初中英语记叙文试题

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

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

Not long ago，my daughter's leather shoes were cut by a knife.She burst into tears.I took the shoes to a shoemaker to get them repaired.

    The young shoemaker took a look at the opening and said， "There is （1）　　 I can do but change the leather."

    His master looked at them and said to me， "If you （2）　C　 me，I will add more cuts in the form of special style and reuse."

    I didn't quite know why，but I decided to （3）    　 the shoes.

    Two days later，I went there to get the shoes.At the first sight I found there were indeed five or six （4）　　 on each shoe，but all the openings were covered by soft red leather sewed （缝） with thick thread （线）.The shoes looked more special and interesting than ever.I couldn't help （5）　　 the master for his work.

    Another time，my sister's white （6）　　 had a large opening on the back.My wife took it over and checked （7）　　，and then said， "Let me take it home and repair it."

    Three days went past，and I was （8）　　to see it again：all the openings were sewed up by thin and（9）　　 thread and they looked like the ice crystal （晶体） on winter's branches （树枝） in the north.She （10）　　made a lovely snowman and a wooden house on the blouse.I said with praise，"I's just as beautiful as a piece of （11）　　 ."

    "I learned from the master.Patches （补丁） can be designed to look （12）　　." replied my wife.

    Her words taught me even more：perfection is （13）　　 to achieve in everything；patches are unavoidable （不可避免的），so is human's life，which will appear in the form of wound，disability or disease. （14）　　you can't change that，all you can do and have to do is to cover the wound by patches and try your best to make a most beautiful flower on the wound，and that is （15）　　 life teaches us.Once you understand it，you can enjoy your life better.

（1）A.something	B.nothing	C.anything	D.everything
（2）A.know	B.see	C.trust	D.like
（3）A.leave	B.buy	C.drop	D.take
（4）A.marks	B.colours	C.flowers	D.cuts
（5）A.praising	B.paying	C.inviting	D.asking
（6）A.skirt	B.dress	C.blouse	D.shirt
（7）A.carefully	B.excitedly	C.sadly	D.happily
（8）A.lucky	B.sad	C.worried	D.surprised
（9）A.black	B.white	C.red	D.yellow
（10）A.really	B.once	C.even	D.just
（11）A.art	B.ice	C.wood	D.leather
（12）A.poor	B.perfect	C.old	D.ugly
（13）A.unhelpful	B.necessary	C.important	D.impossible
（14）A.But	B.Since	C.Unless	D.So
（15）A.how	B.why	C.what	D.where

A group of boys from a primary school soccer team in Anshun，Guizhou Province，are doing daily training on the playground.

    The team was made（1）　 　 their P.E.teacher Mr.Zeng.And their headmaster Mr.Xiong also（2）　　a lot.Although the members practice 2 hours every day，playing soccer does not （3）　　their studies or farm work.

    Most of these boys' parents work in big cities far from the village.In the past，they were afraid of showing themselves in public，（4）　　 now through soccer，they have become outgoing，active and brave.And their skills in soccer have improved rapidly by working hard.In a short time，they have（5）　　 the other teams from nearby schools in the city.

    To open（6）　　minds，Mr.Xiong encouraged them to join in a "Who's the King "national soccer game.They did not play well in the（7）　 　.However，with the physical advantages they（8）　　the game.Unluckily，they were short of （9）　　 in such competitions，so they finally lost 1﹣0.

    （10）　 　，after Mr.Zeng moved to another school，MissYu took his place.The young teacher who was born in 1985（11）　 　to teach there.She is their soccer coach and also teaches them English，math and other（12）　　.To her surprise，these village boys are not like（13）　　she thought.She says that every time the team travels to another city to take part in a soccer game，the kids are just very（14）　　 in themselves.

    Soccer gives these kids a（15）　　 to see the wonderful things of the outside world.And it makes them strongly believe that they would go beyond（在另一边） the mountains one day.

（1）A.in	B by	C from	D.of
（2）A.celebrated	B.changed	C.supported	D.achieved
（3）A influence	B.shake	C afford	D.cover
（4）A.or	B.so	C.for	D.but
（5）A.directed	B.compared	C.beaten	D.interviewed
（6）A.her	B.our	C.his	D.their
（7）A.end	B.beginning	C.middle	D.process
（8）A.controlled	B.passed	C.finished	D.recorded
（9）A.experience	B.development	C.progress	D.information
（10）A Now	B.Later	C.Before	D.Firstly
（11）A invited	B.volunteered	C.remembered	D.dared
（12）A.challenges	B.choices	C.purposes	D.subjects
（13）A.how	B.when	C.what	D.where
（14）A.confident	B.talented	C.interested	D.rich
（15）A.rule	B.role	C.chance	D.result

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

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    One Friday night，a poor art student Joseph was playing the violin at New York subway station.In front of him was a （1）　 　 with a few dollars.He needed some more money for his tuition （学费）.

