We ________the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?

A. should face  B. might face   C. could have faced   D. must have faced

 We all know that a bright future will ______those who always look ahead instead of looking back.

A. belong to   B. happen on   C. lead to    D. turn to

It was in the street where a serious accident happened last week ______another happened yesterday.

A. which     B. that      C. what      D. how

We were          at what he said．

A．fond          B．interested      C．amazed       D．satisfied

She had her watch            on the bus．

A．steal           B．stole          C．stealing        D．stolen

The man answered the phone in a loud voice at the meeting, _______made Andy annoyed.

A,  that    B. what     C. who      D. which

------Which of the two computer games did you prefer?

   ------Actually I didn’t like________.

A. both of them   B. either of them  C. none of them  D. neither of them

A warm welcome _______to the Russian guests at the airport tomorrow morning.

A. is given   B. has been given  C. is going to give  D. will be given

Anna lived on the side of a valley．One summer, there was a very big 　     , and a lot of houses down below Anna＇s were washed away．Anna＇s house was 　   enough to escape the flood, so when the water had      and the other houses were 　    there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud（泥）, her house was just all right．

 Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children,   　 Anna took in one of the families that had lost 　   in the flood and she 　    her home with them until it was 　  　 for them to rebuild their house．

 Anna＇s friends were 　  when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give   so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 　   ．

 “Well,” Anna  　    her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very  　   , because her husband had been killed in the 　   　  and she had a lot of children I have now．The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to 　      only one present to all of us．Now I’ll go and get it．’ She came back with a  　    who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents．‘Here’s our 　   ,she said to her children．

 The children were 　   and happy to get such a present．They 　   the little girl, and she grew up as their sister．Such was that Christmas present．”

1.A．accident    B．flood         C．fire            D．earthquake

2.A．below       B．big           C．high           D．small

3.A．reduced     B．come         C．disappeared      D．appeared 

4.A．rising       B．standing       C．flowing         D．falling    

5.A．so         B．for            C．but             D．since

6.A．nothing    B．anything       C．something        D．everything

7.A．gave       B．shared        C．found           D．built

8.A．necessary  B．important      C．obvious          D．possible

9.A．worried    B．disappointed   C．satisfied          D．puzzled

10.A．them      B．him          C．herself           D．us

11.A．supply     B．grow         C．support          D．educate

12.A．asked for  B．talked with     C．turned up         D．explained to

13.A．sad       B．rich           C．poor            D．happy

14.A．storm     B．rain           C．war            D．flood

15.A．because   B．which         C．that            D．as

16.A．get       B．make         C．send             D．buy          

17.A．boy      B．student        C．teacher          D．girl

18.A．child     B．daughter       C．present          D．sister        

19.A．angry     B．lovely         C．excited          D．sorry

20.A．disliked   B．gained         C．led             D．welcomed

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother＇s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father＇s Day, on the third Sunday in June．These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents．They raise their children and educate them to be responsible（有责任感的） citizens．They give love and care．These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers．More mothers now work outside the home．More fathers must help with child care．

 These two special days are celebrated in many different ways．On Mother’s Day people wear carnations．A red one symbolizes a living mother．A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services to honor parents．It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery（墓地）．On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants．They often have outdoor barbecues for Father＇s Day．These are days of fun and good feelings and memories．

 Another tradition is to give cards and gifts．Children make them in school．Many people make their own presents．These are valued more than the ones bought in stores．It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”．Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays．    

1.Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents? 

A. Parents bring children 

B. Parents give love and care to children 

C. Parents educate children to be good persons. 

D. Parents pass away before children grow up 

2.What do you know from the passage? 

A. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.

B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past 

C. Not all the children respect their parents 

D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home 

3.Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A．It has only two kinds of colors．

B．It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day．

C．People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May．

D．It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes．

4.On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, _______．

A．everyone goes to visit the cemetery

B．people usually have family parties

C．children always go to parents’ home

D．hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts