I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧马场). He has let me use his       36     to raise money for youth at risk programs.

The last time I was there he told me his story. when he was young, his family is too    37    to have a house to live in. As a     38    , when he was in high school, he was asked to write a paper about     39     he wanted to be and do when he grew up. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of     40     a horse ranch. He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm. The next day he handed it in to his    41   . Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F. Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” He teacher said, “This is a(an)   42    dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your    43   .”

The boy went home and thought about it for a    44    and hard time. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to    45   your own mind on this. Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no    46   at all. He told his teacher “you could keep the F and I    47   keep my dream.

Monty tell me this   48    because I am sitting in his 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. He said a lot of kids’s    49   can be stole. Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.    50   he had enough gumption(毅力) not to give up my dream.

36. A. name         B. company          C. ranch                D. school

37. A. small            B. busy             C. poor             D. lazy

38. A. present          B. return               C. punishment           D. result

39. A. what         B. which                C. whom             D. who

40. A. renting          B. donating         C. owning           D. kitchen

41. A. teacher          B. father               C. friend               D.wife

42. A. surprised        B. great                C. terrible         D. unrealistic 

43. A. work         B. grade                C. family               D. ability

44. A. easy         B. long             C. short                D. hurry

45. A. change           B. rewrite              C. have             D. give up

46. A. decision     B. reason               C. excuse               D. changes

47. A. never            B. still                C. sometimes            D. even

48. A. square           B. story                C. house                D. teacher

49. A. money            B. house                C. dream                D. hobbies

50. A. Quickly          B. Suddenly         C. Unluckily            D. Fortunately

阅读短文内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Many kids think they are   36   . They think they aren't the prettiest or the smartest. At the same time, they think they aren't even the ugliest or the silliest, which would at least make them stand out.  Everyone feels that way sometimes,  37  in middle school. Kids  38   realize how special they are.

It is   39   growing up. Growing up means understanding what you can offer the world. When you're young, you realize that just by being yourself, you do offer   40   to other people. Maybe you aren't the best, but that doesn't make you "not amazing".

Do yourself a favor. Think about your friends carefully. Write down a list of things that you like about them. Think about   41   you make friends with them. You will   42   know that in the end, no matter if they aren't the smartest or the prettiest or   43  talented, they are great in their own way. And they feel just the same       44  you!

Remember, it gets easier as you grow older. If you try your best, you are still pretty   45 .

36. A. special       B. ordinary          C. unusual         D. ugly

37. A. especial      B. especially         C. more often       D. often

38. A. often        B. more often         C. not often        D. seldom

39. A. part of       B. one of            C. some           D. about

40. A. anything      B. everything        C. something       D. some thing

41. A. reason       B. season            C. where           D. why

42. A. get to        B. got to             C. have to         D. getting to

43. A. /            B. more             C. most           D. the most

44. A as           B. to                C. about           D. for

45. A. smart       B. amazing          C. clever           D. well

Reggie couldn’t hear a thing. He was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all very fond of him. 35 unfortunately, he was always treated differently from everyone else. Children 36 that they would hurt him, adults acted like he was unable to understand them, as if he was a baby.

Reggie didn’t like this very much. But the person who disliked it the most was his friend Michael, who decided that things had to be 37 . Michael’s father was the town’s Mayor, and Michael managed to convince him that this year, in honor of Reggie, they should offer one day to deaf people. During that whole day everyone in town would have to 38 earplugs(耳塞).

People liked the idea, because everyone loved Reggie. The day became known 39 the Day of Silence, and when it arrived everyone stuck plugs in their ears with great 40 . That morning was filled with jokes and laughter. But, as the hours passed, people became aware of (意识到) how 41 life was when you couldn't hear anything. However, learning about how life was more difficult for the deaf was 42 compared to the greatest discovery of the day: Reggie was amazing!

On that day no one was thinking of Reggie as 43 a deaf person. This meant he could be treated just like any other little boy; and people saw a whole new side of him. Not only that, but Reggie had a 44 mind. On that day, using his usual gestures (手势), Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone. This meant that people paid more attention to what he was saying, and they were surprised by his intelligence and his ability to find solutions to almost any problem. They realized that in normal life all Reggie needed was a little more time than others to communicate. That was the only 45 .

So the Day of Silence was the day when Reggie’s true nature became known. And it was the day that everyone realized you have to give people a chance to show how 46　 they are.

