One day while a girl was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small (1)_______. She cared them and felt great love for the birds.

　　One the (2)_______ and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. Therefore , (3)_______ he flew close, she grasped him (4)_______. She felt glad, but suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and (5)_______ in horror at the dead bird.

　　She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for (6)_______. She lifted him from the cage and (7)_______ him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.

　　The girl watched delightedly at the bird's enjoyment. Her heart was no longer (8)_______ with her loss. Suddenly the bird flew closer and (9)_______ softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.

　　The fastest way to (10)_______ love is to hold on it too tightly, the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!

1. A. cage                     B. box                   C. tank                  D. room

2. A. weaker                 B. taller                 C. larger                D. shorter

3. A. Because         B. As                     C. If                     D. Since

4. A. gently                   B. freely                C. elegantly            D. wildly

5. A. stared                   B. glared         C. glanced             D. shouted

6. A. freedom         B. food                  C. love                  D. space

7. A. dropped         B. pulled         C. seized        D. tossed

8. A. packed                 B. concerned  C. marked             D. lined

9. A. landed                  B. sat                    C. slept                 D. stood

10. A. gain                    B. give                  C. lose                  D. show

A long time ago, a little boy loved to play around an apple tree. After eating some apples, he took a nap under the (1)_______. He and the tree loved each other. When the boy grew up, he(2)_______ played around the tree.

One day, the boy came back to the (3)_______. The tree (4)_______ the boy to play with him. “I am no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees any more." The boy replied, "I want (5)_______. I need money to buy them." "Sorry, but I don’t have money, but you can sell all my apples and have money to buy." The boy was so (6)_______ that he picked all the apples and (7)_______ happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was (8)_______.

Later, the boy needed a house for (9)_______, so he turned to the tree. And the tree asked himto  cut off all his branches. So the boy did. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again (10)_______and sad.

1. A. sunshine        B. screen        C. shadow                    D. shelf

2. A. no longer              B. no more            C. no farther                 D. no better

3. A. top                       B. area                  C. tree                          D. village

4. A. asked                   B. told                   C. inspired                    D. added

5. A. pleasure         B. help                  C. toys                         D. fruits

6. A. shamed                 B. excited              C. embarrassed             D. trouble

7. A. played                  B. sang                  C. sold                        D. left

8. A. sad                B. happy         C. concerned         D. forgettable

9. A. shelter                  B. sale                   C. example                   D. preparation

10. A. angry                  B. lovely         C. friendly                    D. lonely

Expressing gratitude is an important form of good manners. Nowadays more and more people in China have found it’s high time to cultivate a thankful heart for the good others (1)______.

Everyone likes to get praised and appreciated. Gratitude is the greatest of virtues, which lets others smile and makes the world more beautiful. You just need several minutes to write down a thank-you note, but it bring much joy to the (2)______.

We live in a society where we enjoy the different services of others. But (3)______ of them should be taken for granted.

Gratitude is also a kind of (4)______ in life. In developing gratitude for every moment – for the simple joys and even for the (5)______ times—we come to truly enjoy and appreciate life. Then we are able to see the (6)______ that surrounds us.

Try to write a thank-you letter to your parents for working hard to (7)______ you a happy life.

Be grateful to your teachers because of their (8)______ with your studies and character building.

Say thanks to your friends who (9)______ both your happiness and sorrow. We are sure it will bring them much joy and add (10)______ into your own life as well.

1. A. have                     B. do                     C. share                D. like

2. A. doer                     B. receive              C. performer          D. speaker

3. A. one               B. any one             C. none               D. all

4. A. attitude                 B. feeling        C. emotion          D. sense

5. A. managing              B. challenging C. changing         D. developing

6. A. truth                     B. reality         C. experience       D. magic

7. A. offer                    B. produce             C. imagine   D. try 

8. A. study                    B. part                   C. help        D. co-operation

9. A. knew                    B. shared        C. realized   D. recognized

10. A. reflection            B. justice        C. taste               D. color

I am discovering that many people want, above all else, to live life fully. But sometimes the past prohibits our living and enjoying life to the utmost in the present.

A school teacher (1)______ his room a few minutes early and (2)______ a mealworm laboriously crawling along the floor. It had somehow been (3)______. The back part of the worm was dead and dried up, but still attached to the (4)______, living part by just a thin thread.

