初中英语记叙文试题

I was going to buy some fruits and medicine for my headache.After I parked my car，I went into the market.It wasn't as （1） 　 　as I had expected.Only a few people were shopping in it.

In the market，I saw a little girl （2） 　 　in a shopping car（车）.She looked to be 9 months old with blond curly hair and blue eyes.

She was such a lovely girl that I couldn't（3） 　 　my eyes away.Then I did what I always do with children：I gave her my best smile.I may have looked a bit（4） 　 　，but it came from my heart.

I've learned that everyone（5） 　 　a smile sometimes，even strangers at the market in a rush to get home.

She took her time deciding just（6） 　 　to deal with my smile.But finally，she smiled.

I laughed and waved（挥手） goodbye.And she blew me a kiss.

That put a smile on my face and then I got a smile in（7） 　 　from every shopper I passed.

I was still smiling when I got home and（8） 　 　I'd forgotten to get medicine.Luckily，I didn't need it.My headache was gone.

Want to change the world？Try smiling.In that simple（9） 　 　of everyone's smiles，this tiring world would become a better place.

（10） 　 　 you're lucky，you'll be blown a kiss and it maybe make your headache go away.

（1）A.scared	B.crowded	C.quiet	D.empty
（2）A.sitting	B.reading	C.sleeping	D.selling
（3）A.throw	B.send	C.move	D.give
（4）A.thirsty	B.angry	C.hungry	D.crazy
（5）A.needs	B.hates	C.makes	D.gives
（6）A.why	B.how	C.where	D.when
（7）A.fact	B.total	C.return	D.public
（8）A.decided	B.realized	C.developed	D.received
（9）A.excitement	B.condition	C.exchange	D.opinion
（10）A.So	B.As	C.But	D.If

Tina Lin was not like many of her classmates．She didn't listen to popular music．She didn't watch many movies，and she wasn't interested in nice clothes．

When she got （41） 　　with her friends at a party，Tina found her friends preferred rock and pop music．When Tina （42） 　　if they would like to try classical music，they all looked at her strangely．

"（43） 　　music is for old people，"one of her friends said．

Tina was （44） 　　that something was wrong with her．She decided to （45） 　　her father．As she entered his study，he could feel something was wrong．

"Dad，am I strange？"she asked her （46） 　　．

"Of course not，"he answered，"Why do you ask that？"

"Because I don't （47） 　　the same things as my classmates．They want to listen to pop music．I like classical music．"

"I think I understand．Never mind，Tina．（48） 　　all right to be your own person．You don't have to copy what other people do．Everybody （49） 　 different tastes （品味）．Some of them are popular，but others aren't．"

After Tina spoke with her father，she felt （50） 　　about herself．She realized that being different made her special．It was an important lesson for her to learn．

41．A．up	B．angry	C．together	D．happy
42．A．said	B．found	C．noticed	D．asked
43．A．Pop	B．Rock	C．Classical	D．Country
44．A．proud	B．worried	C．glad	D．happy
45．A．talk to	B．look for	C．write to	D．quarrel with
46．A．friend	B．father	C．classmate	D．teacher
47．A．have	B．know	C．hate	D．like
48．A．It's	B．That's	C．You're	D．Its
49．A．have	B．has	C．had	D．is
50．A．worried	B．angry	C．better	D．worse．

My mother often asked me "What is the most important part of the body？" Through the years I would guess what I thought was the correct answer.

    When I was younger，I thought（1）　 　was very important to us as humans，so I said， "My ears，Mommy." She said， "No.Many people are deaf.But try to（2） 　your head and I will ask you again soon."

    Then last year，my grandpa died.Everybody was（3）　 　.Everybody was crying.My mum looked at me   （4）　 　it was our turn to say our final goodbye to Grandpa.She asked me， "Do you know the most important body part yet，my dear？"

    I was surprised when she asked me this now.I always thought this was a game（5）　 her and me.She saw the conclusion（结论） on my face and told me， "This question is very important.It shows that you have（6）　 　enjoyed your life." I saw that her eyes were filled with（7）　 　.She said， "My dear，the most important body part is your shoulder."

