After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag . By the time I got home, I was sweaty,  16  and hungry. I threw my things on the couch and grabbed something from the kitchen to  17  . I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV , but I knew my  18   would take me the whole night. I grabbed my schoolbag and went  19  to my room, feeling defeated. I tried to understand chemistry and  20  sleepiness at the same time. I was stressed out and  21  . I wanted something to cheer me up .

Later in the evening , I  22  the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing .  23  she sings off-key (跑调), it made me excited that she was here. I ran down the stairs to greet my mom. We  24  and I ran back upstairs to do homework again. I like it when my mom was happy. Her  25  flowed down to me and I got the strength to  26  the stress again.

Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be  27  after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up  28  in the morning to go to work and spends an hour on the bus before getting downtown . At a  29  factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over. After work, she gets stuck in  30  for two hours on her way back home. When I  31  my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to  32  . At least I have some fun things to do at school, while one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I  33   that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart even though there may be   34  . Seeing her happy makes me feel  35  , too.

1.A. heavy      B. busy             C. sleepy           D. unlucky

2.A. keep           B. eat          C. give                 D. watch

3.A. dream          B. supper           C. homework         D. experience

4.A. aside          B. upstairs         C. outwards             D. nearby

5.A. put off            B. fight off        C. refer to             D. research into

6.A. bored          B. shocked      C. worried          D. frightened

7.A. made           B. recorded         C. imagined         D. heard

8.A. Unless         B. Though       C. If               D. As

9.A. agreed         B. debated      C. hugged           D. celebrated

10.A. need          B. idea         C. faith                D. energy

11.A. face          B. change       C. accept           D. leave

12.A. creative      B. careful          C. positive         D. professional

13.A. early         B. naturally        C. fast             D. regularly

14.A. furniture     B. tobacco      C. car              D. clothing

15.A. task          B. traffic          C. communication        D. examination

16.A. replace       B. exchange     C. connect          D. compare

17.A. complain      B. decide       C. study                D. play

18.A. achieve       B. notice           C. appreciate           D. improve

19.A. lies          B. difficulties         C. confusions       D. accidents

20.A. successful        B. skillful     C. good                 D. important

I was very fond of hunting when I was a young man. In the autumn of 1915, I was __16__ in the northwest of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest all __17__， I was returning alone to the place where I had __18__ up my tent. I was tired __19__ hungry. It was getting __20__ and darker, and I was walking slowly __21__ a narrow path. On my right was a wide river; on my left, a __22__， dark forest. All of a __23__ I saw two green eyes looking at me from among the trees. I knew it __24__ be a man-eating tiger. The tiger was getting ready to __25__ on me.

My heart __26__. What could I do? Should I jump __27__ the river and hope to save my life __28__ swimming? I looked to the __29__. In the river there was a __30__ crocodile waiting to welcome me with its mouth __31__ open. I was so  __32__ that I shut my eyes. And I thought it would be the end of my __33__. I heard branches moving __34__ the tiger roared (咆哮) and jumped. __35__ then I opened my eyes. What do you think had happened? The tiger had jumped right over me and now in the jaws (嘴) of the crocodile.

