One very cold day，a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood，I quickly set out with my best friend，Bruce，to look for a tree to cut down. I was glad to have Bruce along with. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of danger.

When I chose a big tree about 23 meters tall and prepared to cut it down，my best friend suddenly warned me，“Don’t cut down that tree！It’s too close to the power line！﹙电线﹚”I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home. So I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell，there was no longer any doubt that my friend was right.

The tree caught the power line，bringing it to the ground. I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all，electricity can’t travel through wood，so I could safely remove the tree. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree，pain ran up my arm and through my head. I was shocked!

After I returned home and told my mother what had happened，she quickly called the power company. The workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene. One of them asked if I had touched the tree，and when I told him I had，his face turned pale.

“You should have been killed，” he said.

So why am I still alive？It was my boots that saved my life.

Within two hours，the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother.

Even though she was glad I wasn’t hurt，my mother was still serious. After all，I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.

Through this experience，I learn it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective. Taking time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble. It certainly would have kept me from getting the “shock” of my life.

1.The underlined word “disregard” in the second paragraph means “________”．

A．pay no attention to             B．take notice of      C．consider              D．follow

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．But for his boots，the author would have died.

B．The author regretted having brushed off his friend’s warning.

C．The author knew nothing about electricity.

D．When the tree was cut down，the author realized his friend was right.

3.The underlined part “the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother” means “________”．

A．my mother was still angry with me for not listening to my friend’s warning

B．my mother was still in fear of the terrible accident

C．my mother was still comforting me

D．my mother was still worried about my safety

4.The author wrote the passage mainly to________.

A．give an account of one of his terrible experiences

B．make us know it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective through his experience

C．tell us not to cut trees down any more

D．remind us to be careful while we are working

 

Several weeks ago, my friend advised us to sell some of our things which we will not use any more. I thought it was a good chance to  46  my 7-year-old son’s room and  47  some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with. We  48  that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.

The night before the  49 , we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too  50  for him. In the yard he  51  the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we  52  . It wasn’t in the best  53  and was certainly not new, but the tires were  54  good.

We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was  55  , my friend put it on the sidewalk with a sign that  56  “FREE BIKE”. Within five minutes her doorbell rang. A little boy was   57  there. In poor English he asked whether the bike was  58  free. She said yes and that he could have it for  59  . He smiled, got on the bike and rode away.

Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale, he was very  60  , shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering  61  they had been sold. When he asked about the bike, I told him about the little boy and that made him  62  . He was much happier than when I told him how much he had  63  . He was so happy to  64  that someone else would make good  65  of that little bike!

1.	A．clean B．check C．display D．design

 

2.	A．look for B．go through C．show off D．deal with

 

3.	A．refused B．agreed C．wrote D．lied

 

4.	A．trip B．show C．sale D．decision

 

5.	A．weak B．small C．new D．thin

 

6.	A．rode B．found C．watched D．felt

 

7.	A．doubted B．knew C．told D．thought

 

8.	A．time B．chance C．place D．shape

 

9.	A．also B．never C．still D．hardly

 

10.	A．ahead B．on C．near D．over

 

11.	A．said B．repeated C．copied D．expressed

 

12.	A．jumping B．standing C．walking D．shouting

 

13.	A．barely B．usually C．really D．always

 

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

 

15.	A．calm B．scared C．excited D．disappointed

 

16.	A．when B．if C．why D．how

 

17.	A．smile B．worry C．leave D．cry

 

18.	A．enjoyed B．lost C．bought D．made

 

19.	A．hear B．understand C．remember D．think

 

20.	A．interest B．money C．use D．price

 

I worked hard for a whole week. So I decided to relax and went out of town with my son for the   1 . When we were walking on the street, we felt a little   2 . So we found a café and  3  to have lunch there. After we sat down at our table, I   4 an elderly couple having lunch at a table across the room. I must have looked over at them a few times because my son asked me if I   5  them. I shook my head and said no. But I told him that they   6  me of my own grandparents.

When the waitress came over, I asked her if she knew them. She said she did. She said it was the elderly man’s birthday today. On hearing this, I wanted to do something for them, so I told the   7  that I wanted to buy them the lunch and gave her the money.

Some time later, the elderly couple came over to   8  us. They were so excited that someone had bought them lunch. It was really a big   9  for them. They said that they had been a little   10  because their own son and daughter seemed to have   11  the old man’s birthday. But they were really cheered up by my   12 .

My son was surprised that I had paid for this couple who we didn’t know. He asked me why I did it. I smiled at him and replied that my grandparents used to go out for lunch to celebrate their birthdays in the same way and it just felt like the   13  thing to do to make this couple smile,  14  on their birthdays. Hearing my   15 , my son smiled.

1.                A．week          B．hour           C．month    D．weekend

 

2.                A．hungry         B．thirsty          C．hot  D．bored

 

3.                A．continued       B．decided        C．refused   D．begged

 

4.                A．noticed         B．visited          C．recognized    D．attracted

 

5.                A．interrupted     B．invited         C．knew D．needed

 

6.                A．introduced      B．reminded       C．brought  D．sent

 

7.                A．manager        B．man           C．couple   D．waitress

 

8.                A．support        B．comfort         C．impress   D．thank

 

9.                A．activity         B．surprise        C．chance   D．change

 

10.               A．moved         B．tired           C．shocked   D．sad

 

11.               A．ruined         B．delayed        C．forgotten  D．celebrated

 

12.               A．action          B．advice         C．opinion   D．wish

 

13.               A．right           B．normal         C．unnecessary    D．useful

 

14.               A．always         B．only           C．especially  D．even

 

15.               A．excuses        B．news          C．questions  D．words

 

 

He asked me how much he ________ me and I told him that the petrol pump had shown $ 15.

A. paid         B. owed     C. offered     D. provided

 

I told him what I was surprised____________  his attitude towards his study.

A．is

B．was

C．at is

D．at was