初中英语记叙文试题

Steven lost an arm after a traffic accident years ago． On that day， he was（1）　　down by a car badly． His left arm bone was smashed（撞碎）．"I can't feel my hand!" Steven kept shouting （2）　　he woke up in the hospital． It was the only way he could think of to stop the things from getting（3）　　， though it was no use at all． That was really the hardest time for him．

    Life still went on． Steven （4）　　the next two years in the hospital． At first， he couldn't even tie his shoes， open a bottle of water or cut his fingernails（指甲） by himself． Later he knew he had to face all the （5）　　． With the support of his wife， he began to （6）　　all kinds of activities． （7）　　， he began dreaming of a better life and decided to learn to play the violin． Steven knew （8）　　about playing the violin and there was no one to ask for help． Therefore（因此）， he made（9）　　progress． Then he met Lam， an amateur（业余的）（10）　　． Steven became Lam's first student． Then Steven kept practicing playing the violin（11）　　the help of Lam． Sometimes he also played（12）　　． When he played on the street， what people offered was not sympathy（同情心）（13）　　admiration．

    Steven says playing the violin does not make life（14）　　for him， and he has to face new challenges every day． However， he won't（15）　　． And he will never stop trying different new things in his life．

（1）A． beaten	B． knocked	C． cut	D． pulled
（2）A． when	B．if	C． while	D． before
（3）A． worse	B． bigger	C． cooler	D． funnier
（4）A． finished	B． took	C． spent	D．enjoyed
（5）A． dangers	B． difficulties	C． directions	D．arguments
（6）A． join	B． attend	C． compete	D． take part in
（7）A． Normally	B． Hardly	C． Completely	D．Gradually
（8）A．anything	B．something	C．nothing	D．everything
（9）A． rapid	B． slow	C．great	D． real
（10）A． violinist	B． pianist	C． coach	D． singer
（11）A． under	B． for	C． with	D． without
（12）A． at home	B． in public	C． at school	D． in hospital
（13）A．and	B．or	C．nor	D．but
（14）A．easier	B．harder	C．sadder	D．safer
（15）A． cheer up	B． keep up	C． give up	D． pick up

You should try to have a good relationship with your neighbours， because you never know（1）　　you may need their help． If they do something to annoy（让……不高兴） you，it is （2）　　to discuss it in a polite way than to have an argument （争论） about it．

    For example， if your neighbours are playing loud music that you do not like， ask them politely to（3）　　the music instead of（4）　　the police directly for help．

    Trees and fences（围栏） can also be a（5）　　of disagreement between neighbours． My grandmother likes sitting（6）　　in the sun after lunch， but her neighbour has put up a high fence that（7）　　sunshine from going into her yard in the early afternoon． My grandmother does not want to be（8）　　with him， because he（9）　　her a lot of support when my grandfather died last year． So she went to talk with the neighbour in a friendly way．

    Then， her neighbour lowered the fence just enough to give her some sunshine（10）　　losing his privacy （私人空间）． My grandmother cut down the tree that was above his garden and dropped leaves all over his lawn（草坪） in the autumn． Finally， hey reached an agreement which made both pleased．

（1）A． after	B． before	C． while	D． when
（2）A． more	B．best	C． most	D． better
（3）A． turn down	B． turn up	C． turn off	D． turn on
（4）A． going	B． shouting	C． calling	D． getting
（5）A． corner	B． cause	C．result	D． message
（6）A． inside	B． into	C． outside	D． onto
（7）A． stops	B． opens	C． shows	D． steals
（8）A．lonely	B． silly	C． angry	D． awful
（9）A． took	B． carried	C． bought	D． gave
（10）A． within	B． without	C． along	D． above

We may have many difficulties in life， and sometimes it's even unfair for someone， but it depends on how you face them． Sally is a student from a university， she made a     （1）　　last August． She decided to take her grandmother（2）　　their hometown and live with her in a rented room（出租房） near her school．

