He was so 　　　　 thoughts that he didn’t see the tree on the road and ran into it.

　 A.buried in 　　　　　　　　　 B.careful with

　 C.busy with 　　　　　　　　　 D.serious about

 

It was a cloudy Saturday afternoon. A group of birds were having a great time

36 food and playing on the main road. All of a sudden, a big truck sped through… A 　37 thing happened. Birds could 　38 , too. Although this bird had already 　39 , another bird flew over to her immediately, just like a family member, unable to accept the 　40 .

Not long after that, another car passed by quickly, 　41 the dead bird’s body to whirl(旋转) with the wind. The male bird 　42 the movement. As if she was still alive, he 　43 flew beside her again. He stared at her as if he was asking, “ 44 are you not getting up?”

　 　45 , she was no longer able to hear him. At the same time, he was trying to lift her up. He, 　46 , was unable to bear the burden. Another car soon passed by. He quickly 　47 . Once the car had gone, he came down again.

Although other birds told him that it was 　48 , he never gave up. He was trying his best to lift her up to 　49 her flying again. Another car passed by, and her dead body whirled again as if she was still 　50 and trying to fly. He had used all of his 　51 , but he was too weak.

The 　52 , who was taking photos of the scene, said he couldn’t shoot any more. He was so 　53 that the living bird was going to be hurt by passing cars. So he picked up the dead bird and left it at the 　54 . The living one still stayed at a nearby tree as if he was crying with his singing and 　55 to leave.

36. A. packing up B. caring for C. searching for 　　　　 D. setting down

37. A. strange 　　　　　　 B. normal　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　　　　 D. sad

38. A. disagree　　　　　　 B. feel　　　　　　　　　 C. fly　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. spread

39. A. disappeared B. dropped　　　　　　 C. died　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. escaped

40. A. story　　　　　　　　 B. truth　　　　　　　　 C. gift　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. past

41. A. shaking　　　 B. holding　　　　　　 C. sending　　　　　　　　　 D. causing

42. A. stopped　　　 B. disturbed　　　　　 C. noticed　　　　　　　　　　 D. feared

43. A. worriedly　　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　 C. bravely　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprisingly

44. A. Where　　　　 B. When　　　　 C. How　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Why

45. A. Unfortunately　　 B. Gradually　　　　　 C. Finally　　　　　　　 D. Honestly

46. A. in return　　　　　　 B. of course　　　　　 C. by accident　　　 D. on purpose

47. A. sat down　　　　　　 B. looked up　　　　 C. showed up　　　 D. flew off

48. A. simple　　　　 B. boring　　　 C. useless　　　　　　　　　　 D. important

49. A. see　　　　　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　　　 C. catch　　　　　　　　　　　 D. think

50. A. lovely　　　　　　　　 B. complete　　　　　 C. beautiful　　　　　　　　　 D. alive

51. A. confidence　 B. energy　　　 C. space　　　　　　　　　　　 D. time

52. A. owner　　　　　　　　 B. bird　　　　　　　　　 C. killer　　　　　　　　　　　 D. photographer

53. A. hopeful　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　　 D. shocked

54. A. top　　　　　　　　　　 B. center　　　 C. roadside　　　　　　　　　 D. car

55. A. required　　　　　　 B. pretended　　　　 C. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. refused

Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present．He was so 　36　 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes．

All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 　37 , Chuck Hart． 　 38　 Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous 　39 , he was a great player．In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart' s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart' s 40　 on the side of the box．The first indication that something was 　41　 came as he tore away the last piece of paper．Not Hart' s．The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was 　42　 for his amazing work in the community．

Travis's hands　 43 　; his heart stopped．It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren't nice, but what would his friends think ?

They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 　44　 by the other players． When he looked up into his dad' s eyes, however, Travis knew he 45 tell him． "'Thanks, Dad．I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box．

Next morning his dad drove him to school．When they 46　 in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door．Just then, his dad stopped him．

"Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look"…" his dad said 47　 "Travis, I know those aren' t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n）　 48　 The guy whose name is on those shoes," he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, "is someone I 　49　 .Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 　50 ?"

　　 "No," Travis said．

" Never．He' s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he' s a team player．You could have acted like a 　51　 when you didn't get the shoes you wanted, Travis, 　52　 you were polite and made the best of it．You have 　 53 , like the guy whose name is on these shoes．I' m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I' 11 ever see．"

When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes　 54　 . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 　55　 .

36．A．surprised　　 　 B．ashamed　　 　　 C．excited　　　　　 　　 D．worried

37．A．team　　　 　　 B．player　　 　　　 C．coach　　　　　 　　　 D．game

38．A．Unless　　　 　 B．If　　　　 　　　 C．Because　　　 　　　　　 D．Although

39．A．skill　　　　 　　 B．performance 　　 C．behavior　　　　　 　　 D．action

40．A．name　　　 　 B．photo　　　 　　 C．sign　　　　　　 　　 D．model

41．A．strange　　 　　 B．wrong　　　 　　 C．true　　　　　　　 　 D．funny

42．A．known　　　 　 B．encouraged 　　 C．adopted　　　　　 　　 D．influenced

43．A．fell　　　　 　 B．froze　　　　 　 C．shook　　　　　　 　 D．folded

44．A．questioned　 　　 B．noticed　　 　　 C．teased　　　　　　 　　 D．attacked

45．A．mustn't　　 　　　 B．needn't　　 　　　 C．wouldn't　　　　 　　　 D．couldn't

46．A．pulled up　 　　 B．put up　　 　　　 C．took up　　　　　 　　 D．turned up

47．A．peacefully　 　　 B．hesitantly　 　　 C．delightedly　　　　 　　 D．naturally

48．A．choice　　　 　 B．effort　　　 　 C．comment　　　　 　　 D．mistake

49．A．believe　　 　　 B．miss　　　 　　 C．admire　　　　　 　　 D．remember

50．A．danger　　　 　 B．anger　　　 　　 C．sorrow　　　　　 　　 D．trouble

51．A．teammate　 　　 B．adult　　　 　　 C．kid　　　　　　　 　　 D．student

52．A．so　　　　 　　 B．and　　　　 　　 C．but　　　　　　　 　　 D．or

53．A．honor　　　 　 B．courage　　 　　 C．dream　　　　　　 　　 D．belief

54．A．clearly　　　 　 B．carefully　　 　　 C．patiently　　　　　 　 D．differently

55．A．gift　　　　 　 B．look　　　　 　 C．hope　　　　　　 　　 D．lesson