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　　A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's 1 , she said she would go. This 2 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 3 his mother and he felt 4 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（疤痕） 5 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 6 why or how she got the scar.

　　At the meeting, the people were 7 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 8 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed（尴尬）and 9 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 10 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

　　The teacher asked 11 , “How did you get the scar on your face?” The mother replied, “ 12 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 13 afraid to go in because the fire was 14 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed. I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 15 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 16 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 17 , but to this day, I have never 18 what I did.”

　　At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 19 of the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 20 for the rest of the day.

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　Trees are useful to 　1　 in three very important 　2 　: They provide him with wood and other 　3 　; they give him shade; they help to prevent drought and 　4　 .Unfortunately, in many 　5 　of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is 　6 　important.

　Two thousand years 　7 　a rich and powerful country cut down its trees 　8 　warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, 　9 　its trees, its soil became hard and 　10 　. When the empire fell 　11 　, the home country found itself faced by floods and starvation.

　Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for 　12 　to persuade the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food 　13 　; and he can earn money 　14 　making charcoal or selling wood to the townsman. He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look 　15 　new trees. So, unless the government has a good system of control, or can 　16 　the people, the forests will slowly disappear.

　This does not only 　17 　that the villagers' sons and grandsons have 　18 　trees.The results are even more 　19 　: for where 　20 　are trees, their roots break the soil up—allowing the rain to sink in—and also bind (结合)the soil, thus preventing its 　21 　washed away easily, but where there are no 　22 　, the rain falls 　23 　hard ground and carrying 　24 　with it the rich top soil, in which crops 　25 　so well. When all the top soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.

    At the meeting, the people were __7__ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __8__ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and __9__ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within __10__ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

    The teacher asked __11__, “How did you get the scar on your face?”

    The mother replied, “__12__ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was __13__ afraid to go in because the fire was __14__, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked __15__ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __16__ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be __17__, but to this day, I have never __18 _ what I did.”

    At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great __19__ of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand __20__ for the rest of the day.

1. A. enjoyment　　　　　　　　    B. disappointment　　　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　　 D. excitement

2. A. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. could　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　　   D. must

3. A. noticed　　　　　　　　　　    B. greeted　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. accepted　　　　   D. met

4. A. sick　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. ashamed　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. afraid　　　　　　    D. tired

5. A. included　　　　　　　　　　  B. passed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　　　 D. shaded

6. A. talk about　　　　　　　　    B. think about　　　　　　　　　　  C. care about　　　　 D. hear about

7. A. impressed　　　　　　　　    B. surprised　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　  D. comforted

8. A. in sight of　　　　　　　　    B. by means of　　　　　　　　　　 C. by way of　　　　 D. in spite of

9. A. hid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. protected　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. separated　　　　   D. escaped

10. A. understanding　　　　　　 B. reminding　　　　　　　　　　    C. hearing　　　　　　  D. learning

11. A. carefully　　　　　　　　    B. Seriously　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervously　　　　  D. anxiously

12. A. As　　　　　　　　　　  &n

bsp;　　  B. When　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. Since　　　　　　    D. While

13. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. quite　　　　　　　　 D. too

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

15. A. helpless　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. hopeless　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. senseless　　　　   D. useless

16. A. pointed　　　　　　　　　　  B. showed　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. wiped　　　　　　   D. touched

17. A. ugly　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. lasting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. serious　　　　　　  D. frightening

18. A. forgot　　　　　　　　　　    B. recognized　　　　　　　　　　   C. considered　　　　 D. regretted

19. A. honor　　　　　　　　　　    B. sense　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. happiness　　　　  D. pride

20. A. quietly　　　　　　　　　　   B. slightly　　   　　　　　　　　　　 C. tightly　　　　　　   D. suddenly

    A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___1___, she said she would go. This __2__ be the first time that his classmates and teacher __3__ his mother and he felt __4__ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that __5__ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to __6__ why or how she got the scar.

    At the meeting, the people were __7__ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __8__ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and __9__ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within __10__ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

    The teacher asked __11__, “How did you get the scar on your face?”

    The mother replied, “__12__ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was __13__ afraid to go in because the fire was __14__, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked __15__ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __16__ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be __17__, but to this day, I have never __18 _ what I did.”

