My best friend and I were in the shop that she owns. It was the middle of the afternoon. We were both very happy and making plans for the weekend. Suddenly a man entered the shop. We knew that he didn’t look like one of our usual customers, but we welcomed him _  __ anyway. Without any hesitation he pulled something out of his coat. We didn’t notice that it was a __  __ until he ordered us to go into the back with him.
After he warned us that he could fire at any time, he looked for the money everywhere, in the bank, from our wallets, and then he asked for our jewellery (珠宝) and we gave him all he wanted. Finally, he finished his “job” and left.
When I was a child, I felt safe with my parents in my home or wherever I was not alone. Then I began to understand the news and I learnt that __  __ things were happening “out there”, but I still kept thinking that those events were just other people’s __  __, not mine. From the moment the man walked out of the shop, I completely ___  ___. I always look around to see which kinds of people are possibly following me. Now I usually double-check everything: if I’ve locked myself in the car or in the house. I am always careful not to wear any jewellery. Whenever a stranger is getting too close or is trying to get information from me, I feel nervous. I know that it is wrong, and that not everyone is going to _  __ me again.
After all, I consider myself lucky, since nothing really bad happened to me or my friend, but since that day I haven’t felt safe any more. I hate that man not for having taken my jewellery and money, but for having deprived（剥夺）of my innocence.

小题1:	A．sadly B．quietly C．angrily D．politely

小题2:	A．gun B．note C．mistake D．knife

小题3:	A．funny B．horrible C．pleasant D．serious

小题4:	A．exchanges B．worries C．feelings D．fables

小题5:	A．made a decision B．lost my way C．changed my mind D．calmed down

小题6:	A．disturb B．investigate C．fool D．attack

A well-dressed(穿得好的) man goes into a restaurant one day. He sits _______at a table near the window.
A waiter comes up to him and says,“_____I help you, sir? ” The man says, “Can I see the menu?” “Certainly.” the man wants a good meal. He orders(点餐) a lot of delicious_____ . The waiter brings them to him. The man is having his _____ happily. At this time, a boy comes in and sits down beside the man. He asks the _____ to give him an ice cream. The man does so. Now the boy is eating his ice cream.
“I will go out _____ a newspaper.” the man says and leaves. After the boy eats his ice cream up, he _______ and goes to the door.
“______, your father has not given the money for the meal and your ice cream.” the waiter stops him and says.
“Father? You’re _____. He is not my father. I don’t _____ him. I meet him in the street. He says he will(会) give me an ice cream if I come here at twelve o’clock.” says the boy.

小题1:	A．in B．on C．down D．up

小题2:	A．Can B．Must C．Should D．Would

小题3:	A．chicken B．dishes C．salad D．vegetables

小题4:	A．cakes B．drink C．supper D．meal

小题5:	A．man B．father C．waiter　 D．boy

小题6:	A．with B．for C．to D．at

小题7:	A．sits down B．gets up C．stands up D．comes down

小题8:	A．Excuse me B．Sorry　 C．Hello D．Hi

小题9:	A．good B．right C．well D．wrong

小题10:

A．like B．know C．help D．ask

“Keep your eyes on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to      
This morning, I felt      was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat       me. My eyes caught his and he        , “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a        , not sure if he was joking, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more closely towards my own paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I        . Cheating(作弊) was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James       . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the answers. I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James angry.
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering    . But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My        searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me       to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the next test.” “OK, Brain”, “You’re right. I should study hard.” I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy my friendship with James wasn’t destroyed.

小题1:	A．break B．follow C．take D．check

小题2:	A．nobody B．anybody C．everybody D．somebody

小题3:	A．in front of B．behind C．before D．around

小题4:	A．whispered B．talked C．spoke D．answered

小题5:	A．book B．note C．hand D．smile

小题6:	A．said to him B．asked the teacher C．thought to myself D．talked to me

小题7:	A．had B．hadn’t C．has D．didn’t

小题8:	A．how to say B．when to say C．what to say D．where to say

小题9:	A．eyes B．body C．mind D．memory

小题10:

A．well enough B．good enough C．hard enough D．bad enough

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw an advertisement in a newspaper –a teaching job wanted at a school.  The school was about ten miles from where I lived. I was in great      of money and wanted to do something useful, so I      .
Three days later, a letter arrived.  It asked me to meet the principal of the school at Croydon. It proved to be a(n)     journey -a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of      a quarter of a mile.
A man who was short and round seemed to be the principal and he opened the door for me. "The school," he said, "has a group of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen years old." According to the man, I should have to teach all the subjects       art, which the man himself taught. I should have to      the class into three groups and teach them at three different levels, and I was not glad at the      of teaching Maths -a subject which I wasn't good at. It was        that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be      themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my      ,the man got up to his feet. "Now," he said,“You'd better meet my wife.  She is the one who really runs this school.”

