stay up,arrive at,show up,go off,find out

51.The leader      the farmer's house and went into the kitchen to have a look.

52.You needn't go to school tomorrow. You can      late to have fun.

53.I won't leave the coffee shop until you        .

54.Please help me        how to download these songs from the Internet onto my personal computer.

55.Jack got to school late this morning because his clock didn't        .

Tom is a boy of fifteen. His parents 41.        (die) two years ago,and he had to make a living by himself. Now he 42.       (work) as a servant at Mr. Jackson's. He works hard and Mr. Jackson is pleased with him. 

Mr. Jackson enjoys 43.       (plant) all kinds of trees. There are many kinds of precious(珍贵的) trees in his garden. The week before last Mr. Jackson 44.       (bring) a few trees home,planted them in the garden himself and watered them every day. Some days later, he had to 45.       (leave) for another city. Before he started, he said to Tom，"46.       (take) good care of the plants when I'm out. Some boys of our neighbors always want 47.      (steal) them."

"48.       (not worry) about them,sir," answered Tom. "I 49.       (try) my best to watch them.”

Six days passed and Mr. Jackson came back. As soon as he saw Tom,he asked, "50.       anyone ever      (come) to steal the trees?"

"No,sir," said Tom. "I pulled them six days ago. Now they have been hidden for nearly a week!"

There is always something that we can never forget. And it can really change our life.

Time is important for us. It organizes our everyday moments.①However,before I received a watch from my father, time never had any importance in my life. It organized my life and made me more responsible.

I received this gift on a Sunday. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 a. m. to pick up Uncle Jim and take him to my father's house. However,I was late because I hung out with my friends. Later on that day,around 11 ：00 a. m. , I remembered my uncle and went to the airport to meet him,but I was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to my father's house.

I got to my father's house at 2 ：00 p. m. that day. (2) Looking at my father's face, I felt ashamed (羞愧的) at that moment. My father asked me to go next to him and he handed me this watch. Then he said, " Bob,did you have fun with your friends today?" " Yes，Father，and I'm sorry about not picking up Uncle Jim," I replied. He then said, "What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your actions. I think you should learn something from it,and this watch will be a reminder for you in your future life.”③The watch is very-important to me,not because of its price,but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

Today I still remember my father's words "Respect time and never be late for anything.”

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

36.请用"nol.. until…"改写文中①处画线句子，使其句意不变。

37.请改写文中②处画线部分，使其句意不变。

38.请将文中③处画线句子翻译成汉语。

39.Why did Bob feel ashamed when he arrived at his father's house?

40.What lesson did Bob learn from his father?

April Fool's Day is supposed to be a day to play jokes on others in hopes of getting a good laugh and making one feel like a fool. However,the April Fool's Day of 1989 was quite different for my mom and me.

That day my friend Jimmy and I were playing a game. I had dropped down from a bar(横木) many times in the past without ever having a problem,but that day the simple act of dropping to the ground

became a nightmare(噩梦) .I broke my arm.

Jimmy's dad heard my crying and rushed out to see what was going on. When he saw the problem,he quickly put me into his truck and went inside to telephone my mom and let her know he would take me to the hospital. As that day was April Fool's Day,Mom was not buying it and really thought all this was a big joke. Mom was finally convinced(确信) by Jimmy's mom. When she saw me, she broke down in tears because she felt so sad―she thought this was just a big hoax at first.-

I guess one could compare this to the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". Since I had pulled pranks(恶作剧) before,it is no wonder that my mom didn't believe it. I as well as my mom was made to look like a fool that day. We both learned a valuable lesson.

(   ) 31. What happened to the writer on the April Fool's Day of 1989?

   A.He had an accident.

   B.He dreamed a terrible dream.

   C.He was hurt by Jimmy.

   D.He fooled his mom with his friend.

(   ) 32. Why did Jimmy's dad phone the writer's mom?

   A.Because he wanted to play a joke on her.

   B.Because he wanted her to go to the hospital to pay the money.

   C.Because he wanted to inform her of the accident.

   D.Because he wanted to see how deeply she loved her son.

(   ) 33. What does the underlined sentence "Mom was not buying it" mean?

   A.She had no preparation for the bad news.

   B.She would not like to pay the money.

   C.She didn't believe what Jimmy's dad said.

