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　　When a person is curious about something, it means he is 1 in it and wishes to know more about it. There is 2 wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad depends on what people are curious about.

　　Curiosity is 3 silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are full of curiosity about what their 4 are doing. They are 5 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are 6 home or taking outside, or 7 they have come so early or late. To be interested in these things is 8 because they are 9 at all. It is none of their 10 to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is 11 not only 12 but also harmful. For most probably, it 13 to small talk which often brings harm, shame of disrespect to others, and thus 14 their feelings.

　　On the other hand, there is a 15 curiosity--the curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to 16 all they can about them. Columbus could never have found America if he had not been 17 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine 18 his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made 19 a result of curiosity, 20 , the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have few or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

Dear editor,

　　One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. 1 in the crowded store, I had my wallet stolen. And my whole salary was 2 with it.

　　I was so angry that I almost lost 3 of myself. What 4 I do? We were not very rich. The money was really not a 5 sum 6 my family, it would affect our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

　　I felt very sad and even 7 for losing the money when I got back home. To make 8 for my unforgivable mistake, I 9 all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then prepared a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to please her.

　　When she came home, I 10 a smile to 11 her. She was surprised to see the neat house and delicious meat. We sat 12 the table and began to eat. I told my story 13 . She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.

　　“I’ve lost my salary,”I murmured to her again.

　　“I 14 .”She did not shout at me as I bad expected. She did not lose her 15 . 16 I was afraid she was trying hard to 17 her anger.

　　A moment later, my wife was still silent and seemed to be 18 her favourite dish At last I could not help asking,“I’ve lost the money. Why not shout at me?”

　　She raised her eyes, looking at me and 19 ,“Oh, on the contrary, I’m thinking about 20 to comfort you. It’s the thief who is to blame.”

Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more  36  and parents have noticed another kind of pollution, which comes from the printed papers  37  on streets.

　　These printed things 38  newspapers but have hardly anything to do with 39 . You can only find reading materials badly made up there---some are too strange for anyone to 40 ,  others are frightening stories of something  41  .However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such  42  reading, which  43  them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares（噩梦）and immoral（邪恶）ideas in  44 .  Homework is left  45 ,  and daily games are lost.

　　These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers,  46  they are, we never know,  are  47  their silent money.

The sheep-skinned wolf's story seems to have been forgotten once again .Why not 48  this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers.  49  ,the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it.  50  you may even find  several children, driven by the curious natures,  51  one patched paper,  which has travelled from hand to hand.

　　It really does 52  to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The  53  teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time the young  54  need more interesting books to help them  55  those ugly papers.

A. teachers　　     B. writers　　  C. readers　　　   D. students

A. found　　　     B. sold　　　　C. printed　　　   D. put

A. depend on　     B. work out　　 C. look like　　   D. act as

A. it　　           B. them       C. children　　    D. young people

A. understand　     B. think　　　  C. believe　　    D. know

A. more important    B. still worse　 C. even better     D. very good

A. poisonous　　    B. wonderful　　C. interesting　   D. useful

A. takes　　　　    B. spends　　　 C. pays          D. costs

A. use　　　　      B. sight　　　　C. common　　   D. return

A. undone　　　     B. unknown　　C. much　　　　  D. less

A. who　　　　     B. what　　　　 C. whoever　　　 D. whatever

A. using　　　      B. making　     C. spending　　   D. wasting

A. stop　　　　     B. forbid        C. separate　　　  D. leave

A. Happily　　      B. Luckily       C. Unfortunately   D. Badly

A. Seldom　　　    B. Always       C. Hardly　　　  D. Sometimes

A. take　　　　     B. share         C. get　　       D. hold

A. harm　　　　    B. good         C. favor　　　　 D. wrong

A. worried　　　    B. puzzled       C. surprised　　  D. disappointed

A. writers　　　     B. teachers      C. parents　　　  D. readers

A. get off　　　     B. come into     C. break down　  D. get rid of

We were 1 to gather up our things and return to our car when a man came up. He looked very 2 indeed and asked us 3 if we knew that these grounds were his own. Father looked troubled and the man 4 a notice, it said that camping was strictly forbidden. 5 father explained that he had not seen the 6 and did not know that camping was not allowed. 7 Father apologized, the man did not seem satisfied. He asked Father for his name and 8 . All the way home, we were so 9 that hardly anyone spoke a word. This unpleasant thing had spoiled a wonderful day in the 10 .

