初中英语记叙文试题

It was a Sunday morning． Lori was busy writing in her book． Marilyn was drinking coffee and I was reading a newspaper． Suddenly， Lori looked up and asked． Why are there more pictures of Lisa than there are of （1）　　？"Lisa is our older daughter．

    I stared back， not understanding the （2）　　． Lori left the room． I looked at Marilyn， "Are there more pictures of Lisa than of Lori？"

    "I've never （3）　　them． I don't know，" replied Marilyn．

    "But （4）　　would Lori ask such a question？ " I asked． After a few minutes of thought Marilyn said， "When Lisa was born， you were taking photos． You hardly went （5）　　without a camera． When Lori was born， videos became （6）　　． You used a video camera to record nearly everything in our life． There must be hundreds of videos of Lori in the computer that Lori has （7）　　seen or doesn't remember．"

    Late that night， when we were alone， I turned on the computer and found the        （8）　　about Lori．

    "What are you going to do？" Marilyn asked．

    "Her birthday is coming，" I said， "Let's make an album for her as a gift． I don't know if the album will answer her question， but at least she'll know that we （9）　　enough to find her an answer．"

    Over the next few days， we secretly （10）　　all the videos． We watched and selected until we were （11）　　． Marilyn had them made into photos． When the photos were returned， we placed them into an album．

    When we looked at the album， all the sweet memories came （12）　　． We hoped it showed how （13）　　she was to us．

    On June 7， when passing Lori's room to leave for work． I opened the door and slipped the album inside． Attached to it was a birthday card with a note （14）　　why her mother and I had put the album together．

    It was about eight o'clock when my office telephone rang． I picked up the receiver． A tiny voice spoke， "I love you， Daddy，" she said and disconnected． I knew our         （15）　　had been received．

（1）A． him	B． her	C． me	D． them
（2）A． question	B． book	C．newspaper	D． answer
（3）A． seen	B． counted	C． taken	D． bought
（4）A． where	B． how	C． when	D． why
（5）A． anywhere	B． everywhere	C． somewhere	D． nowhere
（6）A． popular	B． effective	C． expensive	D． obvious
（7）A． ever	B． never	C． already	D． just
（8）A． emails	B． pictures	C． news	D． videos
（9）A． respect	B． benefit	C． care	D． regret
（10）A． took up	B． pointed out	C． went through	D． handed in
（11）A． relaxed	B． satisfied	C． active	D． lucky
（12）A． back	B． down	C． off	D． on
（13）A． kind	B． helpful	C． proud	D． important
（14）A． discussing	B． comparing	C． explaining	D． importing
（15）A． message	B． prize	C． memory	D． view

Band practice had just ended． Jimmy and Ben started packing up their （1）　　． Before Kevin could put his trumpet into the box， he （2）　　a music stand． It fell and hit right on his trumpet．

    "Oh， no!" Kevin yelled．

    Jimmy picked up the trumpet and checked it （3）　　before handing it to Kevin．"Well ， it already has a lot of dents（凹痕）． One more won't matter．"

    " I know． But it's my（4）　　，" Kevin said．" And he's coming over this weekend．"

    " Maybe he won't notice the dent，" Jimmy said．

    "Maybe he won't care，" Ben added．

    " A bunch of"（5）　　" ran through Kevin' s head on the bus home．

    Maybe he could pretend（假装） he felt sick

    But he didn't like（6）　　．

    Maybe he could get his baby brother， Jace， to take all of Grandpa's attention．

    Or maybe Grandpa wouldn't ask him to play this time．

    When（7）　　 finally arrived， Kevin still hadn't figured out what he was going to do．

    "Hey ， Kew．How' re things？" Grandpa asked as he walked in．

    "Good． " Kevin could have told him the （8）　　 right then， but he froze．

    After dinner， Grandpa asked Kevin to play （9）　　classics﹣Ode to Joy and Oh， Susanna．

    Grandpa said，" I think you're（10）　　 than I was at your age．"

    Any other time， Grandpa's praise would have made Kevin feel great． But not this time．"I'm（11）　　 about the dent，" he explained what had happened．

    To Kevin's surprise， Grandpa smiled， "Instruments become part of（12）　　 when you play them a lot． You can't always protect them． The（13）　　 thing is that you told me．"

