-----Tony has lost his watch.
    -----_______he is so upset.
   A. No wonder       B. No way      C. Why       D. What a pit`y

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A group of frogs was traveling through the woods and two of them fell into a pit(坑). All the other frogs gathered around it and watched as the two frogs tried to jump out. The pit was very deep and it looked as if there was no way      , so they started yelling at the two frogs to       . "The pit is too deep. You will die," they said together. When the       frogs kept trying, the crowd yelled      . After a while, one of the frogs believed what the others were saying, and fell down and      .

     But      , the second frog kept jumping hard       the negative remarks of those that kept yelling at her to accept the       and just die. Finally, with one big leap, she       it out of the pit! 

     In fact, the second frog was       and unable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they had been       her on the entire time they were yelling! What she had       considered as encouragement       her to try harder and succeed. And that made all the      ! 

With a positive       and being deaf to others' opinions, the second frog reached her goals by using such       as encouragement, instead of being       by others like the first frog, who failed to develop her       to struggle for survival.      , when we overcome others' criticism or       comments, we can do anything we set our minds to, just as the second frog did.

1.A. away           B. out                                    C. on                                      D. over

2.A. give up           B. give out                    C. drop out                           D. drop in

3.A. lost                  B. missed                          C. trapped                    D. tired

4.A. higher            B. louder                          C. clearer                         D. bigger

5.A. died                B. stopped                    C. rested                         D. watched

6.A. obviously       B. disappointingly           C. undoubtedly           D. amazingly

7.A. besides          B. for                             C. despite                        D. except

8.A. problem         B. life                             C. chance                        D. fate

9.A. made          B. jumped                   C. took                                  D. saved

10.A. dumb                 B. deaf                                  C. lame                                  D. blind

11.A. calling          B. holding                     C. cheering                          D. pushing

12.A. mistakenly  B. Brightly                       C. roughly                   D. perfectly

13.A. let                 B. attracted                           C. inspired                            D. kept

14.A. result                 B. difference                       C. achievement                   D. progress

15.A. expression  B.Emotion                       C. soul                                   D. attitude

16.A. possibility         B. certainty                          C. cruelty                        D. negativity

17.A. influenced        B. threatened                 C. suspected                         D. advised

18.A. energy         B. spirit                                   C. potential                          D. mood

19.A. However B. Thus                                  C. Finally                      D. Actually

20.A. surprising         B. annoying                          C. discouraging          D. confusing

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A group of frogs was traveling through the woods and two of them fell into a pit(坑). All the other frogs gathered around it and watched as the two frogs tried to jump out. The pit was very deep and it looked as if there was no way 1, so they started yelling at the two frogs to 2. "The pit is too deep. You will die," they said together. When the 3 frogs kept trying, the crowd yelled 4. After a while, one of the frogs believed what the others were saying, and fell down and 5.
But 6, the second frog kept jumping hard 7 the negative remarks of those that kept yelling at her to accept the 8 and just die. Finally, with one big leap, she 9 it out of the pit! 
In fact, the second frog was 10 and unable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they had been 11 her on the entire time they were yelling! What she had 12 considered as encouragement 13 her to try harder and succeed. And that made all the 14! 
With a positive 15 and being deaf to others' opinions, the second frog reached her goals by using such 16 as encouragement, instead of being 17 by others like the first frog, who failed to develop her 18 to struggle for survival. 19, when we overcome others' criticism or 20 comments, we can do anything we set our minds to, just as the second frog did.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      away
   2. B.
      out
   3. C.
      on
   4. D.
      over
2. 2.
   1. A.
      give up
   2. B.
      give out
   3. C.
      drop out
   4. D.
      drop in
3. 3.
   1. A.
      lost
   2. B.
      missed
   3. C.
      trapped
   4. D.
      tired
4. 4.
   1. A.
      higher
   2. B.
      louder
   3. C.
      clearer
   4. D.
      bigger
5. 5.
   1. A.
      died
   2. B.
      stopped
   3. C.
      rested
   4. D.
      watched
6. 6.
   1. A.
      obviously
   2. B.
      disappointingly
   3. C.
      undoubtedly
   4. D.
      amazingly
7. 7.
   1. A.
      besides
   2. B.
      for
   3. C.
      despite
   4. D.
      except
8. 8.
   1. A.
      problem
   2. B.
      life
   3. C.
      chance
   4. D.
      fate
9. 9.
   1. A.
      made
   2. B.
      jumped
   3. C.
      took
   4. D.
      saved
10. 10.
    1. A.
       dumb
    2. B.
       deaf
    3. C.
       lame
    4. D.
       blind
11. 11.
    1. A.
       calling
    2. B.
       holding
    3. C.
       cheering
    4. D.
       pushing
12. 12.
    1. A.
       mistakenly
    2. B.
       Brightly
    3. C.
       roughly
    4. D.
       perfectly
13. 13.
    1. A.
       let
    2. B.
       attracted
    3. C.
       inspired
    4. D.
       kept
14. 14.
    1. A.
       result
    2. B.
       difference
    3. C.
       achievement
    4. D.
       progress
15. 15.
    1. A.
       expression
    2. B.
       Emotion
    3. C.
       soul
    4. D.
       attitude
16. 16.
    1. A.
       possibility
    2. B.
       certainty
    3. C.
       cruelty
    4. D.
       negativity
17. 17.
    1. A.
       influenced
    2. B.
       threatened
    3. C.
       suspected
    4. D.
       advised
18. 18.
    1. A.
       energy
    2. B.
       spirit
    3. C.
       potential
    4. D.
       mood
19. 19.
    1. A.
       However
    2. B.
       Thus
    3. C.
       Finally
    4. D.
       Actually
20. 20.
    1. A.
       surprising
    2. B.
       annoying
    3. C.
       discouraging
    4. D.
       confusing

　　 Now I had not thought that I would have to go down into the pit with the snakes in order to 　　1    them, so I was wearing the wrong sort of clothes. I 　　2   this to my friend, and he very

3   lent me his trousers and shoes, which were quite thick and strong. So, as I could think of no more excuses, they tied the    4   round my waist and started to　　 5   me into the pit.

