Li Ming is 9 years old, but he ‘s still in Grade One. He’s very tall, so his seat is in the ___36__ row(排) in the classroom. Miss Yang has___37__ eyesight. When she stands___38__ the blackboard, she can’t see what the boy does there. Li Ming always plays cards and doesn’t listen to Miss Yang___39__ . Sometimes Miss Yang asks Li Ming some questions. He ___40___, but doesn’t know what the teacher says. Of course, he can’t ___41___ the questions.

Miss Yang often makes calls to Li Ming’s  __42__. The man has a shop and he __43___takes care of his son’s studies. He tells his wife to help Li Ming,    44   his wife doesn’t know much and can’t do that. She can only ____45__  Li Ming do his homework at home after supper, but she doesn’t know if his answers are __46__ or wrong. She tells the boy she will buy a nice bike for him if he makes _  47__ in the exams.

This afternoon, Li Ming comes back __48__ . When he sees his mother, he says, “Mum, I’m afraid you have to __49___ a bike for me.”

“What?” __50___ the woman. “Which subject?”

“Forty in English, forty in computer and twenty in Maths!”

(  )36. A. last            B. front            C. middle         D. first 

(  )37. A. good             B. heavy         C. poor              D. strong

(  )38. A. on          B. behind         C. under       D. near

(  )39. A. any more    B. any longer   C. at all       D. at once 

(  )40. A. sits down     B. stands up    C. looks up     D. sits up

(  )41. A. make         B. miss          C. find          D. answer

(  )42. A. mother     B. father           C. teacher      D. doctor

(  )43. A. never           B. always         C. usually      D. often

(  )44. A. and             B. but            C. or            D. so

(  )45. A. ask         B. make         C. want        D. hope

(  )46. A. new               B. old            C. right          D. left

(  )47. A. seventy            B. eighty        C. ninety      D. one hundred

(  )48. A. suddenly      B. sadly         C. happily      D. carefully

(  )49. A. borrow        B. buy         C. give        D. sell

(  )50. A. asks        B. answers    C. sends         D. smiles

One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then  46  to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

   47    the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible   48   , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too   49   . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what you horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to   50   it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no   51   . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”

    “Oh,” the rich man shouted   52   . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”

    “Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he   53   ?”

    “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

    “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he  54  you. Then can you expect to get money  55   him?  ”

    The rich man said nothing and left silently.

46. A. put down         B. set down         C. sat down         D. turned down

47. A. So                   B. But              C. And              D. Though

48. A. song             B. word             C. bell             D. noise

49. A. late             B. slow             C. hard             D. quick

50. A. pay for              B. look for         C. wait for         D. care for

51. A. idea             B. mistake          C. money                D. answer

52. A. quietly              B. angrily              C. happily          D. heavily

53. A. speak                B. tell             C. talk             D. say

54. A. helped               B. thanked          C. warned           D. ordered

55. A. for                  B. from             C. with             D. about

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 knowyou 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.
【小题1】a. clearly            B. carefully           C. freely              D. quickly
【小题2】 a. everybody         B. anybody         C. somebody            D. nobody
【小题3】 a. explain           B. care               C. agree               D.understand
【小题4】 a.by                B. from               C. like            D. to
【小题5】 a. relaxed            B.cheered          C. smiled         D. jumped

【小题6】

A．ring B．keys C．book D．glasses

【小题7】

A．tired B．unhappy C．afraid D．serious

【小题8】

A．matter B．reason C．question D．secret

【小题9】

A．special B．common C．cheap D．heavy

【小题10】

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

【小题11】

A．though B．if C．because D．as

【小题12】

A．natural B．new C．dirty D．different

【小题13】

A．ears B．feet C．eyes D．hands

【小题14】

A．still B．ever C．never D．often

【小题15】

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

Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekday. He has 46　 free time. He thinks playing computer games 　47 the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just 　48 that way, he doesn’t eat or drink for several hours.

Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too 　49 and didn’t want to move. He didn’t have 　50　 for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He 51 　to the hospital. The doctor told him he should have a good rest and 52exercise.

After coming back from the hospital. Nick follows the doctor’s 　53 .He often plays soccer with his friends. 54 sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, he 55 does it for long. Now he lives a happy and healthy life.

46. A. few 　　　　　　B. a few　　　　　　 C. much　　　　　 D. little

47. A. is　　　　　　　 B. are　　　　　　 C. be　　　　　　　 D. was

48. A. on　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　 D. since

49. A. excite　　　　　 B. excites　　　　　 C. exciting　　　　　 D. excited

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

51. A. is taken　　　　　 B. was taken　　　　 C. was taking　　　 D. took

52. A. pay attention to　　 B. paid attention to　　 C. take care of　　 D. take out

53. A. dreams　　　　　 B. advices　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　 D. hobbies

54. A. Unless　　　　　 B. And　　　　　　　 C. Because　　　　 D. Although

55. A. ever　　　　　　 B. often　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　 D. always

Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 36 things with. He 37 to take ten servants with him. They would 38 the things to sell and the food to 39 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to 40 and asked to 41 with them.

The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, 42 may go with us. 43 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 44, you can’t carry a 45 load (担子). You must 46the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.

“You are 47.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy didn’t say 48 and lifted the load gladly.

 On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were very tired 49 the little servant. Do you know 50? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

1.A. eat             B. buy                          C. change           D. get

2.A. decided               B. liked                       C. hoped D. tried

3.A. take           B. bring                       C. carry     D. borrow

4.A. cook          B. eat                          C. buy       D. drink

5.A. them           B. the servants                   C. the road                  D. the rich man

6.A. stop           B. stay                         C. go D. talk

7.A. you    B. he                            C. I   D. they

8.A. Since          B. If                    C. Because         D. But

9.A. family         B. guests                     C. servants         D. things

10.A. heavy               B. light                        C. small     D. difficult

11.A. eat            B. choose                            C. pick up D. understand

12.A. brave                 B. right                         C. clever D. foolish

13.A. sorry                  B. anything                 C. angrily            D. good-bye

14.A. besides             B. of                            C. except           D. with

15.A. who                  B. him                          C. that                 D. why