初中英语记叙文试题

I sat in the same seat every day on the school bus， just in front of Jessica and Cory． One day， they asked to see my lunch box． "Wow， it's really cool，" they said． I couldn't（1）　　the two ninth graders liked me that much． They returned my lunch box and thanked me for letting them see it． "Oh， my pleasure，" I said， filled with（2）　　both inside and out．

    When I opened my box at noon， my lunch was gone． The empty box seemed to be（3）　　at me． I never even tried to think of another possibility． In one single moment， everything made such a painful（4）　　． They were never interested in me， they were not my friends， and this whole time I was some kind of（5）　　 to them． I felt like a fool． That was how they saw me； that's who I really was． Some little stupid seventh grader thinking she was fitting in with the（6）　　 kids．

    I never cried． I never said a word． I didn't tell the teacher because I didn't want to get them in trouble．They（7）　　 thought I was stupid． I didn't want to add "unkind" to the list． I just closed the box and sat in（8）　　 for the rest of the lunch period．

    The next morning I tried not to even look to the back seat， which of course I did（9）　　． It was only Jessica alone． As soon as I sat down in the front seat， someone patted me on the shoulder． It was Jessica． I turned around and（10）　　a slight smile． "Look，" she said， "I'm so sorry about the lunch thing． Cory has been making a lot of trouble lately and gotten kicked out of school．" With that， Jessica handed me a brown paper bag filled with a freshly made lunch． "Hope this would make up for it．"

（1）A． accept	B． believe	C． expect	D． prove
（2）A． tricks	B． fears	C． smiles	D． ideas
（3）A． shouting	B． pointing	C． looking	D． laughing
（4）A． effort	B． sense	C． cause	D． mess
（5）A． joke	B． star	C． wonder	D． enemy
（6）A． richer	B． poorer	C． older	D． newer
（7）A． once	B． only	C． almost	D． already
（8）A． silence	B． support	C． surprise	D． success
（9）A． anyway	B． anytime	C． instead	D． indeed
（10）A． missed	B． managed	C． refused	D． remained

One day， a 7﹣year﹣old boy held a dollar coin in his hand and asked the shop owners along the street， "Excuse me， do you sell God？"

    All the day， the stubbom（倔强的） boy went in and out of many stores， asking the（1）　　question， but each time he was（2）　　．

    Then， at the sixty﹣ninth store， a 60﹣year﹣old grandpa（3）　　 and asked the little boy， "Why do you want to buy God？"

    The boy told him that his parents had died when he was still a baby and his uncle was now（4）　　him．But several days before， his uncle fell off stairs and was unconscious（昏迷） in hospital．The doctor told the boy that only God could save his uncle．

    "How much do you have？"the old man asked．

    "One dollar， "（5）　　the child．

    "My boy， God's price is（6）　　one dollar， "said the old man．

     Then the storekeeper took a bottle of "God" from the shelf．"（7）　　it， boy! When your uncle drinks it， he will get well soon．"

    The little boy（8）　　to the hospital and shouted happily to his uncle， "Uncle， I bought God back and you will get well soon．"

    The next day， a medical team（9）　　the world's top medical experts（专家） came to the hospital．The（10）　　was very successful．

    When the little boy's uncle saw the large medical bill， he almost passed out．（11）　　，the hospital told him the bill had already been paid by a rich elderly man．

    The little boy's uncle went to the（12）　　 to thank the old man．But he was away on holiday，（13）　　 a letter．

    "You don't need to thank me．The bill has been paid by your nephew（侄子）．To save you， he brought a（14）　　 and went into every store lo buy God．Thank God，（15）　　was the one that saved you!"

（1）A．silly	B．same	C．serious	D．strange
（2）A．pitied	B．stopped	C．supported	D．refused
（3）A．agreed	B．smiled	C．silenced	D．complained
（4）A．raising	B．serving	C．protecting	D．controlling
（5）A．repeated	B．replied	C．reminded	D．required
（6）A．exactly	B．really	C．hardly	D．truly
（7）A．Buy	B．Get	C．Take	D．Accept
（8）A．moved	B．jogged	C．rushed	D．jumped
（9）A．made of	B．made from	C．made up	D．made up of
（10）A．story	B．patient	C．medicine	D．operation
（11）A．Instead	B．Otherwise	C．However	D．Anyway
（12）A．store	B．hospital	C．company	D．street
（13）A．writing	B．posting	C．leaving	D．answering
（14）A．card	B．bill	C．letter	D．dollar
（15）A．I	B．he	C．God	D．the storekeeper

