Mary and Donald Smith lived in the same building. Donald 41 a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary. the 4-year-old girl. a new toy. She played with it and said. "This is fun! A few weeks later Donald gave her 42 toy. She played with it and then said. "I'm not 43 in this toy. It doesn't work." For years Donald gave Mary new toys.  and she gave him very good   44   about the toys.

When Mary was 13 years old. Donald showed her a new ball. Mary wanted to 45 the ball with small stones to make it 46 .The company made this change. Mary's idea was a great success! The company sold thousands of the balls.

   That Christmas. Donald gave Mary an  47 gift. He made her vice-president(副总裁) of the toy company. She made $200,000 a year. Her job was lo see 48 the new toys were fun. She worked 49 three or four hours a day at her job, then she had to do her homework.

Today Mary works at a college. The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their 50.

1.A. owned        B. rioted        c. owns      D. closes

2.A. other          B. other        C. the other   D. another

3.A. excited       B. interested     C. relaxed    D. bored

4.A. ways         B. designs      C. questions   D. ideas

5.A. fill          B. full         C. add        D. pour

6.A. noisy       B. quiet        C. light        D. future

7.A. special       B. awful        C. amazing      D. useful

8. A. when        B. if            C. as          D. since

9.A.BI           B. in           C. for          D. with

10.A. company       B. toys       C. homework    D. future

 

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

Hello, everyone!

  Thank you very much for __36__ to this concert. I hope you have enjoyed the performance. __37__ you know, all the performers have given their time to help us.

  This concert is to __38__money for the children in Africa. Every day hundreds of children in Africa die because they__39__ have enough to eat. There are two__40__ . First, there is no work for the children`s parents. Second, the governments in many African countries do not have the money to help__41__ poor.

  Most African countries are poor. The land is not good for growing food and the weather is also__42__ for farming. The Feed Africa Fund__43__ millions of dollars every year on food for the poor people in Africa. This money comes from the people like you – kind, generous people __44__ do not want to see children die from hunger.

  Every dollar you give this evening will go to the Feed Africa Fund. Just one dollar can buy enough food to feed a __45__ of four for three days. __46__ it: only one dollar can feed four people for three days.

  __47__ do you spend on food every day? Ten dollars? Twenty dollars? I am sure you can spend a little __48__ on your own food so that you have a few dollars for the Feed Africa Fund.

  Please be kind and generous! Give your money with a helping hand. Your money __49__ make a difference in others` life and __50__. Thank you!

(      )36  A coming        B going          C running

(      )37  A For             B Since          C As

(      )38  A ask             B raise            C save

(      )39  A don`t           B didn`t          C won`t

(      )40  A ways           B reasons              C results

(      )41  A a                 B an               C the

(      )42  A good           B bad             C nice

(      )43  A takes           B costs           C spends

(      )44  A who            B whom         C which

(      )45  A home          B family         C house

(      )46 A Think about          B Thing of             C Think out

(      )47 A How many           B How much         C How heavy

(      )48  A fewer          B less             C more

(      )49  A can             B can`t           C need

(      )50  A you             B your            C yours

Mary and Donald Smith lived in the same building. Donald 41 a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary. the 4-year-old girl. a new toy. She played with it and said. "This is fun! A few weeks later Donald gave her 42 toy. She played with it and then said. "I'm not 43 in this toy. It doesn't work." For years Donald gave Mary new toys.  and she gave him very good   44   about the toys.

When Mary was 13 years old. Donald showed her a new ball. Mary wanted to 45 the ball with small stones to make it 46 .The company made this change. Mary's idea was a great success! The company sold thousands of the balls.

   That Christmas. Donald gave Mary an  47 gift. He made her vice-president(副总裁) of the toy company. She made $200,000 a year. Her job was lo see 48 the new toys were fun. She worked 49 three or four hours a day at her job, then she had to do her homework.

Today Mary works at a college. The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their 50.

4I. A. owned        B. rioted        c. owns      D. closes

42 A. other          B. other        C. the other   D. another

43. A. excited       B. interested     C. relaxed    D. bored

44. A. ways         B. designs      C. questions   D. ideas

45  A. fill          B. full         C. add        D. pour

46.  A. noisy       B. quiet        C. light        D. future

47. A. special       B. awful        C. amazing      D. useful

48. A. when        B. if            C. as          D. since

49. A.BI           B. in           C. for          D. with

50. A. company       B. toys       C. homework    D. future

The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy（同情）as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid for the drive and then, using her hands to   35   the seats, settled （安顿）in one of them.

It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of   36  . Susan’s husband Mark watched her fall into hopelessness and he decided to use every possible means to help his wife.

Finally, Susan felt ready to   37   to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too afraid of getting around the city by herself. Mark   38   to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she could   39   it by herself.

For two weeks, Mark went with Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to depend on her other   40  , specifically her hearing, to decide where she was.

At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she held her husband tightly, her eyes filled with tears of thankfulness. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their   41   ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was   42   it!

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure envy（嫉妒）you.” Surprisingly, Susan asked the driver   43  .

“You know, every morning for the   44   week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building   45  ,” the bus driver said.

Tears of happiness ran down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than   46  . That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.

35. A. touch                      B. choose                  C. count             D. feel

36. A. weakness          B. sickness            C. darkness           D. sadness

37. A. return                     B. keep               C. belong            D. stick

38. A. volunteered             B. continued          C. promised           D. afforded

39. A. try                B. manage             C. control                  D. follow

40. A. feelings             B. parts              C. senses            D. skills

41. A. opposite            B. separate             C. fixed                 D. normal

42. A. passing          B. doing          C. taking               D. getting

43. A. what                   B. how               C. why               D. where

44. A. next                    B. same              C. first               D. past

45. A. quickly             B. silently             C. happily              D. safely

46. A. courage               B. direction         C. sight              D. service

Some students cheat(作弊) because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without (41) the time studying. Other students might feel that they can’t (42) the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, it isn’t a good (43).

A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test (44) to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some better ways together. Talking about these problems and (45) them out will help feel better than cheating.

    If a student gets (46) cheating, the teacher may give a “(47)” on the test, send him or her to the head teacher’s (48), and call his or her parents. Worse than the (49) grade may be the feeling of having disappointed those people, (50) parents and teachers. A parent may worry that you are not an (51) person and a teacher might watch you more (52) the next time you’re taking a test.

There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn’t cheat, but some students have already cheated. If that’s you, it’s (53) too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a (54), but a student is always able to act better and make better (55). It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or friend.   

41. A. taking                 B. spending                   C. costing                     D. using

42. A. write                  B. exercise                    C. pass                         D. expect 

43. A. idea                    B. purpose                    C. custom                    D. conclusion

44. A. decides               B. hopes                       C. refuses                            D. needs

45. A. breaking              B. dreaming                  C. missing                    D. working

46. A. caught                B. offered                     C. appeared                  D. suggested

47. A. prize                   B. result                       C. zero                        D. treat

48. A. office                 B. school                      C. seat                         D. conversation

49. A. natural                B. dangerous                 C. anxious                    D. bad

50. A. and                     B. besides                     C. like                          D. among

51. A. outside                B. advantageous            C. interesting                D. honest

52. A. closely                B. bravely                     C. certainly                   D. hardly

53. A. always                B. never                       C. once                        D. neither

54. A. menu                  B. medicine                   C. habit                        D. match

55. A. education            B. decisions                  C. challenges                D. risks