初中英语记叙文填空题

It was a cold windy winter day and I was walking home from work．My head pointed down against the（31）　　when I noticed an old lady．She was（32）　　on the sidewalk in her house slippers（拖鞋）．

    As I（33）　　her，I saw that she was well into her 80s，and she was holding some（34）　　in her hands．

    I walked on and arrived at the traffic light．Waiting there，I saw the mailbox（35）　　the street．The light turned green，but I pretended （假装）to check my phone and waited for her to catch up with me．In this neighborhood，even crossing with the green light was（36）　　．Drivers often drove（37）　　through red lights and stop signs．

    I stayed there until she（38）　　me．I turned to her and touched her gently on the arm．She smiled and took my hand in hers and（39）　　it．Her small hand was soft and warm．Hand﹣in﹣hand，we were waiting for the（40）　　to change．

    When the light turned green，we walked together slowly across the street，（41）　　the letters in the mailbox．Then I took her（42）　　across the street．

    As I walked the rest of the way home，I could still feel the（43）　　of her hand in my own．

People say the first language of all humans is（44）　　．A caring touch helps to make a bad situation（45）　　．And even now，every time I think of the old lady，I can still feel the power of touch．

31．A．crowd	B．snow	C．wind	D．rain
32．A．begging	B．walking	C．running	D．riding
33．A．knew	B．expected	C．missed	D．passed
34．A．letters	B．pictures	C．books	D．flowers
35．A．across	B．over	C．through	D．behind
36．A．strange	B．crazy	C．dangerous	D．safe
37．A．carefully	B．quietly	C．wildly	D．calmly
38．A．called	B．reached	C．found	D．caught
39．A．pushed	B．pulled	C．hit	D．held
40．A．way	B．light	C．ride	D．traffic
41．A．took	B．sent	C．dropped	D．locked
42．A．forward	B．back	C．away	D．ahead
43．A．warmth	B．trust	C．care	D．love
44．A．help	B．kindness	C．touch	D．action
45．A．interesting	B．necessary	C．popular	D．hopeful

Manyue is a 3﹣year﹣old．Her fater （41）　　AIDS（艾滋病）and died．Her mother also fell sick with the same illness．One day，Grandpa Wang took Manyue to the （42）　　to see her mother，who looked pale and tired．She said，"My dear child，I'm going to（43）　　you soon and stay with your father．""Can I go with you？"Manyue asked．Mum said（44）　　，"Your father is too far away and you're too young to go to there，（45）　　we will come back to see you on the night with a full moon．"

Soon after Manyue's visit，her mother （46）　　her journey to see her dad．Manyue began to live with Grandpa Wang．"The（47）　　moon will come during the harves（收获的季节）just like your mother said，"Grandpa Wang told her sadly．

（48）　　the moon was full．Grandpa Wang and Manyue had their visitors from a （49）　　．Manyue was shy in front of the strangers．Smiling kindly，a young lady said，"I'm going to be （50）　　mother．Please come home with me．"Then Manyue went to her new home．Now she lives in a tall building in the city．She's happy now．

41．A．caught	B．took	C．brought	D．received
42．A．school	B．factory	C．hospital	D．shop
43．A．meet	B．help	C．call	D．leave
44．A．loudly	B．softly	C．shyly	D．proudly
45．A．or	B．because	C．if	D．but
46．A．stopped	B．repeated	C．started	D．refused
47．A．full	B．lovely	C．beautiful	D．bright
48．A．Usually	B．Immediately	C．Impossibly	D．Finally
49．A．town	B．city	C．village	D．farm
50．A．your	B．their	C．his	D．her．

Summer rains came and never stopped．When it grew darker，Grandmother sent my sister

Cathie and me out to gather roses．We carried many roses into the house，filling all the bottles we

could find．The （16）　　 filled the air，and the ants came out of the flowers，filling the house．

Grandfather held his new camera，taking pictures of the ants，roses and everything．The camera light came out everywhere until Grandmother became（17）　　．

