短文填空 (共10分，每空1分)

　　根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。(每个词只能用一次)(共10分，每小题1分)

　　Early in the morning, Mr. Black was carrying a big basket of cabbages to the market. She hoped 1.___them to the people from town.

　　The mountain road was narrow(狭窄的)and the old woman 2.___carefully. Suddenly she 3.___a loud bell. It passed her and very fast down the hill. The old woman had to 4.__to one side of the road so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly 5.___into the valley.

　　She saw a young boy 6..___on the bicycle without even 7.___round to see if the old woman was all right.

　　The old woman shouted, 8.___back.”

　　“What 9.___it?” the boy asked impolitely, pushing his bike towards the old woman.

　　“What did I drop?”

　　“Little boy, you 10.___your manner.” The old woman answered.

 My mum only had one eye. She cooked for students and teachers to    16    the family when I was young.

   One day my mum came to 　17  hello to me in primary school. I was so embarrassed（尴尬的） that I threw her a hateful  18  and ran out.

   The next day at school, one of my classmates said, “Your mum only has one eye!” and   19     at me.

   I hated my mum and decided to leave her, so I studied very hard. Later I got a chance to go abroad to study and I left my mother.　20　graduation I worked, bought a house and got    21  there. Then I had kids of my own. I was happy with my wife and my kids. But one day someone knocked at my door. It was my  22   !When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I   23   at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE NOW!” And to this, my mum 　24   answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have got the wrong   25   ,”and she disappeared.

   One day, a letter regarding a school reunion（聚会） came to my house. So I 　26   to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old house.

   My neighbors said that she    27    . I did not have a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.

   My dearest son,

    I am thinking 　28　 you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your 　29　 .

     I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was still an embarrassment to you when you were growing up.

   You see…when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you grow up with one eye. So I gave you    30    .

   …  With all my love to you!

                                                                Your mother

1.A. support     B. provide       C. offer          D. prefer

2.A. speak              B. talk             C. say              D. tell

3.A. cry                B. look       C. laugh              D. smell

4.A. smiled         B. shouted          C. knocked          D. laughed

5.A. After    B. Since     C. Before           D. Until

6.A. worried   B. excited      C. married      D. satisfied

7.A. Dad                B. friend               C. son              D. Mum

8.A. said               B. screamed         C. talked           D. added

9.A. quietly    B. happily      C. loudly               D. angrily

10.A. name              B. address     C. number               D. city

11.A. laid    B. told           C. lied                 D. lay

12.A. returned   B. moved       C. hurt                 D. died

13.A. over                  B. of       C. out             D. about

14.A. wife              B. son    C. family             D. daughter

15.A. his               B. yours        C. hers                 D. mine

   1   to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person. Once the king of England decided to find out whether it was true   2   not.

At that time there were two brothers in prison (监狱). They would be   3   in a few days because they did wrong (犯罪). The king said, “I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea to the end of their   4  . One brother must drink coffee and   5   must drink tea every day.” And they   6   the king’s words.

They   7   lived many years. At last the elder brother   8   when he was eighty-three years old. The younger one died a few years   9  . After that, people   10   that coffee and tea were not bad to man.

1. A. happy    　　 　　   B.afraid    　　　　  C.strong　　 　　　　　　  D.rich

2. A. of　　　　　　　　　　    B.and　　　　　　　　    C.or　　　　　　　　　　  D.but

3. A. free　　　　　　　　　　  B.home　　　　　　　　 C.caught　　　　　　   D.killed

4. A. life　　　　　　　　　　   B.live　　　　　　　　    C.lives　　　　　　　　   D.living

5. A. one　　　　　　　　　　  B.another　　　　　　   C.other　　　　　　　　  D.the other

6. A. heard　　　　　　　　    B.listened to　　　　   C.followed　　　　　　 D.did

7. A. both　　　　　　　　　　     B.each　　　　　　　　   C.neither　　　　　　   D.all

8. A. killed　　　　　　　　    B.lived　　　　　　　　   C.died　　　　　　　　   D.dead

9. A. ago　　　　　　　　　　  B.old　　　　　　　　　　 C.later　　　　　　　　   D.before

10. A. shouted　　        B.spoke　　　　　　　　 C.kept　　　　　　　　   D.knew