Time flies! We become mature(成熟的) girls or boys, or at least we   56 __we are. At the same time, our parents are no longer young. They   57 __all to us but never look forward to getting anything back. When we are ill in bed, they stay   58 __ us day and night. When we’re hungry, cold or sad, they always offer    59 __.

But what have we done for our parents?   60 __we grow up, we have our own ideas and we believe we are   61 __enough to think and act by ourselves. So we usually dislike their care.  Sometimes we don't listen to them and sometimes even   62 __ them.

We must doing something now, letting them know that we    63 __them, too. We should try our best to understand our parents, and not to make them feel hopeless. In a word, it’s our duty to bring   64 __ to them because that is the sign that we are really mature.

Children are parents’ hopes and we are carrying both our dreams and    65 __.

The happiness of our parents is what we should try to achieve.

1.A. think          B. allow       C. ask                  D. explain    

2.A. get            B. give        C. show             D. take    

3.A. at             B. of           C. with                 D. to   

4.A. money     B. food         C. clothes              D. help    

5.A. If        B. Before      C. Because         D. Though    

6.A. careful     B. old         C. young                D. patient    

7.A. look after  B. argue with      C. cheer up             D. ask for  

8.A. laugh      B. hurt        C. hate                 D. love    

9.A. work        B. money      C. pleasure        D. trouble    

10.A. theirs        B. his         C. hers                 D. mine

—Would you like to go to the concert with me tonight?

—I’m sorry I can’t. Mother won’t ________me to go out in the evening.

A. let                                     B. allow                                 C. offer                                 D. ask

When Millie got up this morning, it was a beautiful spring day. She saw  1  clouds far away, but she didn’t think about them. She got her dog, Eddie, and put him in the car. Then she drove out into the country  2 a picnic with her dog.

An hour later, the wind began to blow and it turned  3 . Millie and Eddie were warm from running, so they weren’t cold. Then when Eddie  4  with the ball, Millie saw snowflakes ( 雪花 ) in the sky. She called Eddie, picked up the picnic things and got back in the car. As she was driving home, the snow became  5 . Soon all Millie could see was white all round  6  . The road became slippery ( 滑的 ) and she had to drive very  7 . Then the car hit into a piece of ice and it went around in circles . It went down a hill and finally stopped.

Millie reached over for Eddie. He was shaking because he was cold,   8 he was OK. She got her mobile phone and asked for  9  . At last, the police  10  them. Next time Millie will listen to the weather report before going for a picnic.

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

2.                A．on            B．for            C．with D．in

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

4.                A．play           B．playing         C．is playing  D．was playing

5.A. larger and larger   B thinner and thinner   C. smaller and smaller   D. heavier and heavier

6.A him          B. us             C. her            D himself

7.A slowly        B. easily          C. carelessly       D. happily

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

9.                A．helping         B．helped         C．help D．helps

10.               A．shouted        B．hit            C．ran   D．saved

After supper Mrs. Bell felt hot and came out of the hotel. She got to   1  a week ago. She liked the city and went traveling there for   2  first time. Now she was walking along a quiet street when she saw a man working in a garden. She   3   to watch him carefully. The old man worked   4   and she was sure he was an able gardener. She liked to see him.
“I have a garden, too.” The woman said to herself. “ I   5  such a gardener. Why don’t you bring one to America?”
So she went into the garden and said she would pay him much if he    6   to go to America with her.
“ I’ll pay for your fare(费用), too.” said the woman. “ You’ll be able to get   7   soon in my country, I think.”
“ Thanks a lot,” said the old man, “but it’s    8   that I already have another position（职位）. I can’t give it up. I’ll have to work for you   9   they elect(选举) me next time.”
“Oh?” the woman said in surprise. “    10  are you, then?”
“The president of France.”
【小题1】A. Toronto             B. Paris                C. Moscow
【小题2】A. a                       B. /                    C. the
【小题3】A. ended                   B. went on              C. stopped
【小题4】A. slowly                  B. hard                 C. badly
【小题5】A. need                    B. hope                 C. hate
【小题6】A. disliked                B. agreed               C. believed
【小题7】A. lonely                 B. happy                C. rich
【小题8】A. glad                    B. unlucky              C. lucky
【小题9】A. until                  B. unless               C. if
【小题10】A. Whose                  B. How                  C. What

Sometimes we can hardly understand foreigners because they speak too _______.

A. slowly????????? B. clearly????? C. quickly???? D. easily