"Marcus!I can't read!Go away．Be a（18）　　．"

"I am a farmer who takes pictures，"he said（19）　　，"I am a photographer﹣farmer．"

Grandmother drove him to the barn（畜棚）．I（20）　　Grandfather there，watching him take photos of cows （21）　　they showed him their backsides．I stood behind Grandfather，trying to see what he saw （22）　　the camera．

Then I walked to the back of the barn where his pictures hung．And then I saw it﹣the picture I had taken of （23）　　with Cathie，Cathie's mouth opened，both lost in a singing game，light from the window around them．The picture wasn't（24）　　as if it was a painting or a memory．For a moment，I felt like I was Cathie．I stepped back to see the picture better and（25）　　against Grandfather standing behind me．

"You moved the camera，"he said．"That's（26）　　it didn't come out clearly．"

I nodded．

"It's not a good picture．"

"Joe，"said Grandfather softly，"it is a wonderful picture．"

"But I （27）　　the camera．"

"You did．See how it looks like Cathie and I are the only ones there．What a wonderful picture!"

Grandfather's voice rose （28）　　．

I said shyly，"Well，it's not perfect．""Perfect!"Grandfather said，his voice loud．"What is（29）　　？Joe，a thing doesn't have to be perfect to be fine．That goes for a（30）　　．That goes for life．"

16．A．rain	B．roses	C．bottles	D．smell
17．A．inactive	B．impatient	C．impolite	D．unfair
18．A．farmer	B．photographer	C．cowboy	D．painter
19．A．correctly	B．luckily	C．proudly	D．successfully
20．A．invited	B．followed	C．led	D．showed
21．A．until	B．when	C．so	D．unless
22．A．above	B．across	C．through	D．over
23．A．Grandfather	B．Grandmother	C．Grandparents	D．myself
24．A．clean	B．interesting	C．colorful	D．clear
25．A．beat	B．bumped	C．played	D．held
26．A．how	B．why	C．where	D．what
27．A．moved	B．dropped	C．broke	D．opened
28．A．in surprise	B．in confidence	C．with patience	D．with excitement
29．A．happy	B．soft	C．polite	D．perfect
30．A．camera	B．painting	C．picture	D．memory

One night in November，Itzhak Perlman gave a concert in a theatre，if you have ever been to a Perlman concert，you know that becoming a violinist is not a small （1）　　for him，he had to walk（2）　　 the help of two walking sticks as a result of the disease he caught as a child．

People sat （3）　　while he made his way to his chair and began his play．But this time，something went （4）　　．Just as he finished the first few parts of the music，one of the strings（弦） on his violin （5）　　．We thought that he would have to stop the concert．But he didn't （6）　　，he waited a moment，closed his eyes and then （7）　　the conductor（指挥） to begin again．The orchestra （管弦乐队）began and he played with such strong feeling and purity as they had （8）　　heard before．

Of course，everyone knows that it is （9）　　for a violinist to play a pleasant work with just three stings．I know that，and you know that，（10）　　that night Itzhak Perlman didn't want to accept that．

When he finished，there was a terrible （11）　　in the room，And then people rose and （12）　　from every corner of the theatre．

Perlman was excited．He smiled and said，"You know，sometimes it is the artist's task to （13）　　how much music you can still make with what you have left．"

So，suppose our task in this fast﹣changing world is to make （14）　　，at first we should try our best with all that we have．And then，（15）　　it is no longer possible，try to play it with what we have left．

1． A． achievement	B． advantage	C． accident	D． application
2． A． for	B． by	C． to	D． with
3． A． widely	B． closely	C． quietly	D． noisily
4． A． wrong	B． well	C． smoothly	D． slowly
5． A． fixed	B． broke	C． burned	D． lost
6． A． Instead	B． Anyway	C． Indeed	D． Otherwise
7． A． followed	B． asked	C． directed	D． forced
8． A． often	B． usually	C． already	D． never
9． A． comfortable	B． possible	C． uncomfortable	D． impossible
10． A． so	B． and	C． but	D． or
11． A． fear	B． silence	C． thought	D． thunder
12． A． cheered	B． left	C． smiled	D． whispered
13． A． hand out	B． carry out	C． find out	D． put out
14． A． fun	B． music	C． progress	D． money
15． A． unless	B． before	C． until	D． when

