As a teenager, I didn’t get along well with my mother before. She   36   every aspect of my life, leaving me unable to have my   37   space.

About two years ago, I had a   38   with her. I just couldn’t control my bad temper that day. I said something   39   to mum. Mum was hurt, but she went away without saying anything.

When I was   40   at home. I started to recall the happy time we spent together and realized that I should   41  . But when I saw mum, the   42  moments pushed all the thoughts of saying sorry out of my head. I came back to my bedroom, feeling distracted (心烦意乱的). That night I didn’t’   43   well.

The next day, I got up earlier than usual. And I   44   a letter beside my bed. It was mum! In this letter, mum   45   how she loved me and how she worried about me. The   46   of mum’s love raced through my mind when I read it. I couldn’t help crying out. I went out of the bedroom and saw mum standing there   47   me.

“I am sorry, mum, Please   48  me!” I said with a guilty conscience (愧疚感). Then I saw tears of   49   coming into mum’s eyes. We embraced (拥抱) emotionally. That moment was totally  in my   50  forever.

From then on,    51   there is argument between us, we will write our feelings and thoughts to each other. Then we can   52   and soon get on well.

By telling my story, I just want   53   people to know that if you have problems with you parents, try to find the   54  . Never think that you have nothing to talk with them. They are the persons who always love you and stand   55  you! Maybe they’ve hurt you before, probably just because they didn’t know how to express love.

1.A．took notice of     B．took care of     C．took hold of     D．took the place of

2.A．private            B．wide             C．empty            D．quiet

3.A．talk               B．conflict         C．fight            D．decision

4.A．cheerful           B．wonderful        C．harmful          D．hurtful

5.A．asleep             B．sleepy           C．alone            D．lonely

6.A．complain           B．tolerate         C．change           D．apologize

7.A．unhappy            B．uncertain        C．unfriendly       D．unfamiliar

8.A．eat                B．feel             C．sleep            D．live

9.A．wrote              B．found            C．received         D．read

10.A．implied           B．explained        C．declared         D．promised

11.A．words             B．stories          C．records          D．details

12.A．pointing at       B．smiling at       C．waiting for      D．looking for

13.A．forgive           B．accept           C．forget           D．punish

14.A．happiness         B．regret           C．sadness          D．shame

15.A．diary             B．memory           C．imagination      D．life

16.A．because           B．unless           C．if               D．although

17.A．understand        B．play             C．think            D．relax

18.A．unkind            B．impatient        C．adult            D．young

19.A．answers           B．methods          C．solutions        D．suggestions

20.A．for   B．by   C．in   D．against

 

During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P．E and wrote several books．While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing．He was the inventor of basketball．

       Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA．One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students．Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside．He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something．

       It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea．The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game．It was quite different from the basketball games of today．It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs．Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets．

       Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the games in Berlin．

1．Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?

       A．Teach P．E in school．                      B．Write some books．

       C．Work at hospital．                           D．Take part in the Olympic Games．

2．In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?

       A．Summer．          B．Winter．             C．Spring．            D．Autumn．

3．Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?

       A．It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball．

       B．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born．

       C．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game．

       D．It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played．

4．At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?

       A．Basketball was already a worldwide game．

       B．Basketball was played with 9 players on each side．

       C．Basketball was an Olympic sport．

       D．Basketball was still played using footballs．

5．What would be the best title for this story?

       A．History of Basketball                           B．How Basketball Has Changed

       C．Father of Basketball                            D．Happy Birthday, Basketball

You Did More Than carry my Books

    Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 1    down and helped the boy pick up these articles.    2    they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark    3    the boy's name was Bill, that he    4    computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of    5    with his other subjects and that he had just broken    6    with his girlfriend.

    They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was    7    in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed    8    with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They    9    to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before    10   , Bill asked Mark if they    11    talk.