A Swedish couple on holiday were traveling around Italy， and wanted to go to Capri．

    Capri is an island in the south of the country，（1）　　 for its beautiful coastline and a popular tourist destination （目的地）．The couple put their destination into their car 's GPS（全球定位系统），（2）　　 they made a spelling mistake． They（3）　　 typed CARPI instead of CAPRI． There is a real place called Carpi in Italy， but it is a small town in the（4）　　of the country．

    The couple followed the GPS directions． Although they were traveling to an island， it didn't（5）　　them that they didn't even cross a bridge or see the sea．When they arrived in Carpi， they went to the tourist office． They asked（6）　　 they could go to the Blue Grotto，a well﹣known sea cave in Capri． Of course， the office worker there couldn't（7）　　them． He thought they wanted to go to a（8）　　called the Blue Grotto for dinner．

    When the man realized that the couple thought they were in Capri， he（9）　　their mistake．The couple got back into their car and started driving south． The office worker said， "They were（10）　　， but not angry．"

    It was a spelling mistake that took the couple 600 kilometres from their destination．

（1）A． suitable	B． useful	C． good	D． famous
（2）A． and	B． so	C． or	D． but
（3）A． slowly	B． carelessly	C． patiently	D． clearly
（4）A． north	B． south	C． east	D． west
（5）A． satisfy	B． relax	C． worry	D． touch
（6）A． how	B． where	C． why	D． what
（7）A． refuse	B． control	C． doubt	D． understand
（8）A． museum	B． restaurant	C． station	D． library
（9）A． continued	B． accepted	C． explained	D． repeated
（10）A． interested	B． surprised	C． excited	D． pleased

Slowly， I opened my eyes and found my legs hard to move．

    A jar and a whip （鞭子） were in my sight． I smelled old plants． Stinky! I looked inside the jar． It was a dark liquid （液体）．I guessed this gift might be able to make people get（1）　　．I tried it．It tasted awful， so it must be good for us!

    Wow! It（2）　　． I wasn't tired any more! I held a rope with one hand and slid all the way down． Then I tied the rope to the top of the cliff and slid down again with its help．

    "Woohoo!" I screamed to my friends． They got out of my way quickly． I（3）　　the ground and bounced （反弹） back up． "I met the Emperor of Medicine， and he looks like all of you!" I shouted with excitement． "I've got medicine…and…a whip． Not sure（4）　　the Emperor of Medicine gave me a whip， but it's lots of fun! Let's go!" At my words， they were very（5）　　， but followed me．

    We hurried toward the（6）　　but took a path that ended in a bush． There were too many grasses and other plants for us to move forward． I used my whip to cut through the bush． Then I tasted the juice of the plants I had cut． Suddenly， my tongue （舌头） （7）　　feeling anything．

    I now knew the value of the whip． "This juice would be useful for（8）　　．" I said． "My tongue is unable to feel．" I turned to my friends． "See， all the medicines people need are already here，（9）　　． We only need to find and share them．"

    Our friends worked in groups． Some went on to take the medicine jar to the village． Others explored with me． In that bush， I began to（10）　　．My friends helped me make detailed notes about every plant， including my feelings．

    We travelled together， looking for（11）　　． We found the red mushroom which cured me after I couldn't breathe because of a poisonous （有毒的） plant． And every night， we wrote down what we had learned． "This plant can cure a bad stomach．" "Don't have this， or it may hurt you．"

    We also knew what we had to do． I had to try every plant． My friends had to（12）　　the knowledge． Then people would live and be healthy． We all knew that one day I would eat a plant that would（13）　　me． And my friends would write everything about it． Then（14）　　else would die from eating that poison． We didn't talk about what would happen， but we knew．

    ……

    I happened on top of a cliff． I took a bite of a plant and felt my insides（15）　　． My friends ran to me．Their faces were the face of the Emperor of Medicine．I could not look away from my last view．There was too much beauty．

