Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch.  "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly.  The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently.  Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process (过程) of digging !"
The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved.  Not every job will end up with a success.  Not every dream will come true.  But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "Yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
【小题1】What did the boy do after watching a program?
A. He bought a glass jar.            
B. He started to dig a hole.
C. He played with some visitors.
【小题2】What did the older boys think of the little boy?
A. He was silly.                     
B. He was strict.
C. He was strong-minded.
【小题3】When did the boy find the stones?
A. Before he met the older boys.     
B. When he wanted to give up digging.
C. After the older boys laughed at him.
【小题4】What does the underlined sentence "It is in the digging that life is lived.” mean according to the article?
A. Life is to make a big success.      
B. Life is to find the colorful stones.
C. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.
【小题5】Which is the best title for this article?
A. Enjoying the Process              
B. How to Achieve Goals
C. A Journey through the Earth

It rained for days.Mike couldn’t go out and      with his friends.His parents went to work and had to    the boy at home.They bought some     for him.But he didn’t like to read them. He stood by the window(窗户）and        Outside.

The rain     this morning and Mike was happy.But it was wet(潮湿的）outside.His parents didn’t       him go out and play there.They       the boy to read a book.But when they left he began to play behind the house.       ,his parents came back for lunch. His mother found the boy was very dirty.

   “Oh,dear!”called out the woman.”Look at your      !How dirty they are!When did you see I was so dirty             you?

  “But I didn’t see you when you were young,mom.”said the boy.

1.A． study                   B． talk             C． play                    D． work

2.A． leave               B． teach       C． see                              D． Hear

3.A． pencils        B． paper          C． fruit                      D． books

4.A． look                       B． looked              C． looks                  D． sees

5.A． stopped      B． started               C． wanted                        D． got

6.A． hope                B． leave           C． grow                            D． let

7.A． asked                   B． said                       C． made                           D． found

8.A． At night    B． At six    C． At noon                 D． In the evening

9.A． face                       B． eyes                C． ears                             D． clothes

10.A． for                       B． like                      C． at                                   D． On

阅读理解。(10’)

Mrs. Brown’s old grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for his lunch .

But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs. Brown’s house at twelve o’clock, and two policemen helped Mrs. Brown to get out . One of them said to Mrs. Brown . “ The poor old man lost his way in the park and phoned to us for help , so we sent a car to bring him home . “ Mrs. Brown was very surprised , but she thanked the policemen and they left .

“ But , grandfather , ”she then said “ you have been to that park nearly every day for twenty years . How did you lose your way there ?”

The old man smiled , closed one eye and said , “ I didn’t quite lose my way , I just got tired and I didn’t want to walk home !”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The old man lived _______

A．by himself

B．with his grandfather

C．with his grandson

D．with his granddaughter and her husband

2.The old man _____ in the park in the morning every day .

A．went fishing

B．went for a walk

C．did some reading

D．asked a policeman for help

3. The old man went to the park for a walk __________.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

A．in the morning                         B．in the afternoon

C．at half past twelve                       D．twice a day

4. The old man had been to the park every day for ______ .

A．twelve years                           B．twenty weeks

C．twelve months                         D．twenty years

5. It is true that the old man ______

A．was too tired to walk home

B．lost his way home

C．lost his way to the park

D．liked to telephone the policemen .

完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入空白处的最佳答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。
Mr. and Mrs. King have lived in our town for nearly twenty years. They have a bookshop by the bus station. They’re __1__ to everybody and have a lot of friends. They often __2__ the poor students and sell them some books cheaply. So there’re many young men in their shop. Of course people __3_ them and their friends often call on (拜访) them and _4__ them. We can always hear their rooms are full of __5__ and quarrel.
It was a Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. King were going to have a picnic on the island the next __6__. It was a little far from our town. So they had to _7__ earlier than usual to catch a six o’clock train. After _8__ a few friends came to see them while they were cooking some _9 and drinks for the picnic. Mr. king and his wife had to stop _10__ them. They talked a lot and few of them looked at the _11__ on the wall. Mr. and Mrs. King were anxious (焦急) but they couldn’t tell the visitors about it. The woman thought for a few _12__ and had an idea. She said to her __13__, “Oh, it’s eleven o’clock! You’d better stop talking, dear! Our guests are anxious to _14__!
Mr. king heard this and stood up and said _15_ to the visitors and they left soon.