I have five children, so our house is always noisy._______, I love gardening and my garden helps me relax.

For a long time, I ______the garden of peace and quiet. When the children followed me into the garden, I would expect ______to be out of sight. And I would hand out tasks.

“Here: you ______the onions, you dig the holes, and... "Soon they would be _____or their arms would be sore, and they would leave me to myself.

But during a recent spring, ______I was working in the garden, my 13-year-old son, Josiah noticed me. He ______ a tool and began helping. Working as a team, we finished the job in no time at all. I ____Josiah, realizing that I’d enjoyed working with him.

The same thing happened-one or two of the_______would appear and join in the gardening from time to time. Each time, I would feel _____that the work was lighter because of their help.

One day, when I was picking the peas(豌豆) and having a taste _____, Abby saw me and ran over. I put several peas into her mouth. She just loved how _______they were.

“Mama, I want the others to try them too.”

Suddenly, I realized I had been wrong for long. I'd tried to keep the______of gardening to myself, and here was a child who couldn’t wait to _____with others. “Sure, honey, let's pick some. We'll make a wonderful supper.”

Now I enjoy all of the garden's beauties with the children. We bring the _____back home, preparing and cooking the produce together, because we know that everything is better when shared.

1.A. Finally B. Quickly C. Luckily D. Immediately

2.A. painted B. guarded C. refused D. described

3.A. it B. him C. her D. them

4.A. water B. eat C. sell D. cook

5.A. hot B. shy C. sorry D. nervous

6.A. so B. if C. while D. unless

7.A. waited B. picked up C. pointed at D. looked after

8.A. hated B. forgot C. saved D. thanked

9.A. friend B. children C. visitors D. neighbors

10.A. bored B. silly C. afraid D. surprised

11.A. alone B. sadly C. together D. instead

12.A. safe B. tasty C. famous D. expensive

13.A. tradition B. standard C. happiness D. background

14.A. live B. agree C. work D. share

15.A. meat B. bread C. fruits D. drinks

The teacher sent me home with a note for my mother that said I needed to visit the eye doctor because I failed the vision test. The trip home that day was very slow.

My mother said it would all be just fine. "It wouldn’t hurt a bit," she said. But I wasn’t worried about pain-I was worried about looking _______.

The next day, my mother pulled me to the eye doctor’s office. I _______ a set of frames (镜框) and tried to believe my mother when she said they looked really _______ on me. The doctor said the glasses would be ready soon. But I wasn’t ready at all, and I didn’t think I ever would be.

When the glasses arrived, the eye doctor put them on my face and walked me out onto the sidewalk in front of his office. When I looked _______ from my shoes, I found myself in a whole new world – a world filled with _______ pictures, bright colours, and fine detail everywhere I looked. Suddenly I _______ the beautiful outline of red leaves on trees. I could see the details of people’s faces long before they were standing in front of me. I could see my mother _______ as she watched me see the world in a whole new way.

"Glasses aren’t so bad, are they? " Mom asked.

"Not at all, " I thought to myself. On that first day, they were a _______.

The Monday morning came, and I had to _______ the kids in my classroom. And it happened, just like I feared it would be. A mean kid pointed at me in the middle of the maths class and shouted, "Four ________! " But at the same moment, looking through my new glasses, I could see all the way across the room that the kid who had said it had an awfully big nose.

1.A. smart B. old C. funny D. blind

2.A. chose B. made C. fixed D. owned

3.A. silly B. good C. huge D. strange

4.A. around B. back C. down D. up

5.A. pale B. dark C. clever D. rare

6.A. noticed B. recorded C. developed D. imagined

7.A. crying B. worrying C. dreaming D. smiling

8.A. present B. wonder C. beauty D. fashion

9.A. impress B. visit C. face D. avoid

10.A. noses B. eyes C. glasses D. frames

People read books less often in these days. With the invention of radio, television and most recently, the Internet and computer games, it seems that reading books is no longer a popular activity. However, I believe that books are an important part of our lives.

Books offer an outstanding wealth of learning and at a cheaper price than taking a course. Books can make people cleverer, because heavy readers have greater knowledge of how things work and who or what people were.

Everything in today’s society requires reading. Imagine trying to do something as simple as reading the directions on a medicine bottle without good reading skills. Someone could not understand them and become very sick or even die.

Even something as simple as walking or driving through the city could become very dangerous without enough reading. Sometimes, you must be able to understand what is written and explain the meaning of them.

Some people say that reading is a waste of time and we can do better things with our time. Even if we don't read books, we still read every day, and reading books can strengthen (加强) our abilities. Reading is one of the greatest things we can do in our spare time.

With a book, you can travel anywhere you want, do anything you want, and talk to anyone you want. Reading is very important in our lives, no matter your age. So I think people should read books.

1.What activity is less popular these days than before?

A.Reading a book.

B.Listening to the radio.

C.Watching TV.

D.Surfing the Internet.

2.We can learn from the second paragraph that _______.

A.reading can improve your memory

B.reading can make you interesting and attractive

C.reading can make you smarter

D.reading can reduce stress

3.The underlined word "them" in the third paragraph refers to ________.

A.the books they are reading

B.the directions on a medicine bottle

C.the good reading skills

D.the words a doctor tells a sick person

4.Some people disagree to read books because they think _________.

A.walking in the city also needs reading skills

B.driving along the road is dangerous

C.reading books is very helpful for our abilities

D.reading books just wastes their time

5.The best title of the passage can be _________.

A.People Should Enjoy Themselves

B.How We Improve Reading Skills

C.Why People Should Read Books

D.What We Love Doing in Spare Time

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