从下面方框中选择适当选项填入短文中，使短文通顺、完整。其中有两项是多余的。

  Beethoven was   1   in Germany in 1770. He was one of the   2   composers（作曲家） in the world. His father was a singer. When Beethoven was only four, his father decided to make him a   3  . So Beethoven had to play the music. He learned very   4   and he could go around and give concerts   5   he was only eleven. A few years later Beethoven went to Vienna to learn from Haydn（海顿），a famous Austrian composer. Soon he could write a lot of music  6  . Beethoven was often   7  in his life. After one illness, he became deaf（耳聋的）. He couldn’t   8   any more, This didn’t stop Beethoven. He kept   9  many pieces of beautiful music. To everyone’s surprise, Beethoven wrote his most beautiful piece Destiny（命运交响曲） after he became deaf. He died   10  the age of 57 in 1827.

A young father was visiting an old man．They were standing in the old man's garden and  1   children．The young man said, How strict (严格) should parents be with  2  children?" The old man pointed to a line (绳子)  3  a big, strong tree and a thin,  4  one．"Please untie (解开) the line," he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent (弯曲) over to  5  side．

"Now tie it again．" said the old man．"But first pull the line tight (紧) so that the young tree is  6  again．"The young man  7  this．Then the old man said, "It is the same with children．You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the line to  8  how they are getting on．If they are not able to stand alone, you must tie the line tight  9 ．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the  10  away．

1．A．playing with            B．talking with          C．talking about        D．talking to

2．A．his                    B．their                C．her                D．one's

3．A．of                B．both                     C．among                D．between

4．A．tall                    B．old                   C．short                D．young

5．A．other                  B．another               C．the other             D．one

6．A．straight                 B．strong               C．tall                   D．young

7．A．pulled                  B．tied                 C．did                   D．made

8．A．bear                  B．see                   C．ask                 D．answer

9．A．again                    B．also                  C．too                  D．already

10．A．young tree             B．big tree                  C．old man              D．line

My name is Bill. I 31___an English boy. I am eleven. This is my school. It is No.4 Middle School. I am 32____Class Two, Grade Seven. Jim is my good 33____ .He is an English 34____. My father  and mother ___35__ teachers. They __36__ in Beijing now. They __37__ English in our school. They love _38___ work. I have a sister.Her __39__ is Nancy. She is only eight. We all like ___40__.

When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away. I had just learned to 36，so I agreed with pleasure. When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it  37 and promised to pick Dad up at 4 pm. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the  38 .However I became   39 interested in the film that I forgot the time. When the last film finished, it was 6 o’clock.
I was afraid Dad would be  40 and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse(借口) 41 my being late. I’ll never forget the cry he gave me: “I’m disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with  42 but with myself. I have failed  43 I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about  44 I have done wrong all these years.” 
Dad began  45 along the road. I begged(乞求)all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.

【小题9】

A．where B．when C．why D．how

Dear Sir,

I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel.

My wife and I  1 on Saturday, 15^th, May and stayed   2 a week. Though we were treated __3 and found the service(服务) excellent, we  4 there are one or two matters we   5 bring your attention.

First, we had hoped for a nice  6 from our busy work lives, and your ad   7  "Comfortable and qui­et". We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. How­ever,  we were  8 to find that repairs are sometimes needed,  but is it  9 necessary to start early in the morning?

Second, we had hoped to  10 in your "wonderful pool". To our disappointment (失望)， we found that it was   11 for the whole time of our stay.

I   12 you do not mind me writing to you   13 these things,  but I would be happy  14__  you could give me some explanation(解释). As I  15__ at the start, it is a pity,  and your service is so well in other fields.

I hope to hear from you.

Mr. Hector Bradley

1.                A．left            B．arrived         C．went D．returned

2.                A．for            B．in             C．during    D．since

3.                A．bad            B．badly           C．good D．well

4.                A．learn          B．hear           C．think D．need

5.                A．should         B．can            C．may D．will

6.                A．stop           B．holiday         C．break    D．sleep

7.                A．told           B．imagined        C．refused   D．said

8.                A．surprised       B．happy          C．glad D．sad

9.                A．true           B．such           C．too  D．really

10.               A．drop           B．swim           C．live   D．drink

11.               A．open          B．closed         C．clean D．gone

12.               A．ask            B．want           C．need D．hope

13.               A．with           B．on            C．about D．at

14.               A．while          B．if             C．as    D．before

15.               A．told           B．put            C．said  D．noticed