    Grandpa pointed to the scratches opposite the dent Kevin had made． "I got these when I fell over it（14）　　 one night．"

    "So I'm not the only clumsy（笨拙的） one in the family？" Kevin said．

    Grandpa laughed， Every dent and scratch can tell a story， and （15）　　 you stick with it ， someday you'll have your own．"

    Grandpa handed the trumpet back to Kevin． "Now tell me a story with music．"

    Kevin lifted the trumpet and filled the room with happy noise．

（1）A． crayons	B． instruments	C． balls	D． collections
（2）A． thought of	B． looked for	C． fixed up	D． knocked into
（3）A． carefully	B． easily	C． happily	D． secretly
（4）A． uncle's	B． father's	C． grandpa's	D． brother's
（5）A． maybes	B． thanks	C． regrets	D． OKs
（6）A． communicating	B． sharing	C． lying	D． comparing
（7）A． Monday	B． Tuesday	C． Friday	D． Saturday
（8）A． truth	B． excuse	C． joke	D． plan
（9）A． one	B． two	C． three	D． four
（10）A． happier	B． taller	C． healthier	D． better
（11）A． excited	B． sorry	C． crazy	D． strange
（12）A． me	B． him	C． you	D． boring
（13）A． important	B． sad	C． funny	D． boring
（14）A． as usual	B． without doubt	C． in time	D． by accident
（15）A． unless	B． although	C． if	D． before

My son Daniel began surfing at the age of 13． After school each day he put on his wet suit and waited to be challenged by three﹣to﹣six﹣foot waves． Daniel's love for the ride was tested one （1）　　afternoon．

    "Your son's been in an accident，" the lifeguard（救生员）reported to my（2）　　Mike over the phone hurriedly． "（3）　　he came up to the top of the water，the point of the board was headed toward his eye．"

    Mike rushed our son to the hospital． He（4）　　26 stitches （缝合）from the corner of his eye to the bridge of his nose．

    I was（5）　　home from a meeting while Daniel's eye was being stitched， Mike drove（6）　　 to the airport after they left the doctor's office． He greeted（7）　　at the gate while Daniel was waiting in the car．

    "Daniel？"I questioned． I remember thinking the（8）　　 must have been terrible that day．

    "He's been in an accident， but he's going to be fine．" Mike comforted me．

    I ran to the car． My son reached out both arms， crying， "Oh， Mom， I'm so glad you're home．"

    I sobbed（抽泣） in his arms， telling him how（9）　　 I felt about not being there when the lifeguard called．

    "It's okay， Mom，"he said． "I'll be fine． The doctor said I can go back in the water in eight days．"

    Was he（10）　　？ I wanted to tell him that he wasn't allowed to go near water again until he was 35， but（11）　　 I controlled myself．

    He kept asking me to let him go back on the（12）　　for the next seven days． One day after I （13）　　 "No" to him for the 100th time， he beat me at my own game．

    "Mom， you taught us never to（14）　　what we love． "

    I gave in． Back then Daniel was just a boy with deep（15）　　for surfing． Now he is among the top 25 surfers in the world．

（1）A． unusual	B． boring	C． amazing	D． relaxing
（2）A．brother	B． uncle	C．husband	D． father
（3）A．If	B． When	C． Unless	D． Though
（4）A． avoided	B． changed	C． received	D． discovered
（5）A． flying	B． driving	C． boating	D． walking
（6）A． suddenly	B． happily	C． comfortably	D． directly
（7）A． her	B． them	C．us	D． me
（8）A． waves	B． dreams	C． clouds	D． suggestions
（9）A． brave	B． lucky	C． awful	D． proud
（10）A． busy	B． crazy	C． friendly	D． polite
（11）A．instead	B． already	C． even	D． often
（12）A． plane	B． bed	C． board	D． chair
（13）A． posted	B． offered	C． threw	D． repeated
（14）A． find out	B． give up	C．hand out	D． pick up
（15）A． love	B． fear	C． sadness	D． regret

It was two days before Christmas， and David wanted to give a card to everyone in his class． He opened the bag and looked （1）　　．"What are you looking for？" his mom asked．"Ms. Ross gave us a（2）　　of everyone in the class，" said David． "I can't find mine． If I don't have my list， I won't know what names to put on the cards． "

