It was very cold that day. It was 1        heavily and the ground was covered with 2        snow. The shepherd thought it was dangerous to 3        the hill and it was difficult for the sheep to find some 4        there. So he decided to stay in the 5        room. He put some hay (干草) in a pen (围栏) 6       the sheep could eat it when they were 7       . The dog,who felt cold outside,lay on the 8        hay and soon went to sleep.

At noon the sheep wanted to eat the hay. They were 9        afraid of the dog and 10        could get close to it. At last the 11        sheep came to the hay. Before he started to eat,the dog heard it and opened his eyes. He barked (吠) loudly to 12        him. The sheep ran away 13       . Looking at the unnatural (不近人情的) dog,the sheep began to talk 14       .

"What a selfish (自私的) dog!" said one of the sheep. "He cannot eat the hay,and yet refuses to 15        those who can to eat！"

(   ) 1. A. raining   B. snowing   C. blowing   D. shining

(   ) 2. A. thick   B. thin   C. beautiful   D. big

(   ) 3. A. play on   B. live on   C. climb up   D. go to

(   ) 4. A. cake   B. grass   C. fruit   D. vegetables

(   ) 5. A. cold   B. cool   C. hot   D. warm

(   ) 6. A. in order to   B. so as to   C. so that   D. in order

(   ) 7. A. hungry   B. sick   C. full   D. free

(   ) 8. A. hard   B. soft   C. thin   D. wet

(   ) 9. A. both   B. either   C. all   D. neither

(   ) 10. A. none   B. neither   C. any   D. some

(   ) 11. A. smallest   B. youngest   C. weakest   D. strongest

(   ) 12. A. meet   B. greet   C. warn   D. receive

(   ) 13. A. easily   B. happily   C. sadly   D. quickly

(   ) 14. A. angrily   B. happily   C. quietly   D. politely

(   ) 15. A. let   B. ask   C. forget   D. allow

We can find many wonderful things around us. For e 1       ,some kinds of whale with n 2       teeth is so huge in size,but they live on very small things. Indeed it is i 3       for this kind of whale to eat a big fish. Instead of teeth,its mouth h 4       a kind of net (网) made of whalebone (鲸须) .The water of the sea where the whale lives is f 5       of very small things,both animal and vegetable. They are so small that men can hardly see t 6       . As the whale m 7       along,it fills its mouth with seawater,which passes t 8       the net of whalebone,leaving the small living things behind. Of course,a whale eats huge amounts of this food,but s 9       it is very wonderful that this kind of large whale should (竟然) be able to live on s 10       small things and should be unable to eat larger things.

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6. t       7. m       8. t       9. s          10. s       

 Mr. Jackson was on duty that evening. It was 1        and there was thick snow outside. So 2       people came to the hospital and he could 3        on the bed in his office and soon he went to 4       . Suddenly someone knocked at the door and it woke him up. He got up and 5        the door. In went an old man. His wife was 6        and he asked the doctor to go to look her over.

It was still 7        when Mr. Jackson came out. The old farmer walked fast and he hardly 8        him. It was difficult for him to walk on the snowy roads. When he got to the man's house,he was very 9       . He looked over the old woman and found she had a bad cold. He gave her some 10        and began to return to the hospital. The wind was blowing strongly and he had to walk 11        so that he wouldn't fall over.

And when he was near the hospital,he had a 12       in his foot.

He walked slowly and at last he went into his office,He 13       his shoe and looked at his foot. There was much blood (iz.) on it. He 14       he stepped on (踩) a broken bottle. He looked at his shoe carefully and said to 15       , "Luckily,it didn't prick (扎) my shoe!"

(   ) 1. A. hot   B. warm   C. cool   D. cold

(   ) 2. A. few   B. a few   C. some   D. many

(   ) 3. A. play   B. dance   C. lie down   D. sit down

(   ) 4. A. work   B. sleep   C. study   D. write

(   ) 5. A. closed   B. mended   C. opened   D. broke

(   ) 6. A. healthy   B. strong   C. weak   D. ill

(   ) 7. A. snowing   B. shining   C. raining   D. singing

(   ) 8. A. got on well with   B. caught up with

   C. looked after   D. listened to

(   ) 9. A. sorry   B. afraid   C. strange   D. tired

(   ) 10. A. medicine   B. fpod   C. water   D. sugar

(   ) 11. A. quickly   B. carefully   C. noisily   D. heavily

(   ) 12. A. hole   B. sock   C. pain   D. pill

(   ) 13. A. took off   B. put up   C. burnt   D. sold

(   ) 14. A. forgot   B. remembered   C. understood   D. was told

(   ) 15. A. him   B. her   C. them   D. himself

Mr. and Mrs. Harris had always spent their summer holidays in a small hotel at the seaside near their hometown. One year,however (然而) ，Mr. Harris made a lot of 1       in his business,2       they decided to go to a foreign country and stay at a really good 3       .

