阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。     There was a blind girl who hated herself because she wasn"t able to see anything. In fact, she __1__
nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always __2__ to help her. She often told her boyfriend, "If I could
see the __3__, I would marry you."
     One day, someone donated a pair of __4__ to her. When the bandages (绷带) came off, she was able
to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the __5__ time. He asked her, "Now that you could see
everything, will you __6__ me?" The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he
was __7__. She had never hoped that. She wouldn"t like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life,
so she __8__ to marry him.
     Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a __9__ to her, saying, " My dear, take good care
of your eyes. __10__ they are yours, they were mine."
     This is how the human brain (人脑) often works when our status (地位) changes. Only a very few
remember what __11__ was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today,
before you complain (抱怨) about __12__ of your food, think of someone who has nothing to __13__.
Before you complain about your old __14__, think of the people who are living in the streets. And when
you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So __15__ what you have
and don"t forget your past.

(     )1. A. forgot (     )2. A. ready (     )3. A. sight (     )4. A. shoes   (     )5. A. first (     )6. A. follow (     )7. A. ugly   (     )8. A. decided (     )9. A. diary   (     )10. A. Before (     )11. A. mind (     )12. A. taste (     )13. A. do       (     )14. A. food (     )15. A. spend	B. loved B. unhappy B. world B. glasses B. second B. love   B. sick B. agreed B. note   B. After   B. work   B. size B. wear B. house B. enjoy	C. disliked C. angry   C. earth C. trousers C. next C. marry C. short   C. refused C. song       C. Once C. school C. color C. eat C. clothes C. pay	D. thanked D. sad     D. people   D. eyes     D. last     D. see     D. blind   D. wanted   D. story   D. Since   D. life     D. shape   D. make     D. bus     D. take
1-5: BABDA    6-10: CDCBA    11-15: DACBB
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It was getting dark. Some children and two Canadian women were still __1__ on the ice near a big  hotel. They were having a good time.      Suddenly the ice __2__ . One of the boys fell into the water. The children shouted, "Help! Help!" They   didn"t know __3__ to do. The two Canadian friends heard __4__ and skated over to get the boy out of   the water.      The ice was __5__ .The two Canadians fell into the water, too. But they tried their best to __6__ the   little boy. They knew they must be __7__ . If they didn"t push him up onto the ice, he would soon die.      Many people ran over to__8__ . Some of them had ropes and poles. A young man jumped into the  water to save the __8__ people.      The boy and the two Canadian women were out of water at last. One of the women didn"t feel well.  She was sent to the __10__  at once. But she felt very happy because the boy was safe.
(     ) 1. A. boating (     ) 2. A. broke (     ) 3. A. who     (     ) 4. A. one    (     ) 5. A. big     (     ) 6. A. save   (     ) 7. A. slow    (     ) 8. A. play    (     ) 9. A. two     (     ) 10. A.hospital	B. skating B. shone    B. when    B. him      B. small    B. wake    B. quick    B. shout    B. three    B. school	C. planting C. closed    C. what      C. them      C. thick      C. see        C. sorry      C. push      C. four      C. library	D. swimming     D. flew         D. where       D. her         D. thin         D. tell         D. wrong       D. help         D. five         D. garden
阅读理解。
Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there were the end of year exams. All the students had   been working hard for some time. If they didn"t pass, they would have to retake the exams in September.   There were usually a few who failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She had worked hard all  day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was worried about her. She was  staying up too late. The night before the first exam, Barbala insisted  (坚持) that she should have an  early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised (许诺) to wake her in the morning.      As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried in case (万一) she over-slept. Her mind kept jumping   from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the pill, she fell asleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in   the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldn"t answer any of the questions. Everyone round her  was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldn"t find anything to write about. She  kept looking at her watch. Time was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question,  wrote two sentences, gave up and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two   sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started crying. Her whole body shook (摇晃,震颤).  It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible dream. A minute   later, Barbala called her name.
1. Which of the following is true?
A. All the students were usually successful in their exams.     B. Most of the students usually passed the year exams.     C. Only some of the students could pass the end of year exams.     D. None of the students would take the exams again in September
2. Kate worked very hard before the exams for _____.
A. she was very poor at her lessons.         B. she decided to be the best one in her class.     C. she didn"t work hard all year.             D. she didn"t want to fail in them.