    Sally's family have met a lot in the past few years． Her grandmother（3）　　her legs and she could walk only with a stick． Her father died because of illness． Sally's mother plagued （受折磨） by these events， she lost the（4）　　to take care of others． "This was the only choice． No one else could（5）　　my grandma，" Sally explained． Her grandmother has also had a（6）　　life． The old woman's three sons have all died， and Sally couldn't leave her alone where（7）　　could look after her． A room with two beds，a desk and a table is their new home． The room（8）　　her several hundred yuan every month． In order to make money， Sally works in a supermarket after class and spends the money（9）　　the family． I was brought up by my grandma， and now it's my（10）　　to take care of her，" said Sally． When she was young， her grandmother "magically" prepared every meal（11）　　for her every day， even though she could not（12）　　a clock．

    In the eyes of Sally's teacher， the girl is a（an） （13）　　student． "Though taking care of her grandmother takes her lots of（14）　　， Sally has tried to stay on top of all her courses． She is even preparing for an English singing contest，" her teacher said． Sally even（15）　　help from others． "It's kind of like only getting without giving，" she explained． At present， the girl is able to support the home with her weak shoulder．

（1）A． promise	B． decision	C． living	D． progress
（2）A． from	B． in	C． to	D． for
（3）A． kicked	B． tied	C． broke	D． lost
（4）A． hope	B． ability	C． dream	D． power
（5）A． look for	B． wait for	C． search for	D． care for
（6）A． homeless	B． boring	C． hard	D． meaningless
（7）A． nobody	B． somebody	C． anybody	D． everybody
（8）A． pays	B． takes	C． costs	D． spends
（9）A． supporting	B． building	C． finding	D． making
（10）A． hobby	B． interest	C． dream	D． turn
（11）A． in time	B． on time	C． at times	D． out of time
（12）A． read	B． notice	C． see	D． watch
（13）A． unlucky	B． fascinating	C． careful	D． excellent
（14）A． money	B． spirit	C． energy	D． courage
（15）A． accepted	B． asked	C． refused	D． got

One hot afternoon， a poor farmer was digging his field． Suddenly， his spade（铲） hit something． It was a big metal（1）　　， which was big enough to boil rice for more than one hundred people． "It does not seem to be of any use to me． I will dig（2）　　． Maybe I will find something else，" thought the farmer． He（3）　　to dig．

    Feeling tired， he threw the spade into the pot and sat under a tree to（4）　　． When he got up to leave， he could not （5）　　 his eyes． There were one hundred spades in the pot． What a（6）　　pot!

    After that， he put a（7）　　into the pot． Then he found one hundred mangoes in the pot．（8）　　that pot， he became a rich man． The King came to know of the pot，        （9）　　he was very greedy（贪婪的）． "I want to find out the（10）　　of the magical pot． If it is valuable， it should be（11）　　，" the King thought． So， at once， he ordered his men to bring the farmer and his pot．

    The King（12）　　the pot and did not know what to do． He thought，"Let me see what is inside this pot that makes this pot so magical．" He slipped （滑） and （13）　　inside the pot． After climbing up out of the magical pot， he was（14）　　to find that there were one hundred Kings．

    All the Kings then（15）　　among themselves and died． This magical pot has killed the King himself!

（1）A． bottle	B．bowl	C．plate	D．pot
（2）A． higher	B． nearer	C． deeper	D． earlier
（3）A． chose	B． decided	C． hoped	D． continued
（4）A． have a rest	B． have a meeting	C． have fun	D． have a try
（5）A．fix	B． believe	C． open	D． close
（6）A． exciting	B． terrible	C． magical	D． beautiful
（7）A． mango	B． spade	C． king	D． man
（8）A． In	B． With	C． Without	D． By
（9）A． but	B． So	C． or	D． and
（10）A． price	B． secret	C． cost	D． wealth
（11）A． the farmer's	B． mine	C． yours	D． his
（12）A． looked after	B． looked for	C． put away	D． looked at
（13）A． fell	B． jumped	C． joined	D． felt
（14）A． relaxed	B． excited	C． shocked	D． bored
（15）A． stayed	B． competed	C． discussed	D． fought

