"This Friday we'll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge," said our science teacher, Mr. Baker. "You can work alone or with a partner."

　 My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects31_.

　 The　 32　　 of the Challenge was simple—to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when　 33　 the stadium wall.

　 I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie.　 34　 the butter cream gave me an idea.

　 "I have a brilliant design for our 　35　　 container!" I said when Cassie arrived. "We can 36　 the egg with some butter cream."

　 "Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute (降落伞)　 37　 ?" Cassie rolled

her eyes, "The parachute is better than that stupid idea."

　 I couldn't believe it. Of course we'd had our little　 38　 in the past, but she'd never called any of my ideas"　 39 "before.

　 "Then I'll build mine and you build yours!"

　 　　40　 words had been out, our friendship was challenged.

　 When Friday finally arrived, I had to　 41　 Cassie's Egg Force One looked pretty good. 42 , my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn't look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 　 43　 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.

　 After four rounds, only Cassie and I were　　 44　 . I let go of my box. I heard someone say "ew" after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the　 45　 . The sidewalk was dotted with egg shells (蛋壳) from those 　 46　 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.

　 "That looks like egg drop soup, Laura," Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 47 _ raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket　 48

　 "My egg bounced 　 49 _," she explained, pointing to a broken shell.

　 "A tie （平局)," Mr. Baker said.

　 Cassie looked at me, and her glare ___50　 . I laughed. She smiled...

31. A. patiently　　 　　　　 B. silently　　　　 　　 C. together　　　 　　 D. alone

32. A. function　　 　　　　　　 B. goal　　　　　 　 C. reason　　　　 　 D. result

33. A. rolled down 　　　　 B. pushed against　 　　 C. thrown at　　　 　 D. dropped over

34. A. Spreading　 　　　 B. Boiling　　　　 　　 C. Baking　　　　 　　 D. Holding

35. A. butter　　　 　　　　　　 B. sandwich　　　 　 C. cream　　　　　 　 D. egg

36. A. protect　　 　　　　 B. replace　 　　　　 C. carry　　　　　 　 D. mix

37. A. followed　　 　　　 B. covered　　　　 　 C. attached　　　 　　 D. supported

38. A. ideas　　　 　　　 B. fights　　　　　 　 C. worries　　　　 　 D. challenges

39. A. wrong　　 　　　　 B. stupid　　　　 　　　 C. brilliant　　　 　　　 D. scientific

40. A. Since　　　 　　　　 B. While　　　　 　　 C. But　　　　　 　　 D. And

41. A. explain　　 　　　　 B. deny　　　　　 　　 C. admit　　　　 　　 D. prove

42. A. Therefore　 　　　 B. Anyway　　　 　　 C. Otherwise　　 　　 D. Besides

43. A. paced down 　　　 B. turned around　 　 C. walked up　　　 　 D. went back

44. A. left　　　　 　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　 　 C. chosen　　　　 　 D. discovered

45. A. steps　　　 　　　 B. way　　　　　 　 C. wall　　　　　 　 D. sidewalk

46. A. intended　 　　　　 B. unexpected　　 　　 C. failed　　　　　 　 D. desired

47. A. eyes　　　 　　　　　 B. hands　　　　 　　　 C. feet　　　　　 　　 D. heart

48. A. Lost　　　 　　　　 B. Dirty　　　　 　　 C. Broken　　　 　　　 D. Empty

49. A. around　　 　　　　 B. out　　　　　　 　 C. in　　　　　　 　　 D. down

50. A. returned　　 　　　　 B. remained　　　 　 C. increased　　　 　　 D. softened

— What should I do first??

— The instructions　　　　 that you should mix flour with water carefully first.?

A.go　　　　　　 B.tell　　　　　　　 C.write　　　　　　　　 D.say

 

—What should I do first?

—The instructions ____ that you should mix flour with water carefully first.

A. go　 B. tell　　 C. write D. say

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Jerry is a restaurant manager who is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.

One day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get 　36 ! You can’t be a 　37　 person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself you have two 　38 today. You can choose to be in a good mood 　39 you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. It’s your choice 　40 you live life.”

Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never 　41 to do in the restaurant business…. He 　42 the back door open one morning and was held up at 　43 　point by three armed robbers. He was shot by them while trying to fight back. 　44 , Jerry was found relatively quickly and 　45 to the local trauma(外伤) center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released 　46 the hospital with fragments of the bullets 　47 in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the 　48 . Jerry told me something happening in the ER( 急诊室). He said, “… the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the 　49 on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really 　50 . In their eyes, I 　51 ‘he’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take 　52 .” “What did you do?” I asked. “Well, there was a nurse shouting questions at me,” said Jerry. “She asked 　53 I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes,’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘BULLETS!’ Over their 　54 , I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead’.” Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

Attitude, 　55 , is everything.

36. A. that　　　　　　 　　B. those　　　　　　　　 　C. one　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

37. A. brave　　　　　 　　B. good　　　　　　　　 　C. positive　　　　　　　　 D. bad

38. A. causes 　　　　　 B. choices　　　　　　 　C. things　　　　　　　　　 D. goals

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

40. A. how　　　　　 　　B. what　　　　　　　　 　C. that　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

41. A. supposed　　 　　B. expected　　　　　 　C. encouraged　　　　　 D. suggested

42. A. came　　　　　 　　B. left　　　　　　　　　 　C. broke　　　　　　　　　 D. knocked

43. A. sword　　　　 　　B. stick　　　　　　　　 　C. arrow　　　　　　　　　 D. gun

44. A. Hopefully　　 　　B. Delightedly　　　C. Luckily　　　　　 　 D. Disappointedly

45. A. pushed　　　　 　　B. rushed　　　 　　　C. stepped　　　　 　 D. followed

46. A. to 　　　　　　 　　B. towards　　　　　　 　C. from　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. down

47. A. even　　　　　 　　B. ever　　　　　　　　 　C. once　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. still

48. A. trouble　　　　 　　B. accident　　　　　 　C. difficulty　　　　　　　 D. trick

49. A. expressions　　 B. smiles　　　　　　　 　C. cries　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. tears

50. A. attracted　　 　　B. touched　　　　　　 　C. scared　　　　　　　　 D. warned

51. A. mix　　　　　　 　　B. hope　　　　　　　　 　C. ask　　　　　　　　　　　 D. read

52. A. care　　　　　　 　　B. action　　　　　　　 　C. turns　　　　　　　　　 D. apart

53. A. what　　 　 　　B. that　　　　　　　　　 　C. if　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

54. A. laughter　　　 　　　　B. disappointment　 　C. excitement　　　　　 D. joy

55. A. after all　　　　 B. at all　　　　　　　　 　C. in all　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. for all