初中英语记叙文完型填空

I had nothing for breakfast that morning． I was so （1） 　　that I could hear my stomach growling（咕咕叫）when Mr． Katter was lecturing on Asia history． So when the bell rang， I rushed to the dining hall at once． Minutes later， I stood in front of the counter（收银台）， holding a tray（托盘） full of food．

"Three dollars，" the lunch lady told me． I reached my hand into my （2） 　　and felt nothing． The schoolbag was empty． I searched again． Still nothing． I was almost certain I put three bills in it last night． I put the schoolbag on the floor to search for the money again． As I finally （3） 　　the money wasn't there， I could feel the（4） 　　and fear washing over me．

Feeling quite（5） 　　I didn't notice that another person had stepped up to the counter． When I finally looked up to tell the lunch lady my （6） 　　．

"I'm sorry． I don't have any money with me．"

"Honey， he paid for your lunch． You're good．" the lunch lady said as she pointed to the direction the boy had gone．

I missed the chance to（7） 　　him． He was nameless to me． He didn't （8） 　　know me． But he paid for my lunch． Although it was only three dollars， I couldn't remember anyone doing something so nice for me．

A month later， on my way home， I saw an elderly woman struggling（费力） with heavy bags． I suddenly thought of the nameless boy who（9） 　　me lunch．

"Excuse me， ma'am， do you need help？"

I'll never forget her （10） 　　as I rushed forward to give her a hand． It's the very prize for my act of kindness．

（1）A．sad	B．hungry	C．quiet	D．tired
（2）A．overcoat	B．trousers	C．gloves	D．schoolbag
（3）A．realized	B．described	C．heard	D．imagined
（4）A．pleasure	B．pity	C．worry	D．fun
（5）A．lonely	B．nervous	C．bored	D．weak
（6）A．situation	B．joke	C．promise	D．suggestion
（7）A．visit	B．interview	C．thank	D．question
（8）A．only	B．even	C．still	D．just
（9）A．made	B．handed	C．ordered	D．bought
（10）A．silence	B．sadness	C．smile	D．regret

Last August we were on vacation at Diana's Baths，a place famous for waterfalls.

Sitting on the rocks with my husband，I watched some parents（1）　 　guarding their kids away from the rocks' edges.I felt glad that our 8﹣year﹣old son Wyatt could

（2）　 　himself.Don't get me wrong：I still felt（3）　 　as I saw my boy jump between the rocks."No running，"I said from time to time. "Stay away from the edges.""But I soon（4）　 　，and we were all having fun in the water.

    （5）　 　 ，I saw Wyatt sit down between two rocks in the running water.I shouted at him to get out.He shouted back something and then he （6）　 　 over the edge.

    "Somebody help my son!"I （7）　 　，over and over.But I only heard a woman scream."That （8）　 　 just went over the waterfall!"she shouted at her husband."We are leaving!"They walked away，not even looking back to see whether our child was OK.

    By the time （9）　 　 climbed down to the rocks below，my husband had pulled Wyatt out of the water with the help of a young woman.She was （10）　 　 first aid."I'm Lisa，a nurse.I'm not leaving you." She looked at me （11）　 　 ，as if she were trying to take every bit of energy，（12）　 　and strength（力量）in her body and pass it on to me.I held on to that energy like a rope that could pull us to（13）　 　.

    Wyatt was taken to the hospital immediately.（14）　 　we spent a sleepless night there，we were told Wyatt was going to be OK.

    Meeting Lisa has reminded（提醒）me how we need （15）　 　 from people we don't know.I know we are two strangers who are less strange.

