A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he   36  a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy   37  around the rock, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much   38 , he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge(边缘) of the sandbox,   39 , he found that he couldn’t   40  it up and over the little wall. The rock was too   41  for his small body.

As he   42  to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried(撬动), but every time he thought he had made some   43 , the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy   44  again and again, but the only   45  was to have the rock roll back.

  46 , he burst into tears. All this time the boy’s father   47  him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a   48  voice rose above the boy’s head. It was his father.  49 , but firmly(坚定地) he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the   50  that you had? The boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I   51  all that I had!” “No, son, you didn’t,”  52  the father kindly. “You didn’t   53  me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and   54  it out of the sandbox.

Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength to move your “rocks” away? There is ONE who is always willing to   55  you with the strength you need. We also need that strength, especially in our daily life.

1.                A．hid            B．left            C．put  D．discovered

2.                A．walked         B．jumped         C．traveled  D．dug

3.                A．courage        B．pride           C．effort    D．pleasure

4.                A．however        B．still            C．thus D．even

5.                A．put            B．raise           C．take D．break

6.                A．large           B．difficult         C．hard D．much

7.                A．decided        B．refused         C．agreed   D．planned

8.                A．inventions      B．progress        C．mistakes D．changes

9.                A．tried           B．failed          C．thought   D．started

10.               A．success        B．goal           C．result D．wish

11.               A．Gradually       B．lately          C．Properly   D．Finally

12.               A．watched        B．helped         C．followed   D．taught

13.               A．loud           B．happy          C．sweet D．strict

14.               A．Angrily         B．Movingly       C．Suddenly  D．Gently

15.               A．knowledge      B．strength        C．tools  D．ability

16.               A．wasted         B．brought        C．used  D．carried

17.               A．replied         B．corrected       C．shouted   D．praised

18.               A．advise         B．force          C．ask   D．want

19.               A．collected       B．threw          C．chose D．broke

20.               A．provide        B．lend           C．show D．pass

A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm．He was given a slingshot （弹弓） to play with out in the woods．He （ 1） in the woods, but he could never hit anything．Getting a little （ 2） , he headed back for dinner．As he was （3 ） back he saw Grandma's pet （ 4） ．Just out of impulse （冲动）, he let the slingshot （5）,

hit the duck right in the head and killed it．He was shocked and （6） ．

In a panic, he hid the （7） duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said （8） ．After lunch the next day Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the （9）．" But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he （ 10 ） to help in the kitchen．" Then she（11） to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny washed the dishes．Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing．Before they left, Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I （ 12） Sally to help me make supper．"Sally just smiled and said, "Well, you needn't worry about it （13） Johnny told me he wanted to help．"She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally went （14） and Johnny stayed to help．After several days of doing both his （15） and Sally's, he finally couldn't （16） it any longer．He came to Grandma and admitted that he had （17） the duck．

Grandma knelt down, gave him a （18） , and said, "Sweetheart, I know．You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the （19） thing, but because I love you．I forgave you．I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a （ 20 ） of you．If you make a mistake, just be brave to admit to it and promise not to make it again．In that way, everyone will forgive you．"

1．A．worked                B．practiced             C．climbed               D．searched

2．A．pleased                 B．worried              C．puzzled               D．discouraged

3．A．turning                 B．looking                C．walking               D．falling

4．A．dog                      B．duck                   C．cat                      D．rabbit

5．A．rise                       B．leave                  C．stop                    D．fly

6．A．sad                       B．lucky                  C．angry                  D．excited

7．A．happy                   B．hungry                C．fat                      D．dead

8．A．anything                B．something            C．nothing               D．everything

9．A．clothes                  B．dishes                 C．hands                 D．floors

10．A．wanted                B．managed             C．tried                    D．willing

11．A．shouted              B．explained            C．talked                 D．whispered

12．A．command           B．request                C．need                   D．allow

13．A．until                    B．because              C．while                  D．although

14．A．fishing                B．swimming           C．climbing              D．shopping

15．A．exercise              B．lesson                 C．problem              D．housework

16．A．accept                 B．afford                 C．stand                  D．support

17．A．hurt                    B．killed                  C．hidden                 D．wounded

18．A．kiss                    B．surprise               C．gift                    D．suggestion

19．A．strange               B．terrible                C．serious                D．whole

20．A．enemy                 B．winner                C．slave                   D．leader

 (10·江西D篇)

Modern inventions have speeded up people’s loves amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boats (吹嘘) of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.

All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so.  We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind on another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientist; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about.

However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world.

There was a time when some people’s lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced: they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.

