Dear Kitty，

I am sorry that I did not write ___1__ you earlier because T have been very busy．I was helping ___2__ a charity show to raise money for Project Green Hope．A lot of work needed to be finished．so I did not have ___3__ free time．

I felt very happy when I ___4__ to be the host．It was ___5__，but I was also very nervous ___6__ the TV cameras．I knew that lots of people would watch the show and that many famous ___7__ would come too．

We started working on the show ___8__ ago，so we could do everything on time．1t was my job to introduce each star．I also had many other duties．It was hard work but I was ___9__ to do it．

We practised a lot ___10__ the show．I had to remember to look at the right camera at the right time．___11__，I thought l would never be able to remember all the words and do everything right at the same time．Slowly，everything became ___12__．

The big day came very quickly，and suddenly it was the night before the charity show．I couldn't ___13__ at all that night because l was so excited．‘Will it be a ___14__?’ I kept ___15__ myself．

Twenty minutes before the big event，the doors opened and many people came into ___16__．‘No time to be nervous any more．This is it，’ I told myself．A lot of people came to watch the show．The fans of the pop stars were making a lot of noise，so I __17__ speak loudly．

Everything seemed to happen so fast，and now it is all over．A lot of money has been donated to Project-Green Hope．Everyone was very ___18__ and we had a lot of support from local businesses．I hope more events like this ___19__ to raise money for charity and I think more people should be invited ___20_ part in them．

I hope to see you soon．

Best wishes

Ricky

1．A．to                         B．for                      C．before                    D．at

2．A．of                         B．in                        C．with                             D．after

3．A．many                    B．much                   C．few                       D．a few

4．A．choose                         B．was chosen          C．chosen                   D．choosing

5．A．frightened              B．frightening           C．excited                   D．exciting

6．A．because                 B．because of                  C．instead of             D．instead

7．A．pop teachers            B．pop scientists         C．pop doctors            D．pop stars

8．A．two minutes            B．half an hour          C．two months            D．two seconds

9．A．sad                       B．energetic              C．angry                     D．happy

10．A．after                    B．behind                 C．before                    D．in front of

11．A．In the beginning      B．In the end            C．In the middle of      D．At last

12．A．easy                    B．easier                   C．easiest                   D．more easy

13．A．sleep                                                      B．eat

C．drink                                                        D．have a good time

14．A．successful                  B．succeed               C．Success                       D．successfully

15．A．ask                      B．to ask                  C．asks                             D．asking

16．A．the theatre            B．the factory                  C．the classroom         D．the library

17．A．have to                B．has to                  C．had to                    D．must

18．A．selfish                 B．generous                 C．silly                     D．polite

19．A．organize                                                  B．organizes

C．wilt organize                                              D．will be organized

20．A．to take                 B．takes                   C．taking                    D．took

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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often   1  sad and lonely.

One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small   2  was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away   3  failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned   4  a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very   5 .

“Thank you for   6  me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.

The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be  7 !”

The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the kind little girl grew up, she was   8  ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the   9  of ther happiness. She always smiled and   10 , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind   11  when I was a little girl.”

When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the   12  all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were   13  that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”

The lovely old woman still   14  and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or   15 . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”

1.                A．thought        B．found          C．sounded  D．felt

2.                A．butterfly        B．bird            C．snake    D．squirrel

3.                A．so             B．or             C．but  D．as

4.                A．on            B．up             C．into D．down

5.                A．surprised       B．tired           C．mad D．angry

6.                A．catching        B．beating         C．killing    D．saving

7.                A．active          B．happy          C．energetic D．humorous

8.                A．always         B．never          C．seldom   D．hardly

9.                A．success         B．secret          C．power    D．lesson

10.               A．asked          B．hoped         C．answered  D．refused

11.               A．witch          B．fairy           C．ghost D．princess

12.               A．village         B．town           C．city   D．world

13.               A．excited         B．pleased        C．glad  D．afraid

14.               A．shouted        B．cried          C．smiled D．jumped

15.               A．young          B．great          C．nice  D．quiet