3. Why did Barbala insist that Kate should take a sleeping pill?
A. Because she thought Kate should oversleep before the first exam.     B. Because Kate was so worried about her exams that she couldn"t go to sleep at all.     C. Because Barbala hoped her sister would have a good sleep before the first exam.     D. Because she had promised to wake her up the next morning.
4. Kate dreamed a terrible dream simply because _____.
A. she had taken a sleeping pill.             B. she was too worried about her exams.     C. her sister had forgotten to wake her up.     D. she did not pass the exams.
阅读理解。
John is an artist who does not have much money, but a very kind man. One day on his way home, he  gave his last coins to a beggar (乞丐). When he saw another one, he forgot that he did not have any  money. He asked the man to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted, so they went into a small   restaurant and had a good meal.      After the dinner, John found he had no money at all. The beggar had to pay the bill. The artist was so  sorry about this, so he said to the beggar, "Come home with me in a taxi, my friend , and I will give you   the money for lunch."      "Oh, no!" said the beggar answered quickly. "I had to pay for your lunch, but I"m not going to pay for  you again!"
1. The artist in this story was _____.
A. a beggar                             B. a rich man     C. a kind man                           D. a cheat
2. After the meal, _____ paid the bill .
A. the artist             B. the beggar         C. a lady         D. no one
3. At the end of the story, what the beggar said showed that he _____.
A. did trust (信任) the artist                       B. was thankful to the artist      C. regretted (后悔) having lunch with the artist.       D. would make friends with the artist
阅读理解。
When it was getting dark, a wolf was walking along the road. Then he was surprised to see his huge shadow (影子) under his feet.      "Wow, I didn"t know I was so big!" The wolf was happy to know it.      As time went by, the sun was going down and his shadow grew bigger and bigger, so it looked like a giant.      "Oh, look at my shadow. I"m so big!" The wolf thought that he was as big as his shadow. "I"m huge and excellent. I don"t need to be afraid of the lion."      From then the wolf walked with his shoulders open. He thought of himself as the king of the forest.      "Why should I fear the lion? Lion! Come out!Here is your match (对手). "It made the lion very angry, so he went to see the wolf.      "Here I am. I heard you said you could beat me. Now I"m here. Why don"t you prove it?"      The lion"s sharp claw (爪子) hit the wolf"s head hard. "Thump!" The wolf was knocked out. "Ah, help me!"      But it was too late when the wolf got to know that he wasn"t as big or strong as his shadow. Unluckily, he became the lion"s delicious supper. 1. Why was the wolf so surprised? A. He grew very quickly. B. He beat the other animals in the forest. C. He saw his huge shadow. D. He didn"t need to be afraid of the lion any more. 2. What does the word "giant" in the passage probably mean? A. 大力士         B. 巨人           C. 怪兽             D. 野人 3. The wolf went to the lion to _______. A. send him some food                 B. ask for some food C. tell him something surprising         D. show his strong body 4. What was the result? A. The lion ate the wolf. B. The wolf ate the lion. C. They became good friends. D. The wolf became the king of the forest. 5. Which one is the best title for this passage? A. A wolf and his shadow             B. A wolf and a lion C. The king of the forest               D. A strong wolf
阅读下面文章，完成句子。
Mr. Mason is standing in front of a car. He is looking at it. It is a beautiful car and it is very big. Mr.  Mason likes big cars. A policeman is standing behind Mr. Mason. He is looking at the car, too. He is  writing in a notebook (笔记本). Now he is giving a piece of paper to Mr. Mason. Policeman: Excuse me, sir. Mr. Mason: Yes? Policeman: This is for you. Mr. Mason: What is it? Policeman: It"s a ticket. Mr. Mason: A ticket? Policeman: Can you see the notice (布告)? Mr. Mason: Yes. Policeman: It says "NO PARKING". You can"t park your car here. Mr. Mason: This isn"t my car.
1. The policeman is standing _____ Mr. Mason. 2. This policeman gives Mr. Mason a _____ . 3. Mr. Mason says that car isn"t _____ . 4. "No Parking" means you can"t _____ your car here. 5. The car is in the_____ .