On a Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing rocks onto the roof of an old lady’s house. Our game is to 21 how the rocks changed in to missiles ( 飞弹 ) as they rolled to the roof’s edge and shot out into the yard like stars falling from the 22 .

I found such a smooth 23 that it slipped from my 24 as I let it go and headed straightly to a window of the old lady’s house. 25 the sound of broken glass, we ran away 26 than any of our missiles that flew off her roof.

I was too 27 of getting caught to go to the old lady’s. 28 , a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been 29 ,I started to feel guilty (内疚的) for her bad luck. She still 30 　me with a smile each day when I passed her house 31 I was no longer to act comfortably.

I 32 my mind that I would cover the cost of her 　33 . I put seven dollars in a (an ) 34 with a note explaining that I was 35 and hoped that the money would cover the cost of 36 it. I waited until it was 37 quietly slipped the envelope under the door.

The next day, I met the old lady and was able to 38 the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She gave me a bag of cookies. I thanked her and left. When I was eating the cookies, I felt an envelope and 39 it out of the bag. I was 　40 　. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “ I am proud of you. ”　

21. A. study　　 　　 B. guess　　　 C. explore　　　 D. see

22. A. sky　　　　　 B. roof　　　　 C. moon　　　　 D. land

23. A. star　　　　　 B. missile　　　 C. rock　　　　 D. egg

24. A. head　　　　　 B. eye　　　　 C. hand　　　　 D. shoulder

25. A. In　　 　　　　B. at　　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. during

26. A. Slower　　　　 B. faster　　　 C. closer　　　　 D. further

27. A. Pleased　　　 B. afraid　　　 C. angry　　　　 D. sad

28. A. Anyhow　　 B .so　　　　　 C. meanwhile　 D. however

29. A. Discovered　　 B. seen　　　　 C. caught　　　 D. forgiven

30. A. Surprised　　　 B. greeted　　 C. punished　　 D. listened

31. A. Because　　　 B .and　　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. if

32. A. Took up　　　 B. made up　　 C. turned up　　 D. came up

33. A. Door　　　　　 B. football　　 C. window　　　 D. roof

34. A. Bag　　　　　 B. bottle　　　 C. box　　　　　 D. envelope　

35. A. Sorry　　　　 B. worried　　　 C. afraid　　　　 D .moved

36. A. Making　　　 B. selling　　　 C .repairing　　 D. clearing

37. A. Dark　　　　　 B. rainy　　　　 C. windy　　　　 D .bright

38. A. Get　　　　　 B. return　　　　 C. stop　　　　 D. continue

39. A. Pulled　　　　 B. pushed　　　 C. tore　　　　　 D. picked

40. A. Excited　　　 B. shocked 　　C. frightened　　 D. hurt

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　One day Tom bought, for two dollars, a large number of used books．He put them in a 　1　　 　and pulled them to the　　 　2　　 　．He had to 　3　　 　at work until three in the morning．　

　At three, he 　4　　 　to walk home ．The streets were dark．Tom could 　5　　 　wait to arrive home to begin reading his new books．

　“　　 　6　　 　!” a voice shouted．But Tom was too 　7　　 　to hear the shout．A moment later, a gunshot went 　8　　 　his ear．He heard the shot．Tom turned to see what was　　 　9　　　．An angry policeman ran toward him．The policeman thought that the bag did not 　10　　 　Tom．He shouted at Tom, “Drop it!”

　“ Open it!” the policeman 　11　　 　．

　Tom opened it and the old books 　12　　 　out of it．

　“Why did you not stop 　13　　 　when I shouted?” the policeman asked．“If I could shoot 　14　　　, you would be dead．”“I didn't 　15　　　you,” Tom said．“I am almost deaf．”

　The policeman told Tom he was 　16　　 　for having shot at him．“　　 　17 　would be better for you not to walk on the 　18　　 　at night,” he said．

　Tom smiled, and told the policeman that his job 　19 　a clerk in the telegraph office was a night job．The policeman could think of 　20 　to answer this．

The bag ________ 5 pounds.

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