小题1:	A．fear B．need C．danger D．control

小题2:	A．applied B．arranged C．announced D．accepted

小题3:	A．comfortable B．boring C．short D．unpleasant

小题4:	A．at first B．at most C．at least D．at last

小题5:	A．besides B．except C．including D．about

小题6:	A．cut B．divide C．turn D．gather

小题7:	A．action B．way C．movement D．thought

小题8:	A．worse B．better C．harder D．nicer

小题9:	A．helping B．believing C．enjoying D．losing

小题10:

A．fund B．value C．award D．pay

Once upon a time, an old woman had two large water pots. Each hung on the end of a pole(杆子)which she carried across her neck.
One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect, From the river to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. And the other pot was always full. The perfect pot took pride in its talent.  But the poor cracked pot felt sad for its own disadvantage.
One day by the river the cracked pot said to the woman, "I feel bad about myself, because the crack in me causes water to come out all the way back to your house.”
The old woman smiled and said, "Why are there flowers on your side of the road, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your crack. So I planted flowers on your side of the road, and every day while we walk back, you water them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my house, There would not be this beauty without you. Each of us has our own cracks. But the cracks make our lives so interesting and beautiful."
So, to all the cracked pot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the road!
小题1:If each of the two pots could be filled with 20 kilos of water, the woman would probably get _______ kilos of water from the river to the house.

A．10

B．20

C．30

D．40

小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The woman preferred the perfect pot to the cracked pot.

B．The cracked pot felt more talented than the perfect pot.

C．There were beautiful flowers on both sides of the road.

D．The old woman decorated her house with some flowers.

小题3:What can we learn from the story?

A．Everyone has a talent.

B．A true friend is hard to find.

C．Success never comes easily.

D．Mistakes improve our learning,

Have you ever had an embarrassing（尴尬的）experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences.  We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.
Tony:
My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn't ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn't go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn't understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry:
The most embarrassing experience I've ever had, happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favourite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife's hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face. I hadn't taken my wife's hand. I'd taken the hand of a complete stranger!
James:
My wife and I had decided to buy a new house, and I'd made an appointment to see our bank manager. I'd never met him before. I went into town in my car and I was lucky enough to find a parking space outside the bank. I'd just started reversing(倒车) into the space when another car made its way into it. I was irritated! I opened my window and shouted at the man in the car. He ignored me and walked away. It took me twenty minutes to find another place. As soon as I had parked the car, I rushed back to the bank. I was ten minutes late for my appointment. I went to the manager's office, knocked and walked in. The manager was sitting behind his desk. He was the man who had taken my parking space!
小题1:The students began laughing when they saw Tony_______.

A．wearing a wrong shoe	B．carrying an alarm clock
C．looking down suddenly	D．rushing into the classroom

小题2:Henry was embarrassed because he_______.

A．slapped the woman in the face

B．took the hand of a complete stranger

C．heard his wife screaming in the street

D．knocked over some watches in the shop

小题3:James went into town to_______.

A．put money in the bank	B．look for a job
C．meet the bank manager	D．buy a new car

小题4:The underlined word "irritated" probably means "_______ ".

A．angry

B．impolite

C．worried

D．embarrassed

Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, and I was driving          .
At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroad with a traffic light. I was         on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned         , and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. No car, no suggestion of headlights,          there I sat, waiting for the light to        , the only human being, for at least a mile in any       .
I started wondering why I         to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was         no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no         in going through it.
Much later that        , after I'd met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I'd stopped for that light         me. I think I stopped         it's part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It's not only the law, but it's an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow          : we don't go through red lights.
We do          we say we'll do. We show up when we say we'll show up.
I was so        of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell someone.

