When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I got into the high school. I had to   29   going to school because my mother had no money to pay my school bills.

We began to work in people’s gardens to save up money for me to go back to school. Finally I re­turned to school. 30  my mother __31  the next year. And my world went dark. I asked my headmaster if I could work for the   32  this summer vacation, so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me work in the school garden during the  33  . I can’t study well because of my mother’s death. At the end of my second year, I didn’t         34  most of my exams and the teacher told me I had to re­peat the year. After _35   summer working in the school garden, I went   36   to lessons again. But suddenly I fell ill.

Because of my disease (疾病) I was  37   and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless(无望的). My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates      38   me a lot. Now, I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.

My life is still not   39  . A few students laugh at my poor clothes. They also call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I   40   hard days will always be followed by sunshine.

1.A. stop           B. start            C. keep         D. finish

2.A. and            B. but         C. so               D. although

3.A. go             B. die          C. gone         D. died

4.A. school         B. zoo          C. park              D. museum

5.A afternoon       B year              C. weekends       D. holidays

6.A. pass           B. take         C. have              D. give

7..A .others         B. the other       C another         D other

8. A. along         B. back         C. down              D. up      

9.A fine           B weak          C healthy         D strong

10. A. helped           B. gave         C. worried           D. taught

11.A. terrible          B. hard             C. easy          D. difficult

12.A. find         B. makes        C. thinks            D. believe

Today, I felt unhappy with my head full of problems, so I decided to take a walk even though I didn’t I know where I would go. The most   21   thing happened when I was walking along the street.

I saw an old man, over seventy years old, sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. He seemed so helpless and nobody was   22   his shoes. Then, a little girl came towards him. I heard the girl say in a / an   23   voice, “Grandfather, may I clean your shoes?” That old man   24   and passed her a shoe. The girl said, “I do this   25   I want to earn some money to buy my brother a new school   26  .”

I heard this and tears came to my eyes. To my   27  , the old man said, “Oh, little girl, just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy one   28   you.” To see what would happen, I   29  . They walked to a   30   and there the old man   31   got her a uniform, which must have cost him a lot. The girl was   32   and said, “Thank you so much for doing this. May God bless you.” Then she left, leaving the old man   33  .

As the old man decided to leave, I stopped him and whispered in his ear, “You are really a great hero! Thank you for your   34  !” My own sadness had disappeared. It had been   35   by the light of this moving act. I began to realize that a little act can brighten up someone’s day.

21. A. strange                B. unlucky                    C. amazing                 D. interesting

22. A. cleaning               B. buying                      C. finding                   D. taking

23. A. polite                   B. angry                        C. high                       D. funny

24. A. agreed                 B. sold                          C. began                     D. sat

25. A. if                        B. unless                       C. though                   D. because

26. A. shoe                    B. bag                           C. uniform                  D. cap

27. A. sadness               B. surprise                    C. happiness               D. excitement

28. A. for                      B. to                             C. with                       D. at

29. A. left                      B. stayed                       C. guessed                  D. followed

30. A. restaurant            B. shop                         C. museum                 D. sitting-room

31. A. really                   B. suddenly                   C. slowly                    D. nearly

32. A. relaxed                B. humorous                 C. tired                       D. excited

33. A. crying                 B. standing                    C. smiling                   D. walking

34. A. money                 B. kindness                   C. support                  D. suggestion

35. A. driven away     B. turned down           C. talked about        D. used up

 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