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　　Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and had no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with them.

　　The old woman had to sell her house and moved here. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.

　　Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She can't do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to be tired of(讨厌) her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn't know what to do.

　　One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的) plate for his grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(惊讶的) and asked, “Why did you buy two plates, son?”

　　“One is for grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you! You'll also have to use a wooden plate when you're old, I think.”

　　The woman heard this and was sad. She cried for long. Now she's kind to her mother as she did before.

1．Sandra asked her mother to live with them because ________.

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A．the old woman lived alone

B．she needed her help

C．the old woman couldn't look after herself

D．the old woman could give her much money.

2．The family liked Mrs Black because ________.

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A．she was very rich

B．she could watch their door

C．she could do all the housework for them

D．she was friendly to them all

3．Mrs Black was afraid ________, so she couldn't leave her daughter's house.

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A．she bad no house to live in

B．she couldn't look after herself

C．Sandra couldn't go to see her any more

D．A and B

4．Sandra was afraid ________, so she told her son to buy a wooden plate for her.

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A．her mother could break another plate

B．her mother didn't want to leave

C．her husband could be tired of her mother

D．her mother couldn't do anything at home

5．James bought a wooden plate for his mother because ________.

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A．he didn't love her

B．she liked it

C．he hoped she was kind to his grandma

D．she often broke the plates at home

6．Sandra is friendly to her mother because ________.

[　　]

A．she knows she did wrong

B．she was afraid of her son

C．the old woman is poor

D．it's her duty

　 One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 　16 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 　17 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.

　 So the boy 　18 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 　19 .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole 　20 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 　21

a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 　22 .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

　 The boy acted with 　23 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 　24 out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 　25 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

　 26 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be __27__ we could have been and we would never fly.

　 In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 　28 growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 　29 or problems. So, next time you are 　30 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!

　 16. A. hole　　　　　　 B. worm　　　　　　　 C. tall　　　　　　　 D. snake

　 17. A. it　　　　　　　 B. it’s　　　　　　　　 C. itself　　　　　　 D. its

　 18. A. decided　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　 D. ordered

　 19. A. afraid　　　　　 B. interested　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. grateful

　 20. A. slimmer　　　　　 B. bigger　　　　　　 C. shorter　　　　　　 D. smaller

　 21. A. touched　　　　 B. sounded　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　 D. smelt

　 22. A. wings　　　　　 B. feet　　　　　　　　 C. eyes　　　　　　　 D. head

　 23. A. success　　　　 B. excitement　　　　　 C. kindness　　　　　 D. humour

　 24. A. get　　　　　　 B. getting　　　　　　 C. to get　　　　　　 D. got

　 25. A. ready　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　　　　　 C. glad　　　　　　 D. used

　 26. A. Somewhere　　 B. Something　　　　　 C. Some time　　　　 D. Sometimes

　 27. A. as helpful as　　 B. as weak as　　　　　 C. as strong as　　 　 D. as creative as

　 28. A. repeats　　　　 B. recommends　　　　　 C. requires　　　　　 D. represents

　 29. A. happiness　　　 B. difficulties　　　　　　 C. pleasure　　　　 D. hope

　 30. A. served with　 B. growing into　　　　　 C. bringing in　 D. faced with

Mr. White is a member of his office. He’s 　36 and can easily deal with all kinds of matters. So he’s always　 37 more than his workmates. Of course he’s often 　38　 and has no time to do the housework. His wife 　39　 him well and does all at home.

40 ! Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be 41　 . Now Mrs. White has to look after her there 　42　 she can’t go home. Mr. White often eats something in the restaurant. As he 　43　 did some cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly(凌乱不堪的).

Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone 　44　 . He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to 　45 an important telephone number down. But he could find 　46 a piece of paper. He found there was much dust(灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he 　47 it and went to work. Two hours later 　48　 came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came in while she was 　 49　 the table. He couldn’t 　50　 the number on the table and called out angrily, “Who let you clean the table?”