Just before I landed at the bottom I 　　6   up and told my friends to stop lowering me: I wanted to　　 7  the ground that I was going to land on, to make sure there were mo snakes on the    8   . The area being clear, I shouted to them to lower away,　　 9   at that moment two things happened.

First, the light went out; secondly, one of the shoes which I had 　　10   from my friend and which were too large for me, came off. So there was I standing at the    11 of a ten-foot-deep pit, with no light and one shoe on one foot, surrounded by seven or eight deadly Gaboon snakes. I had never been more    12   . I had to wait in the dark, without daring to move,　　 13 my friend pulled the lamp out, relit it and lowered it into the pit again.

With plenty of    14   and both shoes on, I felt much    15   ,and set about the task of catching the snakes. This was really    16   enough.

I had a forked stick in my hand, and with this I came near each reptile, pinned it down with the fork and then    17   it up by the bank of the neck, and put it into my snake bag, what I was busy catching one snake, another might move round    19   me and I might step back on it. However, It all passed off without　　 20   , and at the end of half an hour I had caught eight of the Gaboon snakes.

1．A. watch　　   B. kill　　   C. catch　　    D. research

2．A. expressed　　 B. explained　　   C .said　　   D. showed

3．A. quickly　　   B. eagerly　　　　  C. kindly　　　　  D. easily

4．A. lamp　　　　 B. fork　　　　　　 C. trousers　　　　 D. rope

5．A. sent　　　　   B. drop　　　　　　 C. lower　　　　   D. put

6．A. looked　　　　 B. gave　　　　   C. took　　　　   D. made

7．A. examine　　    B. check　　　　    C. find　　　　    D. search

8．A. pit　　　　    B. water　　　　　　  C. earth　　　　　　    D. way

9．A. yet　　　　    B. and　　　　    C. however　　　　  D. therefore

10．A. lent　　　　  B. borrowed  　　   C. received　　　　   D. bought

11．A. edge　　　　  B. bottom　　　　   C. side　　　　　　 D. middle

12．A. excited　　    B. encouraged　　    C. frightened　　    D. surprised

13．A. when　　　　  B. till　　　　    C. so　　　　　　  D. while

14．A. strength　　　　 B. help　　　　   C. rest　　　　    D. light

15．A. braver　　    B. prouder　　　　  C. brighter　　　　  D. stronger

16．A. safe　　　　  B. funny　　　　  C. simple　　　　  D. difficult

17．A. brought　　   B. picked　　　　  C. set   　　　　   D. took

18．A. watch　　　　 B. read　　　　    C. turn　　　　    D. take

19．A. at　　　　    B. near　　　　   C. before　　　　    D. behind

20．A. accident　　   B. effort　　　　   C. care　　　　　　  D. problem

     John，a very thin boy, loved football with all his heart when he was very young．Practice after practice，he eagerly gave everything he had．But being half the size of the other boys，he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games．Even though the son was always on the bench，his father was always standing with cheers and encouraging him．

     When John went to college，he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk-on”．Everyone was sure he could never make the cut，but he did．The coach  thought he could provide the other members with the spirit they needed．

     The news that he had survived the cut excited him so much that he rushed to the  nearest phone and called his father．His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games．

      It was the end of this last football season．One day John received a telegram and  asked one week off．Nobody knew what happened except the coach．The coach said，“Don't plan to come back to the game on Saturday．”

     Saturday arrived，and the game was not going well：When the team was ten points behind，John came back．“Coach，please let me play．I’ve just got to play today,”said John．The coach pretended not to hear him．But John persisted，and finally feeling sorry for the kid，the coach gave in．

     Before long everyone could not believe their eyes．John was doing everything fight．The opposing team could not stop him．He ran，he passed and blocked like a star．And at last his team won the game．

     After the game，John looked at the coach，with tears in his eyes，and said，“Well， you knew my dad died，but did you know that my dad was blind?''John swallowed hard and forced a smile，“Dad came to all my games，but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him that I could do it．”

31．Why did John hardly have any chance to play in games?

   A．Because he had no time to practice．

   B．Because he was too young to play games．

   C．Because everyone looked down upon him．

   D．Because his body condition was not good．

32．The underlined phrase “make the cut” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “       “

    A．make progress    B．be allowed to join the team

    C．cut himself       D．be refused by the coach

33．How did the other members feel when they saw John play in the saturday game?

  A．Surprised．    B．Hopeless．    C．Excited． D．Disappointed．

34．From the text we can know that        ．

A．John felt very depressed as a “walk-on”

B．John's father always taught him how to play

C．John's father went to most of his college games

D．the coach was sure John would be the best player one day

35．This story tells us that        

  A．a burden of one’s choice is not felt    B．better to do well than to say well

  C．a fall into a pit，a gain in your wit    D．where there is a will，there is a way