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

补全对话（每空一词）

A： Can I 　1　 you, sir?

B： Yes, 　2　. I'd 　3 　to buy a 　4　of sports shoes.

A： What  　5 　do you want, please?

B： Size eight.

A： Ok! What 　6　 this pair?

B： Sorry! I don't like white. Have you got any 　7　 　8　?

A： Yes. We've also got black, brown and blue ones. What 　9 　 would you like?

B： Could I have a look 　10 　the black ones?

A： Yes, please, Here 　11 　 　12　.

B： Hmm, I like the colour. They look nice. How 　13 　does this pair　14　?

A： Sixty yuan.

B： Sixty yuan? That's 　15　 　16　expensive, I'm afraid. Can it be 　17　?

A： How 　18 　fifty-five?

B： Fifty-five? OK. I think I'll 　19　 it. Can I try it 　20　, please?

A： Certainly!

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Mr. Young has a big shop in the center of the city. He tells all his employees to be　 36 to the buyers and he gets a lot of　 37 .

One day an old woman went to the shop to　 38　 a silk blouse. When she came out of the shop with the blouse, she 　39　 her wallet in it. A girl picked it up and　 40　 there were nearly five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and 　41 saw it. She put it into her 　 42 quickly. Soon the old woman came back to look for it, of course she　 43 . That evening Mr. Young was told about it. He was very 　 44 and sent the girl away. Then he decided to employ an honest man to take her　 45 . Several young men came, but 　46_ of them could satisfy him.

This morning a young man came to his 　47 . He asked, "Do you smoke, sir?" "No, sir," answered the young man.

"Do you 　 48 ?" "No, sir."

Mr. Young asked him the other questions, and the young man's 　49　 satisfied him. Before he employed him, he asked him the last question, "You have 　 50　 shortcoming, do you?" "No, I don't, sir. " said the young man. "I only like telling lies.”

(　 )36. A. strict 　　　　　　　 B. friendly　　　　 C. strange　　　　　 D. terrible

(　 )37. A. business　　 B. surprise　　　　 C. money　　　　　 　　　 D. hope

(　 )38. A. buy　　　　 　　　 B. borrow　　　　 C. look for　　　　　 　　　 D. lend

(　 )39. A. threw　　　 　 B. put　　　　　　 C. placed　　　　　 D. left

(　 )40. A. found　　　　 B. knew　　　　　 C. understood　　　 D. wanted

(　 )41. A. somebody　　 　　　 B. anybody　　　　 C. nobody　　　　　 D. everybody

(　 )42. A. hand　　　 B. pocket 　　　　　 C. bottle　　　　　　 　　　 D. glass

(　 )43. A. won　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　 C. forgot　　　　　 D. failed

(　 )44. A. sad　　　　 B. angry　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　 D. worried

(　 )45.A. place　　　 　 B. seat　　　　　 　 C. table　　　　　 　 D. chair

(　 )46.A. both　　　　 B. all　　　　　　 　 C. neither　　　　　 　　　 D. none

(　 )47.A. house　　 　　 B. car　　　　　　 　　　 C. office　　　　　 　 D. pigsty

(　 )48.A. dress　　　 B. drink　　　　　 C. eat　　　　　　 　 D. sleep

(　 )49.A. answers　 　　 B. clothes　　 　　C. knowledge　　　　 D. face

(　 )50.A. much　　　 　 B. some　　　　　 　 C. any　　　　　　　 D. no

I looked carefully at the face of my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be 　 41 to France. He would be staying there for at least a year to learn another language and experience another style of 　42 in a different country far from the USA.

It was a(n) 　43 time in Daniel life, a step from college into the adult world. I wanted to 44 him some meaningful words. But 　45 　came from my lips(嘴边). I stood quietly, looking into the searching eyes of my son.

It was 　46　 to say something to my son. I knew this was not the first time I had let such a moment 47 . When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. I felt he was very 　48 as the bus turned the corner. I saw his face turned red as the bus 49 . He looked at me-as he did now.

My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always regretted(后悔)never hearing him put his feelings into words and 　50 having the memory of that moment. Why is it so hard to tell a 　　51 something from his heart? My mouth turned 52 , and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.

“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.”

I wasn’t sure whether he understood 　53 I meant. Then he came toward me and threw his 54 around me. For a moment, the world and all the people 55 , and there was just Daniel and me in our home by the sea.

(　 )41. A. flying　　　 　 B. shipping　　 　　 C. riding　　　　　　 D. driving

(　 )42. A. study 　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　 C. art　　　　　　　　 D. fashion

(　 )43. A. easy　 　　　 　 B. comfortable　　　 　　 C. boring　　　　　　 D. important

(　 )44. A. record　　　 　　　 B. leave　 　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　 D. write

(　 )45. A. something 　 B. everything 　　 C. nothing　　 　 D. anything

(　 )46. A. difficult　　 　 B. easy　 　　　　 C. surprised　 　 D. rare

(　 )47. A. remember 　 B. pass　 　　　　 C. forget　　　 　 D. waste

(　 )48. A. gentle　　　　　　　 B. famous　　　 　 　C. happy　　　 　 D. nervous

(　 )49. A. stopped　　　　　 B. opened　　　　 C. shook　　　　　　 D. drove

(　 )50. A. always　　　　　　 B. seldom　　　 　　 C. usually　　　　　 D. never

(　 )51. A. father 　　　 B. mother　　　　　　　　　　 C. daughter　　　　 D. son

(　 )52. A. wet　　　　　　　　 B. sour　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　 D. sweet

(　 )53. A. what 　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　 D. that

(　 )54. A. legs　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　 C. arms　　　 　 D. feet

(　 )55. A. cheered　　　　　 B. disappeared　　　 C. laughed　 　 D. cried