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Li Dong is a farmer. He has a very big 　46 . On the farm, he grows oranges, grapes and bananas. Many people come to 　47 his farm. He is a successful young man and becomes very famous.

In 2003, he went back to his hometown 　48 he finished middle school. “What work can I do?” he said to himself. Then he had an idea. “I’m interested 　49 farming. I can grow fruit!” He began to watch many 　50 on TV about growing fruit. He also read a lot of books about it. Then he went to 　51 on Mr Wang’s farm for two years. He learned a lot there.

In 2005, he started his own fruit farm. 　52 , Li Dong’s farm was small. But now, his farm is much 　53 . His fruits are very good. He sends them to many big 　54 in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. He also grows vegetables and raises chickens on his farm. His family eats very 55 food. He has a very happy family.

46. A. farm 　　　　　 B. park 　　　　　　　 C. school 　　　　 D. shop

47. A. look 　　　　　 B. take　 　　　　 C. visit 　 　　　　　 D. notice

48. A. since　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　 C. though 　　　　 D. so

49. A. in　　　　　　　 B. on　 　　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　　 D. for

50. A. games　　　　　 B. concerts 　　　　　 C. programmes 　　 D. plays

51. A. see 　　　 B. play 　　　　　　　 C. eat 　　　　　　 D. work

52. A. At last　　　　 B. At that time 　　　 C. At this moment　　　 D. At once

53. A. big　　　　　　 B. bigger　 　　　　　 C. the biggest 　 　 D. biggest

54. A. villages 　　　 B. schools 　　　　 C. cities　 　　　 　　D. farms

55. A. healthy　　　　 B. bad　 　　　　　 C. terrible　 　　 D. unhealthy

Jack 　41 　in a small town in England. He always stayed in England 　42 　his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to 　43 countries. All my friends go to Spain, 　44 　 they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a 　45 to Spain and 　46 at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went 　47 for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and 　48 he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.

Jack 　49 on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”

Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him 　50 , “Maps of the city, sir?”

41. A. flew 　　　　　 B. lived　　　　　 C. went 　　　 D. dropped

42. A. for 　　　　 B. off 　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　 D. into

43. A. all 　　　　　 B. both　　　　 C. other　　　　　 D. any

44. A. and 　　　　　 B. but　　　　 C. though　 　　　 D. however

45. A. bus 　　　　 B. plane 　　　　　 C. train　 　　　 D. bike

46. A. reached 　　 B. left　　　　 C. arrived 　　　 D. stayed

47. A. down 　　　　　 B. up　　　　　 C. away 　　　　　 D. out

48. A. before 　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. since　　　　　 D. after

49. A. lay　　　　　　 B. stood　　　　　 C. fell　　　　 D. jumped

50. A. once again 　　 B. on time 　 C. at times　　 D. at once

Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 　16 . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose 　17 them.

　 One picture was of a 　18 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture 　19 it was a perfect picture of peace.

　 The other picture had 　20 , too. But these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare (光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall This did not look peaceful 　21 . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush 　22 in the crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (鸟窝). She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

After the king compared the two pictures 　23 , he chose the second picture 　24 explained, "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your 　25 . That is the real meaning of peace."

16. A. argued　　　　 B. invited　　　　　　 C. tried　　　　　　　 D. invented

17. A. between　　　 　B. except　　　　 　　C. within　　　　 　　D. through

18. A. calm　　　　　 B. round　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　 D. deep

19, A. announced　　　 B. thought　　　　 　 C. doubted　　　　　 D. promised

20. A. lakes　　　　 　 B. clouds　　　　　 C. mirrors　　　　　　 D. mountains

21. A. at all　　　　　 B. at last　　　　　 　 C. at once　 　　　　 D. at present

22. A. lying　　　　 　B. growing　　　　　 C. dying　　　　　　 D. moving

23. A. actively　　　 　B. carefully　　　　 C. angrily　　　　　　 D. widely

24. A. so　　　　　 　 B. but　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　 D. and

25. A. voice　　　　　 B. world　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　 D. view

Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a small house near London with their child.

Sometimes Mr. Brown came back 1 home from work very late. At that time both his wife and his son　 2　 to bed. He would open the front door of his house with his key and came in very　 3　 .

One night he came back late again. He lost his key 4 the door. He knocked(敲)at the door. But　　 5　 happened. He knocked at the bedroom window. He spoke to his wife, and 6　 to her but she did not　 7　 At last he stopped and thought for a while(一会儿), Then he began to speak 8 a child. Mother, I want to go to the toilet (厕所) ' He spoke very　　 9　 , but at once Mrs. Brown got up and　 10　 the door for horn.　

1. A. to　　　　 B. from　　　　 C. at　　　　 D. /

2. A. was going　　　　　　　　　 B. go

C. went　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would go

3. A. quietly(安静地)　　 　　　　B. slowly

C. quickly　　　　　　　　　　 D. happily

4. A. of　　　 B. to　　　　　 C. about　　　 D. with

5. A. nothing B. something　　 C. a sound　　 D. none

6. A. shouted　　 B. told　　　　 C, talked　　 D. said

7. A. listen to　　 B, listen　　　　 C. hear　　　 D. hear to

8. A. like　　　 B. liked　　　　 C. liking　　 D. likes

9. A. happily　　 B. angrily　　　 C. quietly　　 D. loudly

10. A. locked (锁) B. closed　 C. opened　　　 D. knocked at

My 14-year-old brother John dreamed of having a black woolen coat, for at that time this kind of coat was 31　 with teenagers, but it could cost several hundred dollars. One day my brother and I went into a shop and saw a black woolen coat at the same time. The coat felt very soft, and it cost only ＄28. It was　 32　 but so nice. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes shone.

　　　 John tried on the coat and　 33　 it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day happily and came home with a big　 34 . “How do the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it,” he said. I started to call him “Lord (老爷) John”.

　　　 Over the next few weeks, there seemed to be a　 35　 in John. He became more polite, more confident and more pleasing. He would 36　 his classmates his pens; he would bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he would　 37　 a blind man cross the road.

　　　 When my mother talked about her son’s change with one of his teachers and wondered what caused it, he said, “It must be his 38 !” One day, in the library, my brother and I happened to meet a friend of my father’s, who had not seen us for a long time. John came up and shook hands with him like a 39 ! The friend said in surprise, “Are you John? You have changed so much!”

　　　 What really changed John was his own attitude(态度).　 40　 you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

31.　 A. busy　 　　　　　　　　　 B. careful　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. popular　 　　　　　　　 D. good

32.　 A. dear　 　　　 　　　 B. cheap 　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. hard　 　　　　　 　　D. light

33.　 A. sold 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kept　 　　　　　　　　 C. held　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. bought

34.　 A. present　 　　　　　　　 B. smile　 　　　　　　　 C. problem　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. cry

35.　 A. message　　　　　　　　B. pain　　　　　　　　　　C. change　 　　　　　　　 D. fashion

36.　 A. lend　 　　　　　　　　　 B. rent　 　　　　　　　　 C. leave　 　　　　　　　　 D. borrow

37.　 A. make　　　　　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　　 C. let　　 　　　　　　　　 D. help

38.　 A. coat　 　　　　　　　　　 B. classmate　　 　　　　 C. friend　 　　　　　　　　 D. brother

39.　 A. businessman 　　　　　 B. woman　 　　　　　　 C. gentleman　 　　　　　 D. boy

40.　 A. Until 　　　　　　　　　　 B. If　 　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. Before　　　　　　　　 D. Unless