What's your idea about success？Some people say that beginners have all the luck，while others believe that success （1）　　 only with practice． In fact，I feel both of these statements（陈述） are not true all the time．Each is true in some ways （2）　　 not in others．

For example，I went to a drawing competition many years ago and （3）　　 surprisingly．As a prize，I got a film ticket to see "Titanic"．I was really （4）　　 because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition．Thinking that I might be lucky again，I （5）　　 joining in other art competitions．But the result was that I （6）　　 won again．I accepted the fact that the other people had a （7）　　 artistic ability than I did． Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills．So，the （8）　　 I produced were not of a very high standard．

These experiences taught me a lot．Though I might have been lucky （9）　　 ，I also need to put in hard work．As we know， （10）　　 makes perfect．So I believe success builds on less luck and chance．

（1）A．moves	B．comes	C．returns	D．leaves
（2）A．or	B．so	C．and	D．but
（3）A．won	B．began	C．failed	D． ended
（4）A．sorry	B．active	C．lucky	D nervous
（5）A．tried	B．forgot	C．stopped	D．remembered
（6）A．often	B．ever	C．seldom	D．never
（7）A． greater	B．more natural	C．lower          D．more common
（8）A．results	B．films	C．prizes	D．drawings
（9）A．at last	B．at most	C．at first	D．at least
（10）A．chance	B．practice	C．difference	D．experience

It was the summer before my third grade．Our girls' softball team was facing real

pitchers（投球手） （1）　　the first time．Before that，we could just hit the ball on the tee（球座）．When the coach started pitching，hitting

became （2）　　for me．I missed every single pitch．From the side，I heard my teammate Emily laughing at （3）　　．My face got hot and my throat

felt like it had a softball stuck in．At that moment，I was starting to（4）　　playing softball．

The next afternoon，when Mum said it was time to play the game，I told her I was（5）　　．She allowed me to lie down for a while．So I went to my room and （6）　　myself in bed．This was difficult for me because I was fine and just（7）　　to avoid softball．

Soon Mum came in and said，"Time to go! "She didn't even ask if I felt（8）　　．I imagined Emily laughing from the sideline，and （9）　　I really did feel sick to my stomach．I began crying loudly．Still，Mum pulled my team T﹣shirt over my head．She said，"You have to （10）　　for the rest of the season，and only after that we can talk about （11）　　you'll continue next year．"She added that practice was what I needed，not （12）　　．She promised to practice with me．

I got two hits that afternoon，and Emily didn't make a（13）　　．Every week after that，I practiced at home（14）　　I got to be one of the best hitters on the team．

That （15）　　taught me being afraid is part of life，and I can do whatever is expected of me if I keep working and practicing．

1．A．for	B．by	C．from	D．about
2．A．noisy	B．natural	C．hard	D．possible
3．A．him	B．them	C．me	D．us
4．A．remember	B．hate	C．enjoy	D．practice
5．A．bored	B．sick	C．shy	D．sad
6．A．helped	B．dressed	C．threw	D．taught
7．A．failed	B．wanted	C．refused	D．offered
8．A．safer	B．better	C．warmer	D．happier
9．A．usually	B．probably	C．carefully	D．suddenly
10．A．play	B．break	C．share	D．relax
11．A．what	B．where	C．which	D．whether
12．A．waking up	B．hurrying up	C．giving up	D．speaking up
13．A．plan	B．sound	C．choice	D．decision
14．A．until	B．unless	C．after	D．though
15．A．accident	B．business	C．relationship	D．experience．

As a new teacher Doull Primary School in Denver，Kyle Schwartz though of a simple way to know her third graders，most of whom came from（1）　　families．She asked them to complete the（2）　　"I wish my teacher knew…"and share something about themselves．

Their（3）　　answers gave the teacher a chance to understand her students' difficulties．"I wish my teacher knew I have no pencils to do my homework，"（4）　　one child．"I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed，because my mom is not      （5）　　a lot，"wrote another．Some showed hope for the（6）　　．"I wish my teacher knew that I want to go to college．"

