“I'm making a dinner for Mrs. Smith next door，” said her mother.

“Why？” asked Susie, who was only 6 years old. “Because Mrs. Smith is very _____； she lost her daughter and she has a broken heart. We need to take care of her for a little while.”

“Why, Mommy？” “You see, Susie, when someone is sad, they have _____ doing the little things like making a dinner. Because Mrs. Smith is our neighbor, we need to help her. Mrs. Smith won't ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug her or do all those _____ things that mommies and daughters do together. Maybe you'll think of some way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”

Susie thought _____ about how she could do her part in caring for Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later, Susie knocked on her door.

“What can I do for you, Susie？” asked Mrs. Smith.

“My mommy says that you _____ your daughter and you're very, very sad with a broken _____．” Susie held her hand out. In it was a BandAid(创可贴). “This is _____ your broken heart.”

Mrs. Smith _____ her tears. She knelt down and hugged Susie. Through her tears she said “Thank you, darling girl, this will _____ a lot.”

Mrs. Smith accepted Susie's ______. She bought a small key ring with a picture frame(相框). She put Susie's BandAid in the frame to remind herself to heal(治疗) a little every time she saw it.

【1】A. happy B. calm C. sad

【2】A. problem B. trouble C. worry

【3】A. wonderful B. terrible C. meaningless

【4】A. highly B. hardly C. seriously

【5】A. killed B. lost C. hurt

【6】A. leg B. heart C. mood

【7】A. of B. for C. in

【8】A. held back B. put back C. kept back

【9】A. make B. have C. help

【10】A. idea B. words C. kindness

On Family Day, many people plan and take part in(参加) activities such as visiting art museums, watching movies, playing games and holding parties, with their families. Some communities(社区) plan special public _____ too. _____ the weather is usually very cold in February, some people _____ choose to stay at home. Hot chocolate and freshly made cookies are the most popular snacks for _____. Other people use the long weekend as a chance to take a short winter break, or to travel to visit friends.

On Family Day, most people have a day off work or school. Many stores and supermarkets are _____， but post offices may be open. Buses run _____ their usual timetables(时刻表).

Family Day was first _____ in Alberta, Canada in 1990. It was held to show the importance of family and home that were important to people in Alberta. Later, Family Day was _____ to other provinces, such as Ontario and Saskatchewan. British Columbia celebrated Family Day as a(n) ______ for the first time in 2013. One of the reasons for introducing Family Day was that there were no holidays from New Year's Day to Good Friday(受难节). It was such a long time.

【1】A. work B. discuss C. exercise

【2】A. events B. secrets C. interests

【3】A. So B. Because C. But

【4】A. never B. just C. ever

【5】A. them B. him C. us

【6】A. enough B. open C. closed

【7】A. thanks to B. because of C. according to

【8】A. held B. controlled C. studied

【9】A. created B. continued C. introduced

【10】A. success B. holiday C. weekend

10yearold Seth was born with cerebral palsy(脑瘫). Since he moved to the school last year, he _____ a lot of problems at school. Luckily, Jerome _____ to help him by the teachers with things like going to the toilet and showing him around. The two boy soon became good friends.

Because of his _____ Seth has a big head, some students laugh at his appearance. Jerome usually has a word with Tom, asking them _____ that. Seth's father can't thank Jerome enough for looking after his son. “He is _____ good kid.” The two boys' story has spread quickly after Jerome's mother Susan shared it on social media. “These boys are champions, ______ they didn't win，” said the proud mother.

【1】A. with B. for C. at

【2】A. wins B. winning C. won

【3】A. many thousands B. thousand of C. thousands of

【4】A. across B. crossing C. cross

【5】A. has got B. gets C. got

【6】A. chose B. is chosen C. was chosen

【7】A. illness B. ill C. sick

【8】A. not do B. not doing C. not to do

【9】A. so a B. so an C. such a

【10】A. if B. unless C. though

My name is Tom. When I was young, I was always sad, as almost everything ended in failure. Having seen me like that, my father decided to cheer me up.

One day, he gave me a cup of water. I found it salty. My father said he just put a little salt in the cup. And then, he led me to a lake. There he threw a big handful (一把) of salt into the lake. Then he picked up a spoon of water and let me taste it. He asked, “Does it still taste salty?” “Not at all,” I said. My father said, “Now you may know the reason of your pain: you are just a cup of water, but not a lake. Just be a lake and you won’t feel sad anymore.”

I am thankful to my father. He hopes that I can be a person with a heart like a lake.

【1】When Tom was young, he almost failed to do everything.

【2】Tom’s father wanted to help Tom deal with the sad feelings.

【3】Tom’s father asked him to taste the water in the lake first.

【4】Tom found the water in the lake was saltier than the water in the cup.

【5】Tom’s father hopes that Tom can be a person with a heart like a lake.

“Now take this one out，” said the old man, _____ a big tree. The boy held the trunk(树干) and tried to pull it out. But it would not move. “It's _____，” said the boy, out of breath with the effort. “So they are bad habits，” said the teacher. “When they are young, it is easy to pull them out _____ when they grow up they cannot be pulled out.” The old man's words _____ the boy's life. The lesson we can learn from the above story is: Don't ______ for bad habits to grow in you. Drop them while you can control it, or they will control you.