68. The new products become more and more time-saving because         .

A. our love of speed seems never-ending

B. time is limited.

C. the prices are increasingly high.

D. the manufactures boast a lot.

 A mining（采矿的）engineer enjoyed flying very much. One day, he was flying his own plane over a lonely island when a 1_____ storm came, so he was 2____ to make a forced landing. The plane was in good 3_____ but his legs and shoulder got 4_____ hurt. After getting out of the plane with great 5_____, he found nothing but high green hills 6_____ the place. He lay there expecting to die.

Soon, however, some men appeared from out of the forest. Though curious, they were not 7______of him. He was then gently 8______ to their village, where he was well treated. His 9_____ improved little by little and he became their 10_____. The place was 11_____ and pleasant and he was in 12_____ hurry to leave.

Several months later, he learned some of their language and 13_____ them some of his own.

One day, he discovered some sings of 14_____ mineral deposits（矿藏）in the soil. He decided to 15_____ to his country and set up a firm（公司）to mine the land.

It was not long 16____ the peaceful land was taken over by strange men and machines. When there was 17_____left to mine, the firm 18______ away. They had made a great deal of 19_____ for themselves, but the villagers’ land was 20_____. Now it is impossible to grow crops there.

1. A. quick         B. wonderful            C. heavy                D. sudden

2. A. ordered            B. forbidden            C. permitted       D. obliged

3. A. condition           B. relation               C. action        D. speed

4. A. slightly       B. seriously             C. hardly        D. luckily

5. A. pleasure            B. attention              C. difficulty               D. achievement

6. A. covering           B. wrapping             C. holding       D. surrounding

7. A. tired               B. afraid                C. sure                 D. kind

8. A. carried             B. forced               C. pushed               D. pulled

9. A. health              B. leg           C. shoulder      D. heart

10.A. enemy     B. visitor                C. friend          D. slave

11.A. pure              B. proper               C. dangerous     D. quiet

12.A. a                 B. such                C. no                  D. great

13.A. told         B. taught             C. showed              D. offered

14.A. poor           B. little            C. much             D. rich

15.A. return       B. drive              C. ride          D. walk

16.A. after              B. before               C. when                D. since

17.A. something  B. anything             C. everything      D. nothing

18.A. gave       B. got                  C. put                  D. passed

19.A. iron               B. dollars               C. gold                 D. money

20.A. ploughed   B. protected             C. destroyed     D. sold

 A mining（采矿的）engineer enjoyed flying very much. One day, he was flying his own plane over a lonely island when a 1_____ storm came, so he was 2____ to make a forced landing. The plane was in good 3_____ but his legs and shoulder got 4_____ hurt. After getting out of the plane with great 5_____, he found nothing but high green hills 6_____ the place. He lay there expecting to die.

Soon, however, some men appeared from out of the forest. Though curious, they were not 7______of him. He was then gently 8______ to their village, where he was well treated. His 9_____ improved little by little and he became their 10_____. The place was 11_____ and pleasant and he was in 12_____ hurry to leave.

Several months later, he learned some of their language and 13_____ them some of his own.

One day, he discovered some sings of 14_____ mineral deposits（矿藏）in the soil. He decided to 15_____ to his country and set up a firm（公司）to mine the land.

It was not long 16____ the peaceful land was taken over by strange men and machines. When there was 17_____left to mine, the firm 18______ away. They had made a great deal of 19_____ for themselves, but the villagers’ land was 20_____. Now it is impossible to grow crops there.

1. A. quick         B. wonderful            C. heavy                D. sudden

2. A. ordered            B. forbidden            C. permitted       D. obliged

3. A. condition           B. relation               C. action        D. speed

4. A. slightly       B. seriously             C. hardly        D. luckily

5. A. pleasure            B. attention              C. difficulty               D. achievement

6. A. covering           B. wrapping             C. holding       D. surrounding

7. A. tired               B. afraid                C. sure                 D. kind

8. A. carried             B. forced               C. pushed               D. pulled

9. A. health              B. leg           C. shoulder      D. heart

10.A. enemy     B. visitor                C. friend          D. slave

11.A. pure              B. proper               C. dangerous     D. quiet

12.A. a                 B. such                C. no                  D. great

13.A. told         B. taught             C. showed              D. offered

14.A. poor           B. little            C. much             D. rich

15.A. return       B. drive              C. ride          D. walk

16.A. after              B. before               C. when                D. since

17.A. something  B. anything             C. everything      D. nothing

18.A. gave       B. got                  C. put                  D. passed

19.A. iron               B. dollars               C. gold                 D. money

20.A. ploughed   B. protected             C. destroyed     D. sold