In the doctor’s waiting room, sick men and women were sitting on the chair. Bob, a school boy, was among them. They all looked very sad Bob. He lost himself in an story in a magazine. Just then the doctor came in and said he was ready the next person. Bob jumped up and the doctor's room. “What’s your trouble?” asked the doctor. Before Bob could say a word, the doctor made him on the bed. “Now I’ll listen to your heart beat.” Bob tried to speak, but the doctor told him not to anything.

“I’ll your temperature.” Bob tried , but the doctor stopped him. After a moment, the doctor said, “Well, boy, don’t . There is with you.” “I know,” said Bob. “I just come to fetch(取) some medicine for my father.”

1.A. except B. and C. or D. so

2.A. excited B. interest C. interesting D. interested

3.A. with B. for C. at D. in

4.A. ran into B. run in C. walk into D. entered into

5.A. to lay B. lied C. lying D. lie down

6.A. say B. said C. talking D. speaking

7.A. make B. let C. bring D. take

8.A. sit up B. to sit up C. and sit up D. to sit down

9.A. afraid B. worry C. happy D. laugh

10.A. wrong nothing B. wrong anything C. nothing wrong D. anything wrong

Jennifer was sitting on the beach. After all she had been through, it was just what she needed. “It’s getting   21  ,” she thought. “I should go home.”

She wanted to know how her  22   would react（反应）, when she   23   home after the three days she was missing.

It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her.  24  had taken care of the outside garden for  25   days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything   26  and tidy. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

She entered the  27  . First, she went into the kitchen   28   she saw a note written by her father.  29  said, “Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am out searching.” Ellen was her mother, but where was she?

She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her  30   was lying on the bed, fast sleep. Her face looked so   31  , as if she hadn’t slept for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up   32   she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.

When Jennifer  33  , something was different: she wasn’t in her mother’s room any more and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away  34  . She was on her own bed.

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you  35   us all very, very scared.”

21.  A. early                B. late                   C. warm                D. angry

22.  A. father               B. mother                     C. parents              D. teachers

23.  A. got                  B. left                    C. wanted              D. missed

24.  A. Everybody        B. Somebody         C. Anybody           D. Nobody

25.  A. many               B. lots of               C. a few                D. much

26.  A. clean                B. dirty                  C. quiet                 D. busy

27.  A. school              B. room                 C. house                D. library

28.  A. what                B. when                C. who                  D. and

29.  A. They                B. It                      C. He                    D. She

30.  A. mother             B. father                C. friend                D. sister

31.  A. happy                     B. tired                  C. scared               D. relaxed

32.  A. and                  B. so                     C. but                   D. although

33.  A. got up              B. woke up            C. put up               D. clean up

34.  A. out                  B. on                     C. of                     D. in

35.  A. had                  B. let                  C. made             D. gave

Two teachers were sitting in the teachers' room. For a moment there was silence. Then one of them, Miss Smith, said, "I'm afraid I'd have to fail him! I just can’t let him   16   . "

"Now Alice," said her friend, Mrs Jackson, "is he so terrible a student?"

"That's just the trouble!" the other woman answered, "Tom was ever my   17   student. The problem is that he is so lazy that he never gets his work done. He hasn't handed me a piece of homework for three     18    !"

Mrs Jackson had never seen Miss Smith so   19   before. "Have you had a word with him about it?" she asked.

"Why should I? Every student must hand in homework. I made    20   very clear on the first day for class.  I don't know what has happened. When the lessons started, he did so well that I   21   thought about asking the school to give him a scholarship(奖学金). But now he often sleeps in class! I've never seen such a   22   in a student."

"You should have a talk with him. Give him a chance. "

Miss Smith spoke to Tom and learned all about it. He was studying all day and working most of the night in a factory to   23    for his schooling. Of course he was   24   in class and sometimes could hardly   25   awake. Miss Smith soon asked the school to give him a scholarship and he was able to devote himself to his lessons again.

1.A. leave          B. pass         C. work         D. sleep

2.A. laziest            B. busiest        C. worst         D. best 

3.A. minutes        B. hours       C. weeks        D. years 

4.A. worried            B. pleased          C. useless          D. kind

5.A. them           B. him              C. that             D. one

6.A. even          B. only         C. mostly           D. still 

7.A. trouble            B. hope         C. change           D. danger 

8.A. pay           B. call             C. save             D. share 

9.A. forgetful          B. careless         C. asleep      D. tired

10.A. seem         B. keep             C. look             D. get