初中英语记叙文试题

A month after he was born，his mother noticed that his eyes weren't as （36）　　 as a normal baby's．"Billy would （37）　　 be able to see．He is blind．"The doctor said．Even so，with the hope to help Billy learn （38）　　 about the world around him，his mother kept describing everything she saw for him．

Not just through his mother's words，Billy saw （39）　　 his ears and hands，too．He had perfect hearing．"In fact，he （40）　　 see many things that normal people don't notice．"

（41）　　 Billy lived in the dark，he always believed a dream would light up his life．He found that he was（42）　　 in computer science．So he began learning it at seven years old．As a young boy，he（43）　　going to Stanford University some day．And for years of efforts，he finally achieved his dream．

Many people wanted to find out the secret of his （44）　　．Billy explained，"Just move forward!Don't let any difficulty （45）　　 your dream from coming true．"

You cannot choose what you are given，but you can choose how you make use of it．

36．A．big	B．bigger	C．biggest	D．the biggest
37．A．no	B．often	C．never	D．usually
38．A．all	B．none	C．neither	D．both
39．A．between	B．without	C．among	D．with
40．A．need	B．can	C．must	D．should
41．A．Or	B．If	C．Although	D．Before
42．A．bored	B．worried	C．kind	D．interested
43．A．looked through	B．looked for	C．looked forward to	D．looked up
44．A．success	B．smile	C．trouble	D．eyes
45．A．wake	B．prevent	C．leave	D．throw．

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．

A jobless man wanted to apply （求职） for the position of"office boy"at Microsoft．The staff manager interviewed him and then gave him a（41）　　：clean the floor．The man passed it：he cleaned the floor very well．

"You are hired（雇佣），"the manger told the man．"Give me your email address，and I'll send you the form to（42）　　．I shall also send you the （43）　　you should report for the work．"

The man replied，"I don't have a（44）　　，or email!"

"I am sorry，"said the manager．"If you don't have email，that means you do not exist（存在）．And we cannot（45）　　persons who do not exist．"

The man was very（46）　　．He didn't know what to do．He only had 10dollars with him．Once that was （47）　　．he wouldn't have any money to buy even food．He went to the supermarket and bought a box of tomatoes with his 10dollars．He went from door to door and（48）　　the tomatoes in small bags．He doubled his money．

He（49）　　this tree times，and returned home with 60dollars．He realized that he could continue to live this way．He started to go earlier every day，and returned later．He doubled or made even three times his money every day．Soon，he（50）　　a cart，then a truck．In a very short time，he had his many delivery（递送）trucks．

Five years later，the man became one of the most biggest（51）　　sellers in the country．He started to plan his family's future．He called an insurance（保险）broker，a man who sells insurance．At the end of the（52）　　，the broker asked him for his email address．The man replied，"I don't have en email．"

Hearing that，the broker felt very（53）　　．"You don't have email，and yet have succeeded in becoming so （54）　　．Can you imagine what you could have been if you had email？"he said a loud，The man thought for a while，and replied，"an office（55）　　at Microsoft．!"

If you just lost your job or just failed an interview，don't worry，think of the positive（积极的）…Good days are on the way and something better will happen to you．

41．A．job	B．hand	C．chance	D．test
42．A．check out	B．put up	C．fill in	D．write down
43．A．name	B．date	C．address	D．ticket
44．A．computer	B．screen	C．website	D．letter
45．A．believe	B．pay	C．accept	D．refuse
46．A．pleased	B．excited	C．embarrassed	D．disappointed
47．A．exchanged	B．spent	C．wasted	D．lost
48．A．divided	B．showed	C．kept	D．sold
49．A．repeated	B．reminded	C．tried	D．counted
50．A．borrowed	B．repaired	C．received	D．bought
51．A．truck	B．insurance	C．food	D．door
52．A．introduction	B．conversation	C．business	D．story
53．A．worried	B．satisfied	C．upset	D．surprised
54．A．clever	B．healthy	C．rich	D．confident
55．A．boy	B．secretary	C．cleaner	D．head．