根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项．

Kevin sat at the desk in his study，pencil in hand．He had to write a story for his English class by Friday．"I don't know what to（16）　　，"he complained to his dog，who was asleep at his feet．Kevin was talkative when speaking to his friends，yet he had（17）　　finding words he had to write．

By bedtime Kevin had drawn a picture of his dog smiling．He had drawn a tree with its branches（树枝） blowing in a high wind．He had also written a（18）　　 asking his friend to go to the movies on Saturday．（19）　　 he had not written a single word of his story．

On Wednesday，Mrs Scott，Kevin's English teacher，asked the class to（20）　　 the first draft of their stories．Kevin had to turn in the only work that he had﹣the page with his name，the （21）　　，and the note．

Kevin wasn't（22）　　when Mrs Scott asked him to stay after class the next day．But he was surprised by what （23）　　said to him．"Kevin，this is a fantastic story﹣the dog，the movie，the tree in the（24）　　．I can't wait to find out how they all fit together．I think you have the idea of a story there．Look at your note and the pictures and try to see（25）

　　a story comes to you．"That night Kevin sat at his desk，and this was what he wrote："One Saturday Tom went to meet his friend at the （26）　　．it looked as if it might rain，so Tom （27）　　his umbrella．Suddenly a big storm blew in．The noise of the wind（28）　　like Tom's dog Spotty．Spotty really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside．Then Tom saw Spotty running after him down the busy street，barking．The sound was full of blame（责备）．Tom felt（29）　　 because he had left Spotty outside．He turned and headed home with Spotty．Tom let Spotty in the door just and the rain started to pour down．"

Kevin had a story after all．The last thing he did was to write his name （30）　　 at the top of the page．

16．A．talk about	B．worry about	C．write about	D．care about
17．A．trouble	B．fun	C．help	D．experience
18．A．report	B．notice	C．letter	D．note
19．A．And	B．But	C．So	D．Or
20．A．hand in	B．hand out	C．take in	D．take out
21．A．photos	B．maps	C．writings	D．drawings
22．A．cheerful	B．surprised	C．scared	D．satisfied
23．A．I	B．you	C．he	D．she
24．A．wind	B．rain	C．snow	D．fog
25．A．when	B．why	C．if	D．where
26．A．theatre	B．cinema	C．bank	D．museum
27．A．carried	B．lost	C．sold	D．hid
28．A．looked	B．felt	C．sounded	D．acted
29．A．energetic	B．angry	C．guilty	D．curious
30．A．smoothly	B．proudly	C．hurriedly	D．properly

A gift in a wrong place brings unexpected happiness．

Since I came to my new neighbourhood，I have had the pleasure of meeting a few neighbours．They seem to be quite（16）　　people．For Christmas，I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbours that I know．I sat down and （17）　　．There were nine neighbours，and I also knew which houses they lived in．

However，I decided to（18）　　one more person to my list，the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street．She always managed a sweet smile and a hearty wave（挥手），（19）　　I had no idea which house she lived in．

My gift idea was to make small （20）　　baskets and leave them on each of my neighbour's front porches（门廊）the night of Christmas Eve．I kept the last one for the friendly lady，since I was still not exactly sure where she lived（21）　　the house down about where I met her each morning．Finally I decided to put it there．My neighbours really enjoyed the baskets and a couple even came by to（22）　　me．

This morning on my way to work，I placed my mail in the mailbox and noticed a Thank You card．I opened it and read the（23）　　which really caught me by surprise．

The card said，"Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod．He（24）　　 on January 19，but he never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone

（25）　　him in his time of illness．He really enjoyed it．"