"Some notes are really heartbreaking，"Schwartz tells ABC News．"I care（7）　　about each of my students and I don't want them to be poor forever．"She explains，"I hoped to know    （8）　　I could better support them．So I（9）　　 to let them tell me what I needed to know．That was why I created the fill﹣in﹣the﹣blank exercise．"（10）　　the third graders were allowed to answer anonymously（匿名），most wanted to include names．And some were even excited to read their notes out loud．（11）　　one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely．"After she told the class，‘I don't have friends to（12）　　me，'I was worried what they would do．"Schwartz tells Us Weekly．"However，I felt encouraged to see how much support the other kids offered（13）　　．They invited her to play at break and sit with them at lunch．You see，（14）　　have an unusual ability to show empathy（同情）．"

"The results have been（15）　　，"says Schwartz．"It speaks to the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them．"

（1）A．traditional	B．friendly	C．poor	D．small
（2）A．postcard	B．note	C．email	D．letter
（3）A．honest	B．polite	C．usual	D．right
（4）A．suggested	B．copied	C．repeated	D．wrote
（5）A．free	B．careless	C．famous	D．angry
（6）A．society	B．course	C．research	D．future
（7）A．secretly	B．deeply	C．nervously	D．directly
（8）A．where	B．why	C．how	D．when
（9）A．decided	B．refused	C．forgot	D．learned
（10）A．Unless	B．Though	C．Because	D．Before
（11）A．like	B．from	C．against	D．except
（12）A．look for	B．talk about	C．depend on	D．play with
（13）A．me	B．you	C．her	D．him
（14）A．children	B．teachers	C．parents	D．reporters
（15）A．boring	B．surprising	C．worrying	D．relaxing．

Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family．His parents lived a simple life，saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university．They had dreamed that their son could get a good（11）　　and live a better life．However，to Johnnie，school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through．

One day when he was in Grade 11，Johnnie went（12）　　school psychologist's office to ask for help．

"Johnnie，I've been studying your marks of all the tests at school．I've made a （13）　　study of them，"said the psychologist．

"I've been trying hard．"Johnnie was about to（14）　　．

The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder，"People have different kinds of talents，Johnnie．There are painters who were（15）　　able to learn maths，and engineers who can't sing on key．Some day you will find（16）　　you are good at，and when you do，you will make your parents and all of us very（17）　　you．"

Johnnie didn't go to university．He found a job working in the gardens around the town．Soon（18）　　amazing happened．His customers began to notice that Johnnie had what they called "green thumb"．The plants he（19）　　 grew，and the roses blossomed*．People started to accept his （20）　　for gardening，because he had an eye for colour and light．

One day while he was downtown，he happened to（21）　　an unused dirty land behind the city hall．He volunteered to make it into a garden．That very afternoon as soon as he got the permission*，he started the   work，（22）　　he couldn't afford all the tools or the plants that were（23）　　for it．People gave him young trees．rose﹣bushes，benches and many other things．Before long，it had become a beautiful little（24）　　．

Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening．Wherever he and his men go，they（25）　　beauty before the eyes of people．

11．A．job	B．garden	C．lesson	D．present
12．A．into	B．past	C．along	D．through
13．A．funny	B．public	C．careful	D．similar
14．A．lie	B．cry	C．laugh	D．agree
15．A．always	B．usually	C．sometimes	D．never
16．A．how	B．when	C．what	D．where
17．A．strict with	B．proud of	C．angry with	D．sure of
18．A．nothing	B．anything	C．something	D．everything
19．A．picked up	B．painted at	C．talked bout	D．looked after
20．A．suggestions	B．invitations	C．situation	D．attention
21．A．buy	B．rent	C．clean	D．notice
22．A．but	B．and	C．so	D．or
23．A．common	B．natural	C．possible	D．necessary
24．A．farm	B．lake	C．park	D．market
25．A．find	B．spread	C．collect	D．describe．

When things went wrong，Freddy always had something nice to say．

When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned，Freddy said，"Don't worry．It'll still taste good．"And he was（16）　　．The pizza edges were dark，but the middle wasn't half bad．

When his teacher，Mr. Hall，knocked into a bookshelf in the （17）　　，Freddy said，"Don't worry．Mrs. Bog won't upset．"The librarian just laughed and helped（18）　　the books．

