It was Monday. Mrs Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.

　　Considering that there was no better way, Mrs Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it:“Give my dog half a pound of meat.”Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:“Take this to the butcher(*person whose job is selling meat). and he's going to give you your lunch today.”

　　Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

　　At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it， he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

　　The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (*people who buy sth. from a shop).

　　But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”

　　Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!

Mrs Smith treated her little dog quite_________.

　　A. cruelly 　　B. fairly 　　C. kindly 　　D. politely

It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave it_______.

　　A. might do it much harm

　　B. could do it much good

　　C. would help the butcher

　　D. was worth many pounds

The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________.

　　A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith

　　B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

　　C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

　　D. until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith

From its experience, the dog found that ________.

　　A. only the paper with Mrs Smith's words in it could bring it meat

　　B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it

　　C. Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

　　D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

At the end of the story, you'll find that _______.

　　A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

　　B. the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more

　　C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

　　D. the butcher found himself cheated(*act in a way that is not honest)by the                  clever animal

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum   36   me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as   37   as it usually was.

I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was   38   to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself   39   for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of    40  .

I finished getting ready and tried to   41  . It didn’t work, so I decided that my   42   should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I   43  , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   44  . I tried two more times, but didn’t   45   much. Then we headed to the test site.

    I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just   46   time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my   47  . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some   48   and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become   49   and confident.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   50  . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I   51   it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   52   next Thursday.

    Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her    53   made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54  , looked kind of teary. I knew she was   55   for me.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 　36　just inside the entrance 　37　.It said: Remember,　38　,one of our customers gets 　39　goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!

For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards　40　,like many of her 　41　,to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never　42　hoping. The 　43　in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 　44　buying so many things but failed. She __45　dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 　46_　doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 　47　.But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 　48　than she found that she had forgotten to __49　tea. She dashed back to the 　50　, got some tea and went towards the　_51　.As she did so, she saw the 　52　came.　53　his hand he said, “I want to 　54_　you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket　55　!”

A.notice           B. report         C. board          D. newspaper

A.did            B. promised        C. made          D. agreed

A.every day        B.every month              C.twice a week       D.once a week

A.excellent        B.free                   C.extra                  D.unexpected

A.waited            B.came              C.hoped             D.went

A.friends            B.neighbors          C.relatives            D.customers

A.got rid of            B.got along with    C.gave up             D.gave out

A.counter           B.cushion             C.food               D.cupboard

A.against            B.for                    C.with                  D.about

A.often            B.always               C.usually              D.seldom

A.bill             B.hand                  C.car                    D.basket

A.anxiously      B.seriously            C.crazily               D.wonderfully

A.pockets         B.car                    C.basket                   D.house

A.buy              B.find                  C.take                  D.have

.A.shop            B.counter                  C.department               D.supermarket

A.door             B.entrance            C.cash-desk           D.shelves

A.secretary        B.policeman          C.manager            D.salesman

A.Putting out    B.Holding out       C.Shaking           D.Waving

A.congratulate B.tell                    C.inform          D.thank

A.is yours      B.means nothing    C.belongs to you  D.costs nothing 

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　We had hardly got above the clouds over the airport when a calm voice said over the loudspeaker:“For technical reasons we shall be returning immediately to London Airport. Please keep your seatbelts fastened.”

　　I was rather surprised and glanced at the old lady next to me. She had been very chatty while we were waiting to take off.

　　“I'm going to New York to visit some relatives there. I always sleep wonderfully welt whenever I get into a plane.”she had told me.

　　And indeed, she seemed to he in a very deep sleep already.

　　Just then a passenger behind me shouted,“Oh, my God! The wing's on fire.”

　　I looked out of the window and my blood froze. Smoke and flames were pouring out of one of the engines. The plane was already turning and losing altitude fast.

　　“What's happening? Are we going to crash?”an American in front of me demanded.

　　The cabin crew were already moving up and down the aisle (走道), reassuring (安慰) people, saying things like,“It's just all right. There's no need to worry. Now, if you just sit still, everything will be all right. Don't get up. Don't get upset.”

　　I looked out again. The ground was rushing up at us with shocking speed. We were already so low that I could make out cars and even people.

“It's only a slight emergency,”a stewardess told me with a tense smile.

Suddenly there was a sickening bump and we were rushing along the runway at a terrifying speed. The brakes screeched (发出尖锐刺耳的声音). The engines roared even more loudly. We came to a trembling stop. The cabin crew quickly opened the emergency exits and the passengers began sliding down huge, stocking-like chutes (滑道) to the ground. A fire engine was already putting out the fire in one engine. I had to shake the old lady violently to wake her up.

　　“What's wrong? Surely the journey isn't over already! I mean, have we got to New York?”she asked sleepily.

1．When did the emergency occur?

[　　]

A．We are not told.

B．Just before the plane landed in New York.

C．Shortly after the plane took off.

D．Sometime in the middle of the flight.

2．What does the underlined word“altitude”(in Paragraph 6) refer to?

[　　]

A．Height above sea-level.

B．Place or area high above sea-level.

C．Way of thinking or behaving.

D．Way of positioning the body.

3．What would be the best title for the text?

[　　]

A．An unpleasant flight.

B．An interesting experience.

C．An unforgettable experience.

D．Brave cabin crew.

4．When they landed, the old lady _____.

[　　]

A．was one of the first to get out

B．asked when they were going on lo New York

C．was shaking violently with fear

D．was not even sure where they were