Six-year-old Brandon decided to make pancakes for his parents. He should first take the flour(面粉), so he   46  the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour bag. He put some flour   47  the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and added some sugar.

Soon Brandon was  48  flour and getting frustrated, He wanted this to be   49  for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn't know what to do   50 .

Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push it away, but he   51  the egg box to the floor. He tried to   52  but slipped(滑倒) on the eggs, getting his clothes   53 . Just then, he saw his dad standing at the door.

Brandon's eyes were full of tears. He was   54  his dad would beat him, but his father didn't.   55 , he picked up his crying son and kissed him.

That's what we sometimes face in   56 . We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess. Sometimes we just   57  there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do. Hopefully, that's   58  someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us. But we can't    59  trying to "make pancakes" for "Dad" or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it   60 , and then they'll be glad we tried.

1.	A．turned on B．turned off C．closed D．opened

 

2.	A．a(chǎn)bove B．a(chǎn)t C．into D．under

 

3.	A．full of B．covered with C．good at D．used for

 

4.	A．something good B．a(chǎn)nything bad C．everything bad D．nothing good

 

5.	A．certainly B．a(chǎn)lready C．recently D．next

 

6.	A．fell B．broke C．knocked D．sent

 

7.	A．clean up B．get up C．grow up D．take up

 

8.	A．clean B．big C．cheap D．dirty

 

9.	A．sure B．confident C．happy D．excited

 

10.	A．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．But

 

11.	A．life B．time C．use D．space

 

12.	A．lay B．land C．study D．stand

 

13.	A．whether B．when C．where D．how

 

14.	A．stop B．keep C．mind D．finish

 

15.	A．terrible B．difficult C．right D．necessary

 

Sudha Chandran was a dancer from India．She lost her chance to be a 41 when her right leg had to be cut off after a car accident．

Though the 42 brought her bright career to a stop，she didn’t 43 ．In the terrible months

that followed，she met a doctor 44 had developed an artificial limb(假肢)．

　 After she was fitted with an artificial leg，she decided to go back to 45 ．

　 Sudha believed that she could 46 　her dream come true．Then she did 47 for her

dream．

　 After every public show，she would ask her dad about her act．“You 48 have a long way to go．”was the answer she used to get 49 her father．　

　 In January 2004．Sudha made an important return by 50 a public show in Bombay．She

gave a show in such an amazing manner 51 it moved everyone to tears．In the end，she 52 　

the final prize of the show．

That evening，when she asked her dad the 53 question，he didn’t say 54 ．He just

touched her feet as praise to a great artist.

When someone asked Sudha 55 she could dance again with her artificial limb，she said quite simply．“I don’t need feet to dance．”

(　 )41．A．runner　 B．player　　　 C．star　　　 D．moon

(　 )42．A．chance　 B．a(chǎn)ccident　　 C．dancer　　 D．leg

(　 )43．A．give up　 B．give away　 C．give in　　 D．give out

(　 )44．A．which　 B．where　　　　 C．what　　 D．who

(　 )45．A．sing　　 B．dance　　　　 C．cut　　　 D. stop

(　 )46．A．take　　 B．bring　　　　 C．make　　 D．keep

(　 )47．A．a(chǎn) lot　　 B．a(chǎn) few　　　　 C．a(chǎn) little　　 D．a(chǎn) bit

(　 )48．A．still　　 B．only　　　　 C．just　　　 　D．ever

(　 )49．A．in　　　 B．to　　　　　 C．from　　　　 D．for

(　 )50．A．going　 B．giving　　　 C．getting　　　 D. watching

(　 )51．A．a(chǎn)nd　　 B．so　　　 C．but　　　　　　 D．that

(　 )52．A．won　　 B．beat　　　 C．had　　　　　 D．told

(　 )53．A．different　 B．unusual　　 C．usual　　　　 D．strange

(　 )54．A．something B．a(chǎn)nything　 C．everything　　 D．nothirig

(　 )55．A．what　　　 B．how　　　　 C．why　　　　 D．when

The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It’s also, perhaps, the gentlest ,   1 not always.

