One afternoon Mr. Black went out to look for some grass for his cows. It was very hot and he had to stop to have a swim. Suddenly he saw something sparkling（闪闪发光）in the water. He swam there and found it was some gold in the sand. He was so happy that he hardly forgot he was in the river. He ran home and asked his son to help him to get all the gold out of the water. The next morning he sent his son to sell it in the market. But the young man was afraid to do it. He had to go to the town himself. He didn't pay any attention to the traffic lights when he crossed the street. A car hit him down and he was hurt. He was sent to hospital at once. The doctors looked him over and gave him an operation. Two months later he felt much better. The doctors were satisfied with the operation and said, “You'll be fully recovered in a week. We're sure you can write with your right hand when you leave hospital.”

　　“It's really a miracle（奇迹）!”  shouted Mr. Black.  “I could neither read nor write before!”

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1. The Blacks have little food because________.

A. they live in a small village

B. they're too lazy to work

C. they have few pieces of fields

D. nobody would help them to get money

2. Mr. Black jumped into the river because________.

A. he wanted to get some grass in the water

B. he wanted to look for some gold in the water

C. he hoped to have a good rest in the water

D. it was too hot and he wanted to have a swim

3. Mr. Black ran home to ________.

A. ask for help　　　　　　　　    B. make his family happy

C. change his wet clothes　　　　　　 D. send the gold back

4.　　   Mr. Black's ________ was hurt in the traffic accident.

A. head　　　　   B. leg　　　　　　  C. right hand　　   D. left hand

5.　　   The phrase “be fully recovered” means ________ in Chinese.

A. 完全覆盖　　   B. 全部找回　　    C. 清除疲劳　　   D. 恢复健康

Mr. White is a member of his office. He’s 　36 and can easily deal with all kinds of matters. So he’s always　 37 more than his workmates. Of course he’s often 　38　 and has no time to do the housework. His wife 　39　 him well and does all at home.

40 ! Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be 41　 . Now Mrs. White has to look after her there 　42　 she can’t go home. Mr. White often eats something in the restaurant. As he 　43　 did some cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly(凌乱不堪的).

Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone 　44　 . He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to 　45 an important telephone number down. But he could find 　46 a piece of paper. He found there was much dust(灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he 　47 it and went to work. Two hours later 　48　 came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came in while she was 　 49　 the table. He couldn’t 　50　 the number on the table and called out angrily, “Who let you clean the table?”

(　 )36. A. important　　　 B. strong　　　　 C. good　　　　 D. able

(　 )37. A. helped　　　　 B. thought　　　　 C. paid　　　　　 D. asked

(　 )38. A. busy　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　　 C. lazy　　　　　 D. happy

(　 )39. A. sees　　　　　　 B. knows　　　　 C. misses　　　　 D. takes care of

(　 )40. A. Well　　　　　　 B. Once　　　　　 C. What’s more　　 D. Bad luck

(　 )41. A. in hospital　　　 B. outside　　　　 C. in bed　　　　 D. in time

(　 )42. A. but　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　 D. and

(　 )43. A. not　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　 C. almost　　　　　 D. often

(　 )44A. shouted　　　　 B. spoke　　　　　 C. rang　　　　　 D. called

(　 )45 A. write　　　　　 B. remember　　　 C. understand　　　 D. use

(　 )46 A. either a pen or　B. neither a pen nor　C. both a pen and　 D. not only a pen but

(　 )47 A. forgot　　　　 B. read　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　 D. threw

(　 )48 A. he　　　　　　 B. his friend　　　　 C. his wife　　　　 D. his daughter

(　 )49 A. brushing　　　　 B. walking in　　　 C. leaving　　　　 D. cleaning

(　 )50 A. find　　　　　　 B. listen to　　　　 C. look at　　　　　 D. write

　 Tug-of-war（拔河）is not only popular in China, but in many other countries. Their tug-of-war match is a little 16　 from ours. They have eight men for each team, 17 we may have the match between two sides with equal men or women players. Of course, they are usually tall, strong and heavy.

　 For a tug-of-war match, we need a long thick　 18 .Each team stands at one end of the rope, 19 it. Then they try to pull the 20 of the rope. The team which 　21 in pulling the center of the rope away through a certain distance is the winner.

　 Many foreign sports experts think we don't have to be tall, heavy and strong to play tug-of-war. We don't have endless energy for a match 22only a few minutes. The secret is good hands. The players must have big, strong and hard hands. 23they start the match, they put mixture of oil and petrol on their hands so that they can hold the rope 24 .

　 Many foreign experts say the best hands for tug-of-war belong to the 25 .This is because they have to work hard when they are still very young. Farming is a good practice for this sport!

16. A. different　 B. exciting　 C. enjoyable　 D. boring

17. A. because　 B. but　 　　C. so　 　　　D. until

18. A. road　　　 B. pen　　　 C. rope　　　 D. stick

19. A. holding　 B. using　 　 C. bringing　 　D. making

20. A. center　 B. bottom　 　C. end　 　　　 D. side

21. A. spends　 B. falls　 　　C. succeeds　 　D. fails

22. A. knowing　 B. beginning　 C. wasting　 　D. lasting

23. A. After　 　B. Since　 　C. If　 　　　 D. Before

24. A. worse　 　B. better　 　 C. more quietly D. faster

25. A. workers　 B. students　 C. farmers　 　 D. officers