Sam was just three years old when he came up with his __. He saw his father sweep up (打扫) garden leaves and __ brooms while trying to gather large leaves and litter.

Now he is the poster boy for a new show at the British Library in London called “Inventing the 21st Century.” To celebrate __ and encourage new inventors, the famous __ is telling the story of the most special inventions coming out of Britain in the past 10 years. Sam’s broom is produced by big companies, and the brooms are very__ in England.

Young Sam Houghton is now eight years old and has another invention. He has made a balloon popping machine (气球爆破装置) for play centers. He said, “We don’t want children to cry because of __ bangs (爆炸声) of balloons. I used a box to __ the bangs so that they can’t scare (惊吓) the children.”

Have you ever wanted to be a great inventor? Watch __, think it over and work hard. Maybe you will be an inventor. Do you think so?

【1】A.easierB.harderC.funnier

【2】A.boughtB.inventedC.saw

【3】A.ideaB.wayC.information

【4】A.pickB.changeC.control

【5】A.inventionsB.birthdaysC.festivals

【6】A.schoolB.hotelC.library

【7】A.popularB.interestingC.necessary

【8】A.quietB.loudC.harmful

【9】A.turn onB.turn offC.take away

【10】A.quicklyB.successfullyC.carefully

I used to be strongly against telling lies. I can’t stand (忍受) lies. 【1】, a white lie changed my idea.

Several days ago, I invited some friends 【2】(get) together at a bar to celebrate my birthday. They promised to meet 【3】at 5 p.m. When that day came, I got to 【4】bar early. To my disappointment (失\望), only one friend arrived by 4:50 p.m. Did they forget my birthday? I had to keep【5】(wait) for them. Most of them said that they were 【6】 the way while some said they were still at home. I realized that they wouldn’t come on time. At 5 p.m., there 【7】(be) just three people with me. I sat on my chair 【8】 (happy). How could they do this to me? They didn’t care about me! I got so angry that I decided to leave. But just at that moment, a group of my 【9】 (friend) came into the room with a big cake in their hands, singing “Happy birthday to you”. I was so【10】(surprise). Ever since then, I didn’t hate telling white lies anymore.

—She always ________ me ______ my elder sister, but we are really different.

A.mixes... withB.compares... withC.introduces... to

I once found that helping someone could get you into a lot of trouble.

I was in the【1】 (nine) grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl 【2】(sit) next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. Finally I found that she was trying to ask me 【3】I had an extra pen. She showed me that 【4】(her) was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I put it on her desk.

Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher【5】(ask) me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about how important it was 【6】(stand) on my own two 【7】(foot) and be responsible for my own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and pointed out 【8】 people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think 【9】(serious) about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me 【10】all those things.

Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test.

【1】我们必须待在家里。We must stay at home.

【2】出门记得戴口罩。Remember wear mask when you out.

【3】她的父亲是医生。Her father is doctor.

【4】中国将克服困难，向意大利提供医疗物资援助。

China will overcome difficulties and provide Italy with medical supplies.

【5】我们必须吃大量蔬菜和水果以保持健康。

We must eat lots of vegetables and fruit to keep health.

The house now lacked for nothing. The expensive days schooling and providing for a growing family were over. The husband’s salary as an engineer provided holidays in Spain, a-year-old family car, a colour television (not rented now, thanks to a bargain offer in a January sale).

Life was good until Muriel, returning from shopping in the city centre, found she had been burgled. It was bad enough that the windows in the dining-room had been forced open and $20 in cash in the kitchen drawer stolen, but the damage aged Muriel immediately.

A booted foot had broken the television screen. House plants had been torn from their pots and threw against walls. There was a horror in the kitchen. Three fish were dead on the floor, their heads stamped and crushed（碎）. The water from the fish tank had soaked（浸泡） the fitted carpet. Kitchen drawers had been pulled out and the contents were everywhere over the floor.

It was the same story in each room. Muriel found she could not sleep. The extra sherry（雪莉酒） at night did not work. The doctor later gave her tranquilizers（镇静剂）. Finally her husband made the only decision he could. They had to sell and move from the home where they had planned to spend the rest of their lives.

The tragedy is that each year there are many thousands of Muriels.

【1】The incident was particularly sad for Muriel because ________

A.she had her $20 stolen

B.she became old immediately

C.her hard days of providing for a growing family were just over

D.the house was completely in a terrible mess .

【2】What happened to the fish in the kitchen?

A.The burglars ate them.

B.They ran away from home when Muriel was shopping.

C.They jumped out of the fish tank and travelled around the house.

D.They were dead.

【3】The word “burgle” means ________.

A.谋杀B.抢劫C.失窃D.纵火

【4】Why couldn’t Muriel sleep? ________.

A.Because she drank too much wine

B.Because her children would leave her

C.Because she wanted to move house

D.Because she was shocked badly by the incident

【5】What can we learn from this passage?

A.The Muriel incident is a daily occurrence nowadays.

B.Muriel reported the incident to the police as soon as she found she had been burgled.

C.Muriel used to be an engineer.

D.Muriel spent the rest of her life in Spain.

And then, o【5】 day I found White Creek Row. It was the town’s Hooverville( 贫 民 窟 ）, a row of shanties（棚屋）between the creek(小溪） and the railroad, little huts(简陋的小房子）l 【6】the playhouse that I had built back in the hills with the children of our Mexican gardener. But to my e【7】, it was romantic and delightful as my aunt’s house in Braeburn Heights was not.

It was in White Creek Row that I made my first real f【8】 in Kansas. The people l【9】 in the row were shy of me at first, as I was shy of the people in Braeburn Weights. My smart clothes, my bicycle, made me alien. And still, somehow or other, I m【10】 to develop a friendship with Posy Moreno

A. proud of, B. looking forward to, C. full of, D. ceremony, E. all , F. none

【1】Even though I am sad that junior high is over, I am ________new experiences in senior high.

【2】It is time to say goodbye, but________of us want to leave.

【3】Thank you for coming today to attend the graduation________ at No. 2 Junior High School.

【4】You are all so________energy and thirsty for knowledge.

【5】You have grown up so much and I am so________you.

A.Because ofB.Thanks forC.Congratulations onD.As for

A.coveredB.broughtC.pulledD.held