“What’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is   26  . It’s unusual, she usually    27  the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She’s dying,” mum says sadly. I   28  what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s   29 is dying.

A month ago, we moved   30  our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.   31  she was free, she would sit   32  her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour   33  inviting smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it   34 . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to   35 to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she   36  every morning was   37 the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and   38  . But the tulip was dying   39  too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be ___40___.Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy      B. unhappy          C. pleased          D. pleasure

2.A. closes     B. opens            C. keeps            D. takes

3.A. know       B. love             C. think            D. find

4.A. favourite  B. hate             C. unlike           D. like

5.A. into       B. around           C. across           D. with

6.A. Though     B. Because          C. After            D. Whenever

7.A. at         B. in               C. on               D. under

8.A. but            B. and              C. for              D. or

9.A. happily        B. brightly         C. carefully        D. usually

10.A. other     B. place            C. two places       D. another

11.A. got up        B. made the bed     C. played piano     D. washed her face

12.A. to take       B. to cut           C. to water         D. to pull

13.A. dry           B. strong           C. wet              D. old

14.A. because       B. for              C. since            D. because of

15.A. helpful    B.useful           C. harmful           D.hopeful

 

When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn’t  36 me at home on my own,   37  I had to go to the market with her.

  38 , I didn’t have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mother told me jokes and stories so I didn’t get   39 .When I got older, I gave my mother a hand and I really enjoyed it.

Then one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn’t have to go to the market  40 because my mother could leave me at home on my own. I  41 my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made  42 them.

One day, my mother was ill, so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to  43 some candles with me and see  44 I could sell them. They  45 in 20 minutes! The next week, my mother gave me some money to buy some wax (蠟) to make more candles. They were sold out really quickly, too.

Ten months later, we decided  46 flowers. My mother and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my friends started to help us. I paid them one pound  47 every candle, and we   48 sell them for three or four times. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.

At the age of 22, my uncle  49 me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I’ve  50 looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from the designer, furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.

1.	A．forgot B．leave C．remember D．take

 

2.	A．because B．so C．why D．instead

 

3.	A．To begin with B．To begin to C．To start to D．Started

 

4.	A．tiring B．excited C．relaxed D．bored

 

5.	A．a(chǎn)t all B．no more C．no longer D．a(chǎn)ny more

 

6.	A．paid B．took C．spent D．cost

 

7.	A．hundreds of B．hundred of C．hundred D．hundreds

 

8.	A．take B．bring C．carry D．fetch

 

9.	A．that B．which C．who D．if

 

10.	A．came out B．clean out C．were sold out D．sold out

 

11.	A．stop selling B．to stop selling C．to stop to selling D．to stop to sell

 

12.	A．for B．on C．with D．in

 

13.	A．a(chǎn)re used for B．used to C．a(chǎn)re used to D．use

 

14.	A．borrowed B．lend C．lent D．borrow

 

15.	A．sometimes B．a(chǎn)lways C．never D．usually

 

“Fit for body，fit for study．”is an interesting exercise program of a high school．After 4：20p．m all the students of the high school __1__．on the playground to run for exercise

    Every afternoon from Monday to Friday, one hour before supper the Students at school__2__the playground to run for 40 minutes．The high school started the __3__ last winter Why did the school do so? When the winter came，many students Were __4__ to catch a cold or get sleepy during evening classes．The school was worried about it and then they__5__upwiththe exercise program to make a change

    Now most students prefer to __6__an active part in the program and benefit（受益） From it in the high school．

   It gets my brain（大腦）active and makes me learn more，so I’m ready for__7__classes， said Li Lin in Grade Three．

    “I’m getting __8__ now, so I don’t get a cold in winter said Gao Lei in Grade Two

But some students were not __9__inthe program at first However MID months later， the program worked well．Most students didn’t get sleepy any more during evening classes-And__10__ students got a cold in winter．Actually ,the program suited them just fine 

    Today all the students fall in love with the sport program．They run every—day to keep healthy for their bodies and studies。

1．A．get to                   B．get on              C．get together          D．get from

2．A．come to                B．come on           C．come out           D．come up

3．A．change                 B．study              C．display            D．program

4．A．possible           B．easy               C．deep               D．serious

5．A．put                    B．came                C．a(chǎn)dded              D．realized

6．A．take                   B．regard             C．join                D．experience

7．A．morning                 B．a(chǎn)fternoon           C．evening             D．noon

8．A．confident                       B．strong               C．correct            D．warm

9．A．excited                  B．exciting               C．interesting          D．interested

10．A．few                   B．a(chǎn) few              C．a(chǎn) little              D．little

Dear Lily,

We are back in New York City now．We had   36   good trip．

I  37  to collect my photos yesterday．They  38  great! l showed these photos  39  my classmates．They all  40   them．

There is a photo of Ben and Simon  41  the Great Wall．There is also a picture of you and  42  in the Forbidden City（紫禁城）．

We really enjoyed  43__vacation．We were sad to  44   you．

Please  45  and visit us in New York City at Chinese New Year．

Love,

Amy

36．A．the              B．a(chǎn)                C．a(chǎn)n               D．some

37．A．go               B．went             C．is going             D．was going

38．A．a(chǎn)rc             B．were             C．feel                 D．felt

39．A．from            B．by               C．for             D．to

40．A．like                 B．liked           C．likes                D．liking

41．A．in               B．a(chǎn)bout            C．on              D．from

42．A．I                B．me               C．we               D．they

43．A．my               B．your             C．their            D．our

44．A．leave           B．meet             C．take away from  D．play trick on

45．A．go               B．weet             C．come             D．came

Like many other 17-year-old girls，Maria Sharapova likes to go shopping，talk with friends and read Harry Potter Books．But she is  36  very different．

    The Russian tennis player is one of the richest sportswomen in the world．

    She can  37  100 million dollars a year．This year Sharapova has not only  38  five big games but also been  39  lots of fashion magazines．Will she let money and fame(名聲)  40  the way she lives?

    “I have to keep my head cool．I leave business for  41  people．I just want to go out and play tennis，”she said．Sharapova has strict  42  for herself．When she is not playing games，she usually practices for two hours each day  43  she stays fit．

    Her mother   44  her textbooks into pages，so she doesn’t  have to  45  many pages with her．She takes just three courses a year，doing homework a few times a week．

    “I’m not really in a hurry，”she said．“I’ve always been learning by myself．”

36．A．even                       B．a(chǎn)lso                 C．just                 D．still

37．A．make                      B．run                  C．hold                D．set

38．A．got                         B．owned             C．won                      D．created

39．A．in                        B．on              C．a(chǎn)t               D．of

40．A．find                      B．feel             C．stop           D．change

41．A．a(chǎn)nother                  B．others           C．the other        D．other

42．A．program                B．plan               C．practice        D．way

43．A．because of             B．if                  C．for             D．so that

44．A．breaks                  B．cuts              C．knocks         D．hits

45．A．deal                    B．leave             C．take             D．keep