    "Take （3）　　out and we'll look together，" suggested Mom． They shook out all his books and （4）　　all the pockets in his bag， but no Christmas list． "Now I can't give out cards at school，" David said sadly．

    "Don't（5）　　so easily，" said Mom． She took a piece of paper and asked him how many children are in his class．"Seventeen，" answered David．"I'll never （6）　　them all．"

    "Wait，" said Mom， numbering the paper one to seventeen．"Now， who do you often play with？" "Brian， Todd and John． "She wrote down their（7）　　． "And who sits in the first row in your classroom？""Hmm.. Angie， Jill end Brad．" David tried to remember what his（8）　　looked like and who sat where． "And Rebecca， Travis and Erin in the second row．" David's mom wrote as fast as she could．

    Now， they had （9）　　names． Who had he missed？ David thought hard．

    "Why don't you write out the （10）　　that you have names for？" said Mom．"Maybe you'll think of the （11）　　name while you're writing．"

    David picked out a card． He （12）　　it and then put it into the envelope． He did this sixteen times． "（13）　　is missing？" One more time he thought about who sat where in his classroom．

（14）　　he said，"I know! I know who is missing from the list!"

    "Who？" said Mom．

    "We forgot（15）　　!" David said． "I'm going to wish me a Merry Christmas， too．"

（1）A． outside	B． inside	C． down	D． up
（2）A． list	B． note	C．book	D． bill
（3）A． something	B． everything	C． more	D． less
（4）A． checked	B． touched	C．found	D． cleaned
（5）A． get on	B． get off	C．give up	D． give back
（6）A． remember	B．understand	C． accept	D． believe
（7）A． rules	B． numbers	C． names	D． addresses
（8）A． bedroom	B． study	C． school	D． classroom
（9）A． fifteen	B． sixteen	C．seventeen	D． eighteen
（10）A． posters	B． letters	C． cards	D． messages
（11）A．missing	B． interesting	C．common	D．strange
（12）A．signed	B． drew	C．Watched	D．enjoyed
（13）A．What	B． Whose	C．Which	D． Who
（14）A． Sadly	B．suddenly	C．Secretly	D．Unluckily
（15）A． you	B． him	C．her	D．me

It does not always come easy to discover oneself． From a young age， I had a strong sense of who I was to become， （1）　　an accident made me redefine （重审）myself．

    To me， skating was above all． There was（2）　　in this world that filled my heart with such joy． I spent twenty﹣four hours a week practicing my（3）　　． Having no social life or interests but skating， my devotion（ 挚爱） brought me first place medals in nearly every（4）　　．

    Unfortunately， in one show， I fell down and hurt myself（5）　　． After several X﹣rays and MRI（磁共振）scans， the（6）　　told me that I couldn't return to my sport any more． The pain in my back was hard to bear，and even the（7）　　daily tasks became difficult．

    As my passion（激情）was（8）　　， I had little sense of who I was to become． After eight months of suffering ， something had to（9）　　． Instead of wasting my days sitting around painfully， I began to put my（10）　　into local community service projects． By volunteering（11）　　a swimming teacher and summer reading assistant for kids， I got an idea of who I（12）　　to become． After a few months， I devoted time to my interest in the arts． Little by Little， I（13）　　out of the shadow（ 阴影）and rebuilt my confidence．

    Sometimes， some（14）　　rocks block （阻碍）our way． We can choose to stay behind or try to climb over． My accident was a rock that（15）　　to stop me from reaching success． Today I'm a very confident and optimistic person．

（1）A． and	B． but	C． or	D． so
（2）A． everything	B． something	C． nothing	D． anything
（3）A． skills	B． behaviors	C． thoughts	D． habits
（4）A． meeting	B． party	C． concert	D． competition
（5）A． quickly	B． softly	C． badly	D． slowly
（6）A． waiter	B． doctor	C． teacher	D． policeman
（7）A． useful	B． basic	C． proper	D． busy
（8）A． found out	B． brought back	C． waken up	D． taken away
（9）A． change	B． remain	C． leave	D． arrive
（10）A． energy	B． duty	C． wealth	D． spirit
（11）A． with	B． for	C． as	D． to
（12）A． wanted	B． started	C． promised	D． lived
（13）A． ran	B． jumped	C． stood	D． stepped
（14）A． small	B． large	C． ugly	D． round
（15）A． managed	B． helped	C． failed	D． continued

