阅读下面 短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

The Mullah couldn’t break his word. That would be    1   for an important person in the village. He certainly    2   to sell his donkey for a dollar. So he said, “    3   me at the donkey fair (集市) on 　　4   . I shall sell her at that time. I shall    5   my donkey to the one who will treat her most    6   .”

Everybody was kind to animals in the village. So the Mullah    7   out a plan. He wanted to　　 8  his word and also to keep his donkey.

On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of 　　  9   .No one had any idea why the Mullah should want that.

On Saturday, man and boy in the village came to the donkey fair.

They found a 　　 10   tied with a piece of rope　　 11  the tail of the Mullah’s donkey! Beside them stood the Mullah, who looked　　 12   .

“It is    13   , I’ll sell my donkey for a dollar,” said the Mullah. “Just one    14   , though, my donkey and my cat are very good friends. They must not be　　 15   . The kind man who    16   my donkey must buy my cat also.”

“How much is your cat?” asked many    17   .

“Oh, my cat is a very    18   animal,” said the Mullah. “Her father    19   a mouse for a king. Her mother caught a mouse for 　　10  .She is one of the finest cats. For such a great cat I want one hundred dollars”.

The men laughed, and gave up the idea of owning the donkey.

1．A. right　　　　  B. wrong　　　　   C. impossible　　　　　　 D. strange

2. A. didn’t want　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. wanted

C. hadn’t decided　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. intended

3. A. Meet　　　　   B. Pay　　　　　　  C. Talk　　　　　　  D. Help

4. A. tomorrow afternoon

B. the day after tomorrow

C. the evening

D. Saturday

5. A. give　　　　   B. take　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　    　　  D. show

6. A. cruelly　　　　 B. warmly　　　　  C. kindly　　　　    D. carefully.

7. A. put　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　    C. carried　　　　　　 D. made

8．A. say　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　   C. break　　　　　　   D. send

9．A. bread　　　　   B. paper　　　　　　   C. cloth　　　　　　   D. rope

10．A. cat　　　　　　  B. dog　　　　　　    C. cock　　　　　　  D. rope

11．A. with　　　　　　 B. on　　 　　　　　　C. to　　　　　　　　 D. around

12．A sad　　　　　　   B happy　　　　　　 C tired　　　　　　    D fine

13．A. a lie　　　　　　 B. true　　　　　　　　 C. real　　　　　　    D. a pity

14．A. matter　　　　 B. problem　　　　　　 C. thing　　  　　   D. question

15．A. killed　　　　  B. sold　　　　　　  C. beaten　　　　　　  D. parted

16．A. sees　　　　    B. buys　　　　　　   C. likes　　　　　　  D. wants

17．A. voices　　　　   B. sounds　　　　　　 C. noises　　　　　　   D. cries

18．A. pretty　　　　　　 B. cruel　　　　　　  C. strong　　　　　　   D. important

19．A. looked after　　   B. caught　　　　　　 C. drove　　　　　　   D. grasped

20．A. me　　　　　　 B. her father　　　　    C. the Queen　　　　　　 D. her

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for 　36 . That's what Hong Zhanhui's story of 37 from boy to man with family hardships tells us.

Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County , Henan Province. When he was 　38 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby girl. A year later, Hong's mother and younger brother both 　39 home because of poverty and pressure from his ill father.

　 Their burdens fell onto the 12-year-old's shoulders: to treat his father's illness, 　40　 the adopted sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.

　 Hong didn’t 　41 . Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to 　42 a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.

　　 After Hong's story went public, people were 　43 to tears by his selflessness. Hard 　44 his life was, Hong didn't abandon his father and the adopted 　45 , because they needed his help. With his hard-won money, he even aided other students 46 against misfortunes.

　　 Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong's deeds 　47 us of what we usually neglect (忽略) : love and care for others. Without these, 　48 of us could survive.

　　 Hong 　49 donations(捐赠) from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could　 50 his own work. Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds' eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to 　51　 around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed 　52 rise above misfortune that made him a hero in people's eyes.

　　 Hong's story shows that with love and willpower, no hardship can 　53 a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don't 　54 about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society 　55 you'll find the world smiling back.

