more puzzled I became.He was putting valentines（9） 　 　.

Seeing my expressions，he told me that he found Michael Rogers's box was

10） 　 　when he was passing out his valentines.Michael Rogers was new and Mrs.Karcher must have forgotten to put his name on the list，so（11） 　 　made him a card.

I suddenly realized I had also（12） 　 　to prepare a valentine for Michael Rogers.

"But everyone made one for me，" Michael continued， "So I'm giving him my（13） 　 　.Since we've got the same name - Michael."

I stood there，not quite believing（14） 　 　 I was hearing. "Is Michael Peterson the one who always pulled pranks on us？" I asked myself.Maybe he was kind of（15） 　 　 in a hidden sort of way.

（1）A.my	B.his	C.her	D.its
（2）A.tired	B.bored	C.angry	D.nervous
（3）A.often	B.never	C.always	D.sometimes
（4）A.mind	B.record	C.notice	D.decide
（5）A.or	B.but	C.unless	D.because
（6）A.stayed with	B.talked about	C.shouted at	D.looked for
（7）A.box	B.pocket	C.wallet	D.school bag
（8）A.saw	B.met	C.found	D.caught
（9）A.up	B.in	C.away	D.back
（10）A.old	B.pretty	C.empty	D.special
（11）A.nobody	B.anybody	C.somebody	D.everybody
（12）A.refused	B.forgotten	C.expected	D.remembered
（13）A.list	B.desk	C.signs	D.cards
（14）A.how	B.why	C.what	D.where
（15）A.polite	B.sweet	C.honest	D.patient

Larry seemed always silent and didn't have any friend.His teacher Mr.Brown

（1） 　 　this.One day,he asked Larry to meet him after class.Mr.Brown said， "I see that you don't talk to anyone or show any（2） 　 　in anything.What's wrong？" Larry replied， "Sir，I have a very（3） 　 　life.I have to face some very sad incidents and I keep

（4） 　 　them.Because of this，I can't focus my attention on anything and don't even feel like talking to（5） 　 　. "

Mr.Brown listened carefully，thought for a while and said,"Would you like some lemonade(柠檬汽水）？"Larry felt a little（6） 　 　and nervously replied,"Yes，thank you!"

While（7） 　 　lemonade，Mr.Brown added more salt on purpose and kept the quantity of sugar low.Larry made a（8） 　 　face as soon as he drank a sip of that lemonade.Seeing this，Mr.Brown asked "You don't like it？""

"Um…. .it's just there is a bit too much（9） 　 　in it， "Larry answered.

Mr.Brown stopped him， "Oh，it doesn't matter.I will throw it away. "As the teacher was lifting the glass to（10） 　 　,Larry stopped him and said， "Sir，please don't throw it away.（11） 　 　we put a little more sugar in the lemonade，it will be fine to drink. "

Hearing this，Mr.Brown said（12） 　 　,"This is what I want to hear from you.To improve the（13） 　 　of lemonade，we don't need to remove the salt from it，we can just add some sugar to it.Similarly，we cannot remove sad things that have（14） 　 　happened to us，but we can add sweetness of good experiences in our life.If you keep on crying about your

（15) 　 　neither your present will be right nor the future will be bright. "

Larry realized his problem and promised to live a positive life.

（1）A.enjoyed	B.noticed	C.believed	D.forgot
（2）A.fear	B.anger	C.interest	D.politeness
（3）A.simple	B.difficult	C.quiet	D.common
（4）A.looking for	B.learning from	C.laughing at	D.thinking about
（5）A.anybody	B.somebody	C.everybody	D.nobody
（6）A.surprised	B.tired	C.bored	D.shamed
（7）A.buying	B.cooking	C.preparing	D.drinking
（8）A.serious	B.friendly	C.patient	D.strange
（9）A.sugar	B.water	C.salt	D.lemonade
（10）A.keep it away	B.take it away	C.drink it up	D.use it up
（11）A.If	B.Since	C.Although	D.Unless
（12）A.bravely	B.coldly	C.happily	D.angrily
（13）A.taste	B.color	C.shape	D.smell
（14）A.never	B.already	C.nearly	D.seldom
（15）A.style	B.habit	C.decision	D.past

Once upon a time，many feelings lived on an island，including Happiness，Sadness and Love.One day the（1）　　were told that the island would sink，so they all made boats and left（2）　 　Love.Love was the only one who stayed.When the island had almost disappeared into the water，Love decided to（3）　　for help.

    Richness in a big boat was passing by Love.Love asked， "Richness，can you（4）　　me with you？" Richness answered， "No，I can't.There is no（5）　 　here for you. "

    Love decided to ask Sadness. "Sadness，please help me!" "I can't help you，Love.I am so（6）　　 that I need to be by myself!" Sadness answered.