   D.She thought her son deserved(应受) it.

(   ) 34. Why did the writer mention the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"?

   A.Because he was proud of his story.

   B.Because he felt he was luckier than that boy.

   C.Because he thought it was his mom's fault.

   D.Because he had a lesson like that.

(   ) 35. From the passage we can infer that

   A.the writer's mom didn't care much about him

   B.the writer won't pull pranks as before

   C.the writer was a dishonest person

   D.the writer will lose interest in games

One day in summer,little Jack was playing on the beach with his father. Suddenly,he saw a little tortoise moving slowly on the sand. He started to look at it carefully and began to touch it with his hand. To his surprise,the tortoise stopped moving. It pulled in its head and legs,and closed its shell tightly. He touched it again but the tortoise didn't move at all. Jack became angry. He used a stick and tried to force(强迫) it to open.

When his father saw this,he stopped him and said, "No, son, you mustn't do that！You will kill the tortoise. You won't get it open with a stick.”

Jack was curious and asked, "Why?"

"Just wait and see," his father replied. Then he picked up the tortoise and put it in a bag.

After they came back home,the father took the tortoise out of the bag. He put it near the fireplace (壁炉) .After a few minutes,the tortoise began to move a little. Then the tortoise stretched out(伸出) its head and legs. At last, the tortoise began to crawl across the room. How excited Jack was when he saw this!

"Son,now you see," said his father, "sometimes,you can't force someone to do things he doesn't like. But if you get him warm first,he will do what you want him to do."

(   ) 26. One day Jack and his father were playing

   A. on the beach   B. in the zoo   C. on the hill   D. in the garden

(   ) 27. Jack used a stick to the tortoise.

   A. save   B. feed

   C.  open   D. close

(   ) 28. The father picked up the tortoise and

   A. killed it   B. put it in a bag

   C.  cooked it   D. threw it into the sea

(   ) 29. After the tortoise got near the fireplace,it began to move a little. 

   A. warm   B. cool

   C.  thirsty   D. hungry

(   ) 30. The story tells us that .

   A.people will do things we want them to do

   B.people won't do things we want them to do

   C.we can force people to do things they don't like

   D.we can't force people to do things they don't like

Jenny，from Germany，spent some time traveling in India. While she was there,she stayed with her Indian friend,Leela. However,there was a language barrier(障碍) for her there. It was very 16       for her to communicate in the new environment,which was very different from 17       of her own country.

One day,together with Leela,Jenny went to 18       an orphanage(孤儿院) .All the children there were very young. At first,Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children 19       and sat beside them. After some time,one of the children 20       her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled back. Then she went close to the child. She slowly put her arm around the child and started 21       a song in German. The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her. The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang,but the rhythm(节奏) was the same. Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the 22       ，another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm. Then more children joined. They 23       many smiles together.

From the other side of the hall? Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing Leela's 24       on her,Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart："See,I don't have any language barriers here. We 25       speak and communicate！" At that moment, she understood：we're all simply human,and we have the ability to connect with each other. 

(   ) 16.A. nice   B. dangerous

   C.  difficult   D. easy

(   ) 17.A. these   B. those

   C.  this   D. that

(   ) 18.A. show   B. visit

   C.  build   D. improve

(   ) 19.A. slowly   B. early

   C.  hardly   D. easily

(   ) 20.A. looked at   B. laughed at

   C.  shouted at   D. smiled at

(   ) 21.A. singing   B. writing

   C.  saying   D. playing

(   ) 22.A. club   B. talk

   C.  fun   D. dance

(   ) 23.A. forgot   B. remembered

   C.  shared   D. missed

(   ) 24.A. hands   B. eyes

   C.  influence   D. questions

(   ) 25.A. can   B. must

   C.  need   D. should

(   ) 15.       I walked into class,the teacher had started teaching already. 

A. By the time   B. While   C. After   D. Because

(   ) 14. Last Tuesday was my birthday. All of my good friends         at the party.

   A. showed up   B. gave up   C. came up   D. stayed up

(   ) 13. I'm very tired and I want to stop       a rest.

   A. having   B. to have

   C.  has   D. to having

(   ) 12. They were made       by the lovely girl.

   A. to laugh   B. laugh

   C.  laughing   D. laughed