Anna lived on the side of a valley．One summer, there was a very big 　     , and a lot of houses down below Anna＇s were washed away．Anna＇s house was 　   enough to escape the flood, so when the water had      and the other houses were 　    there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud（泥）, her house was just all right．

 Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children,   　 Anna took in one of the families that had lost 　   in the flood and she 　    her home with them until it was 　  　 for them to rebuild their house．

 Anna＇s friends were 　  when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give   so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 　   ．

 “Well,” Anna  　    her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very  　   , because her husband had been killed in the 　   　  and she had a lot of children I have now．The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to 　      only one present to all of us．Now I’ll go and get it．’ She came back with a  　    who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents．‘Here’s our 　   ,she said to her children．

 The children were 　   and happy to get such a present．They 　   the little girl, and she grew up as their sister．Such was that Christmas present．”

1.A．accident    B．flood         C．fire            D．earthquake

2.A．below       B．big           C．high           D．small

3.A．reduced     B．come         C．disappeared      D．appeared 

4.A．rising       B．standing       C．flowing         D．falling    

5.A．so         B．for            C．but             D．since

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

7.A．gave       B．shared        C．found           D．built

8.A．necessary  B．important      C．obvious          D．possible

9.A．worried    B．disappointed   C．satisfied          D．puzzled

10.A．them      B．him          C．herself           D．us

11.A．supply     B．grow         C．support          D．educate

12.A．asked for  B．talked with     C．turned up         D．explained to

13.A．sad       B．rich           C．poor            D．happy

14.A．storm     B．rain           C．war            D．flood

15.A．because   B．which         C．that            D．as

16.A．get       B．make         C．send             D．buy          

17.A．boy      B．student        C．teacher          D．girl

18.A．child     B．daughter       C．present          D．sister        

19.A．angry     B．lovely         C．excited          D．sorry

20.A．disliked   B．gained         C．led             D．welcomed

 

　Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for 36.________ hands. Most people were reluctant（不情愿） to work on 37._______ along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful 38.________that raged across the Atlantic， wreaking havoc（浩劫，灾难） on the buildings and crops. As the farmer 39.________ applicants for the job， he 40._________ a steady stream of refusals.

　　41._________， a short， thin man， well past middle age， approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand？” the farmer asked him.

　　“Well， I can 42._________ when the wind blows，” answered the 43.________ man.

　　Although 44._________ by this answer， the farmer， desperate（不顾一切的） for 45.________， hired him. The man worked well around the farm， 46.________ from dawn to dusk， and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.

　　Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. 47._________ out of bed， the farmer grabbed（抓起） a lantern and 48.________ next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He 49.________ the little man and yelled， “Get up！ A storm is coming！ Tie things down before they blow away！”

　　The little man 50________ in bed and said 51.________， “No sir. I told you， I can sleep when the wind blows.”

　　Enraged by the response， the farmer was tempted to 52.________ him on the spot. Instead， he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his 53.________， he discovered that all of the haystacks（干草垛） had been covered with tarpaulins（油布）. The cows were in the barn， the chickens were in the coops（鸡笼）， and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away.

　　The farmer then understood what his hired hand 54.__________， so he returned to his bed to also sleep 55.________ the wind blew.

36.A.hired            B.applied  C.took        D.got

37.A.field            B.garden   C.farm        D.park

38.A.winds           B.storms   C.huricane     D.flood

39.A.interviewed      B.trained   C.saw         D.visited 

40.A.accepted        B.received   C.refused      D.offered

41.A.Surprisingly     B.Luckily     C.Obviously    D.Finally

42.A.work        B.do       C.sleep       D.help   

43.A.strong       B.young     C.little      D.kind

44.A.pleased     B.satisfied     C.surprised    D.puzzled

450.A.help        B.pleasure     C.man        D.work

46.A.happy       B.sad         C.tired        D.busy

47.A.Coming      B.Leaving     C.Jumping     D.Going

48.A.ran          B.rushed      C.went        D.moved

49.A.beat         B.shook       C.shouted      D.stroke

505.A.put on        B.rolled over   C.got up       D.sat    

51.A.firmly        B.happily      C.delightly    D.angrily

52.A.kill          B.instruct      C.fire         D.inform

53.A.surprise       B.joy         C.regret       D.sadness

54.A.expected      B.prepared     C.offered      D.meant

55.A.when        B.as           C.after        D.while

One day a mother brought home a small 　26 and gave it to her little girl on her birthday. She told her little girl that the jar was 　27 , and that she could write to her mommy about anything in the world and then put it in the jar. And　 28　 , in its place, there would be a 　 29　 for her. Soon the jar became a special part of their lives.

　　　 The little girl loved to get　 30 from her mommy. They always told her how 31　　 she was. Sometimes, too, there would be a little 　 32 　　　 in the jar with a note telling her how　 33　 her mommy was of her. She　 34　 all of her mommy’s letters in a pretty box by her bed.

　　　 The mother 　 35 　　　 each of her little girl's letters, too. As the years went by, that little girl 36 　　 into a young lady and then got married and started a 　　 37　 of her own. For the first time, the jar sat　 38 . The mother dusted the jar every day and sometimes looked inside,　 39 　 sadly that the magic jar years had to end.

　　　 One day the young lady came to 40 her mother. She went straight to her mother's room, opened the chest at the end of her bed, and found what she was looking for. She 41 a piece of paper and put it in the jar, and 42 it to her mother. The mother opened the magic jar and there was that note from so long ago, "You're going to be a 　 43　 !"

And when that baby boy was born months later, there was the jar 　44 in his nursery (育儿室) with a blue bow tied around it, and a note that read,"Magic jar years never 45 : they are always just beginning."

26. A. jar　　　 B. box　　　 C. bag　　　　 D. toy

27. A. worthy B . magic 　 C. beautiful　 D. cheap

28. A. thus 　 　　B. somewhat C. later 　　　 D. anyway

29. A. doll　　 B. candy　 　　 C. book　　 D. note

30. A. letters　 B. sweets　 　　 C. flowers 　 　　D. gifts

31. A. fat 　　 　　B. special 　　 　　C. ordinary 　 D. wise

32. A. air 　　 　　B. love 　 　　C. present　 D. money

33. A. ashamed　 B. afraid 　　　 　C. tired　 D. proud

34. A. kept　　 B. hid 　 　　 C. buried 　 D. forgot

35. A. marked　 　 B. treasured C. counted 　 D. numbered

36. A. developed 　 B. turned 　　 C. grew 　　 　　D. fell

37. A. business 　 B. factory　 C. shop 　 　　D. home

38. A. empty 　 B. straight 　　　 C. full 　　D. shining

39. A. judging 　　　 　 B. remembering 　　 C. realizing 　 D. knowing

40. A. treat　　　 B. award　　 　　　 C. visit 　　D. notice

41. A. designed　 B. cut 　 　　C. prepared 　 D. folded

42. A. handed　 B. fell 　　 　　C. posted 　　 　 D. sent

43. A. hero　　 B. grandma　 C. beginner　 D. mother

44. A. hanging　 B. placing 　　 C. sitting 　　　 　 D. lying

45. A. disappear B. sell 　　 　　C. break 　　　 　 D. end

Simon made a big bamboo box　　　　 the little sick bird till it could fly.

A.keep　　　 B.kept　　　 C.keeping　　 D.to keep