用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、正确、连贯（方框中有两个词是多余的）。                                 

Everyone loves oranges. They are sweet and juicy. They’re in sections(分瓣), so it is 56.___  to eat them. Some oranges do not have any seeds. Some have a 57._     skin(果皮), and some have a thin skin.

   The orange tree is beautiful. It has a lot of shiny green 58.___ _. The small white flowers smell very sweet. An orange tree has 59._____ and fruit at the same time.

There were orange trees twenty million years ago. The oranges were very small, not like the 60.______ today. The orange trees probably came from China. Many different kinds of wild oranges 61._____ in China today. The Chinese started to raise orange trees about 4,400 years ago.

Farmers in other parts of Asia and the Middle East 62._____ to raise oranges from the Chinese. 63.__ ___ they taught Europeans. The Spanish planted orange trees in the New World (North and South America). They 64._  __ them to Florida first. Oranges are a very important crop to Florida today.

   In English, orange 65.___ __ both a fruit and a color. We use the name of the fruit for the color.

56. ___________  57.___________  58.___________  59.____________  60.___________

61. ___________  62.___________  63.___________  64.____________  65.___________

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she 41 nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always 42 to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the 43 , I would marry you. ”

　 One day, someone donated a pair of 44 to her. When the bandages（绷带）came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the 45 time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you 46 me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was 　47 . She had never expected that．She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life，so she 48 to marry him．

Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a 49 to her，saying，“My dear，take good care of your eyes． 50 they are yours. They were mine.”

　 This is how the human brain（人脑）often works when our status（地位）changes．Only a very few remember what 51 was like before．And we often ask for more than we need．Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the 52 of your food，think of someone who has nothing to 53 . Before you complain about life，think of someone who went to heaven（天堂）too early. Before you complain about your old 54 , think of the people who are living in the streets．And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs．So 55 what you have and don’t forget your past.

 Mr. Brown always makes his class _______ and keeps his students ______ in class.

A. alive; interesting    B. lively; interesting   C. lively; interested     D. alive; interested

—Where can I keep these books?

—Here is a box full of bananas. You can 　　　 it and put the books in.

A. throw　 　　　　 　B. empty　 　　　　　 C. sell　 　 　　　　　 D. bring

—David has made great progress recently.

—________, and ________.

A. So he has; so have you　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. So he has; so you have

C. So has he; so you have　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. So has he; so have you

—I saw you come to school by bus this morning.

—Oh, I come to school by bus, but it is raining today.

A. always　 　　　　　 　 B. hardly　 　　　　　 　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. usually

 The girl            won the gold medal comes from Beijing Sunshine Secondary School.

A. who  B. which     C. what   D. whom

—Jerry, do you mind my pointing out指出 your mistakes?

—______. Your advice is of great value to me.

A. It’s my pleasure　　 B. You’d better not　　　 C. Of course　　 D. Not at all

 When I got to the bus stop, the bus _________. So I had to walk to school this morning.

 A. was leaving    B. left    C. had left    D. would leave

—Have you finished your fashion design?

—Not yet. I’ll finish it if I ________ ten more minutes.

A. am given　　　　 B. give　　　　　　 C. will give　　　　 D. will be given