When I was five years old, my mother first asked me a  41   . “What’s the most  42 Part（部分）of one’s body（身体）?” she asked me. At the moment, I  43   listening to songs very much, so I answered, “My  44  , Mom.” “I don’t think so,” said my mother. She always asked me this question, but I  45  gave her the right (正确的) answer.

Last year, my grandmother  46  the world. For the first time, I saw my mother  47  so sadly. All the people in my family were very 48  . That night, my mother asked the  49 question again. “You need to  50   this important lesson today, my dear,” she said to me. “The most important part of one’s body is the shoulder (肩膀).”

“  51   ?” I asked.

“Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family,” my mother said. “Everyone  52   a shoulder to cry on when he or she  53   something sad. I hope that you have  54   love and strong (强壮的) shoulders. Then your friends and family can cry on them.”

“My shoulders are  41   strong now,” I said. “You can cry on each of them, Mom.”

1.                A．joke           B．lesson          C．subject   D．question

2.                A．interesting      B．important       C．expensive D．dangerous

3.                A．enjoyed        B．stopped        C．forgot    D．disliked

4.                A．feet           B．ears            C．arms     D．hands

5.                A．often          B．usually         C．never    D．always

6.                A．left            B．loved          C．started   D．improved

7.                A．see            B．cry            C．run  D．dance

8.                A．free           B．sad            C．happy    D．relaxed

9.                A．good           B．second         C．same D．different

10.               A．teach          B．watch          C．plan  D．learn

11.               A．Who           B．Why           C．How D．What

12.               A．needs          B．buys           C．sells  D．rents

13.               A．keeps          B．meets          C．takes D．believes

14.               A．no            B．a few          C．any   D．lots of

15.               A．only           B．not            C．very D．hardly

  Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was  36  ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．

  One summer there was no   37  and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this  38  in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a  39  search，he found a river full of blue water．He was

very happy．He started digging a canal to his field.  40  it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home  41  lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to

leave his work unfinished．He completed his work  42  at night．He Was very satisfied．

He went home。had a good meal and  43  into a sound sleep．

    Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also  44  digging a

 canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get  45  water

 and all his crops died．

  Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

(  )36．A．cruel     B．1azy        C．careless      D．silly

(  )37．A．rain      B．wind        C．cloud        D．river

(  )38．A．feeling    B．dream      C．problem      D．thought

(  )39．A．quick     B．long        C．slow        D．special

(  )40．A．Whether  B．Although    C．When        D．Unless

(  )41．A．for       B．to          C．with         D．at

(  )42．A．early     B．far          C．1ate         D．deep

(  )43．A．fell      B．1ooked      C．turned       D．walked

(  )44．A．stopped  B．1oved        C：forgot       D．started

(  )45．A．clean    B．enough       C．1ittle        D．fresh

 ---How much money did you pay for the drink?

---None. It’s ______.

A．free             B．hard             C．dear             D．cheap

---Waiter, $ 20 for dinner, right?

--- I’m afraid $ 25, sir, for drinks are ________.

A．free                                 B．extra

C．high                                 D．spare

When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone , you mean to be  16 . When you put one finger in front of your  17 , you mean“Be quiet.”

Yet , people in different countries may use different sign languages.

Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak  18 Italian. One day while he was walking in the street , he felt  19 and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came , the Englishman  20 his mouth , put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way , he  21 to say , “Bring me something to eat.”But the waiter brought him a lot of things to  22 . First tea , then coffee , then milk , but no food. The Englishman was  23 that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was  24  to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was  25 enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.