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项．

I'm enjoying my staying in Canada．It is my first experience of being abroad，and I am trying to learn as（41）　　as possible．Classes here are much more fun and very different from classes in（42）　　．In China there are very few opportunities to practice （43）　　and listening．So although many Chinese students have good（44）　　，their speaking is not good．Studying English at Fern is much more practical．We actually（45）　　the language we are learning．I couldn't speak any English at all when I（46）　　here．Thankfully after about a month，things started getting（47）　　and I made friends and started to settle in （安家）．I am really（48）　　to learn English here and Fern is a very good language school．

I have always wanted to have a sister．In my Canadian host family my dream has（49）　　．On the frist day when I arrived，my host family welcomed（50）　　warmly．All the family members were（51）　　and helpful，and they made me feel at home at once．

My（52）　　，Joise，is very kind．She often explains their manners to me．Her mother explains ordinary things like housework．Together they（53）　　me study and understand Canada．Joise told me a（54）　　．Last year，she met a Chinese student on a plane．She said she felt sorry because she did not say （55）　　to the girl．

   I'm happy to live in Canada．I think it will be an important experience in my life．

41．A．many	B．much	C．good	D．better
42．A．Japan	B．Canada	C．China	D．America
43．A．playing	B．reading	C．writing	D．speaking
44．A．grammer	B．writing	C．English	D．time
45．A．write	B．read	C．hear	D．use
46．A．entered	B．arrived	C．arrived in	D．went
47．A．harder	B．freer	C．busier	D．easier
48．A．sad	B．sorry	C．happy	D．afraid
49．A．come true	B．come out	C．come over	D．come on
50．A．him	B．her	C．me	D．them
51．A．serious	B．friendly	C．famous	D．expensive
52．A．sister	B．father	C．brother	D．expensive
53．A．want	B．tell	C．help	D．order
54．A．book	B．diary	C．letter	D．story
55．A．everything	B．anything	C．something	D．nothing．

A few days ago，I ran into a stranger as he passed by．I said sorry （41）　　him，and he said，"Excuse me too，I wasn't even noticing you"（42）　　this stranger and I were polite．Then we went on out way after saying goodbye．

    Later in the kitchen at home，（43）　　I was cooking our supper，my daughter Betty walked up to me，very（44）　　．When I turned around，I nearly（45）　　her down．"Get out of the way！"I shouted angrily．She ran away，crying．

    That night，when I（46）　　in bed，my husband said to me，"You were so rude to Betty．GO and look around on the kitchen floor，and you'll find some（47）　　there．Betty brought those for you．She picked them （48）　　﹣﹣pink，yellow，and your favorite blue．"

    When I heard this，I thought deeply；While（49）　　with a stranger，I was calm and polite．But with my daughter，I was not（50）　　．I felt sad and tears began to fall．

    Then I went to Betty's （51）　　．"Wake up，my dear，"I said．"Are there the flowers you picked for me？"She smiled，"I found them by the tree．I knew you liked them，（52）　　the blue ones．"I said，"I was so rude（53）　　I treated you that way today．Betty，I am so sorry．"And she said，"Mommy，that's okay﹣I still love you anyway．"I kissed her and said，"I love you too and I do love the flowers．"

   That day Betty gave me a special （54）　　on how to get along with each other in the family．I spent much time on work before and didn't （55）　　how important family life was．I decided to do better in the future．

41．A．to	B．for	C．at	D．with
42．A．Neither	B．Either	C．None	D．Both
43．A．until	B．before	C．as	D．unless
44．A．possibly	B．quietly	C．comfortably	D．completely
45．A．knocked	B．let	C．walked	D．turned
46．A．lied	B．lay	C．lain	D．laid
47．A．cup	B．flowers	C．clothes	D．knives
48．A．she	B．her	C．herself	D．hers
49．A．meet	B．meets	C．met	D．meeting
50．A．especially	B．embarrassed	C．humorous	D．patient
51．A．bag	B．bed	C．box	D．ball
52．A．especially	B．gradually	C．exactly	D．hardly
53．A．why	B．what	C．that	D．where
54．A．card	B．lesson	C．message	D．information
55．A．regret	B．require	C．reflect	D．realize．

