Joe wanted a computer. He asked his 1.  for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He  2. about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbours. But this was not 3. . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn't cut grass for their gardens  4.he had no tools to do the work with.

Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering  5. . I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could  6.  get the computer right away I could pay  7. it a little each week. He ran to Dick. Joe  8. him a lot of questions. He learned that it was 9.to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took  10. three hours  each night. Dick 11. him the phone number of the newspaper manager

Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother  12. he thought, she  13. . "I think it

is a  14. idea, " she said, "I'll call the newspaper...."

"What, Mum," Joe said, "I'll call." After that, I'm going to be a businessman now.

Joe's mother smiled  15. .

16.               A．teachers        B．parents         C．classmates D．friends

17.               A．said           B．told           C．thought   D．spoke

18.               A．spring          B．summer        C．autumn   D．winter

19.               A．because        B．when          C．while D．after

20.               A．newspapers     B．bikes          C．computers D．cars

21.A still         B. even          C. yet               D. never

22.               A．on            B．to             C．of    D．for

23.               A．answered       B．asked          C．wrote D．read

24.               A．friendly        B．kind           C．possible   D．wrong

25.               A．at             B．about          C．before    D．after

26.               A．taught         B．gave           C．made D．asked

27.               A．that           B．when          C．what  D．where

28.               A．smiled         B．shouted        C．cried D．worried

29.               A．big            B．large           C．great D．bad

30.               A．sadly          B．happily         C．politely    D．angrily

Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his people that one person   15  each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be   16 of milk.
After   17  the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just   18  a glass of water and put that into the pond instead.   19  it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and  20  home.
In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his surprise, the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea   21  that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”
Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that   22  will take care of it.  23 , it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a   24  .

Frank worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was1.to learn more about wolves (狼). Do wolves kill lots of caribou (北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?They gave him lots of food, clothes and guns (手枪). Then they put him on a plane and took him to2..The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.People tell   3.stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Frank remembered these stories, and he was afraid. He had his gun with him  4..

Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.Frank  5. these wolves every day. The mother was a very good mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned   6. get food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf  7.the children. They were a nice, happy family—a wolf family! Frank did not need his  8.any longer. In a short time, he got on well with the family.

Frank watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were  9..Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.

Later, Frank wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to  10.them and not to kill them.

11.               A．told           B．seen           C．heard D．tell

12.               A．a small town     B．a big city        C．a far place D．a lonely beach

13.               A．happy          B．terrible         C．afraid D．boring

14.               A．sometimes      B．all the night      C．once a week    D．all the time

15.               A．looked         B．heard          C．watched   D．drew

16.               A．where         B．how to         C．what to    D．when

17.               A．laughed at      B．looked for      C．took care  D．played with

18.               A．food           B．gun            C．money    D．patience

19.               A．not true        B．true           C．interesting D．not interesting

20.               A．grow          B．understand      C．knew D．feed

Red is the color of China. Among all the colors, red is most   16 seen. The color red is fresh and pure, and in China we call it China Red. Chinese people are attracted by the color red not only because it makes people excited, but also because it has   17  meaning in Chinese culture and history.
No country in the world has ever   18  a color in such a way as China. Here, red is a symbol. It gives color to the soul (灵魂) of the nation. In the past, red represented dignity (尊严) and mystery. Even now, Chinese people   19  the color much more than the rest of the world does. It can be said that China Red is an everlasting theme for China, and an important color for the Chinese people. China Red has   20  a very popular phrase, attracting the world’s attention.
Finding red-colored things in China is very   21 , as you can see the color everywhere. All traditional red things have played special roles in China. Things like the walls of ancient palaces, the   22  flag, Chinese knots, lanterns, traditional paper-cuts, and even tanghulu are all red.
Red is the color of   23 , health, harmony, happiness, peace, wealth and so on. Only real things and events can fully   24  red’s real beauty. The color can be alive and breathing only when it’s connected with people.
In China, red is more than just a color. It carries the ancient history and   25  of the Chinese nation. China Red is filled with mysterious charm beyond description and it is right here in China waiting for you to feel and discover!