Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to   36  . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the   37  !” one of the brothers volunteered   38  .

    The older boys began to   39  , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was   40  . After a long silence, one of the   41   picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He   42   the lid and showed the wonderful   43   to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and   44  , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found   45   the way!”

    Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is   46   a goal is for — to cause us to move in the   47   we have chosen, in other words, to keep us   48  ! But not every goal will be fully   49  . Not every job will end   50  . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be   51  . But when you fall   52   of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things   53   my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging   54   life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly   55  .

36. A. rest             B. work                                                   C. watch        D. laugh

37. A. house           B. earth                                                     C. wall          D. road

38. A. calmly          B. patiently                                                  C. excitedly               D. impatiently

39. A. laugh           B. think                                                    C. stare                    D. smile

40. A. important       B. difficult                                                  C. impossible         D. interesting

41. A. passers-by       B. watchers                                              C. visitors                 D. diggers

42. A. moved           B. removed                                              C. broke          D. pushed

43. A. contents         B. scenes                                                 C. pictures                 D. jars

44. A. properly         B. confidently          C. carefully        D. happily

45. A. in               B. along               C. to                           D. out

46. A. what            B. how                                            C. where          D. which

47. A. way             B. direction                                              C. life             D. sight

48. A. thinking         B. moving                                                C. digging                 D. living

49. A. made            B. prepared                                             C. kicked            D. achieved

50. A. hopelessly        B. pleasantly            C. surprisingly      D. successfully

51. A. come true        B. realized                                              C. made                     D. treasured

52. A. short             B. lost                                                  C. out                        D. behind

53. A. breaking into     B. turning to            C. coming into       D. holding to

54. A. when            B. where                                               C. which                D. that

55. A. matters          B. happens                                              C. appears                   D. exists

In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife was listening to music in the bedroom. __【小题1】_, he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the __【小题2】__ response that there was an earthquake! He __【小题3】__ quickly: “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet！” Nicole heard the shouting, 【小题4】 the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was 【小题5】 even more dramatically (剧烈地)．
Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen __【小题6】__ and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim tried to __【小题7】__ along the wall to help Nicole.__【小题8】__, it got dark suddenly with an explosion. The house __【小题9】_____down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in 【小题10】 .She felt breathing very difficult. She tried to stand up, but  【小题11】  .
A few minutes later, the land was __【小题12】.Nicole heard the sound of short __【小题13】_ and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but no __【小题14】__！ He probably fainted. Nicole kept saying his name and she finally heard a response, two people encouraged and __【小题15】__ each other. They knew that there must be a way to   【小题16】 .
Slim found that they were close and were   【小题17】  by the fallen stones and some powder. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt __【小题18】__ from his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched Nicole's one hand, then dug the __【小题19】__ stones of her body. Finally, Nicole had a __【小题20】__ breathing slowly. Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.

In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife was listening to music in the bedroom. __1._, he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the __2.__ response that there was an earthquake! He __3.__ quickly: “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet！” Nicole heard the shouting, 4. the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was 5. even more dramatically (剧烈地)．

Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen __6.__ and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim tried to __7.__ along the wall to help Nicole.__8.__, it got dark suddenly with an explosion. The house __9._____down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in 10. .She felt breathing very difficult. She tried to stand up, but  11.  .

A few minutes later, the land was __12..Nicole heard the sound of short __13._ and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but no __14.__！ He probably fainted. Nicole kept saying his name and she finally heard a response, two people encouraged and __15.__ each other. They knew that there must be a way to   16. .

Slim found that they were close and were   17.  by the fallen stones and some powder. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt __18.__ from his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched Nicole's one hand, then dug the __19.__ stones of her body. Finally, Nicole had a __20.__ breathing slowly. Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.

21.               A．Suddenly       B．Actually        C．Unfortunately   D．Really

22.               A．recent         B．rapid           C．late   D．slow

23.               A．warned        B．howled         C．jumped   D．shouted

24.               A．used up        B．found out       C．took up   D．put away

25.               A．burning        B．falling          C．shaking    D．moving

26.               A．tool           B．cook           C．fork  D．knife

27.               A．walk           B．wander         C．run   D．jump

28.               A．However       B．Therefore       C．Instead    D．Besides

29.               A．lay            B．crashed        C．broke D．bent

30.               A．ruins          B．ashes          C．dirt   D．pieces

31.               A．senseless       B．impossible      C．impractical D．invaluable

32.               A．normal         B．usual          C．flat   D．silent

33.               A．steps          B．breath         C．movements D．pauses

34.               A．response       B．sign           C．hope D．result

35.               A．touched        B．held           C．calmed    D．called

36.               A．relax          B．communicate    C．succeed   D．escape

37.               A．wrapped       B．separated       C．fastened   D．limited

38.               A．pain           B．cold           C．water D．warmth

39.               A．sticking         B．beating         C．surrounding    D．spreading

40.               A．complete       B．constant        C．steady D．weak

In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife, was listening to music in the bedroom. Suddenly, he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the rapid response that there was an earthquake! He shouted quickly, "Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet!" Nicole heard the shouting, took the first-aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was shaking even more dramatically (剧烈地).

Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen knife and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim tried to run along the wall to help Nicole. However, there was a dark suddenly with an explosion. The house crashed down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in ruins. She felt it very difficult to breathe and tried to stand up, but impossible.

    A few minutes later, the land was silent. Nicole heard the sound of short breath and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but ___________! He probably fainted. Nicole kept calling his name and she finally heard a response. Two people encouraged and calmed each other. They knew that there must be a way to escape.

    Slim found that they were close and were separated by the fallen stones and some powder. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt pain in his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched Nicole's one hand, then dug the surrounding stones of her body. Finally, Nicole was able to move slowly. Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.

1.What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 5 words)       

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2. Why did Nicole feel it very difficult to breathe? (Please answer within 7 words)

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3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (Please answer within 4 words)

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4.List three main things the couple did after the house crashed down. (Within 15 words) .

①                               ②                            

③                            

5.What’s the most important three reasons do you think for their survival? (Please answer within 10 words)___________________________________________________ ______________

In the morning you can get up only______ all your equipment buried and you’ve got to dig it out．

     A．to be found         B．found            C．to find          D．finding