仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、意义和逻辑上正确。(提示:选项中有一个是多余的。)

1.Mark Twain is Mary’s __________ author.

2.I ________ classical music to pop music.

3.The Fine Arts Museum is both ______ and interesting.

4.I ______ eating ice cream on a hot day. There’s nothing better.

5.Do you know where John is? He was going to meet me earlier but he didn’t ___________.

Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An     1   had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
He was Matthew.   2  he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told    3  would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about   4  and succeeding and seeking（追寻）his dreams.
When we finished talking, I went to my    5 and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about    6   and overcoming obstacles（克服障碍）than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it   7  to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had   8   and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are   9  to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.
I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll      10   . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.
Thank you for loving me.
Your friend
Matthew

阅读理解

Once upon a time there was a monster. He was very ugly）（丑陋的）, and had no friends. No one wanted to talk to him. Even other monsters thought he was ugly.

He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely.

“I wish I had a friend.” he said to himself every day. “One friend would be enough. Someone to talk to.”

“Dear Editor.” he wrote. “ I am an ugly monster. How can I find a friend?”

“Dear Monster.” the Editor replied. “ Advertise（登广告）for a friend in this magazine.”

The monster wrote an advertisement（广告）.

“Monster wants a friend, male or female. I have two heads, four arms, six legs and three tails. I have one blue eye, one green eye and one brown eye. Smoke comes out of my noses. But I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone. If you would like to meet me, please stand outside Blake’s Store at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 22nd. Write to me at Box 45. Everybody’s Magazine.”

A few days later he went to the magazine.

“Do you have any letters for Box 45?” he asked.

The Editor looked in Box45.

“Yes, there is one.” she said, and gave it to him.

The monster opened the letter, and read, “Dear Monster, I think a person’s character（品行）is more important than his appearance. I will wait outside Blake’s Store on Friday. Please carry a flower so that I will recognize you. Yours sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite.”

1.Why was the monster unhappy?

2. What did the monster advertise for?

3. How did the monster describe himself in the advertisement?

4. What was wrong about Miss Thwaite’s letter?

补全对话（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

A: Mary, you look unhappy. What happened?

B: 1._______________________________.

A  Oh,dear! What are your problems?

B: Well, I’m not good at sports. Some students often laugh at me in P. E. lessons.

A: 2.______________________________. I think you should do sports more often.

3.______________________________?

B: I made a friend on the Internet. He wants to meet me.

4.______________________________?

A: You shouldn’t go to meet him.

B: But he is always inviting me to meet him.

A: You could talk with your parents about it and go to meet him with your parents.

B: That’s a good idea. 5._________________________.

A: You’re welcome.