I was very（26）　　． I had no idea who Tod was or that he had been seriously（27）　　．I had left that nice lady's basket on Tod's porch by accident．I believe that Tod never expected to have that basket．I feel（28）　　that the nice lady did not get a basket from me this Christmas，but I believe that if she knew what had happened，she would（29）　　me．

I feel lucky to have helped Tod be more cheerful in his last days．This just makes me further believe that sometimes（30）　　 in life are beautiful．

16．A．rich	B．kind	C．strong	D．shy
17．A．imagined	B．rested	C．counted	D．watched
18．A．send	B．add	C．connect	D．put
19．A．but	B．so	C．unless	D．because
20．A．flower	B．food	C．vegetable	D．fruit
21．A．clearly	B．certainly	C．maybe	D．simply
22．A．thank	B．protect	C．encourage	D．touch
23．A．advice	B．story	C．notice	D．message
24．A．passed away	B．ran away	C．drove away	D．flew away
25．A．invited	B．remembered	C．trusted	D．accepted
26．A．nervous	B．relaxed	C．surprised	D．satisfied
27．A．painful	B．wrong	C．hurt	D．ill
28．A．worried	B．sorry	C．helpless	D．afraid
29．A．understand	B．punish	C．stop	D．doubt
30．A．jokes	B．problems	C．mistakes	D．gifts．

Rob Howes wanted to spend a day at the beach．He（16）　　his daughter Nicky and her two friends，Helen Slade and Karina Cooper．They all went to Ocean Beach in New Zealand，where Howes was a lifeguard．

The group swam and bodysurfed．Then they saw something（17）　　．"Suddenly，there are these fins，"said Howes．

The（18）　　saw seven dolphins moving towards them．The dolphins seemed worried．They（19）　　the water with their tails．They kept moving in a circle around the swimmers．Then one large dolphin swam towards Howes and Helen．Next，it dived（潜水） down underwater．That's when Howes saw something grey moving in the（20）　　．

A great white shark（21）　　underwater．It wasn't far from the people．The shark headed straight towards Nicky and Karina．Now the shark was not slow．It moved（22）　　!So the dolphins used their tails to swim even faster．Each one splashed its tail even more．Then Howes knew （23）　　the dolphins did so．The dolphins didn't want to（24）　　him and the girls．These sea mammals（哺乳动物） wanted to keep them safe．

The dolphins stayed close to the group （25）　　the shark left．When Howes and the kids were safe，the dolphins swam away．

"You want to say thank you and shake their flippers，"Howes said．This isn't a fishy tale! These dolphins are heroes．

16．A．brought	B．missed	C．returned	D．searched
17．A．broken	B．common	C．strange	D．polluted
18．A．trainers	B．coaches	C．fishermen	D．swimmers
19．A．held	B．hit	C．cleaned	D．provided
20．A．pool	B．air	C．island	D．water
21．A．waited	B．washed	C．grew	D．served
22．A．beautifully	B．fast	C．heavily	D．away
23．A．where	B．what	C．why	D．whether
24．A．play	B．trust	C．harm	D．protect
25．A．until	B．because	C．if	D．since．

After their 15﹣year﹣old pet dog died，Rain and his wife，Ann，looked for months to find the right new pet．"I love dogs，"said Rain，a worker at a health club in New York．"I can't （1）　　not having one．"

Finally，the couple found a lovely young（2）　　and decided to（3）　　 him home．They named him Little Sheep．Little Sheep quickly made himself at home，sleeping on his new （4）___　 bed at night．

With heart disease for 25 years，Rain （5）　　 took his medicine four times a day and always had no problems．（6）　　on March 17，he took the wrong amount（数量） of medicine before he went to sleep．When he got out of bed to （7）　　the bathroom at night，suddenly，he felt his heart beating fast and later fell to the floor heavily．

"Little Sheep was usually very （8）　　and well behaved，"said Ann．"But when my husband hit the floor，the dog gave a loud cry like a wild animal．I was woken but didn't know what was happening．Then I saw my husband （9）　　on the bathroom floor．I ran for the （10）　　and called a hospital at once．"

