He put up a notice,          to find his lost mobile phone.

A．hope             B．hopes            C．hoping            D．to hope

Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand（农场工人）. At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he   1 to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social 2  with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   3   because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied（满意）with his   4  . In his words, he  5   thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a school teacher. In the following spring I came  6   into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt unsatisfied. She told Dad that they must make a  7  .

My mother had  8  of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and fame. And she   9  that I would some day become a great leader，ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she persuaded Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and   10  a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for  11  education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I   12   what we have today. Dad runs a big international   13  and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country,   14  not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.  15  he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

1  A．rode                  B．walked                        C．ran                  D．drove

2  A．conversations  B．games                         C．relationships          D．activities

3  A．cold                  B．crowded                      C．quiet                 D．dirty

4  A．horse             B．entertainment                C．life                   D．beer

5  A．often                   B．ever                        C．never                  D．sometimes

6  A．laughing                B．singing                      C．sleeping               D．crying

7  A．living         B．change                        C．decision              D．house

8  A．dreamed        B．heard                        C．thought              D．spoken

9  A．cared                 B．knew                        C．forgot               D．hoped

10  A．start                 B．find                        C．design                 D．sell

11  A．farther               B．higher                       C．easier                 D．closer

12  A．showed               B．kept                        C．lost                  D．achieved

13  A．farm                    B．school                      C．company            D．cafe

14  A．though              B．if                             C．and                  D．since

15  A．So                   B．However                      C．Or              D．Because

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents．They __1__ that their parents don't understand them．They often think their parents are too __2__ with them．Parents often find it difficult to __3__ their children's trust and they seem __4__ how they themselves __5__ when they were young．

For example，young people like to do things without much __6__．It's one of their ways to __7__ that they have grown up and they can __8__ any difficult problems．Older people worry __9__．Young people don't like their plans to be changed．So when you want your parents to let you do something，you'd better tell them _10__ you really start doing it．

Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they wear，the music they enjoy and something else．But they __11__ to cause any trouble．They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people's world and they want to make a new culture __12__ their own．And if their parents don't like their music or clothes or their way of speech，the young people feel very Sad．Sometimes __13__ going out with their parents，they just want to stay at home __14__ and do what they like．

If you plan to do something，you'd better win your parents' trust and __15__ them to understand you．If so，your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do．You will be allowed to have a lot of free time．

1．A．see                               B．hope                    C．say                        D．know

2．A．afraid                    B．strict                   C．pleased                  D．terrible

3．A．give                      B．lose                     C．appear                   D．win

4．A．to forget                B．forgetting             C．to remember           D．remembering

5．A．thought                 B．wanted                C．needed                   D．felt

6．A．speaking                B．thinking               C．seeing                    D．reading

7．A．learn                     B．see                      C．find                       D．show

8．A．solve                     B．find                     C．know                     D．find out

9．A．farther                   B．more slowly           C．more easily             D．more difficult

10．A．since                   B．before                  C．because                 D．after

11．A．don't mean           B．mean                   C．don't like                D．like

12．A．at                        B．to                        C．over                             D．of

13．A．instead                 B．instead of             C．besides                  D．except

14．A．alone                   B．lonely                  C．silently                   D．silent

15．A．let                       B．make                   C．have                      D．get

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents．They  1  that their parents don't understand them．They often think their parents are too strict  2  them．

Parents often find  3   difficult to win their children's trust (信任) and they seem  4   how they themselves  5  when they were young．

For example, young people like to do things without much  6 ．It's one of their ways to  7  that they grow up and they can  8  any difficult problems．Older people worry more easily．Most of them plan things ahead and don't like their plans  9 ．So when you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success  10  you ask before you really start doing it．

Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and something else．But they  11  to cause any trouble．They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people's world and they want to make a new culture (文化)  12  their own．And if their parents don't like their music or clothes or their way of speech, the young people feel very sad．Sometimes  13  going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home  14  and do what they like．

If you plan to do something, you'd better win your parents over and get them to understand you． 15   your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do．

1．A．see                           B．hope                 C．say                D．know

2．A．with                   B．in                    C．to                 D．over

3．A．that                    B．this                   C．one                 D．it

4．A．to forget                B．forgetting              C．to remember          D．remembering

5．A．thought                 B．wanted                C．needed                     D．felt

6．A．speaking               B．thinking               C．seeing              D．reading

7．A．learn                  B．see                  C．find                D．show

8．A．solve                  B．find                 C．know               D．find out

9．A．to be started             B．to be made             C．to be changed         D．to be known

10．A．since                B．if                   C．because            D．after

11．A．don't mean             B．mean                 C．don't like             D．like

12．A．at                   B．to                   C．over                D．of

13．A．instead               B．instead of              C．besides             D．except

14．A．alone                B．lonely                C．silently              D．silent

15．A．Of                  B．If not                C．If so               D．However

Today more and more families have their own computers．Parents buy computers  1  their children．They  2  computers can help them improve their studies in school．However，many of their children  3  computers to play games，to watch videos  4  to sing karaoke instead of（而不是）studying．So many teachers and parents complain（抱怨）that computers call not help children study  5  make them fall behind．So computers are put away  6  parents．

    In  7  countries，even some scientists also  8  computers．They say computers let many people  9  their jobs or  10  them a lot of trouble（麻烦）．

1．A．to                  B．on                  C．with               D．for

2．A．hope                B．want              C．thinks             D．let

3．A．make               B．get              C．use               D．have

4．A．and                 B．or                 C．but               D．so

5．A．and                 B．or                C．but                D．so

6．A．for                  B．by                C．with                D．in

7．A．other some            B．some else          C．else some            D．some other

8．A．like                 B．want               C．hate               D．buy

9．A．to lose              B．lose               C．have                D．to have

10．A．take               B．get                C．bring               D．find