Even though it was only October,my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more_36__ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its__37__ everyone would run for their coats and go home,everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often__38__ what kind of home life David had,and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so__39__for the cold winter months without a coat,boots,or gloves. But something made David__40__.I can still remember he was always__41__a smile and willing to help. He always__42__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He__43__ just simply smile and ask what else he could do,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44__ home.

Weeks passed and the__45__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__ before the holiday break. I smiled in__47__ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David__48__ standing by my desk.

“I have something for you,”he said and__49__ from behind his back a small box.__50__  it to me,he said anxiously,“Open it.” I took the box from him,thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my__51__ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said,“The box is nice,David,but it’s__52__.”

“Oh,no. It isn’t.” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes___53__I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given__54__ to. After that Christmas,David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning__55__the little empty box set on my desk.

1.                A.anxious         B.courageous      C.serious   D.cautious

 

2.                A.warning        B.ringing         C.calling    D.yelling

 

3.                A.scolded        B.wondered       C.realized  D.learned

 

4.                A.modestly       B.naturally        C.inaccurately   D.inappropriately

 

5.                A.popular        B.upset          C.special   D.funny

 

6.                A.expressing      B.delivering       C.wearing  D.sharing

 

7.                A.practised       B.wandered       C.studied   D.stayed

 

8.                A.would          B.should          C.might D.could

 

9.                A.aim at          B.turn to         C.put off   D.head for

 

10.               A.argument       B.excitement      C.movement D.judgment

 

11.               A.school         B.year           C.education  D.program

 

12.               A.relief          B.return         C.vain  D.control

 

13.               A.weakly         B.sadly           C.quietly    D.helplessly

 

14.               A.searched       B.found          C.raised D.pulled

 

15.               A.Holding        B.Handing        C.Sending   D.Leaving

 

16.               A.delight         B.expectation     C.appreciation    D.surprise

 

17.               A.cheap          B.empty          C.useless    D.improper

 

18.               A.as             B.until           C.because   D.though

 

19.               A.advice         B.support        C.attention  D.command

 

20.               A.from           B.behind         C.over  D.towards

 

 

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I   36  at dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”.

Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.

What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box   37  my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my   38 .

All Saturday I waited   39  and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I   40  an enquiry(询问)about the box might   41  anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that   42  trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful   43  of different kinds. A (n)   44  shoebox rested on top of it.   45  flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started   46  your project.”

In the next hour my father   47  the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts   48  to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a   49 smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.I answered him with a hug.

But inside,   50  danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much   51  to me, for his world consisted of work only.

The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time   52 .

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to   53 . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside. The valentine box became a symbol of his love that   54  through decades of other Valentine’s Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none   55  compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.

1.                A.appeared       B.announced      C.served   D.sat

 

2.                A.and            B.however        C.so   D.or

 

3.                A.design         B.project         C.plan D.idea

 

4.                A.sadly           B.disappointedly   C.anxiously D.patiently

 

5.                A.knew          B.found          C.realized  D.imagined

 

6.                A.start           B.mark           C.cause    D.produce

 

7.                A.took           B.invited         C.saved    D.had

 

8.                A.boxes          B.paper          C.gifts D.food

 

9.                A.new           B.big            C.empty    D.attractive

 

10.               A.Relief          B.Relaxation      C.Cheer D.Calm

 

11.               A.by            B.at             C.on   D.in

 

12.               A.folded         B.changed        C.packed    D.pressed

 

13.               A.attached        B.joined          C.linked D.connected

 

14.               A.slight          B.broad          C.brief  D.confident

 

15.               A.fun            B.joy            C.interest   D.amusement

 

16.               A.money         B.support         C.time  D.hope

 

17.               A.reached        B.set            C.came D.spent

 

18.               A.accept         B.admire         C.respect   D.recognize

 

19.               A.carried         B.kept           C.spread    D.lasted

 

20.               A.even          B.yet            C.still   D.ever

 

 

Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.

He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him.

With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously—but without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it. ”

On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.” Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he dived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone. Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother.

“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover,” laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didn’t panic!” But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow.

1.Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?

A.He was riding to school.

B.He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.

C.He was going fishing with his father.

D.He was listening to a strange sound.

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?

A.They crowded like a black cloud.

B.They shocked and terrified Andy.

C.They tried to attack Andy in a mass.

D.They made Andy stay in hospital for two days.

3.How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?

A.He asked Mr. Nelson for help.

B.He hid himself under the water.

C.He rushed into the Nelson house.

D.He rode off in the opposite direction.

4.Which of the following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?

A.No pains, no gains.

B.Once bitten, twice shy.

C.Where there is a will, there is a way.

D.In time of danger, one’s mind works fast.

 

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