I first had physics lessons when I was in Grade Eight some years ago. In class, I _______

that there wasn’t a Nobel (诺贝尔奖) Prize winner from China. That made me sad, _______ I decided

to change (改变) it. So after that, I got up early in the morning. I _______ the light and took out a

physics book. Then I started _______ quietly. I worked so hard because I had a great _______ — one

day, I would be the first _______ person to win the Nobel Prize in physics.

Later on, I found physics at school too easy for me. I wanted to learn _______, so I made a

reading plan and started to find answers to more _______ problems.

Now I am a top _______ in physics. I won the first prize in the national physics competition last month. And I am ________to be closer to my dream after a few ________ hard work. Of course, ________ I have some problems. My classmates always ________ me when they are talking about fashion (时尚)

or pop stars, because I know ________ about them. “Well, that doesn’t matter too much,” I tell

myself. “They don’t know much about ________ or the space , but I won’t laugh at them.”

1.A. joined B. heard C. studied. D. listened

2.A. for. B. but C. and. D. because

3.A. turned on . B. turned off C. turned up. D. turned down

4.A. writing B. reading C. thinking D. seeing

5.A. dream B. idea C. plan. D. work

6.A. Chinese. B. China. C. Canada D. American

7.A. little. B. less C. more D. much

8.A. interesting B. boring. C. easy D. difficult

9.A. student. B. teacher C. engineer D. scientist

10.A. happy. B. funny C. surprised D. sad

11.A. days’ B. weeks’ C. months’ D. years’

12.A. usually. B. always C. hardly D. sometimes

13.A. depend on B. look at C. laugh at D. look after

14.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something

15.A. physics B. fashion C. pop stars D. competitions

As a young child, I was quiet and shy. And I was ill for a long time. Since my parents has to

work. I spent a lot of time at my grandparent’s home. While my grandmother cleaned the house and cooked, my grandfather played with me.

I was six when my grandfather died. A few months before he died, he gave me a beautiful blue

and white blanket (毯子). I loved the blanket very much because it made me think of my

grandfather. But after a few years, the blanket didn’t look very good. It had holes and was dirty. I

didn’t want to throw the blanket away, so my mother made the blanket into a book bag. I was proud

of the book bag, and I used it to carry my books to school every day for a few years. Then the book bag was broken. I begged my mother to make something out of it. She made it into a pencil-box. After a

few months, the pencil-box was broken, too. By then I could sew (缝), and I made the pencil-box

into a small wallet.

I used it for three years, but one day I lost it. I felt sad. My friends and family said, “Forget

about it, Paul. You can’t make something out of nothing.”

I thought about it for a while. I decided my friends and family were wrong. There was a way to make something out of nothing. I wrote down the story of my grandfather’s blanket.

1.In the author’s eyes, his grandfather might be a _____ person.

A. serious B. cool C. kind D. successful

2.Paul wanted to make the blanket into different things because _____.

A. it was interesting B. they made him think of his grandfather

C. his mother loved the blanket so much D. her mother was very good at sewing

3.The phrase “was proud of” in the passage can be replaced by “_____”.

A. be surprised at B. be angry with C. get used to D. be pleased with

4.From the story, we can know that _____.

A. Paul loved his grandfather so much.

B. the blanket could be made into many things

C. a few years later the blanket was still new

D. Paul’s friends bought him a new blanket

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. The Past Time B. A Lost Wallet

C. My Grandfather D. An Unforgettable Blanket

Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.The family

were rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room.Instead the angels were given a little

cold basement(地下室).As they made their bed on the hard floor,the older angel saw a hole in the

wall and repaired it.When the younger angel asked why,the older angel replied:"Things aren't

always what they seem."

The next night the angels came to rest at the house of a very poor,but very hospitable farmer and

his wife.After sharing what little food they had,the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest.When the sun came up the next morning,the angels found the farmer

and his wife in tears.Their only cow,whose milk had been their only income,lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel,"How could this happen?""Why

didn’t you watch out for the cow?The first man had everything,Yet you watched over their

house,"she accused."The second family had little but was willing to share everything,and you didn’t help?"

"Things aren't always what they seem,"the older angel replied."When we stayed in the

basement,I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so mean, if I seal (封) the wall, he will not find it.Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed,the angel of death

came for his wife.I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead.Things aren't always what they seem."

1.Why did the elder angel repair the hole for the rich family?

A. Because the basement was too cold to stay in.

B. Because she wanted to save money for the family.

C. Because she didn’t like the owner.

D. Because she wanted to show thanks for the family.

2.The cow died because _____.

A. it was seriously ill

B. the elder angel killed it

C. the angel made it die instead of the farmer’s wife

D. its owner treated the angels badly

3.The word “hospitable” probably means “______.”

A. patient B. friendly C. smart D. mean

4.The younger angel was very angry because _____.

A. the elder angel killed the farmer’s cow

B. the older angel treated the two families unfairly

C. the rich family gave them a bad place to live

D. the elder angel took the cow away

5.The story tries to tell us that___.

A. angels are always ready to help the poor.

B. the young should always learn from the old

C. the kind people can become rich.

D. sometimes things are not what they seem.

“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher_____ have found out.

“Who did this?” she asked again. She never became_____ , but she was this time. She help up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke the window?”

“Oh, no,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. I did not do it on purpose (故意地). It was caused by a _____throw (投,掷)of a baseball. But_____ did it have to be me?

If I admitted (承认)it, I would_____into a lot of trouble. How would I be able to_____a big window like that? I didn’t want to raise my hand______, something much stronger than me pulled me up. “I did it.” Then I kept quiet.____ was hard enough to say what I felt.

My teacher went to the bookshelf and took down a book. She then began walking to my desk. I ___ she was going to punish (惩罚)me.

“I know how you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down ___ my face. “Here is a book about birds. It is yours now. You will not be punished. But remember, it’s only for your honesty.”

I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t punished and I was getting a book. I had been saving up all my money to buy one.

1.A. can B. might C. mustn’t D. can’t

2.A. happy B. worried C. angry D. anxious

3.A. good B. bad C. wonderful D. soft

4.A. which B. what C. who D. why

5.A. have B. get C. become D. cause

6.A. pay B. cost C. afford D. spend

7.A. But B. And C. However D. Though

8.A. That B. I C. It D. She

9.A. hoped B. told C. escaped D. feared

10.A. into B. after C. at D. upon

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