"Father, don't like to go to school," said Harry Williams one morning. "I wish you would let me stay at home. Charles Parker's father doesn't make him go to school."

Mr Williams 1       his little boy by the hand,and said 2       to him, "Come,my son. I want to show you 3       in the garden."

  Harry walked into the garden with his 4       ,who led him along until they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be 5       about their roots.

"See how beautifully these peas are 6       , my son," said Mr. Williams. "How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good 7       Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker's garden.”

Mr. Williams then 8       Harry to look at Mr. Parker's pea vines.

After a few moments,Mr. Williams asked, " Well,my son,what do you 9       Mr. Parker's pea vines?"

"Oh, Father!" replied the little boy. "I never saw such 10       looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as 11       as the peas themselves. There won't be half a crop!" " 12       are they so much worse than ours,Harry?"

"Because they have been left to grow as they 13       I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them,and never took any care of them 14       ."

"Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds 15       it is not taken good care of," Mr. Williams 16         ,"and so it is with the human garden. Children's minds are like garden beds. They must be 17       cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your 18       may have good seeds(种子) and 19 plentifully. Now which would you 20      ,to stay at home or go to school?"

"I would rather go to school," said Harry. 

(   ) 1.A. grabbed   B. pulled   C. punished   D. took

(   ) 2.A. loudly   B. secretly   C. kindly   D. politely

(   ) 3.A. anything   B. something   C. everything   D. nothing

(   ) 4.A. mother   B. brother   C. sister   D. father

(   ) 5.A. made   B. changed   C. seen   D. planted

(   ) 6.A. growing   B. moving   C. shaking   D. dancing

(   ) 7.A. result   B. harvest   C. match   D. present

(   ) 8.A. forced   B. ordered   C. followed   D. led

(   ) 9.A. think of   B. look at   C. hear of   D. deal with

(   ) 10. A. ugly   B. fine   C. dirty   D. poor

(   ) 11. A. deep   B. long   C. high   D. wide

(   ) 12. A. When   B. Why   C. Where   D. How

(   ) 13. A. pleased   B. stayed   C. left   D. belonged

(   ) 14. A. ahead   B. outside   C. forward   D. afterward

(   ) 15. A. as   B. or   C. if   D. so

(   ) 16. A. required   B. answered   C. explained   D. announced

(   ) 17. A. carefully   B. correctly   C. gently   D. slightly

(   ) 18. A. school   B. mind   C. family   D. dream

(   ) 19. A. produce   B. develop   C. decrease   D. drop

(   ) 20. A. find   B. support   C. know   D. prefer

  "It's my own fault.”Carl Fenter pulled his jacket closer against the abnormal bite of cold morning wind. "The rest of the family is home,where it's 1       "

Just another one of his 2        ideas―a big tamale(玉米粉蒸肉) feast after tonight's Christ?mas Eve service at the church―and look where it landed him:waiting in a line 50 people deep.

Who would have guessed that the tamale in every shop in the city would be sold out the day before Christmas? But they 3        ,as Carl knew. He had been driving all over El Paso that morning. 4        to bring home tamales,Carl tried one last shop,an old favorite out in Canutillo.

When he arrived, a fresh batch(—炉) was 5        off the steamer in 45 minutes. 6        his place at the end of the snaking line of tamale seekers, he watched the woman in front of him 7        her jacket to cover her shivering youngster. It wasn't long before she, too, 8        in the biting wind. After only a moment's 9        ,Carl took off his own jacket and offered it to the 10        mother.

Together,they 11        when the line slowly moved forward at last,and smiling people exited the shop carrying steamy bags. 12        ,Carl got inside the door and 13        his way clos?er to the counter,the woman now first in line. "Sorry folks," the clerk announced,"that's the last of the tamales. "" 14        !" Carl groaned(抱怨) with everyone else 15        behind him.

" 16        ,"stressed the man at the counter, " we'll have a final batch ready 17        ,oh,about two hours.”

Defeated, Carl backed away, but the young mother grabbed his arm.

"You're leaving?"

"I 18        ”,Carl glanced at his watch. "I promised to put up luminarias(传统圣诞灯) at my church.”

'Til get your order of tamales and bring them to your house.” Carl's brow furrowed, "I couldn't ask you to do that.”

"But it's 19        I can do. You lent me your coat.”Her smile overrode(推翻) his objec?tions. "Just give me your address.”She and her little girl settled in for the long wait.

And at 20        noon on Christmas Eve,they delivered four dozen fragrant tamales―along with Carl's brown jacket―to his home.

(   ) 1.A. harmonious   B. warm   C. happy   D. pleasant

(   ) 2.A. brilliant   B. bad   C. stupid   D. common

(   ) 3.A. were   B. did   C. could   D. had

(   ) 4.A. Decided   B. Determined   C. Wanted   D. Expected

(   ) 5.A. ready   B. prepared   C. soon   D. due

(   ) 6.A. Looking   B. Getting   C. Taking   D. Finding

(   ) 7.A. move   B. reject   C. abandon   D. remove

(   ) 8.A. waved   B. froze   C. shook   D. shocked

(   ) 9.A. assumption   B. appreciation   C. hesitation   D. attention

(   ) 10.A. grateful   B. respectful   C. hopeless   D. shameful

(   ) 11.A. cheered   B. congratulated   C. shouted   D. screamed

(   ) 12.A. Immediately   B. Hopefully   C. Lastly   D. Finally

(   ) 13.A. shouldered   B. forced   C. felt   D. inched

(   ) 14.A. No problem   B. No way   C. No doubt   D. No wonder

(   ) 15.A. lined up   B. held up   C. looked up   D. waited up

(   ) 16.A. So   B. But   C. Then   D. Besides

(   ) 17.A. before   B. for   C. in   D. after

(   ) 18.A. plan to   B. intend to   C. have to   D. ought to

(   ) 19.A. the least   B. the most   C. the last   D. the best

(   ) 20.A. just   B. exactly   C. accurately   D. right

   Your body,which has close relations with the food you eat,is the most important thing you own,so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment (营养)  .The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ” is not so sil?ly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin   C.

   Many people take extra (额外的) vitamins in pill form (丸剂) ,believing that these will make them healthy. But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn’t need or use extra vi?tamins,so why waste money on them?

In the modern western world,many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs,eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening.

1. The underlined words really mean that         .

   A. all kinds of food you eat can be made into your body

   B. your body is made up of the food you eat

   C. what you eat has a great effect on your health

   D. the more you eat,the better you will feel

2. The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that         .

   A. the apple is the best among all kinds of fruit

   B. apples can take the place of doctors

   C. eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health

   D. an apple is a sure cure for illness

3. In the second paragraph,the writer tries to let us know         .

   A. our bodies need food,or we can’t live

   B. often eating apples is a good habit

   C. taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless

   D. a good diet is of great importance to our health

4. In the modern western countries,       .

   A. people don’t pay much attention to their eating

   B. lots of people’s illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habits

   C. people throw everything into their stomachs without chewing

   D. people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves

5. From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy,we should        .

   A. only eat an apple a day

   B. eat properly

   C. take as many vitamin pills as possible

   D. throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully

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