短文填空。用下面方框中单词或词组的适当形式填如短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺（每词限用一次）。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）

Once there was a teacher who took all his students for tea. What made the students    1   was that all the cups on the table were   2   . Each of them took a cup and started   3  their own tea, looking at the   4   cups.

The teacher said; "Do you notice your   5  ? You are all looking at each other's tea cups and   6   of you even envy (羡慕) the   7   cups of others." Then he went on: "I put the different cups here on purpose! Life is like    8   tea. You all have the same thing in your cups— tea. And yet you can't   9   enjoy it in your envy of another's cup. You forget   10   your own life when you envy someone else's life. So now, taste your own tea! Does it matter from which cup it comes from?"

A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hand as if she wanted a lift(搭便车).

"I can't leave her out in this weather," the young woman said to herself. She stopped the car and opened the door.

  "Do you want a lift?" she asked. The old woman nodded(点头) and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting a long time?" The old woman shook (摇晃) her head. "Strange!" thought the woman. She tried again. "Bad weather for the time of year," she said. The old woman nodded.  Then the young woman noticed the old woman's hands, which were large and hairy(多毛的). Suddenly she realized that "she" was a man! She was frightened at first. Then she stopped the car. "I can't see out of the rear screen(挡风玻璃) ,"she said. "Would you mind cleaning it for me?"

  "The old woman" nodded and opened the door. As soon as "she" was out of the car, the frightened young woman drove off as fast as she could.

   When she got to the next village, she stopped. She noticed "the old woman" had left "her" handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. Inside was a gun(枪)

1.When the young woman talked with "her", "the old woman" only nodded or shook "her" head because "she"_______.

A .didn't want the young woman to hear "her" voice

B. didn't want to trouble the young woman any more

C. was so tired that "she" didn't want to talk with her

D. wondered if the young woman had seen "her" hands

2. How did the young woman find “she” was a man?

A. The young woman hared her "voice"

B. The young woman saw a gun in the handbag

C. The young woman noticed the old woman’s hands were big and fairy

D. The young woman had never seen "the old woman"

3.The young woman asked "the old woman" to clean the rear screen in order to________

A. see more clearly               B. drive fast and well

C. make "her" speak            D. throw "her" out

4.From the story we can see that the young woman was______.

A. kind and clever                  B. beautiful and bright

C. foolish and shy                   D. strong and helpful

5.What do you think "the old woman" was________.

A. A policeman.                      B. A basketball player.

C. A robber                        D. A poor villager

For years I wanted a flower garden. I'd spend hours   31   different things I could plant. I believe they would look nice together.

    But then we had Mattew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children! I was too   32    raising them的grow a garden.

    Money was tight（拮据）,as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something expensive. And I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't    33    on trees, you know."

    34   , all five got through high school and college（大学）and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden. Then, one morning on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a   35   tree, planted right in my garden. I thought it   36    be a weeping willow(垂柳),because I saw things    37    around on all its branches（树枝）.Then I put my  38    on and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my garden!

    I went outside to have a look. It was    39   ! There were dollar bills all over that tree. There was also a note in the tree. It    40   ,"We all love you, Mom."

1.A-talking about     B. thinking of      C. preparing for        D. looking after

2.A. tired           B. careless         C. busy               D. poor

3. A. grow           B. make           C. come              D. get

4.A. Clearly         B. Naturally        C. Certainly           D. Finally

5.A. money          B. new            C. young             D. tall

6.A. should          B. can            C. must               D. need

7. A. blowing         B. turning         C. producing           D. appearing

8.A. overcoat         B. hat            C. shoes              D. glasses

9. A. strange          B. true           C. special             D. perfect

10. A. says            B. writes          C. shows             D. describes

Mr. White was holding a party at home to celebrate his sixtieth birthday. To make him happy, one of his women friends __21__ to sing a song for him. Now she was singing. One guest turned to a __22__ by his side and criticized the singer.

“What a __23__ voice!" he said. "Do you know __24__ she is?"

“Yes," was the answer, " She is my wife. "

“Oh, I beg your pardon,” the man said. "Of course her voice isn't bad, __25__ the song is very bad. I wondered who wrote that awful song?”

“I did," was the answer.

1.A. dreamed   B. decided     C. forgot    D. remembered

2.A. woman     B. girl       C. man     D. boy

3.A. terrible    B. beautiful    C. exciting   D. sweet

4.A. what    B. who       C. where     D. which

5.A. and    B. or      C. so      D. but

Grandma was always forgetting things." What's wrong with her?" Anna asked. "We think she's getting old, and she may be ill. We may have to send her to a nursing home so that she can be taken good care of. But we can go to see her and bring her presents, like strawberry ice cream." Mother said.

One day, they went to see Grandma at the nursing home. Anna hugged(拥抱) Grandma. "Look," she said, "we've brought you strawberry ice cream!" Grandma didn't say anything. She just took it and began eating. "Do you know who I am?" Anna asked. "You're the girl who brings me ice cream." Grandma said.  "Yes, but I'm Anna, your granddaughter. Don't you remember me?" she asked, throwing her arms around the old lady. Grandma smiled, "Remember? Sure. You're the girl who brings me ice cream." Suddenly Anna realized that Grandma would never remember her. "Oh, how I love you, Grandma!" she said. Just then she saw a tear roll down Grandma's cheeks (脸颊). "Love," she said, "I remember love. n "You see, dear, that's what she wants—love!" Mother said. It's more important to remember love than someone's name.   

1.Anna realized that________.

A. Grandma would never remember her     B. she had no ice cream

C Grandma could go home with her       D. she could no longer go to visit Grandma

2.What did Grandma remember?