One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __ __ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __ __ what to do, she began crying. After a while，she__ __ to walk along a path with tall trees and thick bushes. When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __ __ entered. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the __ __. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a stream（小溪）.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy sensed that his mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __ __ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __ __ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __ __ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __ __ into the air, the dog __ __ through the woods until he found the __ __. But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his delight, he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __ __ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __ __.
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents were happy. That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of pork.
A．before B．since C．while D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．repeating
A．preferred B．refused C．failed D．decided
A．carelessly B．carefully C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
A．at B．through C．in D．onto
A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．noticed
A．calmly B．loudly C．happily D．gently
A．searched B．found C．looked D．travelled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．afraid C．available D．asleep[
A．listened B．watched C．heard D．saw
A．disturbed B．comforted C．saved D．scared
Real Solutions（解决方法） to Problems
Thirty engineers were working as a team in a company． They were young and eager to learn． The management decided to teach them about finding real solutions to problems
One day， the team was called for a（1） in a hall． They were quite surprised and all reached the hall holding various（2） ． As they entered， they found a box placed in the center， full of flat balloons．
The manager asked everyone to pick a balloon and blow it up． Then they were asked to write their names on their respective（各自的）balloons（3） so that the balloons wouldn't blow out． All tried， but not everyone was （4） ． Five balloons blew out due to pressure（压力）．
Those who failed to mark their names on the balloons were （5） out of the game． As a result， 25 engineers came to the next level． All the balloons carrying their names were
（6） and then put into a room， here and there．
The engineers were told to pick the balloon with his or her name on， All the 25 engineers began to search for the respective balloons in a rush． It was almost 15 minutes but no one was able to （7） the right one． The second level of the game was over．
Then came the final level． The engineers were asked to pick any balloon and give it to person named on the balloon． Within a couple of minutes， all balloons （8） the hands of the respective engineers．
The manager announced this was the real solution to the problem． Many times in our life，sharing and helping others give us real solutions to problems．
| （1）A．game |
B．show |
C．concert |
D．patry |
| （2）A．purposes |
B．suggestions |
C．thoughts |
D．plans |
| （3）A．quietly |
B．carefully |
C．secretly |
D．clearly |
| （4）A．honest |
B．ready |
C．patient |
D．succeesful |
| （5）A．checked |
B．helped |
C．ruled |
D．cheated |
| （6）A．collected |
B．weighed |
C．tied |
D．cleaned |
| （7）A．mark |
B．hide |
C．number |
D．find |
| （8）A．freed |
B．reached |
C．lifted |
D．hit |
A Meaningful Gift
Emily was an eighth grader．To pass her Civics course（公民课程），she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week．
One Monday，Emily went to the nursing home after school．When she arrived，she was told she would（31） an hour every weekday with an elderly lady，Mrs．Blair．She was then led into a room，where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa．
Emily（32） awkwardly（别扭地）in front of the lady．She cleared her throat and said，"Good afternoon I'm Emily．"
"Good afternoon，Emily．Take a seat，please．"Mrs．Blair replied．
Then，（33） filled the space between them．Emily wondered what to say．
"Tell me about yourself，Emily，"Mrs．Blair said suddenly．
"Well，"Emily started，"I don't have any grandparents，so I can't relate to elderly people much．I love the performing arts．I'm here mainly because I have to（34） here to get a good grade for my Civics class．"
Mrs．Blair didn't seem to（35） ．"Many people，especially teens，don't seem to care about old people like me．Now you are here，and I'm going to change that about you．Ask me anything．"
Emily thought for a moment，and finally decided，"What was your job？"
"I was a Broadway star in the 1950s．"Mrs．Blair answered．
"Cool!Can you tell me about it？"Emily asked，amazed．
Mrs．Blair smiled．"Back then，only the lead actress had the honor to wear a
（36） bracelet．I was the lead in almost all of the plays，so I always wore the bracelet．Till this day，I still have it．"
Emily smiled along with Mts．Blair and listened to the other stories，attentively．She had become so
interested in Mrs．Blair's（37） that she decided to come earlier the next day．
Tuesday，Wednesday，and Thursday passed by quickly．Then came Friday．As she was leaving，Emily was really（38） to say goodbye．
