Mom, Dad, I’m going to college! Can you believe it? I never thought it could happen.  16  middle school and part of high school, I  17  to keep up. I was not a bad student，but I just didn’t understand  18  they were teaching because I have a learning  19 . I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to  20  . I wanted to make something of myself, and  21  I wasn’t a failure.
22 the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t  23  to go to a big school, which narrowed (缩小) my  24  to a small college which could be    25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I  26  two, but they just didn’t  27  . Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.
The day when I was  28  by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school  29  me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so  30 , and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college  31  the rest of my senior year.
The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n)  32 place. Finally my parents and I packed the car and  33  Florida. After a two-day drive, we arrived. “Welcome to Beacon College! It is so nice to see you!” I heard  34  from the teachers and students, as we were introduced. I felt so 35 to hear those cheerful voices. I knew I had found a perfect（理想的）school. I had found my home for the next four years.

【小题3】

A． how B．that C．why D．what

【小题9】

A．plans B．decisions C．choices D．purposes

This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first,     on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.

One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.

“I am     .” She answered.

He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep     . Finally he asked, “What can I do to     your mind?”

Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can      my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower      on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we are both sure that picking the flower will cause your     . Will you do it for me?”

He said, “I will give you my      tomorrow.”

She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which     , “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you. The      are …”

“When you use the computer you always       the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to      the programs. You always leave the house keys behind, so I have to save my      to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n)      city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always      at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes      when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those      white hairs.”

“Thus, my dear,       I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do … I can not pick that flower yet, and die …”

That’s life, and    . Flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the      of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.

1.A. while B. and        C. but        D. so

2.A. lonely         B. dead     C. worn out       D. awesome

3.A. sorrow       B. thought          C. shade    D. anger

4.A. speak          B. change C. blow      D. keep

5.A. represent  B. expand C. warm    D. convince

6.A. grown         B. planted C. living     D. growing

7.A. injury          B. hurt       C. wound  D. death

8.A. decision     B. answer C. opinion D. choice

9.A. wrote         B. informed       C. printed D. went

10.A. answers   B. messages       C. reasons          D. purposes

11.A. run out    B. put up   C. use up  D. mess up

12.A. repair       B. restore C. fix D. mend

13.A. legs B. life         C. energy  D. strength

14.A. big   B. new       C. modern         D. strange

15.A. glance      B. look       C. glare     D. stare

16.A. as if B. now that        C. so that  D. in case

17.A. annoying B. emerging       C. rough    D. refreshing

18.A. although  B. even if  C. unless   D. if

19.A. friction     B. love       C. couple  D. power

20.A. surface    B. way       C. course  D. nature

A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the   1  – five dollars was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would   2  almost a week’s food for his family.

But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的声音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n)   3 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could   4  the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.

Every day   5 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting   6  . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more   7 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had   8 .

Reuben ran down Water Street to the   9  . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks,   10  into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and   11  home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can   12 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had   13  .

Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner   14  . The man went to the window and   15  Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and   16  it to Reuben.

Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small   17  in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box   18 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had   19  received such a gift; she had no jewelry   20  her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.

1.                A．price          B．cost            C．worth    D．value

2.                A．buy            B．offer           C．enjoy D．expect

3.                A．question        B．try             C．idea D．schedule

4.                A．sell            B．collect          C．fetch D．bury

5.                A．before dinner    B．in class         C．at church D．after school

6.                A．the money      B．the sacks        C．the paper D．the tin cans

7.                A．pleased        B．surprised       C．worried  D．tired

8.                A．passed         B．ended          C．come D．wasted

9.                A．hotel          B．school          C．bank D．store

10.               A．hid            B．reached        C．stole  D．put

11.               A．stayed         B．walked         C．got   D．ran

12.               A．when          B．which          C．while D．where

13.               A．none          B．enough         C．little  D．much

14.               A．calmly         B．honestly        C．proudly   D．angrily

15.               A．took out        B．gave out        C．set out    D．left out

16.               A．lent           B．threw          C．handed   D．took

17.               A．box           B．ring           C．book D．letter

18.               A．opened        B．dropped        C．appeared  D．broke

19.               A．often          B．never          C．just   D．ever

20.               A．including       B．with           C．as well as  D．except for

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

M=Mary

T=Tom

M:  Hi, I'm going door to door tonight to tell people about the Student Action Union.

T:  I think I read something in the (76)n       last week.

M:  Yeah, we are trying to (77) p       and preserve some of the open spaces on campus.

T:  You are the group that's (78) a　　　　against the extension of the parking lot next to Darwin Hall,

    right?

M:  That's us. We just feel it is important to save some of the (79) n       beauty of the campus.

    Some of those trees are hundreds of years old.

T:  It's a pretty (80) p       . My friends and I had picnics over there by the stream.

M:  We are going to (81) o     a demonstration on Thursday afternoon.

T:  Well, I have a class on Thursday afternoon.

M:　But maybe you could (82) s     this appeal letter. We are going to hand it in to the administration

    to demonstrate how the students feel about this.

T:  Sure, let me get a pen.

M:  I have a pen right here. And let me (83) l        you this little book about the Student Action

    Union. Maybe you could come to some of our meetings. We get (84) t     once a month.

T:  Yeah, I'd like to know more about your group. Let me know (85) w      the next meeting is and I

    will try to be there.