The school party was only two weeks away, and our children were all as ___1___as bees（蜜蜂）getting ready for it.

  That afternoon, as I __2___from my desk, Patty was standing there. She had waited to talk to me.

“Every year the other kids are always in a p-p-p-p-play or something, singing or t-t-t-t-taking, but I g-g-g-g-get to do some ___3___work for them. This year, I w-w-want to read a p-p-p-poem, myself! Please, Miss Teresa!”

    She was so ___4___that I couldn’t（拒绝）refuse her. I had to say, “Yes, you will. ”

    I tried to find some poems for her, but ___5___of my books was of good use. At last, I worked out a poem carefully myself. The poem wasn’t beautiful, but it would ___6___best for Patty.

    After a moment’s reading, Patty had remembered all the __7___and was prepared to do the poem. However, I had to stop her from doing too fast. Day after day, we worked together after school. She made wonderful progress.

  The night of the party saw children in __8_.

  The headmaster walked up to me with a piece of paper-the program list. “There is a _9___! Look, Patty here. But she can’t even say her own name well!” I had no __10___to explain（解释） because many of my students were going up there. So I said to him, “We know what we are doing. ”

    Patty’s turn ___11___. She walked up there, neither fast nor slowly. She stood there. She began.

  I could ___12___breathe. I felt time stopped.

  She said every word clearly. She did every line nicely.

  Applause! Applause everywhere!

1A. happy                     B. busy                      C. small                     D. lovely

2 A. looked after            B. looked at                C. looked for              D. looked up

3 A. difficult                  B. important                C. boring                   D. quiet

4 A. hopeful                  B. wonderful               C. thankful                 D. careful

5 A. one                        B. some                      C. none                     D. both

6 A. speak                     B. work                      C. write                     D. look

7 A. words                    B. lines                       C. paragraphs             D. poems

8 A. trouble                   B. surprise                  C. excitement             D. danger

9A. question                  B. mistake                  C. thing                     D. reason

10 A. interest                 B. way                       C. wish                     D. time

11 A. came                   B. went                      C. ran                        D. flew

12 A. easily                   B. possibly                  C. hardly                   D. happily

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　　Mr Jones was very angry with his wife(妻子) and his wife was very angry with him. For a few years, they didn’t speak to each other(彼此). One evening Mr Jones was very tired(累的) when he came back from work, so he went to bed soon. Mrs Jones went up to the bed much later than her husband(丈夫). She found a piece of paper on a small table near her bed. On it were the words:

　　“Mother, wake me up at 7 a.m.(上午) —Father. ”

　　When Mr Jones woke up(醒来) the next morning, it was nearly 8 a.m. and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper. He read the words, “Father, wake up. It is 7 a.m. —Mother. ”

1．Mr Jones was ________ with his wife.

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2．One evening Mr Jones was tired and ________.

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3．Mrs Jones went to bed ________ than her husband．

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4．The next morning Mr Jones ________.

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5．Which of the following is right?

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A．Mr Jones and his wife often talked a lot.

B．Mr Jones liked his wife very much.

C．Before Mr Jones went to bed, he said to his wife, “Please wake me up at 7 tomorrow morning. ”

D．Mr Jones and Mrs Jones didn’t speak to each other for a long time.

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Mrs Black was waiting ___1__ an important __2___, but she had ___3___ bread in the house, so she left the baby at home and said to her five-year-old son. “I’m going to the shop, Jimmy, and I’ll __4___ in a few minutes.”

When she was __5__, the telephone rang, and Jimmy answered. “Hello,” said a man, “Is your mother there?” “No,” Jimmy answered. “Well, when she comes back, tell her that Mr Baker telephoned.” “What?” “Mr Baker. Write it __6___.” “I can’t write.” “Little boy, is there anybody else ___7__ you? Any brothers or sisters?” “My brother Billy is here.” “Good! I want to talk to him, please.” “All right,” Jimmy took the ___8___ to the baby’s bed and gave it to Billy.

When their mother came back, she asked, “Did ___9___ telephone?” “Yes,” said Jimmy, “A man only wants to talk to ___10__.”

1.                A．at             B．for            C．in   D．to

2.                A．telephone call   B．bus            C．man D．woman

3.                A．some          B．no             C．and  D．not

4.                A．back           B．to back         C．be back   D．to be back

5.                A．home          B．in             C．out  D．back

6.                A．up            B．down          C．away D．out

7.                A．with           B．and            C．/    D．or

8.                A．read           B．pen            C．paper    D．telephone

9.                A．someone       B．anyone         C．somebody D．no one

10.               A．me            B．Billy           C．Jimmy D．You