As the teacher (5)______ the strange sight of a poor worm (6)______ its dead half across the floor, a little girl ran in and noticed it there. Picking it up, she said, oh, Oscar, when are you going to (7)______ that dead part so you can really live?

What a marvelous (8)______ for all of us! When are we going to lose that dead part so we can really live? When are we going to let go of past pain so we can live (9)______? When are we going to drop the baggage of needless guilt so we can (10)______ life? When are we going to let go of that past resentment so we can know peace?

Have you been dragging something that is dead and gone around with you? Are you ready to lose that dead part so you can really live?

1. A. entered                 B. left                           C. rushed                     D. slipped

2. A. saw               B. searched                   C. noticed                     D. found

3. A. killed                    B. injured               C. hurt                         D. damage

4. A. behind                  B. middle               C. head                        D. front

5. A. studied                 B. researched              C. took                         D. learned

6. A. pushing         B. taking                C. pulling               D. bringing

7. A. lose               B. miss                         C. cut                          D. place

8. A. problem         B. question                   C. doubt                       D. puzzle

9. A. happily                 B. sadly                        C. joyfully                    D. fully

10. A. live                     B. enjoy                        C. experience         D. treasure

In the dinning room of my grandfather’s house stood a heavy grandfather’s clock. Meals in the dinning room were a (1)______ for our four generations to become one. The grandfather’s clock always stood like a trusted old family friend, (2)______ us playing jokes and telling stories, which was already a (3)______ of our life.

As a child, the old clock interested me. I watched and listened to it during (4)______. I was surprised how at (5)______ times of the day, the clock would strike three times, six times or more, with a wonderful great (6)______ that echoed throughout the house. The clock chimed year after year, a part of my (7)______, a part of my heart.

Even more (8)______ to me was my grandfather’s special action each day. He meticulously (9)______ the clock with a special key each day. The key was magic to me. It (10)______ our family’s magnificent clock ticking and striking all year round.

1. A. time                     B. possibility   C. problem            D. pleasure

2. A. seeing                   B. hearing              C. watching           D. looking

3. A. start                     B. part                   C. signal         D. mark

4. A. stories                  B. jokes                 C. periods              D. meals

5. A. busy                     B. urgent        C. happy        D. different

6. A. shock                   B. sound         C. song                 D. music

7. A. memories              B. minds         C. comfort            D. information

8. A. comfortable          B. hopeful              C. wonderful  D. skillful

9. A. opened                 B. wound              C. turned        D. started  

10. A. made                  B. controlled          C. kept                  D. fixed

    All (1)_______ things must fight to stay alive. They have to feed on something and at the same time avoid being (2)_______. Therefore they have to solve this big problem of staying alive in their own way. The danger of being eaten in the sea is great. Those plants and animals that do survive usually (3)_______ very fast and in great numbers.

    (4)_______ sea animals have defensive devices which help them to survive. The jelly fish have (5)_______ tentacles (触角) which are used for attack and defense. Another method of (6)_______ which sea plants and animals use is disguise. They usually have the same (7)_______ as their surroundings.

    In order to stay alive, animals need to have good senses. Fishes have sharp eyes. Almost all animals are sensitive to (8)_______. Fishes judge movements in the water by (9)_______ of their lines. Fishes and other sea animals can hear well and many of them can (10)_______ different types of warning sound.

1. A. living                    B. alive                         C. lively                        D. live

2. A. taken           B. gotten            C. haven                     D. eaten

3. A. produce         B. reproduce         C. run                       D. swim

4. A. Any             B. Every                     C. Certain            D. Each

5. A. beautiful        B. short             C. poisonous                 D. long

6. A. swimming            B. survival           C. flight                     D. growth

7. A. color                 B. body                    C. width                     D. length

8. A. run away             B. flee                      C. touch                     D. move

9. A. way                 B. means            C. method           D. approach

10. A. make               B. do               C. build             D. produce

Crusoe's dog became ill and died, ____ made him very lonely.

A. this                        B. that                        C. which                            D. as 

They heard ____ for help.

A. to call                     B. call                         C. a call                             D. calling

We'll visit ____ tomorrow.

A. Summer Palace B. the Hyde Parks C. the Summer Palace D. a Hyde Park

He turned away, greatly ____.

A. disappointing B. to disappoint C. disappointed D. was disappointed