Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have  16  for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.

  When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 17  .  They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become  18  . She didn't believe what the doctor said  19  started to look for other ways.

  My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she  20  . The doctor and his team in the hospital did   21  they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some  22  to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me  23   . I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe  24   eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good  25  . Day by day, I could walk by myself.

   When I grew up, my mother   26   told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met   27  , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very   28   person. I get best   29  in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. Thanks to my mother's strong resolution(决心), I live a    30    life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.

1.A. achieved     B. failed       C. suggested          D. told

2.A. legs           B. hands        C. arms                 D. eyes

3.A. patient     B. confident    C. frustrated(沮丧的)  D. proud

4.A. or             B. and         C. if                   D. because

5.A. forgot      B. changed         C. succeeded            D. worked

6.A. nothing     B. somewhere       C. anywhere             D. everything

7.A. time        B. exercise     C. medicine            D. shopping

8.A. away        B. from       C. into                 D. up

9.A. her         B. my         C. his                  D. its

10.A. advice      B. end            C. chance               D. start

11.A. hardly      B. never          C. always               D. nearly

12.A. dreams      B. experiments  C. jobs              D. difficulties

13.A. excellent   B. dangerous      C. busy                 D. special

14.A. presents    B. friends      C. books              D. grades

15.A. happy         B. sad          C. tired                D. boring

 

One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very  16  and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep   17  the feet of the Happy Prince.

Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some  18  fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked  19 , he found the sky was  20  clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden  21 .

“ 22  are you crying?” asked the swallow.

“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman  23  at a table. She’s sewing clothes for  24  women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty  25  the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the  26  from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”

“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”

The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and  27  it beside the woman’s needle.

 28  he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite  29  now.”

“That’s  30  you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

1.A. hungry                 B. tired               C. angry              D. sad

2.A. among                 B. above             C. below             D. between

3.A. water                   B. snow              C. grass               D. milk

4.A. at                          B. down              C. up                   D. for

5.A. quite           B. so          C. such               D. very

6.A. ear                       B. feet                C. hair                 D. face

7.A. Where                 B. How                C. When             D. Why

8.A. sitting                   B. eating             C. drinking         D. cooking

9.A. poor           B. rich                 C. young             D. old

10.A. but                     B. or          C. and                 D. so

11.A. jewel                 B. orange           C. gold                D. diamond

12.A. forgot                B. took                C. got                  D. put

13.A. Before               B. After              C. Till                   D. While

14.A. cold          B. hot                  C. warm              D. cool

15.A. because            B. though           C. if                     D. whether

 

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s disappointment(失望), she said she would go. This would be the   16   time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he   17   lose his face because of her appearance. Although she was a   18   woman, there was a scar(疤痕) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to   19   why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were   20   by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother even though she had the scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬) and hid himself from everyone.   21  , he happened to hear of a talk between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked   22  , “How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire.  23  was too afraid to go in because the fire was   24  , so I went in.    25  I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood   26  and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless(失去知觉) but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She   27  the burned side of her face. “This scar will be there forever, but to this day, I have never   28  what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with   29  in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand   30   for the rest of the day.

1.A. first          B. second       C. last         D. next

2.A. can            B. should       C. would        D. need

3.A. slim           B. short        C. ugly         D. beautiful

4.A. talk about     B. argue about C. worry about D. hear about

5.A. frightened     B. attracted    C. worried      D. excited

6.A. Therefore      B. Otherwise    C. However      D. Then

7.A. excitedly      B. seriously    C. nervously    D. anxiously

8.A. Everyone       B. No one       C. Nobody       D. Someone

9.A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control

10.A. If            B. Though       C. Because      D. As

11.A. sitting down B. lying down   C. falling down D. turning down

12.A. pointed       B. showed       C. hit          D. touched

13.A. forgot        B. realized     C. considered   D. regretted

14.A. tears             B. smile        C. sunshine     D. sadness

15.A. hardly        B. slightly     C. tightly      D. suddenly

 

 

An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the   16   got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄迦梵歌).

    One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you   17   I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the   18   of reading it?”

   The grandfather said, “Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the   19   and bring me back a basket of water.”

   The boy did as his grandfather   20   ,but all the water ran   21   he got home. The grandfather laughed, “You’ll have to move faster next time.”

   This time the boy   22   faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was   23   to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, “I just want a basket of water. You’re not   24   hard enough.”

   The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the   25   into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said   26   ,“Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”

   “Watch the basket.” said the grandfather.

   For the first time the boy   27   the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a   28   one, inside and out.

   “Boy, you might not understand or remember   29   when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be   30   ,inside and out. That’s what you got from it.”

1.A. son            B. father            C. grandfather             D. grandmother

2.A. so             B. but              C. or                     D. and

3.A. time           B. place             C. use                   D. habit

4.A. house          B. beach            C. lake                   D. river

5.A. said           B. saw              C. liked                  D. did

6.A. as             B. after             C. until                  D. before

7.A. ran            B. rode             C. drove                 D. flew

8.A. difficult        B. interesting        C. impossible             D. unimportant

9. A. hitting          B. trying            C. holding               D. studying

10.A. hand           B. bottle            C. basket                 D. coal

11.A. sadly           B. hopefully       C. excitedly                D. happily

12. A. forgot          B. realized        C. believed                 D. remembered

13. A. white           B. clean          C. new                    D. black

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

15.A. different        B. relaxed         C. curious                  D. worried

 

An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the   16   got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄迦梵歌).

  One day the grandson asked,“Grandpa! I try to read the book like you   17   I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the   18   of reading it?”

  The grandfather said,“Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the   19   and bring me back a basket of water.”

  The boy did as his grandfather   20   ,but all the water ran   21   he got home. The grandfather laughed,“You’ll have to move faster next time.”

  This time the boy   22   faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was   23   to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said,“I just want a basket of water. You’re not   24   hard enough.”

  The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the   25   into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said   26   ,“Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”

  “Watch the basket.”said the grandfather.

  For the first time the boy   27   the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a   28   one, inside and out.

  “Boy, you might not understand or remember   29   when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be   30   ,inside and out. That’s what you got from it.”

16. A. son            B. father            C. grandfather             D. grandmother

17. A. so             B. but              C. or                     D. and

18. A. time           B. place             C. use                   D. habit

19. A. house          B. beach            C. lake                   D. river

20. A. said           B. saw              C. liked                  D. did

21. A. as             B. after             C. until                  D. before

22. A. ran            B. rode             C. drove                 D. flew

23. A. difficult        B. interesting        C. impossible             D. unimportant

24. A. hitting         B. trying            C. holding               D. studying

25. A. hand          B. bottle            C. basket                 D. coal

26. A. sadly           B. hopefully       C. excitedly             D. happily

27. A. forgot          B. realized        C. believed              D. remembered

28. A. white           B. clean          C. new                 D. black

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

30. A. different        B. relaxed         C. curious              D. worried