It was in autumn. A young woman was ill. She 1   in the hospital. There was a tree 2   her room. She saw the leaves fall down. Day after day,there were fewer and fewer leaves on the tree. The woman was very 3  . She didn't want to eat or drink,and she didn't want to talk. The doctor asked her to 4  to take a walk. She wouldn’t do that. She became worse day by day. One day she said ,“When the last leaf falls down,I will die 5  . ”

    An old artist knew that. He decided to help this woman. One night,all yellow 6  fell down. The artist painted a green and yellow leaf,then put it in the tree. The next morning,7   the woman looked out of the window and saw the last leaf,she was filled with 8  . She wanted to be alive. She didn't want to fall down like other leaves. From then on,she became 9  and lived a long time.Don’t 10   your hope at any time.

() 1. A. played   B. stayed   C. studied   D. worked

() 2. A. outside   B. inside   C. from   D. under

() 3. A. glad   B. relaxed   C. sad   D. interested

() 4. A. fall asleep   B. get ready   C. hurry up   D. get up

() 5. A. too   B. also   C. either   D. neither

() 6. A. flowers   B. plants   C. leaves   D. trees

() 7. A. if   B. before   C. until   D. when

() 8. A. hope   B. dreams   C. interest   D. happiness

() 9. A. worse and worse   B. better and better   C. harder and harder   D. thinner and thinner

() l0. A. give out   B. give in   C. give up   D. give away

() 15. — Do you mind my smoking here?

—   Look at the sign. It says “No smoking”.

   A. It doesn’t matter. B. No,I don t.

   C. You’d better not. D. Nevermind.

() 14. All the drivers must be careful to prevent the traffic accidents  .

   A. happen   B. to happen

   C. from being happened   D. from happening

() 13. The Greens  in Paris but now they  in China. They all like China.

   A. used to live;are used to living   B. are used to living; used to live

   C. use to live? used to live   D. used living;used to living

() 12. Lots of children's lives  because of Project Hope in China.

   A. changing   B. changed   C. are changed   D. is changed

() 11. (2015 •桂林) If you don't finish your homework on time,you  by your parents.

   A. will punish   B. are punished   C. will be punished

() 10. The first World Earth Day  to educate us to protect our planet.

   A. celebrates   B. celebrated   C. is celebrated   D. was celebrated

() 9. Children shouldn’t  their parents and teachers too much.

   A. look after   B. carry on   C. write down   D. depend on

() 8. To make our city greener and cleaner,we need  trees.

   A. more many   B. much more   C. more much   D. many more

() 7. — Should a teenager  to get a driving licence?

—Yes,if he or she is old enough.

   A. is allowed   B. allow   C. be allowed   D. allowed