Rain spent several hours in the hospital．By 6：30a．m，he had been （11）　　enough to go home．"It surprises me that Little Sheep has such great （12）　　，"said his thankful owner．"He's becoming a calm little gentleman．We can walk him on our street，unleashed（未拴住的），without any problem．He's got a lot of （13）　　 now，and everyone wants to （14）___　him kindly．"

"We feel the name Little Sheep is not good enough，"said Rain．"So now we call him Big Hero，more （15）　　 for an animal of his ability．"

1．A．plan	B．imagine	C．win	D．decide
2．A．dog	B．cat	C．sheep	D．bird
3．A．ride	B．catch	C．throw	D．take
4．A．relatives'	B．neighbors'	C．classmates'	D．owners'
5．A．politely	B．hardly	C．carefully	D．widely
6．A．And	B．But	C．Or	D．So
7．A．start	B．sell	C．use	D．burn
8．A．quiet	B．noisy	C．worried	D．rude
9．A．singing	B．standing	C．lying	D．dancing
10．A．clock	B．phone	C．pen	D．watch
11．A．good	B．full	C．weak	D．beautiful
12．A．stress	B．danger	C．courage	D．sadness
13．A．pollution	B．nature	C．advice	D．confidence
14．A．touch	B．throw	C．hurt	D．hit
15．A．wrong	B．suitable	C．colorful	D．common．

What does taking a risk mean？It means trying （11）　　 things even if（即使）they make you feel uncomfortable or afraid．One of the greatest risk I'd ever taken was playing a role in my high school's fall play．I was not only a person who had （12）　　 performance（表演）experience，but also I stuttered（口吃）．

Then （13）　　of performing in front of people made me worried．The reason why I （14）　　 to perform was that I wanted to take part in my school theatre program．

On the day of the audition（试演），there were also some acting exercises to wam us up．We were divided into pairs to （15）　　parts of the play．I felt very worried．After I said some of the lines（台词），my partner said，"I （16）　　 you are stuttering．Is that for dramatic effect or do you really stutter？"I was speechless．

When my （17）　　to audition came，my heart was beating fast．Across from me sat the director and his assistants（助手）．Needless to say．I was really （18）　　 my performance．I played the role of a man painter who pretended（假装）to be a woman．My partner was playing a businessman who wanted to marry me（the woman）．We said our lines and，（19）　　，I didn't stutter．We went throughit several times，and finally it was over．I was so （20）　　，

The next Monday I was told that I had made the play．How excited I was!It was a lot of fun doing the play，and it was clear to me that my stuttering couldn't （21）　　 me doing what I wanted to do，and taking risks was well worth the time and （22）　　．

11．A．interesting	B．exciting	C．tiring	D．challenging
12．A．enough	B．some	C．little	D．much
13．A．experience	B．thought	C．memory	D．purpose
14．A．failed	B．decided	C．afforded	D．refused
15．A．compare	B．understand	C．describe	D．prepare
16．A．promise	B．realize	C．notice	D．imagine
17．A．turn	B．hope	C．dream	D．plan
18．A．amazed at	B．worried about	C．used to	D．curious about
19．A．surprisingly	B．finally	C．probably	D．certainly
20．A．bored	B．interested	C．touched	D．relaxed
21．A．stop	B．get	C．have	D．find
22．A．attention	B．power	C．effort	D．feeling．

Sam was very nervous． It was his first day in a new（1）　　，and lunch was only thirty minutes away． For most students， Lunch is the（2）　　part of the school day． It is time when you talk with your friends，get to know what interesting things everyone is doing，and of course，（3）　　．Sam，however， didn't know anyone or anything， like where to sit or with whom to sit at lunch．

    Sam's （4）　　was in the army， so his family moved a lot． He had really liked his old school and （5）　　 leaving his two best friends． They still talked to each other through phone calls and emails， （6）　　 he couldn't see them every day． He wondered if their （7）　_____　would continue． He didn't want to lose them， but he knew it would be （8）　　 for them to stay close．

