Charlie was a rich boy who had more toys than you could imagine. His family had a lot of money, and   1  he liked something, they would buy it for him. Then, he had no idea what things cost, and wouldn't   2  to take care of what he had. Nor did he realise how difficult it was for other children to get toys like the ones he had.

A time came, though, when he was   3  used to all his toys and various stuff that he began to want something   4 . One of his uncles found a fine horse and he gave it to Charlie. Charlie was very   5  at having a horse. He had never got something like that before.

However, he   6  the horse just as badly as he did all his other toys, and it soon started looking   7 . For the first time in his life Charlie became truly   8 . He loved the horse, and the fact that his family had offered to exchange it for a new one meant nothing to him. One day, while in the countryside, he saw a girl with a horse. The girl looked very poor, but the horse seemed happy and looked great.

Wondering how she had   9  this, Charlie secretly followed her, watching everything she did. First he followed them through the forest, where he saw that she never used the whip, and never   10  the horse. Then they came to the stable, and   11  they arrived the girl fed and watered the horse. Then she carefully groomed (照顾) it. Charlie was surprised. This was the   12  of what Charlie had done to his horse.

Charlie wanted to   13  and become like the girl. As no one had shown him how to do this, he 14   to her and asked her to teach him how to look after his horse. After her initial surprise, she happily  15 . With her he learned how to   16  care and effort into things. He learned that he could be much   17  with only a few special things that you truly   18  , than with thousands of toys that were only good for a short time and were then   19  aside. When the horse finally   20  all its strength and health, Charlie was happy that his effort had been worthwhile.

1.                A．whichever      B．whenever       C．whatever D．however

2.                A．refuse         B．bother         C．obey D．hesitate

3.                A．so             B．as             C．quite D．very

4.                A．usual          B．different        C．right D．expensive

5.                A．excited         B．interested       C．annoyed  D．hopeful

6.                A．operated       B．commanded     C．trained   D．treated

7.                A．tired           B．puzzled         C．grateful   D．sick

8.                A．worried        B．patient         C．ashamed  D．doubtful

9.                A．controlled      B．learned         C．managed  D．prepared

10.               A．scratched       B．hit            C．broke D．damaged

11.               A．even if         B．every time      C．now that   D．soon after

12.               A．glory          B．devotion        C．opposite   D．assumption

13.               A．change         B．continue        C．inspect    D．overcome

14.               A．got over        B．turned over     C．took over  D．went over

15.               A．agreed         B．received        C．adopted   D．responded

16.               A．give           B．put            C．spend D．take

17.               A．stringer        B．higher         C．happier   D．smarter

18.               A．cared for       B．cut down       C．poured into    D．looked up

19.               A．picked         B．dropped        C．passed    D．thrown

20.               A．relieved        B．recovered      C．lost   D．grasped

This year I decided to do something to regain my good name as a kindly uncle. My  36    Tony,had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year. His  37  had no reason to be thankful to me either,because the year before, I had   38   their dear son with a pot of paste(浆糊) and some funny pictures. Instead of   39    them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them. This year,   40  , I decided to let him  41   for himself.

  We went into a big shop,but Tony was very particular about   42   . Although I tried to show him toy after toy,he was not to be   43  . Then I saw he suddenly became  44  ; he had discovered something he really liked: a large tin dram. I was quite happy too   45     I thought what Tony’s mother would say when she saw it. Nobody would get any    46    for weeks! I led Tony away   47  , saying that the dram was too expensive.

   Tony asked for permission to go off    48     and I made the most of my chance to sit down end    49    my aching feet. Fifteen minutes passed but there was still no sign of Tony. I began to get   50    and got up to look for him. I asked a young lady if she had seen a little boy in a grey suit. She looked    51    her helplessly and pointed out that there were so many   52

in grey suits. I was just going to call the police for help,when I saw a strange   53   dressed in strange orange clothes. He was wearing a false beard and had a caveman’s axe(斧子)in one hand,and a space gun in the other. It was, of course,Tony, who informed me  54    that he was the first   55   to fly into space.

