One’s education starts from family, especially from his or her mother. Here is a story__26__ happened in my childhood.
One Saturday morning, I was watching TV in the living room with my two brothers. My mum__27__ several apples of different colors and sizes. She put all the apples on the table, then __28__me and my younger brothers, “Which do you like ?”__29__ my younger brothers and I wanted the biggest one. __30__ I could say “ The biggest one”, one of my brothers stood up and said what I wanted to say.
My mum __31__ the biggest apple and said to us, “It is __32__to get the biggest apple. Many people want the best thing, but few really get it. Now let’s start a __33__. Look at the lawn(草坪) in front of our __34__. I’ll divide it into three parts. Each of you must finish pruning(修剪) __35__own share. The best and quickest one will be__36__the biggest apple.” I won the apple finally.
Since then, I have learned to try my best to succeed whenever I get a chance. I work __37__to get what I want. That was what my mother advised me to do. I feel very thankful to my mum because she taught me a very basic but the most __38__lesson. It is quite fair that we can get what we want __39__competing (竞争). My mother kept teaching us in this way and we followed her __40__ all the time.
I do believe that mother is the first teacher of children, who can teach them to be a No.1 pursuing person.

【小题1】

A．how B．what C．that D．when

【小题2】

A．wanted B．drew C．hid D．brought

【小题3】

A．told B．answered C．replied D．asked

【小题4】

A．All B．Both C．Neither D．Either

【小题5】

A．Before B．When C．Until D．After

【小题6】

A．ate up B．looked up C．picked up D．gave up

【小题7】

A．good B．strange C．bad D．polite

【小题8】

A．lesson B．party C．conversation D．competition

【小题9】

A．school B．church C．house D．library

【小题10】

A．my B．our C．your D．their

【小题11】

A．sent B．given C．shown D．shared

【小题12】

A．hard B．carelessly C．easily D．comfortably

【小题13】

A．expensive B．important C．difficult D．traditional

【小题14】

A．on B．without C．about D．by

【小题15】

A．advice B．example C．decision D．plan

补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，使其意思完整。
A: Look, there is a bag under the tree. 【小题1】 _____________
B: I don’t know. Let’s have a look. Oh, there is a soccer in it.【小题2】 _____________
A: I don’t think so. Many girls enjoy playing soccer now. 【小题3】 _____________
B: Yes, there is an English book and a notebook in it.
A: Open them and see. 【小题4】_____________
B: OK, you are so clever. Yes, there is an English name here—David.
A: I know it must belong to a boy.  
B: Of course. 【小题5】 _____________
A: There’re some other words here——Class Eight, Grade Nine. Let’s go to find him.

A．Everybody knows David is a name for a boy. B．Are they new? C．Maybe there is a name in the book. D．Is there anything else in it? E. Who’s your favourite football star?            F. Whose is it? G. Do you think it must belong to a boy?

 

Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well in this game, too!
Pele was a famous football player. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn't retire（退役） until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star.
Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final（半决赛） at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were 'surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and won most of the main matches.
【小题1】Who is the youngest player in the passage?

A．Pele.

B．Yao Ming.

C．Steffi Graft.

D．No one.

【小题2】 __________ comes from South America.

A．Pele

B．Yao Ming

C．Steffi Graft

D．No one

【小题3】Yao Ming began to learn to play basketball __________.

A．when he was 15	B．when he was young
C．when he was tall enough	D．when he was strong enough

【小题4】From the passage, we learn __________.

A．Steffi Graf was born in 1985 in Wimbledon

B．Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player

C．Steffi Graf won few of the main matches

D．Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was 16

My family and I are going to take a holiday in the USA, Colombia, England, France and Switzerland in three hours. Now we are getting ready for it. Mum and Dad have already __【小题1】__(浇水) the plants. My brother has packed the__【小题2】__(毛巾). They’re in the suitcase, __【小题3】__(在……旁边) the guidebook. But he hasn’t locked the windows yet. I’ve already surfed the Internet and found out a lot of information about the cultures and customs in these countries. Here is what I’ve learned online. In the USA, just like in China, people are supposed to __【小题4】__(摇动)hands when they meet for the first time. In England, people should kiss each other when they meet for the first time. In Japan, it’s polite for you to bow when you meet someone for the first time. You’re supposed to use your chopsticks in a __【小题5】__(合适的)way. It’s rude to __【小题6】__(指) at someone with your chopsticks while eating. And you are also supposed to make a noise while eating noodles. It shows you like the food. In France, it’s bad manners to say “I’m __【小题7】__(饱的).”. You should say “It was delicious.” if you don’t want any more food. In Colombia and Switzerland, people have quite different attitudes __【小题8】__(对于) time. Colombian people are very __【小题9】__(宽松的) about time. It’s OK if you arrive a little late. But Swiss people think being on time is very important. It’s the __【小题10】__(国土) of watches, after all.

Mr. White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his eyes and now he is near-sighted. But he wouldn't want anybody else to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often brings him some trouble.
One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He got off a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn't smooth. There were stones here and there. He fell over several times and it made his clothes very duty. At last he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow strongly and it got much colder. His hat was blown off while he was looking for the school. He had to run after it but he couldn't catch it. He was wondering why his hat ran into a house as if it had legs. And then he ran into the house, too.
A big woman appeared and stopped him by shouting angrily, " What are you running after my hen for?"
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．Mr. White wears a pair of glasses.

B．Mr. White works in a village school.

C．Mr. White likes reading in bed in his office.

D．Mr. White often has some trouble because of his near sight.

【小题2】 What was the weather like when Mr. White was walking to the village school?

A．It was warm.

B．It was windy.

C．It was fine.

D．It was cool.

【小题3】Mr. White couldn't get his hat because ______.

A．his hat had legs	B．his hat was the big woman's
C．he couldn't see his hat at all	D．he couldn't run as fast as his hat