初中英语记叙文试题

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

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

Long ago there lived a wise man who worked hard.（1） 　 　，his son was lazy and did nothing at all.

The wise man was（2） 　 　about his son's future.One day，he asked his son to go to a faraway place to find some treasure.Then he （3） 　 　his son a map.

The next day the son left（4） 　 　the map.Along the way，he met lots of（5） 　 　，but he overcame them.After a long year，he （6） 　 　the place his father said.He spent a week （7） 　 　the treasure everywhere，but didn't find （8） 　 　.

He was disappointed and decided to return home.On his way （9） 　 　，he experienced the same scenery.Sometimes，he（10） 　 　to enjoy the beauty of nature.He also learned to hunt（11） 　 　make meals.He was now able to tell（12） 　 　by the position of the sun during a day.He met those（13） 　 　people who had helped him earlier.This time，he stayed and helped them.

When he got home，he said（14） 　 　to his father for finding nothing.

"There wasn't any treasure in that place，my dear son，" the father said （15） 　 　 ，"But I think you have found you own future path."

（1）A.Besides	B.Therefore	C.However	D.Then
（2）A.worried	B.bored	C.excited	D.relaxed
（3）A.sold	B.handed	C.mailed	D.stole
（4）A.on	B.in	C.about	D.with
（5）A.mistakes	B.difficulties	C.interests	D.thoughts
（6）A.bought	B.called	C.left	D.reached
（7）A.looking for	B.giving up	C.throwing away	D.putting away
（8）A.nothing	B.anything	C.something	D.everything
（9）A.there	B.here	C.before	D.back
（10）A.seemed	B.failed	C.stopped	D.refused
（11）A.and	B.as	C.but	D.so
（12）A.front	B.time	C.right	D.weight
（13）A.noisy	B.shy	C.bad	D.kind
（14）A.sorry	B.thanks	C.hello	D.goodbye
（15）A.easily	B.sadly	C.quietly	D.loudly

The summer I turned 12，I wished to grow up more quickly.

Summer camp was coming and I was so worried about my（1) 　 　that I'd gotten into a big argument with my mom.

But I'll（2） 　 　it!"I cried.I was certain that everyone would see me as nothing more than "the short girl".

You won't know anything（3） 　 　you get there， "calmed my mom.And I had to（4） 　 　.

On Monday，my teacher Maggie told us about the climbing course，and my heart sank when I saw the wall I was the（5） 　 　one to try to climb that huge wall.It might have been ten floors high，and knew that I had no（6） 　 　to succeed.But I had to，after the other campers finished.

I asked for a "short person's pass， "smiling（7） 　 　and walking around the wall.

"You know.Amy，what the mind can believe，the heart can achieve. "（8）    　Maggie. "I'd really like you to do your best to（9） 　 　the wall. "

I pretended（假装） to hurt my knee（10） 　 　I could avoid it.

"How's the knee？Does it hurt a lot？" Maggie asked.She was so kind,which made me feel（11) 　  　because I didn't like to lie.

Maggie was really patient，showing me（12） 　 　she climbed the wall.And some campers were there cheering for me.

I didn't want to（13） 　 　anymore，and I didn't want to give up again.I could see how much everyone believed in me，and I wanted to show them how much I valued their（14） 　 　,so I kept trying.

And then something（15） 　 　 happened-I made it! "What the mind can believe，the heart can achieve， " Maggie reminded me.And this time I knew it was true.

（1）A.hair	B.build	C.height	D weight
（2）A accept	B.beat	C.hate	D.manage
（3）A.if	B.after	C.when	D.until
（4）A agree	B.explain	C refuse	D complain
（5）A.first	B.last	C.only	D right
（6）A risk	B.chance	C.time	D pressure
（7）A happily	B.proudly	C.warmly	D.weakly
（8）A encouraged	B.announced	C introduced	D.repealed
（9）A.build up	B.pull down	C.get over	D.knock at
（10）A.so	B.or	C unless	D.but
（11）A angry	B.bored	C.lonely	D.bad
（12）A how	B.when	C.where	D.why
（13）A try	B.lie	C.practice	D.compete
（14）A.dream	B.decision	C.support	D.success
（15）A funny	B.creative	C popular	D amazing

" Ladies and gentlemen，the time train has arrived at the terminal （终点）! " After the train had stopped，I realized that I had come to the （1） 　2035.

Suddenly，I heard （2） 　 　calling my name.I turned around and found a robot waving to me.She told me that she would be my tour guide during the trip. "（3） 　 　me and I will show you around the city!" she said.

Lots of criss﹣crosing airlanes （纵横交错的空中车道）caught my eyes （4） 　 　I walked out of the train station.The robot explained that the new traffic system was designed by famous engineers and it had solved the traffic problems completely.

I felt a little （5） 　 　then，so we made our way to a restaurant nearby.Just as I realized that there was no menu，a waiter began to （6） 　 　my body with a special instrument.It made me so scared that I jumped out of my seat.The robot told me to calm down and explained that the machine was able to find out （7） 　 　dish suits my body most.

At the end of the tour，we went to an amusement park.Amazingly，there were no rides at all. （8） 　 　，everything was run through virtual reality （虚拟现实）.I put on a VR headset and tried the roller coaster.It was so real that I could （9） 　 　my clothes wet with sweat （汗）by nervousness.

We finally returned to the train station.Just as I got on the train，I heard a familiar（熟悉的）（10） 　 　.I opened my eyes to see my mom standing over me.

"Time to go to school now!"she said.