（1）A． smart	B． well	C． curious	D． interested
（2）A． moved	B． smelled	C． appeared	D． worked
（3）A． cleaned	B． visited	C． hit	D． set
（4）A． when	B． why	C． where	D． how
（5）A． excited	B． touched	C． relaxed	D． surprised
（6）A． forest	B． mountain	C． village	D． farm
（7）A． began	B． continued	C． stopped	D． risked
（8）A． pain	B． hunger	C． mood	D． sleep
（9）A． growing	B． guarding	C． changing	D． passing
（10）A． dream	B． wait	C． plant	D． eat
（11）A． fruits	B． medicines	C． friends	D． doctors
（12）A． accept	B． avoid	C． share	D． shape
（13）A． kill	B． bite	C． cure	D． save
（14）A． somebody	B． nobody	C． anybody	D． everybody
（15）A． wake	B． breathe	C． reduce	D． break

It is hard to imagine how a person is to spend the whole life when only the head and hands are able to move．

    Xu Ruiyang， an 18﹣year﹣old student from Kunming， has suffered（遭 受） from spinal muscular atrophy（脊柱肌肉菱缩）（1）　　she was 2 years old． At that time， the doctor said that most children with spinal muscular atrophy will only live a few years．

    The family did not give up， or even just （2）　　． To help Xu Ruiyang live with dignity（尊严），her parents （3）　　 her living and learning skill strictly． Opening a book or raising hands，some very easy actions for common people，（4）　　， are big challenges for Xu． She had to use her head or（5）　　to work together with hands to finish these actions．

    When she started learning to write ，she couldn't even（6）　　 a pen．But she never gave up．Once she lost the pen， she picked it up and （7）　　writing． Xu finally could write 500 Chinese characters before becoming a primary school student， after（8）　　thousands of times．

    Over the past few year，Xu has overcome（克服）many problems，including the（9）　　 caused by the disease． Her parents worried about her health and（10）　　her to drop out of school，but Xu's answer was no．"（11）　　I read a book and do my homework， the pain is gone，"said Xu．

    When asked by reporters on how to deal with difficulties， Xu calmly said， "Patience．When you can't change anything， crying is useless， so just be（12）　　．"

    In Xu's opinion， her sunny and self﹣confident（13）　　comes from the love of her parents．

    "If we are not able to make her live longer,we can make her life wider,"said Xu's father.They travelled across China and more than 20（14）　　over the world,including Italy,Thailand and Singapore.During these trips,she developed an interest in learning a（15）　　 language."I think it's cool to learn about other countries' culture and express your feelings to others，"said Xu．

    Last June， she finished China's Gaokao and received an offer from Sichuan International Study University．

（1）A． since	B． before	C． after	D． until
（2）A． discuss	B． depend	C． complain	D． change
（3）A． managed	B． trained	C． praised	D． expected
（4）A． moreover	B． perhaps	C． especially	D． however
（5）A． legs	B． feet	C． mouth	D． knees
（6）A． hold	B． drop	C． pass	D． find
（7）A． stopped	B． continued	C． succeeded	D． regretted
（8）A． imagining	B． counting	C． recording	D． practising
（9）A． cancer	B． fever	C． sadness	D． pain
（10）A． warned	B． forced	C． advised	D． allowed
（11）A． As well as	B． As soon as	C． As a result	D． As usual
（12）A． patient	B． quiet	C． relaxed	D． active
（13）A． personality	B． appearance	C． disability	D． achievement
（14）A． cities	B． countries	C． communities	D． colleges
（15）A． standard	B． modern	C． foreign	D． common

It was sunny last Friday． I arrived at the railway station at three in the afternoon． I would take the（1）　　to Shanghai to see my old friend Jack．But it was two hours（2）　　my train left． I thought it was the perfect time and place to look（3）　　an act of kindness to do．

    Outside the station， there was a girl having（4）　　for sale． I told her that I'd like to buy flowers for someone else， and that she could（5）　　who she will give the flowers to． She looked a little puzzled（困惑的），（6）　　I suggested that perhaps she could give the flowers to someone who looked a little（7）　　． That was because the flowers might cheer him or her up．

   "That's a crazy idea!" said the girl． But then I explained a little more about the idea of doing something for a（8）　　， and she understood．

    "I'm leaving for Shanghai and then I'll（9）　　know how it turns out，" I said． "But you will have a good（10）　　to make someone happy．（11）　　good deeds（善举）we do， they always come back to us．"At that time， she started to seem excited about it．

    She went to（12）　　the flowers out of the water， and I explained， "You'd better leave the flowers there until the person（13）　　．"

    At that time， I thought she was（14）　　surprised and happy， because it might be her first time to meet a customer like me． I（15）　　for the flowers， said goodbye， and walked into the station．

    How wonderful the day was!

