A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to 　　 the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He 　　 a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

　　“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and 　  down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police？ As he drove 　   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see 　    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too 　, there would be a police car on every corner.”

　　Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went    faster. “What are you doing？” shouted the gunman. “To 　   the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”

　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.

　　He turned at a corner and saw the 　  in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he 　  back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.

1.A．stop 　　　B．begin　　　 C．leave　　  D．start

2.A．brought　　B．pointed　　 C．held 　　  D．carried

3.A．drove 　　 B．left 　　　 C．took　　　 D．pushed

4.A．past 　　　B．over 　　　 C．through　　D．towards

5.A．somebody　B．anybody　　C．everybody　 D．nobody

6.A．fast　　　　B．slowly　　 C．generally　  D．commonly

7.A．more　　　 B．much　　　C．very　　　　D．quite

8.A．look for　　 B．keep away from　　C．look at　　D．care about

9.A．train station　B．police station　　C．hospital　　D．bank

10.A．got 　　　　B．looked　　　C．turned　　　D．came

A girl complained to her father about her hard life．She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to   1   ．She felt tired for fighting and fighting．One problem had been finished but another came．

Her father, a cook, took her   2   the kitchen．He poured water into three pans（锅）and boiled（煮）it．When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots，in the   3   he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee．He   4    them for a few minutes without any words．

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently，not knowing   5    her lather was doing that．After about 20 minutes，her father turned   6    the stove，took out the carrots and put them in a bowl．He took out the eggs and put   7   in another bowl．After that the  8   was poured into a cup．Turning back to his daughter，he asked, “what do you   9  ?” “Carrots，eggs，and coffee，” she answered．

Her father told her to   10    her eyes and let her touch the carrots．She did and felt that the carrots were soft．After that he asked her to take the eggs and   11   them．Then，she got tire eggs，cooked and hard．At last，the father asked her to smell the coffee．“What’s the meaning，Father?” He   12    that each had suffered the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but  ___13    had a different reaction（反应）．The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water．The eggs became hard    14    being cooked．The coffee was very special and it changed the water．“Who are you?” asked her lather，“When calamity（厄运） ___15   your door，what's your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs，or coffee?”

1．A．grow up                B．give up                C．set up                    D．pick up

2．A．into                       B．within                  C．out of                    D．away from

3．A．first                      B．second                 C．third                      D．fourth

4．A．looked for              B．searched for         C．waited for              D．called for

5．A．that                       B．what                    C．where                    D．why

6．A．off                        B．over                    C．off                        D．in

7．A．it                          B．its                       C．them                      D．themselves

8．A．eggs                      B．carrots                 C．coffee                    D．water

9．A．hear                      B．taste                    C．smell                     D．see

10．A．close                   B．open                    C．wash                     D．drop

11．A．keep                    B．protect                 C．break                     D．drink

12．A．complained          B．explained              C．told                       D．expected

13．A．every                   B．all                        C．each                             D．either

14．A．before                 B．after                    C．behind                   D．under

15．A．lies in                  B．comes across       C．meets with             D．knocks at

As a music teacher for twenty-seven years I have always known that music touches the soul. It can break through all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light.
A few years ago I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old, had difficulty walking and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase “Oh yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class Vanessa and I clapped together. She never said or sang a word.
One day late in the school year when the song was finished Vanessa turned around, looked at me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words “Oh yes!” I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music we had made a connection.
Several years later I came across Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times mimicking the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl through her connection with music left an impression on me that will last forever.
Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s light.
【小题1】The author thinks music__________.

Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would .a break and climb up on the fence(篱笆)along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day 1 will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to know how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said, “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on the porch (门廊).As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
【小题1】During his break every morning, the small boy would _________.

As a music teacher for twenty-seven years I have always known that music touches the soul. It can break through all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light.
A few years ago I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old, had difficulty walking and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase “Oh yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class Vanessa and I clapped together. She never said or sang a word.
One day late in the school year when the song was finished Vanessa turned around, looked at me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words “Oh yes!” I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music we had made a connection.
Several years later I came across Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times mimicking the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl through her connection with music left an impression on me that will last forever.
Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s light.
【小题1】The author thinks music__________.