Freddy looked on the bright side．And everyone liked that about （19）　　．

Everyone，that is，except Hazel．

Hazel was the（20 ）　　 kid in class．On her first day，Freddy said，"Nice to meet you，Hazel．I think you'll like it before．"

"I（21 ）　　 it，"she talked back．Freddy had never met anyone like her．

When Mr. Hall said they'd have a break inside （22）　　 it was raining，Freddy said，"Every cloud has a silver lining．"

"A silver lining？"Hazel shook her head．"Bad things come in（23）　　．"

Greta was carrying paints in（24）　　 class．She fell over，and paints went flying．

"That was the second bad thing．What will the third thing be？"Hazel seemed so（25）　　about the Rule of Three Bad Things．

"It's beautiful!" Emma picked up Freddy's pointed，not realizing she had paint on her fingers．

"Freddy's picture is（26）　　！"Hazel pointed，"There's number three．"

Emma looked sad．"I'm sorry，Freddy．"

"It's OK…If you add（27）　　，the fingerprints could look like butterflies（蝴蝶），"said Freddy．

（28）　　refused to put a finger on Freddy's paper．Only Hazel did．

"Want to add one？"Freddy asked．

Hazel thought about it，then nodded．She put her finger into paint，gently（温柔地） pressed it onto Freddy's painting and（29）　　added wings．

"It looks great．"said Freddy．

Hazel（30）　　．"You know，I don't really there's a Rule of Three Bad Things．"

Sometimes，there are good things hiding where you don't expect them．

16．A．clever	B．right	C．active	D．famous
17．A．shop	B．gym	C．library	D．museum
18．A．pick up	B．look after	C．go through	D．throw away
19．A．me	B．her	C．you	D．him
20．A．lucky	B．new	C．excellent	D．smart
21．A．expect	B．believe	C．doubt	D．understand
22．A．although	B．unless	C．until	D．because
23．A．twos	B．threes	C．fours	D．fives
24．A．science	B．music	C．art	D．history
25．A．happy	B．worried	C．sorry	D．sure
26．A．in a mess	B．on show	C．in fashion	D．on sale
27．A．wings	B．eyes	C．legs	D．bodies
28．A．Everybody	B．Somebody	C．Anybody	D．Nobody
29．A．angrily	B．quickly	C．carefully	D．secretly
30．A．smiled	B．promised	C．warned	D．shouted．

A wise man was on his long journey with a young man．（16）　　was falling， so they decided to find a place to stay． They searched for a long time and at last found a tiny old house． A（n）（17）　　 family lived in it． They gave the two visitors a warm welcome and prepared a simple（18）　　for them including fresh milk and cheese．

After the meal， the wise man asked how they（19）　　in such a poor place． In a low voice the husband replied， "We have a（20）　　． We sell her milk to our neighbors and keep some for（21）　　own needs﹣make some cheese and cream．"

The next morning， the two visitors continued their（22）　　． After they walked a few miles， the wise man said to the young man， "Go back and push the cow off the cliff（悬崖）．" "Why？ Without the cow， they will have nothing．" The wise man repeated his order， "Go back and（23）　　the cow．"

The young man was（24）　　about the future of the family． But（25）　　he returned to the old house and did as the wise man told him．

A few（26）　　later， the young man travelled on the same road． He decided to visit the family again． To his surprise， he saw a large house with a beautiful garden there．

He knocked on the door and a well﹣dressed man answered it． He was the son of the family． The man invited him to enter the house and told him（27）　　their life changed． "You know， we had（28）　　but a cow to keep us alive years ago． But one day she fell off the cliff and died． We had to come up with new（29）　　of making a living． You see， we are much（30）　　than before．" At his words， the young man smiled．

