Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, they had a ___36___ because of some small things. And neither was willing to ___37___ each other.

One morning, there was a knock at door of the elder brother. He  38 _ it and found a man standing beside the door. “I’m a carpenter(木匠). I’m  39__ a few days’ work. Perhaps you would have a few small jobs I could help with.”  

“Yes,” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. ___40___ at that farm across the small river. It is my younger brother’s. We had a quarrel, so I won’t like to see his place or his __41___ any more. I want you to build me a 8-foot ___42___.” 

The man said, “I think I understand the situation. Don’t worry. I’ll be able to do a job that makes you __43__.” So the elder brother was very glad and left for the town nearby.

In the evening, the carpenter had just ___44___ his job when the elder brother returned. But he was __45___ to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a __46____, which went from one side of the river ___47__ the other! On the other __48____ of bridge, was his younger brother.

“Do you know the name of the bridge?” The carpenter asked.

“No,” the elder brother was __49___. 

“OK, I can tell you. Its name is understanding and __50___,” the carpenter smiled.

Suddenly they began to understand ___51___. Surely, between two brothers there should be a bridge rather than a _52____. Standing on the bridge, they _53___ each other’s hands with ____54__ in their eyes. 

“Could you stay another few days? I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother. “I’d love to ___55___ on,” the carpenter said. “But I have many more bridges to build.”

1.                A．meeting        B．question        C．decision  D．quarrel

2.                A．forgive         B．like            C．speak    D．believe

3.                A．got            B．opened         C．shut D．left

4.                A．looking for      B．looking at       C．looking on D．looking up

5.                A．See            B．Watch          C．Observe  D．Look

6.                A．house          B．face           C．farm D．eyes

7.                A．wall           B．fence          C．road D．bridge

8.                A．excited         B．pleased         C．moved   D．surprised

9.                A．begun          B．done           C．finished  D．continued

10.               A．surprised       B．happy          C．anxious   D．sad

11.               A．house          B．bridge         C．fence D．river

12.               A．to             B．between        C．across D．till

13.               A．end           B．side           C．field  D．stage

14.               A．disappointed    B．puzzled         C．amazed   D．worried

15.               A．love           B．hate           C．joy   D．anger

16.               A．everything      B．nothing         C．anything   D．something

17.               A．river           B．fence          C．farm  D．wall

18.               A．brought        B．took           C．held  D．clapped

19.               A．smiles          B．tears           C．anger D．sadness

20.               A．leave          B．get            C．stay  D．work

根据句意及首字母或汉语提示，写出各句中所缺单词的正确形式。
【小题1】With the d____ of economy, people’s living standards are improved now.
【小题2】The reason he gave to a_____ for his absence was unbelievable.
【小题3】Our farm s_____ the market with fruits and vegetables every day.
【小题4】My teacher is a strict man and he has no s_____ of humor.
【小题5】They shouldn’t treat their mother in a rude m______. They should respect her.
【小题6】We are in the _____ （少数）; more people are against us than with us.
【小题7】Peter will _____ (逐渐地) get used to the weather in China.
【小题8】They stood there, _____ （怒视） at each other without a word.
【小题9】This factory will bring _____ （好处）to the people around it.
【小题10】We had a light _____ （误解） with them last night.

Our car _________ on the highway and we had a hard time trying to find someone who could get it ________.

When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note—“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”—and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically（魔术般）appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn't freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete (竞争). Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practiced to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). Every so often my son's friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
【小题1】Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer     .

Father’s Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a Mother’s Day. And just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And shopkeepers found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers, presents from their shops.

By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do－buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy a Father’s Day present－not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.

The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.

1.Father’s Day was started just because           .          

A. there was a Mother’s Day         B. there was a Children’s Day 

C. people liked their fathers a lot      D. fathers were more important

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Many countries have a Father’s Day.

B. Father’s Day has a long history.

C. Father’s Day has become important in North America.

D. Maybe Father’s Day will become popular before too long.

3.In America, people have a Father’s Day to        .

A. go shopping with their fathers     B. help their fathers do something 

C. show their love to their fathers    D. get money from their fathers

4.On Father’s Day, shopkeepers always want         .

A. people to buy as many presents as possible

B. children to buy presents only for their fathers

C. women to buy presents only for their husbands

D. grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present only for their grandfathers

5.It can be learned from the article that        .

A. the writer is against Father’s Day

B. many countries have a Father’s Day

C. shopkeepers can get more money on Father’s Day than usual

D. We don’t need to have a Father’s Day