The English author，Richard Savage，was once living in London in great poverty．In order to a little money， he had written the story of his life，but not copies of the book had been sold in the shops，and Savage was living from hand to mouth．As a result of his lack of food he became very ，but after a time，owing to the skill of the doctor who had looked him，he got well again．After a week or two the doctor sent bill to Savage for his visits，but poor Savage hadn't any money and pay it．The doctor waited for month and sent the bill again． But still no money came． After several weeks he sent it to him again asking for his money．In the end he came to Savage's house and asked him for payment，saying to Savage，“You know you owe your life to me and I expected some gratitude from you．”
“I agree，” said Savage，“that I owe my life to you，and to prove to you I am not ungrateful for your work I will give my life to you．” these words he handed to him two volumes entitled，The of Richard Savage．
A．get B．make C．earn D．find
A．many B．much C．all D．some
A．sad B．disappointed C．crazy D．ill
A．at B．after C．over D．around
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．didn’t B．hadn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
A．some B．any C．other D．another
A．which B．when C．that D．who
A．In B．To C．By D．With
A．story B．life C．success D．things
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Tony is a little boy. One day, he told a （1） to his mother. That night he felt very upset and unhappy. He did not go out to play with his friends.
He sat on the doorstep with his head down. When he （2） in the sky, the moon was still big, round and bright. But it didn’t smile at him as usual, it was laughing at him. Tony thought the moon must know about his lie. He was so scared. He ran along the street to get away from it, but the moon kept （3） him. Finally, he rushed into the house and went to bed. The moon looked at him （4） the window. Tony pulled the quilt to cover his head, but he could not fall asleep. Then he hid under the bed and started thinking about the lie over and over again.
At last, he told his （5） all about it and promised her that he would never tell a lie. He went to bed again and fell asleep soon. The moon nodded to him with a big smile in his dream.
（1）
| A． |
lie |
B． |
joke |
C． |
story |
（2）
| A． |
looked up |
B． |
looked down |
C． |
looked back |
（3）
| A． |
fighting |
B． |
helping |
C． |
following |
（4）
| A． |
inside |
B． |
through |
C． |
below |
（5）
| A． |
friend |
B． |
mother |
C． |
father |
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One day, a grasshopper（蚱蜢）was relaxing in a field. And he was eating as much grass as he could. When his stomach was （1） , he began to play some music. He was having a good time in the sun.
Then, an ant walked by. He was （2） some corn.
“Come and sing with me!” said the grasshopper.
“No,” said the ant. “I am busy （3） food for the winter.”
“Don’t be serious about the （4） !” said the grasshopper. “There’s lots of food now and it is sunny today.”
（5） the ant went on his way and kept on collecting food.
“How silly the ant is!” said the grasshopper. “He only needs to （6） winter when winter comes!”
When winter came, the grasshopper had （7） food. But the ant and his family had plenty to （8） .
“Could I have some of your food?” said the grasshopper.
“Hum…” said the ant. “ （9） you said I was silly, I’ll still help you.”
Hearing his words, the grasshopper was very thankful. At the same time, he was （10） for what he had done before. He learnt a very important lesson—working hard today is to get ready for tomorrow.
（1）
| A． |
empty |
B． |
small |
C． |
full |
D． |
thin |
（2）
| A． |
carrying |
B． |
selling |
C． |
planting |
D． |
watching |
（3）
| A． |
get |
B． |
got |
C． |
getting |
D． |
gets |
（4）
| A． |
spring |
B． |
summer |
C． |
autumn |
D． |
winter |
（5）
| A． |
And |
B． |
But |
C． |
Or |
D． |
So |
（6）
| A． |
worry about |
B． |
give up |
C． |
look for |
D． |
wait for |
（7）
| A． |
enough |
B． |
no |
C． |
more |
D． |
much |
（8）
| A． |
drink |
B． |
buy |
C． |
eat |
D． |
waste |
（9）
| A． |
Besides |
B． |
Because |
C． |
When |
D． |
Although |
（10）
| A． |
tired |
B． |
regretful |
C． |
happy |
D． |
angry |
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Do you like flying kites? Do you know anything about kites?
The kite is one of the traditional folk arts in （1） , and it has a history of more than 2, 000 years. In ancient China, the kite was known as yao. And in North China （2） was known as yuan.
The kite is always made of painted silk and bamboo, with a silk string（丝线）attached to it. The kite takes on （3） shapes. Most kites in China are like animals such as flying （4） . Now kite-flying has become a much-loved outdoor activity in China.
