I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a   1 in one hand and my father's new book in the other.

  2  my father walked into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩) slowly. He sensed that he had done something   3  . From a distance I could see that he had   4 my father's new book and scribbled (乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father in  5  , he and I both waited for his punishment.

My father   6  up his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, without saying a word. Books were   7  to him. He was a clergyman（牧师） and for him, books were   8  .What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of   9  my brother, he sat down, took the pen from   10 , and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:

John s work, 1959, age 2. How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm, alert (警觉的) eyes looking up at me? And how many times have I  11 God for the one who has now scribbled in my new book?

"Wow," I thought, "This is punishment?" The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and   12  , laughter and tears. We always knew our parents   13  us and that one of the proofs (证明) of their love was the book. From time to time we would   14 it, look at the scribbles, read my father's expression of love, and feel   15  .

1.                A．book           B．pen            C．paper    D．ruler

2.                A．Because        B．Since           C．As   D．Though

3.                A．interesting      B．wrong          C．useless   D．important

4.                A．dropped        B．read           C．borrowed D．opened

5.                A．surprise        B．excitement      C．sadness   D．fear

6.                A．picked         B．put            C．gave D．checked

7.                A．enjoyable       B．valuable        C．useless   D．attractive

8.                A．courage        B．money          C．health    D．knowledge

9.                A．beating         B．hurting         C．punishing D．forgiving

10.               A．the corner      B．the floor        C．the table  D．my brother's hand

11.               A．thanked        B．asked          C．provided  D．reminded

12.               A．sadness        B．excitement      C．pride D．envy

13.               A．needed        B．loved          C．preferred  D．encouraged

14.               A．open          B．use            C．read  D．explain

15.               A．jealous         B．relaxed         C．confident  D．proud

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请根据所给句子的内容，从下面的方框中选出适当的词，并用其正确的形式填在答题卷相应的横线上。每空一词，每词限用一次。

1.One day Alice was             by the river with a book.

2.---You like              classical music, don’t you?

--- Yes, I like this kind of music very much.

3.--- How long have you         in the Middle School Attached to Guangxi University?

--- More than one year.

4.There is a boy            Li Lei in our class.

5.--- I hope you will enjoy             at the birthday party, Tony.

--- Thanks, Miss Green.

6.Have you heard the            news?

7.Best             to you!

8.I like shopping very much. My mum and I go shopping              a week.

9.This is Jim’s             brother. He is two years older than Jim.

10.           a white rabbit ran past the little girl. She began to cry.

I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a   1 in one hand and my father's new book in the other.
  2  my father walked into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩) slowly. He sensed that he had done something   3  . From a distance I could see that he had   4 my father's new book and scribbled (乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father in  5  , he and I both waited for his punishment.
My father   6  up his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, without saying a word. Books were   7  to him. He was a clergyman（牧师） and for him, books were   8  .What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of   9  my brother, he sat down, took the pen from   10 , and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:
John s work, 1959, age 2. How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm, alert (警觉的) eyes looking up at me? And how many times have I  11 God for the one who has now scribbled in my new book?
"Wow," I thought, "This is punishment?" The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and   12  , laughter and tears. We always knew our parents   13  us and that one of the proofs (证明) of their love was the book. From time to time we would   14 it, look at the scribbles, read my father's expression of love, and feel   15  .

1请你用所给动词的适当形式填空。

1.My parents and I _______________ (go) on vacation tomorrow.

2.Last weekend our class _______________ (have) fun camping.

3.Lisa and Laura _______________ (take) guitar lessons next year.

4.Every morning he _______________ (go) to school at around six thirty.

5.Finally, _______________ (add) a little salt and pepper in the vegetable soup.

请你用所给动词的适当形式填空。
【小题1】My parents and I _______________ (go) on vacation tomorrow.
【小题2】Last weekend our class _______________ (have) fun camping.
【小题3】Lisa and Laura _______________ (take) guitar lessons next year.
【小题4】Every morning he _______________ (go) to school at around six thirty.
【小题5】Finally, _______________ (add) a little salt and pepper in the vegetable soup.