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　　For years I wanted a flower garden．I'd spend hours 　　1　　 different things I could plant．I believe they would look nice together．

　　But then we had Mattew．And Marvin．And the twins, Alisa and Alan．And then Helen．Five children! I was too 　　2　　 raising them的grow a garden．

　　Money was tight(拮据),as well as time．Often when my children were little, one of them would want something expensive．And I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't 　　3　　 on trees, you know．"

　　　　4　　, all five got through high school and college(大学)and were off on their own．I started thinking again about having a garden．Then, one morning on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a 　　5　　 tree, planted right in my garden．I thought it 　　6　　 be a weeping willow(垂柳),because I saw things 　　7　　 around on all its branches(树枝)．Then I put my 　　8　　 on and I couldn't believe what I saw．There was a money tree in my garden!

　　I went outside to have a look．It was 　　9　　! There were dollar bills all over that tree．There was also a note in the tree．It 　　10　　,"We all love you, Mom．"

(1)


[　　]
A．	talking about
B．	thinking of
C．	preparing for
D．	looking after

(2)


[　　]
A．	tired
B．	careless
C．	busy
D．	poor

(3)


[　　]
A．	grow
B．	make
C．	come
D．	get

(4)


[　　]
A．	Clearly
B．	Naturally
C．	Certainly
D．	Finally

(5)


[　　]
A．	money
B．	new
C．	young
D．	tall

(6)


[　　]
A．	should
B．	can
C．	must
D．	need

(7)


[　　]
A．	blowing
B．	turning
C．	producing
D．	appearing

(8)


[　　]
A．	overcoat
B．	hat
C．	shoes
D．	glasses

(9)


[　　]
A．	strange
B．	true
C．	special
D．	perfect

(10)


[　　]
A．	says
B．	writes
C．	shows
D．	describes

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　　Sally was a student．It was going to be her mother's birthday．She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive．

　　She went shopping after a quick and simple lunch．After she looked for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and she decided to take a black one．

　　She thought,“Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any color．”So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her class finished．

　　On her way home on the train she felt hungry because she had so little for lunch．So she went to the buffet car(餐车)．She left the umbrella on her seat．But when she got back, it had gone!

　　Sally began to cry．The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was．She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother had gone, and she had to get off at the next station．After the three passengers heard this, they asked her for her mother's address so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake and brought it back．

　　And now a week passed．Sally got a letter from her mother．It said“Thank you very much for your lovely gifts, but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”

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(1)

Which sentence has the same meaning as“Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any color”?
[　　]
A．	Mom must carry it when she is wearing any clothes．
B．	Mom is beautiful in any clothes．
C．	The color of the umbrella is OK for Mom's clothes of any color．
D．	Mom can buy any clothes that she likes to wear．

(2)

Where did Sally find the umbrella missing?
[　　]
A．	On the train．
B．	At her school．
C．	At the train station．
D．	In the shop．

(3)

From the passage, we can know that ________．
[　　]
A．	Sally's mother would write to her if she didn’t receive the gift
B．	one of the umbrellas must be sent by Sally
C．	the three umbrellas were sent by the three passengers
D．	nobody on the train took away the umbrella

(4)

The best title for the story is“________”．
[　　]
A．	A lucky girl
B．	The story of an umbrella
C．	On the train
D．	A happy mother

(5)

The writer wants to tell us ________．
[　　]
A．	we should look after our things when we are traveling
B．	if we show our love to others, we can get love from others
C．	we should often send our parents gifts
D．	it’s no use crying when we are in trouble

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　　Robert had just moved into the street and he felt strange that he was not wanted．He knew that perhaps the other boys were trying to get an idea of what kind of a boy he was．This did not help to make him less lonely． He was new and he had to be tested(考验)．still，proving(证明)himself Would not be all that easy．He did not want to run with bad boys or get into something against the law(法律)to prove that he was strong．No! He must show what he was made of in a more helpful way. That's when he got the idea.

　　The next day was Saturday. He knew that most of the boys would be down on the playground and choose up sides for the Saturday game. Robert knew he could play well and that just might be enough to prove he was strong--and to make friends with them. He arrived early and did his step exercises. He shot (投掷) the ball several times and did some other exercises--the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then the boys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do. No one said a word. The boys just looked at each other and thought about it. In the end, when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook (摇，shake的过去式) his head. Robert knew he had made it.

(1) What does “This did not help to make him less lonely” mean?