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项．

    One morning， when I was leaving for my business， a middle﹣aged man came up and asked me for help．He said he had no（1）　　to get food for his large family．

    "You look（2）　　．Why don't you work？" I asked． "Simply because I cannot get work， sir．""If I give you work， what pay do you want？" "（3）　　I can get bread for my family， sir．" he answered．

    I decided to find out if he（4）　　meant what he said． "OK，I'll give you one pound an hour，if you will （5）　　a brick （砖） under your arm and walk around the square for five hours without stopping．" "Thank you，sir． I will．"

    I found a brick and started him on his walk before I went to my（6）　　． I never thought he would do what he had（7）　　．

    When I came back five hours later， I saw him（8）　　walking， with the brick under his arm．

    I stopped him and gave him（9）　　pounds． He thanked me and told me that some people had（10）　　to help him when they knew why he was doing all this． He would go and ask（11）　　for work． Before leaving ，he asked if I would give him the（12）　　． I did．

    Several years later， a well﹣ dressed man greeted me on a train． Seeing I was not sure who he was ，he（13）　　that he was the brick man and had his own business now． You know， l still keep that brick and always value it as the most（14）　　thing I have as it has brought me luck and success． "

（15）　　，it was not the brick that made the man successful，but his faithfulness（坚定）in doing even a very little thing．

（1）A． courage	B．money	C．plan	D． time
（2）A． funny	B．sick	C． serious	D． strong
（3）A． As long as	B． As soon as	C． Even if	D． Ever since
（4）A． certainly	B． simply	C． really	D． usually
（5）A． break	B． carry	C． fix	D． hide
（6）A． business	B． lesson	C． programme	D． research
（7）A． planned	B． prepared	C． promised	D． suggested
（8）A． also	B． already	C． even	D． still
（9）A． four	B． five	C．six	D． seven
（10）A． continued	B．forgotten	C． offered	D． refused
（11）A． him	B． them	C．me	D．her
（12）A． brick	B． chance	C． job	D． bread
（13）A．explained	B． imagined	C． realised	D． supposed
（14）A． beautiful	B． expensive	C． important	D．interesting
（15）A． As a result	B．At last	C．In a word	D． In fact

I have five children， so our house is always noisy．（1）　　， I love gardening and my garden helps me relax．

    For a long time， I（2）　　the garden of peace and quiet． When the children followed me into the garden， I would expect （3）　　 to be out of sight． And I would hand out tasks．

    "Here:you（4）　　the onions，you dig the holes，and…" Soon they would be（5）　　or their arms would be sore（酸痛的）， and they would leave me to myself．

    But during a recent spring,（6）　　I was working in the garden， my 13﹣year﹣old son， Josiah noticed me． He（7）　　a tool and began helping． Working as a team， we finished the job in no time at all． I（8）　　 Josiah， realising that I'd enjoyed working with him．

    The same thing happened﹣one or two of the（9）　　would appear and join in the gardening from time to time． Each time， I would feel（10）　　 that the work was lighter because of their help．

    One day， when I was picking the peas（豌豆） and having a taste（11）　　， Abby saw me and ran over． I put several peas into her mouth． She just loved how （12）　　they were．

    "Mama， I want the others to try them too．"

    Suddenly， I realised I had been wrong for long． I'd tried to keep the（13）　　 of gardening to myself， and here was a child who couldn't wait to （14）　　with others． "Sure， honey， let's pick some． We'll make a wonderful supper．"

    Now I enjoy all of the garden's beauties with the children． We bring the（15）　　back home， preparing and cooking the produce together， because we know that everything is better when shared．

（1）A． Finally	B． Quickly	C． Luckily	D． Immediately
（2）A． painted	B． guarded	C． refused	D． described
（3）A． it	B． him	C． her	D． them
（4）A． water	B．eat	C． sell	D． cook
（5）A． hot	B． shy	C． sorry	D． nervous
（6）A． so	B． if	C． while	D． unless
（7）A． waited for	B． picked up	C． pointed at	D． looked after
（8）A． hated	B． forgot	C． saved	D． thanked
（9）A． friends	B． children	C． visitors	D． neighbours
（10）A． bored	B． silly	C． afraid	D． surprised
（11）A． alone	B． sadly	C． together	D． instead
（12）A． safe	B． tasty	C． famous	D． expensive
（13）A． tradition	B． standard	C． happiness	D． background
（14）A． live	B． agree	C． work	D． share
（15）A． meat	B． bread	C． fruits	D． drinks