【1】A. excited B. worried C. lazy

【2】A. habits B. friends C. opinions

【3】A. zoo B. yard C. garden

【4】A. easily B. successfully C. carefully

【5】A. dog B. hole C. tree

【6】A. pointing to B. cutting down C. looking after

【7】A. unbelievable B. impossible C. meaningful

【8】A. and B. or C. but

【9】A. changed B. saved C. improved

【10】A. ask B. wait C. pay

“More and more kids become unhappy _____ they have too many activities to do，” said Mr. Wang, an expert(专家) of child development. “41% of the children aged 9～13 said they felt _____ most of the time, and more than 75% of them said that they wished they had more _____ to play.” “Overscheduling(过量的课程安排) is a growing problem for Chinese families，” said Mr. Wang. It is not good for both kids and their parents. More families eat dinner _____ or often eat fast food _____ their way to football practice or music lessons. We all know it is important for kids to learn how to relax. If they don't learn that now, it will be more difficult to learn when they get _____. Kids need time to relax. Parents should ______ about what is right for kids.

【1】A. take B. takes C. took

【2】A. sports B. business C. homework

【3】A. riding B. driving C. walking

【4】A. but B. or C. because

【5】A. excited B. interested C. worried

【6】A. great time B. free time C. right time

【7】A. slowly B. quickly C. quietly

【8】A. on B. by C. in

【9】A. taller B. stronger C. older

【10】A. hear B. think C. look

When I was 12 years old, I got a small job in a _____. On my first day at work, I didn't come home for lunch. When I came home at night, Mom asked, “How did you _____ your lunch, dear？” I answered, “I made some new friends in the supermarket, twin brothers, their mom and dad. They were my customers. They invited me _____ lunch.”

Mom was happy that I had made new friends but she wanted to know what kinds of _____ they might be.

Several days later, I asked my friends to come to the supermarket where I worked _____ let Mom meet them. Mom was very _____ to find out that the twin brothers were joined at the chest(胸部). She felt very strange because I didn't tell her about that before.

When Mom asked me about this, I said, “I know that too. But do you know that their mom has to make all clothes because it's _____ difficult to find anything to fit them? They're also good _____. That day, Joe, the one on the right, made me noodles for lunch.”

When Mom saw the twins, she must have thought how strange they _____. But to me, what I cared about was that they had difficulty ______ clothes but they were good cooks.

【1】A. supermarket B. post office C. factory

【2】A. find B. make C. manage

【3】A. at B. for C. after

【4】A. men B. women C. people

【5】A. and B. but C. or

【6】A. surprised B. excited C. interested

【7】A. so B. very C. too

【8】A. cooks B. singers C. workers

【9】A. smelled B. looked C. felt

【10】A. selling B. making C. buying

Several years later her son immigrated(移民) to America _____ finally became an engineer. He often sent letters to his mother with much money. However, with many excuses, the son _____ to come back home to visit his mother.

_____ his mother died, the son returned. But he didn't cry. His mother left a box behind. During the funeral(葬礼), the son opened the box and _____ cried and shouted, “Mom! Mom！” _____ looked at each other and then looked at the box. It was full of $100 bills and a piece of paper.

It read, “Son, I don't spend too much money. I miss you a lot. Every time I heard a motorcycle _____， I ran out of the door but it wasn't you. I saved money ______ you in case(以防) you get sick.”

【1】A. joined B. moved C. found

【2】A. comfortable B. easy C. hard

【3】A. husband B. father C. wife

【4】A. but B. and C. so

【5】A. refused B. agreed C. asked

【6】A. Before B. When C. While

【7】A. slowly B. hardly C. suddenly

【8】A. Nobody B. Anyone C. Everyone

【9】A. passing by B. going away C. showing up

【10】A. with B. on C. for

【1】他的父母对他要求过于严厉。

His parents ________ too ________ ________ him.

【2】如果你们是一个好的团队，你们就应当相互支持。

If you a good team, you should ________ ________ _________.

【3】如果你们能齐心协力，你们将会赢下一次比赛。

If you ________ ________, you’ll ________ the next game.

【4】他被这个足球队开除了。

He was ________ ________ by the soccer team.

【5】他感觉像一副重担压在他的双肩上。

He ________ like there was a ________ ________ on his ________.

【6】第二天，Peter并没害怕，而是勇敢地去参加足球训练。

The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with ________ ________ ________ fear in his heart.

【1】她和我都对游泳不感兴趣。

________ she ________ I ________ interested in swimming.

【2】一个医生被召来给国王做检查。

A doctor was ________ _________ to ________ the king.

【3】尽管他有许多权力，它并不使他快乐。

________ he has a lot of ________, it doesn’t make him _________.

【4】开始时，她不擅长做饭。

To ________ ________ , she wasn’t good at _________.

【5】我确信没人能取代你的位置。

I am sure nobody can ________ _________ _________.