An 80-year-old man was sitting in his house beside his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow(乌鸦) landed in front of the window. The father _______ his son,“What is that?”The son replied,“It is a crow.” _______ a few minutes, the father asked his son a second time,“What is that?”The son said“I just _______ you that it’s a crow.”After a little _______ , the father again asked his son,“What is that?”That time a(n) _______ tone could be heard in the son’s _______ .“It’s a crow, a crow!”

A little later, the father went to his room and _______ with an old diary which he had _______ for many years. After opening the right page, he asked his son to _______ it. When the son read it, tears came to his eyes.

“Today my ________ was sitting with me on the sofa. When a crow was ________ by the window, my son asked me 23 times what it was, and I ________ to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him ________ each time he asked me the same question. I did not feel ________ answering the same question.”

If your ________ become old, don’t treat them or look ________ them as a burden(累赘). Instead be warm and ________ to them. From today on, say this to yourself,“I want to ________ my parents happy forever, for they have ________ for me ever since I was born, and they have always showed their ________ love to me.”

1.A. demanded B. asked C. commanded D. tested

2.A. Before B. During C. After D. Within

3.A. told B. reminded C. called D. consulted

4.A. sigh B. doubt C. breath D. while

5.A. sad B. angry C. pitiful D. gentle

6.A. face B. mind C. voice D. pace

7.A. came up B. came out C. came back D. came on

8.A. kept B. gathered C. collected D. searched

9.A. tear B. read C. write D. recite

10.A. son B. daughter C. brother D. father

11.A. lying B. wiping C. sitting D. spying

12.A. required B. reminded C. recalled D. replied

13.A. lovingly B. carefully C. deeply D. lightly

14.A. puzzled B. worried C. amazed D. annoyed

15.A. parents B. relatives C. families D. teachers

16.A. up B. on C. down D. into

17.A. wise B. kind C. strict D. generous

18.A. send B. hear C. own D. see

19.A. frightened B. hunted C. cared D. waited

20.A. pleasant B. limited C. useful D. selfless

When we talk about paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there are many other uses of paper. Only half of 1. world’s paper is used for books and newspapers.

Paper on 2.we usually write and draw is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers.3.Finland, it is sometimes -40° C in winter. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be4. (warm).

Each year, more and more 5. (thing) are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can 6.(make) of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can also wear paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. 7.you have used paper cups once, you throw them away and buy new8.(one).

The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children 9.(play) in, but real, big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, 10.you can use it for about five years.

1.Jack a __________________ to his wife for his having done wrong to her yesterday afternoon.

2.In order to keep our air clean, we should __________(加强)the protection of our environment.

3.I’m sure you know what will happen to you if you don’t eat a b_____________ diet.

4.My father is the person whom I have _____________(钦佩) for many years, for he has devoted himself to his education work.

5.With the development of science, our country b___________ a lot from the Internet.

6.__________________(显而易见)，my brother is interested in music as well as painting.

7.Once Tom talked with his classmate, the teacher s____________ at him into silence.

8.It’s not easy for our parents to make money, so we students ought to __________(限制)the amount of money we spend.

9.The old man still remembers that it was his grandmother who b______________ him up in the faraway village.

10.Faced with the teacher, the little boy could not ____________ (解释)for his being late again.

In order to keep our air clean, we should __________(加强)the protection of our environment.

I’m sure you know what will happen to you if you don’t eat a b_____________ diet.

My father is the person whom I have _____________(钦佩) for many years, for he has devoted himself to his education work.

With the development of science, our country b___________ a lot from the Internet.

__________________(显而易见)，my brother is interested in music as well as painting.

Once Tom talked with his classmate, the teacher s____________ at him into silence.

It’s not easy for our parents to make money, so we students ought to __________(限制)the amount of money we spend.