One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very   16   and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep   17   the feet of the Happy Prince.

     Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some   18   fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked   19  , he found the sky was   20  clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince's golden   21  .

     "   22   are you crying?" asked the swallow.

     "In a little street, there's a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman   23   at a table. She's sewing clothes for   24   women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He's asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty   25   the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the   26   from the top of my sword (宝剑)?"

      "It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask. "

      The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince's sword and flew away with it in his mouth.  He flew into the woman's room and   27   it beside the woman's needle.

         28   he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. "It's strange," he added, "It's so cold but I feel quite   29   now. "

      "That's   30   you have done a good thing," said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

16. A. hungry        B. tired            C. angry          D. sad

17. A. among        B. above           C. below          D. between

 18. A. water        B. snow            C. grass          D. milk

 19. A. at           B. down           C. up             D. for

 20. A. quite        B. so              C. such           D. very

 21. A. ear          B. feet             C. hair           D. face

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

 23. A. sitting        B. eating          C. drinking       D. cooking

 24. A. poor          B. rich          C. young          D. old

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

 26. A. jewel        B. orange         C. gold            D. diamond

 27. A. forgot        B. took           C. got            D. put

 28. A. Before       B. After           C. Till            D. While

 29. A. cold         B. hot             C. warm          D. cool

 30. A. because      B. though          C. if             D. whether

It was the end-of-year party. I had asked my mother to make us cookies. Mom’s chocolate chips were the best.
But two o’clock passed, and there was no sign of her. Most of the other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cakes and chips. The party went on, but I wouldn’t leave the window. The three o’clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts（思绪）. I took my bag and walked out for home.
The house was empty when I arrived. My heart was filled with anger(气愤). For the first time in my life, my mother had let me down. I was lying on my bed when I heard her coming. “Robbie,” she called out. “Where are you?” She was looking for me from room to room, but I kept silent.
When she came into my room, I didn’t move, “I’m so sorry,” she said. “I got busy and forgot.” She began to laugh. I couldn’t believe it. I turned over and found that she wasn’t laughing but crying. “I’m so sorry. I let my boy down.” she cried like a little girl. I had never seen my mother cry.
“It’s OK, Mom,” I said, “We didn’t need those cookies. There was plenty of food to eat. Don’t cry. It’s all right.” We held each other in a long hug(拥抱).
【小题1】The story happened __________.

Tom: Hello, Li Lei! This is Tom.
Li Lei: Hi, Tom. Where are you?
Tom: I’m in Toronto. I’m studying here.
Li Lei: That’s great! How’s is it going?
Tom: Not bad. How about you?
Li Lei: Pretty good. How’s the weather there?
Tom: It’s cold. It’s snowing outside.
Li Lei: Snowing? Hainan is sunny and hot.  
Tom: What are you doing?
Li Lei: I’m helping my mom clean the room.
Tom: Oh. Really? Good boy.
Li Lei: Thanks.

情景对话。从B栏选出A栏最恰当的答语，并将其序号写在题前括号内。(5分)

A

1. I’m not feeling very well.

2. Where are you going to work in the future?

3. What do you think of the Wanda Cinema?

4. I’m going to West Lake on vacation.

5. When did she become a movie star?

B

A．Have a good trip!

B．I’ m sorry to hear that.

C．I’m not sure yet. Maybe Dalian.

D．It’s the most expensive one in the city.

E. At the age of 17.

— Where are you going, Jack?
— My hair is too long. I’ll have it _______.