There was a big sea bird that was very beautiful. One day, the sea bird 46_________ to a country and stayed outside of a palace. The Emperor asked his men to bring it to the palace. Then he said , “As a welcome for the sea bird, we’ll 47___________the band and get the best food and wine ready for 48____________.

So they played the best music for the sea bird, but it 49__________ bored. The Emperor introduced the most delicious food and best wine and asked the bird to have them. But the sea bird 50__________.  After three days 51_________ eating or drinking, the sea bird died.

The Emperor said 52__________, “Why didn’t you eat? I have you all of the best!”

The 53__________ tells us that what some people believe to be the best music and the best food aren’t so for 54_________. Feed a bird according to a bird’s wants, not a 55_________. The saying “Do to others as you would have others do to you.” Is never really suitable or right.

One can have many experiences, but the one I never forget is my bicycling trip in Taiwan. When we were going to   46  school, my teacher suggested that we could do something special to remember our school life. After a long discussion, we decided to travel  47  the whole island by bicycle.

We began to get some training to make our   48  stronger. So we ran 3,000 meters after school. At first, I could only ran about 2,000 meters. My legs were heavy like steel and my heart    49  very fast. After two weeks of training, I could run 3,000 meters   50 .

We started our journey the last week of July. We rode about 100 kilometers   51  . It was very hot and our clothes were  52  all the time. One day, we were riding up the mountain when there were  53  wrong with my bicycle, and I fell and was hurt. I almost gave up and didn’t want to   54  the trip, but I tried to solve the problems successfully and kept on. Fifteen days passed, we returned to school again. We were so   55  .

This experience was like a miracle for me. I learned that I could do what I want to.

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

A shop owner closed his shop and went home．He was very  1 ，but just as he went to bed．the telephone  2  ．A man asked，“What time do you open your shop?’’

The shop owner was  3  about this phone call．He put down the telephone without answering and went  4  to bed．A few minutes  5  the telephone rang   6  and the man asked the  7  question．The shop owner became very  8    and he shouted “You needn’t ask me when I open the shop for l won’t let you get in．”

“Oh，no，I don’t want to get   9   ”, the man said,  “I want to go  10 ．”

1．A．happy               B． glad              C． tired                      D． excited

2．A．ring                 B． rang             C． rung              D． rings

3．A． unhappy            B． interested          C． proud             D． worried

4．A．upstairs             B． downstairs        C． back              D． home

5．A．ago                B． later              C． before             D． after

6．A．again                B． once              C． more              D． much

7．A．another              B． one               C． same              D． funny

8．A．angry                B． pleased            C． sad               D． glad

9．A．out                 B． in                C． into               D． in to

10．A．out                B． An               C． into               D． in to

Nancy lives in a town near the sea．Last weekend she went to the sea with her   1  ．The sea had strong waves（浪）．But Nancy thought she was good at   2  ，so she ran into the sea．After a while，she wanted to swim back，  3  she couldn't get any closer to the beach．The waves pulled（拉）  4   back．She waved（挥舞）her arms   5   her friends，but they didn’t see her．Then she became very 6   and couldn't swim any more．Suddenly，her feet touched  7  ! All the time she  8   in a place where water wasn't deep（深的）!When she went back to the  9  ，one of her friends asked，“Did you  10   your swim?” “Yes，it was great!” She didn’t tell them what had really happened．

1．A．family                B．friends                 C．brothers                 D．sisters

2．A．singing                  B．running                C．swimming              D．dancing

3．A．and                       B．so                       C．because                 D．but 

4．A．she                       B．her                      C．him                       D．they

5．A．to                         B．with                    C．for                        D．in

6．A．happy                 B．interesting            C．excited                   D．tired

7．A．the water               B．her friends                  C．the sand               D．the fish

8．A．ran                        B．swam                  C．played                    D．went

9．A．beach                  B．sea                      C．town                     D．water

10．A．enjoy                   B．remember            C．forget                    D．take