That year, in the local primary school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the _ 31 __ kids was the stupidest child anyone had never seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried _ 32 __

numbers to her; she would always end up saying something that the other children didn’t understand.

_ 33 __this girl arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great _ 34 __.Encouraged by the new teacher, the other children would have to _ 35 __her mistakes.

They all wanted to be the_ 36 __ to find her mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them to her. To do this they _ 37 __ all kinds of things: sweets, cards, oranges, paper planes.

It didn’t seem like this bothered the new kid.

However, little Lewis was sure that it must make her _ 38 __sad inside.

So, one day, he decided to_ 39 __ the new kid home after school. Lewis was sure he would see her _40 __.

On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he _ 41 __ for a while, until someone came along to meet her…

It was the new_ 42 __!

The teacher_ 43 __ the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand .Following from a distance, Lewis could_44 __ they were talking about math.

And that stupid new kid knew everything about it, much more than _ 45 __ in the class.

31. A. short 　　　 B. tall　 　　　　C. old 　　　 D. new

32. A. speaking　 　 B. guessing 　　　C. talking　　 D. explaining

33. A. Until　 　　 B. Before　　 　 C. After　　 D. Later

34. A. popular　 　 B. fun　　　 　　C. tiring　　 D. surprising

35. A. make　　　　 B. do　　　 　　　C. correct　　 D. have

36. A. first 　　　　B. second　 　　 C. next　　 　D. last

37. A. borrowed　　 B. saw　　　　 　 C. had　　　 　D. used

38. A. feel　　 　　B. listen　　　 　C. like　　 　 D. smell

39. A .run　　　　 B. write　　　　 C .follow　　 D. save

　40. A. crying　　　 B. reading 　　　C. eating　 D. playing

41. A. filled　　　 B. got　　　　 　C. saw　　　 D. waited

42. A. mother　　　 B. friend　　　　 C. boy　　　 D. teacher

43. A. came　　　　 B. left　　　　 　C. gave　　 D. bought

44. A. hear　　 　　B. wear　　 　　　C. mind　　　 D. see

45. A someone　　 　 B. something　 　C. anything　 D. anyone

That year, in the local primary school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the _ 31 __ kids was the stupidest child anyone had never seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried _ 32 __

numbers to her; she would always end up saying something that the other children didn’t understand.

_ 33 __this girl arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great _ 34 __.Encouraged by the new teacher, the other children would have to _ 35 __her mistakes.

They all wanted to be the_ 36 __ to find her mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them to her. To do this they _ 37 __ all kinds of things: sweets, cards, oranges, paper planes.

It didn’t seem like this bothered the new kid.

However, little Lewis was sure that it must make her _ 38 __sad inside.

So, one day, he decided to_ 39 __ the new kid home after school. Lewis was sure he would see her _40 __.

On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he _ 41 __ for a while, until someone came along to meet her…

It was the new_ 42 __!

The teacher_ 43 __ the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand .Following from a distance, Lewis could_44 __ they were talking about math.

And that stupid new kid knew everything about it, much more than _ 45 __ in the class.

31. A. short　　　　 B. tall　　　　　 C. old　　　　 D. new

32. A. speaking　　 B. guessing　　　 C. talking　　 D. explaining

33. A. Until　　　　 B. Before　　　　 C. After　　　 D. Later

34. A. popular　　　 B. fun　　　　　 C. tiring　　 D. surprising

35. A. make　　　　 B. do　　　　　　 C. correct　　 D. have

36. A. first　 　　　B. second　　　　 C. next　　　 D. last

37. A. borrowed　　 B. saw　　　　　 C. had　　　　 D. used

38. A. feel　　　　 B. listen　　　　 C. like　　　 D. smell

39. A .run　　　　　 B. write　　　　 C .follow　　 D. save

40. A. crying 　　　 B. reading　　　 C. eating　　 D. playing

41. A. filled　　　 B. got　　　　　 C. saw　　　 D. waited

42. A. mother　　　 B. friend　　　　 C. boy　　　 D. teacher

43. A. came　　　　 B. left　　　　　 C. gave　　　 D. bought

44. A. hear　　　　 B. wear　　　　　 C. mind　　　 D. see

45. A someone　　　 B. something　　 C. anything　 D. anyone

Maria Gomez was born in Peru. She grew up in a small village. She 　1 when she was six years old. She went to elementary school, but she 　2 to high school. Her family was very 　3 ,and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She 　4 in a shoe factory.

When Maria was seventeen years old, her family 　5 to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles, and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria 　6 in the United States, she was not happy.

She missed her friends in Peru, and she didn't 　7 a word of English. She began to study English at night, 8 worked in a factory during the day.

Maria studied very hard, and now she speaks English well. She's still 　9 at night, but now she is studying typing. She wants 　10 in Peru. Maria still misses her friends in Peru. But she is very happy now, and she hopes she will have a good future in the new country.

(　 )1.A.went to school B. go to school C. goes to school D. begins school

(　 )2.A.went　 B. didn't go　 C. began　　 D. wasn't

(　 )3.A.rich　　　 B. poor　　 C. happy　　　 D. glad

(　 )4.A.works B. is working　 C. is going to work D. worked

(　 )5.A.moved B. go　　 C. stayed　　 D. lived

(　 )6.A.reached　　　 B. arrived　 C. got　　　 D. moved

(　 )7.A.tell　　　 B. talk　　 C. know　　　 D. say

(　 )8.A.when　 B. so　 C. or　　 D. and

(　 )9.A.studying　　　 B. studied　 C. study　 D. studies

(　 )10.A.to do　　 B. do　　　 C. to be　　　 D. be