A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he   36  a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy   37  around the rock, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much   38 , he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge(边缘) of the sandbox,   39 , he found that he couldn’t   40  it up and over the little wall. The rock was too   41  for his small body.

As he   42  to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried(撬动), but every time he thought he had made some   43 , the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy   44  again and again, but the only   45  was to have the rock roll back.

  46 , he burst into tears. All this time the boy’s father   47  him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a   48  voice rose above the boy’s head. It was his father.  49 , but firmly(坚定地) he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the   50  that you had? The boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I   51  all that I had!” “No, son, you didn’t,”  52  the father kindly. “You didn’t   53  me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and   54  it out of the sandbox.

Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength to move your “rocks” away? There is ONE who is always willing to   55  you with the strength you need. We also need that strength, especially in our daily life.

1.                A．hid            B．left            C．put  D．discovered

2.                A．walked         B．jumped         C．traveled  D．dug

3.                A．courage        B．pride           C．effort    D．pleasure

4.                A．however        B．still            C．thus D．even

5.                A．put            B．raise           C．take D．break

6.                A．large           B．difficult         C．hard D．much

7.                A．decided        B．refused         C．agreed   D．planned

8.                A．inventions      B．progress        C．mistakes D．changes

9.                A．tried           B．failed          C．thought   D．started

10.               A．success        B．goal           C．result D．wish

11.               A．Gradually       B．lately          C．Properly   D．Finally

12.               A．watched        B．helped         C．followed   D．taught

13.               A．loud           B．happy          C．sweet D．strict

14.               A．Angrily         B．Movingly       C．Suddenly  D．Gently

15.               A．knowledge      B．strength        C．tools  D．ability

16.               A．wasted         B．brought        C．used  D．carried

17.               A．replied         B．corrected       C．shouted   D．praised

18.               A．advise         B．force          C．ask   D．want

19.               A．collected       B．threw          C．chose D．broke

20.               A．provide        B．lend           C．show D．pass

A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill.Usually she 36 play in the small garden.She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill.37 she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and 38 all day about how wonderful and exciting 39 must feel to live there.

At the age when she gained some 40 skill and sensibility(识别力), she 41 her mother for a bike ride 42 the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go, 43 her keeping close to the house and not 44 too far. The day was beautifu. The girl knew 45 where she was heading! 46 the hill and across the valley, she rode to the 47 of the golden house.

48 she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path 49 to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she 50 that all the windows were 51 and rather dirty.

So 52 and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She 53, and all of a sudden she saw an amazing 54. There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she 55 that she had been living n her golden house filled with love and care.Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose.

1.                A．might          B．should          C．would    D．must

2.                A．Unless         B．Although        C．Since D．But

3.                A．dreamed       B．worried         C．asked    D．shouted

4.                A．this            B．that            C．it    D．which

5.                A．different        B．scientific        C．musical   D．basic

6.                A．begged         B．blamed         C．invited   D．paid

7.                A．inside          B．outside         C．through  D．along

8.                A．insisting on      B．relying on       C．arguing about  D．wondering about

9.                A．travelling       B．running         C．riding    D．walking

10.               A．madly          B．rapidly         C．exactly    D．possibly

11.               A．Over          B．Down          C．Around   D．Beside

12.               A．windows        B．steps          C．center    D．gate

13.               A．Until           B．As             C．While D．Because

14.               A．getting         B．introducing      C．leading    D．moving

15.               A．felt            B．learned        C．concluded D．found

16.               A．transparent     B．bright          C．plain  D．wide

17.               A．anxious        B．angry          C．serious    D．sad

18.               A．turned around   B．cheered up     C．settled down   D．dropped in

19.               A．hill            B．valley          C．background    D．sight

20.               A．imagined       B．decided        C．realized   D．guessed

A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola   36   for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive,          37    she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t _38   how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom   39  that even though she couldn’t see         40   , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the    41    right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more    42   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her _43  stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest          44_ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to          45_ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most   46  for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall      47  the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be          48    differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision _49 _. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _50          attitude.

Lola never thinks about   51__. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her   52         is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids    53  she grew up.

Lola is   54  of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her   55        for others is “just believe yourself”.

