When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I got into the high school. I had to   1  going to school because my mother had no money to pay my school bills.
We began to work in people’s gardens to save up money for me to go back to school. Finally I returned to school. 2 my mother __3  the next year. And my world went dark. I asked my headmaster if I could work for the   4 this summer vacation, so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me work in the school garden during the  5 . I can’t study well because of my mother’s death. At the end of my second year, I didn’t  6 most of my exams and the teacher told me I had to repeat the year. After _7  summer working in the school garden, I went   8  to lessons again. But suddenly I fell ill.
Because of my disease (疾病) I was  9  and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless(无望的). My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates     10  me a lot. Now, I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not   11 . A few students laugh at my poor clothes. They also call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I   12  hard days will always be followed by sunshine.

When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I got into the high school. I had to   29   going to school because my mother had no money to pay my school bills.

We began to work in people’s gardens to save up money for me to go back to school. Finally I re­turned to school. 30  my mother __31  the next year. And my world went dark. I asked my headmaster if I could work for the   32  this summer vacation, so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me work in the school garden during the  33  . I can’t study well because of my mother’s death. At the end of my second year, I didn’t         34  most of my exams and the teacher told me I had to re­peat the year. After _35   summer working in the school garden, I went   36   to lessons again. But suddenly I fell ill.

Because of my disease (疾病) I was  37   and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless(无望的). My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates      38   me a lot. Now, I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.

My life is still not   39  . A few students laugh at my poor clothes. They also call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I   40   hard days will always be followed by sunshine.

1.A. stop           B. start            C. keep         D. finish

2.A. and            B. but         C. so               D. although

3.A. go             B. die          C. gone         D. died

4.A. school         B. zoo          C. park              D. museum

5.A afternoon       B year              C. weekends       D. holidays

6.A. pass           B. take         C. have              D. give

7..A .others         B. the other       C another         D other

8. A. along         B. back         C. down              D. up      

9.A fine           B weak          C healthy         D strong

10. A. helped           B. gave         C. worried           D. taught

11.A. terrible          B. hard             C. easy          D. difficult

12.A. find         B. makes        C. thinks            D. believe

Julie liked to go to the park with her mother. Today, when Julie went to the park, she looked around and became very 　　41　 .

“What’s wrong, Julie?” asked her mother.

“There is so much trash on the ground,” said Julie. “It seems that there is　 42　 trash than before. ”

Julie’s mother looked around. There were old boxes on the ground. There were old bottles. There was waste paper, too.

“You’re right,” said her mother. “The park is very dirty.”

“　 43　 can we deal with it?” asked Julie.

“I am sure you will think of 　　44　 ,” said her mother.

Julie and her mother went home. Julie painted a picture of a park. Then she wrote “PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN” at the top of her picture.

“Let’s go back to the park, Mom,” said Julie.

“Okay,” said her mother.

Julie took some trash bags with her. She also took some tape(胶条).

When Julie 　　45　 the park, she put up her picture on a big trash can.

Then she asked her mother, “Will you help me pick up the trash?”

“I 　　46　 will!” said her mother.

The children in the park ran over to 　　47　 what was going on. Julie gave them some 　　48　 . “Let’s clean this place up,” she said.

Then they began to pick up the trash together. They talked and laughed　 49　 they worked. Soon, all the bags were full.

“We need to come back another day. There is still some trash on the around,” said Julie. “But the park 　　50　 much better.”

“It does,” said her mother. “I knew you would think of a way to help.”

41. A. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　　　　　 D. relaxed

42. A. fewer 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bigger　　　　　　　 C. less　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. more

43. A. Where　　　　　　　　　　　 B. How 　　　　　　　 C. When 　　　　　　　　　　 D. What

44. A. something　　　　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　 C. everything　　　　　　　 D. nothing

45. A. arrived in B. got to C. reached in D. arrived to

46. A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　 C. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. never

47. A. believe　　　　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　 C. practice　　　　　　　　　 D. call

48. A. paper　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pictures　　 　　　 C. pens　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bags

49. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　 C. until 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. if

50. A. tastes　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. remains　　　　　　 C. looks 　　　　　　　　　　 D. sounds