    Joseph was playing his last piece of music when a middle﹣aged man who looked excited（2）　　 and put a 50﹣dollar banknote （钞票） into the hat.Joseph nodded to the man （3）　　.

    The next （4）　　，Joseph came to the same place as usual. （5）　　from the night before，he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.The paper said， "Last night，a gentleman put something unexpected into my hat （6）　　.Please come to get it."

    Interested，many passers﹣by stopped，wondering what the unexpected thing could be.Just then，a man （7）　　through the crowd to Joseph and shouted excitedly， "Thank God you're here.I knew you are a（n） （8）　 　 man."

    "Did you lose something，sir？" asked Joseph.

    The man nodded， "Yes，a lottery ticket."

    Joseph took out a ticket， "Is this one （9）　　？"

    The gentleman （10）　　 the ticket and then hugged Joseph tightly，saying "Thank you，thank you，young man."

    It turned out that the middle﹣aged man （11）　　the ticket the other day and was excited to find that he was the lucky （12）　 　 of ＄100，000.Overjoyed，he took out a （13）　　 banknote and put it in Joseph's hat on his way home. （14）　　，the lottery ticket was also thrown in.When Joseph found it was a winning lottery ticket，he decided to return it to the owner.To thank Joseph，the owner （15）　 　 him ＄500 as a gift.

    Joseph's honesty paid off.

（1）A.basket	B.hat	C.box	D.bag
（2）A.stopped	B.left	C.called	D.refused
（3）A.sadly	B.busily	C.thankfully	D.disappointedly
（4）A.morning	B.afternoon	C.midnight	D.night
（5）A.Different	B.Separate	C.Far	D.Tired
（6）A.by mistake	B.on purpose	C.in public	D.with difficulty
（7）A.climbed	B.pulled	C.rushed	D.circled
（8）A.poor	B.honest	C.wise	D.clever
（9）A.his	B.ours	C.hers	D.yours
（10）A.pushed	B.dropped	C.checked	D.showed
（11）A.found	B.received	C.printed	D.bought
（12）A.loser	B.winner	C.supporter	D.finder
（13）A.10﹣dollar	B.20﹣dollar	C.50﹣dollar	D.100﹣dollar
（14）A.However	B.So	C.Besides	D.Again
（15）A.borrowed	B.offered	C.required	D.lent

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

It started 30 years ago with a squirrel.A few months after I had moved into a downtown（1）　 　，my next﹣door neighbor，Nicole Figaro，knocked，asking for help with a squirrel that had gotten into her flat.

    I frightened the unexpected （2）　　 away and made a new friend.Soon Nicole was inviting me over for dinner or （3）　　 home﹣made food at my door.When I went to my beach house，Nicole helped （4）　　 my mail and water my plants.And when she traveled as a flight attendant，I did the same for her.Wherever she went，she'd （5）　　 to bring me wonderful gifts，but her smile has been the greatest of all.

    In 1997，I had a lovely child and it was Nicole who took care of me and him.Years later，I returned the favour.I helped out when her husband was sick， （6）　 　 her and giving her support.More and more，we drew inspiration from each other.

    （7）　　 ，the pandemic hit.My husband was out of work and my son couldn't be back to Britain because of the virus.I was （8）　　 about them.Nicole helped my family to prepare for the pandemic and shared necessities with me.Without her，I couldn't go through（9）　　times.

    A（10）　 　 might separate our flats and masks can separate the viruses，but nothing is able to separate our hearts.

（1）A.house	B.flat	C.street	D.area
（2）A.customer	B.host	C.guest	D.enemy
（3）A.selling	B.making	C.posting	D.leaving
（4）A.look for	B.copy down	C.pick up	D.hold out
（5）A.forget	B.keep	C.think	D.remember
（6）A.helping out	B.staying with	C.smiling at	D.depending on
（7）A.Especially	B.Actually	C.Generally	D.Unluckily
（8）A.worried	B.mad	C.nervous	D.serious
（9）A.exciting	B.simple	C.difficult	D.good
（10）A.room	B.wall	C.yard	D.garden

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

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

"What worries you，Tom？" asked Mrs Bell.He had a（1）　　in his hand and tears（泪水） in his eyes.