（1）A.nervously	B.carelessly	C.excitedly	D.hopefully
（2）A.talk to	B.cheer for	C.learn from	D.look after
（3）A.lonely	B.proud	C.worried	D.satisfied
（4）A.left	B.relaxed	C.Shared	D.returned
（5）A.Suddenly	B.Finally	C.Slowly	D.Recently
（6）A.looked	B.came	C.rose	D.disappeared
（7）A.suggested	B.thought	C.replied	D.cried
（8）A.girl	B.boy	C.man	D.woman
（9）A.I	B.she	C.you	D.they
（10）A.teaching	B.learning	C.giving	D.receiving
（11）A.secretly	B.happily	C.deeply	D.strangely
（12）A.success	B.health	C.value	D.love
（13）A.truth	B.safety	C.memory	D.silence
（14）A.If	B.Unless	C.After	D.Before
（15）A.help	B.advice	C.sense	D.experience

The out﹣of﹣door world is （31） 　　of secrets．There are so many secrets，and they are so interesting that （32） 　　men and women，boys and girls are busy （33） 　　them．There are all kinds of animals and plants around us．The facts about how they live and grow （34） 　　interesting．

Do you know that one of the （35） 　　presidents of the US spent hours and hours studying birds？A businessman lives near New York City．He became so interested in insects that he began to （36） 　　them．He now has over one hundred different kinds of insects．He keeps them carefully in glass boxes．

Now come with me，and I will help you find some of （37） 　　secrets．Let us go quietly （38） 　　the forests．Here we shall find how a hare （39） 　　other hares where there is （40） 　　．We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones when they try to （41） 　　food and （42） 　　for their long winter sleep．We shall watch bees dancing in the air to tell other bees （43） 　　they can find food．I will show you （44） 　　other interesting things，but the best thing I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears （45） 　　when you go outdoors．

31．A．fill	B．filled	C．full
32．A．thousands of	B．thousand	C．thousand of
33．A．to study	B．studying	C．study
34．A．are	B．is	C．have
35．A．more famous	B．famousest	C．most famous
36．A．find	B．take	C．collect
37．A．nature's	B．nature	C．natures'
38．A．across	B．through	C．cross
39．A．says	B．tells	C．talks
40．A．dangerous	B．safe	C．danger
41．A．lookup	B．look after	C．look for
42．A．prepare	B．ready	C．provide
43．A．when	B．where	C．that
44．A．many	B．much	C．a lot
45．A．open	B．opening	C．opened

A 6﹣year﹣old girl had been shopping with her mom in the supermarket.It was raining hard at the moment.We all stood （1） 　 　the door of the supermarket and waited quietly.The girl's sweet（2） 　 　broke the silence， "Mom，let's run through the rain，" she said. "No，honey.We'll wait （3） 　 　it slows down a bit，" Mom replied.The girl waited about another minute and repeated，"Mom，let's run through the rain." "We'll get wet if we do，" Mom said. "No，we won't，Mom.That's not what you said this morning，" the young girl said. "This morning？When did I say we（4） 　 　run through the rain and not get wet？" "When you （5） 　 　with daddy about his illness in the hospital，you said，if we can get through this，we can get through anything!" We all stood silently. （6） 　 　left in the next few minutes.Mom thought for a moment about what she would say. "Honey，you are（7） 　 　.Let's run through the rain.If we get wet，maybe we just need washing，" Mom said.Then they ran （8） 　 　 to the street.We all stood and watched（9） 　 　 run past the cars.Although they held their shopping bags over their heads，they（10） 　 　 got wet.Then they were followed by a few who screamed （尖叫） and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

（1）A.inside	B.against	C.opposite	D.towards
（2）A.smell	B.voice	C.dream	D.smile
（3）A.if	B.until	C.after	D.though
（4）A.must	B.would	C.could	D.should
（5）A.compared	B.talked	C.competed	D.fought
（6）A.Nobody	B.Anybody	C.Somebody	D.Everybody
（7）A.right	B.kind	C.careful	D.patient
（8）A.sadly	B.suddenly	C.happily	D.nervously
（9）A.it	B.her	C.him	D.them
（10）A.only	B.also	C.even	D.still

Sara was sitting on the sofa and thinking about her birthday party．Because of the terrible storm，her （41） 　　planned to have the party the next weekend．Sara didn't understand why．

"Sara，you can't sit there all day，"her mother said．"We'll have your party next weekend．""It's （42） 　　!My birthday is today，not next weekend!!"