In San Francisco， I had this amazing experience． While I was waiting for the bus， I saw a homeless person carrying a（1）　　which said that he would like a cup of hot coffee．

    As soon as I（2）　　it， I knew it was time for me to carry out the task． I joyfully ran across the street， thinking that getting（3）　　a cup of hot coffee would be great． I went to Uncle Bob's nearby and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me a（4）　　． I then walked back to the street corner where the man had（5）　　．As I went up to him， I could see that the（6）　　I got， the more joy in his eyes I could see．

    When I（7）　　him the hot coffee， I just said， "This is（8）　　you， my dear． "I could see so much（9）　　in his face and even a tear （眼泪） was running down． He kept thanking me and holding his coffee like the biggest（10）　　and prize in his life． It made me cry that a（n）（11）　　action can bring so much joy and make someone feel really warm．

    I walked back to the（12）　　with such a happy hop． When the bus driver opened the door and I wanted to pay the bus fee，（13）　　， he waved me through and said， "Honey， you don't need to pay． This is on me． " He explained that it（14）　　his heart to see that I gave away free coffee．

    This（15）　　moment was the warmest in my heart and it gave my day and my life a brand new start． It brings me such a joy to simply love and bless．

（1）A． poster	B． notice	C． picture	D． sign
（2）A． reached	B． read	C． faced	D． held
（3）A． me	B． you	C． her	D． him
（4）A． ticket	B． hand	C． coffee	D． prize
（5）A． stayed	B． visited	C． shared	D． expected
（6）A． better	B． closer	C． farther	D． more
（7）A． showed	B． sold	C． handed	D． made
（8）A． for	B． with	C． from	D． about
（9）A． sadness	B． worry	C． joy	D． hope
（10）A． lesson	B． treasure	C． secret	D． chance
（11）A． unusual	B． simple	C． strange	D． careless
（12）A． homeless person	B． young lady	C． coffee shop	D． bus stop
（13）A． in the end	B． in fact	C． to my surprise	D． to be honest
（14）A． took	B． touched	C． broke	D． controlled
（15）A． lucky	B． interesting	C． amazing	D． successful

My friends and I joined a two﹣day survival（生存） training course in the mountains． The first day was really（1）　　﹣there was so much to do! Arriving at the campsite， we were divided   into groups and given a tent， some food， a   （2）　　and a compass（指南针）． Standing next to a small river， Fanny（3）　　camping in the grassy area nearby． However， our instructor， Mr．Lee， pointed out that it might flood（淹没） if it rained． In the end， we found a （4）　　area． Putting up the tent was very hard．（5）　　Mr．Lee helped us a lot．

    By the time we had put up the tent，（6）　　was really hungry．   "We wouldn't have got this hungry if we had brought some snacks．" Peter said． We all told him to（7）　　complaining（抱怨） and help us start a fire to cook our food（8）　　． Realizing we were having trouble making the fire， he finally（9）　　．

    The next day started early． Woken by a strange noise． Peter went to see what was（10）　　． "Some cows have eaten our breakfast!"he shouted． "That's all because you didn't（11）　　the food properly last night．"said Mr．Lee．

    Worried that Mr．Lee was angry with us， we tried very hard on our next （12）　　﹣ using the

map and compass to find a secret location． We made it to the location（13）　　the other group did． We all felt very proud of（14）　　．

    The survival training course was a great（15）　　． Now I feel I could survive anywhere!

（1）A．disappointing	B．difficult	C．different	D．boring
（2）A．map	B．book	C．light	D．knife
（3）A．suggested	B．finished	C．imagined	D．enjoyed
（4）A．nearer	B．lower	C．bigger	D．higher
（5）A．Surprisingly	B．Suddenly	C．Luckily	D．Usually
（6）A．everyone	B．anyone	C．someone	D．no one
（7）A．start	B．mind	C．stop	D．continue
（8）A．yet	B．too	C．again	D．instead
（9）A．helped out	B．gave out	C．worked out	D．started out
（10）A．developing	B．happening	C．beginning	D．following
（11）A．throw off	B．put away	C．eat up	D．sell out
（12）A．plan	B．lesson	C．task	D．problem
（13）A．till	B．after	C．when	D．before
（14）A．him	B．them	C．you	D．ourselves
（15）A．example	B．experience	C．activity	D．competition

