About a week ago, my 4­year­old cousin and I were playing basketball at our local park. The__31__was warm, and many other children were outside__32__. As we played, I noticed a small group of boys__33__a smaller, skinnier, and possibly younger boy. They were calling him names and__34__pushed him to the ground and__35__dirt in his face. When I saw that, I grabbed my__36__by the hand and walked over to the__37__.

I stepped__38__them and the younger boy, and asked them__39__what this boy had done deserved__40__they were doing to him. They all__41__silently for a moment, and then the most amazing thing __42__：one of the boys who hadn't said anything since I__43__stepped around the younger boy and helped him off the__44__and then apologized. He offered to let him play with them，__45__the boy quietly said “thank you” and refused, and then left there.

As I looked around, I__46__that there were dozens of other people at the park—some of them were__47__with children of their own—but no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt__48__that the one of the boys was brave enough to stand up against his friends to help someone__49__， but I felt sad that no one else had even taken a second__50__. I couldn't help but think that those parents at the park would want someone to help their child in that situation, and yet they did nothing but stood by.

About a week ago, my 4-?year?-old cousin and I were playing basketball at our local park. The__31__was warm, and many other children were outside__32__. As we played, I noticed a small group of boys__33__a smaller, skinnier, and possibly younger boy. They were calling him names and__34__pushed him to the ground and__35__dirt in his face. When I saw that, I grabbed my__36__by the hand and walked over to the__37__.

I stepped__38__them and the younger boy, and asked them__39__what this boy had done deserved__40__they were doing to him. They all__41__silently for a moment, and then the most amazing thing __42__：one of the boys who hadn't said anything since I__43__stepped around the younger boy and helped him off the__44__and then apologized. He offered to let him play with them，__45__the boy quietly said “thank you” and refused, and then left there.

As I looked around, I__46__that there were dozens of other people at the park—some of them were__47__with children of their own—but no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt__48__that the one of the boys was brave enough to stand up against his friends to help someone__49__， but I felt sad that no one else had even taken a second__50__. I couldn't help but think that those parents at the park would want someone to help their child in that situation, and yet they did nothing but stood by.

31．A. climate 　　　　 B. atmosphere　 C. air 　　　　　　　　 D. weather

32．A. as usual 　　　　 B. as well　　　 C. as planned D. as yet

33．A. picking on 　　 B. leaving for　 C. staying in D. taking over

34．A. yet 　　　　　　　 B. only　　　　 C. even 　　　　　　 　　D. just

35．A. noticed 　　　　 B. kicked　　　 C. watched 　　　　 D. showed

36．A. cousin 　　　　　 B. son　　　　　 C. daughter 　　　 D. boy

37．A. class 　　　　　　 B. family　　　 C. group 　　　　　　 　　D. society

38．A. among 　　　　　 B. at　　　　　 C. over 　　　　　　　 D. between

39．A. hopefully 　　　 B. finally　　　 C. politely 　　　　　　 D. possibly

40．A. who 　　　　　　　　　　 B. how　 　　　　C. why 　　　　　　　　　 D. what

41．A. came 　　　　　　 　　B. went　　　　 C. stood 　　　　　 　　D. talked

42．A. continued 　　　 B. stopped　　　 C. emerged 　　　　 D. happened

43．A. jumped up 　　 B. walked over　 C. went by 　　　　 D. went away

44．A. tree 　　　　　　　 B. room　　　　 C. stone 　　　　　 　　D. ground

45．A. so 　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　 C. then 　　　　　　　 D. still

46．A. expected 　　　 B. imagined　　 C. realized 　　　　　 D. admitted

47．A. neighbors 　　　 B. friends　　　 C. classmates 　　　 D. parents

48．A. angry 　　　　　 B. sorry　　　　 C. sad 　　　　　　　 D. happy

49．A. in turn 　 　　　 B. in advance　 C. in need 　　　　　 D. in all

50．A. knock 　　 　　 　　B. shout　　　　 C. noise 　　　　　　 　　D. glance

Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold__36__he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had__37__schooling, for being so poor, how could they__38__school fees? 