    At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great __19__ of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand __20__ for the rest of the day.

1. A. enjoyment　　　　　　　　    B. disappointment　　　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　　 D. excitement

2. A. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. could　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　　   D. must

3. A. noticed　　　　　　　　　　    B. greeted　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. accepted　　　　   D. met

4. A. sick　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. ashamed　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. afraid　　　　　　    D. tired

5. A. included　　　　　　　　　　  B. passed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　　　 D. shaded

6. A. talk about　　　　　　　　    B. think about　　　　　　　　　　  C. care about　　　　 D. hear about

7. A. impressed　　　　　　　　    B. surprised　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　  D. comforted

8. A. in sight of　　　　　　　　    B. by means of　　　　　　　　　　 C. by way of　　　　 D. in spite of

9. A. hid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. protected　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. separated　　　　   D. escaped

10. A. understanding　　　　　　 B. reminding　　　　　　　　　　    C. hearing　　　　　　  D. learning

11. A. carefully　　　　　　　　    B. Seriously　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervously　　　　  D. anxiously

12. A. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. When　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. Since　　　　　　    D. While

13. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. quite　　　　　　　　 D. too

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

15. A. helpless　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. hopeless　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. senseless　　　　   D. useless

16. A. pointed　　　　　　　　　　  B. showed　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. wiped　　　　　　   D. touched

17. A. ugly　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. lasting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. serious　　　　　　  D. frightening

18. A. forgot　　　　　　　　　　    B. recognized　　　　　　　　　　   C. considered　　　　 D. regretted

19. A. honor　　　　　　　　　　    B. sense　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. happiness　　　　  D. pride

20. A. quietly　　　　　　　　　　   B. slightly　　   　　　　　　　　　　 C. tightly　　　　　　   D. suddenly

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent parent meeting. To the little boy’s 　 1 , she said she would go. This 　2 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 　3 his mother and he felt 　4 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that 5 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 6 why or how she got the scar.

　 At the meeting, the people were 　7 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 8 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and 　9　 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 10 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

　 The teacher asked 11 , “How did you get the scar on your face?”

　 The mother replied, “ 12 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 　13 afraid to go in because the fire was 14 ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 　15 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 16 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 　17 　, but to this day, I have never 18 what I did.”

　 At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 　19 of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 20 for the rest of the day.

1. A. enjoyment　　　　　　　　　 B. disappointment　　　　 C. surprise　　　　 D. excitement

2. A. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. could　　　　　　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　　　　　　 D. must

3. A. noticed　　　　　　　　 B. greeted　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. accepted　　　　　　　　 D. met

4. A. sick　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ashamed　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. afraid　　　　　　　 D. tired

5. A. included　　　　　　　 B. passed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　　　　　　 D. shaded

6. A. talk about　　　　　　　　　　 B. think about　　　 C. care about　　　 D. hear about

7. A. impressed　　　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. comforted

8. A. in sight of　　　　　　　　　 B. by means of　　　 C. by way of　　　 D. in spite of

9. A. hid　　　　　　　　　　　 B. protected　　　　　　　 C. separated　　　　D. escaped

10. A. understanding　　　　　　 B. reminding　　　　　　　　 C. hearing　　　　　　　　　　 D. learning

11. A. carefully　　　　　　　　　　 B. seriously　　　　　　C. nervously　　　　 D. anxiously

12. A. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. When　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Since　　　　　　　 D. While

13. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　　　　 C. quite　　　　　　　　　　　 D. too

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

15. A. helpless　　　　　　　　　　 B. hopeless　　　　　　　C. senseless　　　　　 D. useless

16. A. pointed　　　　　　　　　　 B. showed　　　　　　　　C. wiped　　　　　　　　D. touched

17. A. ugly　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lasting　　　　　　　　　C. serious　　　　　　　　D. frightening

18. A. forgot　　　　　　　　 B. recognized　　　　　　　 C. considered　　　　 D. regretted

19. A. honor　　　　　　　　 B. sense　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happiness　　　　 D. pride

20. A. quietly　　　　　　　 B. slightly　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tightly　　　　　　　　　　 D. suddenly