    "I know this is hard on you，" his mother said as he got ready for school this morning，"and I'm really （9）　　 you have to keep changing schools．" Sam could see regret in her eyes， but he didn't want her to feel that way， （10）　　had always been ready to defend （保卫） not only the family but also the country． Sam loved her so much． He gave her a smile and told her not to（11）　　．He had wanted to mean it，but there was still always worry in him when they moved．

    The （12）　　 time came quickly． As Sam was walking to during room， a voice behind him said，"Excuse me．" Sam （13）　　 and saw five friendly faces．

    "Would you like to join us？ " asked one of them．

    This （14）　　invitation was exactly what he needed． Sam nodded yes （15）　　and joined them． He was sure about his future school life now．

（1）A． company	B family	C． factory	D． school
（2）A．best	B． longest	C． shortest	D． worst
（3）A． eat	B． learn	C． run	D． sleep
（4）A． brother	B． father	C． mother	D． sister
（5）A． hated	B． imagined	C． tried	D． suggested
（6）A． so	B．or	C． but	D． if
（7）A． discussion	B． dream	C． business	D． friendship
（8）A． safe	B． hard	C． natural	D． terrible
（9）A． proud	B． sorry	C． excited	D． surprised
（10）A． He	B． I	C． She	D． We
（11）A． forget	B． move	C． return	D． worry
（12）A． breakfast	B． lunch	C． tea	D． dinner
（13）A． sat down	B． got up	C． ran away	D． turned around
（14）A． unexpected	B．creative	C． funny	D． popular
（15）A． bravely	B． happily	C． nervously	D． patiently

When you hear the word hero， you may think of someone like Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela． But there are also "everyday" heroes一they may not be（1）　　 to the public， but they do what they can to help（2）　　 people's lives as well． Everyday heroes are normal people who are working to make the world a better place．（3）　　them is Robert Lee．

    Lee grew up in New York City．（4）　　his family was not rich，he learned from a young age the importance of（5）　　the waste of food， When in college， he was part of a student group that gave out leftover（剩余的）food to（6）　　people．This experience made him realize how（7）　　 the problem of food wastage actually was．

    After he left university， Lee and a friend set up a（n）（8）　　 called Rescuing Leftover Cuisine（RLC）． Its purpose is to collect（9）　　food from restaurants and send it for free to shelters （收容所） and food kitchens．Volunteers（10）　　the food from restaurants around the city and hand it out to those in need．

    RLC operates（11）　　 using an app developed by Lee's team， restaurants（12）　　how much leftover food they have each day． Then volunteers are sent to fetch it． The（13）　 is usually short，so volunteers can just do their deliveries （递送） by（14）　　 from the restaurants to the shelters． Lee believes this is a quick way of delivery．

    So far， Lee and his team have successfully（15）　　over 150，000 kilograms of food，serving almost 300，000（16）　　to people who need them．Lee has shown that a（17）　___tion can help people around us greatly．（18）　　may have a greater influence than we imagine． When Lee is asked（19）　　 his next plan is， he says there's still a lot to do．"It's just the（20）　　．With more restaurants， who knows how much more we can do．

（1）A． safe	B． close	C． friendly	D． well﹣known
（2）A． record	B． share	C． improve	D． manage
（3）A． Under	B． Beside	C． Among	D． Opposite
（4）A． If	B．As	C． When	D． Though
（5）A． storing	B． avoiding	C． burning	D． recycling
（6）A． sick	B． blind	C． lonely	D． homeless
（7）A． easy	B． serious	C． funny	D． strange
（8）A． club	B． school	C． business	D． organization
（9）A． cold	B． cheap	C． unsold	D． uncooked
（10）A． pick up	B． go over	C． pay for	D． throw away
（11）A． badly	B． quietly	C． simply	D． slowly
（12）A． report	B． notice	C． discuss	D． consider
（13）A． visit	B． break	C． meeting	D． distance
（14）A． flying	B． walking	C skating	D． shipping
（15）A． saved	B． heated	C．lent	D． grown
（16）A． jobs	B． meals	C． rooms	D． seats
（17）A． small	B． secret	C． direct	D． social
（18）A．It	B． He	C． You	D． They
（19）A． who	B． when	C． what	D． where
（20）A． need	B． time	C． promise	D． beginning