"Xiao Yun has no coat for town and special events，" Mama told Papa when he came in from the （1）　　

    "The cows can't be（2）　　now，" he said． "Are you sure Xiao Yun can't wear a hand﹣me﹣down？"

    "Yes，" Mama said． They took Xiao Yun to a store in town．

    "Can I （3）　　you？" "A shop assistant asked．

    "Our Xiao Yun needs a good coat，" Papa said．

    They looked for coats for some time carefully． "A （4）　　 coat!" Xiao Yun cried． "I want the pink coat．" The coat was slippery and shiny inside． In the pink coat she looked like a spring flower．

    "I'm afraid the pink coat will only （5）　　one year，" Mama said．

    "And there's no one to pass it on to，" said Papa． Xiao Yun backed away． She wanted to be a flower．

    "Xiao Yun!" It was Papa． He came over to （6）　　． "You are old enough to know that you can't always have your own way，" he said seriously．

    Xiao Yun slipped one arm from a sleeve（袖子）．

    "It is her color， though，" Mama said．

    "Ah!" said the assistant．"Anyone can （7）　　how the pink of the coat brings out the roses in her cheeks（面颊）．"

    Papa looked thoughtful for a moment．

    "We are （8）　　．" Continued Mama， "that is only one little coat for Xiao Yun and not also new coats for Xiao Xuan and Xiao Qing．"

    Papa rubbed his chin（下巴）． "The cows can't give milk soon enough，" he said． "（9）　　how can we let Xiao Yun wear a brown coat when she looks like a flower in this one？"

    "Papa!" Xiao Yun cried， slipping her （10）　　back into the empty sleeve． She threw her arms around Papa's neck． "I do look like a flower， don't I？" She asked happily．

    "Like a primrose in spring，" Papa said．

（1）A． farm	B．school	C．hospital
（2）A．weighed	B．fed	C．milked
（3）A．teach	B． help	C． trouble
（4）A． blue	B． pink	C． brown
（5）A． fit	B． last	C． shine
（6）A． it	B． them	C． her
（7）A．see	B．promise	C． draw
（8）A． rich	B． lucky	C． busy
（9）A． So	B． And	C． But
（10）A． arm	B． head	C． hand

When I was fifteen years old， I became very interested in shopping． After a while being just a

buyer， I wanted to（1）　　something． I had many things that I no longer needed at home． I knew with the help of my father I could make money． So for months and months I（2）　__　myself by selling things on my dad's bank account（账户）．

On July 18th， 2015， I made my own account and began to start my own （3）　　． Things were going great and then I realized that selling things around the house wasn't （4）　　for me， so I decided to expand （拓展）my business by running a re﹣sale shop． I went around to the yard sales and bought things at low prices and sold them at（5）　　prices to make money．

Last October． I went to a yard sale that was a little bit different． A lady had many nice things

to sell． I went up to her and had a （6）　　with her． Through the communication， I knew she was jobless at that moment and needed money to feed her family． I thought I could do it better and more quickly for her． So I made a decision to help her out． She looked at me for a while and then said（7）　　． After that I took away some of her things and over the next month I made ￥1，500for her! When I gave her the money， she broke down into tears（眼泪） （8）　　．

I have never felt so （9）　　to help someone in my life． I know my skills could be used to help those in need and that even one small act of kindness could （10）　　．

（1）A． buy	B．sell	C．produce
（2）A． annoyed	B． enjoyed	C． punished
（3）A． business	B． holiday	C． education
（4）A． familiar	B． helpful	C． enough
（5）A． higher	B． lower	C． half
（6）A． competition	B． fight	C． conversation
（7）A． no	B． yes	C． sorry
（8）A． peacefully	B． regretfully	C． thankfully
（9）A． worried	B． stressed	C． pleased
（10）A．make a difference	B． make a mess	C． make a mistake

Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature （文学）． He is the first Chinese （1）　　has won this prize．

