Charlie was a rich boy who had more toys than you could imagine. His family had a lot of money, and   1  he liked something, they would buy it for him. Then, he had no idea what things cost, and wouldn't   2  to take care of what he had. Nor did he realise how difficult it was for other children to get toys like the ones he had.
A time came, though, when he was   3  used to all his toys and various stuff that he began to want something   4 . One of his uncles found a fine horse and he gave it to Charlie. Charlie was very   5  at having a horse. He had never got something like that before.
However, he   6  the horse just as badly as he did all his other toys, and it soon started looking   7 . For the first time in his life Charlie became truly   8 . He loved the horse, and the fact that his family had offered to exchange it for a new one meant nothing to him. One day, while in the countryside, he saw a girl with a horse. The girl looked very poor, but the horse seemed happy and looked great.
Wondering how she had   9  this, Charlie secretly followed her, watching everything she did. First he followed them through the forest, where he saw that she never used the whip, and never   10  the horse. Then they came to the stable, and   11  they arrived the girl fed and watered the horse. Then she carefully groomed (照顾) it. Charlie was surprised. This was the   12  of what Charlie had done to his horse.
Charlie wanted to   13  and become like the girl. As no one had shown him how to do this, he 14   to her and asked her to teach him how to look after his horse. After her initial surprise, she happily  15 . With her he learned how to   16  care and effort into things. He learned that he could be much   17  with only a few special things that you truly   18  , than with thousands of toys that were only good for a short time and were then   19  aside. When the horse finally   20  all its strength and health, Charlie was happy that his effort had been worthwhile.

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

Charlie was a rich boy who had more toys than you could imagine. His family had a lot of money, and   1  he liked something, they would buy it for him. Then, he had no idea what things cost, and wouldn't   2  to take care of what he had. Nor did he realise how difficult it was for other children to get toys like the ones he had.

A time came, though, when he was   3  used to all his toys and various stuff that he began to want something   4 . One of his uncles found a fine horse and he gave it to Charlie. Charlie was very   5  at having a horse. He had never got something like that before.

However, he   6  the horse just as badly as he did all his other toys, and it soon started looking   7 . For the first time in his life Charlie became truly   8 . He loved the horse, and the fact that his family had offered to exchange it for a new one meant nothing to him. One day, while in the countryside, he saw a girl with a horse. The girl looked very poor, but the horse seemed happy and looked great.

Wondering how she had   9  this, Charlie secretly followed her, watching everything she did. First he followed them through the forest, where he saw that she never used the whip, and never   10  the horse. Then they came to the stable, and   11  they arrived the girl fed and watered the horse. Then she carefully groomed (照顾) it. Charlie was surprised. This was the   12  of what Charlie had done to his horse.

Charlie wanted to   13  and become like the girl. As no one had shown him how to do this, he 14   to her and asked her to teach him how to look after his horse. After her initial surprise, she happily  15 . With her he learned how to   16  care and effort into things. He learned that he could be much   17  with only a few special things that you truly   18  , than with thousands of toys that were only good for a short time and were then   19  aside. When the horse finally   20  all its strength and health, Charlie was happy that his effort had been worthwhile.

1.                A．whichever      B．whenever       C．whatever D．however

2.                A．refuse         B．bother         C．obey D．hesitate

3.                A．so             B．as             C．quite D．very

4.                A．usual          B．different        C．right D．expensive

5.                A．excited         B．interested       C．annoyed  D．hopeful

6.                A．operated       B．commanded     C．trained   D．treated

7.                A．tired           B．puzzled         C．grateful   D．sick

8.                A．worried        B．patient         C．ashamed  D．doubtful

9.                A．controlled      B．learned         C．managed  D．prepared

10.               A．scratched       B．hit            C．broke D．damaged

11.               A．even if         B．every time      C．now that   D．soon after

12.               A．glory          B．devotion        C．opposite   D．assumption

13.               A．change         B．continue        C．inspect    D．overcome

14.               A．got over        B．turned over     C．took over  D．went over

15.               A．agreed         B．received        C．adopted   D．responded

16.               A．give           B．put            C．spend D．take

17.               A．stringer        B．higher         C．happier   D．smarter

18.               A．cared for       B．cut down       C．poured into    D．looked up

19.               A．picked         B．dropped        C．passed    D．thrown

20.               A．relieved        B．recovered      C．lost   D．grasped

Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone ___1___ friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is ___2__ to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. ___3___, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people ___4___. But we would feel lonely if we ___5___ had a friend.

    No two people are just the same. Friends ___6___ don’t get on well. That doesn’t ___7__ that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become __8__ again.

    Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very ___9___. We miss them very much, but we can ___10___ them and write to them. And we can ___11___ new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live __12___ than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. ___13___ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be much better that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take ___14__ care of ___15___.

(  ) 1. A. loves        B. hates          C. needs        D. becomes

(  ) 2. A. nice         B. sad           C. bad          D. afraid

(  ) 3. A. Hardly       B. Nearly        C. Suddenly     D. Certainly

(  ) 4. A. alone        B. away          C. over        D. around

(  ) 5. A. ever         B. never         C. just          D. really

(  ) 6. A. always       B. sometimes     C. often        D. usually

(  ) 7. A. think        B. say            C. mean       D. speak

(  ) 8. A. partners      B. classmates     C. parents      D. friends

(  ) 9. A. angry        B. sad           C. happy       D. alone

(  ) 10. A. call         B. ask           C. tell         D. talk

(  ) 11. A. look         B. find          C. make       D. know

(  ) 12. A. longer       B. shorter        C. slower      D. faster

(  ) 13. A. Smelling     B. Being         C. Sounding    D. Making

(  ) 14. A. less         B. better         C. worse        D. more

(  ) 15. A. you          B. your         C. yours        D. yourself

Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone ___1___ friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is ___2__ to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. ___3___, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people ___4___. But we would feel lonely if we ___5___ had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends ___6___ don’t get on well. That doesn’t ___7__ that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become __8__ again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very ___9___. We miss them very much, but we can ___10___ them and write to them. And we can ___11___ new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live __12___ than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. ___13___ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be much better that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take ___14__ care of ___15___.
(  ) 1. A. loves       B. hates         C. needs       D. becomes
(  ) 2. A. nice        B. sad          C. bad         D. afraid
(  ) 3. A. Hardly      B. Nearly       C. Suddenly     D. Certainly
(  ) 4. A. alone       B. away         C. over        D. around
(  ) 5. A. ever        B. never        C. just         D. really
(  ) 6. A. always      B. sometimes     C. often       D. usually
(  ) 7. A. think       B. say           C. mean      D. speak
(  ) 8. A. partners     B. classmates     C. parents     D. friends
(  ) 9. A. angry       B. sad           C. happy      D. alone
(  ) 10. A. call        B. ask           C. tell        D. talk
(  ) 11. A. look        B. find          C. make       D. know
(  ) 12. A. longer      B. shorter        C. slower      D. faster
(  ) 13. A. Smelling     B. Being        C. Sounding    D. Making
(  ) 14. A. less         B. better         C. worse       D. more
(  ) 15. A. you          B. your         C. yours        D. yourself