Long long ago, there was a small village．This village had a  31  tradition．At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home．The boy had to  32 his home before winter．If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not  33  him in any way．

One  34  , Paul and Marc reached their majority．They  35 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes．In each village, they found the nicest   36  and talked to the owners．Each owner gladly offered  37 ．

After Marc saw several homes, he  38 the best ideas and went back to his own land．Paul, however, continued collecting more ideas．Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to  39  some of them．But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．

Marc began building his home．He had several false starts,  40  his home gradually rose from his land．By fall, Marc had finished his home．It wasn't perfect，but it was strong and he could  41 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and  42  with home owners．The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 43   back to his land．He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was weak．The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to  44 ．The villagers mourned for him．

Marc survived the winter．Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better．He became a leader in the village,  45  a family, and lived a happy, content life．

1.                A．strange         B．hopeful         C．literary   D．cultural

 

2.                A．find           B．make           C．complete D．buy

 

3.                A．help           B．encourage      C．scold D．persuade

 

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

 

5.                A．exchanged      B．received        C．recognized    D．advice

 

6.                A．girls           B．jobs            C．houses   D．presents

 

7.                A．rooms          B．drinks          C．attention  D．advice

 

8.                A．expected       B．gathered        C．created   D．understood

 

9.                A．forget          B．believe         C．replace   D．doubt

 

10.               A．because        B．although        C．but   D．so

 

11.               A．repair          B．rebuild         C．sell   D．improve

 

12.               A．conversations    B．achievements    C．struggles  D．arguments

 

13.               A．drove          B．rushed         C．flew  D．moved

 

14.               A．blindness       B．death          C．sadness   D．illness

 

15.               A．brought        B．earned         C．contacted  D．raised

 

 

Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a  36  tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of 18 was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to   37 his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not  38  him in any way.

One   39 , Paul and Marc reached their 18. They   40  their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest   41  and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered   42 .

After Marc saw several homes, he   43 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, 44  , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45  some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several false starts,  46  his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could  47 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and   48  with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time,  49  back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was   50  . The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to   51 . The villagers mourned for him.

Marc  52 the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village,  53 a family, and lived a happy, content life.

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s   54  and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually  55   the best ideas.

1.                A．hopeful        B．strange         C．literary   D．cultural

 

2.                A．find           B．make           C．buy D．complete

 

3.                A．encourage      B．help           C．scold D．persuade

 

4.                A．winter         B．summer        C．spring `   D．autumn

 

5.                A．received        B．exchanged      C．recognized    D．advised

 

6.                A．girls           B．jobs            C．presents  D．houses

 

7.                A．rooms          B．drinks          C．advice    D．attention

 

8.                A．gathered       B．expected       C．created   D．understood

 

9.                A．similarly        B．finally          C．furthermore   D．however

 

10.               A．believe         B．forget          C．replace   D．doubt

 

11.               A．because        B．although        C．so    D．but

 

12.               A．repair          B．rebuild         C．improve   D．sell

 

13.               A．achievements    B．conversations    C．struggles  D．arguments

 

14.               A．rushed         B．drove          C．flew  D．moved

 

15.               A．funny          B．weak          C．small D．amazing

 

16.               A．death          B．blindness       C．sadness   D．illness

 

17.               A．experienced    B．loved          C．spent D．survived

 

18.               A．brought        B．earned         C．raised D．contacted

 

19.               A．easy           B．slow           C．dangerous D．special

 

20.               A．realize         B．bring          C．apply D．collect

 

 

 

Long long ago, there was a small village． This village had a  1  tradition． At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority （the state of legally being an adult） was given land and money to build a home． The boy had to   2  his home before winter． If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not  3   him in any way．

One  4  , Paul and Marc reached their majority． They  5   their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes． In each village, they found the nicest  6   and talked to the owners． Each owner gladly offered  7  ．

 After Marc saw several homes, he  8  the best ideas and went back to his own land． Paul, 9   , continued collecting more ideas． Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to  10 some of them． But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．

Marc began building his home． He had several false starts,  11   his home gradually rose from his land． By fall, Marc had finished his home． It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could  12  it later． Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and   13   with home owners． The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time,  14   back to his land． He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was   15  ． The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to  16  ． The villagers mourned for him．

Marc  17  the winter． Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better． He became a leader in the village,  18  a family, and lived a happy, content life．

We all build and improve our own mental homes． It’s   19  and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually  20    the best ideas．

1.A． strange           B． hopeful         C． literary          D． cultural

2.A． find         B． make           C． complete        D． buy

3.A． help            B． encourage         C． scold           D． persuade

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

5.A． exchanged B． received    C． recognized  D． advice

6.A． girls B． jobs    C． houses  D． presents

7.A． rooms B． drinks  C． attention   D． advice

8.A． expected  B． gathered    C． created D． understood

9.A． similarly B． finally C． however D． furthermore

10.A． forget   B． believe C． replace D． doubt

11.A． because  B． although    C． but D． so

12.A． repair   B． rebuild C． sell    D． improve

13.A． conversations    B． achievements    C． struggles   D． arguments

14.A． drove    B． rushed  C． flew    D． moved

15.A． weak B． funny   C． small   D． amazing

16.A． blindness    B． death   C． sadness D． illness

17.A． experienced  B． loved   C． survived    D． spent

18.A． brought  B． earned  C． contacted   D． raised

19.A． slow B． easy    C． dangerous   D． special

20.A． realize  B． bring   C． collect D． apply

 

Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a  36   tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to  37  his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not  38   him in any way．

One _39_, Paul and Marc reached their majority. They  40  their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes．In each village, they found the nicest  41  and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered  42 ．

After Marc saw several homes, he  43  the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, _44_, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to  45  some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．

Marc began building his home. He had several false starts,  46   his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could  47  it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48  with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49   back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50  .The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to  51 ．The villagers mourned for him．

Marc  52  the winter．Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 53  a family, and lived a happy, content life．

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s  54   and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually  55  the best ideas．

1.	A．strange B．hopeful C．literary D．cultural

 

2.	A．find B．make C．complete D．buy

 

3.	A．help B．encourage C．scold D．persuade

 

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

 

5.	A．exchanged B．received C．recognized D．advice

 

6.	A．girls B．jobs C．houses D．presents

 

7.	A．rooms B．drinks C．attention D．advice

 

8.	A．expected B．gathered C．created D．understood

 

9.	A．similarly B．finally C．however D．furthermore

 

10.	A．forget B．believe C．replace D．doubt

 

11.	A．because B．although C．but D．so

 

12.	A．repair B．rebuild C．sell D．improve

 

13.	A．conversations B．achievements C．struggles D．arguments

 

14.	A．drove B．rushed C．flew D．moved

 

15.	A．weak B．funny C．small D．amazing

 

16.	A．blindness B．death C．sadness D．illness

 

17.	A．experienced B．loved C．survived D．spent

 

18.	A．brought B．earned C．contacted D．raised

 

19.	A．slow B．easy C．dangerous D．special

 

20.	A．realize B．bring C．collect D．apply

 

Long long ago, there was a small village． This village had a 36 tradition． At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority （the state of legally being an adult） was given land and money to build a home． The boy had to 　37 his home before winter． If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way．

One 　39 , Paul and Marc reached their majority． They 40　 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes． In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners． Each owner gladly offered 42 ．

After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land． Paul, 44　 , continued collecting more ideas． Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them． But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．

Marc began building his home． He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land． By fall, Marc had finished his home． It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later． Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 　48　 with home owners． The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land． He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 　50　 ． The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 ． The villagers mourned for him．

Marc 52 the winter． Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better． He became a leader in the village, 53 a family, and lived a happy, content life．

We all build and improve our own mental homes． It’s 　54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55　 the best ideas．

36．A． strange　　　　 B． hopeful　　 　　　 C． literary　　　　 D． cultural

37．A． find　　　　 　　 B． make　　　　　 C． complete　　　 D． buy

38．A． help　　　　　 B． encourage　　　 C． scold　　　　　 D． persuade

39．A． winter　　　　 　 B． summer　　　　 C． autumn　　　　 `D． spring

40．A． exchanged　　　　　　 B． received　　　　　　　 C． recognized　　　　　 D． advice

41．A． girls　　　　　　　　　　 B． jobs　　　　　　　　　　 C． houses　　　　　　　　 D． presents

42．A． rooms　　　　　　　　　 B． drinks　　　　　　　　　 C． attention　　　　　　　 D． advice

43．A． expected B． gathered　　　　　　　 C． created D． understood

44．A． similarly　　　　　　　 B． finally　　　　　　　　　 C． however　　　　　　　 D． furthermore

45．A． forget　　　　　　　　　 B． believe　　　　　　　　 C． replace　　　　　　　　 D． doubt

46．A． because　　　　　　　 B． although　　　　　　　 C． but　　　　　　　　　　　 D． so

47．A． repair　　　　　　　　　 B． rebuild　　　　　　　　 C． sell　　　　　　　　　　　 D． improve

48．A． conversations　　　 B． achievements　　　　 C． struggles D． arguments

49．A． drove　　　　　　　　　 B． rushed　　　　　　　　 C． flew　　　　　　　　　　 D． moved

50．A． weak　　　　　　　　　 B． funny　　　　　　　　　 C． small　　　　　　　　　 D． amazing

51．A． blindness　　　　　　　 B． death　　　　　　　　　 C． sadness　　　　　　　　 D． illness

52．A． experienced　　　　　 B． loved　　　　　　　　　 C． survived　　　　　　　 D． spent

53．A． brought　　　　　　　　 B． earned　　　　　　　　　 C． contacted　　　　　　 D． raised

54．A． slow　　　　　　　　　　 B． easy　　　　　　　　　　 C． dangerous　　　　　　 D． special

55．A． realize　　　　　　　　　 B． bring　　　　　　　　　　 C． collect　　　　　　　　 D． apply