    I asked， "Is it because it（8）　 　my head？"

    She replied， "No，it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they cry.（9）　 　needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life，my dear.I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you（10）　 　it."

（1）A.sound	B.smell	C.taste	D.touch
（2）A.shake	B.nod	C.move	D.use
（3）A.happy	B.sad	C.surprised	D.interested
（4）A.if	B.why	C.when	D.what
（5）A.with	B.from	C.between	D.among
（6）A.quickly	B.usually	C.hardly	D.really
（7）A.tears	B.energy	C.pleasure	D.happiness
（8）A.picks up	B.takes up	C.holds up	D.pulls up
（9）A.Nobody	B.Everybody	C.Somebody	D.Everything
（10）A.accept	B.need	C.refuse	D.avoid

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

Along the way，everyone will have a lot of things to remember.One thing happened long time ago，but it has remained in my（1） 　 　.

It happened when I was in Grade Four.My biology（2） 　 　，Mr.White，came to the classroom five minutes before the class began.He looked excited and said to us，"Boys and Girls，today I have a（3） 　 　but interesting task for you to complete.Do you want to know what it is？Are you interested？"Everyone（4） 　 　great interest.We couldn't wait to know what we would do next.

Later，Mr.White led us to go（5） 　 　the biology laboratory. "During the following days，one of your tasks is going to（6） 　 　what will happen to these caterpillars（毛毛虫） and what you have learned from the project.You should watch the caterpillars carefully every day. " Mr.Write said and wrote some（7） 　 　on the blackboard.

My class started doing a special（8） 　 　in which we raised butterflies from caterpillars，（9） 　 　

all of us watched the insects in our laboratory.Within a week they began to come out（10） 　 　.We all paid more attention to（11） 　 　them by heart.Finally，the wings began to get（12） 　 　and wet.Then the butterflies shook their wings carefully to dry by（13） 　 　.

About three days later，the insects began to fly.One little boy，who had been watching carefully each day，saw this and announced in a（n）（14） 　 　voice，"They are flying!"

"Of course they're（15） 　 　 ! "a little girl in a class replied."They're called butterflies.If they didn't fly，they'd just be butter!"

（1）A．school	B．journey	C．mind
（2）A．speaker	B．cleaner	C．teacher
（3）A．serious	B．special	C．strict
（4）A．showed	B．formed	C．shared
（5）A．into	B．from	C．during
（6）A．work out	B．find out	C．put out
（7）A．invitations	B．inventions	C．instructions
（8）A．action	B．project	C．method
（9）A．and	B．but	C．so
（10）A．quickly	B．easily	C．slowly
（11）A．watching	B．hearing	C．touching
（12）A．perfect	B．ready	C．dirty
（13）A．ourselves	B．yourselves	C．themselves
（14）A．excited	B．angry	C．strange
（15）A．running	B．flying	C．sleeping

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．

Something that I learnt from both my parents was the importance of having respect（尊重）for other people.I remember one day when we were travelling on a bus and

（1）　 　sat down while other people were standing.My mother shouted at me， "

（2）　 　immediately!You have young legs and you don't need to sit down. "At the time I felt embarrassed about being told of（3）　 　，but now I understand.I think children nowadays have（4）　 　that respect and it really makes me angry if I see children sitting down while（5）　 　people are standing.

    One area in which we had a lot of rules was table（6）　 　.For example，we weren't allowed to start our meal（7）　 　the oldest person had started.We had to say "thank you" when our food was（8）　 　，and eat everything on our plates before we could（9）　 　the table.We couldn't make any noise when eating.Worse than that，we were only（10）　 　to have sweets at the weekend，as a special（11）　 　if we had been good.

    Although my upbringing（养育）was perhaps a bit（12）　 　compared with modern children，I'm very thankful to my parents for giving me a clear（13）　 　in life.Even though I was sometimes（14）　 　，I think it has made me a better person.In my view，children need clear rules，but more than that they need to learn how to get on with（15）　 　people and realize they are not the center of the world.