    Bill    12    him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you    13   wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see. I 14    out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess (脏乱)    15    anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to    16    my things. But after we spent some time together    17  and laughing. I realized that    18    I had done that, I would have    19    a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You    20    my life.”

    1．

A. fell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sat

C. lay　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. knelt

    2．

A. Although　　　　　　　　　　 B. Since

C. After　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Until

    3．

A. discovered　　　　　　　　  B. realized

C. said　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. decided

    4．

A. played　　　　　　　　　　    B. loved

C. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. made

    5．

A. questions　　　　　　　　    B. ideas'

C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　    D. doubt

    6．

A. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. out

C. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. away

    7．

A. called　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. helped

C. invited　　　　　　　　　　    D. allowed

    8．

A. peacefully　　　　　　　　   B. willingly

C. freely　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasantly

    9．

A. continued　　　　　　　　    B. agreed

C. forced　　　　　　　　　　    D. offered

    10．

A. graduation　　　　　　　　   B. movement

C. separation　　　　　　　　   D. vacation

    11．

A. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. should

C. could　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. must

    12．

A. demanded　　　　　　　　   B. reminded

C. removed　　　　　　　　　　 D. asked

    13．

A. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. usually

C. even　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. never

    14．

A. checked　　　　　　　　　　  B. took

C. cleaned　　　　　　　　　　   D. put

    15．

A. over　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. into

C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. for

    16．

A. find　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. pick

C. pack　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. hold

    17．

A. talking　　　　　　　　　　    B. playing

C. reading　　　　　　　　　　   D. watching

    18．

A. before　　　　　　　　　　    B. if

C. while　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. as

    19．

A. forgotten　　　　　　　　    B. passed

C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

    20．

A. helped　　　　　　　　　　    B. recovered

C. improved　　　　　　　　    D. changed

 

You Did More Than carry my Books

    Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 1    down and helped the boy pick up these articles.    2    they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark    3    the boy's name was Bill, that he    4    computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of    5    with his other subjects and that he had just broken    6    with his girlfriend.

    They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was    7    in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed    8    with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They    9    to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before    10   , Bill asked Mark if they    11    talk.

    Bill    12    him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you    13   wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see. I 14    out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess (脏乱)    15    anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to    16    my things. But after we spent some time together    17  and laughing. I realized that    18    I had done that, I would have    19    a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You    20    my life.”

    1．

A. fell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sat

C. lay　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. knelt

    2．

A. Although　　　　　　　　　　 B. Since

C. After　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Until

    3．

A. discovered　　　　　　　　  B. realized

C. said　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. decided

    4．

A. played　　　　　　　　　　    B. loved

C. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. made

    5．

A. questions　　　　　　　　    B. ideas'

C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　    D. doubt

    6．

A. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. out

C. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. away

    7．

A. called　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. helped

C. invited　　　　　　　　　　    D. allowed

    8．

A. peacefully　　　　　　　　   B. willingly

C. freely　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasantly

    9．

A. continued　　　　　　　　    B. agreed

C. forced　　　　　　　　　　    D. offered

    10．

A. graduation　　　　　　　　   B. movement

C. separation　　　　　　　　   D. vacation

    11．

A. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. should

C. could　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. must

    12．

A. demanded　　　　　　　　   B. reminded

C. removed　　　　　　　　　　 D. asked

    13．

A. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. usually

C. even　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. never

    14．

A. checked　　　　　　　　　　  B. took

C. cleaned　　　　　　　　　　   D. put

    15．

A. over　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. into

C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. for

    16．

A. find　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. pick

C. pack　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. hold

    17．

A. talking　　　　　　　　　　    B. playing

C. reading　　　　　　　　　　   D. watching

    18．

A. before　　　　　　　　　　    B. if

C. while　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. as

    19．

A. forgotten　　　　　　　　    B. passed

C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

    20．

A. helped　　　　　　　　　　    B. recovered

C. improved　　　　　　　　    D. changed