A. practicing      B．studying   C．planting          D．travelling

A. day            B．night     C．the time           D．the year

A. turned           B．put       C．made              D．brought

A. but            B．and       C．or                  D．nor

A.colder            B．warmer    C．brighter        D．cooler

A. by                       B．beside     C．along             D．on

A. thick             B．strong     C．tall                D．short

A. shock            B．joy        C．sudden          D．surprise

A. could            B．can        C．must             D．should

A. live              B．depend     C．look             D．jump

A. beat              B．sank       C．ached            D．jumped

A. across           B．over       C．into              D．from

A. on                       B．of         C．with             D．by

A. front             B．back       C．left               D．right

A. big               B．tiny        C．dead            D．dying

A. long             B．short       C．wide            D．narrow

A. tired             B．excited     C．frightened     D．surprised

A. work            B．study       C．day              D．life

A. though      B．as          C．but              D．or

A. Just              B．Even        C．Still            D．Only

After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag . By the time I got home, I was sweaty,  16 and hungry. I threw my things on the couch and grabbed something from the kitchen to  17 . I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV , but I knew my  18   would take me the whole night. I grabbed my schoolbag and went  19 to my room, feeling defeated. I tried to understand chemistry and  20 sleepiness at the same time. I was stressed out and  21 . I wanted something to cheer me up .
Later in the evening , I  22 the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing .  23 she sings off-key (跑调), it made me excited that she was here. I ran down the stairs to greet my mom. We  24 and I ran back upstairs to do homework again. I like it when my mom was happy. Her  25 flowed down to me and I got the strength to  26  the stress again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be  27 after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up  28 in the morning to go to work and spends an hour on the bus before getting downtown . At a  29 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over. After work, she gets stuck in  30 for two hours on her way back home. When I  31 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to  32 . At least I have some fun things to do at school, while one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I  33   that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart even though there may be   34 . Seeing her happy makes me feel  35 , too.

I was very fond of hunting when I was a young man. In the autumn of 1915, I was __16__ in the northwest of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest all __17__， I was returning alone to the place where I had __18__ up my tent. I was tired __19__ hungry. It was getting __20__ and darker, and I was walking slowly __21__ a narrow path. On my right was a wide river; on my left, a __22__， dark forest. All of a __23__ I saw two green eyes looking at me from among the trees. I knew it __24__ be a man-eating tiger. The tiger was getting ready to __25__ on me.
My heart __26__. What could I do? Should I jump __27__ the river and hope to save my life __28__ swimming? I looked to the __29__. In the river there was a __30__ crocodile waiting to welcome me with its mouth __31__ open. I was so  __32__ that I shut my eyes. And I thought it would be the end of my __33__. I heard branches moving __34__ the tiger roared (咆哮) and jumped. __35__ then I opened my eyes. What do you think had happened? The tiger had jumped right over me and now in the jaws (嘴) of the crocodile.

【小题12】

A．across B．over C．into D．from

I was very fond of hunting when I was a young man. In the autumn of 1915, I was __16__ in the northwest of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest all __17__， I was returning alone to the place where I had __18__ up my tent. I was tired __19__ hungry. It was getting __20__ and darker, and I was walking slowly __21__ a narrow path. On my right was a wide river; on my left, a __22__， dark forest. All of a __23__ I saw two green eyes looking at me from among the trees. I knew it __24__ be a man-eating tiger. The tiger was getting ready to __25__ on me.

My heart __26__. What could I do? Should I jump __27__ the river and hope to save my life __28__ swimming? I looked to the __29__. In the river there was a __30__ crocodile waiting to welcome me with its mouth __31__ open. I was so  __32__ that I shut my eyes. And I thought it would be the end of my __33__. I heard branches moving __34__ the tiger roared (咆哮) and jumped. __35__ then I opened my eyes. What do you think had happened? The tiger had jumped right over me and now in the jaws (嘴) of the crocodile.

1.A. practicing     B．studying   C．planting          D．travelling

2.A. day           B．night     C．the time           D．the year

3.A. turned          B．put       C．made              D．brought

4.A. but            B．and       C．or                  D．nor

5.A.colder            B．warmer    C．brighter        D．cooler

6.A. by                       B．beside     C．along             D．on

7.A. thick            B．strong     C．tall                D．short

8.A. shock           B．joy        C．sudden          D．surprise

9.A. could            B．can        C．must             D．should

10.A. live            B．depend     C．look             D．jump

11.A. beat            B．sank       C．ached            D．jumped

12.A. across                B．over       C．into              D．from

13.A. on                     B．of         C．with             D．by

14.A. front           B．back       C．left               D．right

15.A. big             B．tiny        C．dead            D．dying

16.A. long           B．short       C．wide            D．narrow

17.A. tired           B．excited     C．frightened     D．surprised

18.A. work          B．study       C．day              D．life

19.A. though            B．as          C．but              D．or

20.A. Just            B．Even        C．Still            D．Only