Sara（43） 　　．She wanted to watch anything that wasn't about the storm．（44） 　　almost every station was talking about it．"This storm is ruining（毁灭） everything．I can't（45） 　　watch my favorite shows．"

Her mother sat down next to her．"The storm is ruining a lot．Look at that．Those people are trying to（46） 　　their houses．Could you imagine if we lost our home？"

Sara looked at what was happening on the TV．The storm did look bad．She knew she'd be really sad if her family lost their（47） 　　．

"What's going to happen to all those people？Will （48） 　　be OK？"asked Sara．

"Usually when there's a big storm like this，people raise money and give away（捐赠） food and other things to the homeless families．"

"I want to help too，"said Sara．"Maybe I could（49） 　　my birthday money to them．

Those people will need it more than me．"

Her mother smiled．"I （50） 　　you，Sara．Helping others is a great way to weather（经受住） the storm．"

41．A．friends	B．classmates	C．parents
42．A．different	B．great	C．exciting
43．A．went to the movie	B．turned on the TV	C．listened to the radio
44．A．Or	B．And	C．But
45．A．even	B．just	C．often
46．A．count	B．save	C．push
47．A．food	B．money	C．home
48．A．we	B．you	C．they
49．A．send	B．pay	C．lend
50．A．am interested in	B．am proud of	C．am sorry for．

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

L Ming is a middle school student．He lives （41） 　　a small village far from the school．

Li Ming has to （42） 　　up early in the morning，After a quick （43） 　　，he runs to get to school on time．His father want to （44） 　　a bike for him．Li Ming knows that his mother is always （45） 　　and needs much money to buy medicine． （46） 　　 he doesn't agree with his father to buy a bike．He keeps running to

（47） 　　everyday． Now he is very strong． He is never late for school and his teachers often praise（表扬） （48） 　　．

Last week there was a sports meeting in his school．Li Ming ran （49） 　　than any other boy and won the boys' 1，（500meters． （50） 　　whole school cheered for him． He was very happy．

41．A．past	B．on	C．in
42．A．get	B．stand	C．look
43．A．breakfast	B．meeting	C．sleep
44．A．put	B．buy	C．take
45．A．free	B．lazy	C．ill
46．A．Or	B．But	C．SO
47．A．game	B．school	C．party
48．A．him	B．her	C．it
49．A．fast	B．faster	C．fastest
50．A．The	B．A	C．An

A woodcutter was walking through the forest when a small tree called to him.It said， "Hello friend.Can you cut down those bigger trees？They are blocking（遮挡） the sun.It is so （1） 　 　here that I have no room to spread my roots（根）.Besides，I can't （2） 　 　the wind."

The little tree held out its tiny leaves.It looked so sad. "If those trees were gone，I would be able to（3） 　 　.A year from now，I'd be the biggest tree here，" It continued. "But for now，I'm just a small tree."

The man thought for a while and agreed.He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down.Soon，he cleared lots of （4） 　 　around the small tree.Now it would be able to grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area.

But something else happened instead.The sun's （5） 　 　came first，burning the small tree，which wasn't used to（适应） so much sunlight.Heavy wind and rain came﹣ without the bigger trees there，the small tree was hit by the storm.Soon，the tree was nearly（6） 　 　.

A snake saw what had happened and said，"You've been quite （7） 　 　 .You brought this on yourself.If you had left the bigger trees alone，the sun and storm wouldn't have hurt you so badly.They （8） 　 　 you.If you had just waited longer，you would have grown to be just as big as them.You would be strong.But now，you're nearly gone."

（1）A.cold	B.wide	C.noisy	D.crowded
（2）A.follow	B.control	C.feel	D.stop
（3）A.grow	B.live	C.win	D.rest
（4）A.grass	B.wastes	C.space	D.leaves
（5）A.care	B.heat	C.fire	D.wish
（6）A.lonely	B.dead	C.strong	D.tired
（7）A.rude	B.special	C.lucky	D.stupid
（8）A.served	B.needed	C.protected	D.changed

I looked at the words on the page.I knew how to say them，but my（1）　 　 wouldn't work.It was my first class in this new school，so nobody here knew me.My teacher just asked me to read some text out loud.The whole class was waiting for me（2）　 　 I could even hear my heartbeats.

    I just sat there.Seconds passed.Some students started to（3）　 　 "What's wrong with her？" one boy said. "Maybe she can't read at all!" said another student.

    "Just open your mouth and speak!" I told myself.I tried to get the words out.But the first was always the（4）　 　.The teacher was waiting.More of my classmates were making fun of me.I wanted to hide under my desk.I soon felt tears （眼泪） running down..

    I often faced situations like this during my grade school.（5）　 　 ？I had a stuttering（结巴） problem.Because of this，I often felt embarrassed（尴尬的）at school.

    Thankfully，I met a great teacher，Mrs.Brown.She never（6）　 　 me when I was trying to talk.She helped me to relax when I was speaking，and would always wait ﹣ （7）　 　 for me to finish my sentences.

    Mrs.Brown offered me the most encouragement.She always let me know that my stuttering problem didn't mean I wasn't smart.She said， "Your brain is moving too fast，and your mouth just can't keep up!" Those simple words made me feel（8）　 　 and encouraged.

    Great changes happened to me.When I entered high school，I almost （9）　 　 stuttering.In college，I had no trouble at all.As a child，I never imagined that I would become a（10）　 　 just like Mrs.Brown，passing love and care on to my students.

（1）A.eyes	B.hands	C.mouth
（2）A.noisily	B.silently	C.proudly
（3）A.suggest	B.encourage	C.laugh
（4）A.hardest	B.easiest	C.funniest
（5）A.What	B.Why	C.Where
（6）A.praised	B.rushed	C.comforted
（7）A.sadly	B.angrily	C.patiently
（8）A.loved	B.hated	C.refused
（9）A.started	B.stopped	C.doubled
（10）A.student	B.manager	C.teacher

Last summer vacation，I decided to visit Wolong in Sichuan Province.Before I started，my mom reminded me to take care of myself again and again.Because it was my first time to travel alone，I felt really （1）　 　 at first.

Wolong is a large nature reserve （自然保护区），which includes several panda bases for breeding（繁殖）and research.I stayed at a small hotel next to Wolong Panda Center

（2）　 　 I arrived.I was going to visit the center the next morning.

    Everything went （3）　　 at first the next day.I saw many （4）　　 playing in the trees.They looked so cute.I was not nervous anymore.I also tried to feed them with some bamboo.They were happy and even wanted to （5）　　 me.Later，I left the center happily.

    But while I was going back to the hotel，I lost my （6）　　.I was so worried that I nearly cried.At that moment，a（7）　 　 came up to me and asked if I needed any （8）　　.Then he showed me the way and I arrived at the hotel （9）　 　 in the end.

    The trip to Wolong not only allowed me to learn about pandas in a more satisfying way，but also to meet friendly people.This （10）　　 gives me the courage to travel alone again in the future.

（1）A.happy	B.nervous	C.helpless
（2）A.after	B.before	C.until
（3）A.wrong	B.unexpectedly	C.well
（4）A.monkeys	B.birds	C.pandas
（5）A.get close to	B.make fun of	C.say goodbye to
（6）A.money	B.ID card	C.way
（7）A.friend	B.local	C.teacher
（8）A.help	B.information	C.food
（9）A.hot	B.safely	C.tired
（10）A.feeling	B.story	C.experience

John was a poor but very smart kid and he always got top grades at school.He was （1）　　 so he didn't have any friends.His classmate，Kevin，was a mean kid，who bullied（欺负）almost everyone including John.He did well in most subjects，but （2）　 　 failed math.

    The two kids couldn't be more different，but an act of （3）　 　 connected them.One day，John saw a lady drop a purse on his way to school.The lady didn't （4）　 　 that.John caught up with her and handed the purse to her.

    The lady happened to be Kevin's （5）　 　.That evening，she told Kevin about the kind little boy who（6）　 　 the purse to her.She said， "His name's John.I guess he goes to your school. "What？" Kevin said （7）　 　， "Did you mean poor John，my classmate？"

    To thank John，Kevin and his mom decided to invite him over for some （8）　 　.The next day，when John saw big Kevin running towards him，he got really scared.He thought Kevin was going to （9）　 　 him.Unexpectedly，Kevin gave him a big hug， "Thank you （10）　 　 returning my mom's purse yesterday!"

