Summer rains came and never stopped. When it grew darker, Grandmother sent my sister Cathie and me out to gather roses. We carried many roses into the house, filling all the bottles we could find. The ______ filled the air, and the ants came out of the flowers, filling the house.

Grandfather held his new camera, taking pictures of the ants, roses and everything. The camera light came out everywhere until Grandmother became ______.

“Marcus! I can't read! Go away. Be a ______.”

“I am a farmer who takes pictures,” he said ______. “I am a photographer?farmer.”

Grandmother drove him to the barn(畜棚). I ______ Grandfather there, watching him take photos of cows ______ they showed him their backsides. I stood behind Grandfather, trying to see what he saw ______ the camera.

Then I walked to the back of the barn where his pictures hung. And then I saw it—the picture I had taken of ______ with Cathie, Cathie's mouth opened, both lost in a singing game, light from the window around them. The picture wasn't ______ as if it was a painting or a memory. For a moment, I felt like I was Cathie. I stepped back to see the picture better and ______ against Grandfather standing behind me.

“You moved the camera,” he said. “That's ______ it didn't come out clearly.”

I nodded.

“It's not a good picture.”

“Joe,” said Grandfather softly, “it is a wonderful picture.”

“But I ______ the camera.”

“You did. See how it looks like Cathie and I are the only ones there. What a wonderful picture!”

Grandfather's voice rose ______.

I said shyly, “Well, it's not perfect.”

“Perfect!” Grandfather said, his voice loud. “What is ______? Joe, a thing doesn't have to be perfect to be fine. That goes for a ______. That goes for life.”

1.A. rain B. roses C. bottles D. smell

2.A. inactive B. impatient C. impolite D. unfair

3.A. farmer B. photographer C. cowboy D. painter

4.A. correctly B. luckily C. proudly D. successfully

5.A. invited B. followed C. led D. showed

6.A. until B. when C. so D. unless

7.A. above B. across C. through D. over

8.A. Grandfather B. Grandmother C. Grandparents D. myself

9.A. clean B. interesting C. colourful D. clear

10.A. beat B. bumped C. played D. held

11.A. how B. why C. where D. what

12.A. moved B. dropped C. broke D. opened

13.A. in surprise B. in confidence C. with patience D. with excitement

14.A. happy B. soft C. polite D. perfect

15.A. camera B. painting C. picture D. memory

Many people like to travel by plane because it is fast. But I don' t like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose the food. Although planes are fast, they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.

I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train,you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.

I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to,and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.

1.Why do many people like to travel by plane?

A. Because it is safe B. Because it is fast.

C. Because you can walk around in the plane. D. Because it is cheap.

2.Which is NOT the good thing about the train?

A. It is safe. B. It takes a little more time.

C. You can open the windows. D. You can walk around in the train.

3.If you want to take a lot of things with you , what do you take to go out?

A. A bus. B. A car. C. A train. D. A bike.

4.What is the bad thing about the car?

A. You needn’t go to a station. B. You can start your journey when you want to.

C. There are too many cars on the road. D. You needn’t go to a bus stop.

5.What does the writer think of the plane,train and car?

A. He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.

B. He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time

C. He likes to take a car because he has a car.

D. He likes to take a plane because it’s fast.

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