（1）A.they	B.you	C.I	D.she
（2）A.Get up	B.Sit up	C.Give up	D.Look up
（3）A.in order	B.in public	C.in surprise	D.in person
（4）A.won	B.shown	C.wasted	D.lost
（5）A.older	B.richer	C.taller	D.heavier
（6）A.designs	B.manners	C.materials	D.sizes
（7）A.if	B.because	C.until	D.though
（8）A.cooked	B.eaten	C.prepared	D.served
（9）A.move	B.book	C.leave	D.lay
（10）A.allowed	B.forced	C.warned	D.advised
（11）A.lesson	B.treat	C.choice	D.need
（12）A.simple	B.interesting	C.normal	D.strict
（13）A.direction	B.answer	C.introduction	D.plan
（14）A.protected	B.encouraged	C.fooled	D.punished
（15）A.some	B.other	C.few	D.several

A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding（寄宿） school．Before going to the boarding school，this boy was the（1） 　　student in his class．He was the top in every competition．But the boy changed after leaving home and attending the boarding school．His grades（成绩） started dropping．He hated being in a group．He was（2） 　　all the time．His parents started （3） 　　the boy．So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him．They sat by the lake near the school．The father started to ask him some（4） 　　about his classes，teachers and sports．After some time his dad said，"Dear，do you know（5） 　　I'm here today？"

The boy answered back，"To check my（6） 　　？"

"No，no．"his dad（7） 　　，"I'm here to tell you that you are the most important person for me．I want to see you happy．I don't care about grades．I care about you．I care about your happiness．YOU ARE MY LIFE"

These words caused the boy's eyes to fill（8） 　　tears．He hugged his dad．They didn't say（9） 　   to each other for a long time．The boy knew there was someone on this Earth who cared for him （10） 　　．Today this young man is in college and is at the top of his class．No one has ever seen him sad!

1．A．fastest	B．worst	C．best	D．healthiest
2．A．excited	B．lonely	C．active	D．honest
3．A．calling on	B．looking for	C．finding out	D．worrying about
4．A．agreements	B．reasons	C．questions	D．lessons
5．A．when	B．where	C．how	D．why
6．A．grades	B．groups	C．sports	D．health
7．A．read	B．replied	C．wrote	D．thought
8．A．with	B．up	C．in	D．out
9．A．nothing	B．something	C．anything	D．everything
10．A．hardly	B．quickly	C．heavily	D．deeply．

A company in the United States once decided that it would offer lots of money to anyone who could find a white marigold（金盏花）.Most marigolds are either golden or brown.It is very hard to find a（1） 　 　one.

Twenty years later，the company received a（2） 　 　from an old woman.She sent 100 white marigold seeds（种子）along with the letter.

The woman was a fan of（3） 　 　.When she first heard the company's notice 20 years ago，she got very（4） 　 　.She thought she could grow her own white marigolds.But her children didn't believe her.She knew（5） 　 　about seed genetics（遗传学）after all.Her dream of growing white marigolds might be just a dream.

Still，she（6） 　 　to make it happen.She planted some common marigold seeds and（7） 　 　them.A year later，when the plants produced flowers，she chose one of the faintest（颜色淡）and took its seeds.She planted these seeds and waited another year for them to open.Year after year，her（8） 　 　changed.Her husband died，her children moved away，and many things happened.（9） 　 　，her dream to grow white marigolds stayed strong in her heart.

Finally，after 20 years，she went out to her（10） 　 　and found a marigold that was not just white一it was as white as the purest snow!

（1）A.white	B.golden	C.brown
（2）A.phone	B.letter	C.ticket
（3）A.flowers	B.trees	C.grasses
（4）A.surprised	B.worried	C.excited
（5）A.something	B.nothing	C.everything
（6）A.worked	B.helped	C.asked
（7）A.made friends with	B.kept away from	C.took care of
（8）A.taste	B.life	C.habit
（9）A.So	B.Also	C.However
（10）A.garden	B.office	C.company

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