35. A. Or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　　 C. And　　　　　　　　 D. But

36. A. considered　　　　　　　 B. worried　　　　　　 C. suggested　　　　 D. wondered　　　　

37. A. changed　　　　　 　　　 B. finished　　 　　　 C. decided　　 　　　 D. happened

38. A. hold　　 　　　 　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　　 C. wear　　　　　　　　 D. carry

39. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

40. A. honor　　　　 　　　　　　 B. hurt　　　　　　　　 C. anger 　　　 　　　 D. fun

41. A. serious　　　　　　 　　　 B. careful　　　 　　　 　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　 D. nervous

42. A. anything　　　　　 　 B. nothing　　　　　　 C. something　　　　 D. everything

43. A. just B. always C. ever D. already　　　　　　 　　　

44. A. simple 　　　　　　　　 B. strange　　　　　　 C. bright　　　　 　　　 D. general

45. A. result 　　　　　　　　　　 B. effort　　　　　　　 C. reason 　　　　　　 D. difference

46. A. active　　　　　　　　　　　 B. valuable　　　　　　 C. healthy　　　　　　 D. popular

  One very cold morning, my, father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the ____31____.

  “About an hour.”he answered.

  “I wish I could go hone now—my __32__ aches.”

  “I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?”said my father.

  “But my headache is getting __33__.”

  “Well,” said he,“you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home __34__ tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄，一种苦药).It will __35__ you a lot.”

  I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not to __36__ the terrible medicine. But it was too __37__.She understood my __38__ as well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.

  I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter it was! I would rather __39__ all day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be __40__.

Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.

31. A. field                 B. hospital               C. factory

32. A. tooth                B. head                  C. stomach

33. A. better                B. worse                 C. less

34. A. but                 B. or                     C. and

35. A. hurt                 B. worry                 C. help

36. A. take                 B. buy                   C. make

37. A. early                B. late                    C. easy

38. A. joke                 B. duty                   C. problem

39. A. work                B. play                    C. study

40. A. kind                 B. honest                  C, helpful

It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn't see things ___26___ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped 　 27　 would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't　 28　 . But her mother's mind was made up.

Three days later. Carmen got new glasses and instructions 　29 . her doctor. "All of the kids will think I'm silly. " Carmen said. Her mother 　30　 and shook her head. "You look just as beautiful as before, she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.

The next day. Carmen kept the 　 31　 in her pocket(口袋))as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling　 32

Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.

Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What's the 　 33 ?" she asked.

"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me from California. It's very _34__ and I can 't lose it. "

Carmen and her friends began to 　 35　 the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better _36_ she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so _37_ ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 38　 . It was the ring.

"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.

"Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I _39_ thought we'd find it." She paused(停顿). “Hey, 1 didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!"

Carmen had 　40　 that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.

"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.

26. a. clearly 　　　　　　 B. carefully 　　　　　 C. freely 　　　　　　 D. quickly

27. a. everybody　　　 B. anybody 　　　　 C. somebody 　　　　　 D. nobody

28. a. explain　　　　　 　 B. care　　　　　　 　 C. agree 　　　　　　　 D. understand

29. a. by　　　　　　　 　 B. from　　　　　　 　 C. like 　　　　　 D. to

30. a. relaxed　　　　　　 B. cheered　　　　 C. smiled　　　　 D. jumped

31. A. ring　　　　　　 B. keys　　　 　　 C. book 　　　　　 　 D. glasses

32. A. tired 　　　　　　　 B. unhappy 　　　　 C. afraid 　　　　　　 D. serious

33. A. matter 　　　　　　 B. reason 　　　　 C. question 　　　　　 D. secret

34. A. special 　　　　　　 B. common 　　　　 C. cheap 　　　　　　　 D. heavy

35 A. ask for 　　　　　　 B. wait for 　　　　　 C. look for　　　　 D. pay for

36 A. though 　　　　　　　 B. if 　　　　　　 C. because 　　　　　D. as

37. A. natural 　　　　 B. new 　　　　　　 C. dirty 　　　　　　　 D. different

38. A. ears 　　　　　　　 B. feet 　　　　　　　 C. eyes 　　　　　　　 D. hands

39 A. still 　　　　　　　 B. ever 　　　　　　　 C. never 　　　　 D. often

40 A. heard 　　　　　　　 B. forgotten 　　　　　 C. found 　　　　　 D. imagined