11．When I was 14 years old，I made some friends in school but they turned out to be bad．They were some
boys who stole（16）Aand sold them．Whenever we were stealing a bike，a boy named John would break the lock while two other boys were watching out．Then one of us would（17）Dthe bike to a cave．The next day，we would meet there and repaint the bike．When we stole four or five bikes，we would sell them for a few hundred dollars．
One（18）Cafternoon，we went to an apartment in Bukit Batok．We found a bike on the fifth floor and started to work on the（19）B．It was hard to break．We spent 10 minutes（20）Ait．We were about to escape with the bike when the owner of the bike came out of the elevator．"My bike!"
he shouted We ran away（21）D，but two policemen nearby caught us．Our parents were（22）Cand our teachers were told what had happened．
The police took down what we had done．The next day，a bright Sunday，I was sent o the Boys'Home．
Life in the Boys'Home was very hard but it（23）Bme a very important lesson．I learnt that
stealing was not right．At the Boys'Home，the officers helped me and encouraged me to change my ways．
I decided to（24）Dstealing．
To this day，I feel so（25）Bfor what I have done．I hope you will learn something from my story．
boys who stole（16）Aand sold them．Whenever we were stealing a bike，a boy named John would break the lock while two other boys were watching out．Then one of us would（17）Dthe bike to a cave．The next day，we would meet there and repaint the bike．When we stole four or five bikes，we would sell them for a few hundred dollars．
One（18）Cafternoon，we went to an apartment in Bukit Batok．We found a bike on the fifth floor and started to work on the（19）B．It was hard to break．We spent 10 minutes（20）Ait．We were about to escape with the bike when the owner of the bike came out of the elevator．"My bike!"
he shouted We ran away（21）D，but two policemen nearby caught us．Our parents were（22）Cand our teachers were told what had happened．
The police took down what we had done．The next day，a bright Sunday，I was sent o the Boys'Home．
Life in the Boys'Home was very hard but it（23）Bme a very important lesson．I learnt that
stealing was not right．At the Boys'Home，the officers helped me and encouraged me to change my ways．
I decided to（24）Dstealing．
To this day，I feel so（25）Bfor what I have done．I hope you will learn something from my story．
| 16．A．bikes | B．books | C．suitcases | D．backpacks |
| 17．A．make | B．pull | C．fill | D．take |
| 18．A．Tuesday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
| 19．A．floor | B．lock | C．elevator | D．bike |
| 20．A．breaking | B．to break | C．break | D．broken |
| 21．A．sadly | B．happily | C．easily | D．quickly |
| 22．A．happy | B．busy | C．sad | D．excited |
| 23．A．offered | B．taught | C．told | D．passed |
| 24．A．pick up | B．put up | C．look up | D．give up |
| 25．A．bored | B．sorry | C．confident | D．lucky． |
10．Everybody has his own hero in mind and is always trying to copy his behaviors in life．As for me，my （16）C is just that man．My grandfather had a small farm．He also worked in a （17）B．
One autumn，most of the farmers in the village were all（18）C，so he promised to help his neighbor harvest the corn as he often did．（19）B，after harvesting his own corn，Grandpa's little corn machine broke．What was（20）A，the factory where Grandpa worked made the workers have extra work．He had to（21）Bthe farm early and didn't get back until very late．It now seemed （22）Bto help out his neighbor because he really had no free time．
One night，Grandpa （23）Athat he wouldn't let his neighbor's harvest rot （腐烂） in the field．Without a（24）C，he'd harvest it by hand．
"I don't think you'd have time to do it，"said my grandma．"（25）B，it'd be too dark to do anything at night．"
"I know of one night that I could do it!"he（26）C．"There's still one more full moon in October．If the（27）Ais clear，I think I can do it．"
A few days later，after a long shift （轮班） at the factory，my grandpa went to the（28）B．The weather was cold but clear．He cut all the corn through the night to（29）A his word．
Sometimes，when I want to put off responsibilities，I'd see my grandfather（30）D corn in the light of the harvest moon．Behind him，row after row of corn stocks （玉米秸秆） stand at attention in respect for a man who keeps his word．
One autumn，most of the farmers in the village were all（18）C，so he promised to help his neighbor harvest the corn as he often did．（19）B，after harvesting his own corn，Grandpa's little corn machine broke．What was（20）A，the factory where Grandpa worked made the workers have extra work．He had to（21）Bthe farm early and didn't get back until very late．It now seemed （22）Bto help out his neighbor because he really had no free time．
