阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Her small hand seemed lost in Grandma's as they walked along the road leading back home.

"Shall we rest for a 36　 ? It's too hot!" the young girl said. "Let's 　37　 over there under the tree." Grandma said. Resting under the tree, they　 38 a butterfly nearby. "Do butterflies feel hot?" she asked.

Grandma thought for a while and said, "I think they keep very 　 39　 ."

"I wish I were a butterfly," the child said. Then she began to flap (拍动) her 　40　 . "But that takes a lot of work!"

"You wish for a lot of things, child," Grandma said.

"Yes, I do. " she said. "I wish I had 　 41　 I wanted."

"Do you get all your wish for all the time?" Grandma asked.

"No, I wish for a lot __42__ nothing happens," she said. "How I wish that Johnny Jeffries would stay at home 　　43　 school!" "What happened to him?" Grandma asked.

"Ah, his grandma died …"she stopped suddenly and　 44　 her grandma when her eyes were 　 45　 with tears.

"Grandma," she tried to finish. "I wish that you would never …" Grandma held her. She never said a word 　46　 the young girl stopped. Then Grandma said with a smile, "Dear, sometimes in our life 　47　 don't come true, but it doesn't mean life isn't wonderful. If you want something, work for it and wish for it."

"Then 　 48　 do I work to keep you around forever?" the young child asked.

"Keep loving me, and don't waste time wishing." They hugged (拥抱)　 49　 again and continued on the road towards home.

Life is a　 50　 that always leads home. Love it and work for it.

36. A. week　　　 B. time　　　　　 C. while　　　　 D. day

37. A. lie　　　　 B. sit　　　　　　 C. sleep　　　　 D. wait

38. A. noticed　　 B. heard　　　　　 C. smelt　　　　 D. felt

39. A. hot　　　 B. cold　　　　　　 C. cool　　　　 D. warm

40. A. legs　　　 B. feet　　　　　　 C. ears　　　　 D. arms

41. A. everything　 B. everyone　　　　 C. something　　 D. someone

42. A. and　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　 D. or

43. A. because of 　　B. instead of　　　 C. full of　　　 D. in front of

44. A. looked for　 B. looked after　　　 C. looked over　 D. looked at

45. A. angry　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. filled　　　　 D. strict

46. A. until　　　 B. after　　　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. because

47. A. words　　　 B. days　　　　　　 C. wishes　　　 D. lives

48. A. what　　　 B. when　　　　　　 C. where　　　 D. how

49. A. the other　　 B. each other　　　　 C. the others　　 D. each one

50. A.hill　　　　 B. road　　　　　　 C. river　　　　 D. lake

   There have been many difficulties for me in learning English during the past few years, but I tried to   31.   them and had made much progress.

   The spelling of words and the meanings of them were the first difficulties I met   32.   a beginner, but I have found my own ways to    33.  with them. As for the spelling, I never        34 .  a word again and again to remember it, but I try to practice its   35.   . Now, I can write a word out when I can read it out. As for the meaning, I hardly ever recite(背诵) a word’s Chinese meaning, but I put it into a    36.    to learn its meaning. So, if you use a word quite     37.   , its spelling and meaning will not be difficult. After all, Learning English is to   38.   it.

Grammar may be    39.    difficulty. But I have also dealt with it. I haven’t read lots of grammar books, but I often   40.  much time reading the articles written by native English speakers. By doing so, I have got a good sense(感觉) of the English language.

Finally, I want to say that getting over all these difficulties needs perseverance(毅力).

31. A. look after        B. look at               C. get over

32. A. with            B. to                   C.  as

33. A. spend           B. deal                 C. keep

34. A. write            B. read                C. think

35. A. writing          B. difference          C. pronunciation

36. A. letter           B. movie                C. sentence

37. A. always          B. hardly               C. often

38. A. remember        B. use                 C. listen to

39. A. another           B. other               C. others

40. A. have            B. spend                C. give

My name is Steve. I move into this house __1_____ weeks ago, and I really enjoy__2_____here.There’s only one bedroom, and at the moment my sister is staying with me because she is __3____ a job.
I work in a big company(公司).It’s hard__4____, and the hours are really long , but I like it. And it pays well. I don’t really __5____worried about my work.
The only thing I don’t like about this house is one of the neighbors, Mrs.Snell, I think her name is. She’s really strange.She never speaks to___6____, I always says hello to her, and “ Are you all right?’ and what a lovely day today!”,but she never says a word.____ 7___she doesn’t like young people.
My sister and I had a party a few days ago. It really wasn’t very noisy(吵闹). About ten of us were here____8___11.00pm and then we went out to dance. When I saw Mrs. Snell the next day, I said I hoped there wasn’t __9_____niose(噪音)for her, but as she didn’t saying anything. Funny lady.
This evening my sister and I are going to visit a friend of ours who is in hospital, and then we ___10____out for a Chinese meal.

The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers．“I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test．” he said．“And because I know you are all able to understand these questions．I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test．’’
A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom．The teacher looked at the rest students and said．“Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance．”Two more students decided to go．Seven students stayed．The teacher then handed out the papers．There were only three sentences on the paper： Congratulations! You have received an A in this class．Keep believing in yourself．
I never had a teacher who gave a test like that．but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give．Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most．
The same is true for students in real life．The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures．They have learned life’ s lessons, whether from school education or from events in their lives，and have become better people．Scientists say that by the age of eight，80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed．You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits(局限)．However，there is nothing you can’t do or leant to be．Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰)said，“We do not conquer the mountain．but ourselves．”
【小题1】Some students left the classroom because_____