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Mr． Jackson was our science teacher． On the first day of class， he gave us a talk about an animal called wampus． He told us that the wampus lived on earth millions of years ago during the Ice Age and died out because of the change of climate （气候）． We all listened carefully and took （1） ____ of everything he said． Later we had a（2）____．

When the exam paper was（3）____ to me， I was surprised and sad． There was a big red "X" through each of my answers． I failed． But how come？（4）____ on the test paper， I had written down （5）____ Mr． Jackson said in class．

Then I realized that no one（6）____ the exam at all． What had happened？

"Very simple，" Mr． Jackson explained． "I had made up all that story about the wampus． There had never been any such animal， so the information in your notes was not correct． Do you expect to get（7）____ marks for incorrect answers？"

There was no need to say we were（8）____． What kind of test was this？ What kind of teacher was he？

How could we believe he gave us so much information about an animal that had not been there at all？ How was it possible （9）____ us students to doubt what the teacher taught us？

"The zeros on your papers will be（10）____ in your grade books，" he said． And he did it．

Through this （11）____， Mr． Jackson hoped that we would learn something． Teachers and books are not always（12）____． In fact， no one is． He told us not to let our mind go to sleep． Instead， we should keep thinking all the time and speak up if we think there are （13）　____ in our teachers' words or in books．

We should （14）____ the habit of doubting， and the ability to decide by ourselves． What a special（15）____ he gave us!

（1）A． books	B． notes	C． supports	D． messages
（2）A． discussion	B． question	C． test	D． plan
（3）A． returned	B． directed	C． added	D． compared
（4）A． Anyway	B． Luckily	C． Anywhere	D． Bravely
（5）A． when	B． whether	C． why	D． what
（6）A． refused	B． pushed	C． passed	D． praised
（7）A． useful	B． high	C． exact	D． low
（8）A． polite	B． glad	C． modern	D． angry
（9）A． with	B． over	C． for	D． of
（10）A． recorded	B． described	C． collected	D． circled
（11）A． experience	B． notice	C． introduction	D． progress
（12）A． interesting	B． right	C． active	D． silent
（13）A． decisions	B． reasons	C． points	D． mistakes
（14）A． repeat	B． risk	C． develop	D． move
（15）A． report	B． promise	C． model	D． lesson

Many years ago，there was a king who liked falcons（猎鹰） very much.Once he get （1）　　 nice falcons.He had not seen such beautiful falcons before.He loved them so much that he ordered the best falconer to （2）　　 them to fly.

    After several months，the kind came to see （3）　 　 the training was going on.He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky，while the other one was staying at the branch （树枝） of a tree （4）　　 without moving.

    The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every （5）　 　 they could to make it fly.But （6）　 　 of them successful.One day，while the king was taking a walk in the forest，an idea came to his mind.He decided to find （7）　　 who knew the natural environment well to solve the problem.Then he sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.

    The next morning，the king saw the other falcon （8）　 above in the sky freely. "It is unbelievable!" shouted the king. "How could you make it happen？"

    The farmer replied， "It's very easy.I just （9）　 　 the branch where the falcon rested." It is always the same to humans.We all have "two flying wings" in our hearts as well，but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we feel safe and （10）　　.We won't realize we can fly so high and freely until the "branch" we are resting on breaks.

（1）A.two	B.three	C.four
（2）A.train	B.keep	C.feed
（3）A.what	B.how	C.when
（4）A.happily	B.freely	C.quietly
（5）A.thing	B.way	C.decision
（6）A.either	B.none	C.all
（7）A.everyone	B.nobody	C.someone
（8）A.jumping	B.running	C.flying
（9）A.set off	B.cut off	C.take off
（10）A.comfortable	B.lucky	C.quiet

Judy was a disabled （残疾的）girl．She had no arms when she was born．So she had to do many things with her feet．There were many questions about （26） 　　she could live a normal life．However her father had full confidence in （27） 　　．With the support of her parents and family，she became confident in herself and continued to explore across theworld，with her （28） 　　．

As a child，Judy studied （29） 　　in her home town．When the first performance arrived，she asked herself to be put in the （30） 　　row．Her dance teacher told her there was no back row．Nervously，she appeared on the stage with the other students and performed （31） 　　．When she finished，the applause （喝彩）from the audience gave her encouragement and the confidence to （32） 　　dancing for 14 years．

After graduating from high school，she attended the University of Arizona，where she got a bachelor's degree in Psychology （心理学）．When （33） 　　her degree，she explains that the way people think has a greater influence on her life than a physical limitation．

Judy's most famous accomplishment （成就） was learning how to （34） 　　．She received the Guinness World Record 35 　　being the first person permitted to fly an airplane with only her feet．

Now Judy works as a lecturer．She travels the world sharing her story and encouraging pople to be creative and confident．She often says，"Think outside the shoes．"

26．A．what	B．whether	C．that	D．why
27．A．them	B．us	C．him	D．her
28．A．feet	B．arms	C．legs	D．mouth
29．A．guitar	B．song	C．art	D．dance
30．A．front	B．back	C．middle	D．right
31．A．terribly	B．simply	C．well	D．badly
32．A．stop	B．continue	C．start	D．teach
33．A．talking about	B．talking with	C．talking to	D．talking back
34．A．drive	B．act	C．ride	D．fly
35．A．for	B．to	C．in	D．with

As the saying goes. "A hero is known in the time of misfortune".Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this.He is a doctor（1） 　 　saved many people's lives in our country.