    "Our teacher asked us to recite（背诵） the poem"Little Jim'.The student who can recite it（2）　　will get a prize.But I don't think I can do it well." said Tom.

    "Why not？" asked Mrs Bell.

    "The boys say that I can't，" said Tom in a（3）　　voice.

    "Don't mind what they（4）　　.Let them see that you can do it，" said Mrs Bell.

    "But I don't think I can，" said Tom. "The poem is so long and difficult.I may not try（5）　　the prize，but I want to try my best to recite it，because the boys laugh at me.They call me ‘Slow Tom'."

    "Well，dear，" said Mrs Bell， "Look at that snail on the wall.How slow it is!Watch it.You will see it will get to the top at last.So just try a few lines each day，and you may（6）　　the prize in the end."

    Tom thought that though he could not catch up with they boys，he might run a race with the（7）　　.So he decided to try it.

    At last，the day came.The teacher called up the boys to recite the poem.After five or six boys had recited it，it was Tom's（8）　　.Most of the boys laughed at him because they thought he could（9）　　.But to their surprise，Tom did not（10）　　miss a word.His heart was full of joy when the teacher said， "Well done，Tom!" After the rest of the class had tried，the teacher said Tom had done best and he gave Tom the（11）　　.

    "And now tell us（12）　　you could recite the poem so well，" said the teacher.

    "A snail on the wall taught me how to do it，" said Tom.

    There was a loud（13）　　when Tom said this.But the teacher said， "Don't laugh!We can learn a lot from things such as snails.How did the snail teach you，Tom？"

    "I saw it crawl up the wall bit by bit.It did not stop，but went on and on.And I thought I could do the same.So I recited it bit by bit，and did not（14）　　."said Tom.

    "Well done，Tom!" said the teacher. "Now boys，let us give a good cheer for Tom and the snail on the wall." The classroom rang with a great（15）　 　.Everyone was glad that "Slow Tom" won the prize at last.

（1）A.book	B.box	C.bag	D.bottle
（2）A.worst	B.best	C.most	D.fastest
（3）A.happy	B.low	C.sad	D.loud
（4）A.make	B.say	C.show	D.see
（5）A.on	B.at	C.out	D.for
（6）A.lose	B.get	C.forget	D.meet
（7）A.monkey	B.mouse	C.snail	D.snake
（8）A.answer	B.turn	C.side	D.place
（9）A.succeed	B.spread	C.fall	D.fail
（10）A.even	B.ever	C.never	D.still
（11）A.praise	B.prize	C.problem	D.price
（12）A.how	B.when	C.where	D.whether
（13）A.cry	B.shout	C.laugh	D.music
（14）A.give up	B.pick up	C.stand up	D.get up
（15）A.sound	B.whisper	C.voice	D.cheer

When she was very young Severn Cullis﹣Suzuki learned that the United Nations Assembly（大会）was going to meet in Brazil，Severn（1）　　that she wanted not only to go there but also to say something.She started to raise money for the（2)　 　 and when she was 12，she had enough for the 11，000﹣kilometre journey.

    Severn was sure that she had（3）　 　to say，and when she made her five﹣minute speech（4）　　 the UN Assembly，she tried very hard to make a difference.She talked about（5）　　problems like pollution and the hunting of animals.She also talked about the（6）　　of children in many parts of the world，especially poor children who don't have enough to eat.She compared them with children in richer countries who have more than they need and throw things（7）　　.Severn's questions were a challenge to the world's leaders一questions about why the grown﹣ups who（8）　　the world don't take more care of it and of the people who live in it.

    Many people who heard her speech were crying at the end，and everyone（9）　　with thunderous applause（掌声）when she finished.

    Severn showed that young people can make a difference（10）　　they're brave enough to believe in themselves.Who knows？Perhaps you could be another Severn.

（1）A.refused	B.decided	C.regretted	D.doubted
（2）A.game	B.course	C.party	D.trip
（3）A.something	B anything	C.nothing	D.everything
（4）A.from	B.with	C.to	D.by
（5）A.environmental	B.physical	C.educational	D.medical
（6）A.location	B.vacation	C.situation	D.communication
（7）A.on	B.up	C.over	D.away
（8）A.run	B.hold	C.miss	D.stop
（9）A.broke up	B.grew up	C.stood up	D.gave up
（10）A.unless	B.if	C.whether	D.though