（1）A． bus	B． train	C． plane	D． underground
（2）A． when	B． before	C． while	D． after
（3）A． for	B． at	C． up	D． into
（4）A． tickets	B． snacks	C． fruits	D． flowers
（5）A． decide	B． follow	C． change	D． praise
（6）A． or	B． but	C． so	D． yet
（7）A． happy	B． sad	C． proud	D． nervous
（8）A． customer	B． visitor	C． passenger	D． stranger
（9）A． often	B． never	C． usually	D． seldom
（10）A． plan	B． time	C． chance	D． promise
（11）A． However	B． Whatever	C． Whenever	D． Wherever
（12）A． take	B． put	C． carry	D． make
（13）A． leaves	B． goes	C． appears	D． stands
（14）A． between	B． from	C． among	D． beyond
（15）A． prepared	B． asked	C． cared	D． paid

A window is a common but powerful tool ﹣ a patch（小块） of the world， from which our body is separated． The only thing we can do is look． You have no（1）　　on what you will see． However，your brain may make an assumption（猜想） out of whatever happens to appear．

    One day，I was taking a nap（小睡）in my office when I woke up to the（2）　　of a car crash．I looked out of my window． A car had just backed into a fence（围栏）and damaged （毁坏）it．

    The driver got out of the car． He was short without hair on his head． I（3）　　him at once．

    To my surprise， the man tried to（4）　　the damage he caused． However， his efforts all failed． Once he even funnily fell onto the road when trying to pull the fence． I（5）　　a lot． The failure of this terrible man was brightening my whole day．

    About 10 minutes later， the man left．

    That， I thought， would be the（6）　　of his efforts．The man ﹣ that villainous（可憎的）man ﹣ was going to（7）　　all the mess behind for someone else to clean up．

    But this is the（8）　　of windows． They contradict（与…矛盾）your easy assumptions． The man appeared a few minutes later with some（9）　　． For the next hour，I watched out of my window as he kept on fixing the fence（10）　　it was extra safe， stronger than before．

    This man was a hero． My（11）　　assumptions， I realized， were all about myself． I would be（12）　　and run away if I came across such a messy situation．

    My window had woken me up from a nap to teach me a lesson， a lesson that changed my whole day and even my whole life．

（1）A． agreement	B． influence	C． discovery	D． impression
（2）A． symbol	B． sight	C． sound	D． sign
（3）A． accepted	B． remembered	C． disliked	D． greeted
（4）A． confirm	B． avoid	C． cover	D． repair
（5）A． complained	B． laughed	C． learnt	D． thought
（6）A． end	B． fun	C． problem	D． lesson
（7）A． hide	B． push	C． move	D． leave
（8）A． quality	B． shame	C． power	D． truth
（9）A． friends	B． tools	C． medicines	D． plans
（10）A． until	B． when	C． after	D． since
（11）A． ugly	B． friendly	C． proper	D． possible
（12）A． encouraged	B． pleased	C． scared	D． relaxed

A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park. When they stopped， the young daughter saw an old man（1）　　selling apples. She asked her father to buy her an apple from the old man. The father bought two apples and（2）　　them to his daughter. His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand．Then the father asked her（3）　　she could share one apple（4）　　him. When the girl heard this， she quickly took a bite of one apple. And before her father could（5）　　a word，she took a bite of the second apple quickly， too.

The father was（6）　　. He wondered why his daughter did like that. He thought maybe his daughter was（7）　　young to understand about sharing and giving. The（8）　　 had gone from his face. But suddenly his daughter said， "Dad， please have this one. This one is much（9）　　." The father's smile came back after knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite of each apple.

Don't judge（判断）（10）　　 too quickly. Always spend more time understand things better.