1.                A．runs           B．teaches         C．trains D．dances

2.                A．since           B．unless          C．after D．though

3.                A．tell            B．guess          C．assume   D．predict

4.                A．suspected       B．remembered    C．imagined D．noticed

5.                A．deeply         B．well            C．ahead    D．closely

6.                A．task           B．sport           C．event    D．show

7.                A．boring         B．enjoyable       C．difficult   D．unsatisfactory

8.                A．talent          B．quality          C．nature   D．condition

9.                A．doubt          B．advantage       C．challenge D．program

10.               A．examine        B．express        C．open D．trust

11.               A．fearful         B．harmful        C．unfair D．inconvenient

12.               A．to             B．on            C．off   D．against

13.               A．greeted        B．treated         C．served    D．paid

14.               A．pains          B．stresses        C．injuries    D．problems

15.               A．positive        B．friendly        C．flexible    D．caution

16.               A．defending      B．quitting         C．winning   D．bargaining

17.               A．standard        B．range          C．view  D．goal

18.               A．until           B．as             C．when D．before

19.               A．proud          B．tired           C．ashamed   D．confident

20.               A．plan           B．advice         C．reward    D．Responsibility

A farmer had some young dogs to sell. He made an advertisement and began to nail (钉) _36 into the wall. As he was knocking the last one into the wall, he _37 a pull on his coat. He looked   38  and found a little boy.

“Mister,” he said, “I want to _39 one of your dogs.”

“Well,” said the farmer, as he  40 the sweat (汗水) off his neck, “these dogs come from__41  parents and cost plenty of money.”

The boy   42 _his head for a moment. Reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of   43  and handed them to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that   44  to take a look?”

“Sure,” said the farmer.

Then he let out(发出) a   45  . “Here, Dolly!” he called.

Dolly ran out from the doghouse, __46  by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced   __47_  .

As the dogs ran to the fence (篱笆), the boy noticed something else moving _48  inside the doghouse. Then another little dog   49 . This one was even smaller, walking with  50  to the others, doing its best to catch up with them.

“I   51  that one,” the boy said, pointing to the smallest and  52 developed dog.

The farmer said, “Son, you don’t want that dog,   53  he will never be able to run and play with you.”

Hearing that, the boy stepped back, and began rolling up(卷起) one leg of his  54 . A steel brace (铁的支撑板) appeared running down his leg connecting itself with a  55 made shoe. He said to the farmer, “You see, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”

1.                A．it             B．them           C．himself   D．dogs

2.                A．smelt          B．felt            C．touched  D．saw

3.                A．back           B．inside          C．down D．up

4.                A．raise           B．keep           C．afford    D．buy

5.                A．took           B．carried         C．removed  D．moved

6.                A．fine           B．special         C．ordinary  D．natural

7.                A．fell            B．dropped        C．raised    D．rose

8.                A．bills           B．notes          C．coins D．dollars

9.                A．right           B．enough         C．nice D．good

10.               A．sound          B．noise          C．voice D．whistle

11.               A．followed        B．run            C．caught    D．hurried

12.               A．with care       B．with joy        C．in surprise D．in danger

13.               A．quickly         B．violently        C．slowly     D．happily

14.               A．disappeared     B．went           C．appeared  D．jumped

15.               A．care           B．guide          C．help  D．difficulty

16.               A．love           B．like            C．prefer D．want

17.               A．most           B．least           C．much D．very

18.               A．because        B．and            C．so    D．but

19.               A．legs           B．arms           C．trousers   D．coats

20.               A．beautifully      B．specially        C．powerfully D．wonderfully

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn't move. What was the  36  was that he found himself unable to ask for help ------ his mobile phone went out of   37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but  38__ in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the  39 of rescue.

It is almost  40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his  41_ ,“First of all I checked up my  42  condition and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no  43  to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from  44  . In this way I fell lightly asleep. ”

His story put an end to my regret for the  45  of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men  46  to explore a mountain cave and got lost.  47_ to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of  48  . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the  49  people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the  50  of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to  51   themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering ( 闪烁 ) far away.

Don't you think that you can compare it with  52  itself ? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are   53  in darkness. Mind you it's unclear yet and you needn't put up struggle  54  . It seems to be a negative attitude,  55    a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as great courage in the first place.   

1.                A．hopeless        B．worst          C．more D．best

2.                A．service         B．way            C．order    D．work

3.                A．cry            B．lie             C．wait D．sleep

4.                A．delay          B．success         C．team D．arrival

5.                A．untrue         B．unimaginable    C．true D．useless

6.                A．plan           B．decision        C．explanation    D．excuse

7.                A．physical        B．mental         C．working  D．medical

8.                A．method        B．way            C．alternative D．strength

9.                A．rotting         B．spreading       C．hurting   D．bleeding

10.               A．loss           B．failure         C．disappointment D．sadness

11.               A．had           B．managed       C．tried  D．succeeded

12.               A．Willing         B．Unable         C．Determined    D．Deciding

13.               A．hearing        B．sight           C．feeling    D．direction

14.               A．rescue         B．village          C．local  D．brave

15.               A．end           B．top            C．opening   D．side

16.               A．save           B．help           C．stop  D．calm

17.               A．adventure      B．work           C．life   D．Mankind

18.               A．lost            B．gone           C．losing     D．missing

19.               A．really          B．immediately     C．carefully   D．hopefully

20.               A．and           B．so             C．but   D．while