[　　]

A. Robert felt more lonely because the other boys wanted to test him.

B. Robert did not want himself to be less lonely.

C. Robert felt as lonely as before when the other boys tried to find out what kind of a boy he was.

D. The other boys did not want to make Robert feel less lonely.

(2) Why would it not be easy for Robert to prove himself?

[　　]

A. Because he was not sure if he was really strong.

B. Because he was new and was not wanted in the street.

C. Because the other boys had found out what kind of a boy he was.

D. Because he must choose the best one among different ways.

(3) When did Robert decide to prove himself by playing basketball?

[　　]

A. After he had thought about the two wrong ways.

B. Long before he moved into the street.

C. When the other boys came down to the playground.

D. As soon as he showed what he was made of in front of the other boys.

(4) What did the biggest of the group mean by shaking his head?

[　　]

A. He did not want to say anything about what Robert had done.

B. He had not thought Robert could play so wonderfully.

C. He did not want to make friends with Robert.

D. He did not think Robert played basketball well.

(5) The name of the story should be ________

[　　]

A. The Best Way to Prove Oneself

B. Robert Is Lonely

C. Just One of the Boys

D. A Saturday Basketball Game

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　　Robert had just moved into the street and he felt strange that he was not wanted．He knew that perhaps the other boys were trying to get an idea of what kind of a boy he was．This did not help to make him less lonely． He was new and he had to be tested(考验)．still，proving(证明)himself Would not be all that easy．He did not want to run with bad boys or get into something against the law(法律)to prove that he was strong．No! He must show what he was made of in a more helpful way. That's when he got the idea.

　　The next day was Saturday. He knew that most of the boys would be down on the playground and choose up sides for the Saturday game. Robert knew he could play well and that just might be enough to prove he was strong--and to make friends with them. He arrived early and did his step exercises. He shot (投掷) the ball several times and did some other exercises--the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then the boys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do. No one said a word. The boys just looked at each other and thought about it. In the end, when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook (摇，shake的过去式) his head. Robert knew he had made it.

(1) What does “This did not help to make him less lonely” mean?

[　　]

A. Robert felt more lonely because the other boys wanted to test him.

B. Robert did not want himself to be less lonely.

C. Robert felt as lonely as before when the other boys tried to find out what kind of a boy he was.

D. The other boys did not want to make Robert feel less lonely.

(2) Why would it not be easy for Robert to prove himself?

[　　]

A. Because he was not sure if he was really strong.

B. Because he was new and was not wanted in the street.

C. Because the other boys had found out what kind of a boy he was.

D. Because he must choose the best one among different ways.

(3) When did Robert decide to prove himself by playing basketball?

[　　]

A. After he had thought about the two wrong ways.

B. Long before he moved into the street.

C. When the other boys came down to the playground.

D. As soon as he showed what he was made of in front of the other boys.

(4) What did the biggest of the group mean by shaking his head?

[　　]

A. He did not want to say anything about what Robert had done.

B. He had not thought Robert could play so wonderfully.

C. He did not want to make friends with Robert.

D. He did not think Robert played basketball well.

(5) The name of the story should be ________

[　　]

A. The Best Way to Prove Oneself

B. Robert Is Lonely

C. Just One of the Boys

D. A Saturday Basketball Game

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　　Many years ago, I lived in a building in a large city．The building next door was only a few feet away from mine．There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon．

　　After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty．Everything was unclear through the dirty window．I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window．It really looks terrible．”

　　One morning I cleaned my room, including washing the window on the inside．

　　Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest．What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly seen．Her window was clean!

　　Then it dawned on me．I had been criticizing(批评)her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window．

　　That was quite an important lesson for me．Since then, whenever I wanted to judge(判断)someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly．

(1)

The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because _________．
[　　]
A．	the woman’s window was dirty
B．	his eyes were not good
C．	the woman lived nearby
D．	his window was dirty

(2)

The writer was surprised that _________．
[　　]
A．	the woman was sitting by her window
B．	the woman’s window was clean
C．	the woman did cleaning in the afternoon
D．	the woman’s window was still terrible

(3)

“It dawned on me” probably means “_________”．
[　　]
A．	I began to understand it
B．	It surprised me
C．	I knew it grew light
D．	It began to get dark

(4)

It was clear that _________．
[　　]
A．	the writer had never met the woman before
B．	the writer often washed the window
C．	the writer helped the woman clean the window
D．	they lived in a small town

(5)

From the passage, we can learn _________．
[　　]
A．	one shouldn’t criticize others very often
B．	one should often make his windows clean
C．	one must judge himself before he judges others
D．	one must look at others through his dirty window

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