4. A.and　　　 　　　　　B.or　　　 　　　C.then　　　 　　　D.also

3. A.The sick man　　　　 B.Mark　　　　 C.The doctor　　　 D.The farmer

2. A.later　　　　　 B.late　　　 　　C.ago　　　 　　D.before

1. A.be sorry　　　　 B.cry　　　 　　C.die　　　 　　D.live

10. A.bad　　 　　　　B.good　　 　　　C.wrong　　 　　　D.right

(第二届全国奥林匹克竞赛初赛初三试题)

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Mark was a farmer . He lived in a village far away . One day he became very ill and everyone knew he would ___1__ soon . They sent for a doctor . Two days __2___ the doctor came and examined the sick man . __3___ asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the medicine . But there was no pen __4___ paper in the village , because no one could write .

The doctor ___5__ up a piece of burnt wood from the fire and wrote the name of the medicine on the door of the house . “Get this medicine __6___ him ,” he said , “and he’ll soon get __7___ .”

Mark’s family and friends did not know ___8___ to do . They could not read the strange words . Then a young man ___9__ an idea . He took off the door of the house , put it on his carriage and drove to the nearest hospital . He bought ___10__ there , and Mark was soon well again .

9. A.something　　　 B.anything　　　 C.somebody　　　 D.anybody

8. A.surprise　　 　　B.surprises　　 　　C.surprised　 　　D.surprising

7. A.wake up　　　 B.wake up us　　　 C.wake them up　　　 D.wake them

6. A.wake up　　　 B.wake up us　　　 C.wake them up　　　 D.wake them

5. A.begin　　　 　　B.begins　　　 　　C.began　　　 　　　D.begun