5. A. died　　　　　　 B. hungry　　　　　　 C. fat　　　　　　 D. dead

4. A. sad　　　　　　　 B. lucky　　　　　　 C. angry　　　　　 D. excited

3. A. rise　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　 D. fly

2. A. turning　　　　　 B. looking　　　　　 C. walking　　　　 D. falling

1. A. worked　　　　　 B. practiced　　　　　 C. wandered　　　 D. searched

20. He was so excited that he could say nothing but hold his sister’s hands firmly. His sister said nothing, either, _______ tears coming into her face.

A. surprising　　　　　 　B. surprised　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　 D. exciting

乐一乐

Thank Goodness

"Mum, teacher was asking me today if I have any brothers or sisters who will be coming to school."

"That’s nice of her to take such an interest, dear. What did she say when you told her you are the only child?"

"She just said, ‘Thank goodness!’"……

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Come on

A doctor answers his phone and hears the familiar voice of a colleague on the other end of the line.　

"We need a fourth for poker(扑克)," said the friend.　

"I'll be right over," whispered the doctor.　As he was putting on his coat, his wife asked, "Is it serious?"　

"Oh yes, quite serious," said the doctor gravely. "In fact, there are three doctors there already!"……

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　A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓) to play with out in the woods. He 　1　 　in the woods, but he could never hit anything. Getting a little discouraged，he headed back for dinner. As he was 　2　 back he saw Grandma’s pet duck. Just out of impulse (冲动)，he let the slingshot 　3　 , hit the duck right in the head, and killed it. He was shocked and 　4　 .

In a panic, he hid the　 5　 duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said 　6　 . After lunch the next day Grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the　 dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he 　7　 to help in the kitchen.”　 Then she　 8__　 to him. “Remember the duck?” So Johnny washed the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing. Before they left, Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I 　9　 　Sally to help me make supper.” Sally just smiled and said, “Well, you needn’t worry about it 　10　 　Johnny told me he wanted to help.” She whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went　 11　 and Johnny stayed to help. After several days of doing both his 　12　 and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t 　13　 it any longer. He came to Grandma and admitted that he had killed the duck.

Grandma knelt down, gave him a　 14　 , and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a　 15　 of you. If you make a mistake, just be brave to admit to it and promise not to make it again. In that way, everyone will forgive you.”

19. After reading the article written by the boy, the teacher was very angry, and she_____ many sentences in it.

A. crossed out　　 B. cut off　 C. put on　　　　　 D. left off

18. It is_____ to write a letter, _______ to write history.

A. one; the other　　　 　B. one thing; another　 C. some; some　　　 　D. this; that

17. -Do you know Jim quarreled with his wife?　

　-I don’t know, _____.

A. no do I care　　 B. nor do I care　 C. I don’t care neither　 　D. I don’t care also

16. His tastes are_______ mine.

A. harmony with　　　 B. in harmony with　 C. harmony to　　　 D. in harmony to