Two men, Mr Smith and Mr Martin were both badly ill. They were in the same 31 room. Mr Smith was able to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was 32 the only window of the room. Mr Martin had to spend all his time lying on his back. The men 33 for hours without stopping. They spoke of their families, their times, their jobs...And every afternoon when Mr Smith could 34 in his bed, he would pass the time by talking to his 35 about all the things that he could see outside the 36. Mr Martin believed that his world was made “larger ” by the “colorful” 37 world. Out of the window was a 38 with a lovely lake. Mr Smith told Mr Martin about the beautiful ducks swimming freely on the water, happy children playing around, colorful flowers and big old trees around the lake. As Mr Smith told him all this, Mr Martin would close his eyes and tried to make the richest pictures for 39 in his mind…Days and40 passed, and finally, Mr Smith went back home. Then Mr Martin 41the nurse if he could move to the other bed. 42 for him, the nurse said he could. When everything was done, he tried hard to raise himself a bit to see what was outside. To his 43, as he looked out of the window, he saw nothing but a wall.

Mr Martin asked the nurse what made Mr Smith able to see so many wonderful things outside. The 　44 answered that the man was 45 and could not even see the wall.

31. A. training　　　　　　　 B. meeting　　　　　　 C. hotel　　　　　　　　 D. hospital

32. A. out of　　　　　　　　 B. next to　　　　　　 　 C. away from　　　 D. well above

33. A. danced　　　　　　　 B. sang　　　　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　　 D. talked

34. A. sit up　　　　　　　　 B. walk around　　　 C. stand up　　　　　 D. jump about

35. A. schoolmate　　　　 B. desk-mate　　　　 C. roommate　　　　 D. workmate

36. A. box　　　　　　　　　 B. door　　　　　　　　 C. window　　　　　 D. bed

37. A. foreign　　　　　　　 B. outside　　　　　　 C. lonely　　　　 　 D. green

38. A. library　　　　　　　　 B. market　　　　　　 　 C. park　　　　　　　　 D. church

39. A. itself　　　　　　　　　 B. yourself　　　　　　 C. herself　　　　　　 　 D. himself

40. A. weeks　　　　　　　　 B. hours　　　　　　　 C. minutes　　　　　　 D. seconds

41. A. asked　　　　　　　　 B. thanked　　　　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　 D. invited

42. A. Unluckily　　　　　 B. Happily　　　　　　 C. Worriedly　　　　 D. Seriously

43. A. happiness　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　 D. surprise

44. A. patient　　　　　　　 B. doctor　　　 　 C. nurse　　　　　　　 D. friend

45. A. blind　　　　　　　　　 B. old　　　　　　　　　 C. poor　　　　　　　　 D. ill

　　Randy couldn’t wait to get to school. It was Mrs. Anderson’s birthday, and she promised the class a special treat to help her celebrate. Randy knew that Mrs. Anderson was a great baker. She always made the most delicious cakes and cookies for the school bake sales. Randy’s mouth __27__ as he walked into the room and took his seat.
　　Mrs. Anderson had a long covered box on her desk, and the room smelled wonderful from whatever Mrs. Anderson had made. Everyone sniffed the air and smiled in anticipation. __28__ the class was quiet, Mrs. Anderson said, “As promised I have a special treat for you today.”
　　Randy’s stomach growled.
　　“Wait, Mrs. Anderson,” Olivia said. “We have to sing happy birthday first.”
　　Randy sighed. He really wanted to see what Mrs. Anderson had made. But the class always sang on someone’s birthday. So Randy sang __29__, imagining cakes and cookies the whole time.
　　Finally it was time to eat. Randy sat forward in his seat to get a good view of the box. Mrs. Anderson said, “I decided to do something a little __30__today. I wanted to share something really special with you, so I made my grandmother’s famous blueberry muffins.” With a big smile, she uncovered the box.
　　Randy sat back in his seat. Blueberry? Randy didn’t like blueberries. Mrs. Anderson walked around the room, giving out the muffins. When she got to Randy’s desk, he politely said, “No, thank you. I don’t like blueberries.”
　　“Are you sure you don’t want to at least __31__ one?” Mrs. Anderson asked. “You could pick the blueberries out if you’d like.”
　　“No, thank you.” Randy lowered his head. He’d skipped breakfast, and now he was really hungry. He watched his classmates eat the muffins and comment on how delicious they were.
　　Finally Randy couldn’t __32__ it. He was so hungry he didn’t care if the muffins had blueberries. Just as he was about to raise his hand, Mrs. Anderson put a muffin on his desk. “As a birthday present to me, do you think you could at least try one?”
　　sniff: 嗅 anticipation: 期待 　　 stomach: 肠胃　　　 growl: 吼叫
　　sigh: 叹息 muffin: 麦芬蛋糕 　　　 comment: 评论
　　27. A. dried　　　　 B. opened　　 　 C. closed 　　 　 D. watered
　　28. A. Once　　 　　 B. Before　　 　 C. Because　 　　 D. Then
　　29. A. alone　　　　 B. along　　　　 C. loudly　 　 　 D. carefully
　　30. A. different　 　B. difficult　　 C. surprising　　 D. interesting
　　31. A. buy　 　　 　 B. smell　　　　 C. try　　　　 　 D. borrow
　　32. A. have　　 　　 B. love　　 　　 C. hate　　 　　　D. take
　

