初中英语记叙文试题

Last night I had a very strange dream． I dreamt I （1） 　　an alien（外星人） in my school! I asked him where he was from（2） 　　why he was here． He told me that he was from Mars and won a competition to（3） 　　the earth． I asked him （4） 　　old he was and he told me he was 500 years old． Then I asked him how long he was going to stay on the（5） 　　and when he was going back（6） 　　Mars． He said that the earth was to（7） 　　that he didn't want to leave． He also invited （8） 　　to visit Mars one day． （9） 　　I heard my mum calling me， "Wake up， Peter． Time for （10） 　　 !" What a strange dream!

（1）A．met	B．became	C．left
（2）A．but	B．or	C． and
（3）A．lose	B．visit	C．open
（4）A． How	B．when	C．what
（5）A．sun	B．earth	C．moon
（6）A． to	B．at	C．off
（7）A．ugly	B．old	C． beautiful
（8）A． him	B．me	C．her
（9）A． Suddenly	B．Usually	C．Really
（10）A． Business	B．rest	C．school

Many years ago，I lived in Greece，on a very beautiful island.During my first year.I（1） 　 　 to the beach for the Labour Day holiday .Greek people celebrate Labour Day on 1 ^stMay，and it is also a festival to celebrate the beginning of（2） 　 　.The sun was shining（3） 　 　and the sea was clear blue.I was sitting in a small restaurant by the sea while the cook（4） 　 　fish over a fire for lunch.It smelled delicious.There were a lot of local people（5） 　 　some tourists .The girls and women（6） 　 　flowers in their hair.Someone gave a circle of flowers to me.In the afternoon，people played traditional Greek（7） 　   to dance with it on the beach，and I also danced with them（8） 　    　the evening.（9） 　 　a wonderful day!

All the people（10） 　 　themselves.I will remember it for ever.

（1）A.go	B.went	C.have gone	D.have been
（2）A.winter	B.autumn	C.summer	D.spring
（3）A.brightly	B.bright	C.heavy	D.heavily
（4）A.would cook	B.will cook	C.is cooking	D.was cooking
（5）A as soon as	B.as well as	C.such as	D.as
（6）A.wore	B.washed	C.held	D.made
（7）A.tennis	B.football	C.music	D.games
（8）A.after	B.before	C.when	D.until
（9）A.What's	B.What	C.How	D.How's
（10）A.enjoy	B.enjoyed	C.help	D.helped

Nowadays， lots of foreigners are learning Chinese． Like many of them， I

（1）　　 knew two words of Chinese （"Ni Hao" and "Xie Xie"） when I first came to Beijing， China in 2009． As you can guess， my life was（2）　　       for a while after I arrived． Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful．

    I knew I had to learn more Chinese， so I（3）　　       a Chinese class． My teacher   was（4）　　   ， although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation． Later I   studied on my own as well， but my progress was still slow． And I decided to （5）　　．

    Around this time， I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing． He taught me a lot of（6）　　    about music， such as "melody"． He learned a lot of English from me in return， so it was a good way to（7）　　 language and culture．

I have learned enough Chinese to （8）　　     many problems like booking train tickets． These days， there are more foreigners who are studying Chinese． I can（9）　　why it's an amazing language． Finally， I found that the best way to learn a

（10）　　 is to make friends with native speakers and spend time with them．

（1）A． usually	B． only	C． hardly
（2）A． easy	B． interesting	C． difficult
（3）A． missed	B． attended	C． taught
（4）A． helpful	B． cheerful	C． thankful
（5）A． make up	B． put up	C． give up
（6）A． words	B． names	C． jokes
（7）A． change	B． imagine	C． exchange
（8）A． deal with	B． look for	C． think of
（9）A． hope	B． realize	C． doubt
（10）A． language	B． subject	C． task

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

The first astronauts

    Since the earliest times， people have looked up at the stars， the moon and the planets． Today people use modern machines   （1）　　   at the sky． This is very different from the situation   （2）　　 years ago when people could only use their eyes． Perhaps they dreamed of （3）　　 the universe．

When did humans first go into space？ The story began not so very long ago，

（4）　　 the first astronauts were not people﹣they were animals．

    Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as （5）　　   as possible for humans． So they decided to experiment with animals and test （6）　 in spaceflights． Insects， mice， frogs， dogs and monkeys were some of the animals （7）　　 first went into space． Many of them   （8）　　 ， but they helped to make space travel safer for humans． For their great service， we （9）　　 forget these animals．

    Albert Ⅱ was the first monkey to go into space in 1949．Sadly he died （10）　　   his spaceship landed back on Earth．

    （11）　　 the result was different for Ham the Monkey． His story ended happily when he return to earth （12）　C　 very good health．

Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question：could（13）　　   animal like Ham do the same things in space as he could do on Earth？ The answer came when Ham （14）　　   into space in 1961． Yes， he did everything well and lived for （15）　　 16 years．

（1）A． look	B． to look	C．looking	D． looked
（2）A． thousand	B． thousands	C． thousand of	D． thousands of
（3）A． explore	B． to explore	C．explored	D． exploring
（4）A．as	B． or	C． but	D． so
（5）A． safe	B． safer	C． safest	D． the safest
（6）A． they	B．them	C． their	D． theirs
（7）A． whom	B． what	C． that	D． whose
（8）A． die	B． died	C．have died	D． will die
（9）A． shouldn't	B． may not	C．don't have to	D． needn't
（10）A．if	B．because	C． after	D． since
（11）A． Luck	B． Lucky	C． Luckier	D． Luckily
（12）A． at	B． on	C． in	D．for
（13）A． a	B． an	C． the	D．/
（14）A． send	B． sent	C． is sent	D． was sent
（15）A． another	B．other	C． others	D． the others

Playground

Molly and her friend Bella were playing on the playground.They were supposed to be

（1） 　　on the swing.Molly counted to （2） 　　while Bella was on the swing.Bella

（3） 　　get off the swing.