36. A. money　　　 　　　 B. food　　　　 　　　　 C. help　　　　　 　　 D. clothes

37. A. changing　　　 B. moving　　　 　　　 C. growing　　　 　　　 D. turning

38 A. already　　　 　　　　 B. ever　　　 　　　　　 C. still　　　　 　　　　 D. only　

39. A. left　　　　　 　　　 B. went　　　 　　　　 C. sold　　　　 　　　 D. stayed

40. A. bring up　　　 　　　　 B. turn to　　　 C. stick to　　 　　　　 D. devote to

41. A. go away　　　 　　　 B. run out　　　 　　　　 C. turn down　 　　　　 D. give up

42. A. rent　　　　　 　　　 B. buy　　　　　 　　　 C. paint　　　　 　　　 D. build

43. A. encouraged　　 B. inspired　　 　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. moved

44. A. because　　　 　　　　 B. as　　　　　 　　　 C. unless　　　　 　　 D. while　

45. A. brother　　　 　　　　 B. daughter　　　 　　　 C. sister　　　　 　　 D. uncle

46. A. struggling　　 B. leaning　　　 　　　 C. standing　　　 　　 D. turning

47. A. left　　　　 　　　　　 B. reminded　　　 　 C. remembered　 　　 D. told

48. A. anyone　　　 　　　　 B. none　　　　　 　　 C. everyone　　　 　　 D. no one

49. A. turned down　 B. turned out　　 C. gave off　　　　 　 D. threw away

50. A. stick to　　　 　　　 B. refer to　　 　　　　 C. turn to　　　　 　　 D. depend on

51. A. show　　　　 　　　　　　 B. eat　　　　 　　　　 C. sell　　　　　 　　 D. share

52. A. a chance　　 　　　　 B. an ability　　 C. a spirit　　　　 　　 D. a belief

53. A. bury　　　　 　　　　 B. defeat　　　 　　　　 C. win　　　　　 　　 D. knock

54. A. worry　　　　 　　　 B. care　　　　　 　　 C. complain　　 D. joke

55. A. when　　　　 　　　　 B. while　　　　 　　 C. until　　　　　 　　 D. and

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

    Fire-officer Jack Forman was shocked when he arrived at a　　 Mildehall house fire last night to find the fire was at the home of　　 his son David.

　　     The fire was at Birchgrove street.　　 　　Fire-officer Forman said that action by neighbours had saved the　　 house.

　　     Mrs. Barbara Allsopp and mother of three, Mrs. Ann Everett, used　　 buckets of water to prevent the fire spreading.

　　     Mrs. Allsopp said, "We were filling buckets of water from a tap　　 (水龙头) with a fire extinguisher (灭火器) hanging above it. But we　　 were so busy running backwards and forward with the water that we　　 didn't notice it."　　 In spite of their efforts, damage amounting to at least ￥300 was　　 caused. Part of the house structure was burned, bed and bedding　　 destroyed and other furniture badly damaged.

　　     The owners of the house, Mr. David Forman, 22, and his wife,　　 Lesley, 20, who have been married six months, were out babysitting.　　 　　

(1) Why was Jack Forman shocked when he arrived at the fire?

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A. Because the fire was at night. 　　

B. Because it was his son's home that was on fire. 　　

C. Because he was not able to save the house. 　　

D. Because he found people didn't use the extinguisher.

(2) Was the house saved?

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A. No, because the firemen arrived too late. 　　

B. Yes, because fire extinguisher was used. 　　

C. Yes, because neighbours helped to fight the fire. 　　

D. No, because the firemen pull it down. 　　

(3) Mrs. Allsopp and Mrs. Evertt didn't use the fire extinguisher　　 　　 because__________.

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A. they didn't know how it worked. 　　

B. they had no time to use it. 　　

C. they didn't want to use it. 　　

D. they didn't see it.　　

(4) Was the house badly damaged?

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A. No, because Mrs. Allsopp and Mrs. Everett put the fire out. 　　

B. Yes, although Mrs. Allsopp and Mrs. Everett put the fire out. 　　

C. No, only a bed was burned. 　　

D. Yes, it was almost burned out.　　

(5) Where were the owners of the house during the fire?

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A. They were sitting with their baby. 　　

B. They were in the house. 　　

C. They were not at home.　　

D. They were with their father.