Jack used to make excuses for forgetting to do things．His usual excuse was “I was too busy” 1 “I didn't have time”．Jack's parents were worried 2 him．“He mustn't go through life making excuses all the time,” his father said．“ 3 will believe him．” “I have a good idea,” his mother said．“If this doesn't work, nothing 4 ．”
The next day was Jack's birthday．When he thought of 5 exciting presents, he couldn't wait．He woke up expecting his parents to wish him “Happy birthday!” but all they said was “ 6 , or you'll be late for school, Jack．” There were no presents, not even a card．He was sad．“Never 7 ,” he said to himself．“They may give me a surprise．” But they didn't． 8 , at dinner he said to his parents, “Today is my birthday．” “Oh!” his parents said．“So it is．But we forgot．” “How could you forget?” Jack asked．“You 9 to have a birthday party for me, didn't you?” “Well, yes,” his father said．“We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Jack．We didn't remember your birthday 10 we were too busy．”
From then on, Jack never made an excuse for not doing something again!
Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children．Two of the children loved 1 very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 2 of them to study at the art college at the same time．After many discussions, the two boys finally 3 a plan．They would toss(抛)a coin．The loser would 4 down into the mines(煤矿)and, with his earnings(赚得的钱), 5 his brother studying at the college．Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support 6 brother studying at the college．
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines．James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much 7 than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he 8 , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings．
9 James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success．Soon after the meal began, James 10 up from his seat to drink a toast to his dear 11 ．He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your 12 will come true．I will take care of you．"
But Jack said 13 , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too 14 ．Now I can' t even hold a glass．"
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with 15 towards the sky．He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later．
(1)
[ ]
A．
painting
B．
books
C．
school
D．
money
(2)
[ ]
A．
any
B．
all
C．
both
D．
neither
(3)
[ ]
A．
looked out
B．
worked out
C．
took out
D．
got out
(4)
[ ]
A．
run
B．
jump
C．
come
D．
go
(5)
[ ]
A．
support
B．
agree
C．
follow
D．
let
(6)
[ ]
A．
other
B．
another
C．
the other
D．
others
(7)
[ ]
A．
better
B．
worse
C．
cheaper
D．
older
(8)
[ ]
A．
arrived
B．
graduated
C．
walked
D．
waited
(9)
[ ]
A．
Before
B．
When
C．
Though
D．
While
(10)
[ ]
A．
picked
B．
turned
C．
looked
D．
stood
(11)
[ ]
A．
brother
B．
sister
C．
father
D．
mother
(12)
[ ]
A．
way
B．
idea
C．
dream
D．
practice
(13)
[ ]
A．
happily
B．
surprisedly
C．
angrily
D．
softly
(14)
[ ]
A．
early
B．
late
C．
good
D．
helpful
(15)
[ ]
A．
legs
B．
feet
C．
arms
D．
fingers
完型填空
Once there 1 a very old farmer in a village．His name was Jack．He had an old horse．It was almost as 2 as he was．One day he went to the market with his son to 3 the horse before it died．They walked because the father didn’t want the horse to be too tired．
They met two neighbors on 4 way．The neighbors said,
‘Hello, why are you walking?You have a horse, it’s a long way to the market．’ Jack knew that was true, so he rode on the horse 5 his son was walking．Then they met two old women．‘ What are you doing there?Can’t you see how 6 your boy is?’ So Jack got down, and his son rode instead．
Next, three old men stopped them．One of them said, ‘ Why are you walking, Jack?Get 7 ．It’s too hot 8 an old man like you to walk today．’ So Jack got on behind his son and they rode on．Some time 9 , a girl passed them．‘Why aren’t you walking?’ she asked．‘ It’s not far from the market．Give your poor horse a rest．’ So Jack and his son got down once again for a rest…
It’s 10 for you to make all people pleasant all the time．
(1)
[ ]
A．
living
B．
had
C．
were
D．
was
(2)
[ ]
A．
poor
B．
old
C．
strong
D．
young
(3)
[ ]
A．
buy
B．
find
C．
sell
D．
ride
(4)
[ ]
A．
their
B．
them
C．
his
D．
theirs
(5)
[ ]
A．
how
B．
while
C．
yet
D．
or
(6)
[ ]
A．
tired
B．
happy
C．
sad
D．
excitedly
(7)
[ ]
A．
on
B．
down
C．
away
D．
out
(8)
[ ]
A．
to
B．
towards
C．
for
D．
of
(9)
[ ]
A．
later
B．
late
C．
after
D．
before
(10)
[ ]
A．
possible
B．
true
C．
impossible
D．
able
完型填空
John is a famous writer now．But he said that he was not a 1 student when he was young．He was often late for 2 and didn’t like doing his homework．Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching．He didn’t understand much, 3 he always thought he understood everything．One day the teacher 4 the students a question, “when Jack was ten years old, 5 brother Bob was twenty．Jack is fifteen now and 6 is his brother Bob?” John said, “That’s easy．Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty．”
Another time, the 7 in a science class asked, “when it thunders(打雷), 8 do we always see the light before we 9 the sound?”“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you 10 our eyes are in front of our ears?”