Mr．Hamel now picked up a French grammar book and started to teach．It all seemed so （31）　　 during that last lesson．I understood all the participles（分词）which Mr．Hamel explained．

"（32）　　didn't French seem so interesting before？"I asked myself．

But I knew the answer．It was my last French lesson，and I regretted not studying hard before．I（33）　　to listen very carefully．Mr．Hamel was trying to teach us everything he knew．He had never taught a lesson so well before．

The grammar lesson finished，and then we started（34）　　．I had never seen so many hardworking students before．Everyone had their（35）　　down，and the sound of pens on paper was the only sound to be heard．

Students were usually distracted（分心） by even the smallest thing．However，when some beetles（甲壳虫）flew into the classroom，not one student looked at them today．It was very （36）　　．

I looked at Mr．Hamel．He was sitting still in his chair．The only things he（37）　　 were his eyes．He looked carefully at one thing in the classroom for a while （38）　　looking at the next thing．For forty years，the only classroom was like his （39）　　，and now it was being taken from him．

Mr．Hamel looked at all of the walls，windows，desks，and chairs （40）　　we were working hard．I was sure he wanted to remember everything like it was now．

31．A．difficult	B．easy	C．common	D．great
32．A．Why	B．Who	C．Where	D．When
33．A．went	B．began	C．expected	D．continued
34．A．listening	B．speaking	C．reading	D．writing
35．A．heads	B．hands	C．pens	D．books
36．A．impossible	B．excellent	C．unusual	D．valuable
37．A．moved	B．closed	C．opened	D．noticed
38．A．without	B．before	C．about	D．after
39．A．courage	B．dream	C．home	D．country
40．A．because	B．unless	C．whatever	D．while．

This is a true story．There was a player（36）　　Jerry in the football team．He liked playing football，but he wasn't good at it．So he has few chances to play（37）　　his team．He felt very sorry for it．

One day，his father died from a terrible illness，he had to return home to deal with something．After that，an important（38）　　was going to begin．He found the coach at once，（39）　　to attend the match．He was not good at skills，so the coach would not（40）　　him to take part in the match．But now，as he relented（心软），he agreed to let Jerry play for only three minutes．When the time was up，he would be changed by（41）　　．

On the court，Jerry turned very agilely（敏捷地）（42）　　his practiced skills．He broke through the opposition line bravely．The coach was very satisfied with him．Three minutes（43）　　，the coach made Jerry keep（44）　　on the court．Jerry continued his excellent（45）　　，leading the team（46）　　the match．

The coach hugged him（47）　　and said，"Kid，you have never been so fast，so strong and so skilled．What happened on earth（究竟）？"

Jerry said，"My father is blind，（48）　　he has never watched my match．Now，he's（49）　　to the heaven and finally can watch my match．As soon as I think of my father watching me，I am full of energy，and I feel confident，too．"

The coach understood；（50）　　can drive everything．Do you agree with him？

36．A．name	B．names	C．named	D．naming
37．A．for	B．with	C．after	D．against
38．A．meeting	B．activity	C．ceremony	D．match
39．A．asked	B．asking	C．ask	D．asks
40．A．order	B．tell	C．teach	D．allow
41．A．the other	B．the others	C．others	D．other
42．A．across	B．for	C．under	D．with
43．A．past	B．later	C．before	D．after
44．A．stay	B．to stay	C．staying	D．stayed
45．A．mind	B．performance	C．body	D．brain
46．A．beat	B．to beat	C．win	D．to win
47．A．excitedly	B．directly	C．sadly	D．gently
48．A．but	B．so	C．and	D．or
49．A．gone	B．been	C．returned	D．come
50．A．Teamwork	B．Love	C．Friendship	D．Business

