A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓）to   21 in the woods. He practiced and practiced but could never   22  the target. Becoming somewhat   23 , he headed back for dinner.

As he was returning, he saw Grandma’s   24 duck. Without thinking, he shot his slingshot, hit the duck right   25 the head and killed it. He was shocked and sad. Quickly, he   26 the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his   27 watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.

After   28 that day, Grandma said, “Sally, you wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me that he wanted to   29 in the kitchen today, didn't you, Johnny?” And then she   30 to him, “Remember, the duck?” Then Johnny did the dishes.

Later, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to __31__ fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I __32__ Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right. Johnny told me he wanted to __33__.” And she whispered again, “Remember, the   34  ?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny   35 at home.

After several days, Johnny finally couldn't   36 it any longer. He went to Grandma and   37 that he had killed her pet duck and asked for her   38 .

Hearing this, Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the   39 and saw the whole thing from the house. And because I   40 you, I forgive you, but I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make you her slave.”

A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓）to   21 in the woods. He practiced and practiced but could never   22  the target. Becoming somewhat   23 , he headed back for dinner.
As he was returning, he saw Grandma’s   24 duck. Without thinking, he shot his slingshot, hit the duck right   25 the head and killed it. He was shocked and sad. Quickly, he   26 the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his   27 watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.
After   28 that day, Grandma said, “Sally, you wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me that he wanted to   29 in the kitchen today, didn't you, Johnny?” And then she   30 to him, “Remember, the duck?” Then Johnny did the dishes.
Later, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to __31__ fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I __32__ Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right. Johnny told me he wanted to __33__.” And she whispered again, “Remember, the   34  ?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny   35 at home.
After several days, Johnny finally couldn't   36 it any longer. He went to Grandma and   37 that he had killed her pet duck and asked for her   38 .
Hearing this, Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the   39 and saw the whole thing from the house. And because I   40 you, I forgive you, but I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make you her slave.”

There was a little boy   26   his grandparents on their farm.He was given a slingshot（弹弓）to play with,out in the woods.He   27   in the woods,but he could never hit the target.Getting a little  28  ,he headed back to dinner.Then,he saw Grandma’s pet duck,so he let fly,hit the duck square in the head,and   29   it.He was shocked and upset.In   30  ,he hid the dead duck in the woodpile,  31   to see his sister watching.Sally had seen it all,  32   she said nothing.

  33  lunch that day grandma said,“Sally,let’s wash the dishes.”

But Sally said,“Grandma,Johnny told me he wanted to   34   in the kitchen today,didn’t you Johnny?”And then she   35   to him,“Remember,the duck?”So Johnny did the dishes.

Later Grandpa asked if   36   wanted to go fishing,and Grandma said,“I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.”

But Sally   37   and said,“Well,that’s   38   because Johnny told me he wanted to help.”

  39  the duck,Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.

After several days of Johnny doing both his   40   and Sally’s,he finally couldn’t   41 

it any longer.He came to Grandma and told her that he killed the duck.She   42   down,gave him a hug（拥抱）,and said,“Sweetheart,I know.You see,I was standing at the window and I   43   the whole thing.But because I love you,I   44   you.But I was just   45   how long would you let Sally make a slave of you.”

26.A.helping                 B.visiting                            C.tending                            D.seeking

27.A.practised               B.played                       C.worked                            D.hunted

28.A.anxious                B.tired                         C.pleased                      D.discouraged

29.A.caught                  B.injured                      C.killed                        D.seized

30.A.surprise                B.disappointment          C.anger                        D.horror

31.A.only                     B.so as                         C.in order                     D.expecting

32.A.so                        B.and                           C.instead                      D.but

33.A.At                        B.After                        C.Before                      D.Cooking

34.A.work                    B.stay                          C.help                          D.get

35.A.called                   B.whispered                  C.nodded                      D.signed

36.A.the children          B.Sally                         C.Johnny                      D.Grandma

37.A.sighed                  B.agreed                       C.objected                    D.smiled