16． A． Rain	B． Night	C． Light	D． Silence
17． A． brave	B． poor	C． important	D． dangerous
18． A． meal	B． room	C． story	D． life
19． A． took a walk	B． got into trouble	C． took a vacation	D． made a living
20． A． horse	B． pig	C． cow	D． sheep
21． A． our	B． their	C． his	D． her
22． A． plan	B． work	C． journey	D． sail
23． A． help	B． kill	C． watch	D． feed
24． A． angry	B． quiet	C． mad	D． worried
25． A． luckily	B． finally	C． suddenly	D． especially
26． A． years	B． months	C． weeks	D． days
27． A． what	B． where	C． how	D． whether
28． A． something	B． anything	C． nothing	D． everything
29． A． places	B． wishes	C． interests	D． ways
30． A． better	B． smarter	C． busier	D． prettier

A very rich man Peter lost his sight．The（16）　　 told him that only by doing a corneal（角膜） transplant operation could he bring his sight back．Peter（17）　　 a lot of money for the corneal，but time passed day after day，（18）　　 came for that．It was all because he was too proud of his "wealth"，and had done many dishonest things．

    One day，he took a walk in the park．He raised his head to（19）　　 the long﹣awaited sunshine．

However，he saw nothing but darkness．

    Just as Peter started feeling（20）　　，someone suddenly ran into him．"Don't you have eyes？Don't you see who you hit! I'm millionaire Peter!" Peter said（21）　　．

    The answer was from a little boy，"I'm（22）　　sir．I didn't notice．Please forgive（原谅）me!"

    Suddenly Peter changed his mind and said，"I can forgive you，but you must（23）　　 me!"

    The boy said yes repeatedly and Peter nodded with satisfaction and asked，"Is the（24）　B　 big today？"

    The boy answered merrily．"Yes，it is pretty fine today，big and bright!"

    Peter smiled．He thought he could feel the sun again．He asked，"Is the park beautiful?"

    "Yes，very! The grass is green and the flowers are pretty．The little（25）　　 are so lovely when the birds sing in them．"（26）　　he was listening．Peter began to envy（嫉妒）that boy．

    Suddenly，he（27）　　，"Cod! How I envy this boy! It's unfair! Why not give me good（28）　　？"

    "You are wrong!" a woman said to Peter．"My son is（29）　　just like you．He could only tell you so much because that's all I told him!" Tears suddenly（30）　　 Peter's eyes．

Since then，the city charity has got a lot of money every year．It is from a man named Peter．

16．A．teacher	B．doctor	C．policeman	D．driver
17．A．wasted	B．paid	C．offered	D．give
18．A．nobody	B．everybody	C．somebody	D．anybody
19．A．enjoy	B．find	C．face	D．watch
20．A．nervous	B．bored	C．tired	D．sad
21．A．softly	B．coldly	C．proudly	D．angrily
22．A．surprised	B．afraid	C．sorry	D．puzzled
23．A．look after	B．chat with	C．wait for	D．write to
24．A．wind	B．sun	C．cloud	D．moon
25．A．kites	B．rives	C．stones	D．trees
26．A．as	B．because	C．Although	D．Unless
27．A．understood	B．cried	C．asked	D．smiled
28．A．hearing	B．feelings	C．sight	D．tastes
29．A．deaf	B．rich	C．blind	D．normal
30．A．filled	B．covered	C．touched	D．entered

Emma was hanging the colorful papers，not really paying attention to where she was placing them．She was a little unhappy．（16）　　，it was her birthday too and no one in her class had even said happy birthday．They were all busy planning the surprise （17）　　for their headteacher Mr．Smith．

     Sure Mr．Smith was（18）　　．He knew everyone's birthday and made cards for them．He high﹣fived you when you got an A on a test，and（19）　　you when you failed．Emma knew Mr．Smith deserved（该得）a surprise party．（20）　　she wished just one person could remember it was her birthday too!

     Emma had a quick look at the huge card the class had made．It was as long as the blackboard．She knew Mr．Smith would be unhappy if they（21）　　him presents．So she suggested the class make a card just like he did for them．

"Emma，will you turn off the（22）　　please？"Ms．Clark said．"I'm going to call Mr．Smith now．"Ms．Clark called Mr．Smith，saying the lights in the（23）　　had gone out．As soon as Ms．Clark finished the call．Emma looked around the classroom（24）　　with a sigh（叹气）for another time and turned the lights off．

     The door opened and everyone shouted，"（25）　　!"

