I couldn’t listen carefully in our English class this morning as I _________ of the

       comic book that I read before class.

A. have thought       B. thought            C. was thinking      D. had thought

It is getting colder by the day. When I was putting out my autumn clothes, a brown woolen*  sweater caught my eye and reminded       of this time last year.

It was on a cold morning that my mother came into my bedroom with the sweater. She said it was rather cold outside and asked me to wear it to school. “I spent the whole        weaving* the sweater,” she told me.

   The sweater was so unfashionable and       that I was not pleased with it. After mom went out to work, I         the ugly sweater to a corner. I would rather catch a cold than wear it. I thought my classmates would laugh at me. I       a thin uniform and went to school.

   Before I walked into the classroom, I heard Lana’s voice: “Look at my overcoat. My father bought it in Hong Kong.” Connie said: “My scarf is      , too”

   I looked through the window and was surprised to see all the girls in colorful winter clothes        me. They showed their clothes to each other and laughed     . Suddenly, I felt inferior* to them.     wasn’t my family as rich as theirs? I wanted to wear beautiful clothes, too.

  A strong cold wind blew and I sneezed. During class I felt terrible. The       said I had caught a cold. “ You should wear thick clothes today, ” she said. I suddenly thought of my mom. She said the same thing to me      I didn’t listen.

  As soon as I got home I fell asleep on the sofa. I     of a woman weaving. She was my mother! She spent the whole night making a sweater for me. But I neither thanked her nor wore it.

  When I opened my _______, my mother was smiling at me. Her eyes were full of worry and care. I held her in my arms. “Sorry, mom, I should        have complained about that sweater. ”

   Two days later, I wore the warm and comfortable woolen sweater to school. Some of my classmates laughed at me. But I didn’t      . I know mom’s love is more important than money.

1.A. me                B. him         C. her           D. you

2.A. morning            B. afternoon          C. night       D. day

3.A. comfortable          B. beautiful    C. ugly     D. thin

4.A. threw                B. gave      C. stored      D. showed

5.A. put up               B. put on           C. put off      D. put away

6.A. cheap         B. expensive      C. usual           D. soft

7.A. with          B. without       C. except     D. against

8.A. sadly         B. quietly            C. luckily               D. happily

9.A. How          B. Why      C. When       D. Where

10.A. doctor             B. reporter        C. actor            D. player

11.A. and         B. but            C. so            D. or

12.A. heard              B. talked             C. thought             D. dreamed

13.A. books              B. doors              C. windows         D. eyes

14.A. always             B. usually            C. sometimes      D. never

15.A. care                 B. agree              C. refuse    D. realize

1.The policeman asked to see his driving l                  .

2. －I can walk home.

－Don’t be s             . It’s much too far!

3.Following the national news we have the l                news and weather.

4.The i             of washing one’s hands before meals is that it prevents infection.

5.I’d like to have my ears p              so that I can wear earrings.

My friend, David Smith, kept birds. One day he phoned and   26   me he would be away for a week. He asked me to feed the bird   27   him and said he would leave his key in my mailbox.

Unfortunately, I did not remember to feed the birds  28  the night before David was going to return. I rushed out of my house and it was already dark when I arrived at   29  house. I soon found the key he gave me could unlock neither the front door   30  the back door! I kept   31  of what David would say when came back.

Then I noticed   32  one bedroom window was open. I found a big tone and pushed it under the window   33  the stone was very heavy. I  of niose. But in the end, I managed to climb up.

I had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone  34   a torch(电筒)up at me. I looked down and saw  35  policeman and an old lady, one of David’s neighbours. “What are you doing up there?” Said the policeman. Feeling like a fool, I replied, “I was just going to feed Mr. Smith’s birds.”