    "You mean that nice lady？" John asked

    "Yes.She （11）　 　 invite you over for some home﹣baked cookies. ""Well，I have to get my mother's permission（允许）first. "

    After school，they walked together to John's home.John's mom was more than happy to see his son with a friend for a （12）　 　.She agreed at once after asking Kevin if his parents were OK with that.

    The two kids （13）　 　 the freshly baked cookies Kevin's mom served.Then，they did the homework together.Kevin was amazed （14）    　 John explained the usually very difficult math homework and made it look so easy.

    With John's help，Kevin passed math tests （15）　 　，and he seldom bullied anyone.They became best friends as well.

（1）A.friendly	B.brave	C.shy
（2）A.always	B.sometimes	C.never
（3）A.bravery	B.kindness	C.friendship
（4）A.notice	B.see	C.care
（5）A.aunt	B.mother	C.grandma
（6）A.left	B.showed	C.returned
（7）A.angrily	B.worriedly	C.surprisedly
（8）A.snacks	B.meals	C.fruits
（9）A.thank	B.beat	C.wake
（10）A.for	B.to	C.of
（11）A.asks to	B.comes to	C.wants to
（12）A.prize	B.challenge	C.change
（13）A.sent	B.enjoyed	C.got
（14）A.how	B.why	C.when
（15）A.hopefully	B.successfully	C.luckily

It all started on 16﹣year﹣old Rick' s first day at high school.Like many proud（1）　 　，Carol and Dale，Rick's mum and dad，saw him off to school with big wave（挥手） from the doorstep.That evening Rick complained about how（2）　 　they were.This gave Dale who has an artificial limb（假肢） a great（3）　 　.

    The next morning as Rick stepped onto the bus outside his house，he could hear all of his school friends（4）　 　something.He turned around and to his great surprise，there was his dad，（5）　 　as an American football player，complete with ball and helmet（头盔）.But that was just a（6）　 　 .For the next 180 school days，rain or shine.Dale appeared there in a（7）　 　costume.One day he was king waving his sword（剑），the next a cook in his cooking hat，the following Wonder Woman.Dale even made other members of the（8）　 　 take part，using Rick' s younger brother to play Batman alongside his Robin.

    （9）　 　 ，Dale only spent ＄50 on all of his costumes.He got lots of costumes from the family fancy﹣dress collection and then there were several friends happy to（10）　 　.

    Some of Rick's friends didn't find it（11）　 　but most of them looked forward to seeing what Dale would be wearing.And Dale also（12）　 　international fans for his dressing up too，as each day Carol took photo of her husband in fancy dress and（13）　 　it on their blog（客） which became a hit on the Internet.Even Rick was finally able to see the funny side and realized his dad was very（14）　 　after all.

    But all good things must come to an end and on the last day of school，Dale showed up as a soldier and stood next to a sign（15）　 　 "It's been fun waving at the bus.Have a great summer.He has no plans to wave Rick of to school next year.Instead，he' going to do something else.

（1）A.friends	B.neighbors	C.teachers	D.parents
（2）A.frightening	B.embarrassing	C.disappointing	D.tiring
（3）A.idea	B.lesson	C.gift	D.dream
（4）A.arguing about	B.asking for	C.laughing at	D.showing off
（5）A.behaving	B.working	C.dressed	D.known
（6）A.start	B.sign	C.try	D.joke
（7）A.popular	B.traditional	C.modern	D.different
（8）A.school	B.family	C.company	D.community
（9）A.Specially	B.Luckily	C.Amazingly	D.Gradually
（10）A.come	B.help	C.watch	D.save
（11）A.interesting	B.beautiful	C.surprising	D.wonderful
（12）A.paid	B.thanked	C.found	D.satisfied
（13）A.posted	B.stuck	C.typed	D.threw
（14）A.kind	B.brave	C.silly	D.cool
（15）A.suggesting	B.saying	C.writing	D.warning

                       

Run for Class President

   Two months ago， when our class election（选举） started， I decided to run for class president． I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people， so I felt it easy to win． But I was （1） 　　that people would feel bad for me if I lost．

   I was busy preparing in the following week．My plan wasn't to make promises to do things I couldn't （2） 　　but to show my class why I wanted to be president．I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom.I also spent three hours writing my speech，saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem.Since I was（3） 　　prepared， I felt that my chances of winning were strong．