38.A.easy                            B.all right                     C.fine                          D.impossible

39.A.Searching             B.Hiding                      C.Remembering            D.Regretting

40.A.homework            B.housework                 C.farm work                 D.cooking

41.A.stand                    B.change                      C.like                           D.cover

42.A.sat                       B.went                         C.lay                            D.knelt

43.A.know                   B.heard                        C.saw                           D.understand

44.A.missed                  B.forgave                            C.congratulated             D.punished

45.A.wondering            B.saying                       C.imaging                    D.considering

Whenever we do something wrong, Jesus Christ sees it. He loves us and doesn’t say it. Perhaps he’s wondering how long we’ll keep our mind suffering. A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot(弹弓) to play with out in the woods. He  36  for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself. Getting a little  37 , he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner. As he was _   38 back, he saw Grandpa’s pet duck. Just out of   39 , he let the slingshot fly , hitting it in the head ,and killed it. In a panic, he    40 the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister Sally   41  be watching him. Sally had seen all this, but she said _42 . After lunch that day Grandma said, “Sally, it’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” And then she spoke _43 to him, “Remember the duck？” So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if  44  wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally just smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right because Johnny told me he was too   45 to help you. And she whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny  46 to help make supper. After several days of doing both his 47 and Sally’s, Johnny finally couldn’t 48 it any longer. He came to his Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck .Grandma smiled and gave him a big 49 . “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was watering the flowers at the window   50  I saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot, and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I  51 you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally  52_ of you.”

In reality, no matter how  53__or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing, we should always choose to  54 it and work it through instead of running away from it. Hard as it is, it  55  us and makes us who we are.

1.                A．promoted       B．exercised       C．practiced D．consumed

2.                A．delighted       B．upset          C．amazed   D．scared

3.                A．running        B．rushing         C．heading  D．leaving

4.                A．sympathy       B．pride           C．impulse   D．politeness

5.                A．hung           B．presented       C．protected D．hid

6.                A．should         B．shall           C．must D．might

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

8.                A．loudly          B．softly           C．guiltily    D．innocently

9.                A．Sally           B．Johnny         C．the children   D．Grandma

10.               A．reluctant       B．willing          C．curious    D．cautious

11.               A．kept up        B．held back       C．left behind D．stayed behind

12.               A．chores         B．homework      C．games D．sports

13.               A．accept         B．stand          C．withdraw  D．allow

14.               A．hug           B．blow           C．reward    D．award

15.               A．whereas        B．as             C．while D．when

16.               A．appreciate      B．admire         C．forgive    D．force

17.               A．put the blame    B．make friends    C．put pressure   D．make a slave

18.               A．doubtful        B．grateful        C．harmful   D．painful

19.               A．reject          B．control         C．face  D．witness

20.               A．develops       B．shapes         C．ruins D．prepares

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。
A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm．He was given a slingshot （弹弓） to play with out in the woods．He  36  in the woods, but he could never hit anything．Getting a little  37   , he headed back for dinner．As he was  38   back he saw Grandma’s pet  39   ．Just out of impulse （冲动）, he let the slingshot  40  ,
hit the duck right in the head and killed it．He was shocked and  41   ．
In a panic, he hid the  42   duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said  43   ．After lunch the next day Grandma said, "Sally, let’s wash the  44   ．" But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he  45 to help in the kitchen．" Then she 46   to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny washed the dishes．Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing．Before they left, Grandma said, "I’m sorry but I  47   Sally to help me make supper．"Sally just smiled and said, "Well, you needn’t worry about it  48   Johnny told me he wanted to help．"She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally went  49   and Johnny stayed to help．After several days of doing both his  50   and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t  51   it any longer．He came to Grandma and admitted that he had  52   the duck．
Grandma knelt down(蹲下), gave him a  53   , and said, "Sweetheart, I know．You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the  54   thing, but because I love you．I forgave you．I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a  55   of you．If you make a mistake, just be brave to admit to it and promise not to make it again．In that way, everyone will forgive you．"