（1）A.eating	B. having	C. selling	D. picking
（2）A. got	B. passed	C. borrowed	D. lent
（3）A. if	B. how	C. why	D. where
（4）A.to	B. in	C. by	D. with
（5）A. say	B. tell	C. talk	D. speak
（6）A.sad	B. excited	C. relaxed	D. interested
（7）A. so	B. too	C. very	D. pretty
（8）A. trust	B. truth	C. smile	D. cloud
（9）A.sweet	B.sweeter	C.sweetest	D.the sweetest
（10）A.nothing	B.anything	C.something	D.everything

It's March 12th． Li Li and Lin Tao are digging on a hill not far from their school．In China，people across the country plant trees （1）　　 on this day．

    The idea of planting trees was first put forward in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan，the great （2）　　 in China's history．He said more trees were needed as a （3）　　 against flood（洪水）and drought．

    In 1915，April 5th was named as Tree Planting Day．Then，in 1979，the day was （4）　　 to March 12th，to （5）　　 the date on which Sun Zhongshan died．

    "Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China，" says Li Li． "But have you heard of the Green Wall of China？That's the biggest tree planting （6）　　 of all．" The Gobi Desert in the north of China was （7）　　 every year．So in 1978，a tree planting project was started to （8）　　 Gobi spreading．The government and local farmers have been planting millions of trees to build a great green "wall" along the edge of the desert．

    "Tree planting has become a tradition in China now，" says Lin Tao． "Almost everyone does it on March 12th．Many people also plant a tree on a （9）　　 day．My parents planted a tree when started school．And my cousin planted （10）　　 on his wedding（婚礼）day．We do it for the environment and for ourselves．"

（1）A．silently	B．wisely	C．completely	D．actively
（2）A．artist	B．engineer	C．pioneer	D．musician
（3）A．protection	B．position	C．preparation	D．direction
（4）A．taken	B．decided	C．changed	D．given
（5）A．value	B．remember	C．express	D．admire
（6）A．research	B．survey	C．project	D．success
（7）A．growing	B．appearing	C．losing	D．happening
（8）A．keep	B．have	C．help	D．stop
（9）A．different	B．special	C．basic	D．simple
（10）A．one	B．that	C．it	D．this

Mr． Black was a wealthy businessman， but he was not （1）　　 with his life． He always tried his best to make more money for his company． He did not sleep well and his food did not agree with him． The situation lasted for some time． Finally， after a number of sleepless nights， he （2）　　   to see his doctor．

    The doctor advised a change of surrounding （环境）． "Go abroad，" he said．

    "But I'm not good at foreign languages，" said Mr． Black．

    "It doesn't matter，" said the doctor． "It won't hurt you if you talk （3）　　． Go on a trip． Take plenty of exercise． Try to （4）　　your weight． Avoid eating rich food． "

    Mr． Black went to Switzerland． He did not know French or German， and had to （5）　__　   himself through gestures（手势）． He took part in a physical training course． The instructor （指导者）（6）　　 him shake his head， swing his arms， stretch his neck and bend his knees． He had to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs in turn． （7）　__　 some time his muscles （肌肉） grew hard and firm． He almost put aside his financial （金融） worries and （8）　　 forgot the importance of making more money． He even began to （9）　　 trees and birds． He ate and slept well．       Finally he returned home． But unfortunately （不幸地） his （10）　　 did not last long． Soon he was a normal businessman again， worried about his wealth， his savings， his success in a competitive society， and things in general．

（1）A． good	B． interested	C． satisfied
（2）A． decided	B． refused	C． suggested
（3）A． too much	B． a little less	C． a little more
（4）A． add	B． increase	C． lose
（5）A． express	B． say	C． talk
（6）A． forced	B． asked	C． made
（7）A． While	B． After	C． Past
（8）A． nearly	B． never	C． not
（9）A． think	B． avoid	C． notice
（10）A． worries	B． improvement	C． friendship

It was Mally's job to hand her father his paper lunch bag each morning before he left home to work．

    One morning，besides his （1）　　 lunch bag，Molly handed him a second paper bag，which looked a bit old．

    "Why two bags？"her father asked．"The other is something else，"Molly answered．"What's in it？""Just something．Take it with you．"

    He put （2）　　paper bags into his briefcase（公文包），kissed Molly and rushed off．At noon he opened Molly's bag and took out all the things：a small Teddy bear，2 tiny sea shells（贝壳），5 small stones，and 12 coins．The （3）　　 father smiled，finished eating，and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket，Molly's things in the bag included，and then put himself into the afternoon work．

    That evening，Molly ran up to him （4）　　he was reading the newspaper．

    "Where's my bag？""What bag？""The one I gave you this morning．"

    "I （5）　　it at the office．Why？""I forgot to put this （6）　　in it，"she said．"And，besides，Daddy，the things in the bag are the things I really like﹣I thought you might like to（7）　　 with them．You didn't lose the bag，did you，Daddy？"