"Are you sure you're going to be all right at home alone？"Yong's mother asked．

"Yes，Mom，"Yong replied，trying not to roll her eyes．"I'm（31）　　enough to stay here alone for three hours．"Yong's mom and dad were going to a barbecue that afternoon．（32）　　kids weren't invited，Yong was staying home alone．It was the first time her parents had left her home by herself．Yong was a little nervous，but she was sure she could handle it．

"Let me give you a last﹣minute quiz to make sure，"her dad said．Yong's father was a teacher，and he was always giving her little（33）　　．"What happens if somebody calls and asks for your mom or（34）　　？"

"I tell them that you are busy and can't come to the phone right now，"Yong said．"Then I take a message．"

"What if there a knock on the door？"asked her dad．

"I don't answer it，because I can't let anyone（35）　　anyway．"

"Okay，here's a tough one．"Her father（36）　　very serious．"What if you hear ghosts in the closets？"

"Dad! "Yong giggled．"Our house isn't haunted（闹鬼的）．I'll be fine．Look，I have the phone number of the house where you'll be，so I can（37）　　if I need to．I've got the numbers for the police，the fire department，and the poison control center．I won't （38）　　the stove（炉子）　or leave the house．I won't lock the doors behind you when you leave．"

Yong's parents were satisfied．They hugged her goodbye and left for the （39）　　．Yong sat for a few minutes and enjoyed the quiet of the empty house．Then she went to the kitchen to （40）　　herself a snack．She opened the cupboard door．Then she jumped back，startled．There was a ghost in the cupboard! Yong laughed had laughed．

Her dad had taped up a picture of a ghost．It said，"BOO! We love you!"

31．A．young	B．old	C．lucky	D．clever
32．A．Once	B．While	C．Since	D．Although
33．A．tests	B．suggestion	C．lessons	D．experiments
34．A．you	B．her	C．him	D．me
35．A．out	B．in	C．away	D．down
36．A．looked	B．sounded	C．smelt	D．felt
37．A．shout	B．cry	C．call	D．run
38．A．turn up	B．turn off	C．turn down	D．turn on
39．A．morning	B．afternoon	C．evening	D．night
40．A．buy	B．eat	C．taste	D．fix

One day，I picked up my daughter Eloise from school and went to the supermarket for a few things．I was hoping to be in and out （41）　　．

I found a short line with just one person in front of me．It was a/an （42）　　 woman，and she was paying for her things with only （43）　　．After a long day at work，I was unhappy with this old woman．

But then I watched the young clerk（职员）．He helped her （44）　　her change，so carefully taking it from her shaking hands．I （45）　　 him repeatedly（重复地） say to her："Yes，ma'am．"When she asked if she had enough to buy a bag，he told her she did．Then he went two lines over to get （46）　　 for her．Never once did this clerk get annoyed or roll his eyes．He was patient and kind．

As I was watching him，I saw Eloise was too．I realized that my daughter was learning an important （47）　　 from a complete stranger．

（48）　　 the woman was finished，the clerk began ringing up（把…的费用相加） my things and thanked me （49）　　 my patience．I thanked him too．

Then we left the supermarket with a full bag，but also with a （50）　　 full of thankfulness for such an important lesson．

41．A．quickly	B．slowly	C．quietly	D．freely
42．A．rich	B．old	C．poor	D．healthy
43．A．change	B．bill	C．check	D．card
44．A．copy	B．compare	C．count	D．borrow
45．A．heard of	B．listened to	C．looked at	D．thought of
46．A．it	B．that	C．them	D．one
47．A．class	B．rule	C．lesson	D．habit
48．A．Though	B．Before	C．After	D．Until
49．A．because	B．for	C．of	D．to
50．A．sight	B．brain	C．body	D．heart．

One day，several young people went for a picnic．They walked in the open air with（36）　　．

As soon as they came to a river，they（37）　　 by the clear and calm water．They played with cool       water excitedly．Suddenly，a lovely （38）　　 passed by Tom．He tried to catch it，（39）　　 the fish was just swimming a few feet ahead of him．He ran（40）　　it，hoping to catch it．

