1. The volunteer work　　   you two hours a week. (takes，spend)

2. Mr. White went to hospital to　　   sick kids. (visit，cheer)

3. Joy likes clothes that are　　   . So do I. (unusual，usually)

4. These old things didn't　　   me as much. (interest, interested)

5. Our parents should allow us　　   (study，to study)with our friends.

6. History is as　　   as other subjects. (important，more important)

7. The teacher said　　   more than one language is a good way to get a job. (spoke, speaking)

8. It's easier to get around the city　　   subway. (by，on)

9. When was the oven　　   (invent，invented)?

10. Please speak loudly，it's so　　   in the room. (noise，noisy)

11. According　　   the text, we know the boy is the man’s son.

    A. of    B. to    C. at    D. in

12. The children like eating chocolate. Because it tastes very　　    .

    A. sour    B. sweet    C. salty    D. chip

13. If I 　　　　you，I would not tell him the truth.  

    A. am    B. will be    C. were　　 D.  are

14. Their parents are very　　    with them. They don’t allow the children to drive.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

    A. pleased　　 B. polite    C. friendly    D. strict

15. The red hair and isn't Linda's. I think it　　    Luna's. Because Luna has a red one.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  (   )

    A. may　　　　  B. must　　  C. must be    D. can’t be

16. Sam looks very sad. Let's cheer him　　    .   

    A. out　　　　  B. up　　    C. off　　    D. down

17. I'm　　    in swimming than Paula.   

    A. much interesting   B. interested    C. more interested   D.  more interesting

18. The children learn a lot from　　    on vacation.

    A. their vacation    B. the presents    C. uniforms    D. each other

19. There's a good TV program tonight. I want to　　    to wait for the program.   

    A. stay up    B. invite    C. show up    D.  exchange

20. 　　    people lost their lives. Only a few hundred people were saved.　　

    A. Thousand    B. Thousands of    C. Thousand of    D. Thousands

There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school  (寄宿学校). 1   being sent away, this boy was the   2 student in his class. He was at the top in every  3  always with high marks.

But the boy changed after   4 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started    5  . He hated being in a   6 . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he   7  committing suicide  (自杀). All of this was because he felt   8  and no one loved him.

His parents started   9 about the boy. But they even did not know what was  10  with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and   11  him.

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and  12 . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

The boy answered back, “To   13  my grades?”

“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most   14  person for me.  I want to see you   15 . I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

These words   16  the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He  17  his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had   18  he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He   19  the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him  20  ！

Once, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to climb to the tree top, ate the apples and played around it. With time on, the little boy grew up. He no longer played around it every day. One day, the boy came back, sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I am no longer a kid.” The boy replied, “ I need money to buy toys.” “I don’t have money..., but you can pick all my apples and sell them.” The boy was so excited. He picked all apples and left happily. The boy never came back after that.

One day, the boy returned. “Come and play with me,” the tree said happily. “I have no time to play. We need a house for my family.” “You can cut off my branches.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. But he never came back since then.

Again, the boy returned and said. “ I want to make a navigation across the sea. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk(主干) to build your boat.” So the boy cut the trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. the only thing left is my dying roots.” the tree said with tears.

“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied.

“Good! Old tree roots is the best place to rest. Come and rest with me.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.

You may think that the boy is cold to the tree but that’s how we are treating our parents. The tree is our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with them. When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. Whatever we ask for, parents will give everything they have and always be there waiting for us home.

1.The apple tree in the passage is just like__________ in the life.

A. our kid B. our parent

C. our friend D. our sister or brother

2.The boy made his house for his family by __________.

A. picking the apples

B. cutting off all the branches of the tree.

C. cutting the trunk of the tree.

D. digging the dying roots of the tree

3.The underlined word navigation means__________.

A. 飞翔 B. 航行　　　 　

C. 赛车 D. 徒步

4.The passage mainly tells us__________.

A. parents hardly give help when children are in trouble

B. whatever we ask for, parents try to meet our needs in their whole life

C. children always do something to thank their parents’ great effort and help in return

D. children always care about parents’ feeling as they grow up