   However， when I gave my speech on Election Day， the response （反应） wasn't what I had （4） 　　． Few people actually listened． When it was my opponent's （对手的）turn， everyone was screaming his name． His speech was short， but all to the point． By then， I realized I should have made mine shorter and clearer．

   It was obvious who would （5） 　　． For the rest of the day， I felt like it was over． I wanted to just go home and cry， but I made it through．

   My（6） 　　was right： I didn't win．

   The next day， people were still talking about the election． I just pretended （假装） not to hear． But later， things got better． People（7） 　　about the election and talked to me just as they did before．

   I don't regret putting time and energy into the election because I've learned that things aren't always going the way I expect． And moments of failure like this build （8） 　　﹣since then I've learned to face disappointment and grown stronger．

（1）A． bored	B． afraid	C． excited	D． hopeful
（2）A． compare	B． remember	C． manage	D． repeat
（3）A． fully	B． quickly	C． freshly	D． physically
（4）A． feared	B． faced	C． mentioned	D． pictured
（5）A． insist	B． return	C． wait	D． win
（6）A． suggestion	B． prediction	C． direction	D． introduction
（7）A． forgot	B． wrote	C． cared	D． discussed
（8）A． trust	B． pride	C． character	D． support

When I was ten，my mother worked all day，so I had to take care of my younger brother．At that time，my little brother was about four years old and he （16） 　　mum all the time．

One day，after I had given him his dinner，he started crying for mum．He was so young and really needed mum．So I dressed him，put on his （17） 　　，carried him on my back and walked out．Soon he fell asleep．About half an hour later，I found that lie lost a shoe while he was （18） 　　．I took him off my back and put him （19） 　　．I knew we needed to find that shoe，for our mother couldn't afford new shoes．I had to （20） 　　to find it，so I told my brother to wait right there．A man heard it and stopped me just （21） 　　I walked off．He asked me，"You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe？What will you do if he is not here when you return？"I didn't know（22） 　　to answer that question．He continued，"It's OK if you cant find the shoe，but it is not OK to lose your （23） 　 ．"Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi．

During my whole life I have received the （24） 　　from many strangers．I feel sorry that I can't find them and say"（25） 　　"．I do not even remember what their faces looked like，but they taught me a lesson﹣people are more important than things．

16．A．loved	B．missed	C．called
17．A．clothes	B．coat	C．shoes
18．A．sleeping	B．running	C．walking
19．A．down	B．up	C．on
20．A．get up	B．go out	C．go back
21．A．after	B．before	C．until
22．A．how	B．what	C．when
23．A．dad	B．mum	C．brother
24 A．happiness	B kindness	C sadness
25 A．Thank you	B Never mind	C You're welcome．

阅读短文，并从各题所给的选项中，选择最佳选项．

Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman．There was a big box in the businessman's living room．The businessman pointed at the box and said，"There's only one thing you mustn't do．Don't open the box．"After saying this，he（41） 　　the living room．

The woman said to her husband，"There（42） 　　something expensive in the box．Let's（43） 　　it，shall we？"Her husband said no to her．

The woman didn't give up her（44） 　　．One day，she decided to find out what was（45） 　　it．Her husband didn't stop her．She opened the box and looked（46） 　　．She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it，（47） 　　she failed．

That evening the businessman came home and found the box was（48） 　　．He was very angry and asked the woman and her（49） 　　to leave his home at once．

"But there was（50） 　　in the box．"the woman said．"We haven't taken anything at all．"The businessman shouted at them，"The box is not important．I cannot believe in you．That's important!"

41．A．entered	B．left	C．found	D．arrived
42．A．must be	B．has	C．lived	D．have
43．A．buy	B．close	C．clean	D．open
44．A．home	B．idea	C．boss	D．children
45．A．near	B．under	C．in	D．on
46．A．beside	B．outside	C．up	D．inside
47．A．so	B．and	C．but	D．or
48．A．lost	B．open	C．empty	D．closed
49．A．husband	B．son	C．daughter	D．businessman
50．A．nothing	B．something	C．anything	D．everything．