One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat ___26____a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were ____27______.

“Is 　28 there?” Millie asked. Nobody answered. They 29 very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.

“What happened?” Andy asked. “There’s a ghost in the 30 . Please help us.” Millie said. “Really? Tell me more.” Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, 31 beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard 32 noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was now sure the sound 33 from the bushes. He searched carefully.

“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself. He 34 a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, 　35 made a sound like a whisper.

26. A. under　 　　 B. on　 　　　　　　　 C. behind　 　　　　　 D. in

27. A. excited　 　　　 B. frightened　 　　　 C. frightening　 　　　 D. exciting

28. nobody　 　　　 B. everybody　 　　 C. anybody　 　　　 D. somebody

29. A. saw　 　　　　　 B. looked　 　　　　　 C. heard　 　　　　 D. listened

30. A. church　 　　　 B. school　 　　　　　 C. garden　 　　　　　 D. park

31. A. rose　 　　　　 B. slept　 　　　　 C. stood　 　　　　 D. lay

32. A. a　 　　　　 B. the　 　　　　　　　 C. an　 　　　　　　　 D. other

33. A. came　 　　 B. learned　 　　　　　 C. heard　 　　　　 D. fell

34. A. smelled　 　　　 B. looked　 　　　　　 C. searched　 　　 D. found

35. A. he　 　　　　　 B. she　 　　　　　 C. it　 　　　　　　　 D. that

One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat ___26____a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were ____27______.

“Is 　28 there?” Millie asked. Nobody answered. They 29 very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.

“What happened?” Andy asked. “There’s a ghost in the 30 . Please help us.” Millie said. “Really? Tell me more.” Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, 31 beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard 32 noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was now sure the sound 33 from the bushes. He searched carefully.

“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself. He 34 a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, 　35 made a sound like a whisper.

26. A. under　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　 D. in

27. A. excited　　　　 B. frightened　 C. frightening　 D. exciting

28. nobody　　　　　 B. everybody　 C. anybody　　 D. somebody

29. A. saw　　　　　 B. looked　　　　 C. heard　　　　　 D. listened

30. A. church　　　 B. school　　　　 C. garden　　　　　 D. park

31. rose　　　　　　　 B. slept　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　 D. lay

32. A. a　　　　　　　 B. the　　　　　　　 C. an　　　　　　　　 D. other

33. A. came　　　　B. learned　　　　 C. heard　　　　　 D. fell

34. A. smelled　 B. looked　　　　 C. searched　　　 D. found

35. A. he　　　　　 B. she　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　 D. that

Everyone has his dream. ＿21＿do I .In ten years, I think I will be a reporter. I’ll live in Shanghai, because I want to Shanghai and ＿22＿in love with it last year. I think it’s a really beautiful city. ＿23＿ a reporter, I think I’ll meet lots of interesting ＿24＿.I think I’ll live in 25 apartment with my best friends, because I don’t like living 　26 . I will have pets. I can’t have 　27 pets now because my mother hates them and our apartment is too small. So in ten years, I’ll have many different pets. I might even keep a pet parrot. I’ll probably go skating and swimming 　28 . During the week, I’ll look smart, and probably will 　29 a suit. On weekends, I’ll dress more casually. That’s my dream. I’ll work 　30 to make it come true.

21. A. Neither　　　　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　 C. Nor　

22. A. were　　　　　　　　　　 B. fell　　　　　　　　 C. fall

23. A. As　　　　　　　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　　　 C. Like　

24. A. men　　　　　　　　　　 B. women　　　　　　 C. people

25. A. an　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a　　　　　　　　　 C. the

26. A. alone　　　　　　　　　　 B. together　　　　　　 C. lonely　

27. A. some　　　　　　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　 C. any　

28. A. all day　　　　　　　　　　 B. every day　 　　　　C. everyday

29. A. dress　　　　　　　　　　 B. wear　　　　　　　 C. put on

30. A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　 B. freely　　　　　　 C. hard

　 One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 　16 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 　17 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.

　 So the boy 　18 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 　19 .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole 　20 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 　21

a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 　22 .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

　 The boy acted with 　23 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 　24 out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 　25 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

　 26 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be __27__ we could have been and we would never fly.

　 In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 　28 growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 　29 or problems. So, next time you are 　30 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!

　 16. A. hole　　　　　　 B. worm　　　　　　　 C. tall　　　　　　　 D. snake

　 17. A. it　　　　　　　 B. it’s　　　　　　　　 C. itself　　　　　　 D. its

　 18. A. decided　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　 D. ordered

　 19. A. afraid　　　　　 B. interested　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. grateful

　 20. A. slimmer　　　　　 B. bigger　　　　　　 C. shorter　　　　　　 D. smaller

　 21. A. touched　　　　 B. sounded　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　 D. smelt

　 22. A. wings　　　　　 B. feet　　　　　　　　 C. eyes　　　　　　　 D. head

　 23. A. success　　　　 B. excitement　　　　　 C. kindness　　　　　 D. humour

　 24. A. get　　　　　　 B. getting　　　　　　 C. to get　　　　　　 D. got

　 25. A. ready　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　　　　　 C. glad　　　　　　 D. used

　 26. A. Somewhere　　 B. Something　　　　　 C. Some time　　　　 D. Sometimes

　 27. A. as helpful as　　 B. as weak as　　　　　 C. as strong as　　 　 D. as creative as

　 28. A. repeats　　　　 B. recommends　　　　　 C. requires　　　　　 D. represents

　 29. A. happiness　　　 B. difficulties　　　　　　 C. pleasure　　　　 D. hope

　 30. A. served with　 B. growing into　　　　　 C. bringing in　 D. faced with

Once, the famous scientist Einstein travelled to many places in America to give lectures. He travelled in a __26__, and soon made friends with his driver.

Each time Einstein gave the lecture, his driver __27__ sat in the front row and listened to him very carefully. The __28__ lecture was given so many times that the driver learned it well enough to give it himself.

One day, when Einstein was __29__ about it, he asked the driver to give the lecture for him in a small town.

That evening, both Einstein and the driver went into the lecture room. __30__ there had seen Einstein before. When the driver took his place, everybody applauded (鼓掌). Then he began the lecture. __31__ it was over, the people warmly applauded. The driver turned to look at Einstein. Einstein nodded with a smile on his face.

When they began to leave the lecture room, a man __32 __ them and asked the driver a very__33__ question. The c river listened carefully, then he __34__ and said the question was interesting but really quite easy. To show how easy it is. I'll ask my __35__ to answer it," said the driver.

26. A. bus 　 B. train 　C. plane　 D. car

27. A. always 　B. never 　C. sometimes　 D. hardly

28. A. different 　B. same 　C. uncomfortable D strange

29. A. spoken 　B. told 　C. said 　D shouted

30. A. Somebody 　B. Everybody 　C. Nobody 　D. Anybody

31. A. If 　　　B. Although C. However　　　　 D. When

32. A. carried 　 B. believed C. stopped　 D. pleased

33. A. difficult 　B. easy 　C. relaxing D. perfect

34. A. smiled 　B. cried 　C. refused 　D. jumped

35. A. student　 B. driver　 C. teacher　 D. uncle