Last fall I put a bird feeder outside my window. I thought as soon as I hung up, a great ___16____ beautiful birds would come. Days, weeks and months went by; ____17____, no birds.

   I asked many people, why? What was I doing ___18____? “Nothing,” most of them replied. “Just ____19____.” So I waited, waited and waited.

   I ____20____ off the deck （露台）, I changed the feed, I ___21____ the feeders, and I ____22____ made the cat go out the other door! But ____23___ seemed to work. So --- I waited, “with patience and hope. ”

   Two months later, early in the morning, I was ____24____. A beautiful bird had been on the bird feeder. All of a sudden, I saw hundreds upon hundreds of birds____25____ from everywhere.

   ____26____ a beautiful lesson this living thing taught me! “Patience and hope” will ____27____ the most beautiful things in life.

So I keep hoping and waiting, waiting and ___28____. I will try to use this “little lesson” in ____29____ many other things in my life. I guess, “____30____ is a virtue （美德）” after all.

1.A. little       B. many         C. much        D. lot

2.A. so           B. because      C. however     D. and

3.A. bad          B. wrong        C. well        D. good

4.A. go           B. sit          C. watch       D. wait

5.A. went         B. put          C. cleaned     D. took

6.A. bought       B. sold         C. washed      D. took

7.A. always       B. hardly       C. even        D. sometimes

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

9.A. sad    B. surprised          C. worried     D. frightened

10.A. coming  B. going        C. leaving     D. singing

11.A. That        B. Which        C. How         D. What

12.A. spend       B. take         C. bring       D. come

13.A. hoping      B. dreaming    C. watching   D. asking

14.A. so          B. such         C. much        D. very

15.A. dream       B. patience     C. volunteering  D. lesson

　　Isaac Newton was a great English scientist. He was one of the greatest men in history（历史）. But when he was thinking hard about his work, he often forgot other things.

　　One morning, Newton got up early. He began to work at once． When it was time for breakfast, he was still thinking it hard, so he didn't have breakfast Mary was going to boil the egg for him. But Newton wanted to stay by himself. He said, “You can put the egg on the table I'll boil it.” Mary put the egg beside Newton's watch on the table and came out of the room.

　　An hour later, Mary went to his room again. What did she see? Newton was standing by the pan（平底锅）, having the egg in his hand. He had put the watch in the pan and was boiling it. But he did not know what he was doing.

How time flies! The summer holiday went away．I had a great time in England．I think I'll never forget it．

    It's time for me to go back home．First, I'll buy some gifts for my family．My father likes reading．I'll buy a book for him．I think he will be very happy．My mother works in a shop near my home．She often goes to work on foot．I want to buy an umbrella for her．I think she can use the umbrella when it rains．My brother likes soccer very much and I will buy a soccer ball for him．

    I will also buy some gifts for my friends．But I haven't decided（决定）what to buy! I want to give them a big surprise!

1．The writer（作者）will buy a（n）                           for his or her father．

A．soccer ball           B．umbrella               C．book                      D．surprise

2．Where did the writer go this summer holiday?

A．England．    B．America．           C．Canada．                D．Australia．

3．What will the writer give to his or her friends?

A．Umbrellas．                                            B．Balls．

C．Books．                                                    D．We don't know．

4．What does the writer's father like doing?

  A．Driving．                B．Fishing．             C．Drawing．              D．Reading．

5．The writer's mother may be a                       ．

    A．teacher                B．farmer                 C．clerk                    D．doctor