Two travelling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy (富有) family. The family was rude(无礼的)and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement (地下室). As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, “Things aren't always what they seem.”

The next night the_pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的) farmer and his wife. After sharing the little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income (收入), lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could you watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house.” She accused (指责), “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”

“Things aren't always what they seem.” the older angel replied, “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy(贪婪的) and unwilling(不愿意的)to share his good fortune (财富)．I asked the God if I could seal (封口) the wall so he couldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. The things aren't always what they seem.”

6．Why did the old angel repair the hole for the rich family?

A．Because she didn't like the greedy owner.

B．Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.

C．Because the basement was too cold to stay in.

D．Because she believed that one should always be ready to help others.

7．What does the underlined phrase“the pair”in the second paragraph refers to?

A．The poor couple.　　　　B．The rich couple.

C．The guests.             D．The angels.

8．The younger angel was very angry because ________.

A．the older angel killed the farmer's cow

B．the older angel treated the two families unfairly

C．the wealthy man give them a bad place to live in

D．the angel of death took the cow away

9．Why did the older angel let the farmer's cow die?

A．Because the God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

B．Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

C．Because she wanted to save the farmer's wife.

D．Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

10．The story tries to tell the reader that ________.

A．angels are always ready to (乐于)help the poor

B．sometimes things are not what they seem

C．angels are always ready to help the rich

D．the young should always learn from the old

单词拼写（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分， 注意：后5个为短语拼写）

76. adj.尴尬的     a________________              77. v.嘲弄，戏弄      t ________________

78. n. 功能，作用f________________              79. v. 道歉                 a ________________

80. adv. 确定地，当然    d _______________        81. v.  积累，集聚    a ________________

82. adj. 微小的，细微的  t _______________     83. v. 使沮丧              d ________________

84. n. 解除，减轻，欣慰 r _______________        85. n. 感情，情绪     e ________________

86. adj. 有益的，有用的  b ______________                87. adj. 难以置信的  i ________________

88. v. 陪伴     a ______________                89. prep. 不管，尽管 d ________________

90. n. 勇气，胆量            c ______________

91. 对… 有吸引力，呼吁 ______________

92. 对…惭愧，羞耻       _________________ 

93. 享有… 的福气 ____________________

94. 凭借，利用________________

 95. 与… 形成对照 ____________________

用课本中学过的短语或者结构完成下列句子。（5和6小题各1.5分，其余每小题2分，共15分）

1. 我们应该充分利用每一分钟。

We should try to ______ ______ ______ ____ every minute.

2. 这是在两国交战的时期。

This was a time ______ the two countries _____ _____ _____.

3. 随着时间的推移，我们相信一切都会更美好。

_____ _____ ______ ______, we are sure that everything will be better .

4. 黄昏时我碰巧在楼上，窗户是开着的。

I ______ ______ ______ upstairs at dusk ______ the window was open.

5. 我们迫不及待地要见到他们。

We _______ ______ ______ to see them!

6. 说实在的，很多人把名和利看得很重。

To be honest, a lot of people ______ great _______ _____ becoming rich and famous.

7. 你们应该多关注我生活的热带雨林。

You should ______ more ______ _____ the rainforest _______ I live.

8. 跑步、游泳、划船和一些团队项目是在夏季运动会上进行的。

_____ ______ in the Summer Olympics _______ you have the running races, together _____ swimming, sailing and all the team sports.