I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was   21  , for my whole world was dark.

A young boy ran up to me, out of   22  . He stood right before me with his head down and said   23  , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and   24  . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

  25  , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his   26   and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s   27   I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must   28   it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I   29  .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not   30   —he was blind.

Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I   31   him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to   32  . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).

Through the eyes of a blind child,   33   I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been   34  . I decided to see the beauty in life, and   35   every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

21. A. hopeless         B. colourful            C. simple           D. wonderful

22. A. mind             B. trouble              C. breath           D. work

23. A. sadly                B. strictly             C. angrily          D. excitedly

24. A. dead             B. fresh                C. alive            D. heavy

25. A. So                   B. Or               C. However      D. And

26. A. head             B. nose             C. ear          D. neck

27. A. how              B. when             C. where            D. why

28. A. buy              B. sell             C. accept           D. break

29. A. admire               B. dislike              C. want         D. have

30. A. cry                  B. speak                C. smile            D. see

31. A. forgave              B. thanked          C. paid         D. hated

32. A. sleep                B. study                C. dance            D. play

33. A. at most              B. at times         C. at first         D. at last

34. A. cheerful             B. useful               C. blind            D. deaf

35. A. waste                B. enjoy                C. lose         D. forget

I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was   21 , for my whole world was dark.

A young boy ran up to me, out of   22  . He stood right before me with his head down and said   23  , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and   24  . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

  25  , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his   26   and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s   27   I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must   28   it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I   29  .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not   30  －he was blind.

Tears(眼泪) came down my face as I   31   him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to  32  . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain(痛苦).

Through the eyes of a blind child,   33   I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been   34  . I decided to see the beauty in life, and   35   every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

21. A. hopeless	B. colourful	C. simple	D. wonderful
22. A. mind	B. trouble	C. breath	D. work
23. A. sadly	B. strictly	C. angrily	D. excitedly
24. A. dead	B. fresh	C. alive	D. heavy
25. A. So	B. Or	C. However	D. And
26. A. head	B. nose	C. ear	D. neck
27. A. how	B. when	C. where	D. why
28. A. buy	B. sell	C. accept	D. break
29. A. admire	B. dislike	C. want	D. have
30. A. cry	B. speak	C. smile	D. see
31. A. forgave	B. thanked	C. paid	D. hated
32. A. sleep	B. study	C. dance	D. play
33. A. at most	B. at times	C. at first	D. at last
34. A. cheerful	B. useful	C. blind	D. deaf
35. A. waste	B. enjoy	C. lose	D. forget

 It's a fine Sunday morning. There  16  many children in the park. They are  17 happily. Some are playing  18  under a big tree. Some girls are singing and  19  . Some boys are running  20  the hill. Li Lei's  21  by the lake.  He's reading a story.  22  is Wang Lin?  He's standing over there.  23 is he doing?  He's looking  24  a nice butterfly(蝴蝶). He 25 to catch it.

(  )16. A. is            B. are            C. am                       

(  )17. A. playing       B. sing            C. dance

(  )18. A. yo-yos        B. the football      C. games           

(  )19.A. dancing       B. to dance         C. dance

(  )20. A. on           B. up              C. about              

(  )21. A. sitting        B. sit              C. siting

(  )22. A. What        B. Who             C. Where              

(  )23. A. Where       B. What            C. Who

(  )24. A. at           B. after            C. for                 

(  )25. A. want         B. is wanting       C. wants

Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing __21__ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her __22__. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons _23__ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she _24__ found work in a big shop. The __25__ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice 26__ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. But she __27__ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __28__ did anything at home. She didn’t love her __29_ but she lived a city life.

Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few _30__ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She _31__ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were __32__the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all _33__. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”

The women looked at each other but they tried not to _34__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（游浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__35__ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”

（ ）21. A. him　　　　　　　　 B. himself　　　　　　　　　　 C. her　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. herself

（ ）22. A. lessons　　　　　 B. English　　　　　　　　　　 C. maths　　　　　　　　　　 D. language

（ ）23. A. when 　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　　　　 D. after

（ ）24.A. hardly　　　　　　 B. easily　　　　　　　　　　　 C. no longer　　　　　　　　 D. happily

（ ）25. A. bookseller　　　 B. shopkeeper　　　　　　　 C. gatekeeper　　　　　　　 D. policeman

（ ）26. A. agreed　　　　　　 B. hated　　　　　　　　　　　 C. preferred　　　　　　　　 D. failed

（ ）27. A. sold　　　　　　　 B. was sold　　　　　　　　　 C. gave　　　　　　　　　　　 D. was given

（ ）28. A. always　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　　 D. often

（ ）29. A. husband　　　　 B. son　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. brother　　　　　　　　　　 D. uncle

（ ）30. A. cheap B. expensive C. terrible D. strange

（ ）31. A. liked　　　　　　　 B. interested　　　　　　　　 C. watched　　　　　　　　　 D. knew

（ ）32. A. looking up B. looking for C. talking about　　　 　 D. hearing from

（ ）33. A. old　　　　　　　　 B. clean　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dirty　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thin

（ ）34. A. stop　　　　　　　 B. smile　　　　　　　　　　　 C. laugh　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lie

（ ）35. A. busy　　　　　　　 B. clever　　　　　　　　　　　 C. rich　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. poor

　　

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

One morning, he got up very __16__because his clock stopped. He tried to shave( 刮胡须 ) quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got blood all over his ___17___,so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean ___18__ironing( 熨烫 ). While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water ___19__ he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he __20__he couldn’t go to work by bus. He ___21___for a taxi to take him to work. When the taxi arrived and Harry got in.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman __22__ a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman ___23___ to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was ___24___till 3 o’clock p.m. ___25___the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about 4 p.m., his boss took a look at him and told  him to find another job.

(  )16.A. early   B. late      C. worriedly   D. fast

(  )17.A. coat    B. sweater   C. jacket      D. shirt

(  )18.A. need    B. needed    C. needing     D. to need

(  )19.A. money   B. change    C. bill        D. pay

(  )20.A. wondered   B. thought  C. believed   D. decided

(  )21.A.looked   B. wished   C. waited   D. telephoned

(  )22.A. by      B. with     C. in       D. through

(  )23.A. seemed  B. said     C. happened D. appeared

(  )24.A. stopped B. caught   C. left     D. kept

(  )25.A. before  B. after    C. since    D. while