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　　Daniel's parents were worried 1 him. “He mustn't go through life making excuses all the time,” his father said. “Nobody will believe him. He won't be able to keep a job. No bright girl will marry 2 .”

　　 “I don't know 3 we can do,” said his mother.

　　 “I have a good 4 ,” his father said. “If this doesn't work, nothing will.”

　　The next day was Daniel's birthday. When he thought of gettins exciting presents, he couldn't wait. He woke up expecting his parents to wish him “Happy Birthday”, but all they said was “Good morning, Daniel. Hurry up, 5 you'll be late for school.” There were no presents, not even a card. He was very 6 .

　　 “Never mind”, he thought. “They'll give me a surprise after school.” But. they didn't. Finally, at dinner he said to his parents, “Today is 7 .”

　　 “Oh!” his father said. “So it is. I 8 .”

　　 “So did I.” his mother said.

　　 “How could you forget?” Daniel asked. “There must 9 a reason.

　　 “Well, yes,” his father said. “we have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel. We didn't remember your birthday 10 we were so busy.”

　　Poor Daniel. He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again!

    Jenny was English. She was a good girl __1__ she was often late for school. One morning she was late again. Mr Black, her teacher, was angry with her when she came into the classroom.

"I'll write to your father __2__ you aren't here on time tomorrow," he told her. Jenny didn't want him __3__ that because her parents __4__ very strict with her. The next day she got up very early and went to school without breakfast. She hurried to school. Just before she ___5___ the school gate, she stopped. She found a small bag ___6___ on the ground. She ___7___and she decided to give it to the headmaster. When she hurried into the classroom, Mr Black was already ___8___ his lessons.

    "Jenny White," he said as soon as he saw her,"I've told you not to come late,but you're late again."

    "I'm sorry,sir," Jenny said."I was late because I found a small..."

    "I won't listen to any excuse," Mr Black stopped her."Because you can't get here on time, I'll write to your father." Jenny could say no more. She sat down ___9___. She couldn't keep ___10___ her tears.

    As soon as the bell rang, the door opened. Mr Smith, the headmaster came in. He was holding a small bag in his hand. "Excuse me, Mr Black,"he said."Is this ___11___?""Why,yes.It is mine, but I didn't know I lost it." Mr Black was surprised.

    "Jenny White found it just before school started. She gave it to me and asked me to __12__ __13__ had lost it." Mr Smith said.

    Mr Black's face turned red. He looked __14__Jenny and said,"I'm sorry, Jenny. I take back __15__ I said."

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

(    ) 2.A.if            B.because                    C.while                       D.how

(    ) 3.A.do             B.doing                       C.to do                       D.did

(    ) 4.A.are            B.is                     C.were                        D.was

(    ) 5.A.got            B.reached                   C.arrived                    D.get to

(    ) 6.A.lying      B.lie                            C.lay                          D.lain

(    ) 7.A.picked it up             B.picked up it             C.pick it up        D.to pick it up

(    ) 8.A.begin           B.began            C.begun                       D.beginning

(    ) 9.A.quiet                 B.quite            C.quietly                    D.quitely

(    ) 10.A.from          B.into                         C.out                          D.back

(    )11.A.you          B.yourself                   C.yours                       D.your

(    )12.A.find                  B.find out                   C.look for                    D.get

(    )13.A.who            B.whose              C.whom                             D.that

(    )14.A.to                 B.for               C.round                             D.at

(    )15.A.that         B.which                   C.how                         D.what

Daniel was always making excuses for forgetting to do things．His usual excuse was  “I was too busy” or “I didn't have time”．

    Daniel's parents were worried    1    him．“He mustn't go through life making excuses all the time，”his father said．“Nobody will believe him．He won't be able to  keep a  job．No bright girl will marry    2  ．”

    “I don't know  3  we can do．”said his mother．

    “I have a good  4  ，”his father said．“If this doesn't work，nothing will.”

    The next day was Daniel's birthday．When he thought of getting exciting presents，he couldn't wait．He woke up expecting his parents to wish him “Happy birthday!” but all they said was “Good morning，Daniel．Hurry up，  5  you'll be late for school．”  There were no presents，not even a card．He was very   6  ．

    “Never mind，”he thought．“They'll give me a  surprise after school．” But they didn't．Finally，at dinner he said to his parents，“Today is  7  ．”

    “Oh!” his father said．“So it is．I  8  ．”

    “So did I．”his mother said．

    “How could you forget?” Daniel asked．“ There must  9  a reason．”。

    “Well，yes，”his father said．“We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday，Daniel．We didn't remember your birthday 10  we were too busy．”  Poor Daniel．He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again!

    1．A．with                      B．about                   C．at                 D．in    

    2．A．he                         B．his                       C. him                  D．himself

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

    4．A．excuse                  B．message               C．idea                D．news

    5．A．or                         B．and                    C．then                D．but

    6．A．happy             B．sad                      C．excited            D．grateful

    7．A．Sunday                  B．my birthday           C．Father's Day    D．July 2nd

    8．A．believed                 B．agreed                 C．forgot             D．remembered

    9．A．be                         B．is                        C．are                 D．have

    10．A．so that                 B．before                  C．although          D．because

Once upon a time, there was a garden in the village. Its owner was an old man. He had been away for several years to visit his friends. It was a large lovely garden with soft green grass and beautiful flowers. While the old man was away, some children came to play in the garden every afternoon. The birds in the garden sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games to listen to them. For them, the time they spent there was the happiest they had ever had.

One day the old man came back. When he saw the children playing in his garden, he was very angry. "What are you doing here?" he shouted. "Nobody except myself is allowed to play in my garden." The children were terrified and ran away. Then spring came, but it was still winter in the old man’s garden. There were blossoms (花) and birds all over the village, except in the garden. The birds didn’t like singing in his garden, since there were no children." Why is spring arriving so late this year?" the old man thought. "How pretty it would be if it were spring now!" One morning, the old man was woken up by some sounds. He heard birds singing and children laughing. When he opened the window, he saw the birds sitting in the trees and the children running about happily. "I’m sure spring has come. What I’m seeing is the most spellbinding scene (场景) I have ever seen, and the sounds which I’m hearing are the most beautiful in the world," said the old man.

1.When the children were enjoying themselves in the garden, the old man ______.

A. was happy to watch them

B. was away to visit his friends

C. pretended that he didn’t see them

D. was angry but didn’t drive them off

2.What did the children think the old man was like at first?

A. Kind       B. Creative      C. Outgoing      D. Terrible

3.The underlined word "spellbinding" in the passage means "______"in Chinese.

A. 迷人的       B. 无聊的       C. 普通的        D. 丑陋的

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The old man’s garden was small but pretty.

B. The old man didn’t like the birds in his garden.

C. The old man was anxious (渴望)for a peaceful life.

D. The birds and the children made the old man’s garden full of life again.