    Happiness passed by Love，too，but she was so happy that she did not hear when Love called her.

    Suddenly，there was a（an）（7）　　 ， "Come，Love.I will take you." It was an old man.Love was happy and（8）　 　forgot to ask where they were going.When they arrived at a（9）　　place，the man walked away.Love asked Knowledge， "Who helped me？"

    "It was Time. " Knowledge answered.

    "Time？" asked Love. "But why did Time help me？ "

    Knowledge smiled and answered， "Because only Time can（10）　　how valuable Love is. "

（1）A.feelings	B.tourists	C.passengers
（2）A.with	B.except	C.behind
（3）A.ask	B.pay	C.prepare
（4）A.drive	B.invite	C.take
（5）A.money	B.room	C.food
（6）A.glad	B.busy	C.sad
（7）A.voice	B.boat	C.island
（8）A.yet	B.even	C.still
（9）A.comfortable	B.quiet	C.safe
（10）A.understand	B.describe	C.imagine

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher parent meeting.To the little boy's（1） 　 　she said she would go.This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher（2） 　 　his mother and he felt sorry for her look.（3） 　 　she was a beautiful woman，there was a serious scar （疤痕） on her right face.The boy never wanted to（4） 　 　why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting，the people were impressed （使留下印象） by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had the scar.But the little boy was still（5） 　 　and hid himself from everyone.Just then，he（6） 　 　a conversation between his mother and the teacher.

"How did you get the scar on your face Madam？" The teacher asked carefully.

The mother replied， "When my son was a baby，his room caught fire one day.

（7） 　 　was too scared to get into his room，but I did.When I was running towards his bed，a long piece of wood fell down and I put myself over him.Finally，when I（8） 　 　，I found I was in the hospital." She touched her right face. "The scar was left on my face，but I have never regretted what I did for my son.You see，he is strong and healthy now."

Hearing that，the little boy cried（9） 　 　and ran to his mother.He hugged his mother and felt great love（10） 　 　his mother.He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

（1）A.surprise	B.disappointment	C.enjoyment	D.excitement
（2）A.noticed	B.greeted	C met	D.mentioned
（3）A.If	B.As	C.Although	D.While
（4）A.talk about	B.think about	C.worry about	D.hear about
（5）A.bored	B.satisfied	C.surprised	D.embarrassed
（6）A.made	B. continued	C.heard	D.replied
（7）A.Nobody	B.Anybody	C.Somebody	D.Everybody
（8）A.woke up	B.climbed up	C.put up	D.thought up
（9）A.normally	B.sadly	C.exactly	D.simply
（10）A.from	B.for	C.with	D.between

Alison is my best friend.Her family won a 5﹣day stay in a mountain house.Her mom and dad said I could join.A few weeks later，we （1）　　.

    "What a great place!" Alison's dad said.

    "It's looking like a little cloudy，" said Alison's mom，looking at the sky.

    As you might have guessed，the clouds did mean （2）　 　.LOTS of rain.

    "I guess we'll have to find something else to do，"said Alison.

    We （3）　　 a couple of board games and a pack of cards.At first it was fun， （4）　 　 we ended up playing those games for about 30 hours，stopping only to eat and sleep!

    "I can not play any more，" I said on the third day. "How about we just read by ourselves for a while？"

    "I have a better idea，" said Alison. "How about we （5）　　 instead？"

    "I think a little quiet time would be nice，" I said，opening a book I had brought.

    "Oh，come on!Don't be （6）　　.I'll pick the first song，" Alison started singing.

    "Could you please leave me alone？" I snapped （怒气冲冲地说）.

    "Wow!Happily!" she sapped hack. "How about we both leave each other alone forever？!"

    This makes me think of the expression "too much of a good thing".Alison's dad said， "You know how one piece of cake tastes （7）　 　，but 10 pieces of cake is too much.Spending every second with anyone—even your favorite person—is like （8）　　 too much cake."

    "I guess that makes sense，" Alison said.She looked at （9）　. "I'm sorry for not understanding."

    "I'm sorry for snapping at you，" I said.

    The weather got way better on the fourth day，so we actually got to go outside.The hiking was really fun!The happiest part of all is that Alison and I are still great （10）　　.We just make sure to give each other some peace when we need it.

（1）A.arrived	B.left	C.ran
（2）A.snow	B.rain	C.wind
（3）A.stole	B.drew	C.found
（4）A.so	B.but	C.and
（5）A.sing	B.read	C.write
（6）A.surprising	B.exciting	C.boring
（7）A.smelly	B.delicious	C.bitter
（8）A.eating	B.buying	C.making
（9）A.her	B.him	C.me
（10）A.friends	B.students	C.players