The house __________　the capitalist used to live in is now a nursery.　

A. that　　            B. where　　         C. what　　　           D. when

The house __________　the capitalist used to live in is now a nursery.　

The Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are commonly said to have been written by a little old woman for her grandchildren. According to some people, she lived in Boston, and her real name was Elizabeth Vergoose. Her son-in-law, a printer named Thomas Fleet, was supposed to have published the famous stories and poems for small children in 1719. However, no copy of this book has ever been found, and most scholars doubt the truth of this story—and doubt, moreover, that Mother Goose was ever a real person. They point out that the name is a direct translation of the French “Mere I’ Oye.” In 1697 the Frenchman Charles Perrault published the first book in which this name was used. The collection contains eight tales, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella,” and “Puss in Boots.” But Perrault did not originate these stories; they were already quite popular in his day, and he only collected them.

In 1729 there appeared an English translation of Perrault’s collection,Robert Samber’s Histories or Tales of Past times, Told by MotherGoose(London,1729), which introduced “Sleeping Beauty”, “Little Red-hood”, “Puss in Boots”,”Cinderella” and other Perrault’s tales to English-speaking audiences. These were fairy tales(童话)。 John Newbery published a book of English rhymes，Mother Goose’s Melody, or Sonnets for the Cradle( London, undated,1765), which switched the focus from fairy tale to nursery  rhymes, and in English this was until recently the primary meaning for Mother Goose.A book of poems for children entitled Mother Goose’s Melody was published in England in1781, and the name “Mother Goose” has been associated with children’s poetry ever since.

1.What is supposed to have happened in 1719?

　 A.　Elizabeth Vergoose wrote the first Mother Goose Stories.

　 B.　 The Mother Goose Stories were translated into French.

　 C.　 Thomas Fleet published the Mother Goose Stories.

　 D.　Charles Perrault published the first Mother Goose Stories.

2. Most scholars consider Mother Goose to be _________.

　　 A. a real person                                                 B. a translation from French

 　　C. a collection by Elizabeth Vergoose          D.　 a book written by a little old woman

3.When Perrault published the first book in 1679, _______.

　　 A. no story of the book had been known to people

　　 B. some stories of the book were already well known

　　 C. few people were interested in the stories of the book

　　 D. stories like “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella” became popular

4.The name used in the first book published in 1679 is supposed to have been _______.

　A. Mother Goose         B. Charles Perrault C. Elizabeth Vergoose  D. Mere I’ Oye 

5.When people talk about Mother Goose, they refer to,___________

     A.    a printer of Boston          B. a kind of animal

     C.    children’s  poetry            D. the  French “Mere L’oye

Parents and grandparents are understandably（可理解的）proud of the quick minds and impressive talents of their little ones. But let me tell you about another 　36　 , perhaps even more 　37 , found in a little girl named Skylar.

I received a letter from a grandmother who told me about her four- year-old granddaughter Skylar. Ever since Skylar 38 of Disneyland from TV, she 　39 her nickels and dimes in a piggy bank in 　40　 of visiting there some day. Her parents 　41 her with a trip when she was four, however, and didn’t even 42 her to use her own money!

43 Skylar returned it was Christmas time. She decided to buy 　44 with her savings. But she also learned from announcements on TV about a local homeless 　45 called “The Road House”. She 　46 asked her mother what “homeless” meant and why those children 47 coats and warm clothes. She couldn’t seem to get the homeless off her 　48 .

Her mother took her to the 49 to buy presents. Instead of buying for herself or her family, she 　50 to purchase a warm coat, socks, gloves and crayons for a little girl in the 　51 . She also wanted to buy a doll, but when she 52 she didn’t have enough money, she left the doll 　53 .

When Skylar got home, she chose one of her favourite dolls and put it into the box with the other items she bought that day. She could hardly wait for Christmas! Skylar was thinking about going to the shelter and giving her carefully 　54 gifts to a homeless child. She was much 　55 with joy at truly helping someone else.

“Perhaps it’s good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to have a beautiful heart,” says Nobel Laureate John Nash. Young Skylar has a beautiful heart. It is this quality that makes beautiful people.

36. A. benefit　　　 B. advantage　　 　　　C. quality　　 　　 D. point

37. A. necessary　　 B. important　　 　　 C. popular　　　　 D. ordinary

38. A. learned　　　 B. cared　　 　　　　 C. thought 　　　 D. watched

39. A. saved　　　　 B. collected 　　　　 C. took　　　　 　 D. made

40. A. honour　　　 B. favour　　 　　　　 C. hopes　　　 D. search

41. A. disappointed B.annoyed　　 　　 C. pleased　　　　 D. surprised

42. A. need 　　　　 B. require　 　　　　 C. let　　　　 　 D. force

43. A. When　　　　 B. While　 　　　　　　 C. As　 　　　 D. Since

44. A. dolls　　　　 B. toys　 　　　　 C. presents　　　 D. dresses

45 .A. boy　　　　　 B. shelter　 　　　　 C. news　　　　 D. house

46 .A. generally　　 B. repeatedly 　　　　 C. strangely　 　 D. seriously

47. A. used　　　　 B. took 　　　　　　 C. needed　　　 　 D. liked

48 .A. mind　　　　 B. thought　 　　 C. heart　 　 D. brain

49. A. store　　　　 B. library　 　　　　 C. park　　　　 　 D. school

50 .A. thought　　　 B. decided　 　　 C. hoped　 　 D. wished

51. A. shelter　　　 B. nursery 　　　　 C. house　 　 D. hospital

52. A. reminded　 　 B. promised　 　　　　 C. noticed　　 　 D. discovered

53 .A. around　　　 B. behind　　 　　　　 C. away　　　　 D. alone

54. A. collected　　 B. bought　　 　　　　 C. selected　　　 D. demanded

55.A. surprised　　　　 B. caught 　　　　　　 C. cheered 　　　 D. filled