1.A. cousin         B. daughter          C. grandson          D. nephew

2.A. friends       B. parents           C. classmates       D. brothers

3.A. presented      B. annoyed          C. confused         D. occupied

4.A. entering       B. dividing         C. sticking          D. drawing

5. A. anyhow       B. though          C. again             D. therefore

6.A. guess        B. choose           C. pay             D. see

7.A. sweets        B. toys           C. clothes          D. books

8. A. pleased   B. disturbed        C. accepted         D. disappointed

9. A. surprised     B. hopeful          C. patient          D. excited

10. A. after            B. until            C. unless           D. since

11.A. shock           B. trouble          C. peace           D. time

12.A. happily         B. eagerly        C. cautiously       D. quickly

13.A. on his own   B. in his way      C. now and then      D. more or less

14.A. drag           B. rest.           C. lay              D. step

15. A. 8shamed        B. angry           C. worried          D. doubtful

16.A. about           B. to             C. at               D. across

17.A. young ladies  B. new customers   C. loving parents     D. small boys

18.A. figure          B. actor           C. man            D. doll

19.A. on time        B. at once          C. just now         D. once again

20.A. policeman       B. spaceman        C. caveman       D. postman

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This year I decided to do something to regain my good name as a kindly uncle. My 36　 Tony,had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year. His 37 had no reason to be thankful to me either,because the year before, I had 　38 their dear son with a pot of paste(浆糊) and some funny pictures. Instead of 　39　 them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them. This year, 　40 , I decided to let him 41 for himself.

We went into a big shop,but Tony was very particular about 　42 . Although I tried to show him toy after toy,he was not to be　 43 . Then I saw he suddenly became 44 ; he had discovered something he really liked: a large tin dram. I was quite happy too　 45　 I thought what Tony’s mother would say when she saw it. Nobody would get any 　 46　 for weeks! I led Tony away　 47 , saying that the dram was too expensive.

　 Tony asked for permission to go off　 48　 and I made the most of my chance to sit down end　 49　 my aching feet. Fifteen minutes passed but there was still no sign of Tony. I began to get　 50　 and got up to look for him. I asked a young lady if she had seen a little boy in a grey suit. She looked　 51　 her helplessly and pointed out that there were so many　 52

in grey suits. I was just going to call the police for help,when I saw a strange　 53 dressed in strange orange clothes. He was wearing a false beard and had a caveman’s axe(斧子)in one hand,and a space gun in the other. It was, of course,Tony, who informed me 54　 that he was the first　 55　 to fly into space.

36. A. cousin　　　　　　 B. daughter　　　　 C. grandson　　　　 D. nephew

37. A. friends　　　　 B. parents　　　　 C. classmates　　　 D. brothers

38. A. presented　　　　 B. annoyed　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. occupied

39. A. entering　　　 B. dividing　　　 C. sticking　　　 D. drawing

40. A. anyhow　　　　 B. though　　　　 C. again　　　　　 D. therefore

41. A. guess　　　 　　 B. choose　　　　　 C. pay　　　　　　 D. see

42. A. sweets　　　　 B. toys　　　　 C. clothes　　　 D. books

43. A. pleased　　　 B. disturbed　　 C. accepted　　　 D. disappointed

44. A. surprised　　　　 B. hopeful　　　　 C. patient　　　 　 D. excited

45. A. after　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　 D. since

46. A. shock　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　 C. peace　　　　　 D. time

47. A. happily　　　　 B. eagerly　　　 C. cautiously　　　 D. quickly

48. A. on his own　 　　B. in his way　　　 C. now and then　　 D. more or less

49. A. drag　　　　　 B. rest.　　　　 C. lay　　　　　 D. step

50. A. 8shamed　　　　 B. angry　　　　　 C. worried　　　　 D. doubtful

51.A. about　　　　 B. to　　　　　 C. at　　　 　　D. across

52. A. young ladies　　　 B. new customers　　 C. loving parents　　 D. small boys

53. A. figure　　　　　 B. actor　　　　　 C. man　　　　　 D. doll

54.A. on time　　　　　 B. at once　　　　 C. just now　　　　 D. once again

55.A. policeman　　　 B. spaceman　　 C. caveman　　　 D. postman