Once upon a time there lived a wise king who wanted to marry off his favorite daughter．He （39） how he could find the right person．Finally，the king had an（40）
．He decided to hold a contest（比赛） to decided which gentleman would achieve this great honor．The king ordered that anyone（41） wanted to marry the princess must report to the palace．To win his daughter，a man must fill up a whole room with a（an） （42） thing very quickly．
The first brave man anived at the palace．He brought bags full of feathers．With great（43） ，he started to fill the large room with feathers，but time ran out and he failed．
The next day，（44） young man tried to quickly fill the room，this time with beautiful silk．Time ran out again，and he left the palace（45） ．
The contest went on day afterday，（46） contestants hoped to pass the test but no one （47） ．The king began to lose heart．Wasn't anyone in the kingdom qualified（有资格的）to many the beautiful princess？
One day，a young man arrived at the palace empty﹣handed．The king wondered how this man planned to win the contest．Entering the room，the young man （48） the lights．He reached into his pocket，got a small（49） and lit it．In no time，the light filled the whole room．
The king was very happy because he had found the perfect match for his lovely daughter．
To get through a problem，sometimes we must（50） the way we're thinking about it．We need to re﹣educate ourselves by looking at the problem in a different way．
39．A．surprised |
B．wondered |
C．hoped |
D．recognized |
40．A．opinion |
B．impression |
C．idea |
D．opportunity |
41．A．whom |
B．who |
C．which |
D．why |
42．A．expensive |
B．cheap |
C．heavy |
D．light |
43．A．confidence |
B．doubt |
C．shame |
D．sadness |
44．A．the other |
B．another |
C．any other |
D．other |
45．A．disappointed |
B．happily |
C．excited |
D．freely |
46．A．hundred |
B．Hundred of |
C．Hundreds |
D．Hundreds of |
47．A．success |
B．succeeded |
C．successful |
D．successfully |
48．A．put off |
B．put up |
C．put out |
D．put down |
49．A．candle |
B．ice |
C．stone |
D．gold |
50．A．follow |
B．change |
C．turn |
D．make． |
One evening，I went out for a walk on the path （小路） near my house with my husband．On my finger was a very special ring with a diamond （钻石） that my grandmother gave me for my 23rd birthday．At the end of the path，when I looked down at it again and found the diamond was （1） ．I started back along the path hurriedly （2） the tiny stone．In my heart，I knew it seemed impossible for me to find it．The path was very long and （3） with leaves．As I searched the ground，crying and upset，I met an old lady．"What's the matter，love？"She asked kindly．I（4）
about the missing diamond and showed her my ring．She said，"That's going to be hard to find．Tell me what，love，I walk along this path every day，I'll keep my eyes （5） for it．"I thanked her，（6） nothing，but still told her that we sometimes walked our dog along the path if she might find something．
A few days later，my husband and I met the old lady on the path．"Guess what？"She said，"I found your diamond!"To our （7） ，she'd found the tiny stone and was willing to hand it back to me．"It was lucky that I found it．"When we （8） her with some money for her help，she （9）
politely．I was deeply moved．She could have easily kept the diamond，or sold it，for it's worth several thousand dollars，but she didn't．
Every time I look at my ring and （10） myself that there're kind and beautiful hearts in the world．I'll spend the rest of my life trying to do something like that．
1．A．changing |
B．shining |
C．burning |
D．missing |
2．A．looking for |
B．staring at |
C．running after |
D．taking away |
3．A． fed |
B．filled |
C．covered |
D．taken |
4．A．explained |
B．asked |
C．cared |
D．learned |
5．A．opened |
B．closed |
C．close |
D．open |
6．A．getting |
B．expecting |
C．wondering |
D．telling |
7．A．attention |
B．sadness |
C．surprised |
D．surprise |
8．A．gave |
B．offered |
C．provided |
D．showed |
9．A．refused |
B．received |
C．accepted |
D．confused |
10．A．ask |
B．remind |
C．warn |
D．promise． |
The Penguin Calendar
The chart above shows five activities of penguins over a period of one year，month by month．They are hole staying，nest building，（71） ，chick raising and moulting．The penguins stay in the（72） most of the year，from January to October．In July，they begin to build nests，just（73） （before/after）they lay eggs．Chick raising lasts five months，from September to the next（74） ．After chicks come out of the eggs，they begin to lose their baby hair，which is called moulting．It usually takes about（75）
months，from February to May．
Dear Auntie Em，
Great news! Mrs Mumford just told me I had been chosen as one of the school （61） （student） to visit the University of Cape Town in South Africa this summer! She said the program （62） （design） for some of the brighter teenagers to experience a different culture．（63） a good chance!
The only problem is：mom and dad （64） （simple） won't let me go．They said it was dangerous for me，a girl，（65） （travel） alone．But my guess is that they think it too expensive．I kept telling （66） （they） I had been on a plane alone to visit you in Texas before．They needn't worry about me（67） this trip would be almost the same as that one．（68） ．They just won't listen!
Will you help，Auntie Em？It will be （69） very important experience to my personal growth．
Love，（and love you even （70） （much） if you manage to make mom & dad agree with me．
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