They flew to Rome,and 4       at a 5-star hotel late in the evening. They thought they would have to go to bed hungry,because in that 5        hotel where they had been used to stay in the past,no meals were served (供应) 6       seven in the evening. They were 7        to be told that the hotel served dinner until ten.

"Then what are the times 8        meals?" asked Mrs. Harris.

"Well,madam,we serve breakfast from seven to eleven,lunch from twelve to three,9       from four to five,and dinner from six to ten."

"But that hardly 10        any time for us to see the city！" said Mrs. Harris 

(   ) 1. A. mistakes   B. time   C. friends   D. money

(   ) 2. A. but   B. so   C. though   D. yet

(   ) 3. A. hotel   B. place   C. city   D. restaurant

(   ) 4. A. stayed   B. got   C. arrived   D. reached

(   ) 5. A. small   B. big   C. foreign   D. good

(   ) 6. A. on   B. after   C. during   D. until

(   ) 7. A. tired   B. interested   C. surprised   D. worried

(   ) 8. A. with   B. on   C. at   D. of

(   ) 9. A. drink   B. tea   C. beer   D. food

(   ) 10. A. takes   B. does   C. has   D. leaves

Tom was a famous millionaire (箸名的百万富翁) .One day he w 1       to stay at a restaurant (旅馆) in New York. He w 2       to have the cheapest room to live in. Tom asked, ^uWhat is the p 3       of your cheapest room?" The owner (主人) t 4       him the price. "And w 5       floor is it on?" Again the owner answered his question. "Is that cheapest r 6       you have? Fm s 7       here by myself and I only need a small room."The owner said, "That room is the smallest and cheapest we have."And he then added, "But why do you want a p 8       room like that? When your son stays here,he always lives in our m 9 expensive (昂贵的) room,but you live in the cheapest o 10      ."

"Yes"，said Tom. "His father is a very rich man,but I am not."

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6. r       7. s       8. p       9. m        10. o         

  Soon after Dave left university,one of his uncles,who was 1        and had no children of his own,died and 2        Dave a lot of money,so he decided to 3        his own company.

He found a nice 4       ,5       some new furniture (家具) and 6       . He had only been there for a few hours 7        he heard someone come towards the door of his office. "It's my first 8       ," he thought. He quickly 9        the telephone,and 10       to be busy 11        an important call from someone in New York who wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.

The man 12        at the door while seeing this was 13       ,came in and waited politely for Dave to finish his 14       ,then he said to Dave, "I'm from the telephone company,and I was sent here to 15        your telephone."

(   ) 1. A. ill   B. rich   C. honest   D. luck

(   ) 2. A. gave   B. handed   C. left   D. promised

(   ) 3. A. set up   B. take up   C. put up   D. make up

(   ) 4. A. office   B. cinema   C. theater   D. school

(   ) 5. A. bought   B. carried   C. managed   D. lent

(   ) 6. A. set in   B. moved in   C. moved out   D. went out

(   ) 7. A. as   B. when   C. while   D. then

(   ) 8. A. teacher   B. boss

   C. customer (顾客)   D. job

(   ) 9. A. made up   B. took up   C. brought up   D. picked up

(   ) 10. A. pretended   B. warned   C. kept   D. looked

(   ) 11. A. writing   B. answering   C. calling   D. saying

(   ) 12. A. looked   B. knocked   C. hit   D. waited

(   ) 13. A. going on   B. moving on   C. speaking on   D. keeping on

(   ) 14. A. conversation   B. gesture (手势) C smoking   D. fixing

(   ) 15. A. repairing   B. connecting   C. making   D. looking after

Once Einstein gave a lecture in many places in America. His driver always listened to him and knew the lecture so w 1       that he was sure he could give it himself. So Einstein a 2       that the driver gave the lecture for him.

