阅读下面短文，据上下文意义和所给单词首字母，写出每小题适当单词的完全正确形式，每空一词。

     Mr Jackson works in a college. He likes reading and often b  1   some books from the library. He keep l   2   to the radio every morning and reading n   3   after dinner. So he knows much and t  4    well. His s   5  worship(崇拜) his very much. Mike, Mr Jackson's little son is only nine. He a   6   likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Jackson always think he is too y   7  to understand him, so he chooses easy ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied(对…满意) with it.

     One day Mike read s   8  about the electric lights and was i   9   in it. When his father t   10  him to do housework, he w   11  on thinking o   12   it. He asked him a

f  13  questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said p  14   , "Fathers always know m  15  than s  16  !"Then boy t  17  for a while and said, "I don't think so!" "Oh? Why?" Mike didn't answer and asked i  18   . "Who i  19  the electric lights? " "Thomas Edison ," answered Mr Jackson "Why didn't his father invent them then" Mike asked again.

     Looking at his son. Mr Jackson didn't know w  20__to answer.

A principal decided to honor the teachers in his school to show his thanks for their hard work. He told them how they made a difference in their jobs. Then he gave (1)e_____  of them a blue ribbon ( 缎带 ) that reads , "Who I Am Makes A Difference. "

One of the teachers wanted to take this idea into her students. One day the teacher (2)n_____ that a boy in her class was unhappy. She went to him and asked him the(3)r______ . The boy told her that his father had been worrying about the job and often punished him for some little things. Hearing what he said, the teacher decided to give him the ribbon to (4)c_____ him up. She said, "Dear boy, what your father has done doesn't 5)m______ the lack ( 缺少)of love for you. He needs your understanding. You've been a kind boy. Here's a ribbon for you. Would you like to take this ribbon and pass it on? Let's keep this ceremony going and find out how it (6)a______  people."

That night the boy sat beside his father and said, "Dad, today my teacher gave me a blue ribbon for (7)b_____ kind and asked me to find somebody else to honor. I'd like to give the ribbon to you. I want to let you know how (8)d______ I admire you and how much you mean to me. I love you!"

The father was very (9)s_____, and he was moved as well. He looked at his son through his tears and said, "I (10)a______  lost my confidence in my job. But with your encouragement and love, I regain ( 重获) my confidence. Thank you, my son. I love you, too."

根据短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Someone says, "Time is money." But I think time is  1.  important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. floweret, when time is  2.  it'll never  3.  . That's  4.  we mustn't waste time.

It goes without saying that the  5. is usually limited (有限的). Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do  6.  useful.

But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the  7.  of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and  8. . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 9. . In a word, we should save time. We shouldn't   10.  today's work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to waste.

 

Life is not easy, so I' d like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself. "

     When I was a young boy, I was so shy to talk to anyone that my classmates   17  laughed at(嘲笑) me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later,  18  happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest (比赛). My   19   asked me to take part in it. What a  20 idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.

     "  21  , boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win the contest. " Then Mother and I talked about many different topics.  22  I chose the topic "Believe in yourself", I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it  23   100 times. With the help of my mother, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe myself when the  24  came that I had won the first place; I heard the cheers from the teachers and the students. Those classmates who once looked down on me, now all  25   "Congratulations!" to me. My mother hugged (拥抱) me and cried excitedly.

     Since then, everything has changed for me.   26   I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is not only for a person but also for a country.

1.A. never              B. often              C. also              D. still

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

3. A. father              B. teacher             C. friend             D. mother

4.A. funny              B. good               C. terrible            D. special

5.A. Hurry up           B. Come on           C. Look out          D. Hold on

6. A. At last            B. In fact            C. At once          D. At first

7. A. at                 B. in                 C. with              D. over

8.A. letter               B. topic               C. news              D. report

9.A. said                B. passed              C. sent               D. gave

10. A. Although            B. If                  C. Because           D. When

 

One day Daddy and I went out    1    a walk. On the way we   2   a lot of people. We went up and   3   a look. Oh, dear!   4  did we see? There   5   a donkey(驴) in the middle of the road. It would not move. The cars and buses could not get    6  .

Then a policeman came. "   7  donkey is this?" he asked. "It' s   8   ," said a farmer, "but I   9  move it. " The policeman and the farmer did  10  best to move the donkey, but it would not move. We laughed, but the   11   of the cars and the buses were    12   . "We can't move the donkey," the farmer and the policeman said. "What shall we do?"

"Give him a carrot," my father said.

"   13  a good idea!" said the farmer.

Soon he found a    14   and showed it to the donkey. When the donkey saw a carrot, it jumped up and walked after the farmer.   15   the cars and buses could get past at last.

1.                A．for            B．from           C．at   D．on

 

2.                A．saw            B．looked          C．looked for     D．watched

 

3.                A．enjoyed        B．had            C．played    D．gave

 

4.                A．When          B．Where         C．What     D．Which

 

5.                A．is             B．was            C．has D．had

 

6.                A．past           B．to             C．on   D．up

 

7.                A．Who           B．Who's          C．Which's   D．Whose

 

8.                A．mine           B．me            C．you  D．my

 

9.                A．can            B．can't           C．could    D．couldn't

 

10.               A．his            B．her            C．their D．its

 

11.               A．drivers         B．workers        C．riders     D．teachers

 

12.               A．worried        B．happy          C．glad  D．pleased

 

13.               A．He's           B．She's           C．Which is   D．That's

 

14.               A．carrot          B．cat            C．dog  D．camel

 

15.               A．Some of        B．Little of         C．All   D．Few of