How ________ I was at that time!

        A. surprise        B. surprises        C. surprised          D. surprising

    

A nurse took a tired soldier to an old man , “Your son is here ,” she told the old man. The old man could hardly  1 the young soldier clearly. He reached out his 2 .The soldier held the old man’s hand. The nurse brought a chair so that he could sit  3 the bed. All through the night, the young soldier sat there   4  the old man’s hand. Now and then he heard him say a few words. The dying man said 5 . He only held his son’s hand tightly all through the night.

The next morning, the old man died. The soldier freed his hand and went to  6  the nurse .While the nurse did  7 she had to do, he waited. Then he asked her, “Who was that man?”

The nurse was  8“Wasn’t he your father?” she said.

“No, he wasn’t”, the soldier answered.” I 9 saw him before.”

“Then  10 didn’t you say anything when I took you to  11 ?”

“I knew right away there had been a  12 , and I also knew he needed his son ,_13  his son just wasn’t here. When I found that he was too  14 to tell whether or not I was his son, I knew  15 he needed me, I stayed.

1.                A．see            B．look           C．saw  D．seeing

 

2.                A．head           B．foot            C．hand D．hair

 

3.                A．besides         B．beside          C．under    D．on

 

4.                A．held           B．holds           C．holding   D．was holding

 

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

 

6.                A．cry            B．speak          C．tell  D．say

 

7.                A．how           B．who           C．what D．when

 

8.                A．surprising       B．surprised       C．surprise  D．surprises

 

9.                A．sometimes      B．usually         C．always    D．never

 

10.               A．where         B．why           C．which D．who

 

11.               A．him           B．he            C．his   D．her

 

12.               A．bed           B．chair           C．mistake   D．hand

 

13.               A．and           B．or             C．but   D．then

 

14.               A．sick           B．healthy         C．strong D．nice

 

15.               A．how many      B．how long       C．how much D．how old

 

 

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent 46  with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. 47, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became 48 more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she 49 work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as 50 as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not 51 in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very 52 and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she 53 a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to 54 with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his 55, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly 56 Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was 57 me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that 58 my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”

　　 Now Martin has 59 changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s 60 helped him to feel good about himself.

1.                A．conversation    B．report          C．survey   D．speech

 

2.                A．So             B．But            C．Therefore D．However

 

3.                A．very           B．many           C．much D．too

 

4.                A．could          B．had to          C．should   D．would

 

5.                A．soon           B．quickly         C．well D．good

 

6.                A．pleased        B．tired           C．bored    D．interested

 

7.                A．worried        B．patient         C．careful   D．serious

 

8.                A．made          B．took           C．got  D．thought

 

9.                A．argue          B．say            C．discuss   D．talk

 

10.               A．surprised       B．surprising       C．surprise   D．surprises

 

11.               A．which          B．what           C．that  D．how

 

12.               A．seeing         B．noticing        C．helping    D．watching

 

13.               A．since          B．before         C．after  D．when

 

14.               A．always         B．hardly          C．really D．just

 

15.               A．advice         B．love           C．idea  D．decision

 

 

Henry was a middle school student. It was Saturday. There were 1  classes that afternoon, so he went to a shop near his home. The shop sold many jackets. He looked  2  them and at last chose a very nice one. He  3  it on and then told the shopkeeper to put it into a  4 .

At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop. They hadn’t seen each other for a long time. They were so  5  to meet again that they forgot anything else. Soon they were busy  6  on and on happily.

It was nearly six o’clock,  7  they decided to go and have dinner together. Henry picked up his bag and walked towards the shop door. The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay  8  the jacket. Henry looked at him in  9  at first, but soon he remembered that he didn’t pay him. He said sorry and  10  the money to the shopkeeper and then left the shop with his friend．

(    ) 1. A． many              B． any                C． none               D． no

(    ) 2. A． up                 B． for                C． after                D． at

(    ) 3. A． put                B． tried               C． got                       D． turned

(    ) 4. A． bag                B． cup                C． car                       D． pocket

(    ) 5. A． worried         B． interested           C． angry               D． excited

(    ) 6. A． talk              B． talking             C． talked               D． to talk

(    ) 7. A． though              B． so                C． because             D． but

(    ) 8. A． for                 B． of                C． to                  D． back

(    ) 9. A． surprised            B． surprising          C． surprise              D． surprises

(    ) 10. A． give               B． gives            C． gave                D． to give

Once upon a time, some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle (海龟). They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, "Stop!" The children ran 11 quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, "Thanks for your kindness. I really would like 12 you to a wonderful palace now."

The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he 13　 the palace. He was very surprised and said to the turtle, "What a nice palace!" To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him a 14 dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warn welcome there and was 　15 everything.

After dinner, the king of the turtles said, "I am going to give you two boxes, 16 you can open only one." "You mustn’t open both. Don’ t forget it!" the turtle warned him. "All right. I will open only one," the young man promised. At this time，a large wave sent him out of the sea.

After he 17 , he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To his　 18　 the box was full of gold. "My God!" he cried, "I'm a(n) 19 man now." Then he thought, "Things in the other box must be expensive, too." He could not wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face 20　 an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

(　 )31. A. through 　　 B. away 　　　 C. into 　　　　D. out

(　 )32. A. wanting 　　 B. asking　 　　 C. to let　　 　 D. to invite

(　 )33. A. left for　 　　B. arrived on 　　C. arrived at 　 D. got away

(　 )34. A. big 　　　　B. poor dinner 　 C. bad 　　　 D. small

(　 )35. A. pleased with 　B. strict in　 　 C. angry with 　D. sorry for

(　 )36. A. so 　　　　 B. or　　 　　　C. but　　 　　D. as

(　 )37. A. went back to home　　 　　　　B. was back home　

C. went back to the sea D. was back the sea

(　 )38. A. surprising 　　B. surprised　 　C. surprise　 　 D. surprises

(　 )39. A. poor 　　　 B. rich　　 　　 C. old　　 　　 D. young

(　 )40. A. liked 　　　B. felt like　 　　 C. looked like D. looked