My father and I used to climb the mountains near my house．Climbing has been a very  1   thing for me since I was a kid．

Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations and from them I learned a lot．In fact, without mountaineering（登山）, Dad couldn't have had enough time to spend with me because he was very   2  himself．

Once we climbed Palgoly Mountain．It was very   3   for me because I was only ten years old． At first, I felt very   4  ．But soon I had pain（疼） in   5  of my legs, so I wanted to give up  6  ．My father said, "  7   is a season when everything comes to life（复苏） again．The mountain and the field where we are standing are beautiful．You can   8  see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you   9   the top．You can always enjoy a lot of beautiful scenery at the top, but you can't when you are halfway（中途） up．"

At that time, I was   10   young to understand his words, but now I get it．And I also have new hope and confidence．

（    ）1． A．strange            B．unforgettable（不可忘记）    C．natural      D．sad

（    ）2． A．free            B．busy                    C．happy             D．angry

（    ）3． A．easy                   B．interesting           C．excited         D．challenging

（    ）4． A．happy            B．annoyed                C．worried         D．sad

（    ）5． A．neither           B．both                  C．some             D．several

（    ）6． A．climb            B．climbing               C．run               D．running

（    ）7． A．Spring            B．Summer               C．Autumn        D．Winter

（    ）8． A．never             B．always                  C．hardly            D．ever

（    ）9． A．arrive            B．get                     C．reach             D．go

（    ）10． A．so             B．enough                  C．such             D．too

Dear Kitty，

I am sorry that I did not write ___1__ you earlier because T have been very busy．I was helping ___2__ a charity show to raise money for Project Green Hope．A lot of work needed to be finished．so I did not have ___3__ free time．

I felt very happy when I ___4__ to be the host．It was ___5__，but I was also very nervous ___6__ the TV cameras．I knew that lots of people would watch the show and that many famous ___7__ would come too．

We started working on the show ___8__ ago，so we could do everything on time．1t was my job to introduce each star．I also had many other duties．It was hard work but I was ___9__ to do it．

We practised a lot ___10__ the show．I had to remember to look at the right camera at the right time．___11__，I thought l would never be able to remember all the words and do everything right at the same time．Slowly，everything became ___12__．

The big day came very quickly，and suddenly it was the night before the charity show．I couldn't ___13__ at all that night because l was so excited．‘Will it be a ___14__?’ I kept ___15__ myself．

Twenty minutes before the big event，the doors opened and many people came into ___16__．‘No time to be nervous any more．This is it，’ I told myself．A lot of people came to watch the show．The fans of the pop stars were making a lot of noise，so I __17__ speak loudly．

Everything seemed to happen so fast，and now it is all over．A lot of money has been donated to Project-Green Hope．Everyone was very ___18__ and we had a lot of support from local businesses．I hope more events like this ___19__ to raise money for charity and I think more people should be invited ___20_ part in them．

I hope to see you soon．

Best wishes

Ricky

1．A．to                         B．for                      C．before                    D．at

2．A．of                         B．in                        C．with                             D．after

3．A．many                    B．much                   C．few                       D．a few

4．A．choose                         B．was chosen          C．chosen                   D．choosing

5．A．frightened              B．frightening           C．excited                   D．exciting

6．A．because                 B．because of                  C．instead of             D．instead

7．A．pop teachers            B．pop scientists         C．pop doctors            D．pop stars

8．A．two minutes            B．half an hour          C．two months            D．two seconds

9．A．sad                       B．energetic              C．angry                     D．happy

10．A．after                    B．behind                 C．before                    D．in front of

11．A．In the beginning      B．In the end            C．In the middle of      D．At last

12．A．easy                    B．easier                   C．easiest                   D．more easy

13．A．sleep                                                      B．eat

C．drink                                                        D．have a good time

14．A．successful                  B．succeed               C．Success                       D．successfully

15．A．ask                      B．to ask                  C．asks                             D．asking

16．A．the theatre            B．the factory                  C．the classroom         D．the library

17．A．have to                B．has to                  C．had to                    D．must

18．A．selfish                 B．generous                 C．silly                     D．polite

19．A．organize                                                  B．organizes

C．wilt organize                                              D．will be organized

20．A．to take                 B．takes                   C．taking                    D．took

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　　It was winter, and Mrs. Hermann wanted to do a lot of 1 , so she waited until it was Saturday when her husband 2 . She took him to the shops with her to 3 everything and to carry her bags. They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs. Hermann bought a lot of things. She often 4 and said,“Look, Joe! Isn't that beautiful?”

　　He then answered,“All right, dear. How 5 is it?”and took his money 6 to pay for it.

　　It was dark when they came out of the last 7 , and Mr. Hermann was 8 and was thinking about other things, like a nice drink by the side of warm fire at home. Suddenly his wife looked 9 at the sky and said,“Look at that beautiful moon, Joe!” 10 stopping, Mr. Hermann answered,“All right, dear. How much is it?”

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　　Mr Shute lives in a village. He has got a big 1 and a strong dog. His farm is small and he is often 2 in winter. So he goes to a city and 3 work there.

　　Once he stayed there for about two months. When New Year was coming, he 4 home to see his wife and children. On his way home, something was wrong with his eyes. When he 5 his door, his dog came out and bit him. His wife 6 to drive it away. The next morning he went to see the doctor. The doctor looked over his eyes carefully and gave him some medicine. Before he 7 , he told him about his dog. When heard this, the doctor began to 8 and said ,“Maybe something is wrong with your dog's eyes , too.”I 9 .

　　When he got home , he told his wife about it. The woman said,“I'm 10 it's true. If a thief comes into our house, it won't see him and he'll steal something here.”

　　Mr Shute thought his wife was right. He had to make his dog take his medicine instead.

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