One night，Grandpa （23）Athat he wouldn't let his neighbor's harvest rot （腐烂） in the field．Without a（24）C，he'd harvest it by hand．
"I don't think you'd have time to do it，"said my grandma．"（25）B，it'd be too dark to do anything at night．"
"I know of one night that I could do it!"he（26）C．"There's still one more full moon in October．If the（27）Ais clear，I think I can do it．"
A few days later，after a long shift （轮班） at the factory，my grandpa went to the（28）B．The weather was cold but clear．He cut all the corn through the night to（29）A his word．
Sometimes，when I want to put off responsibilities，I'd see my grandfather（30）D corn in the light of the harvest moon．Behind him，row after row of corn stocks （玉米秸秆） stand at attention in respect for a man who keeps his word．
| 16．A．father | B．mother | C．grandfather | D．grandmother |
| 17．A．school | B．factory | C．shop | D．cinema |
| 18．A．happy | B．free | C．busy | D．nervous |
| 19．A．Anyway | B．However | C．Luckily | D．Usually |
| 20．A．worse | B．better | C．earlier | D．later |
| 21．A．sell | B．leave | C．clean | D．return |
| 22．A．relaxing | B．impossible | C．interesting | D．dangerous |
| 23．A．thought | B．learned | C．wondered | D．guessed |
| 24．A．friend | B．hand | C．machine | D．farmer |
| 25．A．whenever | B．besides | C．although | D．because |
| 26．A．lived | B．refused | C．explained | D．nodded |
| 27．A．weather | B．air | C．water | D．day |
| 28．A．factory | B．field | C．river | D．house |
| 29．A．keep | B．talk | C．eat | D．stay |
| 30．A．eating | B．growing | C．pulling | D．cutting． |
9．B．Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage
Former Presidents （ 前任总统） in the United States continue to receive special government services and money after their presidential term （总统任期） ends．Each former president receives retirement pay，money to pay travelling expenses and money to pay the people who continue to work for them．They also get security （75）Dfor the rest of their lives．
Some former presidents seem to have （76）A from public life．But others continue to make contributions （做贡献 to the society．
Former President Jimmy Carter is well known for his earnest devotion （，热诚的奉献） since he left office．He helps build homes for poor Americans and helps settle international disagreement．And he has written several books．Many people have called Carter an example of a successful former president．Some experts note that public approval （公众的赞许 ）of Carter increased several years after his defeat in the presidential election （总统大选） of 1980．
（77）B the opposite happened to former president Ronald Reagan．His popularity fell after he left office．Many people criticized him for（78）Ban offer from a wealthy Japanese publisher to visit Japan．There he was paid about two million dollars just to make a few appearances．In 1994，Reagan began to suffering from Alzheimer's disease （老年痴呆症） and died ten years later．
Former President George Bush has made few（79）Dappearances since leaving office．Recently，however，he and former President Bill Clinton have traveled together to places in need of aid following natural disasters．
Bill Clinton is one of the most active former presidents．He makes speeches around tile world，He wrote a best-selling book about his life．And he has set up a foundation that otters various（80） C to people in need，including providing low cost medicines for people with AIDS around the world．
Former Presidents （ 前任总统） in the United States continue to receive special government services and money after their presidential term （总统任期） ends．Each former president receives retirement pay，money to pay travelling expenses and money to pay the people who continue to work for them．They also get security （75）Dfor the rest of their lives．
Some former presidents seem to have （76）A from public life．But others continue to make contributions （做贡献 to the society．
Former President Jimmy Carter is well known for his earnest devotion （，热诚的奉献） since he left office．He helps build homes for poor Americans and helps settle international disagreement．And he has written several books．Many people have called Carter an example of a successful former president．Some experts note that public approval （公众的赞许 ）of Carter increased several years after his defeat in the presidential election （总统大选） of 1980．
（77）B the opposite happened to former president Ronald Reagan．His popularity fell after he left office．Many people criticized him for（78）Ban offer from a wealthy Japanese publisher to visit Japan．There he was paid about two million dollars just to make a few appearances．In 1994，Reagan began to suffering from Alzheimer's disease （老年痴呆症） and died ten years later．
