Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.

"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well." The second answered, "Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼)."

So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.

"What cloud?" asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.

41. The two farmers _____ on that day.

A. had a holiday                B. didn't work

C. worked hard                 D. wanted to quarrel with each other 

42. The two farmers fought in words because _____.

A. they were hungry            

B. it rained

C. one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so

D. they both hoped for rain

43. The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _____.

A. wanted to make friends with them        

B. joined them in the quarrel

C. wanted to know why they were quarreling   

D. had nothing to do

My earliest memory of dad is grabbing（抓住）his hand while we walked together. As I grew older, I remember my father and I listening to basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep   35  the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet with the   36  score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.
On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered（分送）the bread to the stores. The   37  and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.
My father would be present at all my games. One night before an important game my father told me   38  that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour   39 . The next day as the game drew near I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and   40  saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to   41  the game. I’ll always remember that.
Years later I had become a   42 . I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart   43  in my ears. I   44  the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really   45  to me. I still taught in school but I couldn’t centre attention on my teaching. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my   46  in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, compassion and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day on I started. I’ll always remember that!

Most American families like to have a holiday in summer. Summer is a good season _36_ holidays. It is very _37_ during  the months of July and August. Children do not go to school during these _38 months.

Some _39_ like to stay at home during the holiday. They work in the garden, _40_  friends, _41_ books, or watch TV. Many families _42_ their lunch to a park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat where there are many trees or there is a nice lake. _43_they live near the sea, they often go to the beach. They can fish, swim or  enjoy the sun there.

America is a large country. Many families travel by_44_ or by train to see interesting places. They also travel by plane to a foreign （外国的）country. Many big cities have many famous buildings, theatres, shops and  _45_places for travellers (旅行者).

1.A. to              B. of              C. for             D. about

2.A. hot             B. cold            C. rainy            D. cloudy

3.A. one             B. two            C. three            D. four

4.A. people          B. peoples          C. man            D. woman

5.A. look            B. visit             C. find            D. look at

6.A. see             B. watch           C. look            D. read

7.A. have            B. has             C. take            D. takes

8.A. When          B. Because          C.Where          D. If

9.A. car              B. a car           C. cars            D. buses

10.A. other         B. the others          C. others        D. the other

It’s seven in the morning. After __36__ Mr White and Mrs White __37__ their children to the school __38__ the car. Then they go to work in a __39__. The children have lunch at school. Father and mother have lunch at the factory. There __40__ four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. After __41__ the children play games for some time. Sometimes the children __42__ the classroom with their classmates. Then they go home by school bus. Mother cooks supper for the __43__. The children help their mother do the housework.
After supper the children do __44__. Father and mother watch TV or __45__.

It’s seven in the morning. After __36__ Mr White and Mrs White __37__ their children to the school __38__ the car. Then they go to work in a __39__. The children have lunch at school. Father and mother have lunch at the factory. There __40__ four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. After __41__ the children play games for some time. Sometimes the children __42__ the classroom with their classmates. Then they go home by school bus. Mother cooks supper for the __43__. The children help their mother do the housework.

After supper the children do __44__. Father and mother watch TV or __45__.

1.A. lunch      B. supper          C. dinner           D. breakfast

2.A. take            B. bring               C. help         D. get

3.A. by          B. on              C. at           D. in

4.A. hospital        B. factory         C. school           D. restaurant

5.A. has             B. are             C. is           D. have

6.A. classes         B. school          C. class            D. afternoon

7.A. clean      B. stay                C. wash         D. play

8.A. home       B. child               C. her          D. family

9.A. their homework                   B. their homeworks 

C. their housework                    D. his homework

10.A. read book                     B. do some reading

          C. make some reading                 D. do some reading books