I used to be very close to my father when I was a child. He gave me almost everything I wanted. Whenever I quarreled with my mother, I would turn to my father for comfort. He was everything to me.
Time flies like a bird. As I got older, I became silent and found it hard to start a conversation with my father. The gap(代沟) between us began to grow. He had done so much for me but I always took it for granted（理所当然）.
Last time our school gave us two days off, and daddy gave me a ride home on his motorbike. I was tired and fell asleep on his back. Later my mother said he was very happy because it had been a long time since we got close last. Suddenly I felt a little shamed. I realized that I had paid no attention to him a lot during the last few years.
The next day I stayed in bed and when daddy tried to wake me up to have breakfast, I pretended(假装) that I couldn’t hear him. At last he brought a bowl of noodles to my bed, and said, “Come on, dear, have your breakfast and then continue your dream.” I got so angry with him for troubling my sleep that I shouted, “__________.”
As I said this, I sat up quickly, and the bowl of noodles broke on the floor. Hearing the noise, mum came in and shouted at me, “What do you think your father is? Who else treats you as well as he does?”
I was shocked and didn’t know what to say. Finally I rushed with tears all over my face. I went to the pool where I used to go fishing with daddy. A few minutes later, I heard the sound of daddy’s motorbike. He was looking for me worriedly, but he didn’t notice me as I was sitting behind a tall brush.
I didn’t return home until 10 a.m.. The moment my parents saw me, they rushed to me. Mum hugged me tightly and daddy looked at me with worry in his eyes. “Are you hungry, dear?” he said at last. Before I could say anything, he had gone off on his motorbike to buy food for me.
【小题1】When the writer grew older, he found it         for him to have a talk with his father.

I live in the north of New York. One day last 31 when we received our first snow, I looked out and knew that I had to stay at home.

An hour later, I tried to go out to walk my dog. But to my  32, I found my sidewalk and path were cleaned. I had no idea 33  did this good deed（事情）. I looked over to my neighbor’s sidewalk. There stood the husband with also surprising looks on his face. I  34  him who did it. He also had no idea.

About a week later, we had another snow and I  35 to find the snow angel (天使). It was a good plan, but I got busy inside and  36 to keep a look out. When I remembered to look out, the sidewalk was 37  again.

Now I believe determined (坚决的) to find my snow angel. I asked everyone I knew in the neighborhood. I had 38  here for only three years and only knew some of them. So once again my snow angel got away.

I waited for the third snow. While I was reading I  39 some noise. Tears came to my eyes. I found my snow angel was an 8-year-old boy. He lives a few houses away from me, 40  he came here to clean my side-walk.

For a short time I know , he is an angel for everyone, not only for me.

Leo was a little boy．He was very frightened of ghosts．One morning，when he was having

breakfast，his elder brother Sammy said to him，“Leo，last night I saw a ghost boy in our house!”

Hearing this，Leo began to cry．

★“What is the matter?” asked Leo’s mother．“I’m scared!” cried Leo．“I don’t want to share our house with a ghost! I’m staying awake all night tonight!” “He’s not scaly，really，”explained Sammy．“He is very kind and helpful．You don’t have to worry．”

★At 9 o’clock that night，Leo’s mother told him to get ready for bed．“Good night．Leo．”she said．Sleep well!” Leo lay there in the darkness．wide awake．

★  Sleep was impossible．Suddenly，Leo felt as if someone was watching him．He looked around，but he couldn’t see anything．He lay back down．Then he heard a boy’s nice voice．“Go to sleep．Close your eyes，please．”Leo closed his eyes and began to relax．“There，there，”said the voice again．“It is time for sleep now．Sweet dreams，Leo．”Within a few minutes，Leo was fast asleep．At this time．Leo's mother saw Sammy walk secretly out of Leo’s bedroom．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

（  ）1．Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “frightened”?

A．Excited．        B．Happy．            C．Sad．             D．Afraid．

（  ）2．When did Leo fall asleep that night?

A．At 9 o’clock．                              B．Before 9 o’clock．

C．After 9 o’clock．                           D．At 9：30．

（  ）3．Why did Leo fall asleep quickly?

A．Because he was too tired．                B．Because he liked sleeping．

C．Because a voice made him comfortable．                                      D．Because his bed was comfortable．

（  ）4．Who do you think may be the ghost”?

A．Nobody．          B．Sammy．          C．Leo’s mother．     D．Leo，s father．

（  ）5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Leo was a brave little boy and he Wash’t scared of anything．

B．Leo told his mother he wouldn’t sleep that night．

C．Sammy told a lie and there wasn’t a ghost at a11．

D．Leo’s mother knew the fact at last．

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺完整。

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When I was at university，I studied very hard．But a lot of my friends 　66　 very little work．Fred Baines was one of them．He spent 　67　 time playing games than studying in the library．

Once at the end of the term，we had to take an important test in chemistry．The test had one 68　 questions. Beside each question, we had to write “true” or “false”. When I was studying in my room the night 　69　 the test，Fred was 　70　 TV．Fred usually 　71　 a lot the night before a test. On that night he looked perfectly calm. But then he told me of his plan. “I haven’t studied a chemistry book for months, so I’ll answer the question 　72　 tossing（抛） the coin．That way，I’m sure I’ll get half the questions 　73　 . ”

The next day，Fred came happily into the exam room．As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour he marked down his answers．Then he left，half an hour before the rest of us．

Two days 　74　 , he saw the chemistry professor in the office. “Oh, good morning,” he said, “Have you got the result of the test?” professor looked at him and smiled, “Ah，you，it’s Baines．Just a minute．Then he 　75　 out a coin, threw it into the air,” He caught it in his hand and looked at it. “I’m terribly sorry，Baines，”he said, “You failed ”.