"Bella!I counted to 100；it's my turn! " said Molly.

"You counted too fast；it's still my turn， " Bella said.

Molly was （4） 　　.She wanted a turn on the swing，too!What could she do？Molly could tell the （5） 　　.However，her teacher always wanted them to try to solve the problem first.What （6） 　　she try？

She decided to try using an "I message".That means to tell （7） 　　person how you're feeling，why you feel that way，and what he or she can please do to make it （8） 　 　.

"Bella，I feel sad because we were supposed to swing in turns （9） 　　 100 seconds.Will you please get off？" Molly asked. （10） 　　 ，Bella went off the swing.Molly was happy because she solved her problem all by herself!

（1）A.taking turns	B.sitting straight	C.standing up	D.having a rest
（2）A.50	B.70	C.100	D.120
（3）A.does	B.doesn't	C.did	D.didn't
（4）A.happy	B.excited	C.upset	D.tired
（5）A.teacher	B.policeman	C.keeper	D.officer
（6）A.must	B.might	C.shall	D.could
（7）A.other	B.others	C.any other	D.the other
（8）A.higher	B.better	C.longer	D.simpler
（9）A.in	B.before	C.after	D.between
（10）A.Finally	B.Unluckily	C.Carefully	D.Sadly

Before graduating college， Jackie began to look for a job． She aimed at a famous company， but the （1）　　for such jobs was very strong． The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person， but more than twenty people applied for the job． （2）　　， Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview． The interview was very （3）　　． The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10 minutes． Then the interviewer said to them， "All of you are very good． Please go home and （4）　　our response．"

    Three days later， Jackie received a message saying she would not be （5）　　the job． She felt deeply disappointed． That evening， however， she received another （6）　　． This time it said that she got the job．

    Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview﹣﹣﹣a

（7）　　to see if she was suitable for the job． All the three people received the（8）　　text， but only Jackie's reply（9）　　 the company．Of the three， one did not reply． The other said "goodbye" and Jackie said "thank you"． This reply showed that Jackie was a/an（10）　　person， so the company offered her the job．

（1）A． exam	B． work	C． competition	D． plan
（2）A． Thankfully	B． Unluckily	C． Hopefully	D． Immediately
（3）A． long	B． strict	C． interesting	D． simple
（4）A． pick up	B． wait for	C． deal with	D． think of
（5）A． offered	B． returned	C． refused	D． shown
（6）A． letter	B． e﹣mail	C． call	D． message
（7）A． guide	B． conversation	C． test	D． lesson
（8）A． same	B． other	C． second	D． whole
（9）A． reached	B． satisfied	C． helped	D． surprised
（10）A． brave	B． clever	C． polite	D． honest

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

My mother was a nurse.She left at 5：45 a.m，so I had to wake myself up，fix breakfast，and walk to the 7：30 a.m.bus.I hated being left home alone in the（1）　　，but I especially hated having to take the bus.Mom worked the day shift so she could pick me up after school.

    One day，as we walked to our car，I saw an old man walking towards us.He（2）　　broke into a wide smile，but I didn't know him.

    "Leigh!Leigh!" he said，（3）　　my mother's name.

    "Hello，" she answered. "How are you feeling？"

    "Couldn't be better!Thanks.Now who is this lovely young person？" he asked（4）　　.

    "This is my daughter，" Mom replied，looking over to me."Jenny，can you say hello？"

    I looked at him and smiled，unsure of my（5）　.

    "Well，it is very nice to meet you.I hope you know how lucky you are!" he said.

    I looked at him in（6）　　 as I had no idea what he was talking about and I didn't feel lucky at all.

    "You have the most wonderful，caring and lovely mother，" he said. "When I was in hospital last month she took the best care of me.She made every day better.Every day.In fact，young（7）　　 I shall never forget her."

    I watched this stranger's joy in my mom.He kept thanking her and thanking her.

    Right then I suddenly（8）　　what it meant for my mom to be a nurse.She was caring for，serving，and loving those strangers，often during some of the（9）　　times in their lives.

    It wasn't the last time I witnessed someone thanking Mom or（10）　　her on her bedside manner，but it was the first time I understood why I stood at the bus stop every morning.

（1）A.morning	B.afternoon	C.evening	D.night
（2）A.smoothly	B.simply	C.suddenly	D.slowly
（3）A.writing	B.calling	C.reading	D.asking
（4）A.carefully	B.curiously	C.cheerfully	D.calmly
（5）A.looks	B.age	C.moods	D.role
（6）A.surprise	B.hope	C.doubt	D.envy
（7）A.lady	B.man	C.person	D.student
（8）A.accepted	B.explained	C.considered	D.realized
（9）A.happiest	B.darkest	C.busiest	D.warmest
（10）A.praising	B.greeting	C.attacking	D.reminding

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