Gradually，Tom came to the water with waist deep．He felt （41）　　，so he wanted to jump out of the water．（42）　　up and down in the water，he went farther and farther away from the bank．Just at that time，Barry saw this，he offered（43）　　help to Tom at once．Tom saw someone（44）　　to him，he caught the person（45）　　 was close to him．Unfortunately，Barry was dragged into the water．The two struggled in the water（46）　　．Amy，on the bank，noticed that，and she （47）　　 others near the bank．

Hearing their cries，two farmers near the river took a long rope there．They threw one end of the rope to （48）　　of them in the water．Together，all the people on the bank pulled （49）　　end．

Finally，the two boys were saved!

The experience has told us（50）　　we should do something to help others correctly．

36．A．sad	B．sadness	C．joy	D．joyful
37．A．are attracted	B．were attracted	C．attract	D．attracted
38．A．fish	B．frog	C．bird	D．insect
39．A．so	B．then	C．or	D．but
40．A．before	B．after	C．beside	D．back
41．A．happy	B．bored	C．excited	D．nervous
42．A．Laughing	B．Jumping	C．Driving	D．Playing
43．A．them	B．their	C．him	D．his
44．A．swimming	B．is swimming	C．be swimming	D．to swim
45．A．which	B．whose	C．whom	D．who
46．A．tired	B．hardly	C．hard	D．weak
47．A．turned off	B．turned on	C．turned to	D．turned down
48．A．all	B．neither	C．both	D．none
49．A．another	B．either	C．the others	D．the other
50．A．what	B．how	C．why	D．when．

I did very badly at school．My headmaster thought I was （36）　　 and when I was 14，he said，"You are （37）　　going to be anything but a failure．"

After five years of （38）　　 jobs，I fell in love with a very nice middle﹣class girl．It was the best （39）　　 that could have happened to me．I decided to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to her what people said about me was （40）　　，especially her mother，who had said to me，"You have failed at everything you have ever done．"So I tried hard with my （41）　　 and went to college，my first novel（42）　　while I was at college．

After college I taught during the （43）　　in high schools and attended evening classes at London University，where I got a （44）　　in history．I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of giving up that job to write full time when I was offered a part﹣time job at Leeds University．I began to feel proud of myself﹣﹣it was a working﹣class boy who had left school early，now teaching at the university．

My writing career（生涯） （45）　　 when I realized my own style．Now I am rich and famous，have been on TV，and met lots of film stars．But what does it mean？I just wish all the people that have put me down had said，"I believe in you．You will succeed．"

36．A．bright	B．useful	C．simple	D．hopeful
37．A．never	B．sometimes	C．often	D．seldom
38．A．low	B．poor	C．good	D．useful
39．A．support	B．happiness	C．surprise	D．thing
40．A．wrong	B．right	C．stupid	D．foolish
41．A．experiment	B．experience	C．writing	D．practice
42．A．came on	B．came in	C．came back	D．came out
43．A．day	B．night	C．month	D．year
44．A．graduation	B．pass	C．degree	D．success
45．A．took off	B．put off	C．gave off	D．got off．

During the summer holiday， some students might have been busy with traveling，summer camps and all kinds of courses．But a special group of Chinese middle school students decided to taste the hardship（艰辛）of life（1）　　school．

    Twelve cousins from a big family sold（2）　　at a local market together．Among them， the oldest was 16 years old， while the（3）　　was just 13．Within 12 days，they（4）　　more than 1，500 yuan．

    "Compared（5）　　traveling， such social practice connects us and makes us know how hard our（6）　　are． They work so hard to bring us up．"said Dalin， 16， to the City Morning Newspaper． Dalin， a middle school graduate， and her 14﹣year﹣old brother Xiaolin came up with the idea．