In 2003，SARS（2） 　 　in Guangdong.Later，it spread across China and other parts of the world.Patients coughed a lot and got fevers.Hundreds of people（3） 　 　the disease.Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they（4） 　 　patients.Zhong spent much time in finding the cause of the disease.And with his way of treating，many patients began to get better.

（5） 　 　17 years later，he again helped the country to fight against COVID﹣19，which has been declared a pandemic（流行病）by the World Health Organization（WHO）.

During this fight，Dr.Zhong Nanshan has been leading China's National Health Commission's expert panel（咨询组）for（6）    　the COVID﹣19 outbreak in the country.

After visiting Wuhan，Dr，Zhong spoke out（7） 　 　about human﹣to﹣human transmission and suggested evidence﹣based prevention.As a trusted doctor，he is very

（8） 　 　in calming public fear and anxiety with facts.

 Now at the age of 84，Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and（9） 　 　young doctors.On Sept.8，2020，Dr.Zhong was awarded the Medal of the Republic，the highest state honor，（10） 　 　he had made a great contribution to China's fight against the pandemic.

（1）A.whom	B.which	C.who	D.whose
（2）A.had	B.appeared	C.happened	D.found
（3）A.died out	B.died of	C.died away	D.died from
（4）A.treated	B.treaded	C.traded	D.trended
（5）A.On	B.Around	C.Over	D.For
（6）A.investigate	B.investigates	C.investigating	D.investigated
（7）A.slowly	B.quietly	C.mostly	D.frankly
（8）A.effective	B.affecting	C.effort	D.efficacy
（9）A.trusts	B.teaches	C.saves	D.thanks
（10）A.though	B.even	C.because	D.so

通读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．请将正确答案序号按要求涂在答题卡指定位置．

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu，part of today's Shandong Province．September 28th is his birthday．（41） 　 　he was born over 2，000 years ago，people still remember him on this day．

His childhood was sad．His father （42） 　 　when he was only 3 and he had to work to help his mother．But young Confucius didn't （43） 　 　studying．He visited many famous teachers and learned music，history，poetry and sports．

Later，he became a teacher and started the （44） 　 　private school in Chinese history．At that time，only children from rich families could go to school，but Confucius believed （45） 　 　should go to school if they wanted to learn．He had about 3，000 students in his lifetime．

Today，people still follow his（46） 　 　．He told us that each person has something worthy to learn and teach．"When I am with three people，one of them must be （47） 　 　than me in some areas．I choose their good qualities（品质）and follow them．I take their bad qualities and change them in myself．"

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study．"All study but no thinking makes people puzzled（迷惑）．All thinking but no study makes people（48） 　 　．"

Confucius is not only a great teacher but also a famous（49） 　 　with wise thoughts about the world and society．His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners．"A kind person should care for others．Be strict（50） 　 　yourself，but be kind to others．"He said．

41．A．Because	B．After	C．Although	D．Since
42．A．die	B．died	C．dead	D．death
43．A．give up	B．pick up	C．take off	D．put off
44．A．one	B．two	C．first	D．second
45．A．none	B．someone	C．no one	D．everyone
46．A．thoughts	B．news	C．ways	D．messages
47．A．good	B．well	C．better	D．best
48．A．lazily	B．beautifully	C．lazy	D．beautiful
49．A．scientist	B．thinker	C．engineer	D．explorer
50．A．at	B．for	C．of	D．with

It's hard to be an astronaut's son.Everyone expects you to be （1）　　 .I'm jut a normal eleven﹣year﹣ old kid.My father is so good at everything.I often wonder （2）　 　 my father ever had a son like me.

    One morning，my teacher announced a（3）　　 Day essay（散文）competition for the whole school.What would I（4）　　 ？My father is an astronaut.I would start out with that.No，I decided I wouldn't do that.The whole country and maybe even the whole （5）　　saw my father as an astronaut， （6）　　 that wasn't the way I saw him.

    How did I（7）　 　 my father？Hmm...

    I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I was little and had a nightmare.I saw him teaching me how to throw a baseball.

    I remembered him hugging me for hours when my dog was killed by a car.And I remembered how he （8）　 me with a new little dog at my eighth birthday party.These were the things I was going to write about my dad.To me，he wasn't（9）　　 a world﹣famous astronaut，he was my dad.

