Jenny was English. She was a good girl __1__ she was often late for school. One morning she was late again. Mr Black, her teacher, was angry with her when she came into the classroom.

"I'll write to your father __2__ you aren't here on time tomorrow," he told her. Jenny didn't want him __3__ that because her parents __4__ very strict with her. The next day she got up very early and went to school without breakfast. She hurried to school. Just before she ___5___ the school gate, she stopped. She found a small bag ___6___ on the ground. She ___7___and she decided to give it to the headmaster. When she hurried into the classroom, Mr Black was already ___8___ his lessons.

    "Jenny White," he said as soon as he saw her,"I've told you not to come late,but you're late again."

    "I'm sorry,sir," Jenny said."I was late because I found a small..."

    "I won't listen to any excuse," Mr Black stopped her."Because you can't get here on time, I'll write to your father." Jenny could say no more. She sat down ___9___. She couldn't keep ___10___ her tears.

    As soon as the bell rang, the door opened. Mr Smith, the headmaster came in. He was holding a small bag in his hand. "Excuse me, Mr Black,"he said."Is this ___11___?""Why,yes.It is mine, but I didn't know I lost it." Mr Black was surprised.

    "Jenny White found it just before school started. She gave it to me and asked me to __12__ __13__ had lost it." Mr Smith said.

    Mr Black's face turned red. He looked __14__Jenny and said,"I'm sorry, Jenny. I take back __15__ I said."

(    ) 1.A.but           B.and                         C.or                            D.so

(    ) 2.A.if            B.because                    C.while                       D.how

(    ) 3.A.do             B.doing                       C.to do                       D.did

(    ) 4.A.are            B.is                     C.were                        D.was

(    ) 5.A.got            B.reached                   C.arrived                    D.get to

(    ) 6.A.lying      B.lie                            C.lay                          D.lain

(    ) 7.A.picked it up             B.picked up it             C.pick it up        D.to pick it up

(    ) 8.A.begin           B.began            C.begun                       D.beginning

(    ) 9.A.quiet                 B.quite            C.quietly                    D.quitely

(    ) 10.A.from          B.into                         C.out                          D.back

(    )11.A.you          B.yourself                   C.yours                       D.your

(    )12.A.find                  B.find out                   C.look for                    D.get

(    )13.A.who            B.whose              C.whom                             D.that

(    )14.A.to                 B.for               C.round                             D.at

(    )15.A.that         B.which                   C.how                         D.what

—Jenny isn't at school these days. Is she iii?

—__________. It's said she is in hospital.

A．I'm sorry to hear that                  B．I hope not

C．I don't think so                       D．I'm afraid so

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One day when I was five years old , my mother was washing the kitchen floor. I was telling her about a new girl at school, and she looked up at me and said, “__1___are your two best friends?”

I was not __2___ what to say, “Um--- Jenny and Mary.”

My mother __3___ washing the floor and asked me, “ Well, what about Kate and Cindy?”

“But they’re my __4___.”

“Yes, but they can __5___ be your best friends. Friends may come and __6___, but your sisters will always be there for you.”

At that time I felt __7___. How could my two sisters be my closest friends? We fought all the time over toys, food, and what to __8___ on TV. How could my sisters be my best friends? They weren’t even the same age as me. We all had our own ___9__ at school. But my mother never let us _10___ that sisters are lifelong friends. Like all mothers, she wanted to give us a great gift ___11__ let us know how lucky we were. She let us play together and always punished us in the same way, too.

We didn’t always __12___ well and fought just like any other sisters. Now twenty years have __13___. We realise that our mother is __14___. Today I share things with my sisters that I don’t ___15__ with anyone else.