(1)
[ ]
A．
good
B．
tall
C．
rich
D．
fat
(2)
[ ]
A．
sleep
B．
lunch
C．
class
D．
play
(3)
[ ]
A．
so
B．
and
C．
or
D．
but
(4)
[ ]
A．
sent
B．
asked
C．
told
D．
found
(5)
[ ]
A．
your
B．
my
C．
his
D．
her
(6)
[ ]
A．
how many
B．
how old
C．
what
D．
who
(7)
[ ]
A．
teacher
B．
farmer
C．
nurse
D．
policeman
(8)
[ ]
A．
what
B．
when
C．
where
D．
why
(9)
[ ]
A．
break
B．
make
C．
hear
D．
smell
(10)
[ ]
A．
read
B．
hope
C．
study
D．
know
完型填空：
This Chinese boy is Li Lei．Li Lei’ s 1 is May 1st．He was born in 1993．He is 2 years old．Jack is 3 good friend．He’s 4 English boy．He is in LiLei’s 5 ．Mrs Read is their 6 ．She’ s an English 7 ．She teaches them English．Jack and Li Lei 8 a secret－Jack is 9 uEnglish teacher’ s 10
(1)
[ ]
A．
born
B．
birthday
C．
date
(2)
[ ]
A．
thirteen
B．
twelve
C．
eleven
(3)
[ ]
A．
LiLei
B．
LiLeiis
C．
LiLei’s
(4)
[ ]
A．
an
B．
a
C．
the
(5)
[ ]
A．
home
B．
school
C．
family
(6)
[ ]
A．
mother
B．
friends
C．
teacher
(7)
[ ]
A．
woman
B．
man
C．
girl
(8)
[ ]
A．
has
B．
there is
C．
have
(9)
[ ]
A．
your
B．
their
C．
our
(10)
[ ]
A．
uncle
B．
father
C．
son
完型填空
Some people just can not decide what to do all by themselves．They often 1 the advice(建议)of their friends．But they never do as their friends have said．My friend Jack is 2 person, and he is always asking me for help．T try to help him as well as I can, but he never listens to me．Yesterday I 3 a new way to make him take my advice．It worked．“Look,” he said 4 me a letter．“What d you think I should do?”The letter told him that there was a good job for him．It seemed to be a good chance(机会)for a young artist．His teacher 5 him to Australia to work．The job would pay very 6 , and he 7 to travel and visit many interesting places．“ 8 this, Rose?” he asked,“ If I take the job, I will have to stay in Australia for two years．I may stay a bit longer．But it would be a wonderful time for me．Should I go, Rose?”
“Don’t go,” I told him, “You’ll suffer(受苦)a lot there．” “Don’t go?” he 9 surprised at my answer．As you have probably known, Jack went．I wonder(想知道) 10 he found that I really wanted him to take the job．
