When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away.I had just learned to __1__, so I agreed with pleasure.When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car.Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it __2__ and promised to pick dad up at 4 p.m.Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the __3__.However, I became __4__ interested in the film that I forgot the time.When the last film finished, it was 6 o'clock.

       I was afraid dad would be __5__  and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet dad and made an excuse (借口) __6__ my being late.I'll never forget the cry he gave me, “I'm disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack.I'm angry, not with __7__ but with myself.I have failed __8__ I've brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father.I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about __9__ I have done wrong all these years.”

       Dad began __10__ along the road.I begged (乞求) all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour.It was the most unforgettable lesson.I have never told a lie to him ever since.

(　　)1.A.drive   B.work    C.live    D.travel

(　　)2.A.made    B.repaired   C.waited   D.parked

(　　)3.A.concert   B.bookstore    C.shop   D.cinema

(　　)4.A.very    B.too   C.so    D.fairly

(　　)5.A.excited  B.angry    C.disappointed   D.sad

(　　)6.A.at    B.to    C.for  D.with

(　　)7.A.me    B.it   C.you    D.him

(　　)8.A.so   B.because    C.after   D.before

(　　)9.A.where    B.when    C.why    D.how

(　　)10.A.running    B.driving    C.crying  D.walking

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Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he   1   a wallet (钱包). He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his    2    to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his    3   . Billy worked so hard that Mr. Baker were     4    with him. 　　      Mr. Baker loved planting    5   . The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the    6   himself and watered them every day. Several days    7  , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy,"Take good care of the trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them." "Please don't    8    about them, sir." answered Billy, "I'll try my best to watch them." Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked,"Has    9    ever come to steal the trees?" "No, sir." said Billy, "To stop someone from stealing the trees, I   10   them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week!"

(     )1. A. found　　　　　 (     )2. A. wallet　　　　　 (     )3. A. factory　　　　 (     )4. A. pleased 　　　　 (     )5. A. flower　　　　　 (     )6. A. garden　　　　　 (     )7. A. ago 　　　　　　 (     )8. A. think　　　　　 (     )9. A. something　　    　 (     )10. A. sent

B. bought　　　 B. pity　　　　 B. office　　　 B. angry　　　 B. grass　　　 B. office　　　 B. later　　 　    B. talk　　    　　 B. one 　　　　 B. pulled

C. carried　　　　 C. thanks　　　　 C. town　　　　　 C. strict　　　　 C. vegetables　　 C. city　　　　　 C. before　　　   　 C. learn　　　　  　 C. anyone　　　    　 C. put

D. wanted          D. excuses         D. home            D. popular                     D. trees           D. room            D. after           D. worry                               D. someone         D. picked

It is hard to know when an earthquake(地震) is going to come. There is no easy way to __1__ what place will be in danger next. Some places __2__ earthquakes very often, such as Alaska in the USA. __3__ have a large earthquake every year. Taiwan also has many earthquakes , __4__ usually they aren’t very __5__. The biggest earthquake in the world has a Magnitude (震级) of 9.5. It was in Chile（智利）, South America, in 1960.

 Most earthquakes are below a magnitude of 6.0. People can feel the earthquakes a little, but they seldom bring any damages (损失).__6__ an earthquake is above a magnitude of 8.0 , it is called a great earthquake. It will bring ___7___ of damage, and many people may be hurt or die（死亡）. __8__ December 2004, the fourth __9__ earthquake since (从。。。以来) 1990 in the world hit（击、打） Indonesia. It brought a big tsunami (海啸). The tsunami is a large wave of water. Hundreds of thousands of people died in the disaster. In May 2008, the earthquake in Sichuan brought much damage.

When an earthquake __10__, the first thing we should do is to drop to the ground . Then take cover under a strong desk or table . Finally, hold on to something until the shaking stops.

(　) 1. A. look                            B. grow                        C. know                      D. sure

(　) 2. A. have                    B. happen                    C. find                  D. go

(　) 3. A. We                             B. They                        C. You                   D I

(　) 4. A. or                        B. so                           C. and                  D but

(　) 5. A. small                   B. big                           C. long                  D. short

(　) 6. A. If                        B. What                        C. Which              D. Where

(　) 7. A. a little                  B. little                         C. lots                   D. many.

(　) 8. A. On                             B. At                            C. By                    D. In

(　) 9. A. biggest                 B. smallest                    C. most                 D. least

(　) 10. A. comes                B. goes                         C. takes                 D. feels

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Mrs. Brown has a small    1    in front of her house. In spring she plants some    2    in it." She looks     3    them very carefully. When summer comes, they look very nice. 　　      One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said  "Tomorrow I am going to pick    4   , and then we can eat them." But early the next morning, her son    5    into the kitchen and shouted, "Mother, Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor's ducks    6    in the garden. They are eating our vegetables!" Mrs. Brown ran    7    but it was too    8   ! All the vegetables were eaten up! Mrs. Brown cried and her neighbor was very    9   , but that was the end of the vegetables. 　　      Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbor brought Mrs. Brown a parcel (包裹). There was a beautiful fat duck in it, and it was a piece of paper   10   the words "Enjoy your vegetables!"

(     )1. A. shop　　　　　 (     )2. A. trees 　　　　 (     )3. A. at　　　　　　 (     )4. A. her　　　　　 (     )5. A. jumped　　　　 (     )6. A. am　　　　　　 (     )7. A. in　　　  　　　 (     )8. A. late　　　　　 (     )9. A. sorry　　　　 (     )10. A. at

B. marks　　　　　　　 B. vegetables　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　 B. them　　　　　　　 B. ran　　　　　　　　 B. is　　　　　　　　 B. out　　　　　　　　 B. later　　　　　　　 B. happy　　  　　　　　 B. with

C. garden　　　　 C. apples　　　　 C. after　　　　　 C. they　　　　　 C. looked 　　　　 C. are　　　　　　 C. to 　　　   　　　 C. early　　　　　 C. hungry　　　　 C. to

D. house     D. flowers   D. up        D. she       D. had       D. be                          D. from      D. earlier   D. smile     D. from

 One Friday night, a poor young man stood at the train station. He played his violin and many people put 41  into the hat in front of him.　　

The next day, the young man came to the station 42  . But this time he took out a large piece of paper 43 some words on it. It said “Last night a lady 44  Mrs Sang put an important thing into my hat 45  . Please come for it.”　　

After about an hour, a middle-aged woman ran to the young man in a hurry and said, “You do come here. I know that you’re a(n) 46  man and will certainly come here.” They had a talk and the young man made sure she was the owner. Then he took out a lottery ticket and 47  it to the woman. Her husband bought a lottery ticket every day. Yesterday when she knew the lottery ticket he bought won, she was very 48  . The prize of the lottery ticket was $ 500,000. When she walked past the young man, she took out $50 and put it in the hat. 49  , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.　　

Later, someone asked the young man, “You play the violin every day to make money. Why didn’t you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” the young man said，“Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I 50  honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”　　

1. A. money       B. tickets          C. paper　　

2. A. instead       B. differently      C. again　　

3. A. for          B. with           C. over　　

4. A. introduced     B. spelled         C. named　　

5. A. by mistake     B. for mistake      C. on mistake　　

6. A. crazy         B. cool        C. honest　　

7. A. gave          B. lent            C. offered　　

8. A. surprising       B. happy         C. exciting　　

9. A. But            B. However      C. Therefore　　

10. A. have            B. win             C. lose