Once a man had two daughters-in-law (儿媳妇). He wanted to know how clever they were. He said to the older one, "Go and see your parents. You can stay till the Mid-autumn Festival. But when you come back, please bring me the food I like to eat at that time and also a bit of wind on a bit of paper." To the other, he said, "You can stay till the New Year, but when you come back, don't forget to bring the food I like to eat at that time and also a bit of fire inside a bit of paper."

The daughters-in-law thought and thought, but they could not find a way out. SO they sat down and began to cry. Just then there came a girl. This girl sometimes came to their home to make clothes. They told her what their father-in-law wanted and asked her what to do.

The girl laughed and said," It's very easy. One of you must come back at the Mid--autumn Festival. The food for that time is mooncakes . And a bit of wind on a bit of paper means a paper fan. The other one must come back at the New Year, so she must bring some New Year cakes. And a bit of fire inside a bit of paper means a lantern."

    Then the daughters-in-law knew what to do, and they went to their homes happily. When the

right time came, they brought back what their father-in-law wanted.

  根据短文内容填空，每空填一词,

76. At first the two women didn't know  ______their father-in-law wanted, so they were very _______ .

77. With the girl's _________, the two women got the answers and went home ________ .

78. When the older daughter-in-law came back l she brought some ________ and a paper ________ .

79. The man wanted the younger daughter-in-law to  _________ at the New Year with some cakes

   and a  __________ .

80. At last l the man believed his daughters-in-law were very ________  and he was ________ with

   what they have done.

An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. The sunshine was 31 beautiful that I decided to drive in the country. 32 my way home, my car stopped. I was out of gasoline(汽油) on a road away from a town. I decided to 　33 along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline.

I had walked almost a long way before I finally found a big 34 near the road. I was 　 35 to see it because it was getting dark.I knocked on the door and a small old lady with long white hair answered. She 　36 , “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got 37 ready for you.”

“But I’ve come here only for some gasoline.” I answered. I didn’t know 　38 she was talking about. I didn’t understand her.

“Oh, Tony! Gasoline? You used to love tea.”

I quickly explained that my car was out of gasoline, 39 she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Tony and talking about how 40 it had been since she had seen me. She was talking so strangely that I wanted to 41 . As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as 　42 as possible.

I was so happy when I saw 　43　 house by the road. I was able to get some gasoline. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives all by herself in that big house. She’s 44 , but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man whom she was going to marry(结婚) twenty-five years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before they married, he went away and 　45 came back.’’ I understood!

(　 ) 31.A.so　　　　　 B. such　　　　 C. very　　　 D. too

(　 ) 32.A.On　　　　 B In　　　　　 C. By　　　　 D. Over

(　 ) 33.A.drive　　　 B. walk　　　　 C. ride　　　 D. climb

(　 ) 34.A. house　　　 B. tree　　　　 C. hospital　　 D. car

(　 ) 35.A.sad　　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. happy　　 D. surprised

(　 ) 36.A. said　　　 B. speak　　　　 C. asked　　 D. talk

(　 ) 37.A. gasoline　　 B. milk　　　　 C. tea　　　 D. water

(　 ) 38.A.that　　　　 B. who　　　　 C. when　　　 D. what

(　 ) 39.A.or　　　　 B. then　　　　 C. but　　　　 D. later

(　 ) 40.A. long　　　 B. far　　　　　 C. often　　　 D. much

(　 ) 41.A.stay　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. sit down　 D. have a rest

(　 ) 42.A. quietly　　 B. quickly　　　 C. early　　　 D. slowly

(　 ) 43.A.others　　　 B. the other　　 C. else　　 　 D. another

(　 ) 44.A. kind　　　 B. warm-hearted C. strange　　 D. friendly

(　 ) 45.A. often　　　 B. usually　　　 C. never　　 D. sometimes

When I was a child, my parents often took me to an old house in a thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.
I could never understand what the attraction(吸引) of the house was, even for my parents, who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house, my father’s distant cousin, was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.
One day, when I was wandering around the garden behind the house, I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned(被遗弃的). As I walked towards it, I heard a noise, like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.
“Please don’t tell them you saw me,” he said. “They never use this place, and I have nowhere else to live.” “Don’t worry,” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean—do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.
The same evening, I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and, while no one was looking, emptied some of the food into it. Later, I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man, whose name I had discovered was Taff.
I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff’s face when he ate the food. From then on, my visits to the old house had a purpose, and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.
【小题1】 How did the writer feel about staying in the old house at first?

Hi David，

I am so excited to know that you will come to China and can stay with me in Xuzhou for two weeks．I will be free in February and will have a lot of time to show you around our beautiful city．During（在…期间）your stay here，we can go to Xuzhou Museum，walk around Yunlong Lake，climb up to the top of Yunlong Hill and see beautiful Xuzhou．There is also a lot of nice food to eat in Xuzhou．I'm sure you'll have a very good time here．

I am only in China for a short time．Chinese people are very friendly，just like people at home in Canada．I can speak a little Chinese，but I can't write it．I'm trying to study and speak it．I often try to speak Chinese to my Chinese friends．Sometimes they don't understand me，because I can't speak Chinese well．

I go out this morning．I am on my way to the hospital．I want to see my friend Eric there．But I don't know how to get there．I ask a Chinese boy．The boy can't understand me．Then I take out a pen and some paper．I draw a man in bed on   it  ，give the picture to the boy and say something about it．The boy smiles and then shows me the way to the hospital．（          ）

Please e-mail me soon!

Andy

1．Who writes this e-mail?

A．David．             B．Eric．               C．A Chinese boy．     D．Andy．

2．When will Andy be free?

A．In January．         B．In February．         C．In March．              D．In April．

3．What CANNOT they do in Xuzhou?

A．Visit a museum．                            B．Celebrate Christmas．

C．Climb a hill．                                D．Eat nice food．

4．Which sentence is WRONG about Andy?

A．He comes from Canada．                      B．He can speak a little Chinese．

C．He can write Chinese．                       D．He thinks Chinese people are friendly．

5．The underlined（划线的）word “it” means_______．

A．the hospital!         B．the way               C．the paper                D．the pen

6．Who tells Andy the way to the hospital?

7．文中括号里少一个句子，请根据上下文补充完整．