In the morning，Johnson set off from his home in California．It was the start of his vacation，and he was going to visit friends at Las Vegas．Then he hoped to go fishing in Lake Mead，40 kms from Las Vegas．

Johnson's troubles started while he was driving happily across the Mojave Desert．His car broke down and he tried to repair it．But be failed．He telephoned a workshop to ask it to send a tow truck（拖车）to pull the car away and repair it．

When waiting for the tow truck he fell asleep．while he was sleeping，a tow truck arrived from San Pedro（the nearest town） and pulled his car away．Later on，Johnson woke up and thought that somebody had stolen（偷） his car．Very reluctantly, he started to walk back towards San Pedro but a police car stopped him to find out why he was walking in the desert．

    Johnson looked like a man wanted（被通缉） in California for robbery（抢劫），so the police kept him at San Pedro for the night．The next day，Johnson’s friends came from California．They proved（证明） that Johnson was a harmless salesman，so they let him go．

1．Why was Johnson happy when he was driving across the desert?

A．his friends were going to visit him ．

B．he was going fishing at California

C．his holiday was just starting

D．he was usually an unlucky man

2．Where was Johnson going to stay first?

A．At Lake Mead          B．At San Pedro          C．At California            D．At Las Vegas

3．When did Johnson’s car break down?

A．After he had passed San Pedro

B．Before he left California

C．When he was near the Mojave Desert

D．Not far from Los Angeles

4．What does the underlined word “reluctantly” mean?

A．Happily                   B．Unwillingly              C．Seriously                D．Excitedly

5．Why did the police stop Johnson?

A．He had robbed（抢劫） somebody in California

B．He was breaking the law by walking on a highway．

C．They thought that he was a robber．

D．He said that he was not a robber．

She is a beautiful red-haired girl. She has been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. It was 1 outside. We all stood there under the  2  , just outside the door.
Her voice was so sweet that it  3  the dull (沉闷的) surroundings (环境). “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said.
“What?” Mom asked.
“Let’s run through the rain!” she repeated.
“No, honey. We’ll wait  4   it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.
This young child waited about another  5   and repeated: “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she  6   her Mom’s arm.
“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were  7  to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through  8  !”
The crowd became   9 . Nothing could be heard but the rain. No one came or left in the next few minutes.
Mom thought for a moment about what she would say. “Honey, you are right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we’ll just need to get a wash.” Mom said.
Then off they ran. People all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and through the puddles(水坑). They held their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet through. But they were  10  by a few who laughed like children all the way to their cars.
People can take away your money and health. But no one can ever take away your memories… So don’t forget to make time to make memories every day.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

缺词填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和 所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。（本大题共6分，每格0.5分）

Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2010 CCTV spring festival gala(春晚)? They attracted great attention and w____1____ interests of the audience. Jin Qiu, d_____2____ of magic acrobatic section(魔术杂技组), said, “In fact, Liu has p____3____ three plans for his show. I think all of them are wonderful, even after I’ve w____4_____ them many times. So I think the audiences will think so too, when they first see them.”

The magic shows were so successful that everyone is now m_____5_____ about him and want to know how to play magic tricks. “ I saw the s_____6______ on everyone’s face. It was cool.” Liu said.

However, you may not believe that Liu n_____7_____ go to any magic school. He just learned by h_____8_____. When Liu was seven years old, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu d_____9_____ to learn magic. He worked quite hard at it. He practiced hard to i_____10_____ his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class, after years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician(魔术师). But he isn’t s______11_____ with what he has got and keeps on trying every day. He may spend three years w_____12_____ out a new show.

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say,“When anything happens, believe in yourself.”When I was 14,  I was__1__ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later__2_ happened. It affected my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a/an__3 idea! It meant I had to___4__ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic” Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to _5_ all the speech and practised it over 100 times.  __6__my mother’s great help, I did well in the contest. I could hardly (几乎不) believe my _7_ when the news came —— I won the first place. I heard the   8 from the teachers and students. Those__9__looked down on （瞧不起）me before, but they now all said congratulations to me. My mother hugged (拥抱)me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell  10 to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
【小题1】A. so            B. too          C. very
【小题2】A. something     B. nothing      C. anything
【小题3】A. interesting   B. exciting     C. terrible
【小题4】A. say           B. speak        C. tell
【小题5】A. remember      B. see          C. hear
【小题6】A. At            B. To           C. With
【小题7】A. ears          B. eyes         C. result（结果)
【小题8】A. cheers        B. wishes       C. thanks
【小题9】A. boys          B. girls        C. classmates
【小题10】A. my mother     B. him          C. myself