••A surprise party for （26）　　？"Mr．Smith asked．He walked over to the huge card．"This is the most beautiful card I've ever（27）　　．But it makes my birthday card kind of （28）　　．''Then he turned to Emma and handed her the card．"Happy birthday，Emma．I'm excited that we share the same（29）　　''．

"Me，too，''Emma said，（30）　　at Mr．Smith．

"Happy birthday，Emma!"her classmates cheered．

16．A．After all	B．By the way	C．First of all	D．For example
17．A．talk	B．lesson	C．party	D．trip
18．A．healthy	B．humorous	C．handsome	D．great
19．A．thanked	B．praised	C．1eft	D．encouraged
20．A．And	B．But	C．Or	D．So
21．A．showed	B．made	C．lent	D．bought
22．A．TV	B．fan	C．lights	D．computers
23．A．classroom	B．gym	C．library	D．yard
24．A．angrily	B．happily	C．slowly	D．surely
25．A．Welcome	B．Surprise	C．Morning	D．Goodbye
26．A．me	B．her	C．you	D．us
27．A．posted	B．ordered	C．made	D．seen
28．A．expensive	B．old	C．small	D．long
29．A．birthday	B．cake	C．card	D．dream
30．A．rushing	B．smiling	C．pointing	D．waving．

I was standing in line behind a woman in her 60s．When it was her turn to pay，the shop owner greeted （16）　　and asked how she was doing．

The woman looked down，shook her head and said，"Not so （17）　　．My husband just lost his

job．I don't know how I can （18）　　 the holidays．"

Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps（食品券）for poor families．

My （19）　　hurt．I wanted to help but didn't know （20）　　．Should I offer to pay for her

food，or ask for her husband's resume（简历）？

（21）　　I wallked towards my car．I met the woman again．I remembered something in my wallet．

It wasn't any money or an offer of a job，but （22）　　it would help．

"Excuse me．"I said．"I heard what you said to the shop owner．It sounds like you're going through a

really（23）　　time right now．I'm so sorry．I'd like to give you something．"

I （24）　　her the small card from my wallet．

When the woman read the two （25）　　on the card，she began to cry．Through her tears，she

said，"You have no idea how much this （26）　　to me．"

To tell the truth，her reply was a little（27）　　．Having never done anything like this before，I

didn't know what could happen．All I could say was"would it be OK to give you a hug？"

After that，I walked into my car and began to（28）　　too．

The words on the card？

"You Matter．"

A few weeks earlier，a friend gave me a similar（29）　　as encouragement for my work．When I

read it，I really felt（30）　　．So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing

them．

16．A．him	B．her	C．me	D．us
17．A．bad	B．busy	C．funny	D．good
18．A．get through	B．give up	C．put off	D．talk about
19．A．hand	B．head	C．heart	D．leg
20．A．how	B．when	C．where	D．why
21．A．After	B．Although	C．As	D．Once
22．A．again	B．instead	C．maybe	D．often
23．A．dull	B．hard	C．pleasant	D．special
24．A．handed	B．lent	C．read	D．sold
25．A．expressions	B．letters	C．sentences	D．words
26．A．explains	B．introduces	C．means	D．suggests
27．A．boring	B．exciting	C．relaxing	D．surprising
28．A．chat	B．cry	C．drive	D．shake
29．A．card	B．resume	C．stamp	D．wallet
30．A．silly	B．sorry	C．well	D．warm．

It was the summer before my third grade．Our girls'softball team was facing real

pitchers（投球手） （1）　　the first time．Before that，we could just hit the ball on the tee（球座）．When the coach started pitching，hitting

became （2）　　for me．I missed every single pitch．From the side，I heard my teammate Emily laughing at （3）　　．My face got hot and my throat

felt like it had a softball stuck in．At that moment，I was starting to（4）　　playing softball．

The next afternoon，when Mum said it was time to play the game，I told her I was（5）　　．She allowed me to lie down for a while．So I went to my room and （6）　　myself in bed．This was difficult for me because I was fine and just（7）　　to avoid softball．

