根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

try,  something,  good,  break,  downstairs,  worry,  take,  with,  hold,  real

I have tried many ways to be ill. I don’t wear a sweater when I should, and two days ago I walked in the rain     56     my shoes. But so far     57     has happened, Debbie once told me about a boy in her class, he would rub end of the thermometer till it went up to 39℃. Then he’d put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was     58     ill.

This morning I was     59     doing that but it never went above 35℃ and I rubbed it for ten minutes. So I     60     the thermometer next to the light on my desk and it went up to 40℃. I thought I’d put it in my mouth and walked     61     like that. Then my mother would     62     it out and she would be     63     when she saw that I was rather ill.

The only trouble was I didn’t know the thermometer would be so hot. As soon as I put it into my mouth I burnt my tongue, I spat the thermometer out. It fell on the floor but it didn’t       64    .

    I will have to think up a     65     way to get my mother and father back together.

 

Smiling is the most attractive human behavior. The power of smiling can work out many wonders. I love to take a walk around the small neighborhood where I live. Whoever I meet on the way, they always give me a friendly greeting with a nice smile as soon as our eyes contact  1 . I smile back. This kind of smiling exchange represents the most   2  part of my jogging experience in the States.

My daughter's smile is just like sunlight, which warms me inside the same way   3   the sun warms my body. It can clear away any clouds and unpleasant feelings. The smile of my wife, however, makes me enjoy the   4  of an elegant woman, it can sometimes relax me quite a lot.

Julia Robert's    5  is nothing but roaring like an earthquake. Americans may have   6   opinions in many things, but they all agree that Julia is America's sweetheart. Her laugh plays a very good part in her acting. Once I tried some candy in a store, the owner asked me how sweet the candy is, I said sweeter than Julia Robert.   7  both of us broke into a kind of Julia's laugh. Yes, laugh is something we can not do without. Otherwise, our life would be too   8  .

Smiling does not belong to human alone. Once I stayed at an American home and he had a little dog named Mini. When I held her gently and asked her to give me a little smile,   9   just opened her mouth wide and half closed her eyes, looking like smiling.

Los Angles is not only the place where it has the most sunshine in a year,   10   where most people smile! That’s why so many people love to travel there all year round.

1.                A．contact         B．close           C．change   D．open

 

2.                A．fashionable      B．painful          C．enjoyable     D．educational

 

3.                A．though         B．like            C．as   D．from

 

4.                A．pride          B．courage         C．success   D．beauty

 

5.                A．cry            B．laugh           C．smile     D．performance

 

6.                A．different        B．similar          C．same     D．strange

 

7.                A．All             B．Both           C．Neither   D．None

 

8.                A．lonely          B．cool            C．sunny    D．sad

 

9.                A．it              B．she            C．he   D．I

 

10.               A．even though     B．as if            C．so that    D．but also

 

 

Microblog(微博) is used by more and more people in China. Do you know what it is?
　　Micorblog makes the people around the world to know each other better. It helps people to find the information that they need more easily, also to get some information about the world they did not know before.
　　Many famous people are using microblog now, including singers, TV hosts and artists. The first day of Chinese New Year in 2010，people on Sina Microblog sent 9873 microblogs to wish somebody a Happy New Year. Yao Chen became the queen(王后) of microblog because her microblog has over 1.3 million followers; Li Yuchun sent a microblog and got 11760 comments(评论) within 24 hours; Cai Kangyong, who is a famous TV host and famous writer in Taiwan, has 15143 more followers within 24 hours.
　　Why is microblog so popular? The most important reason is that it is convenient(方便的). People need not use too much time to write the articles to express(表达) their feeling. They can write at most 140 words, and then send it through computers or mobile phones onto the microblog. As soon as they send it, their followers will know. They can use it anytime, anywhere.
　　Many of my friends use microblog to share things with others. They can talk about what they see, hear and think in a sentence or a photo. Also, they can follow their friends’ or their favorite stars’ microblogs. They can even join in any discussion of anything. Microblog is very hit now!
　　Have you microblog today?
【小题1】According to the passage, ________________.

A．microblog can make people around the world to know each other better

B．you can write as many words as you like in your microblog

C．microblog is not very popular in China

D．microblog is only used by people under 18

【小题2】Yao Chen became the queen of microblog because _______________.

A．she sent a microblog and got 11760 comments

B．she is a famous actress in China

C．her blog has over 1.3 million followers

D．she has 15143 more followers within 24 hours

【小题3】 Microblog is very popular. The most important reason is that ____________________.

A．many famous people are using it now

B．it is convenient

C．people can share their photos with others

D．people can join in any discussion

【小题4】What can we do on the microblog?

A．We can join in any discussion of anything.

B．We can only get some information about the world we had known before.

C．We can write at least 140 words, and then send it through computers onto the microblog.

D．We can get answers to any of our questions.

【小题5】We can probably find this article in _______________.

A．a children’s story book	B．a clothing magazine
C．a newspaper	D．an exercise book

Her grandparents are still in good health_____they are over eighty.

A．though

B．as soon as

C．until

D．because

 

阅读理解

One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell from his horse on the road. He didn’t know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift (举起) by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass (经过) by and help him.

Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed（失望的）when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him for help.

But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer, “I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time,” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted and put it on the horse.

“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”

“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, “Wherever (无论在哪里) you see anyone in trouble, do the same for him.”

1.What happened when the farmer went to town?

A．His horse’s leg was hurt.	B．The bag fell from his horse.
C．The farmer lost his bag.	D．His bag was stolen.

2.The farmer didn’t lift the bag onto the horse by himself because      .

A．the bag was broken	B．the horse went away
C．the bag was too heavy	D．the farmer was ill

3. Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw the great man? Because he thought the great man        .

A. couldn’t see him           B. could take away his bag

C. could take away his horse    C. couldn’t help him

4.Who helped the farmer?

A．A great man.

B．Another farmer.

C．A poor man.

D．A friend.

5.What does the story mainly (主要地) tell us?

A．Everybody should become a great man.

B．We should help the man who is in trouble.

C．Everybody couldn’t do as the farmer did.

D．We should pay for other’s help.