（1）A.hour	B.date	C.month	D.year
（2）A.everyone	B.no one	C.someone	D.anyone
（3）A.Follow	B.Lead	C.Stop	D.Teach
（4）A.as long as	B.in order that	C.as soon as	D.even though
（5）A.hungry	B.thirsty	C.relaxed	D.excited
（6）A.look after	B.take up	C.look through	D.pick up
（7）A.whose	B.which	C.where	D.when
（8）A.Besides	B.Also	C.Anyway	D.Instead
（9）A.smell	B.feel	C.seem	D.taste
（10）A.sound	B.noise	C.voice	D.ring

Two years ago，I together with my wife，my son and my little daughter took a trip to Guangzhou.When we （1）　 　our hotel，it was around 1 a.m.My little daughter looked out at the lights of Canton Tower and said she wanted to go outside.I told her it was too late to go （2）　 　，but she kept looking out of the window and said， "Just for two minutes."

    My wife and I just looked at each other ，smiled and said， "Two minutes!" We got dressed and walked to Canton Tower.When we got there，my daughter pointed at the lights and shouted（3）　 　， "Dad，look !"And then she fell asleep.So we had to go back to the （4）　 　.

It took us half an hour to get ready for the 20 seconds we（5）　 　near the tower，but it made our daughter happy and that（6）　 　a lot to us.That night I learned a（7）　 　about happiness.We sometimes have chances to（8）　 　happy moments in our lives，but we often find an excuse to do something else.

    Because of my（9）　 　，I learned that I was the biggest enemy to my own happiness.Happiness is a door that is always（10）　 　，and we are the ones who have to decide if we are going to walk through the door.

（1）A.left for	B.looked at	C.looked for	D.arrived at
（2）A.off	B.out	C.ahead	D.back
（3）A.luckily	B.sadly	C.happily	D.coldly
（4）A.hotel	B.restaurant	C.tower	D.shop
（5）A.wasted	B.gave	C.spent	D.saved
（6）A.meant	B.carried	C.finished	D.did
（7）A.topic	B.subject	C.story	D.lesson
（8）A.remember	B.make	C.lose	D.buy
（9）A.father	B.son	C.wife	D.daughter
（10）A.open	B.close	C.wide	D.big

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

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

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

Think of all the ways that you use your arms and hands.You use（1）　 　 to open doors，carry boxes，climb trees and ride bikes.

    Jessica Cox was born（2）　 　arms.But she didn't let that（3）　 　her from doing things.She（4）　 　to feed herself，paint and play the piano by using her feet.

    When she was at（5）　 　,Jessica watched the other students on the playground.She did not have hands to catch balls with，（6）　 　 she did not have arms to climb with.Jessica imagined herself as a girl of unusually （不寻常地）great ability.She would（7）　   over the playground and take her friends into the sky.

Many years later，when Jessica（8）　 　,she did fly.She learnt to fly a plane!It was

（9）　 　work，but Jessica was patient，confident and brave.She controlled the plane with her feet.She made her（10）　 　come true.

（1）A.that	B.them	C.her	D.it
（2）A.without	B.along	C.including	D.towards
（3）A.divide	B.add	C.lend	D.stop
（4）A.paid	B.refused	C.learnt	D.forgot
（5）A.school	B.bed	C.hospital	D.town
（6）A.so	B.but	C.and	D.though
（7）A.fly	B.knock	C.fall	D.push
（8）A.set up	B.grew up	C.gave up	D.warmed up
（9）A.comfortable	B.lazy	C.small	D.hard
（10）A.mark	B.advice	C.dream	D.report

Ping﹣pong，or table tennis is very popular in China.It might seem like an ordinary game to play with friends or family.（1）　 　it holds a special place in China﹣US relations，as it has helped both countries get along for the last 50 years.This has（2）　 　"ping﹣pong diplomacy （乒乓外交）".

    Judy Hoarfrost was just 15 years old when she（3）　 　 from the US to China as part of a nine﹣member table tennis team.The year was 1971 and for the previous （之前的） 20 years，relations between China and the US had been（4）　 　.

    But as the team（5）　 　around China，things started warming up.Hoarfrost even got to meet then﹣Premier Zhou Enlai. "The most memorable moment was that Zhou was shaking hands（6）　 　me and looking into my eyes，" Hoarfrost told China Daily. "You have opened a new page in Sino﹣US relationships，" Zhou told the team.

    Players from both countries believed strongly in the idea of（7）　 　 first，competition second.To this day，many of them remain friends.Hoarfrost thinks we should remember ping﹣pong diplomacy（8）　 　understand the importance of people﹣to﹣people exchanges in establishing bonds，human bonds between people.

    In the years that followed the historical visit，US president Richard Nixon （尼克松） made a landmark （里程碑）visit to China in 1972.Diplomatic relations（9）　 　 the US and China were fully established （建立） in 1979.

    Seeing tension （紧张局面） between two of the world's biggest powers in recent years，Hoarfrost said China and the US（10）　 　work together. "We have so much in common and we should improve our relations，" she added.

（1）A.And	B.So	C.But	D.Since
（2）A.been calling	B.been called	C.called	D.calling
（3）A.was absent	B.was come	C.was heard	D.was sent
（4）A.unfriendly	B.friends	C.friendly	D.sweet
（5）A.looked	B.toured	C.showed	D.turned
（6）A.in	B.by	C.to	D.with
（7）A.friendship	B.study	C.safety	D.winning
（8）A.so that	B.in order that	C.in order to	D.because of
（9）A.in	B.between	C.for	D.among
（10）A.can	B.must	C.may	D.should

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