When he was fifteen, he worked__39__a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom，he felt__40__for himself. How he__41__to have the same chance! He decided to study by__42__.In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__43__stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he__44__during the day. He worked__45__hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater__46__he showed in his lessons. A math teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and__47__him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the__48__one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he__49__a regular student of the school.

Robeson__50__through six long years with his study of math and wrote several articles which captured the__51__of some university professors. They admired his talent__52__his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and__53__him free guidance. Robeson felt__54__, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road__55__success.

1.                A．whether        B．which          C．that  D．what

2.                A．many          B．few            C．little D．much

3.                A．buy            B．afford          C．send D．read

4.                A．as             B．like            C．for  D．by

5.                A．angry          B．happy          C．proud    D．sorry

6.                A．hated          B．decided        C．wished   D．regretted

7.                A．the teacher     B．himself         C．his parents    D．his schoolmates

8.                A．could          B．ought to        C．should   D．would

9.                A．had learned     B．has been taught  C．has heard D．had been written down

10.               A．very           B．so             C．too   D．quite

11.               A．joy            B．interest        C．time  D．taste

12.               A．allowed        B．agreed         C．let   D．refused

13.               A．worst          B．only           C．last   D．laziest

14.               A．had been       B．has been       C．is    D．was

15.               A．learned        B．listened        C．mastered  D．struggled

16.               A．notice         B．influence       C．eyes  D．attention

17.               A．except for      B．according to     C．as well as  D．in spite of

18.               A．taught         B．offered         C．lent  D．sent

19.               A．sad            B．angry          C．happy D．disappointed

20.               A．leading to       B．coming from     C．made of   D．covered with

Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold   26  he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had   27 schooling, for being so poor, how could they  28  school fees?

When he was fifteen, he worked   29  a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt   30 for himself. How he   31  to have the same chance! He decided to study by  32  .In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he   33 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he had  34  during the day. He worked  35   hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned the greater 36 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and  37  him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the  38  one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he   39  a regular student of the school.

Robeson   40  rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the  41  of some university professors. They admired his talent   42  his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and   43  him free guidance. Robeson felt  44  ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road   45   success.

Anna lived on the side of a valley．One summer, there was a very big 　     , and a lot of houses down below Anna＇s were washed away．Anna＇s house was 　   enough to escape the flood, so when the water had      and the other houses were 　    there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud（泥）, her house was just all right．

 Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children,   　 Anna took in one of the families that had lost 　   in the flood and she 　    her home with them until it was 　  　 for them to rebuild their house．

 Anna＇s friends were 　  when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give   so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 　   ．

 “Well,” Anna  　    her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very  　   , because her husband had been killed in the 　   　  and she had a lot of children I have now．The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to 　      only one present to all of us．Now I’ll go and get it．’ She came back with a  　    who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents．‘Here’s our 　   ,she said to her children．

 The children were 　   and happy to get such a present．They 　   the little girl, and she grew up as their sister．Such was that Christmas present．”

1.A．accident    B．flood         C．fire            D．earthquake

2.A．below       B．big           C．high           D．small

3.A．reduced     B．come         C．disappeared      D．appeared 

4.A．rising       B．standing       C．flowing         D．falling    

5.A．so         B．for            C．but             D．since

6.A．nothing    B．anything       C．something        D．everything

7.A．gave       B．shared        C．found           D．built

8.A．necessary  B．important      C．obvious          D．possible

9.A．worried    B．disappointed   C．satisfied          D．puzzled

10.A．them      B．him          C．herself           D．us

11.A．supply     B．grow         C．support          D．educate

12.A．asked for  B．talked with     C．turned up         D．explained to

13.A．sad       B．rich           C．poor            D．happy

14.A．storm     B．rain           C．war            D．flood

15.A．because   B．which         C．that            D．as

16.A．get       B．make         C．send             D．buy          

17.A．boy      B．student        C．teacher          D．girl

18.A．child     B．daughter       C．present          D．sister        

19.A．angry     B．lovely         C．excited          D．sorry

20.A．disliked   B．gained         C．led             D．welcomed