    "Oh，no．I just forgot to bring it home．"he （8）　　．

    While Molly hugged（拥抱）her father's neck，he opened the note that read，"I love you，Daddy．"Molly had given him her （9）　　﹣all that a 7﹣year old held．

    Love in a paper bag，and he（10）　　it．He had even thrown it in the wastebasket．So back he went hurriedly to the （11）　　．Just before the night cleaner，he found all the things back and carried the bag home （12）　　．

    After dinner，he asked Molly to tell him about the things in the bag．It （13）　　a long time to tell （14）　　had a story or a memory．

    The life journey with the people we love is all that really matters． It is such a simple （15）　__　 but it is so easily forgotten．

（1）A． usual	B．new	C．spare	D．warm
（2）A． all	B．both	C．some	D．many
（3）A． angry	B． careful	C． busy	D．strict
（4）A．since	B．till	C．as	D．because
（5）A．forgot	B．hid	C．kept	D．left
（6）A．letter	B．message	C．diary	D．note
（7）A．play	B．joke	C．talk	D．deal
（8）A．lied	B．promised	C．nodded	D．agreed
（9）A．coins	B．stones	C．shells	D．treasures
（10）A．cleaned	B．missed	C．threw	D．dropped
（11）A．school	B．office	C．shop	D．home
（12）A．worriedly	B．actively	C．carefully	D．luckily
（13）A．spent	B．paid	C．cost	D．took
（14）A．anything	B．nothing	C．everything	D．something
（15）A．rule	B．truth	C．idea	D．way

What do you do in your free time？ Surf the Internet？ Watch TV？ For 15﹣year﹣old Wang Yan， her free time is not（1）　　at all． Wang Yan has a special family． Her mother can't（2）　　and has to stay in bed all day， and her father can't see． So the family roles are（3）　　． Instead of parents taking care of their child， Wang Yan has to take care of her parents． From the age of 6， Wang Yan began to cook and wash clothes for the whole family．

    Now Wang Yan is a 9th grade student in a school． The school is far from her home， （4）　__　she has to live at school． At school she studies very hard and every （5）　　she comes back home and helps her parents． Being a care﹣giver， she cooks， washes clothes and gives her parents massages（被摩）， As the only laborer（劳力）in the family， she does a lot of（6）　　work﹣weeding（除草）， watering the field， growing vegetables． She（7）　__　has a busy weekend．

    Though the girl lives a hard life， she never feels（8）　　． As for the future， Wang Yan hopes to go to college and then become a （9）　　， "If I can go to college， I will take my parents with me， "she said． "And I want to be a doctor one day． Then I will be able to help the disabled（残疾人）like my （10）　　． "

（1）A． busy	B． relaxing	C． different
（2）A． walk	B． run	C． jump
（3）A． lost	B． continued	C． changed
（4）A． so	B． but	C． or
（5）A． day	B． night	C． weekend
（6）A． farm	B． factory	C． school
（7）A． never	B． seldom	C． always
（8）A． happy	B． sad	C． comfortable
（9）A． writer	B． doctor	C． singer
（10）A． parents	B． teachers	C． classmates

Recently Steve had a car accident and his car was broken． So until the car was （1）　　he had to go to work by subway． One day， he noticed a （2）　　guy at the station at night． He felt （3）　　for him， so he gave him some money．

    The homeless guy thanked him for it． The next day again， he noticed the homeless guy at the same place． This time Steve （4）　　him a meal． The homeless guy thanked him for his （5）　　． But Steve got curious（好奇的）and asked， "How did you get to this（6）　　？"

    （7）　　a smile， the homeless guy said， "By showing love．" Steve didn't（8）　　it， so he asked him， "What do you mean by that？" The homeless guy replied， "In my whole life， I made sure that everyone was happy． No matter what happened in my life， I always helped everyone．"

    Steve asked him， "Do you （9）　　it？"， to which the homeless guy replied， "No． It just breaks my heart that the very people I gave money to wouldn't give me a coin （10）　　I was in need． Son， it is better to build your own house and invite someone in for shelter（庇护）than to（11）　　them your bricks（砖）while you are building yours． Because one day when you turn around and look at the place where you planned to build your house， it will be an empty （12）　　． Then you are the one looking for bricks．"

