To athletes, the most important is not to win a gold or a silver, but to _________.

A. take notice B. take care C. take place D. take part

–What shall we buy for Lucy as a present?

--Let’s buy a new bike for her. Her bike breaks down from time to time ______.

A. after all B. above all C. at all D. in all

--- Jim’s never been absent from school, _________?

-- _________. But he didn’t attend school the other day.

A. is he , Yes B. has he, Yes C. has he, No D. is he, No

Mrs. Read is ________enough to spend her spare time on our English problems.

A. confident B. curious C. wise D. generous

——I promise I will work harder this term, mum!

——Well, _______________. I do hope you will act soon.

A. a good miss is as good as a mile B. it never rains but it pours

C. the early bird catches the worm D. Actions speak louder than words

The sports meeting ___________ because of the bad weather. What a pity!

A. will cancel B. has cancelled C. was cancelled D. is cancelling

My grandpa knows the history and medical of many plants.

A. wealth B. price

C. value D. cost

We haven’t decided yet _______ we will place our new bookshelf.

A. which B. what C. which D. where

—— Excuse me, could you tell me ___________?

—— Well, there’s one on your left.

A. when the bank opens B. where the bank is

C. how far is the bank D. how can I get to the bank

It was a cold afternoon in winter. My oldest son, Stephen, was at school, and Reed, my husband, at work. My ______ little ones were sitting around the kitchen table. Tom was making a paper plane, while Sam was _______ on a painting.

But Laura, our only daughter, sat quietly and was lost in her project. Every once in a while she would ask how to ________ the name of someone in our family, then carefully form the letters one by one. Next, she would add flowers with small items. She finished off each with a sun in the upper right hand corner. Holding them at eye level, she let out a long sigh (叹息) of satisfaction.

“What are you doing, Honey?” I asked. She looked quickly at her brother before looking back at me. “It’s a ________ .” she said, covering up her work with her hands.

Next, she put her work into a box. When she had finished, she disappeared up the stairs.

It wasn’t until later that evening that I ________ a “mailbox” beside the doors to each of our bedrooms. There were little notes saying that she loved all of us. She hadn’t _______ Sam or baby Paul. They are pages of flowers with happy faces. “He can’t read yet,” she whispered (低声说), “________he can look at the pictures.” Each time I received one of my little girl’s gifts, it _______ my heart. I was touched at how carefully she paid attention to what wrong happened to us. When Stephen lost a baseball game, there was a letter telling him she thought he was the best ballplayer in the whole world. After I had a _______day, there was a message thanking me for my efforts.

This same little girl is grown now, driving off every day to the college, but some things about her have ______ changed. Yesterday I found a love note next to my bedside. “Thanks for always being there for me, Mom,” it read, “I’m glad that we’re the best friends.”

There are angels among us. I know I live with one.

1.A. two B. three C. four D. five

2.A. working B. getting C. holding D. putting

3.A. complete B. afford C. spell D. check

4.A. goal B. dream C. wish D. surprise

5.A. realized B. noticed C. knew D. predicted

6.A. cared B. remembered C. followed D. forgotten

7.A. but B. and C. because D. so

8.A. deepened B. froze C. broke D. brightened

9.A. boring B. different C. hard D. crazy

10.A. never B. already C. ever D. Even