Most of us like to know where we are and where we're going． It can feel strange to be（1）　　． The words "being lost" make us think of a dark and scary wood or street， （2）　__　that's not always the case．

    Once we were on holiday in Venice． My dad planned to go out to take photos early the next morning． Mum wasn't（3）　　 ， but I would go with him， only because he（4）　　I could have the biggest ever bowl of Italian ice cream if I did． （5）　　else would I get up so early？!

    So at 5 a．m． the next day we left the hotel and started walking in the（6）　___　streets．When the sun came up， Dad started taking photos and I（7）　　him， down small streets and over little bridges．

    After about an hour，I turned to Dad and asked，"Where are we？" He said，"I have no idea．"I immediately felt a bit（8）　　，but Dad just laughed and said，"We're lost!"，I told him to（9）　　his map or phone． He said， "I only brought the（10）　　． Come on，let's get more lost!" He laughed again．

    His laughter（11）　　me and made me feel safe． Slowly people were appearing on the streets﹣shops and cafes began to open．

    I began to（12）　　that we were lost， and just started watching and taking in everything that was happening around me．

    （13）　　， after about four hours of walking around， we were back． Mum asked anxiously（担心地）， "Where have you been？" I said with a big（14）　　， "We got lost!"

    These days we（15）　　 get lost with so many things around us﹣maps， GPS， apps on our phones， and so on． But Dad showed me that being lost can sometimes simply be something to enjoy．

（1）A． alone	B． lost	C． afraid	D． silent
（2）A． or	B． so	C． but	D． and
（3）A． worried	B． touched	C． satisfied	D． interested
（4）A． expected	B． realized	C． remembered	D． promised
（5）A． How	B． Why	C． When	D． Where
（6）A． modern	B． noisy	C． empty	D． bright
（7）A． left	B． invited	C． guided	D． followed
（8）A． scared	B． hurt	C． hungry	D． tired
（9）A． pick up	B． think of	C． take out	D． pay for
（10）A． map	B． bowl	C． phone	D． camera
（11）A． saved	B． relaxed	C． stopped	D． warned
（12）A． doubt	B． forget	C． imagine	D． regret
（13）A． Finally	B． Recently	C． Certainly	D． Suddenly
（14）A． surprise	B． shame	C． smile	D． fear
（15）A． hardly	B． often	C． nearly	D． always

Eddie was filled with excitement． The mountain bike（1）　　was about to start and he had been training hard． Perhaps， this year， he would finally（2）　　． The waiting crowd shouted encouragement， and Eddie's dad was among them， smiling（3）　　．

    The starter's gun（4）　　and Eddie got away quickly．The road was bumpy（起伏不平）with lots of sudden turns，but Eddie was（5）　　 for these challenges，As he went around a corner， he（6）　　that his friend Riley was the only rider in front of him．

    Putting in more effort， Eddie reached Riley and then suddenly he was（7）　　． He was going to win!

    Eddie could（8）　　 the finish line at the top of the next hill．The crowd began to（9）　__　and Eddie heard his father's voice supporting him．

    Moments later， Eddie heard a cry． He looked around to see Riley（10）　　on the road with his bike on top of him． Any minute now， the other（11）　　would rush toward him over the hill，

    Eddie jumped off his bike and ran to Riley．His friend was unhurt and the boys（12）　__　 moved Riley's bike off the road．

    The other riders（13）　　 past to the finish line， and Eddie heard a cheer go up for the winner．

    Slowly， Eddie（14）　　 his bike to the finish line， Tears of disappointment filled his eyes．

    Then，to his surprise，Eddie heard a sound and looked over at the crowd to see them cheering for（15）　　．And there was his dad， with the proudest smile of all．