    Steve understood what the homeless guy meant and thanked him for the good （13）　　．

    Helping others is a good thing． But sometimes， while we are helping others， we （14）　　our own problems and needs． One must remember that sometimes sharing is better than giving away． You can do a lot more by being in a（15）　　position instead of bringing yourself into a weaker situation．

（1）A． old	B． cheap	C． ready	D． dirty
（2）A． rich	B． homeless	C． smart	D． handsome
（3）A． happy	B． sorry	C． angry	D．excited
（4）A． told	B． lent	C． sold	D． bought
（5）A． shyness	B． sadness	C． kindness	D． illness
（6）A． point	B． hotel	C． station	D． restaurant
（7）A． For	B． From	C． With	D．About
（8）A． finish	B． discuss	C． describe	D． understand
（9）A． regret	B． need	C． study	D．plan
（10）A． since	B． before	C． when	D． unless
（11）A． order	B． offer	C． show	D． throw
（12）A． lot	B． room	C． store	D． house
（13）A． meal	B． advice	C． gift	D． question
（14）A． forget	B． believe	C． protect	D． remember
（15）A． difficult	B． strange	C． special	D． strong

Do you like playing football？ It is so popular among boys nowadays． Johnny， a twelve﹣year﹣old boy，   （1）　　   likes it very much． He used to   （2）　　   it in his room． His parents were very angry and told him several    （3）　　    not to play football at home because he could break   （4）　　 ， but he never listened．

    Last Sunday， his   （5）　　   went out for a walk and Johnny couldn't help playing football again． He was enjoying his game in the living room   （6）　　   his parents came in and saw him．

    " Oh， my God， Johnny， you know that playing with your ball at home is not   （7）　　． We are very   （8）　　   about you and are going to give your ball to another kid． You should obey（遵守）the rules   （9）　　   you are at home．" Johnny's father said．

Johnny felt very sad． He   （10）　　   that it was his mistake． He decided to obey the rules later， not only at home， but also at school．

（1）A． badly	B． wisely	C． truly	D． carefully
（2）A． catch	B． play	C． leave	D． act
（3）A． times	B． days	C． months	D． years
（4）A． nothing	B． anything	C． something	D． everything
（5）A． friends	B． parents	C． teachers	D． classmates
（6）A． where	B． why	C． which	D． when
（7）A． allowed	B． asked	C． afforded	D． avoided
（8）A． disappointed	B． pleased	C． interested	D． relaxed
（9）A． because of	B． so that	C． rather than	D． even if
（10）A． managed	B． remained	C． realized	D． examined

Finally， after nearly half a month， the Christmas letter was here in my hand． Yes， writing letters is how my friend in the U．S． and I （1）　　 our greetings every Christmas． People ask why not send our greetings on Facebook， or on WeChat（2）　　， and by the way， it'll save money． For me， writing letters is more of a （3）　　 habit than a quirk （怪癖） in modern times．I，an experienced letter writer，can tell you that writing letters brings me more emotional（情感的） communication．

    In fact， only parts of our emotions can be found． Some（4）　　in California State University found that electronic devices， like smart phones， can greatly influence people in many ways． Such devices prevent people from （5）　　their inner （内心的） feelings． Compared with modern communication， writing letters has more advantages． （6）　　we write， our brain is given the chance to discover connections between things we didn't see before． And we are （7）　　to show our emotions fully．

    If I am here to tell you why I love writing letters， one of the （8）　　would be its sense of touch﹣feeling of my hand running through the pages， feeling of pen sliding across the paper， and feeling of the （9）　　of ink （墨水） in the air．

    It （10）　　that both your words and the letter itself can help you express your feelings． Letters

build a bridge between the writer and receiver．People experience more when they receive messages in the form of a letter， rather than any other media．

（1）A． introduce	B． exchange	C． describe	D． repeat
（2）A． completely	B． recently	C． simply	D． exactly
（3）A． natural	B． boring	C． crazy	D． national
（4）A． composers	B． visitors	C． inventors	D． professors
（5）A． discovering	B． shaking	C． spreading	D． refusing
（6）A． When	B． Before	C． Till	D． Though
（7）A． recommended	B． encouraged	C． invited	D． forced
（8）A． customs	B． reasons	C． challenges	D． achievements
（9）A． colour	B． quality	C． smell	D． price
（10）A． gives out	B． breaks out	C． comes out	D． turns out