As n 3       knew Einstein there,the driver gave the lecture for Einstein that evening. At first he was a bit a 4       ,but Einstein's smile m 5       him feel better. He gave a good lecture and the people were quite p 6       .

Then the driver started to 1 7       and Einstein followed him without a w 8       ,When they got to the door,a man asked the driver a difficult question.

The driver said that the question was very e 9       ,and told the man to ask his driver b 10       to answer it.

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 IE It's never easy to admit (承认) you are in the wrong. We all 1        to know the art of apology. Think how often you've done wrong. Then count how many 2        you've expressed clearly you were 3       . You can't go to bed with an easy mind if you do 4        about it.

A doctor friend,Mr. Lied,told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs：headaches,heart 5       and insomnia (失眠) . 6       some careful exams,Mr. Lied found nothing 7        with him and said, "If you don't tell me what's 8        you,I can't help you. " The man admitted he was cheating his brother of his inheritance (遗产) .Then and there the 9        doctor 10        the man write to his brother and 11       his money. As soon as the 12        was put into the post box,the man suddenly cried. " Thank you”，he said to the doctor, "I think I've got 13      ."

An apology can not only save a broken relationship (关系) but also make it 14       . If you can think of someone who should be 15        an apology from you. Do something about it right now.

(   ) 1. A. decide   B. have   C. need   D. try

(   ) 2. A. mistakes   B. people   C. ways   D. times

(   ) 3. A. sorry   B. weak   C. sad   D. wrong

(   ) 4. A. something   B. anything   C. nothing   D. everything

(   ) 5. A. trouble   B. matter   C. illness   D. problem

(   ) 6. A. Before   B. After   C. Till   D. Since

(   ) 7. A. well   B. wrong   C. good   D. bad

(   ) 8. A. hurling   B. changing   C. touching   D. worrying

(   ) 9. A. clever   B. silly   C. good   D. kind

(   ) 10. A. made   B. helped   C. saw   D. let

(   ) 11. A. returned   B. gave   C. kept   D. paid

(   ) 12. A. paper   B. box   C. money   D. letter

(   ) 13. A. better   B. well   C. sick   D. worse

(   ) 14. A. never   B. worse   C. stronger   D. harder

(   ) 15. A. given   B. received   C. known   D. forgotten

Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is in the 1        of Europe. Near Greenland is another island. It is small. Its 2       is Iceland. Do you think that Greenland is green and warm? Do you think that Iceland is white with ice? If you do,you are 3       . Not many people live on the big island of Greenland. There 4       more people in your hometown than in all of Greenland. That is because Greenland is not green. Greenland is 5       Most of the island is covered with lots of ice. The ice covering Greenland is 6        than the world's tallest building. What 7       Iceland? Is it colder than Greenland? No,it is not. Iceland has ice,but not so much ice 8        Greenland. It has a lot of hot springs (泉) .They give out hot water and steam (水蒸气) .The climate (气候) is not as 9        as Greenland. And there are a lot 10        people who live in Iceland.

(   ) 1. A. east   B. west   C. north   D. south

(   ) 2. A. village   B. name   C. farm   D. town

(   ) 3. A. wrong   B. clever   C. right   D. bright

(   ) 4. A. must be   B. are   C. is   D. be

(   ) 5. A. yellow   B. brown   C. blue   D. white

(   ) 6. A. more higher   B. high   C. highest   D. higher

(   ) 7. A. of   B. in   C. about   D. on

(   ) 8. A. as   B. like   C. than   D. then

(   ) 9. A. warm   B. cold   C. not   D. cool

(   ) 10. A. many   B. much   C. more   D. most

Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were k 1       to each other. Sometimes they were not. But the other students around them said they were like b 2       .

One day,they went out for a walk t 3       At noon,they wanted to eat something and they went into a r 4       to have lunch. The waiter asked them, "What can I do for you?"

"Give me two apples f 5      . " said Tom.

When the waiter put the two apples on the table,Mike took the bigger one very f 6       . Tom got angry. " You are not p 7      . Why didn't you take the smaller one?" Tom said.

"But I was r 8       ，" said Mike with a smile. "If I let you take first,w 9       one do you take?"

"I will take the smaller one," said Tom. "Yes," Mike said, "If you take the smaller one,the bigger one will be m 10      . Don't you think so?"

"Oh ," Tom couldn't answer.

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