John likes chocolates very much, but his mother never gives him 26._____, because they are 27.____for his teeth. But John 28._____ a very nice grandpa. The old man loves John very much, and 29._____ he brings John chocolates when he comes to see him. Then his mother let him eat them, because she wants 30.____ the old man happy.
One evening, a few days 31._____ John’s 8th birthday, he was saying his prayers(祈祷)in his bedroom before he went to bed,” Please, God. Make them give me a big 32._____ of chocolates for my birthday next week.” he shouted. His mother heard the boy’s shouting and went into his bedroom quickly.”33._____ are you shouting, John?” she asked.” God can hear you when you talk quietly(安静地).” “I know,34._____ grandpa is in the next door, and he can’t.” The 35._____ answered with a smile(微笑).

John likes chocolates very much, but his mother never gives him 26._____, because they are 27.____for his teeth. But John 28._____ a very nice grandpa. The old man loves John very much, and 29._____ he brings John chocolates when he comes to see him. Then his mother let him eat them, because she wants 30.____ the old man happy.

One evening, a few days 31._____ John’s 8th birthday, he was saying his prayers(祈祷)in his bedroom before he went to bed,” Please, God. Make them give me a big 32._____ of chocolates for my birthday next week.” he shouted. His mother heard the boy’s shouting and went into his bedroom quickly.”33._____ are you shouting, John?” she asked.” God can hear you when you talk quietly(安静地).” “I know,34._____ grandpa is in the next door, and he can’t.” The 35._____ answered with a smile(微笑).

Returning from a trip overseas, I felt that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really __21__your feeling?”

Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special    22    that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”

The    23   was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I   24     , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologized for?”

Again, his   25    was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the  26    because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and  27        in a hurry. Remember?”

“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he  28     all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were  29    . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everything had been thrown all over the place, and you   30   me.”

“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.

“No, I didn’t . I was just searching for my gift.”

My heart sank. I felt  31    . I hugged Keith and asked him to  32     me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his  33    , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”

Though Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The  34    thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise too  35     and didn’t keep it as their father.

21.A．showed             B．hurt             C．attended          D．expressed

22.A．candy              B．book             C．picture            D．toy

23.A．challenge          B．message        C．idea               D．fact

24.A．complained       B．apologized     C．continued        D. explained

25.A．suggestion         B．answer          C．memory           D．blame

26.A．hospital           B．church           C．school            D．garden

27.A．settled down      B．went on        C．set off            D．got up

28.A．knew               B．imagined       C．discovered       D．remembered

29.A．angry              B．worried          C．happy            D．satisfied

30.A．praised             B．punished       C．helped            D．educated

31.A．terrible             B．hopeless         C．inspired         D．encouraged

32.A．support            B．criticize         C．suspect           D．forgive

33.A．mother            B．brother           C．sister             D．father

34.A．strange            B．interesting      C．important        D．difficult

35.A．lightly             B．rudely            C．equally           D．truly

Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called "the youngest writer in the world" .He has written 3 books now.
    Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi'an and Shenzhen .This kind of life gave him things to think
and write about.
    When Dou Kou was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one he could say five to six hundred words. At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught him to learn something. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales
(童话).
    His fairy tales are all from his life. One day ,he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother's hand. So he thought, "lf we give mice the stomachs (胃)of cows, they'll eat grass and it'll be helpful to people. " This was his first fairy tale Change, Stomach for Mice.
     At 6, he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.
     Now, he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel- called Eyes of Childhood .He says ,"l am not different from other  children .I just wrote several

books. "

(    )26. How many books has Dou Kou written?

A. Three.     B. Four.     C. Five.  D. Six

(    )27. Because of _____ Dou Kou could write his books.  

A. his mother     B. his father
C. school life     D. life in different cities

(    )28. Dou Kou began to use a dictionary _____  

A. when he wrote fairy tales
B. before his father taught him to study
C. after he went to school

(    )29. The underlined (画线的) sentences at the end of the passage show us that _____ .   

A. Dou Kou is different from other children
B. Dou Kou doesn't tell the truth
C. Dou Kou is the same as other children

D. Dou Kou likes his books

(    )30.Which is the best title (标题) of this passage? 

A. Three Books by a Child
B. How to Write Fairy Tales

C. How Clever the Boy is
D. Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer

Here are two letters to George and his replies.

1.Alice is worrying about ________.

    A. her friends   B. her marks           C. her height       D her weight

2. Bob should _______ according to George’s letter.

    A. take more exercise               B. talk to his friends

    C. join a basketball team               D. learn some French.

3. George advises Alice to talk to _____ for help.

    A. her mother   B. her teacher      C. Bob’s teacher       D. Bob’s friends