the website of China Daily, and you will learn more about it.

A. Having searched B. Search

C. Searching D. To search

On workday mornings I usually ________ an hour driving to work because of the traffic jam.

A. spended B. am spending

C. spend D. will spend

— Mum, where is my ball? I remember I put it here yesterday.

— You _______ it in the wrong place.

A. must put B. might put

C. might have put D. should have put

—Is the manager available tomorrow afternoon?

—No, he is busy. Otherwise he ________ the meeting.

A. had attended B. would have attended

C. would attend D. could have attended

When you’re learning to play the piano, _______ a good teacher makes a big difference.

A. have B. having

C. and have D. if have

No sooner ______ the room than we realized we to take our books.

A.had we left ; forget B.we had left ; forget

C. we had left ; forgot D. had we left;forgot

_______ is announced in today’s newspaper, we have launched another man-made satellite.

A.That B.Which

C. As D. What

With five professional hands ______ them next month, these students are sure to complete the experiment on time.

A. helping B. help

C. to helping D. to help

I have already forgotten ______ you bought the computer.

A. that it was when B. that it was what

C. what it was that D. when it was that

With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, a boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He seldom played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗). of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever grows his sapling best shall get a gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.But seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never it.

Several days later, he was surprised to find it didn't die, but grew so many fresh . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his ，bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding after growing up.

From then on, the boy slowly became optimistic and confident. One evening, he suddenly his biology teacher once said that plants generally grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?

When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Instantly he ：Father had been secretly watering his tree! He returned to his room, tears in his eyes.

Decades passed. The boy didn't become a botanist. , he became the U．S. President. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life. Even though it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!

1.A. held B．raised C．lowered D．covered

2.A. Both B．None C．One D．Each

3.A. cared for B．got rid of C．hit upon D．put on

4.A. appealed to B．attended to C．adapted to D．turned to

5.A. roots B．leaves C．branches D．seeds

6.A. word B．balance C．agreement D．opinion

7.A. teacher B．gardener C．president D．botanist

8.A. believed B．recalled C．repeated D．knew

9.A. remembered B．understood C．wondered D．admitted

10.A. welling B．falling C．dropping D．crying

11.A. Therefore B．Besides C．Moreover D．Instead

12.A. Love B．Water C．Disability D．Father