Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  41  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain,  42  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain  43  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  44  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen   45  to hatch and raise the large egg.

       One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  46  , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  47  . Soon, the eagle believed he was  48  more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family,  49  his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and  50  a group of eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  51  , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with 52  , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”

       The eagle  53  staring at his real family up above,  54  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  55  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  56  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  57  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.  58  , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  59  .

       You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle,  60  your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

A. large                     B. curious                     C. small                D. fortunate

A. guiding                B. blowing                   C. causing             D. inviting

A. on                        B. over                         C. past                  D. to

A. introduce              B. punish                 C. protect             D. share

A. offered                B. regretted                  C. managed           D. turned

A. Carefully            B. Gently                         C. Sadly                D. Luckily

A. chicken                B. eagle                        C. hero                  D. fool

A. something              B. everything             C. anything            D. nothing

A. and                   B. but                         C. so                  D. however

A. noticed               B. recognized             C. respected           D. watched

A. cried                   B. smiled                   C. argued                     D. explained

A. excitement       B. anger                       C. laughter            D. surprise

A. approached          B. avoided                    C. continued          D. considered

A. promising           B. proving                    C. believing           D. dreaming

A. suggestion            B. advantage                 C. dream               D. discovery

A. what                   B. why                         C. how              D. when

A. went                   B. enjoyed                    C. began                D. stopped

A. Happily              B. Finally                     C. Quickly          D. Probably

A. gave away            B. broke down                  C. passed away    D. died out

A. steal                   B. follow                   C. have              D. remember

Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  21  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain,  22  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain  23  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  24  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen   25  to hatch and raise the large egg.

    One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  26  , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  27  . Soon, the eagle believed he was 28  more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family,  29  his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and  30  a group of eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  31  , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with32  , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”

    The eagle  33  staring at his real family up above,  34  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  35  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  36  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  37  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken. 38  , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  39  .

    You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle,  40  your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

1.

 A. large           B. curious          C. small                D. fortunate

2.

 A. guiding         B. blowing          C. causing          D. inviting

3.

 A. on              B. over             C. past             D. to

4.

 A. introduce       B. punish              C. protect      D. share

5.

 A. offered        B. regretted            C. managed          D. turned

6.

A. Carefully    B. Gently               C. Sadly                D. Luckily

7.

 A. chicken         B. eagle                C. hero             D. fool

8.

A. something        B. everything           C. anything         D. nothing

9.

 A. and         B. but                  C. so               D. however

10.

. A. noticed      B. recognized         C. respected            D. watched

11.

A. cried        B. smiled               C. argued               D. explained

12.

 A. excitement      B. anger                C. laughter         D. surprise

13.

 A. approached  B. avoided          C. continued            D. considered

14.

A. promising        B. proving          C. believing            D. dreaming

15.

 A. suggestion  B. advantage            C. dream                D. discovery

16.

. A. what           B. why              C. how              D. when

17.

. A. went           B. enjoyed          C. began                D. stopped

18.

. A. Happily            B. Finally          C. Quickly          D. Probably

19.

 A. gave away       B. broke down           C. passed away      D. died out

20.

 A. steal           B. follow               C. have             D. remember

Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  41  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain,  42  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain  43  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  44  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen   45  to hatch and raise the large egg.

         One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  46  , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  47  . Soon, the eagle believed he was  48  more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family,  49  his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and  50  a group of eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  51  , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with 52  , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”

         The eagle  53  staring at his real family up above,  54  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  55  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  56  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  57  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.  58  , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  59  .

         You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle,  60  your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

1.A. large                         B. curious                            C. small                      D. fortunate

2.A. guiding                      B. blowing                           C. causing                  D. inviting

3.A. on                               B. over                                 C. past                        D. to

4.A. introduce                   B. punish                      C. protect                  D. share

5.A. offered                      B. regretted                       C. managed               D. turned

6.A. Carefully                B. Gently                        C. Sadly                       D. Luckily

7.A. chicken                     B. eagle                               C. hero                       D. fool

8.A. something                  B. everything                C. anything                D. nothing

9.A. and                       B. but                                 C. so                       D. however

10.A. noticed                   B. recognized                C. respected             D. watched

11.A. cried                        B. smiled                        C. argued                            D. explained

12.A. excitement        B. anger                               C. laughter                D. surprise

13.A. approached             B. avoided                           C. continued              D. considered

14.A. promising                B. proving                            C. believing                D. dreaming

15.A. suggestion               B. advantage                      C. dream                    D. discovery

16.A. what                       B. why                                  C. how                   D. when

17.A. went                       B. enjoyed                           C. began                     D. stopped

18.A. Happily                   B. Finally                     C. Quickly              D. Probably

19.A. gave away                B. broke down              C. passed away    D. died out

20.A. steal                        B. follow                         C. have                  D. remember

Bob，my younger brother, stays happy at home all day, staring at television．Because he has been brain-damaged from birth，he cannot  1  , hear and can see poorly through his remaining eye．

    On a hot summer morning，Mum had written“VISIT GRANDMA”for Bob in large letters  2  we left for the nursing home．No one expected Bob to  3  the fact that this would probably be our  4  visit to my grandma．

    We stepped into my grandma’s nursing room after getting off the car．The strokes（中风）had left Grandma trembling and she couldn’t  5  to anything around her-her mouth opened，her wide eyes shut and opened quickly and stared but   6  she didn’t see us at all．

    We stood round the bed，smiling  7  ，and comforting her that everything would go 8 ．This is tile first time that I had had   9   to say all I wanted．but I could think of  10  to say to her．“We love you，Grandma．”I said finally,  11   if I was reaching her．

Bob was standing quietly next to the window with his face brilliant red and tears rolling  12 his face．Just a few moments later, he  13  the group and made his  14  to Grandma’s bed．He leaned over her withered（萎缩）body and took her cheeks  15  in his hands．He stood there silently with his head bowed，and his cheeks wet with tears．

    Those of us with  16  ears were deaf to the volumes being spoken between Grandma and Bob in that wonderful．wordless  17  ．

I felt a flood of warmth rushing deep inside me．How  18  had been about Bob these years! Far better than the rest of us，he knew the true  19  of our visit．He knew it perfectly because he grasped it with his heart  20  with his hands．He had tile freedom，courage and honesty to reach out in pain to Grandma．

1．A．behave      B．think                    C．speak                         D．communicate

   2．A．before       B．after                    C．since                     D．until

   3．A．confuse    B．understand           C．imagine                  D．overcome

   4．A．first          B．second                 C．next                       D．1ast

   5．A．respond    B．listen                   C．reply                      D．relate

   6．A．even if      B．as if                     C．now that                D．so that

   7．A．happily      B．cheerfully             C．excitedly                D．uncomfortably

   8．A．right                B．wrong                 C．OK                        D．reasonable

   9．A．confidence        B．freedom               C．wisdom                 D．decision

  10．A．everything          B．anything               C．something              D．nothing

  11．A．wondering                B．doubting              C．considering            D．expecting

  12．A．along               B．up                       C．around                   D．down

13．A．looked through     B．pulled through      C．pushed through       D．lived through

  14．A．decision           B．way                     C．promise                 D．experiment

15．A．gently              B．angrily                  C．hardly                    D．impolitely

16．A．dibbled             B．ordinary               C．healthy                   D．sad

17．A．return              B．exchange             C．opinion                  D．environment

18．A．friendly            B．understandable      C．wrong                   D．familiar

19．A．meaning           B．relation                C．purpose                 D．arm

20．A．less than           B．more than            C．other than              D．rather than