    （7）　　their vegetables well， they learned to work hard． Every morning they had to wake up at 3 o'clock．（8）　　 of them went to the farmer's market to buy vegetables， the others went to the local market to（9）　　a temporary stall （临时摊位）．To lower the cost，they learned to bargain （讲价） with the sellers．

    （10）　　 about 6：30 a．m．， they began to sell vegetables．They peddled（吆喝）loudly to attract （吸引） customers． After several days， they got some（11）　　．For example， it was better（12）　　vegetables in order and bigger ones on top． They gave customers an extra （额外的） plastic bag（13）　　 the vegetables were too heavy．

    When they（14）　　got home，they had a small meeting．Everyone took notes and（15）　_____ their feelings．

    Dalin said，"Although we are tired， we have gained （收获） a lot．"

（1）A． inside	B． outside	C． next to	D． near
（2）A． vegetables	B． fruit	C． snacks	D． drinks
（3）A． youngest	B． cleverest	C． shortest	D． strongest
（4）A． borrowed	B． returned	C． made	D． paid
（5）A． as	B． for	C． on	D． with
（6）A． teachers	B． parents	C． farmers	D． customers
（7）A． To buy	B． To grow	C． To sell	D． To carry
（8）A． All	B． Each	C． Some	D． None
（9）A． take up	B． lift up	C． look up	D． pick up
（10）A． In	B． On	C． Since	D． At
（11）A． experience	B． happiness	C． information	D．knowledge
（12）A． put	B． to put	C． putting	D． puts
（13）A． although	B． so	C． unless	D． when
（14）A． finally	B． nearly	C． suddenly	D． successfully
（15）A． had	B． shared	C． got	D． learned

Mike was a funny student．He loves watching comedies（喜剧）best and hoped to become a comedy（1） 　　one day．

When he heard about the talent show（才艺表演） to be held at his school， Mike （2） 　____to take part in． He had never acted on stage （舞台） before， and he was very（3） 　　， But some students laughed at him，"You are not funny at all． No one will like what you do!" his classmate Ken said to him （4） 　　．

Mike couldn't understand why he was so unkind to him．For a moment，he thought about（5） 　　the show．But he remembered how much his friends liked his（6） 　　， and also his teachers said he was very funny． So he started to prepare for the show．

Mike did a great job at the talent show． Everyone（7） 　　his performance （表演），and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud（8） 　　him． Even so，Ken told Mike that he would never succeed．Mike didn't understand why Ken said so，but he realized that it had（9） 　　to do with him． He confidently （自信地） continued to work towards his（10） 　　．

As the years went on， Mike met more people like Ken． "You'll do a （11） 　　job，" they said to him． Luckily， most people （12） 　　him and some helped him to become even funnier．He got a lot of chances to perform in movies． He was even（13） 　　to appear on television．His fans thanked him（14） 　　his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy．

Now Mike is a comedy star! He is doing what he loves best， and he （15） 　　all day long．

We can learn from Mike that as long as we stick with what we like， we will be successful． So just be yourself!

（1）A． teacher	B． actor	C． director	D． writer
（2）A． forgot	B． failed	C． wanted	D． continued
（3）A． excited	B． angry	C． bored	D． satisfied
（4）A． kindly	B． loudly	C． politely	D． patiently
（5）A． writing down	B． putting on	C． waiting for	D． giving up
（6）A． jokes	B． concerts	C． books	D． articles
（7）A． disliked	B． minded	C． doubted	D． loved
（8）A． with	B． at	C．of	D． in
（9）A． something	B． nothing	C． everything	D． anything
（10）A． dream	B． trouble	C． wealth	D． luck
（11）A． valuable	B． wonderful	C． terrible	D． meaningful
（12）A． encouraged	B． hated	C． punished	D． saved
（13）A． refused	B． invited	C． cancelled	D． told
（14）A． because	B． but	C． before	D． until
（15）A． cries	B． regrets	C． shouts	D． laughs

