Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent? ???? with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. ??? , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became ???? more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she ???? work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as ????? as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not ???? in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very ???? and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she ???? a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to ???? with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ???? , this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly ???? Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was ???? me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that ???? my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”

　　 Now Martin has ???? changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s???? helped him to feel good about himself.

1.A. conversation??? ?? B. report???? ?? C. survey???? ? D. speech

2.A. So?????????????? B. But??????? ? C. Therefore?? ? D. However

3.A. very??? ???????? B. many?????? ? C. much??????? D. too

4.A. could??????????? B. had to???? ??? C. should????? D. would

5.A. soon???????????? B. quickly??? ?? C. well??????? ? D. good

6.A. pleased????????? B. tired????? ??? C. bored?????? ? D. interested

7.A. worried????????? B. patient??? ??? C. careful???? ?? D. serious

8.A. made???????????? B. took?????? ?? C. got???????? D. thought

9.A. argue??????????? B. say??????? ? C. discuss???? ?? D. talk

10.A. surprised??????? B. surprising ??? C. surprise??? ?? D. surprises

11.A. which??????????? B. what?????? C. that??????? ?? D. how

12.A. seeing?????????? B. noticing?? ?? C. helping???? ?? D. watching

13.A. since??????????? B. before???? ?? C. after?????? ?? D. when

14.A. always?????????? B. hardly???? ?? C. really????? ?? D. just

15.A. advice?????????? B. love?????? ?? C. idea?????? ? D. decision

 If a country wants to develop rapidly, education must come first. However, in China, many poor families in some villages can’t        an education for their children. Some children reach the school age,        they have to stay at home and do some farm work.

Luckily, Project Hope started       October 30th, 1989. It has mainly two      . One is to help the poor children who can’t go to school without money, the other is to build       for the students in poor areas so that they can have a better studying environment.

With the help of Project Hope, a lot of poor children have returned to school and many new schools have been built         it started. So the children can get much knowledge and       their dreams.        they get knowledge, they will have ability(能力) to build their hometown. At the same time, their living conditions will be        as well.

There are still many poor children in         of help. As for the project, there is still a long way to go.

1.A. give   B. offer     C. afford  

2.A. so       B. but        C. and

3.A. in       B. for         C. on         

4.A . purposes  B. ways      C. uses     

5.A. stations      B. schools         C. hospitals       

6.A. since B. after      C. before 

7.A. shake          B. create   C. realize

8.A. If              B. Once     C. Though

9.A. well   B. worse   C. better  

10.A. need        B. detail    C. public

Li Dong is a farmer. He has a very big   46  . On the farm, he grows oranges, grapes and bananas. Many people come to   47   his farm. He is a successful young man and becomes very famous.

In 2003, he went back to his hometown   48   he finished middle school. “What work can I do?” he said to himself. Then he had an idea. “I’m interested   49   farming. I can grow fruit!” He began to watch many   50   on TV about growing fruit. He also read a lot of books about it. Then he went to   51   on Mr Wang’s farm for two years. He learned a lot there.

In 2005, he started his own fruit farm.   52  , Li Dong’s farm was small. But now, his farm is much   53  . His fruits are very good. He sends them to many big   54   in China, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. He also grows vegetables and raises chickens on his farm. His family eats very   55   food. He has a very happy family.

1.A. farm           B. park             C. school           D. shop

2.A. look           B. take             C. visit                D. notice

3.A. since          B. after                C. though           D. so

4.A. in             B. on                   C. at               D. for

5. A. games         B. concerts             C. programmes       D. plays

6.A. see            B. play                 C. eat              D. work

7. A. At last           B. At that time         C. At this moment   D.At once

8. A. big               B. bigger               C. the biggest          D. biggest

9.A. villages       B. schools          C. cities              D. farms

10. A. healthy          B. bad              C. terrible         D. unhealthy

–How long has Mr. Liu taught English?     --- _______ 1998.     

–May I go to the concert with you?

– I’m afraid not ______you have a ticket, because I have only one.

A. since        B. if        C. unless    D. though