请根据各句上下文的意义，选择正确的单词填入空白处。

1.I saw a man in a blue jacket thirty meters ____________ me.

2.It was a few moments before his eyes _________ the bright glare of the sun.

3.I regret to say your performance didn’t’ get to the requirements, ________, you can’’t be accepted by our company..

4.______________ half an hour every day to do some English reading is a good way to improve  your English study.

5.She has a preference for Chinese art, and for calligraphy and Beijing opera ________.

6.___________ how much these wild animals means to our future generation, more and more people have been quitting the bad habit of eating them.

7.I saw some smoke ________________.

8.He ___________ tell me the secret when some patted him on the shoulder.

9.It doesn’t             whether he comes or not.

10.What will you                your pocket money?

I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He  1  to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as  2  as possible.

A few minutes after he disappeared into the   3 , he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches,   4  that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later,  5 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.

 6 curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was  7  both hands in front of him as he walked, being  8  not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked   9  behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing  10  .

Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost  11   at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was   12  close. But they didn’t even move as Billy   13  . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from   14 and extreme heat, lift its head  15  to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.

It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of  16 . You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were   17 . As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly   18  by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was  19  God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the  20  of one little boy who saved another.

1.                A．happened       B．seemed         C．managed  D．intended

2.                A．quickly         B．secret          C．smoothly  D．still

3.                A．distance        B．yard           C．woods    D．park

4.                A．wondering      B．thinking         C．studying  D．doubting

5.                A．eventually      B．actually         C．however  D．therefore

6.                A．Within         B．Out of          C．Beyond   D．In spite of

7.                A．holding         B．waving         C．surrounding   D．cupping

8.                A．careful         B．worried         C．eager    D．prepared

9.                A．away           B．close           C．out  D．off

10.               A．scene          B．story           C．view  D．game

11.               A．fought         B．signed         C．screamed  D．waited

12.               A．hardly          B．dangerously     C．easily D．nearly

13.               A．ran away       B．turned out      C．knelt down D．settled down

14.               A．hunger         B．disease         C．thirst D．injury

15.               A．in turn         B．in silence       C．with appreciation    D．with difficulty

16.               A．suffering       B．supporting      C．sharing    D．depending

17.               A．dying          B．reducing        C．harvesting D．growing

18.               A．hidden         B．covered        C．joined     D．caught

19.               A．when          B．as if           C．because   D．that

20.               A．wish           B．dream         C．action D．expectation

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\） 划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Once upon a time there was a rich man. He had a lot of money, but he felt unhappy all the times. Finally, the rich man left for home to look for  happiness. He visited many places and met many rich men. All of them said they were not happy, too. On his way home, the rich man saw a farmer work in the field. He went up to the farmer and asked, “Could you tell me if you felt happy?” “Yes, I’m quite happier. I always feel satisfying about everything in my life,” the farmer answered. “Please tell me how you find happiness,” asked the rich man. The farmer answered with smile on his face. “It’s very easy of me to answer the question. If you work hardly, have three meals a day and go to bed early without worries, you’ll be the happiest man in the world.”

The summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles. It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?

     First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人) and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldn't see what was so great about art.

     On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mother’s expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldn't stop looking at this painting! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.

1.The aim of the mother’s plan was to _________.

   A. take them to visit the museum

 B. introduce them to the world of art

   C. ask them to read about artists

D. show them different painting styles

2.What was the writer’s experience in the museum before the last visit?

   A. She came to feel her mother’s love.

B. She liked many paintings.

   C. She hardly enjoyed herself.

D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.

3.What made the writer go through a change that summer?

   A. One of Mary's paintings.            

B. A strange way of painting.

   C. Artists in the Middle Ages.           

D. Her mother’s instruction.

4.From the text, we can see _________.

   A. the importance of curiosity         

B. the effect of art

   C. the value of learning                  

D. the power of family education

5.The writer and her brother had thought that they could ___________ in their summer vacation.

   A. visit some art museums              

B. go to Egypt for a visit

   C. take drawing or painting classes      

D. play with their friends.

I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch（门廊）, I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again.

I searched squirrels on the net and found because their teeth keep growing, they have to constantly chew on things to shorten their teeth. This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people.

On Monday morning two men showed up, with guns in their hands. I pointed uneasily to the hole in my porch roof. They held up their guns. Suddenly I saw in my mind the baby nursery inside. I stopped them and confirmed that they wouldn’t harm her. They hesitated, but finally put down their guns. Then they brought out a bottle of deodorizer（除臭剂）and sprayed it into the squirrel’s home. They told me she would not like the smell and would leave.

There was no sign of Mrs. Squirrel, so they blocked the hole, took my cheque for $250 and left. Shortly after they left, Mrs. Squirrel returned from her shopping trip. She was mad at being driven out and began feverishly clawing at the porch roof. In order to stop the destruction of my home, I drove her away with the broom again.

Each day thereafter, Mrs. Squirrel continued her attack on my possession. I then called the company to report that “SHE’S BAAAAAACK…” The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn’t continue contributing my husband’s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hang up.

I went to the porch and banged on the roof. Mrs. Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes.

All is quiet these days, although large quantities of materials have been removed from my garage wall and my daughter claims that some of her doll-house furniture has disappeared. I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones.

1.What did the author think of the squirrel at first?

A．Troublesome.      B．Dangerous.        C．Interesting.        D．Clever.

2.Why didn’t the author ask the wildlife control people to come again?

A．She worried about the safety of the squirrel.

B．She thought the company charged too much.

C．She decided to drive away the squirrel herself.

D．She doubted the ability of the wildlife control people.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Getting rid of the squirrel needs patience.

B．The squirrel has destroyed the author’s house.

C．The author has developed affection for the squirrel.

D．The author singed an agreement with Mrs. Squirrel.

4.The author has written the passage in a (an) ________ way.

A．persuasive        B．serious           C．informative        D．amusing