There was once a farmer． He had a very big rabbit and a smart dog． One day， he organized a（n）（1） 　 　between his dog and his rabbit． He made a hole in one of his biggest fields， and （2） 　 　a carrot and a bone （骨头） in it． He wanted to see which animal would find them first． The rabbit was very （3） 　 　， and he was busy looking for the carrot， digging here and there．He was completey sure that he would find the carrot and the bone． But the dog wasn't optimistic （乐观的） at all． After he looked for the bone for a short time， he （4） 　 　on the ground sadly． And then he began to complain． He thought （5） 　 　was difficult for him to find one bone in such a big field．

The rabbit dug for hours． With every new hole， the dog complained about （6） 　this was， even for the rabbit． The rabbit， （7） 　 　the other hand， kept on working hard． （8） ___here was no place in the whole field left to dig， the rabbit dug a tunnel （隧道） to right under where the dog was lying all that time． There he found the carrot and the bone．

And this is how the dog lost the competition． （9） 　 　，he found the right place at the very beginning． But he failed to find the bone because he （10） 　 　complained and didn't try at all． When we do something difficult in our life， we should learn from the rabbit．

（1）A． event	B． party	C． activity	D． competition
（2）A． found	B． hid	C． discovered	D． saw
（3）A． excited	B． angry	C． relaxed	D． shy
（4）A． sat down	B． fell asleep	C． lay down	D． ran around
（5）A．   this	B． that	C． one	D． it
（6）A． how difficult	B． what difficult	C． how easy	D． what easy
（7）A． in	B． on	C． at	D． for
（8）A． If	B． Before	C． When	D． Unless
（9）A． In total	B． At last	C． In fact	D． At first
（10）A． only	B． never	C． seldom	D． sometimes

The New Hoop

Marco looked at the basketball hoop and threw the ball up． "Score!" Marco shouted as the（1） 　 　went through the basketball hoop． "You won this time， but next time I'll （2） ___you， Marco!" said Kim， as the two friends walked home， "I wish we could play at the park too， instead of only at school．"But the basketball hoop in their neighborhood park had been ruined （毁坏）by a fallen tree．"I feel so（3） 　 　，" said Kim， "I guess there's nothing we can do．"

Marco and Kim walked（4） 　 　the city's recycling center． They saw Mr． Morse was collecting plastic， paper and metal things．Marco looked at all the old stuff （ 物 品 ） for a long time．"That gives me an idea!" he said，"Mr． Morse， do you have anything we could（5） 　 　to make a basketball hoop？"

Mr． Morse picked up a plastic basket． "We are going to recycle this basket， but I think you can take it．"

"It looks useless， old and broken． I want a new basketball hoop!" said Kim．

"Why？" wondered Marco， "reusing things is a great way to （6） 　 　 waste． And don't you think that will be meaningful to make something on our own？"

"That sounds interesting! I guess we can try，" said Kim， "but I still don't （7） ___it will be as good as a new one．"

They took the basket to Marco's house and found some wood in（8） 　 　old garden．   Together they tinkered （焊） with the old things and made a post （柱） and a backboard． When all the parts were ready， they took everything to the（9） 　 　and managed to set up the hoop．

"It looks better than I thought it would!" said Kim， "Here's the real test!" He shot （ 投 ） a perfect basket． He was（10） 　 　．

"Wow， I was wrong．" Kim said． "This basketball hoop is really great． Now we can play whenever we want!" The two friends played until dinner time． The hoop stood the real test and the boys had the true joys．

提示词： hoop 篮圈； metal 金属； reuse 重复利用

（1）A．bag	B．ball	C．card	D．book
（2）A．hit	B．help	C．beat	D．teach
（3）A．excited	B．tired	C．satisfied	D．disappointed
（4）A．on	B．under	C．past	D．above
（5）A．win	B．throw	C．sell	D．reuse
（6）A．stop	B．make	C．increase	D．collect
（7）A．hope	B．believe	C．remember	D．decide
（8）A．a	B．an	C．the	D．/
（9）A．park	B．garden	C．school	D．house
（10）A．regretful	B．painful	C．cheerful	D．peaceful