Soon Mum came in and said，"Time to go!"She didn't even ask if I felt（8）　　．I imagined Emily laughing from the sideline，and（9）　　I really did feel sick to my stomach.I began crying loudly．Still，Mum pulled my team T﹣shirt over my head．She said，"You have to （10）　　for the rest of the season，and only after that we can talk about （11）　　you'll continue next year．"She added that practice was what I needed，not （12）　　．She promised to practice with me．

I got two hits that afternoon，and Emily didn't make a（13）　　．Every week after that，I practiced at home（14）　　I got to be one of the best hitters on the team．

That （15）　　taught me being afraid is part of life，and I can do whatever is expected of me if I keep working and practicing．

1．A．for	B．by	C．from	D．about
2．A．noisy	B．natural	C．hard	D．possible
3．A．him	B．them	C．me	D．us
4．A．remember	B．hate	C．enjoy	D．practice
5．A．bored	B．sick	C．shy	D．sad
6．A．helped	B．dressed	C．threw	D．taught
7．A．failed	B．wanted	C．refused	D．offered
8．A．safer	B．better	C．warmer	D．happier
9．A．usually	B．probably	C．carefully	D．suddenly
10．A．play	B．break	C．share	D．relax
11．A．what	B．where	C．which	D．whether
12．A．waking up	B．hurrying up	C．giving up	D．speaking up
13．A．plan	B．sound	C．choice	D．decision
14．A．until	B．unless	C．after	D．though
15．A．accident	B．business	C．relationship	D．experience．

Before I could turn 10，I had lost my parents．To （16）　　myself and my education，I had taken to delivering（递送）newspapers．

    I would be up every morning by 5a．m．and walk five kilometers from Hydery to the newspaper office in Bazar．By 6a．m．，I would （17）　　50copies of newspaper which must have weighed over five kilos．After delivering them，I would rush home﹣another three kilometers away﹣cook my breakfast，eat （18）　　and be off to school．

    One morning，I found a boy of my age at my doorstep．He introduced himself as Jimmy and said his （19）　　wanted to see me．I guessed they wished to subscribe to（订阅）the newspaper，so I followed him to his place nearby．

    Jimmy's mother opened the door．She （20）　　me a large plate of snacks and fruit salad．

    It was a rich breakfast，one that brought back （21）　　of the happy time with my parents．As I was about to leave，Jimmy's father，Mr．Kader，appeared with a new bicycle．

"This is for （22）　　!"He said，patting my shoulder．

"（23）　　I have no money!"I cried．

"Who is asking you to （24）　　this，my son？"He continued．

    It took me a few seconds to sense the （25）　　moment．I didn't even realize my tears were rolling down my face．Jimmy's mother held me closely．It was like （26）　　，as if my mother were there．

    Mr．Kader said that my newspaper editor，Mr．Brown，was a friend of his，and the editor told him my （27）　　．

    I bowed，thankfully，and left．This time，I didn't have to （28）　　!

    For many years thereafter，it was the （29）　　that changed my life．I also learned a lesson：（30）　　should always be given according to people's needs．Never try to feed a person who is dying of thirst．

16．A．enjoy	B．control	C．support	D．encourage
17．A．collect	B．make	C．find	D．read
18．A．quietly	B．carefully	C．nervously	D．quickly
19．A．classmates	B．parents	C．neighbors	D．teachers
20．A．ordered	B．sent	C．showed	D．served
21．A．memories	B．messages	C．chances	D．plans
22．A．Jimmy	B．Mr．Brown	C．him	D．you
23．A．And	B．So	C．But	D．Then
24．A．pay for	B．sell out	C．give away	D．pick up
25．A．relaxing	B．warm	C．crazy	D．interesting
26．A．luck	B．hope	C．life	D．home
27．A．decision	B．secret	C．story	D．choice
28．A．explain	B．continue	C．walk	D．wait
29．A．breakfast	B．bicycle	C．newspaper	D．education
30．A．Help	B．Advice	C．Protection	D．Understanding