    Mo Yan was born into a family in Shangdong （2）　　1955． He left school at the age of twelve， first on a farm and（3）　　in a factory． In 1976 he （4）　　the PLA and during this time he began to study （5）　　． His first short story came out in 1981． He has written many famous books about his childhood and his hometown． Many of his books have been translated into English， French and many other （6）　　．

    Mo Yan's winning of the Nobel Prize is bringing more confidence （自信） to the nation's young （7）　　．

（1）A． which	B． who	C． what
（2）A． on	B． in	C． at
（3）A． later	B． last	C． lately
（4）A． join	B． joins	C． joined
（5）A． drawing	B． farming	C． writing
（6）A． languages	B． subjects	C． lessons
（7）A． speakers	B． writers	C． listeners

Last weekend we went camping in a small village in India． First， we took a long bus ride to a lake in the countryside． Then we （1）　　our tents and made a fire to keep us （2）　　and cook food on． On the first night， we just sat under（3）　　moon and told each other stories．

    The next morning， my sister and I got a terrible surprise． When we looked out of our （4）　　， we saw a big snake sleeping near the fire． I was so scared（5）　　I couldn't move． We shouted to our parents for help． My dad started （6）　　up and down in the tent． This woke the snake up and it moved away． My dad told （7）　　later that snakes don't have ears but can feel things moving． He （8）　　 told me it was important not to go near a snake． This was a very useful lesson for me．

（1）A． put up	B． put down	C． gave up
（2）A． cool	B． cold	C． warm
（3）A． a	B． an	C． the
（4）A． tent	B． bus	C． house
（5）A． that	B． which	C． if
（6）A． jump	B． jumped	C． to jump
（7）A． I	B． me	C． my
（8）A． too	B． also	C． either

There is a village in America， and in this village everyone is （1）　　． They all have beautiful houses and nice clothes． They are good at（2）　　．

   One day a a young lady came to the village． She talked with a man，"Look! You are all good businessmen． What's the（3）　　？"

   "The secret is that we eat a lot of fish．" answered the man， "The fish is good for our brains． It makes us （4）　　．"

   "I see． "said the young lady， "And what's the name of the fish？"

   " I don't know， but if you give me 50 dollars， I can（5）　　you some． " The young lady thought this was a good idea．Then she gave the man 50 dollars and told （6）　　her address．Soon the young lady got a box． In the box， there were three（7）　　．

   After a month， the young lady（8）　　the businessman again． "Thank you for your fish． "she said，"But listen! 50 dollars is very（9）　　for just three fish!"

   " Ah， you see!" the businessman smiled， "The fish is（10）　　to have an effect（效果）．You are becoming clever！"

（1）A．poor	B．rich	C．serious
（2）A．business	B．dream	C． culture
（3）A．secret	B． plan	C．question
（4）A．foolish	B．bad	C． clever
（5）A．send	B．lend	C．invite
（6）A．them	B． him	C．her
（7）A．money	B．box	C．fish
（8）A． met	B． did	C．forgot
（9）A． cheap	B．expensive	C． beginning
（10）A． stopping	B． writing	C．beginning

A young man was driving down a street， a bit too fast in his new car． As he was driving along， a child suddenly （1）　　 and threw a stone at the car． The man stopped the car and jumped out， （2）　　 at the child． "What are you doing？" He continued， "That's a new car． It will be（3）　　 to fix what you did． Whatever do you want？"

    "I'm sorry． I didn't know what else to do! It's my brother．" he said． "He fell out of his wheelchair． I can't（4）　　．" He asked the man， "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair？ He's hurt and he's too （5）　　 for me．"

    The young man swallowed（吞咽） and said（6）　　． He lifted the kid's brother back into the wheelchair． "Thank you， sir，" the child said． The man then watched the little boy（7）　　 his brother away．

    The young man did not （8）　　 the dent（凹痕） in his car． He kept it to remind himself not to go so （9）　　through his life that someone has to throw a stone to get his （10）　　．

（1）A． cried	B． called	C． appeared
（2）A． shouting	B． laughing	C． knocking
（3）A． expensive	B． pleasant	C． impossible
（4）A． pull him away	B． lift him up	C． drive him out
（5）A． strong	B． painful	C． heavy
（6）A． Something	B． nothing	C． everything
（7）A． carry	B． drive	C． push
（8）A． repair	B． forget	C． see
（9）A． easily	B． fast	C． happily
（10）A． excuse	B． praise	C． attention