Known as the birthplace of kites, Weifang in Shandong Province has a （5） history of making kites. And there’s an international kite festival there every April.
（1）
| A． |
England |
B． |
China |
C． |
America |
（2）
| A． |
she |
B． |
he |
C． |
it |
（3）
| A． |
different |
B． |
the same |
C． |
the only |
（4）
| A． |
planes |
B． |
rockets |
C． |
birds |
（5）
| A． |
short |
B． |
long |
C． |
new |
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In our life, nobody wants to lose, but we must accept that losing is a part of life. （1） , we can’t win all the time. We can learn （2） valuable from every failure. This may help us succeed in the future. So we must know （3） to be a good loser.
We must not be afraid of losing. When losing, just accept it with a（an） （4） and look at the bright side. Failure can’t be avoided in our life. Edison failed 1,000 times before he （5） the light bulb（灯泡）. When he was asked how he felt, he said that he didn’t fail （6） learned 10,000 things which didn’t work. We must know that history is full of examples of men and women who achieved success although （7） failed many times.
Losing is not very disgraceful（丢脸的）. We must accept our failure and learn from it. Remember that it can be （8） . It can help us grow up rapidly. So we’d better take action to walk out of it. When we lose, think about what we did and how we can improve. If someone else can help, we’ll be （9） enough.
Many people enjoy helping （10） solve problems. This can save us a lot of time so that the same mistake won’t be made （11） in the future.
We should face our failure when we lose. There is only one （12） in every competition. Some win, while some lose. It’s （13） for us to experience failure. The more active we are when facing the failure, the more confident we will be.
（14） , being a good loser will help us to be better in life. It might be painful （15） the beginning, but there are many advantages. Good losers set examples to us, and most importantly, they finally win.
（1）
| A． |
After all |
B． |
As a result |
C． |
At first |
（2）
| A． |
anything |
B． |
nothing |
C． |
something |
（3）
| A． |
why |
B． |
how |
C． |
when |
（4）
| A． |
smile |
B． |
sadness |
C． |
excitement |
（5）
| A． |
discovered |
B． |
invented |
C． |
found |
（6）
| A． |
but |
B． |
and |
C． |
or |
（7）
| A． |
we |
B． |
you |
C． |
they |
（8）
| A． |
thankful |
B． |
wonderful |
C． |
helpful |
（9）
| A． |
wise |
B． |
lucky |
C． |
proud |
（10）
| A． |
other |
B． |
the other |
C． |
others |
（11）
| A． |
ever |
B． |
again |
C． |
once |
（12）
| A． |
winner |
B． |
loser |
C． |
player |
（13）
| A． |
strange |
B． |
normal |
C． |
interesting |
（14）
| A． |
In a word |
B． |
In the way |
C． |
In that case |
（15）
| A． |
to |
B． |
of |
C． |
at |
It was in autumn. A young woman was ill. She （1） in the hospital. There was a tree （2） her room. She saw the leaves fall down. Day after day, there were less and less leaves on the tree. The woman （3） very sad. She didn’t eat or drink, and she didn’t want （4） . The doctor asked her to （5） and take a walk. She （6） do that. She became worse day by day. One day she said, “When the last leaf falls down, I will die, too.”
An old artist knew that. He decided to help （7） . One night, all yellow leaves fell down. The artist painted a green and yellow leaf, （8） put it in the tree. The next morning, when the woman looked out of the window and saw the last leaf, she was filled with （9） . She would like to be alive. She didn’t want to fall down like other （10） . From then on, she became better and better and lived a long time.
Don’t give up your hope at anytime.
（1）
| A． |
played |
B． |
stayed |
C． |
worked |
（2）
| A． |
outside |
B． |
inside |
C． |
in |
（3）
| A． |
feel |
B． |
feels |
C． |
felt |
（4）
| A． |
talk |
B． |
to talk |
C． |
talked |
（5）
| A． |
fall asleep |
B． |
hurry up |
C． |
get up |
（6）
| A． |
wouldn’t |
B． |
can’t |
C． |
won’t |
（7）
| A． |
she |
B． |
him |
C． |
her |
（8）
| A． |
then |
B． |
though |
C． |
but |
（9）
| A． |
doubt |
B． |
hope |
C． |
sadness |
（10）
| A． |
leaf |
B． |
leaves |
C． |
leave |
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