One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were enjoying______ games when suddenly a hungry cat came up to them! She hid________ a big tree and then crawled(爬) torward through the tall grass until she could almost hear them talk. After the mother rat and her babies knew________ , the cat jumped from her hiding-place and started to run after them.

The mother rat and her babies began to run away, they hurried towards their_______ , which was under a pole of large stones. But the baby rats were so_______ that they could not run very_______ . The cat came_____ . In no time the cat would be upon them. What was to be done?

The mother rat stopped running, turned round and faced the cat, shouting "Bow! Wow! Bowwow!" just like an angry dog. The cat was______ surprised and scared that she ran away. The mother rat turned to her babies, "Now you see how important it is to learn ______ a second language!"

Just then she heard a shout "Miao! Miao!" just like the cat ran away just now.

"Oh, the cat's come back. We must escape（逃脱） right now." The mother rat called out to her children. "Haha! It's only a ______ "said one of her children. "I have learned a second language."

1.A. to play?? ???? B. playing??? ????? C. played?? ??????? D. to playing

2.A. on??? ??????? B. in front of? ????? C. behind??? ??????? D. under

3.A. what happened? B. what did happen?? C. that happened what? D. that what had happened

4.A. home????? ??? B. tree??? ???????? C. mother? ????????? D. host

5.A. happy???? ??? B. tired???? ?????? C. frightened? ?????? D. hungry

6.A. quickly?? ????? B. slowly??? ????? C. far?? ???????????? D. long

7.A. close and close?? B. closer and close? C. closer and closer? ?? D. close and closer

8.A. so???? ??????? B. such???? ????? C. too??? ?????????? D. enough

9.A. the?????? ???? B./????? ????????? C. a??? ???????????? D. an

10.A. joke???? ???? B. rat?????? ?????? C. cat??? ??????????? D. dog

Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his people that one person   15   each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be   16  of milk.

After   17  the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just   18  a glass of water and put that into the pond instead.   19  it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and  20   home.

In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his surprise, the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea   21   that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”

Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that   22   will take care of it.  23  , it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a   24   .

1.A. at             B. from         C. on           D. with

2.A. filled         B. empty            C. crowded      D. full

3.A. giving         B. refusing     C. receiving        D. offering

4.A. hide           B. steal        C. waste            D. drink

5.A. If             B. Since           C. While        D. After

6.A. left           B. came         C. returned         D. arrived

7.A. with           B. to               C. as           D. of

8.A. others        B. the others       C. none         D. neither

9.A. However            B.Instead        C. Therefore      D.Of course

10.A. face          B. mistake      C. living           D. difference

通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
One very cold morning, my, father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the ____1____.
“About an hour.” he answered.
“I wish I could go hone now—my __2__ aches.”
“I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?”Said my father.
“But my headache is getting __3__.”
“Well,” said he, “you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home __4__ tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄，一种苦药).It will __5__ you a lot.”
I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not to __6__ the terrible medicine. But it was too __7__.She understood my __8__ as well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.
I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter it was! I would rather __9__ all day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be __10__.
Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.
【小题1】A. field               B. hospital              C. factory
【小题2】A. tooth               B. head                  C. stomach
【小题3】A. better              B. worse                 C. less
【小题4】A. but                 B. or                    C. and
【小题5】A. hurt                B. worry                 C. help
【小题6】A. take                B. buy                   C. make
【小题7】A. early               B. late                  C. easy
【小题8】A. joke                B. duty                  C. problem
【小题9】A. work                B. play                 C. study
【小题10】A. kind                B. honest                C, helpful