Former President George Bush has made few（79）Dappearances since leaving office．Recently，however，he and former President Bill Clinton have traveled together to places in need of aid following natural disasters．
Bill Clinton is one of the most active former presidents．He makes speeches around tile world，He wrote a best-selling book about his life．And he has set up a foundation that otters various（80） C to people in need，including providing low cost medicines for people with AIDS around the world．
| 75．A） assistance | B） warning | C） defence | D） protection |
| 76．A） disappeared | B） kept | C） avoided | D） stayed |
| 77．A） Then | B） Just | C） How | D） Very |
| 78．A） receiving | B） accepting | C） getting | D） taking |
| 79．A） personal | B） secret | C） private | D） public |
| 80．A） suggestions | B） plans | C） supports | D） programs． |
8．Imagine a life without arms or legs!You can't hold anyone in your （36）A．You can't walk anywhere with your feet．How would you last a day like that？Would you （37）Cat yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic，the 29-year-old Australian？
Nick was born without limbs（四肢），so life was not （38）Bfor him．At school many students played jokes on him （39）A he looked different from everyone else．He was refused to be （40）Cfriends，so he always felt （41）C．However，he faced that bravely．He （42）D to type and write with two toes（脚趾）at the age of six，and he could（43）Asurf and play golf．In college，he achieved great success and was among the （44）D students in the studies．And he decided on（45）C to do later in his life-to encourage others to work hard for their dreams．
Now Nick is one of the most popular （46）B in the world．He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story （47）D difficulties．"Living life fully is about looking at what you （48）B，not what you don't have．"he said．His （49）A encourages millions of people．
"I tell people to keep on getting up when they（50）Aand to always love themselves，"he said．"If I can encourage just one person，then my job in this life is done．"
Nick was born without limbs（四肢），so life was not （38）Bfor him．At school many students played jokes on him （39）A he looked different from everyone else．He was refused to be （40）Cfriends，so he always felt （41）C．However，he faced that bravely．He （42）D to type and write with two toes（脚趾）at the age of six，and he could（43）Asurf and play golf．In college，he achieved great success and was among the （44）D students in the studies．And he decided on（45）C to do later in his life-to encourage others to work hard for their dreams．
Now Nick is one of the most popular （46）B in the world．He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story （47）D difficulties．"Living life fully is about looking at what you （48）B，not what you don't have．"he said．His （49）A encourages millions of people．
"I tell people to keep on getting up when they（50）Aand to always love themselves，"he said．"If I can encourage just one person，then my job in this life is done．"
| 36．A．arms | B．ears | C．eyes | D．teeth |
| 37．A．laugh | B．cry | C．smile | D．shout |
| 38．A．old | B．easy | C．modern | D．difficult |
| 39．A．because | B．if | C．until | D．although |
| 40．A．his | B．my | C．their | D．our |
| 41．A．happy | B．relaxed | C．lonely | D．surprised |
| 42．A．failed | B．forgot | C．helped | D．learned |
| 43．A．even | B．ever | C．never | D．hardly |
| 44．A．tall | B．lazy | C．sleepy | D．excellent |
| 45．A．how | B．who | C．what | D．where |
| 46．A．doctors | B．speakers | C．scientists | D．managers |
| 47．A．at | B．for | C．into | D．against |
| 48．A．make | B．have | C．lose | D．want |
| 49．A．story | B．sadness | C．friend | D．family |
| 50．A．fall | B．play | C．listen | D．exercise． |
7．Our teacher told us time ______ for no one．（ ）
| A． | wait | B． | waiting | C． | waited | D． | waits |
6．-I don't know where to go for a holiday．-______ traveling to Hainan Island？（ ）
| A． | Why not | B． | Why don't | C． | Let's | D． | What about |
5．It is reported that the victim was attacked _______ a gun_______ a short，fat man．（ ）
| A． | by，with | B． | with，by | C． | for，to | D． | to，for |
4．The policeman is still not sure ______ the young man killed himself or was killed．（ ）
| A． | if | B． | that | C． | whether | D． | weather |
2．It heavily when I left school yesterday．（ ）
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| A． | was snowing | B． | is snowing | C． | snowed | D． | is snowy |