For the rest of the week, we 11 what would happen. The following Sunday, we stayed at home even though it was a 12 day. About noon, a large and very expensive 13 stopped outside our house. We were surprised when we saw several people preparing to have a picnic in our small 14 . Father got very angry and went to ask them what they thought they were doing. You can imagine how 15 he was when he saw the man who had taken our address the week before! Both men burst out 16 and Father welcomed the strangers into the house. We became good 17 . And we learned a lesson we have never 18 . That’s “Don’t do to others 19 you don’t like to 20 to you.”

1.A.anxious　　 B.asked　　　 C.about　　　　　 D.happy

2.A.unpleasant　 B.polite　　　 C.strong　　　　 D.pleased

3.A.quickly　　 B.angrily　　 C.loudly　　　　 D.curiously

4.A.wrote　　　 B.stared at　 C.read　　　　　 D.pointed to

5.A.Our　　　　 B.Poor　　　　 C.But　　　　　　 D.Then

6.A.ground　　　 B.place　　　 C.notice　　　　 D.man

7.A.Even　　　　 B.When　　　　 C.Though　　　　 D.Because

8.A.house　　　 B.car　　　　 C.reason　　　　 D.address

9.A.worried　　 B.satisfied　 C.frightened　　 D.busy

10.A.city　　　 B.country　　 C.week　　　　　 D.camp

11.A.waited　　 B.thought　　 C.wondered　　　 D.knew

12.A.rainy　　　 B.fine　　　　 C.good　　　　　 D.sad

13.A.man　　　　 B.thief　　　 C.car　　　　　　 D.dog

14.A.garden　　 B.house　　　 C.ground　　　　 D.field

15.A.happy　　　 B.afraid　　　 C.angry　　　　　 D.surprised

16.A.fighting　 B.smiling　　 C.laughing　　　 D.exciting

17.A.neighbours B.friends　　 C.families　　　 D.farmers

18.A.learnt　　 B.known　　　 C.forgotten　　　 D.received

19.A.that　　　 B.if　　　　　 C.when　　　　　 D.what

20.A.be done　　 B.do　　　　　 C.doing　　　　　 D.get

Last weekend, my kids along with a few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of 31 other people’s cars as well．It was pretty　 32　 outside and I had no plans to　 33　 being in the bright sun．She　 34　 wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passers-by for free．I had seen little kids 35　 and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt 36 , I decided to help her．

　　 37　 she asked me, “What if we 38　 this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and　 39　 her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with　 40　 ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a（n） 41　 with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the　 42　 of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the 43　 to do something for others．

　　　 All that seemed 44　 and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to　 45　 to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to　 46 others and do something nice in the community!

　　　 I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional　 47 to help clean cars．Passers-by were　 48　 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused．A pretty heartwarming　 49　 !

　　　 I feel blessed by being 50　 by such wonderful and loving souls．

31. A. drying B. repairing C. washing　　　　　　　　　 D. decorating

32. A. quiet　　　　　　　　　 B. hot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　 D. dirty

33. A. suggest　　　　　　　 B. avoid　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. continue　　　　　　　　　 D. practise

34. A. further　　　　　　　　 B. therefore　　　　　　　　　　　 C. already　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

35. A. choose　　　　　　　 B. enjoy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. serve

36. A. worried　　　　　　　 B. popular　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. confused　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

37. A. Finally　　　　　　　　 B. Simply　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Luckily

38. A. show　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　　　　　 D. order

39. A. challenged　　　　　 B. expected C. invited D. encouraged

40. A. creative　　　　　　　 B. ready　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. changed　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

41. A. board　　　　　　　　 B. picture　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. car

42. A. purpose　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. secret　　　　　　　　　　　 D. theme

43. A. need　　　　　　　　　 B. duty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. imagination　　　　　　　 D. sense

44. A. important　　　　　　 B. disappointing　　　　　　　　 C. hopeful　　　　　　　　　　 D. natural

45. A. matter　　　　　　　　 B. mean　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. belong　　　　　　　　　　　 D. refer

46. A. relax　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. smile

47. A. food　　　　　　　　　 B. rags　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. money　　　　　　　　　　 D. fruit

48. A. interested　　　　　　 B. amazed C. bored D. frightened

49. A. scene　　　　　　　　 B. scenery　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. view

50. A. supported B. understood C. refused D. surrounded