A woman lives in a small village. Her husband is a  1  ,but he has only a small piece of farm. He can’t get enough crops for his family. When spring comes. They have  2  to eat.

One winter, the man found a job in a town far away from his village. Before he  3 , he said to his wife, “Please take good care of the children when I am  4 . The work is heavy, but I can get some money. Then I’ll bring some  5  for you and our children. Don’t worry about me. I shall often  6  you.”

After that, the woman got a  7  from her husband every month. But as soon as she got it, she  8  to hide it in the box. She was  9  someone could see them.

“You can’t read.” One of her friends said, “Why don’t you ask someone to read them for you?”

“It doesn’t matter !” said the woman, “My husband will read them all for me when he comes back.”

（　）⒈ A. farmer             B. doctor             C. soldier               D. driver

（　）⒉ A. everything       B. something         C. anything             D. nothing

（　）⒊ A. slept               B. left                  C. went home         D. run away

（　）⒋ A. ill                    B. in                    C. away                 D. free

（　）⒌ A. clothes             B. shoes               C. skirts                 D. food 

（　）⒍ A. read for          B. write to           C. hear from           D. look after

（　）⒎ A. letter               B. box                 C. newspaper         D. book

（　）⒏ A. wanted           B. hoped             C. hurried               D. remember

（　）⒐ A. afraid              B. sorry               C. sure                   D. glad

（　）⒑ A. will come           B. came     C. comes    D. is coming

A woman lives in a small village. Her husband is a  1  ,but he has only a small piece of farm. He can’t get enough crops for his family. When spring comes. They have  2  to eat.

One winter, the man found a job in a town far away from his village. Before he  3 , he said to his wife, “Please take good care of the children when I am  4 . The work is heavy, but I can get some money. Then I’ll bring some  5  for you and our children. Don’t worry about me. I shall often  6  you.”

After that, the woman got a  7  from her husband every month. But as soon as she got it, she  8  to hide it in the box. She was  9  someone could see them.

“You can’t read.” One of her friends said, “Why don’t you ask someone to read them for you?”

“It doesn’t matter !” said the woman, “My husband will read them all for me when he comes back.”

（　）⒈ A. farmer             B. doctor             C. soldier               D. driver

（　）⒉ A. everything       B. something         C. anything             D. nothing

（　）⒊ A. slept               B. left                  C. went home         D. run away

（　）⒋ A. ill                    B. in                    C. away                 D. free

（　）⒌ A. clothes             B. shoes               C. skirts                 D. food 

（　）⒍ A. read for          B. write to           C. hear from           D. look after

（　）⒎ A. letter               B. box                 C. newspaper         D. book

（　）⒏ A. wanted           B. hoped             C. hurried               D. remember

（　）⒐ A. afraid              B. sorry               C. sure                   D. glad

（　）⒑ A. will come           B. came     C. comes    D. is coming

    Reading letters from the children he has    1    , and in the letters they call him "Dad", is the most enjoyable and happiest thing for singer Cong Fei, who now    2    .stay in bed.

   The 36-year-old singer has used nearly all his   3  from business performance, to   4   the tuition fees (学费) of 178 children in poor areas over the past 11 years.

   He has diagnosed (诊断) with stomach cancer in May. One of the first things he asked for after being diagnosed was that his friends and family  5   to help the 178 students finish  6   .

   “   7   they can't keep on studying, what they can expect is a   8   future. You must find   9   to let them continue their education." Cong said.

   Cong ’s first    10   began at a charity performance for children who returned to school after dropping out in Southwest China's Chongqing in 1994. He was then 11  to learn that his 2,400 yuan could help 20 children complete two years' education and realized how   12  the donation (捐赠 ) was to the children. From then on, he   13   took part in more than 20 charity performances in poor areas in Guizhou, Hunan and Sichuan provinces.

In the past two months, much  14  has come to Cong and his story because of lots of reports on him. Li Hongzhong, Part, Secretary of Shenzhen, visited him in June and encouraged him to fight the disease so that he could, as his name suggests, "   15   again."

1. A. visited           B. known             C. supported          D. wanted

2. A. has to            B. used to             C. must              D. can

3. A. things            B. time               C. gifts              D. money

4. A. change           B. pay                C. plan              D. check

5. A. offered           B. hoped              C. continued          D. refused

6. A. school            B. work               C. dream            D. childhood

7. A. While            B. Unless             C. As                D. If

8. A. good             B. hopeless            C. comfortable        D. possible

9. A. books            B. families            C. ways              D singers

10. A. donation          B. action             C. idea               D. success

11. A. moved            B. encouraged         C. asked             D. surprised

12. A. possible           B. important          C. interesting         D. exciting

13. A. rightly            B. happily            C. actively           D. seriously

14. A. attention           B. information        C. pressure           D. news

15. A. sing              B. walk               C. help              D. fly

Peter was a good boy in the past. He studied hard at school. But   1   his parents divorced(离婚), many people thought he wasn’t a good boy any more.

Peter began to arrive  2  for school. His teacher told him to get to school on time, but he __3___did as the teacher said. Sometimes when he got to school, the first   4   was over. In class, he didn’t   5  the teacher; he slept. He didn’t like talking to others any more. He often   6   with other boys after school. Once he had to be in hospital for a week, but he didn’t stop.

His    7   couldn’t stand him. They told Peter he must leave school if he broke(违反) the school   8   again.

On weekends Peter stayed at home and  9   all day playing computer games. When he felt hungry, he only ate some snacks(零食). Nobody  10   for him. He lived with his father. But his father wasn’t often at home.

Who can help Peter?

1  A. before       B. after        C. if          D. when

2  A. late         B. later        C. early        D. soon

3  A. really       B. often        C. never       D. always

4  A. day         B. class        C. show       D. time

5  A. agree with    B. wait for     C look for      D. listen to

6  A. played       B. talked       C. fought      D. ate

7  A. teachers      B. parents     C. friends      D. classmates

8  A. exams       B. rules        C. life        D. culture

9  A. wanted      B. spent        C. hoped      D. worked

10  A. reported     B. cleaned     C. washed     D. cooked

I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.

One day, while I was    on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to      where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

She was singing songs about love,      yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there     ，watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be     enough to perform in front of so many people.

She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her       sounded. “Thank you.” she said.

“I have been going through a hard time recently,     you’ve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.

“I’m glad that I could help,” she replied, “Why are you so    ?”

“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I’m not sure what to do …”

“Did you noticed the    you were walking? Your head was down.” she said. “Don’t be upset, because      comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should       more… lift your head up.”

I looked      her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. “    are you playing the piano here?” I asked her with a smile.

She     that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer       up by playing music.

I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

1.A. driving            B. riding                         C. running     D. walking

2.A. find out           B. send out                     C. take out     D. get out

3.A. dressing          B. believing                     C. hurting      D. losing

4.A. nervously         B. rudely                        C. angrily      D. quietly

5.A. brave             B. shy                          C. bored       D. honest

6.A. advice             B. idea                         C. music       D. interest

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

8.A. dirty              B. busy                  C. sad         D. lazy

9.A. way               B. time              C. reason       D. station

10.A. opportunity     B. health            C. pain         D. life

11.A. complain       B. rest              C. smile        D. pay

12.A. like           B. after             C. for          D. at

13.A. How          B. Why              C. When       D. Where

14.A. dreamed       B. hoped             C. guessed     D. explained

15.A. us            B. them               C. me        D. her