(　 )36. A. important　　　 B. strong　　　　 C. good　　　　 D. able

(　 )37. A. helped　　　　 B. thought　　　　 C. paid　　　　　 D. asked

(　 )38. A. busy　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　　 C. lazy　　　　　 D. happy

(　 )39. A. sees　　　　　　 B. knows　　　　 C. misses　　　　 D. takes care of

(　 )40. A. Well　　　　　　 B. Once　　　　　 C. What’s more　　 D. Bad luck

(　 )41. A. in hospital　　　 B. outside　　　　 C. in bed　　　　 D. in time

(　 )42. A. but　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　 D. and

(　 )43. A. not　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　 C. almost　　　　　 D. often

(　 )44A. shouted　　　　 B. spoke　　　　　 C. rang　　　　　 D. called

(　 )45 A. write　　　　　 B. remember　　　 C. understand　　　 D. use

(　 )46 A. either a pen or　B. neither a pen nor　C. both a pen and　 D. not only a pen but

(　 )47 A. forgot　　　　 B. read　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　 D. threw

(　 )48 A. he　　　　　　 B. his friend　　　　 C. his wife　　　　 D. his daughter

(　 )49 A. brushing　　　　 B. walking in　　　 C. leaving　　　　 D. cleaning

(　 )50 A. find　　　　　　 B. listen to　　　　 C. look at　　　　　 D. write

I used to have little passion (激情) in my life. But what happened the other day changed my min. It was then that 1 learned how 　26 it is to have a passion in life.

That day 1 went home in Mom's ear. When Morn 27 at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed 　 28 rags (破旧衣服). He was homeless. That didn't interest me, because I had seen 　29 like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.

　　 But this man was 30 in some way. He was not sitting down with a 31 expression. Instead, he had a　 32　 in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious (珍贵的) thing he had.

　 "Morn, why does that man have a radio 　33 he’s homeless?” I asked.

　 "He　 34　 it," she replied.

　 "But why doesn't he use the money to buy food or clothes? He　 35　 something that he didn't need."

　 "Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren't the most important.”

　 That man must care so much about　 36　 that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that　 37　 is the key to life.

　 Since then I am always thinking of 　38　 is truly important in life. A home, a meal, clothes—these things are 39 part of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light in a 　40 . day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need ~o keep going.

26. A. strange　　　　 B. important　　　 C. dangerous　　　 D. difficult

27. A. stopped　　 　　B. walked　　　　 C. stood　　　　　 D. exercised

28. A. in　　　　　 　B. on　　　 　　　C. at　　　　　 　D. of

29. A. none　　　　　 B. few　　 　　 C. all　　　　 　　D. many

30. A. common　　　 B. different　 　　C. polite　　　 　 D. rude

31. A. sad　　　　 　 B. nervous　 　　 C. mad　　 　　　D. happy

32. A. hat　　　　 　B. phone　 　　　 C. scarf　 　　　 D. radio

33. A. though　　　 　B. because　 　　　C. until 　　　　 D. unless

34. A. borrowed　 　 B. made　　　　　 C. fixed　　 　　 D. bought

36. A. asked for　 　 B. waited for　　 　 C. paid for　 　 D. looked for

36. A. stories　　　 　B. music　　　　　 C. news　　 　　D. languages

37. A. knowledge 　　B. health　　　　 　 C. happiness　 　 D. friendship

38. A. who　　　　 　B. what　　　　　　 C. where　　　 　D. when

39. A. only　　　　　　 B. all　　　　 　　C. also　　　 　 D. never

40. A. warm　　　　　 B. hot　　　　 　　C. dark　　　 　　D. relaxing

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. This is about the family standing ahead of us.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean.

The children were well-behaved. They stood in line, two by two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. You could tell that they had never been to the circus before.

The tickets lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly replied, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets please, so I can take my family to the circus”.

The ticket lady quoted(报）the price. The man stopped holding his hand. The man’s lips started to quiver(颤抖). He leaned toward her and asked again, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady quoted the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he couldn’t take them to the circus.

My dad put his hand into his pocket, pulling out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground, though we weren’t rich. Then he reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, he replied, “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t get to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.

74.The children were talking about ________ .

A) clowns　　　　　　　　　 　 B) other acts they would see that night　　
C) elephants　　　　　　　　　　D) all the above

75. 　 The underlined word ‘well-behaved’ in the third paragraph means ________.

A) holding hands　　　 　　　 　 B) talking excitedly

C) showing good manners　　　　 D) showing bad manners

76. How many tickets would the man buy altogether?

A) six　　　　　　　　　　　　 B) eight

C) ten　　　　　　　　　　　　 D) twelve

77. Why was the man disappointed when he heard the price of the ticket?

A) Because he had lost his money. 　　　　

B) Because he didn’t want to buy them.

C) Because he thought the circus was dull.

D) Because he didn’t have enough money for tickets.

78.Which of the following is NOT True?

A) The family didn’t go to the circus that night.

B) The writer and his father helped the family.

C) The father couldn’t afford the tickets.

D) The writer didn’t go to the circus that night.

79.From the passage we know that the big family was poor ________.

A) but worked very hard

B) and they felt very sad

C) but they were very happy

D) and they often asked for help from others