小题1:	A．fast B．slowly C．carefully D．hard

小题2:	A．late B．alone C．worried D．afraid

小题3:	A．green B．yellow C．red D．dark

小题4:	A．and B．or C．so D．but

小题5:	A．return B．change C．start D．continue

小题6:	A．attention B．background C．direction D．information

小题7:	A．refused B．decided C．prepared D．forgot

小题8:	A．hardly B．luckily C．usually D．clearly

小题9:	A．danger B．excuse C．space D．energy

小题10:

A．moment B．night C．afternoon D．morning

小题11:

A．depended on B．looked forward to C．stayed away from D．came back to

小题12:

A．though B．unless C．because D．until

小题13:

A．me B．it C．him D．us

小题14:

A．what B．how C．why D．that

小题15:

A．tired B．ready C．proud D．sorry

Bill ,Frank and Dave were brothers. Every year, they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday .They liked to show her how rich and successful they were.
The eldest brother ,Bill, had a lot of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy .so he put an ad in the newspaper .”Wanted ----the greatest gift for my mother,”
About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office .he brought a big bird.
“This bird,”the man said ,”can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs”
“Really?I’d like to listen to it.”Bill said
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song .Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird, The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother,” Well ,mother,” he asked ,”what do you think of the bird?”
“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” Said his mother.
小题1:who is the eldest brother?

A．Dave

B．Bill

C．Jack

D．Frank

小题2:What did Bill put in the newspaper?

A．A show

B．A magazine

C．An ad.

D．A report

小题3:How many languages could the bird speak?

A．Five

B．seven

C．eight

D．ten

小题4:How much did Bill pay for the bird?

A．Nine dollars

B．Ten dollars

C．Nine thousand dollars

D．Ten thousand dollars

小题5:What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday ?

A．A bird with a card

B．Some money

C．A joke

D．A song

Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they       their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
　　At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can         fill the basket.”       man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at         so foolish.” He        his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying        . At last the well was almost        .
　　As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came.       he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You         so well in this little thing,” he said, “         now I know I can believe you with many things.”

小题1:	A．finished B．did C．began D．had

小题2:	A．ever B．never C．easily D．no

小题3:	A．The other B．Another C．One D．A second

小题4:	A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything

小题5:	A．picked up B．put away C．took away D．threw away

小题6:	A．water B．basket C．well D．work

小题7:	A．full B．empty C．filled D．clean

小题8:	A．While B．As soon as C．Before D．Since

小题9:	A．have done B．will do C．do D．are doing

小题10:

A．what B．why C．when D．that

Christmas Love
Each December, I promised to make Christmas a relaxed and peaceful experience. I didn’t spend too much time on card writing, endless cooking and decorating. Yet still, I found myself tired, unable to enjoy the valuable family moments, and of course, to understand the true meaning of        .
Christmas came again. My son, Nicholas, was in primary school that year. It was a very          season for a six-year-old. For weeks, he’d been memorizing songs for his school’s “Winter Celebration.” All the parents were invited to be present at their show.
I didn’t have the heart to tell him I’d be working. Unwilling to          his shining moment, I spoke with his teacher. She told me there’d be a dress rehearsal(彩排) the morning of the presentation. All           unable to be present that evening were welcome to come then.
So, on the           of the dress rehearsal, I arrived ten minutes early. Around the room, I saw several other parents. Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the holiday as “Christmas”, I didn’t          anything other than fun. So, when my son’s class rose to sing “Christmas Love”, I was a little bit surprised by its title.
Nicholas was excited, as were all of his classmates. Those in the front row held up large letters, one by one, to         out the title of the song. As the class would sing “C is for Christmas,” a child would hold up the letter C. Then, “H is for Happy,” and on and on         all the children presented the complete message “Christmas Love”.
The show was going smoothly, until suddenly, a small, quiet, girl in the front row held the letter “M” upside down — totally not knowing her letter “M” appeared as a “W”. The audience(观众) laughed at this little girl’s        . But she had no idea why they were laughing at her, so she stood tall,          holding her “W”. The laughter continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A sudden          came over the audience and eyes began to widen. At that moment, we understood why we were there and why we        the holiday.
For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: “CHRIST WAS LOVE”.

小题1:	A．family B．love C．Christmas D．school

小题2:	A．fresh B．exciting C．successful D．golden

小题3:	A．miss B．waste C．forget D．change

小题4:	A．officers B．children C．teachers D．parents

小题5:	A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．evening

小题6:	A．enjoy B．expect C．find D．have

小题7:	A．spell B．pick C．check D．carry

小题8:	A．since B．before C．until D．when

小题9:	A．letter B．mistake C．appearance D．gesture

小题10:

A．politely B．honestly C．quietly D．proudly

小题11:

A．cry B．anger C．silence D．sadness

小题12:

A．celebrated B．remembered C．invented D．recorded