When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I got into the high school. I had to   1  going to school because my mother had no money to pay my school bills.
We began to work in people’s gardens to save up money for me to go back to school. Finally I returned to school. 2 my mother __3  the next year. And my world went dark. I asked my headmaster if I could work for the   4 this summer vacation, so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me work in the school garden during the  5 . I can’t study well because of my mother’s death. At the end of my second year, I didn’t  6 most of my exams and the teacher told me I had to repeat the year. After _7  summer working in the school garden, I went   8  to lessons again. But suddenly I fell ill.
Because of my disease (疾病) I was  9  and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless(无望的). My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates     10  me a lot. Now, I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not   11 . A few students laugh at my poor clothes. They also call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I   12  hard days will always be followed by sunshine.

When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school, I had to stop   1  school because my mother had no ___2___ to pay for my school bills.
We started working in people’s gardens to save up enough money  3  me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. Unluckily, my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world went  4 . I asked my headmaster  5  I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me  6  in the school garden during the  7 . I had not been able to study well because of my mother’s  8 .   9  the end of my second year,   I  10  most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat (重复) the year. After  11  summer working in the school garden, I went back to lessons again. But suddenly I fell  12 .
Because of my illness, I was weak and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless. My headmaster told me not to give up (放弃). And my teachers  and  classmates  helped me  a   13  . Now I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not  14  . A few students  15  my poor clothes. They also call me ‘farmer’ because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to do with such problems.

My name is George. I’m in No. 2 Junior High School. I’m in Class 1, Grade 8. Li Lin is in my class. We are good friends. My English teacher is Mr. Gao. Li Lin’s mom is a teacher, too. They are good teachers.
【小题1】George is in ______.
A. No. 1 Junior High School  
B. No. 2 Junior High School
C. No. 3 Junior High School
【小题2】 Li Lin is in__________.
A. He’s in Class 2, Grade 8.  
B. He’s in Class 1, Grade 8.
C. He is in Class 3, Grade 8.
【小题3】.__________  is George’s English teacher.
A. His mom.   B. Li Lin’s mom.   C. Mr. Gao.
【小题4】______ are good friends.
A. George and Li Lin.B. George and his teacher C. Li Lin and her mom
【小题5】________ are good teachers.
A. Mr. Gao.   B. Mr. Gao and Li Lin’s mom   C. Li Lin’s mom

When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school, I had to stop   1  school because my mother had no ___2___ to pay for my school bills.

We started working in people’s gardens to save up enough money  3  me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. Unluckily, my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world went  4 . I asked my headmaster  5  I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me  6  in the school garden during the  7 . I had not been able to study well because of my mother’s  8 .   9  the end of my second year,   I  10  most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat (重复) the year. After  11  summer working in the school garden, I went back to lessons again. But suddenly I fell  12 .

Because of my illness, I was weak and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless. My headmaster told me not to give up (放弃). And my teachers  and  classmates  helped me  a   13  . Now I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.

My life is still not  14  . A few students  15  my poor clothes. They also call me ‘farmer’ because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to do with such problems.

1.                A．to go to         B．going to         C．living in   D．visiting the

2.                A．time           B．money         C．help D．friends

3.                A．for            B．of             C．to   D．by

4.                A．bright          B．late            C．dark D．wrong

5.                A．what           B．which          C．if    D．when

6.                A．work           B．to work         C．working  D．study

7.                A．afternoon       B．holidays        C．night D．morning

8.                A．illness          B．death          C．rest  D．work

9.                A．Near           B．In             C．At   D．By

10.               A．passed         B．went through    C．failed D．had

11.               A．another        B．other          C．the other  D．more

12.               A．tired           B．asleep         C．up   D．ill

13.               A．little           B．few            C．lot   D．lot of

14.               A．the same       B．hard           C．difficult   D．easy

15.               A．laugh at        B．like            C．put on D．laugh