3. A. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. area　　　　　　　　 C. tree　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. village

2. A. no longer　　　　　 B. no more　　　　　 C. no farther　　　　　　　 D. no better

1. A. sunshine　　　　　　 B. screen　　　　　　 C. shadow　　　　　　　　　 D. shelf

10. C　 while前后两句是对比关系，后一句讲到keep love，那么前一句应该是“lose love”。

(七)----记叙文

A long time ago, a little boy loved to play around an apple tree. After eating some apples, he took a nap under the (1)_______. He and the tree loved each other. When the boy grew up, he(2)_______ played around the tree.

One day, the boy came back to the (3)_______. The tree (4)_______ the boy to play with him. “I am no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees any more." The boy replied, "I want (5)_______. I need money to buy them." "Sorry, but I don’t have money, but you can sell all my apples and have money to buy." The boy was so (6)_______ that he picked all the apples and (7)_______ happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was (8)_______.

Later, the boy needed a house for (9)_______, so he turned to the tree. And the tree asked himto 　cut off all his branches. So the boy did. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again (10)_______and sad.

9. A　 鸟儿轻轻地降落在她的肩膀上。

8. B　 be concerned with是“关注、注意、计较”之意。她的内心不再计较自己的得失。

7. D　 toss意为“抛向……”。

6. A　 从前面描述的情况看，小鸟最需要的是自由。

5. A　 stare at是“盯着看”之意。

4. D　 因为担心鸟儿会飞走，所以当鸟儿飞回时，她会紧紧地抓住它。