Suppose （假定）every person on Earth ate only one kind of food. And maybe one year that food couldn’t　 1 . If that happened, man would soon　 2 .

　 Luckily, man doesn’t　 3　 that problem. But another animal may. The animal is the giant （巨大的）panda, one of the world’s most-loved animals.

　 Dr Thomas Soderstrom, a scientist, has　 4　 for the first time that the bamboo（竹子）the giant pandas eat is dying. As a result, many of the pandas are also dying of being　 5 . Scientists estimate （估计）that so far more than 140 giant pandas have died. This number may be　 6　 one-quarter of the world’s giant panda population. Between 400 and 1000 giant pandas are　 7　 to live in mountains.

　 Giant pandas were once more　 8　 all over many parts of Asia（亚洲）. Now they are only in small parts of China.

　 Can the wild pandas be　 9 ?

　 The scientists want to find out more about the animals’ food. They want to see whether the pandas are able to　 10　 their food while the bamboo is dying.

　 Chinese scientists are trying to raise（饲养）more pandas in zoos. The first baby panda was born in the Beijing Zoo in the fall of 1978.

（　 ）1. A. found　　 B. be found　　 C. founded　　 D. be founded

（　 ）2. A. break　　 B. live　　　　　 C. die　　　　　　　 D. lose

（　 ）3. A. want　　 B. work　　　　　 C. answer　　　 D. face

（　 ）4. A. found　　B. invented　　 C. known　　　 D. studied

（　 ）5. A. cold　　 B. tired　　　　　 C. hungry　　　 D. ill

（　 ）6. A. almost　 B. already　　 C. hardly　　　　 D. really

（　 ）7. A. thought　 B. believed　　 C. seen　　　　 D. said

（　 ）8. A. big　　　 B. liked　　　　　　 C. interesting D. common

（　 ）9. A. kept　　 B. saved　　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. taken

（　 ）10. A. have　　 B. catch　　　　　 C. change　　　D. get

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　　Mr. Smith was a rich businessman, but he was not satisfied with life. He did not sleep 1 and his food did not 2 with him. The situation lasted for 3 time.

　　Finally, after a 4 of sleepless nights, he 5 to see his doctor. The doctor advised a change of surroundings “Go abroad”, he said, “But I'm not good at foreign 6 ”, said Mr. Smith, “It doesn't matter,” said the doctor. “It won't 7 you to talk a little less. Take 8 of exercise: Try to 9 your weight and keep away from rich food.”Mr. Smith went to Switzerland. He did not know French or German, and had to 10 through gestures. He attended a physical training course. The doctor made him 11 his back and shake his head 12 . He had to lie on the ground and 13 his right and left legs. After a time his 14 grew hard and firm. He was happy and he almost put aside his business 15 and nearly forgot the importance of 16 more money. He even began to 17 beautiful trees and beautiful birds. He ate and slept well. 18 he returned home. But unfortunately his improvement was 19 . Soon he was a 20 businessman again, worrying about his riches, his success and his savings.

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