He had　 2　 the weekend memorizing lines, but he knew he wouldn’t get the part. It was a small part anyway, not like the lead role he just knew Neil would get. Neil had already finished his tryout. As always he had done well　 3　 he hadn’t practiced at all.

　　“You’re trying out for a guard（警卫）?” Mrs. Sosa asked. “I’ll read the queen’s lines. Begin when you’ re　 4　 .”

　　Carl took a deep breath and tried to picture himself as a guard, just as his mother had suggested when she helped him practice. “Your majesty,” Carl began　 5　 ,“the castle is under siege （围攻）.”

　　“Call my knights（勇士） !” Mrs. Sosa responded as the queen, sounding like Carl’s

　 6　 had. He almost smiled. At first he felt silly in front of the other students, but as he concentrated on his lines, he forgot about the people　 7　 . It was as if he had really

　 8　 a guard in a queen’ s service!

　　（　）1. A. loved　　　　　　　　  B. hated　　　　　　    C. enjoyed　　　　　　　　 D. missed

　　（　）2. A. paid　　　　　　　　    B. took　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　    D. cost

　　（　）3. A. if　　　　　　　　　　    B. as　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　    D. though

　　（　）4. A. fine　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　   C. ready　　　　　　　　    D. active

　　（　）5. A. uncertainly　　　　  B. unhappily　　　　  C. eagerly　　　　　　　　  D. easily

　　（　）6. A. teacher　　　　　　    B. mother　　 
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　　　　 C. classmate　　　　　　  D. friend

　　（　）7. A. watching　　　　　　 B. standing　　　　    C. listening　　　　　　    D. sitting

　　（　）8. A. remained　　　　　　 B. showed　　　　　　 C. practiced　　　　　　   D. become

My wife and I spent a few weeks in London last year. We went there in autumn. We think it is the   ( 1)    season to visit England. The weather is usually quite good   (2)   there aren‘t too many    (3)    in October. We stayed in a small   (4)   in the West End. We   (5)   most of our sightseeing (观光) on foot. We went to look at the places which all travelers   (6)  . We went

  (7)  and spent too much money. What we liked most was going to the   (8)  . We don’t have the chance to see such   (9)   plays at home. A lot of people say English   (10)   is very bad. We didn‘t think so. It is   (11)   that most of the restaurants are French, Italian or Chinese, but had some very   (12)   meals. In fact, we   (13)   our holiday so much that we have already decided to   (14)    there again this year. We are going to take our umbrellas,   (15)  . I’m sure we‘ll need them sometimes.

1. A. busiest 　           B. working 　             C. best 　　　            D. hottest

2. A. and 　　            B. or 　　　　           C. as 　　　　           D. so

3. A. players                B. travellers 　           C. places 　　            D. things

4. A. station 　           B. hotel 　　                     C. office 　　                    D. cinema

5. A. missed                B. showed 　　           C. used 　　　           D. did

6. A. live 　　             B. stay 　　　            C. see 　　　                    D. work

7. A. shopping 　        B. fishing 　　           C. swimming 　          D. climbing

8. A. shops 　　          B. cinemas 　             C. restaurants 　        D. theatres

9. A. well 　　　        B. wonderful                      C. terrible 　　          D. sad

10. A. language 　             B. film 　　　            C. clothes 　　           D. food

11. A. impossible         B. true 　　　            C. important 　          D. necessary

12. A. tasty 　　         B. poor 　　　           C. fresh 　　　          D. expensive

13. A. spent 　　        B. enjoyed 　                     C. paid 　　　           D. finished

14. A. live 　　　              B. eat 　　　                    C. go 　　　　          D. spend

15. A. still 　　　              B. though 　　           C. already 　　          D. yet

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was cooking supper, and　 15　 her a piece of paper that he had written something on. After his mother　 16 her hands, she read what on the paper.

For　 17 the grass $5.00

For cleaning up my room this week $1.00

For going to the supermarket for you $1.00

For looking after my baby brother while you went shopping $1.00

For taking out the rubbish　 $1.00

For getting a good report card $5.00

For cleaning up the garden　 $2.00

Total: $16.00

Well, his mother looked at him for a while, and then she picked up a pen, turned 18 the paper he had written on, and this was what she wrote:

For the nine 　19 I carried you while you were growing inside me, free.

For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, fed you and sung songs for you , free.

For all the tears(眼泪) that you’ve 　20 through the years, free.

When you add it up, the cost of my love is free.

For all the nights that were filled with 　21 , free.

For the toys, food, clothes, and even cleaning your nose, free.

And when you add it all up, the 　22 cost of real love is free.

When the little boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were tears in his eyes. He looked straight 　23 at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: 24 IN FULL.