I found out one time that doing a __36____for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me ___37____ something, but I didn’t understand．So I __38______ her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was ____39_____ and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and ____40_____ it on her desk．

Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____41_____．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____42____ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____43____ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____44____．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact ____45____ when people do something____46____, they are really cheating themselves．She made me ____47____ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ____48____ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．

____49____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____50____ the girl’s test paper．I ___51____ to explain about the pen, but all she____52____ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me ____53____ after the test．____54____ I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I was sure she ____55____ to believe that I had cheated on the test．

1.A．help                   B．hand                  C．favor                D．fever

2.A．whispered                B．talked                 C．told                D．spoke

3.A．turned over             B．came over              C．leaned over            D．looked over

4.A．out of sight                B．out of work             C．out of place            D．out of ink

5.A．place            B．put                         C．gave                D．lent

6.A．punished                 B．dismissed              C．praised                D．parted

7.A．what                   B．that                    C．which                 D．how

8.A．stand up                    B．stand on               C．stand for              D．stand by

9.A．attitude           B．activity                   C．action                 D．behavior

10.A．what                   B．if                     C．that                     D．where

11.A．honest　　            B．dishonest　　         C．modest　　            D．disappointed

12.A．promise　　      B．permit　                C．recognize　　        D．prove

13.A．wandering　　　  B．reflecting　　          C．understanding         D．wondering

14.A．Long before　         B．Therefore　           C．Ever before　         D．Later on

15.A．of               B．in                      C．from                D．on

16.A．managed　　　   B．planned　　            C．tried　　　       D．promoted

17.A．could　　        B．would　　             C．can              D．will

18.A．right　　　　    B．only　　　               C．slight　　　      D．once

19.A．After　　　          B．Until　　               C．As if　　         D．Even if

20.A．remained　　         B．continued　            C．kept　　　　     D．wanted

It was a merry afternoon at the hall. A toy car race was being held, and the final round is a few minutes away. There were only four __36__ left and it was the rule of the game that the toy cars had to be their own handmade.

Among the players __37__ one child whose toy car looked pretty simple. Many of the audience __38__ the toy car's ability to race against the other three. Even so, the owner wasn't less __39__ of his own __40__.

　 When the race started, they pushed and ran along with the car as fast as they could. __41__， the least magnificent?looking toy car __42__ the finish line first. The champion was then asked by the organizer before __43__ his award, “I saw you praying before the final round __44__. You must have prayed to God that you may win, didn't you？” The champion replied, “That was not __45__ I prayed for. I thought it was unfair to ask God to help me __46__ the other players. I only prayed that God __47__ help me not to cry if I lose.”

　 We often pray that our wish may be granted, but do we __48__ that sometimes our wishes are just the __49__ to what the others may pray for? Does God side on one but not __50__？ Would it be appropriate __51__ us to be joyful while the other person might be __52__ and disappointed?

　 In our lives, there are __53__ things more important than just winning or losing. Wouldn't it be better for us to accept whatever the __54__ may be? Be it a defeat or a win, we can still __55__ to be happy.

36．A.judges B．participants

C．lookers?on　　　 D．journalists

37．A.there had　　 B．there were　 C．was　 D．were

38．A.believed　　 B．guaranteed　　 C．considered　　 D．doubted

39．A.proud　　　 B．disappointed　 C．satisfied　　　　 D．ashamed

40．A.recreation　　 B．discovery　　　　 C．creation　　　　 D．collection

41．A.Fortunately　　 B．Surprisingly

C．Expectedly　　 D．Disappointedly

42．A.broken　　　　 B．felt　　　　　　 C．tapped　　　　 D．touched

43．A.receiving　　 B．winning　　　　 C．accepting　　　 D．offering

44．A.cancelled　　 B．finished　　　　 C．paused　　 　　D．started

45．A.how　　　　 B．what　　　　　 C．when　　　　　 D．where

46．A.defeat　　　 B．lose　　　　　　 C．match　　　　　 D．win

47．A.need　　　　 B．ought　　　　　 C．would　　　　 D．should

48．A.remember　　 B．realize　　　 C．remind　　　　 D．recognize

49．A.opposite　　 B．familiar　　　 C．same　　　　　 D．different

50．A.another　　　 B．others　　 C．the other　　　 D．the others

51．A.with　　　　 B．to　　　　　　 C．of　　　　　　　 D．for

52．A.harming　　 B．suffering　　　 C．hurting　　　 　D．ruining

53．A.no　　　　　 B．few　　　　　 C．many　　　　　 D．none

54．A.results　　　 B．influences　　 C．effects　　　　　 D．awards

55．A.struggle　　 B．stick　　　　　 C．prefer　　　　　 D．choose

　　Some time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique（古董）shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't oven look at my chair.

　　The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth - so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

　　I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”

　　Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ”“I'll buy it,”I said. “What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,”he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,’Would you mend this chair for me　I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣）by the whole thing.

We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.

　　A. was rather impolite

　　B. was warmly received

　　C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

　　D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.

　　A. changed his mind　　　　　　　 B. accepted the offer

　　C. saw the writer’s purpose　　　　　D. decided to help the writer

How much did the writer pay?

　　A. ￡ 5.　　　　B. ￡ 7.　　　　 C. ￡ 20.　　　　D. ￡ 27.

From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________

　　A. hanest　　　　B. careful　　　　C. smart　　　　 D. funny

It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.

　　Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it：“Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently：“Take this to the butcher（* person whose job is selling meat）and he's going to give you your lunch today.”

　　Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

　　At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

　　The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers（*people who buy sth. from a shop）.

　　But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He  said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”

Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it！

1. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it ______ .

A．might do it much harm                   B．could do it much good

C．would help the butcher                   D．was worth many pounds

2.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________ .

A．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith

B．when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

C．because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

D．until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith

3.From its experience, the dog found that ________.

A．only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meat

B．the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it

C．Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

D．a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

4.At the end of the story, you'll find that _______.

A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B．the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more

C．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

D．the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal

阅读理解

　　Mr. Smith did not like to be troubled by visitors while working. He hung a plate outside his door. On the plate were these words,“Mr. Smith isn't at home.”

　　One day, after he had finished his work at another place, Smith thought deeply about some problems on his way home. When he got to the door, he saw the plate, “Oh, Mr. Smith isn't in.”He said to himself and then turned back to his work again.

　　Another time, Smith went to some place to give a talk. When he walked along a river, he thought out a new way. He accidently picked up a small stone, played with it in his hand and then put it into his pocket. When he left the riverside, he took one thing out of his pocket and threw it into the river. At the meeting when he was going to see the time, he was surprised. He took out a small stone from his pocket. There was no watch in it!

1．Mr. Smith hung a plate to tell the visitors that he was ________.

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2．One day he saw the plate, he ________.

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3．By the river, he picked up ________ and put it into his pocket.

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4．At the meeting, there was no watch ________ a stone in his pocket.

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5．After reading the story, we know that Mr. Smith was always ________.

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A．working hard at his work

B．careless with his work

C．forgetting something important he did

D．making mistakes in his work