It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn't see things ___26___ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped    27   would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't   28  . But her mother's mind was made up.
Three days later. Carmen got new glasses and instructions   29 . her doctor. "All of the kids will think I'm silly. " Carmen said. Her mother   30   and shook her head. "You look just as beautiful as before, she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.
The next day. Carmen kept the    31   in her pocket(口袋))as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling   32  
Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.
Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What's the    33 ?" she asked.
"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me from California. It's very _34__  and I can 't lose it. "
Carmen and her friends began to    35   the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better _36_  she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so _37_ ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 38  . It was the ring.
"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
"Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I _39_ thought we'd find it." She paused(停顿). “Hey, 1 didn’t knowyou wore glasses. They look great!"
Carmen had   40   that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.
"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.
【小题1】a. clearly            B. carefully           C. freely              D. quickly
【小题2】 a. everybody         B. anybody         C. somebody            D. nobody
【小题3】 a. explain           B. care               C. agree               D.understand
【小题4】 a.by                B. from               C. like            D. to
【小题5】 a. relaxed            B.cheered          C. smiled         D. jumped

【小题11】

A．though B．if C．because D．as

There  31  three people in my family—my father, my mother, and I. My father is a 32   . And he works in a bank. He thinks it’s a 33  job. He wants 34   a policeman. My mother is a teacher. She 35  in a middle school. She thinks her job is very   36  . She works hard  37 often comes back home very late. In her free time , she likes  38   stories  39  a magazine. I study at a middle school. I like  40  . I want to be a singer when I grow up.

I have a toy (玩具) panda. I     31     her “Panda”, because it is a panda and I don’t know     32     to call her.

Panda is black and white. I got her from my mother     33    I was a little girl. I     34     Panda because she helps me go to sleep at night.

Panda goes on lots of    35   with me. She goes to Canada, Australia and many other     36    . We went to     37     to see the Olympic Games in 2008. But Panda may     38     these because she often gets squished (被压扁) in my bag. Panda is really     39     to me. She is always happy. Panda is my     40     toy. I play with her a lot.

(   ) 31. A. make            B. let               C. call              D. like

(   ) 32. A. what            B. when              C. why               D. where

(   ) 33. A. if              B. when              C. before            D. after

(   ) 34. A. pass            B. study             C. visit             D. like

(   ) 35. A. trips           B. libraries         C. festivals         D. markets

(   ) 36. A. cities          B. streets           C. countries        D. schools

(   ) 37. A. Japan           B. China             C. France            D. America　

(   ) 38. A. enjoy           B. buy               C. dislike           D. love　

(   ) 39. A. sad             B. fun               C. strict           D. friendly

(   ) 40. A. favorite        B. quiet             C. clean             D. healthy