I was not a confident girl before. I   36  spoke in fornt of the class because I was afraid of making mistakes. My family went to Mount Tai last summer holiday. Something important  37  there and it changed me greatly.
We  38  there early in the morning and began to climb. Soon all of us felt tired  39 the stairs were really steep(陡峭的). An hour later, we stopped to have a rest. While we were having a rest, my mother changed her  40 and decided not to climb any more. I couldn’t decide whether to stay there or go on  41 with my father.“No matter how hard it is, I am  42 you can get there.” Said my father. So again we  43 the hard journey. We were very tired,   44 we kept going on and on. Another hour later, we reached the top. It was really beautiful. My father and I were so excited that we couldn’t help  45 happily. What an interesting trip!
【小题1】.A. never             B. always          C. sometimes
【小题2】.A. left              B. continued       C. happened
【小题3】.A. arrive            B. arrived         C. arrived at
【小题4】A.because         B. because of      C. so
【小题5】.A. place         B. mind                C. road
【小题6】.A. climb         B. to climb            C. climbing
【小题7】A. sorry          B. afraid              C. sure
【小题8】.A. ended         B. stopped             C. started
【小题9】.A. and           B. but                 C. though
【小题10】.A. jumping up       B. jumping into        C. jump up

Dear Peter,
I hope everything is going well with you !
I’m glad __41__ your letter asking for my __42__ on how to learn Chinese well.
Here are__43__suggestions. Firstly, you can take part__44__a Chinese course. There you can learn from the teachers and practice with your classmates as possible as you can. Secondly, __45__is important to read some newspapers about__46__and watch Chinese TV programs whenever possible. Besides, it is also a good idea__47__and sing Chinese songs, it can improve your oral Chinese and by__48__so, you’ll learn and remember Chinese words__49__
I think__50__to improve your Chinese is by making more Chinese friends. You can chat and do something__51__them together.__52__you want to learn it, they will tell you a lot about China and help you learn Chinese. I believe you can learn Chinese__53__.
Try__54__to me in Chinese next time. Good luck to you!
Best__55__!
Yours,
Li Hua

Rachel lived in a small town in America. She always wanted to help others when she was young. At the age of 5, she learned about an organization named Locks of Love. It uses hair donations to make wigs (假发) for children who have    1   their hair because of cancer or other illnesses. Rachel then asked her mother to cut her long hair and send    2   to the organization.
At 8, she learned that other children had no clean    3   in Africa, and she was shocked. When her school began    4   money to build wells (井) there, she asked her parents to    5  holding her birthday party. Also, she asked her friends each to donate $9 to the project in Africa    6   giving her birthday presents.
One year later, it was her    7   birthday on June 12. She made a    8   page on the Internet with a goal of $300. However, Rachel was able to raise only $200. This made her a little    9  .
Unluckily, Rachel was badly hurt in an accident    10   eight days. That was a terrible shock to her friends. They wanted to find some ways of showing    11   to her. They began donating on Rachel’s birthday page. Donations    12   her $300 goal quickly and kept rising.
When it was clear that she would    13   come back to herself（苏醒）, her parents donated her organs (器官) to other children. They also donated her hair a    29   time to Locks of Love.
More    14   was being raised. The total donations soon reached $100,000, then $300,000. So far more than $850,000 has been raised from all over the world, including donations from the Africans who are moved (感动) by the little American girl.

I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was   36  , because my whole world was dark.
A young   37   ran up to me, out of breath（气喘吁吁）. He stood right before me with his head down and said   38  , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and   39 . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
  40 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his   41  and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s   42  I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must   43  it, or he might never leave. So I accepted(接受) the flower, and replied, “This is just what I   44 .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not   45 －he was blind.
Tears came down my face as I   46  him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off  to  47 . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.
Through the eyes of a blind child,   48  I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been   49 . I decided to see the beauty in life, and   50  every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

Jim Green works in the hospital. Last weekend he __41___ go to work. On Saturday morning his father ___42__ to him, “Jim, go to the city and to see my best friend, Mr Vickers. Here is his   43 . His home is near the station.”
Jim went to the city __44__ train. He got off (下车) the train and thought, “Mr Vicker’s    45 is near the station, I can __46  _ it easily.” But after an hour he couldn’t find it.   47  he stopped and asked an old man. The old man said, “Just go along this street, __48__left at New Zoo, and the house is __49__ your right.”
Three weeks   50 , his father told him __51__ Mr Vickers again. He had to __52__ someone for the way when he didn’t find the house. He stopped the   53 man. He was _54_ and said, “Are you still __55__ that place, young man?”

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __31__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __32__ have that money.
　　On my birthday my parents told me they had my __33__ outside in the back yard. At once, I __34__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __35__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __36__! I thought I __37__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __38__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __39__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __40__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’ t __41__.
　　As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __42__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __43__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’ t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __44__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __45__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   31  very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   32   of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally  33   a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go  34 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱),   35  his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   36   .  
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   37  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   38  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
   39  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  40 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear   41   .  He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   42   will come true. I will take care of you. "
But Jack said   43  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too  44   . Now I can' t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   45  towards the sky.
He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

Six-year-old Brandon decided to make pancakes for his parents. He should first take the flour(面粉), so he   46  the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour bag. He put some flour   47  the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and added some sugar.
Soon Brandon was  48  flour and getting frustrated, He wanted this to be   49  for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn't know what to do   50 .
Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push it away, but he   51  the egg box to the floor. He tried to   52  but slipped(滑倒) on the eggs, getting his clothes   53 . Just then, he saw his dad standing at the door.
Brandon's eyes were full of tears. He was   54  his dad would beat him, but his father didn't.   55 , he picked up his crying son and kissed him.
That's what we sometimes face in   56 . We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess. Sometimes we just   57  there in tears because we can't think of anything else to do. Hopefully, that's   58  someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us. But we can't    59  trying to "make pancakes" for "Dad" or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it   60 , and then they'll be glad we tried.

The Japanese Macaca monkey has been studied in the wild for over 50 years. In 1952, on one small Japanese island, scientists dropped some   26  in the dirt for the monkeys. The monkeys liked their taste, but they found the dirt   27 .
One clever 18-month-old monkey found she could   28  the problem by washing the sweet potatoes in a nearby river. She taught this to her mother. Her   29  also learned this new way and they taught their mothers, too.
All the younger monkeys   30  learned to wash the dirty sweet potatoes to make them   31  to eat. But many old monkeys found it very hard to learn this and still ate the   32  sweet potatoes.
Then something very surprising   33 . In the autumn of 1958, scientists found that the monkeys on other nearby   34  began washing their sweet potatoes too. Scientists still don’t fully understand how this knowledge was   35  from one island to another.

William Shakespeare was one of the world’s great writers. He lived in England    21  1564 to 1616. Shakespeare is famous for his   22  and poems. His plays are all about love and feelings. Some, like Julius Caesar, are about history.   23 , like Romeo and Juliet, are about love and romance. The plays are very interesting, and the writing is beautiful. Sometimes it’s hard to understand them. English today is very different from   24  it was 400 years ago. Also, people in the plays often speak like they’re in a poem. There are many movies about Shakespeare’s plays. When you don’t have the chance to see a live play(现场演出), you can   25  one of the movies.