    On Thursday night，the winning essays would be（10）　 　 in the hall with all the parents and students present.When the third prize was announced and it wasn't me，I was relieved and （11）　 　 at the same time.Then the second prize.It was me!I went up to the stage and read my essay "My Father's Son. "I watched my parents as I read.

    When I finished reading，the audience（观众）applauded（鼓掌）.I saw my father blowing his nose.Tears were running down my mother's （12）　　 .Dad （13）　　 his throat，and put his hand on my shoulder， "Son，this is the proudest moment of my life. "

    It was the proudest moment of my life，too.Maybe I'll （14）　　be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize，but just then，it was （15）　 　 just to be my father's son.

（1）A.perfect	B.happy	C.tall	D.lovely
（2）A.when	B.how	C.where	D.whether
（3）A.Children's	B.Mother's	C.Teachers'	D.Father's
（4）A.write	B.take	C.send	D.make
（5）A.school	B.family	C.city	D.world
（6）A.so	B.and	C.but	D.for
（7）A.care	B.see	C.help	D.ask
（8）A.frightened	B.worried	C.surprised	D.tired
（9）A.simply	B.really	C.certainly	D.clearly
（10）A.finished	B.read	C.written	D.published
（11）A.happy	B.disappointed	C.excited	D.thankful
（12）A.face	B.ear	C.head	D.back
（13）A.hurt	B.broke	C.cleared	D.picked
（14）A.ever	B.still	C.even	D.never
（15）A.natural	B.enough	C.fair	D.wise

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many centuries．In fact，an English dictionary you（26） 　 　today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty（清朝）．Three men did most of the important（27） 　 　work on dictionaries．They spent nearly all their lives trying to （28） 　 　words for their dictionaries．For them，It was a wonderful journey．The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary．The（29） 　 　for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857．Twenty﹣two years later，Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary．

Murray had never been to（30） 　 　．At the age of fourteen，he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank．（31） 　 　he became a great teacher．After Oxford give him the job，Murray had a small house （32） 　 　in his garden to do the work．Every morning，Mary got out of bed at five o'clock and（33） 　 　in the small house several hours before breakfast．Often he would work into the night．Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years．But after five years，he was（34） 　 　adding words for the letter "A"! He worked on the dictionary（35） 　 　he was very old．

Forty﹣four years later，In 1928，other editors finished the dictionary．

26．A．write	B．use	C．copy	D．miss
27．A. early	B．boring	C．easy	D．difficult
28．A. spell	B．collect	C．invent	D．make
29．A．way	B．use	C．idea	D．prize
30．A．school	B．cinema	C．village	D．college
31．A．Ever since	B．Since then	C．So far	D．Later
32．A．built	B．sold	C．broken	D．drawn
33．A．read	B．wrote	C．worked	D．thought
34．A．already	B．still	C．usually	D．always
35．A．if	B．because	C．until	D．unless

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

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

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 shame at her appearance． Although she was a beautifu woman， there was a serious scar（伤疤）that （3）____ nearly the entire right side of her face．The boy never wanted to （4）____ why or how she got the scar to others．

At the meeting， the people loved his mother for her （5）____ and natural beauty though she had the serious scar， but the little boy was still hot with shame and hid himself from veryone． However， he （6）____ of a   conversation between his mother and his teacher by chance．The teacher asked（7）____， "How did you get the scar on your face？ "The mother replied ， "（8）____ my son was a baby， he was in a room that was on fire．

Everyone was too（9）____ to go in， so I went in． As I was （10）____ towards his bed， I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself （11）____ him trying to protect him． I was knocked down． But luckily， a fireman came in and （12）____ both of us．" She touched the burned side of her face． "This scar will be lasting， but to this day， I have never （13）____ what I did"

By this time， the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes． He （14）____Her a big hug and thanked her for what she had done． From then on， he （15）____ minded the scar on his mother 's face．

（1）A．pleasure	B． disappointment	C．agreement	D．excitement
（2）A．noticed	B． greeted	C accepted	D． met
（3）A included	B passed	C． covered	D． brushed
（4）A． talk about	B． think about	C． worry about	D． hear about
（5）A． sadness	B． kindness	C． fashion	D． illness
（6）A． understood	B． heard	C． reported	D． cheered
（7）A． carefully	B． seriously	C． nervously	D． exactly
（8）A．B ecause	B． Since	C． While	D． When
（9）A． afraid	B． brave	C． tired	D． active
（10）A． walking	B． running	C． coming	D going
（11）A． behind	B． over	C． below	D． beside
（12）A．refused	B． saved	C． pulled	D． praised
（13）A．forgot	B． realized	C． considered	D． regretted
（14）A．gave	B． got	C． let	D． made
（15）A．ever	B． sometimes	C．never	D． always