A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿學校). Before being sent away, this boy was the   36  student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But the boy changed after  37  home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He   38  being in a group. He was lonely all the time because he felt no one loved him.
His   39  started worrying about the boy. But they did not know   40  was wrong with him. So his dad   41  to travel to the boarding school and   42  with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started   43  him casual(隨便的) questions about his classes, teachers and sports.   44 some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my   45 ?”
“No, no,” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for  46 . I want to see you   47 . 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 with tears. He hugged(擁抱) his dad. They didn’t say  48   to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him   49 . And today this young man is in college at the   50  of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿學校). Before being sent away, this boy was the   36  student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But the boy changed after  37  home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He   38  being in a group. He was lonely all the time because he felt no one loved him.
His   39  started worrying about the boy. But they did not know   40  was wrong with him. So his dad   41  to travel to the boarding school and   42  with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started   43  him casual(隨便的) questions about his classes, teachers and sports.   44 some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my   45 ?”
“No, no,” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for  46 . I want to see you   47 . 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 with tears. He hugged(擁抱) his dad. They didn’t say  48   to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him   49 . And today this young man is in college at the   50  of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

A famous magician (魔術(shù)師) came to our city. He gave some   41 . Most of his shows had educational   42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔術(shù)). Both children and parents   43  his shows, for the fun as well as the 44  .

My mother  45  me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing   46  a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never   47  the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his   48  things were stolen. He was angry and   49 . From that experience, he   50  how worried and angry others would be when their things were   51 . From then on he decided to   52  stealing.

The show was   53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't    54  us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from   55  others. Later I recommended (推薦) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.

1.                A．money         B．chances        C．time D．shows

2.                A．challenges      B．mistakes        C．experiences   D．messages

3.                A．missed         B．enjoyed        C．learned   D．remembered

4.                A．education       B．supper         C．friends   D．players

5.                A．took           B．helped         C．wished   D．a(chǎn)llowed

6.                A．why           B．how           C．when D．what

7.                A．gave up        B．wrote down     C．cared about   D．laughed at

8.                A．cheap          B．colorful         C．own D．lucky

9.                A．relaxed         B．upset          C．dishonest D．energetic

10.               A．forgot          B．learned        C．disagreed  D．visited

11.               A．lost            B．helpful         C．wrong D．broken

12.               A．start           B．finish          C．stop  D．keep

13.               A．uninteresting    B．new           C．bored D．great

14.               A．make up        B．borrow from     C．depend on D．belong to

15.               A．teaching        B．hurting         C．beating    D．refusing

On Fridays, I come home from work at about 2:00 in the afternoon and I just have a rest. On Friday evenings, I don’t go out, but __36__ a friend of mine comes for __37__. He or she __38__ the wine(酒) and I cook the meal. I love cooking! We listen to music or we just __39__.

On Saturday mornings, I get up at 9:00 and I go to the __40__ to buy something. Then in the evenings, I sometimes go to see a film. I love __41__! Then I eat in my favourite Chinese __42__. On Sunday... Oh, on Sunday morning I stay in bed __43__. I don’t get up until 11:00! Sometimes in the afternoon I __44__ my sister. She lives in the village and has two children. I like playing with them, but I leave __45__ because I go to bed at 8:00 on Sunday evenings.