Once upon a time there was a great man who married the woman of his dreams. With their love, they created a little girl. She was a bright and cheerful little girl and the great man loved her very much.

  When the little girl was growing up, the great man would hug her and tell her, “ I love you, little girl.” The little girl would shout and say, “ I’m not a little girls anymore.” Then the man would laugh and say, “ But to me, you’ll always be my little girl.”

  The little girl who- was- not- little- anymore left her home and went into the world. As she learned more about herself, she learned more about the man. She saw that he truly was great and strong, for now she recognized his strengths. One of his strengths was his ability to express his love to his family. It didn’t matter where she went in the world, the man would call her and say, “ I love you, little girl.”

  The day came when the little girl who-was- not- little-anymore received a phone call. The great man was damaged. He had had a stroke(中风 ). He couldn’t talk anymore and they weren’t sure that he could understand the words spoken to him.

  And so she went to the side of the great man. When she walked into the room and saw him, he looked small and not strong at all. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not.

  The little girl did the only thing she could do. She climbed up on the bed next to the great man. Tears ran from both of their eyes and she drew her arms around the useless shoulders of her father.

  Her head on his chest, she thought of many things. She remembered the wonderful times together and how she has always felt protected. And then she heard from within the man, the beat of his heart. The heart where the musid and the words had always lived. The heart beat on, steadily unconcerned about damage to the rest of the body. And while she rested there, the magic happened. She heard what she needed to hear.

  His hear beat out the words that his mouth could no longer say…

   I love you

   I love you

   I love you

   Little girl

   Little girl

   Little girl

   And she was comforted.

In the 2^nd paragraph, the little girl showed her ____ by pouting.

 A. displeasure   B. disappointment   C. agreement   D. excitement

The following except ____ can be inferred as the consequences of the father’s stoke.

 A. the loss of speaking ability   B. the inability to move around

 C. that his arms could no longer function properly  D. the beat of his heart

The girl felt _____ when she returned home and saw her father in bed.

 A. she was protected just as before   B. she could never have left home

 C. the difficulty of being old and sick  D. the need to show him her love

Which statement is true according to the story?

The daughter left her home because she had a fight with her father.

The girl returned home when she got a letter from his father about his illness.

The father recovered as if by magic soon after the daughter’s return.

D．From the father’s example, the daughter learned how to express her love.

Mrs.Black took the police back to ____ place ____ she witnessed the robbery.  A. the same, that   B. the same, as  

           C. the same, where   D. as the same, as

The little girl ________ a foreign language fairly quickly.

A. picked up        B. got up           C. stepped up           D. made up

Based on some lawyers’ ideas, the more severe the punishment, ___________.

A. the less likely crime             B. the less likely the crime

C. the crime less likely             D. the less the likely crime

The two collectors have determined to buy the precious Egyptian vase,  _______.

A. however much it costs               B. no matter how it costs

C. however much does it cost         D. no matter how much does it cost

—Are there any English story-books for us students in the library?

   —There are only a few,______.

 A. if any            B. if have                   C. if some     D. if has

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分 10分）

根据下列句子及汉语注释，在答题卡相应的位置写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

______________(包围) by the police, the thief had no choice but to surrender(投降).

There are seven ____________(大洲) in the world.

He is a man full of ________________(冒险).

I lose __________(耐心) with my family.

The ship sank in the __________(猛烈的，激烈的)storm.

It’s ______________(有害的) to your eyes to read in the bus.

If you want to get the job, you should make an __________ (印象)on the interviewers.

It’s bad ___________(礼貌) to interrupt.

It was not our __________(错) that we were late.

I’d like to ___________(确认) my flight.

It is rude ____you _____ with your mouth full.

A of; to talk      B for; to talk        C of; talking      D for;talking

        he can pass the entrance examination is quite uncertain.

 A. If                B. What           C. That         D. Whether

I don’t like Tom’s way of behaviour, but ________ I admire his great knowledge.

A. in other words   B. on the other hand    C. for one thing    D. as a matter of fact