When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __36__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __41__! I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__...
As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

Mr. Smith lived in a village. He had ___36__ farms and about twenty people working for him. He often told them _37_ hard and be honest. (诚实的).

One day he went to a farm and worked with the workers there. Soon it was time __38___ lunch. He put ___39___ nice bread on the table and ___40___. A few minutes later he came back again but he ___41____ find the bread.

‘Who ate ___42__ on the table?’ he shouted.

Some of the workers answered, ‘We ___43___.’

The others said, ‘We saw nothing.’

‘Well,’ said Mr. Smith, ‘__44___ are a lot of mice in the rooms, you know. So I ___45___ some poison in the bread. ___46___ they eat, they must die. Then I can kill them.’

As soon as he finished, four workers began to cry. ‘Oh, dear!’

‘___47___?’ asked Mr. Smith.

‘We ate the bread when you were out. We are going to die.’ One of them cried.

‘___48___,’ Mr. Smith said _49___ a smile, ‘I only ____50_____ you. Use your head.’

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __31__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __32__ have that money.

　　On my birthday my parents told me they had my __33__ outside in the back yard. At once, I __34__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __35__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __36__! I thought I __37__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __38__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __39__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __40__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’ t __41__.

　　As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __42__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __43__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’ t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __44__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __45__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

根据短文内容，从Ａ、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

Have you ever 41 a girl of 15, who has opened up a company of her own? Linda is such a girl. She 42 the business two years ago. She has already 43 several successful computer games. They are so 44 that over half a million people work in her business. And she is 45 at school.

She enjoys school and comes to school 46 . She is always on time. 47 weekdays, she goes to school in her own car with a 48 , for she is not 49 to drive.

She enjoys school and is very 50 in all of her lessons. She usually gets “A” in the exams, so 51 students often ask her for 52 .

After dinner, she goes to her office and 53 working on her computer, writing games until 2 a.m. She does not usually need as much 54 as other children in the night. What 55 successful girl Linda is!

1.                A．known of       B．heard of        C．saw of    D．concerned

2.                A．developed      B．started         C．made D．complained

3.                A．opened        B．played          C．written   D．bought

4.                A．surprised       B．popular         C．afraid    D．just

5.                A．still            B．already         C．yet  D．just

6.                A．fast            B．quickly         C．early D．late

7.                A．In             B．On            C．At   D．During

8.                A．teacher        B．mother         C．driver    D．doctor

9.                A．enough old      B．old enough      C．young enough  D．enough young

10.               A．interested      B．interesting      C．exciting   D．well

11.               A．others         B．the other       C．other D．some other

12.               A．thanks         B．help           C．money    D．results

13.               A．keeps          B．thanks for       C．stops D．finishes

14.               A．food           B．time           C．bread D．sleep

15.               A．a             B．the            C．on   D．/

Dear friends,

Do you   36   you are lucky when you are sitting in the bright   37   and having your classes or enjoying your nice food at home? Do you feel many children in Haiti(海地) are very   38 too? We know an earthquake(地震) happened in Haiti on January 12^th，2010. Many people died(死去). Lots of children don’t have enough    39   to eat, and they   40  go to school now.

They need our help. So we’d like to collect  41 and clothes for them. You can donate your old pens, rubbers, rulers, pencil-boxes or old clothes. And you can also donate some  42 . We will  43  them to the children in Haiti.

We hope to raise more than10,000 yuan, then we can help 50 students to go back  44  school. If you would like to donate things, please   45   us at 83301666. Thank you.

Gao Shanand her classmates