Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his   56 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 57 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 58 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 59  he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 60 to his uncle in the afternoon. They        61 the night there, so that they could 62 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 63 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 64  he was. He turned over   __65__and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 66  that he was at the     67 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 68 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the   69   ,where Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It   70  good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 71  , because they didn’t want to   __72__ up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle(热水瓶)        73 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 74 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera   75  and started out.

Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his   56 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 57 of animals.

For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 58 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 59  he was fifteen.

He and Bill drove to the farm which 60 to his uncle in the afternoon. They        61 the night there, so that they could 62 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.

It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 63 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 64  he was. He turned over   __65__and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 66  that he was at the     67 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 68 quickly.

He ran downstairs. The others were already in the   69   ,where Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It   70  good.

They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 71  , because they didn’t want to   __72__ up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle(热水瓶)        73 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 74 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera   75  and started out.

How lucky we are today that we can protect ourselves　　56　 many　 57　 that once 　 58　 death to thousands of people. This is because of work of a famous French scientist who suffered a great deal in his own life so that others might　　59　 .

Louis Pasteur was a bright boy,　　60　 his teachers said he was　　61　 . The reason for this was simple. Louis was very　 62　 with everything he did. He wanted to understand all and he asked many questions."Listen," shouted an angry teacher one day. "You are supposed to answer the question　　63　 asking them!"

However, he never stopped asking questions. There was one 　 64　 question he asked:　　65　 what was illness caused? In time he discovered the answers that have helped men　　66　 since ever. He worked very hard to keep　　67　 going on. When the silkworms began　　68　 ,France's silk-makers 　 69　 money. They turned to Pasteur for 　 70　 .

He found out the answer: certain tiny living things called germs attacked the silkworm eggs. Pasteur found a way of 　 71　 these germs, or　　72　 like them. The whole country 　 73　 , but during his years of work three　 74　 died. Even　　75　 he believed that other children's lives could be saved if he could stop germs from spreading.

56. A. against B. through C. without D. away

57. A. enemies B. illnesses C. wars D. dangers

58. A. permitted B. suffered C. meant D. took

59. A. live B. work C. suffer D. die

60. A. even B. though C. and D. so

6１. A. slow B. fool C. foolishly D. clever

62. A. careless B. careful C. satisfied D. unsatisfied

63. A. instead of B. but C. not D. and

64. A. common B. simple C. funny D. special

65. A. from B. by C. since D. though

66. A. to live longer B. to be saved from death C. never to die D. to live

67. A. life B. lives C. persons D. animals

68. A. losing B. dead C. die D. dying

69. A. got B. spent C. made D. lost

70. A. money B. silkworms C. living D. help

71. A. getting rid of B. completing C. separating D. ending

72. A. something B. thing C. creatures D. ones

73. A. were sad B. were silent C. was thankful D. was sorry

74. A. children of the country B. children of his own C. silk-makers D. silkworm eggs

75. A. in the trouble B. in anger C. in his sorrow D. in his joy

It was Mother’s Day. I was so busy with my work that I couldn’t   56_ back home. When I passed by a  57   shop, an  58    came to my mind, “I’ll send Mum some roses.”

While I was  59    my flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get  60   only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The assistant was trying to tell him roses were as  61   as forty dollars a dozen---- Maybe he would be happy with carnations （ 康乃馨）. “ No, I  62   have red roses,” he said, “my mum was   63   ill last year and I didn’t spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, roses, as rose is her  64  .”

After hearing it, I said I would pay   65  of the money for the young man.  66  by both of us, the assistant said, “well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the  67  and ran out of the shop. It was  68  worth twenty-five dollars I paid to see the exciting  69  . Then I paid for my dozen of roses and told the assistant to  70  them to my mother.

As I walked out, I felt  71  . Suddenly I saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon I  72    it was not a park  73   a cemetery. Crying, the young man carefully  74   the roses, “Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.” Seeing this, I turned and quickly walked to the  75 . I would take the flowers home myself.

A. go                  B. come                       C. return                      D. turn

A. jewellery        B. clothing                          C. rose                        D. flower

A. fact                B. word                               C. idea                         D. picture

A. picking                  B. picking up               C. selling                     D. showing

A. with                      B. for                           C. at                                   D. on

A. much                    B. cheap                       C. expensive                 D. high

A. might                    B. have to                     C. should                     D. can

A. a bit                     B. hardly                     C. badly                       D. nearly

 A. flower             B. favorite                         C. dream                     D. gift

A. all                  B. some                        C. the rest                     D. much

A. Surprised               B. Pleased                    C. Excited                    D. Moved

A. roses                     B. assistant                   C. air                           D. street

A. very                      B. well                         C. not                                 D. only

A. moment          B. time                         C. scenery                    D. incident

A. give               B. offer                        C. present                     D. send

A. relaxed           B. amazed                    C. shameful                  D. nice

A. understood     B. realized                    C. learned                    D. was told

A. and                B. or                            C. nor                          D. but

A. laid                B. lay                           C. buried                     D. grew

A. man               B. street                       C. shop                        D. cemetery

Twelve years ago, my mother gave birth to a little girl. We were a broken family with __56__ money. We were given the __57__ that this little girl, who was three and a half months premature(早产的), would have only 14 days on this earth. It’s hard to __58__ what kind of feeling you have when you find out you’re __59__ something that you don’t even know.

As time went on, the number of days kept __60__, which gave us hope. When they said we could take her home, we began to realize that we had to pay off the medical bills, but we had no __61__.

We’re from a small town with small hospitals, but __62__ you don’t have money, you just don’t have it. My mother tried for days to __63__ the money, but came up penniless each time. A case worker helps a particular(特定的) person or family in the community with special __64__. Cathy, who was a case worker, was doing her best to help us. It was __65__ that it almost felt like we had to buy a baby from the hospital.

One day the case worker walked into her boss’s office to try again. As she walked out, she got __66__ again. Out of nowhere a __67__ walked up to her. He __68__ her a handful of money and said, “Please give this to the lady in need, so she can take her daughter home.” She looked down at her __69__ with tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to __70__ him, he was gone. They __71__ all over the hospital and he was nowhere to be found.

Thanks to the guy that I will __72__ know, my mother took home that baby girl that was only given 14 days to __73__.

Yesterday, we celebrated her __74__ birthday. I’m grateful to this man and feel that his act of __75__ should be shared with everyone.

56.A. enough                    B. much                      C. little                       D. some

57. A. plan                        B. news                      C. condition                D. award

58. A. repeat                    B. remember              C. doubt                     D. understand

59. A. accepting               B. losing                     C. throwing                 D. receiving

60. A. growing                  B. holding                   C. reducing                D. waiting

61. A. purpose                  B. experience             C. money                    D. opportunity

62. A. as if                        B. when                      C. even though          D. although

63. A. charge                    B. receive                   C. save                       D. get

64. A. needs                     B. events                    C. interest                  D. education

65.A. reliable                    B. separate                C. sad                        D. reasonable

66. A. disappointed          B. moved                    C. honored                 D. concerned

67.A. classmate                B. stranger                 C. relative                   D. neighbor

68.A. handed                    B. lent                         C. cost                        D. paid

69. A. way                         B. bag                        C. feet                        D. hand

70. A. ask                         B. choose                   C. thank                     D. recognize

71. A. visited                     B. surrounded            C. shouted                 D. searched

72. A. always                    B. never                     C. even                      D. also

73. A. live                         B. spare                     C. demand                 D. know

74. A. last                         B. first                         C. twelfth                    D. twentieth

75. A. braveness              B. politeness              C. honesty                  D. kindness