Reuben, a 12-year-old boy, saw something in a shop window. But the price ---five dollars--- was far beyond his means. He couldn't ask his parents' for the money. His father made a living through ____35____ in Bay Roberts. His mother, Dora, tried hard to feed and clothe their five children.

Hesitating（犹豫) for a few seconds, he opened the ____36____ and talked to the shopkeeper.“…I don't have the money right now. Can you please ____37____ it for me?" "I'll try," the shopkeeper smiled.

Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, he suddenly had an idea. He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site (建筑工地). Reuben knew he could collect the discarded nails(被丢弃的钉子) and sell them to the factory for five cents ____38____ .

He looked for nails until sunset. Then he ran to the factory and sold them. Reuben tightly clutched（握紧）the five-cent pieces and ran home. He found a rusty iron can and dropped his ____39____inside. Then he rushed into the barn (谷仓) near his house and hid it. It was dinner time when Reuben got home. His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet. Dorawas at the kitchen stove, ready to ____40____ dinner as Reuben took his place at the table. Looking at his mother, Reuben smiled.

Every day after school, Reuben searched the town, keeping to his ____41____ task. Finally, the time had come! He ran into the bam, uncovered the can, poured the coins out, began to count.　 .

He still needed 20 cents! He had to sell four nails ____42____ the day ended. Rushing to the town, Reuben searched every comer. The shadows were lengthening（影子拉长）when Reuben arrived at the factory. The man at the factory was about to ____43____ .

"Please, Mister. I have to sell these nails now - please."

'Why do you need this money so ____44____ ?"

"It's a secret."

The man took the nails, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben's hand.

Clutching the can tightly, Reuben ____45____ for the shop.

"I have the money," he solemnly told the owner.

Back home, his mother was cleaning the kitchen. "Here, Mum! Here!" Reuben shouted as he ran to her. He placed a small box in her roughened hand. She unwrapped it carefully. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora ____46____ the lid（盖子）.Tears began to blur（模糊）her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch(胸针) was the word Mother.

It was Mother's Day, 1946.

35. A. farming 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driving 　　　　　　　　　 C. fishing　　　　　　 D. cleaning

36.A. door　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shop　　　　　　　　　　　 C. window　　　　　 D. box

37.A.wrap　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　 D. hold

38. A. each　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　 D. all

39.A. nails　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cans　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. coins　　　　　　　 D. dollars

40. A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. serve　　　　　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　　　 D. help

41. A. basic B. secret C. exciting　　　　　　 D. surprising

42. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. after　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　 D. while

43.A.call up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. look up　　　　　　　　　　 C .clear up　　　　　　 D. turn up

44. A. immediately　　　　　　　 B. hurriedly　　　　　　　　　 C. badly　　　　　　　 D. hardly

45. A. went　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked　　　　　　　 C. paid　　　　　　　　 D. headed

46.A. moved　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　　　　 C. broke　　　　　　　 D. lifted

It's Wednesday afternoon．School is over．The students are putting their books，pencil-boxes 1 ______ their school bags．The teacher comes in and says to the students，“Wait a minutes，please．I have something to tell you．Listen to me，2 _____ is Thursday．There's going to 3______ a 4 ____ meeting in our school．The meeting is at nine in the morning．5 _____ are your school reports（成绩单）and letters．6______ your parents．7_____ them home．Give your parents the letters and 8_____ them your school reports．Ask them9___ to the meeting on time tomorrow．because I'm 10____ tell them something about next term．”

1．A．into                   B．to                       C．out

2．A．today                B．tomorrow             C．next day

3．A．have    　           B．be      　             C．has

4．A．student                B．parent                 C．parents

5．A．These                  B．Those              C．Here

6．A．for                    B．with                 C．give

7．A．Take                     B．Bring                  C．Taking  

8．A．tell                        B．say                  C．show．

9．A．comes              B．to come            C．coming

10．A．going               B．going to                  C．want

Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms.For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem.
However，one autumn，things changed.It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference.The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers.
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door.He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox.“I’m looking for a few days’work，”the builder said.“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes，”answered Paul，extremely pleased to see the builder.“I do have a job for you.Look at that farm across the creek(小溪).That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek.But I’ll go him one better.See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore.”
The builder said thoughtfully.“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work.When he returned，the builder had just finished his job.Paul was shocked.Instead of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other.
As Paul stood on the bridge，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand.“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason.
Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay.I have much more for you to do.”
“I’d love to.”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”

1. 1.

   What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?

   1. A.
      The digging of the creek.
   2. B.
      A problem about a farm animal.
   3. C.
      Who owned the field between the farms.
   4. D.
      Who would pay for building the fence.
2. 2.

   The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means         ·

   1. A.
      do something even worse
   2. B.
      improve the situation
   3. C.
      point out his mistake
   4. D.
      help him out
3. 3.

   What do we know about the brothers?

   1. A.
      They had been fighting for many years.
   2. B.
      Their farms were not very successful.
   3. C.
      They finally realized their mistakes.
   4. D.
      They liked building bridges.
4. 4.

   Why did the builder build the bridge?

   1. A.
      He needed a way to get across the river.
   2. B.
      There was not enough wood for the fence.
   3. C.
      He misunderstood Paul’s instructions.
   4. D.
      He wanted to bring the brothers together.
5. 5.

   In what order did the following take place in the story?
   a.The brothers stood on the bridge.
   b.Jason dug the creek.
   C.The brothers became angry with each other,
   d.The builder asked for work.
   e.Paul went into town.
   

   1. A.
      b，c，e，d，a   
   2. B.
      c，b，d，e，a
   3. C.
      b，e，c，a，d   
   4. D.
      c，d，b，a，e