"Don't be sad．You can still visit me，"Mrs．Blair comforted her．She then handed a small box to Emily，"It's my gift to you．"
Emily（39） opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside．"It's the bracelet that you wore．Thank you!"Emily said，with tears in her eyes．"I'm sure to visit you whenever I'm free．"
On the way home，Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts．She touched the bracelet and
made a （40） that she would keep her word to Mrs．Blair．
| 31．A．waste |
B．spend |
C．plan |
D．exercise |
| 32．A．asked |
B．sat |
C．stood |
D．danced |
| 33．A．warmth |
B．sadness |
C．happiness |
D．silence |
| 34．A．study |
B．live |
C．volunteer |
D．play |
| 35．A．mind |
B．fear |
C．insist |
D．regret |
| 36．A．strange |
B．special |
C．common |
D．private |
| 37．A．dreams |
B．hobbies |
C．stories |
D．jokes |
| 38．A．upset |
B．confused |
C．surprised |
D．nervous |
| 39．A．proudly |
B．secretly |
C．worriedly |
D．carefully |
| 40．A．promise |
B．change |
C．judgment |
D．choice． |
In recent years， with more and more cars on the road，flying robots are used to deliver（递送） mails．Flying robots can（1） mails to people's houses without having to deal with heavy（2） ．But they will spend too much time in returning． A research center is trying to improve its flying robots with the（3） of homing pigeons（信鸽）．
Homing pigeons are pigeons that are（4） trained to fly home from somewhere else．In tests，researchers（5） that homing pigeons were（6） efficient（高效的） than flying robots at returning to their home． So the research center is trying to use a flying robot， together with a（7） ， to deliver mails． After the robot finishes its tasks， it can（8） the pigeon back in the shortest possible time．
Although it will cost more money to（9） pigeons， the research center says that it can（10） time． And the time it saves will make up for the cost．
| （1）A． invite |
B． carry |
C． blow |
D． kick |
| （2）A． traffic |
B． rain |
C． fire |
D． pollution |
| （3）A． help |
B． luck |
C． treat |
D． interest |
| （4）A． poorly |
B． carelessly |
C． specially |
D． musically |
| （5）A． promised |
B． joked |
C． planned |
D． found |
| （6）A． less |
B． more |
C． little |
D． much |
| （7）A． homing pigeon |
B． big house |
C． leading person |
D． heavy car |
| （8）A． train |
B． knock |
C． follow |
D． steal |
| （9）A． dress |
B． paint |
C． clean |
D． raise |
| （10）A． expect |
B． show |
C． kill |
D． save |
When I was 12 years old， my mother sent me to a Chinese school in California． I（1） spending my Saturdays in a three﹣hour Chinese class． I thought it was difficult and boring．
However， my mum thought that I should develop and improve（提高） my Chinese
（2） skills． I seemed to know it would do me good in future， but at that time I couldn't realize the（3） of learning a second language．
Many years later， I had a（4） to work in Asia． I chose China mainly because I learned Chinese when I was（5） ．However， I still wondered if I could（6） street signs，buy food and talk to people there．
Shortly after I arrived in China，my Chinese language（7） came back soon and improved（8） ．A long time ago， I wanted to give up（9） Chinese．Luckily，my mum encouraged me and stopped that from happening． I'm（10） that the Chinese language has helped me a lot in different ways． My life is getting more and more colourful．
| （1）A． hated |
B． advised |
C． enjoyed |
D． forgot |
| （2）A． business |
B． music |
C． language |
D． cooking |
| （3）A． mistakes |
B． excuses |
C． fears |
D． advantages |
| （4）A． habit |
B． chance |
C． skill |
D． suggestion |
| （5）A． busy |
B． young |
C． successful |
D． experienced |
| （6）A． read |
B． touch |
C． afford |
D． move |
| （7）A． tool |
B． ability |
C． point |
D． difficulty |
| （8）A． safely |
B． politely |
C． quickly |
D． privately |
| （9）A． changing |
B． sharing |
C． learning |
D． protecting |
| （10）A． sorry |
B． worried |
C． angry |
D． glad |
Are you shy？ If you are， you are not alone． In fact， nearly 50% of people are shy， and almost 80% feel shy at some point in their lives． Why are people （1） ？
It is found that family size might （2） people to be shy． Children with no brothers and sisters may be shy． Growing up（3） ， they often play by themselves． They are not able to develop the same social skills as children from big （4） ．
Another cause of shyness could be （5） ． As more and more people use the Internet， they（6） less time outside， talking to people． As a result， they lose practice at conversation．（7） to new people face to face can make them feel nervous．
For shy people， it can be （8） to make friends， speak in class， and even get a good job．But scientists say you can（9 ） your shyness.They suggest trying（10） things and practicing conversation．
Anyway， don't be afraid of shyness﹣you are valued for what you are!
| （1）A． excited |
B． shy |
C． happy |
D． brave |
| （2）A． remind |
B． teach |
C． guide |
D． cause |
| （3）A． quickly |
B． happily |
C． alone |
D． abroad |
| （4）A． countries |
B． cities |
C． teams |
D． families |
| （5）A． duty |
B． safety |
C． technology |
D． education |
| （6）A． design |
B． spend |
C． collect |
D． save |
| （7）A． Nodding |
B． Running |
C． Jumping |
D． Speaking |
| （8）A． difficult |
B． safe |
C． harmful |
D． surprising |
| （9）A． run into |
B． look for |
C． get over |
D． depend on |
| （10）A． new |
B． private |
C． awful |
D． heavy |
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