Once a circle(圆圈) lost a piece. The circle wanted to be whole, so he went around     36    for the missing piece.

Because he was incomplete(不完整的), he rolled very      37    . He saw the beautiful flowers along the road, talked with the      38     and enjoyed the sunshine on his way. He found       39   different pieces, but     40    of them fit him. So he left them all by the side of the road and   41    searching(搜索).

One day      42     circle found the right piece. It fit him perfectly. He      43     be whole, with nothing missing. He was so happy. He could roll very fast,     44     fast to notice the flowers and talk to the birds.    45    he found how different the world seemed as he rolled so quickly, he stopped. He    46  the found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.

A person who has everything is     47     in some ways. He will     48     have hopes and dreams. We can’t be perfect, but we can be kind enough to share happiness with others     49     smart enough to know there is enough      50    around us to live a wonderful life.

 I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the   31   on one of the wine bottles.

  “Dad, Dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”

  “Dear, hold on.” Dad said.

  “You can’t drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was   32   10 years ago.”

  “wait, let me tell you…”

  “Would you like me to   33   it away for you?” I asked.

  “Dear, wait a second,” he said.“Some wines get better   34   time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is  35  .”

  When I was young, I didn’t have any understanding of what this   36  , but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I   37   through my teenage years.

  In our society, we forget this simple rule: The longer you wait for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as   38   as possible; we want to graduate from college in as a few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of forget   39   .

  We all want to get to the next   40   so quickly that perhaps we don’t get   41   enough to get there. This has a   42   effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work, we   43   not study enough for the best, and   44   failing. We need to be ready for   45   comes, ready for the unexpected.

  Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.

(   )31. A. name       B. address         C. date         D. number

(   )32. A. bought      B. invented        C. made        D. discovered

(   )33. A. throw       B. give           C. clear         D. put

(   )34. A. for         B. on             C. in           D. over

(   )35. A. true        B. clear           C. wrong        D. poor

(   )36. A. said        B. told            C. explained     D. meant

(   )37. A. came       B. went           C. looked        D. wasted

(   )38. A. strongly     B. easily          C. quickly       D. slowly

(   )39. A. importance   B. use            C. honor        D. care

(   )40 A. class        B. grade           C. step         D. rule

(   )41. A. careful      B. ready           C. easy         D. lucky

(   )42. A. negative     B. positive         C. good        D. special

(   )43. A. must        B. will            C. should       D. may

(   )44. A. come up     B. end up          C. move up     D. make up

(   )45. A. whenever    B. wherever        C. whatever     D. whichever

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody 　36 his own language by remembering what he 　37 when he is a small child. Some boys and girls who live in foreign countries 　38 their parents seem to learn two languages almost as 　39 as one. At school it is not easy to learn 　40 second language because the pupils have 　41 time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

A man’s mind is rather 　42 a camera. It takes photos not only of what we see, but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. 　43 we take a real photo with a camera, we have much to do before the photo is finished and ready to 　44 it to our friends. In the same 　45 , there is much work to be done before we can take a picture forever in our mind.

(　 )36.A.study　　　　　　　　　 B.learns　　　　　　　　　 C.watches　　　　　　　　 D.learn from

(　 )37.A.hears　　　　　　　　　 B.listens　　　　　　　　　 C.hear of　　　　　　　　　 D.listen to

(　 )38.A.in　　　　　　　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.together　　　　　　　　 D.with

(　 )39.A.easy　　　　　　　　　 B.easier　　　　　　　　　 C.easily　　　　　　　　　　 D.much easily

(　 )40.A.an　　　　　　　　　　　 B.a　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.the　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.one

(　 )41. A.such little　　　　　 B.so little　　　　　　　　 C.so few　　　　　　　　　 D.such few

(　 )42.A.same　　　　　　　　　 B.as　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.like　　　　　　　　　　　 D.unlike

(　 )43.A.Where　　　　　　　　 B.Who　　　　　　　　　　 C.Why　　　　　　　　　　 D.When

(　 )44.A.show　　　　　　　　　 B.on show　　　　　　　 C.gave　　　　　　　　　　 D.lend

( 　)45.A.idea　　　　　　　　　　 B.way　　　　　　　　　　 C.time　　　　　　　　　　　 D.street

Australia is the largest island (岛) in the world. It is a little smaller than China. But its population (人口) is small. The population of Australia is almost as large as 　39 of Shanghai.

Australia is a beautiful place to take a vacation. There is 　40 air or water pollution (污染) there. The sky is blue and the fields are green.

Last month we 　41 Perth (佩思), the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to an exhibition of flowers. There we saw a large number of flowers. We had a 　42 time there. After visiting Perth, we 　43 a day in the countryside. We 　44 and had a rest at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed 　45 . Suddenly we heard bells ringing on the top of the hill. What we saw made us run back to the car 　46 . There were about three hundred sheep coming 　47 us.

Australia is 　48 for its sheep, kangaroos and koalas (树袋熊). After a short drive from any town, you’ll find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere (到处) are sheep.

(　 )39. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　 C. these　　　　　　　　 D. those

(　 )40. A. plenty of　　　　　 B. few　　　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　 D. many

(　 )41. A. traveled　　　　　 B. arrived　　　 　　　　　　 C. went　　　　　　　　 D. visited

(　 )42. A. wonderful　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　 D. special

(　 )43. A. used　　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　 D. spent

(　 )44. A. sit down　　　　　 B. sat down　　　　　 C. end up　　　　　　　　　　 D. ended up

(　 )45. A. ourselves　　　　 B. myself　　　　　　　 C. himself　　　　　　 D. themselves

(　 )46. A. happily　　　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　 C. slowly　　　　　　　 D. quietly

(　 )47. A. on　　　　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　　　　　 C. towards　　　　　 D. with

(　 )48. A. famous　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　 C. ready　　　　　　　 D. good

George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.

All his life George loved  31  . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so  32   about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.

George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no   33   for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow   34   children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas   35   he finished high school. All this time he had to work to   36   his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.

In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37   of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38   . He had other   39  . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.

In those days, many   40   in the south grew only cotton. This was   41   to the soil(土壤). After a while the   42    would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the  43  . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.

George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44   “The Wizard(能手) of  Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the   45   of 79.

1. A. animals      B. plants       C. buildings       D. photos

2. A. much        B. many       C. little           D. few

3. A. house        B. farm       C. hospital        D. school

4. A. brown       B. yellow      C. black          D. white

5. A. when        B. until        C. for            D. since

6. A. cost         B. spend       C. pay            D. take

7. A. love         B. hate        C. question        D. surprise

8. A. accepted     B. refused      C. understood      D. cared

9. A. situations    B. suggestions   C. plays          D. plans

10. A. farmers      B. scientists     C. doctors        D. inventors

11. A. helpful      B. harmful      C. careful         D. wonderful

12. A. pumpkin     B. peanut       C. cotton         D. potato

13. A. soil         B. water        C. air           D. weather

14. A. seen        B. look         C. found         D. called

15. A. time        B. year         C. age           D. season