（1）A． show	B． race	C． trip	D． exercise
（2）A． pay	B． stop	C． rest	D． win
（3）A． proudly	B． softly	C． politely	D． weakly
（4）A． broke up	B． showed up	C． went off	D． fell off
（5）A． ready	B． thankful	C． famous	D． late
（6）A． dreamed	B． decided	C． expected	D． realized
（7）A． side by side	B．on the top	C． in the lead	D． far behind
（8）A． pass	B．see	C．touch	D． draw
（9）A． laugh	B． hide	C． cheer	D． leave
（10）A． standing	B． lying	C． training	D． travelling
（11）A． riders	B． parents	C． winners	D． crowds
（12）A． secretly	B． suddenly	C． separately	D． quickly
（13）A． sped	B． walked	C． spread	D．ran
（14）A． threw	B． pushed	C． sent	D． tied
（15）A． them	B． themselves	C． him	D． himself

As a university student， I decided to learn German． For some reason I really liked the language， but I was not very good at learning it．The grammar（1）　　 me a lot and even drove me crazy．My only advantage was（2）　　．I got an A on every word test I took．After two years of studies，I struggled（挣扎）to communicate in（3）　　 German and signed up to study in Germany to complete my degree．It was the（4）　　term I would ever have．

    The moment I arrived in Germany，I felt like I was starting from scratch （从头开始）．The German I'd learned in university wasn't（5）　　for everyday conversation． My book knowledge fell by the wayside as I thought about the basics of getting around， reading emails and talking with my classmates． I was often nervous at school， worried about whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I'd understand their questions． I only（6）　　a little around my eight roommates， who were willing to speak German slowly to me and didn't seem to mind my（7）　　．

    I chose to study three courses﹣reading & writing， grammar and history． All were in German and difficult， but the history class was the worst． The teacher spoke so（8）　　that almost everything he said flew right over my head． I sat in the front， took notes and even recorded every single word he said in class， but（9）　　 helped． I had no idea what the class was really about …

    Years have passed， but I still remember how it felt to struggle so hard at（10）　　another language． That trip was a difficult but valuable lesson． I think my failure that term taught me just as much as my success．

（1）A． gave	B． helped	C． troubled
（2）A． listening	B． spelling	C． speaking
（3）A． perfect	B． broken	C． beautiful
（4）A． hardest	B． easiest	C． happiest
（5）A． useless	B． meaningless	C． practical
（6）A． relaxed	B． feared	C． wondered
（7）A． purposes	B． progress	C． mistakes
（8）A． slowly	B． quickly	C． clearly
（9）A． nothing	B． anything	C． everything
（10）A． creating	B． teaching	C． learning

Almost everyone has his own hobby． My hobby is reading． When I was young， I didn't have any hobbies． I always watched TV at home all day and my parents were（1）　　about me．

    One day， my father took me to my aunt's home． When I got there， I saw my cousin（2）　　in his room． I ran to him and said， "Reading books is so boring． Why not go out to play games？ That's more（3）　　． "

    "I don't think so． Reading is really interesting， and also I can get a lot of（4）　　from my books． " Then my cousin asked me some questions， but I couldn't（5）　　most of them． He was two years younger than me， but he（6）　　 much more． My face turned red．

    That day he told me many interesting stories． I lost myself in his（7）　　 From then on， I became interested in reading． Now I have a room（8）　　 books． In my free time， I'm happy to be（9）　　and read the books． I do well in my subjects because of all the books I've read， and I'm especially good at（10）　　． I have won many prizes in writing competitions． That makes me feel very proud．

（1）A． excited	B． scared	C． worried
（2）A． singing	B． reading	C． playing
（3）A． important	B． interesting	C． surprising
（4）A． activities	B． programs	C． knowledge
（5）A． receive	B． repeat	C． answer
（6）A． told	B． knew	C． took
（7）A． hobbies	B． books	C． stories
（8）A． full of	B． short of	C． opposite of
（9）A． lazy	B． late	C． alone
（10）A． writing	B． English	C． P． E．