Mr. Smith worked in a big computer company. He had no wife, and of course, had no child,   41  . He lived in an old house   42  . He liked nothing but drinking. He almost spent all of his money   43  drinks.

One night, Mr. Smith met a friend of his on his way home. The man asked him to have dinner in a   44 . He was happy and drank a lot. When they   45  the meal, Mr. Smith could hardly walk. His friend had to stop a taxi and asked the driver to take him   46 .

Soon the taxi arrived at Mr. Smith’s house. With the help of the   47 , he got out of the taxi.

“Thank you, sir,” said Mr. Smith. “And I can   48  the door by myself.”

The taxi driver then went away. But Mr. Smith couldn’t put the key into the key hole. He tried many times   49  he still failed. At that time, a policeman passed there.

“Can I help you open the door, sir?” asked the policeman.

“Thank you, sir. But I don’t think you can.” said Mr. Smith. “My house is circling (转圈) now. If you can stop it from   50  , I can open the door by myself.”

1.	A．too B．either C．also D．neither

 

2.	A．lonely B．alone C．herself D．heself

 

3.	A．for B．to C．on D．with

 

4.	A．restaurant B．bookshop C．hospital D．theater

 

5.	A．began B．was having C．finished D．stop

 

6.	A．to a hotel B．to a hospital C．to his office D．home

 

7.	A．policeman B．driver C．doctor D．waiter

 

8.	A．open B．close C．break D．make

 

9.	A．and B．so C．but D．or

 

10.	A．walking B．traveling C．running D．moving

 

Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer．One day he was given a piece of paper, a block of wood and four wheels；he was told to go home and   1  them all to his dad．However, Gilbert’s mom knew that his dad wasn’t good at  2  things and decided that she would read the  3  and let Gilbert do the work．A few days later the block of wood was turning into a car that Gilbert   4  named“Blue Lightning”．Then he and his mother went to a car race together．But when they  5  there．Gilbert found that all the other cars were made by“father-son”partnership（合作） ．

    The race began．One by one the cars were knocked out until it  6  to the final（决赛）between Gilbert and Jimmy．Just before the race．Gilbert asked  7  they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish．After a long minute，Gilbert said that he was  8  ．

    People cheered as the race began Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car  9  down the road while Gilbert was surprised at the great   10  of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second  11  Jimmy’s．Gilbert jumped up and down with  12  ．

    Soon the club manager came over and asked him，“So，Gilbert，your wish was to  13  ，right?”“Oh no，sir,”he replied．“I just wished that I wouldn’t cry if I lost．”

    Children sometimes  14  adults with unexpected ideas．When Gilbert first saw the other cars，he didn’t cry out．“Not fair! Other children had their fathers’help!”Gilbert didn’t wish for victory in the race；  15  he wished for courage．

1．A．send                         B．return                    C．lend                       D．give

2．A．make                    B．made                     C．making                  D．to make

3．A．instructions              B．passage                  C．message                 D．explanations

4．A．easily                    B．carefully                 C．proudly                  D．kindly

5．A．lived                     B．got                        C．met                       D．passed

6．A．ran                           B．moved                   C．came                     D．rushed

7．A．whether                   B．why                       C．when                     D．where

8．A．sure                        B．ready                     C．tired                             D．sorry

9．A．racing                      B．race                       C．raced                     D．to race

10．A．effort                     B．energy                   C．speed                     D．value

11．A．past                       B．over                       C．after                             D．before

12．A．excitement             B．enjoyment              C．agreement              D．achievement

13．A．change                   B．break                     C．leave                      D．win

14．A．satisfy                    B．surprise                  C．please                    D．encourage

15．A．so                         B．because                  C．or                          D．instead

Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer．One day he was handed a piece of paper，a block of wood and four wheels；he was told to go home and   1   them all to “dad”．However，Gilbert's mom knew that his dad wasn't good at making things and decided that she would read the   2   and let Gilbert do the work．A few days later the block of wood was turning into a car that Gilbert    3   named “Blue Lightning”．Then he and his mother went to a car race together．But when they   4  there，Gilbert found that his car was the only one that had not been made by a “father-son” partnership（合作）．

The race began．One by one the cars were knocked out until it   5    to the final between Gilbert and Jimmy．Just before the race，Gilbert asked   6   they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish．After a long minute，Gilbert said that he was   7  ．

People cheered as the race began．Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car racing down the road while Gilbert was surprised at the great    8    of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second   9  Jimmy's．Gilbert jumped up and down with   10 ．

Soon the club manager came over and asked him．“So，Gilbert，your wish was to   11 ，right?” “Oh no，sir，” he replied．“I just wished that l wouldn’t cry if I lost．”

Children sometimes   12   adults with unexpected ideas．When Gilbert first saw the other cars，he didn't cry out，“Not fair! Other children had their fathers’ help!” Gilbert didn't wish for victory in the race；instead he wished for courage．

1．A．send                       B．return                  C．lend                     D．give

2．A．instructions           B．passage                   C．message                 D．explanations

3．A．easily                      B．carefully                C．proudly                  D．kindly

4．A．lived                       B．got                      C．met                       D．passed

5．A．ran                        B．moved                 C．came                     D．rushed

6．A．whether                 B．why                       C．when                     D．where

7．A．sure                        B．ready                   C．tired                             D．sorry

8．A．effort                      B．energy                 C．speed                     D．value

9．A．past                        B．over                    C．after                             D．before

10．A．excitement           B．enjoyment               C．agreement              D．achievement

11．A．change                   B．break                   C．leave                      D．win

12．A．satisfy                   B．surprise                 C．please                    D．encourage