Elephants are like us in some ways. They   2  for a long time—fifty or sixty years. They can  3  things very well. They never forget great sadness or happiness. A female elephant   4 , her daughters and her granddaughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead   5 . Then they carry a bit of it away with them. They never forget a  6 friend.

Elephants are like us, but they’re also  7 .They live in families; families or females. There will be a few young males-a few “baby boy”. But they will soon be   8 away by their mothers or sisters. An elephant family   9  only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers and its great grandmothers.

The females stay together for fifty, sixty or a hundred years.The older animals   10 the young ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example.And   11  happens to male elephant? Well, the young males stay with their mothers for a time. Then they must   12 the family. The females just send them away. A bull elephant does not often have a friend ,He lives  13 ,away from the family, and away from other bulls.

Sometimes the females call a bull. He can   14 _them then, and they stay for a time. But soon his “wives” and “sisters” send him away again. The females have a very   15   

family life. What do the bulls think about it? We don’t know.

1.                A．a(chǎn)nd            B．but            C．so   D．yet

 

2.                A．play           B．work           C．live  D．sleep

 

3.                A．remember      B．practice        C．talk D．change

 

4.                A．is hurt          B．is caught        C．loses D．dies

 

5.                A．head           B．legs            C．body D．feet

 

6.                A．terrible         B．dad            C．young    D．dear

 

7.                A．different        B．same           C．special   D．popular

 

8.                A．thrown         B．sent           C．kicked    D．posted

 

9.                A．hopes          B．keeps          C．Allows    D．frightens

 

10.               A．look at         B．carry out       C．look after  D．take away

 

11.               A．how           B．who           C．which D．what

 

12.               A．leave          B．stay           C．hear  D．walk

 

13.               A．sadly          B．hard           C．a(chǎn)lone D．noisily

 

14.               A．visit           B．beat           C．hide  D．receive

 

15.               A．dangerous      B．happy          C．beautiful  D．clever

 

 

--I am going to London to watch the Summer Olympic Games next month.

     --          !

     A. Have a good time                      B. It's terrible

     C. Good job                           D. What a pity

 

Mr. Evans lived in a city. He was a math __1__ three years ago. He taught well and his students __2__ him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident __3__ his life.

One spring he took his class to __4__ a place of interest. The children saw a lot of ___5__ things and had a good time there. But on their way to school, their __6__ was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk. Five students __7__ and more than half the students were __8__ in the accident. He didn’t know how it had happened and was very __9__ it and after he came out of hospital, he left school and became a __10__. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic laws(交通規(guī)則). He worked hard and was strict with the drivers. So they were afraid of him.

One afternoon it was very hot. Mr. Evans was __11__. He was standing at the crossing and watching the traffic. Suddenly he saw a car___12__ the crossing. It ran so fast that it almost hit a man __13__ a bike. He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it.

“_14__ your license (執(zhí)照) to me, Madam,” said Mr. Evans.

The girl handed her bag to him and said, “Please look for it in the bag __15__. I can’t see anything without glasses.”

1.                A．worker         B．teacher         C．doctor    D．farmer

 

2.                A．liked           B．wished         C．helped   D．a(chǎn)nswered

 

3.                A．hit            B．won           C．lost D．changed

 

4.                A．build           B．break          C．visit  D．find

 

5.                A．terrible         B．dangerous       C．safe D．interesting

 

6.                A．bus            B．train           C．car D．ship

 

7.                A．left            B．lived           C．died D．fell

 

8.                A．surprised       B．hurt           C．locked    D．unusual

 

9.                A．sad about       B．a(chǎn)fraid of        C．interested in   D．worried about

 

10.               A．shopkeeper     B．policeman      C．cleaner    D．driver

 

11.               A．a(chǎn)t home        B．in the office     C．a(chǎn)t work    D．a(chǎn)t school

 

12.               A．rushed         B．to rush         C．rush D．rushing

 

13.               A．on            B．in             C．by    D．with

 

14.               A．Send           B．Sell            C．Show D．Lend

 

15.               A．you           B．I              C．yourself   D．myself