初中英语记叙文试题

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    One Friday night，a poor art student Joseph was playing the violin at New York subway station.In front of him was a （1）　 　 with a few dollars.He needed some more money for his tuition （学费）.

    Joseph was playing his last piece of music when a middle﹣aged man who looked excited（2）　　 and put a 50﹣dollar banknote （钞票） into the hat.Joseph nodded to the man （3）　　.

    The next （4）　　，Joseph came to the same place as usual. （5）　　from the night before，he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.The paper said， "Last night，a gentleman put something unexpected into my hat （6）　　.Please come to get it."

    Interested，many passers﹣by stopped，wondering what the unexpected thing could be.Just then，a man （7）　　through the crowd to Joseph and shouted excitedly， "Thank God you're here.I knew you are a（n） （8）　 　 man."

    "Did you lose something，sir？" asked Joseph.

    The man nodded， "Yes，a lottery ticket."

    Joseph took out a ticket， "Is this one （9）　　？"

    The gentleman （10）　　 the ticket and then hugged Joseph tightly，saying "Thank you，thank you，young man."

    It turned out that the middle﹣aged man （11）　　the ticket the other day and was excited to find that he was the lucky （12）　 　 of ＄100，000.Overjoyed，he took out a （13）　　 banknote and put it in Joseph's hat on his way home. （14）　　，the lottery ticket was also thrown in.When Joseph found it was a winning lottery ticket，he decided to return it to the owner.To thank Joseph，the owner （15）　 　 him ＄500 as a gift.

    Joseph's honesty paid off.

（1）A.basket	B.hat	C.box	D.bag
（2）A.stopped	B.left	C.called	D.refused
（3）A.sadly	B.busily	C.thankfully	D.disappointedly
（4）A.morning	B.afternoon	C.midnight	D.night
（5）A.Different	B.Separate	C.Far	D.Tired
（6）A.by mistake	B.on purpose	C.in public	D.with difficulty
（7）A.climbed	B.pulled	C.rushed	D.circled
（8）A.poor	B.honest	C.wise	D.clever
（9）A.his	B.ours	C.hers	D.yours
（10）A.pushed	B.dropped	C.checked	D.showed
（11）A.found	B.received	C.printed	D.bought
（12）A.loser	B.winner	C.supporter	D.finder
（13）A.10﹣dollar	B.20﹣dollar	C.50﹣dollar	D.100﹣dollar
（14）A.However	B.So	C.Besides	D.Again
（15）A.borrowed	B.offered	C.required	D.lent

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ma Li is a dessert shop owner in Yinchuan，Ningxia.On a cold morning，she received an online（1） 　 　but it took an hour for her to wait for the deliveryman（外卖送餐员）.

When the deliveryman came，Ma was a little （2） 　 　" It is too cold outside and my motorbike didn't work，" explained the deliveryman.After she heard his words，her anger was （3）    　.She invited him to sit for a while and offered him a cup of hot water.

At that moment，Ma noticed the deliveryman's face and hands were dark purple

（4） 　 　he was working outside for too long.She felt sorry for him.While they were talking，Ma knew that the deliveryman wanted to buy his daughter a（5） 　 　but he thought it was a little expensive.

After the deliveryman left，Ma（6） 　 　what happened just now on her WeChat Moments（微信朋友圈）with two photos of the deliveryman.

Heartwarming comments（评论）poured in，such as "Life is not easy but（7） 　 　of us give up" "Thumbs up（点赞）for hard﹣working people" and "Showing understanding to deliverymen." Some（8） 　 　offered money for a cake.

The next day ，Ma got in touch with the deliveryman and invited him to her shop.When they met，Ma expressed people's kindness to him and gave him a cake for his daughter's birthday.The deliveryman was（9） 　 　.

Ma received more than 600 yuan donations（捐献）（10） 　 　 her friends and customers.She said she would use the money to offer some help to people in need.

（1）A.gift	B.order	C.ticket	D.invitation
（2）A.excited	B.sad	C.happy	D.angry
（3）A.gone	B.stopped	C.lost	D.broken
（4）A.because	B.so	C.when	D.though
（5）A.schoolbag	B.birthday cake	C.new coat	D.computer
（6）A.found	B.remembered	C.shared	D.heard
（7）A.all	B.each	C.most	D.none
（8）A.even	B.never	C.hardly	D.ever
（9）A.helpful	B.careful	C.thankful	D.wonderful
（10）A.to	B.from	C.with	D.for

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It started 30 years ago with a squirrel.A few months after I had moved into a downtown（1）　 　，my next﹣door neighbor，Nicole Figaro，knocked，asking for help with a squirrel that had gotten into her flat.

    I frightened the unexpected （2）　　 away and made a new friend.Soon Nicole was inviting me over for dinner or （3）　　 home﹣made food at my door.When I went to my beach house，Nicole helped （4）　　 my mail and water my plants.And when she traveled as a flight attendant，I did the same for her.Wherever she went，she'd （5）　　 to bring me wonderful gifts，but her smile has been the greatest of all.

    In 1997，I had a lovely child and it was Nicole who took care of me and him.Years later，I returned the favour.I helped out when her husband was sick， （6）　 　 her and giving her support.More and more，we drew inspiration from each other.

    （7）　　 ，the pandemic hit.My husband was out of work and my son couldn't be back to Britain because of the virus.I was （8）　　 about them.Nicole helped my family to prepare for the pandemic and shared necessities with me.Without her，I couldn't go through（9）　　times.

    A（10）　 　 might separate our flats and masks can separate the viruses，but nothing is able to separate our hearts.

（1）A.house	B.flat	C.street	D.area
（2）A.customer	B.host	C.guest	D.enemy
（3）A.selling	B.making	C.posting	D.leaving
（4）A.look for	B.copy down	C.pick up	D.hold out
（5）A.forget	B.keep	C.think	D.remember
（6）A.helping out	B.staying with	C.smiling at	D.depending on
（7）A.Especially	B.Actually	C.Generally	D.Unluckily
（8）A.worried	B.mad	C.nervous	D.serious
（9）A.exciting	B.simple	C.difficult	D.good
（10）A.room	B.wall	C.yard	D.garden

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A woodcutter was walking through the forest when a small tree called to him.It said， "Hello friend.Can you cut down those bigger trees？They are blocking（遮挡） the sun.It is so （1） 　 　here that I have no room to spread my roots（根）.Besides，I can't （2） 　 　the wind."

The little tree held out its tiny leaves.It looked so sad. "If those trees were gone，I would be able to（3） 　 　.A year from now，I'd be the biggest tree here，" It continued. "But for now，I'm just a small tree."

The man thought for a while and agreed.He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down.Soon，he cleared lots of （4） 　 　around the small tree.Now it would be able to grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area.

But something else happened instead.The sun's （5） 　 　came first，burning the small tree，which wasn't used to（适应） so much sunlight.Heavy wind and rain came﹣ without the bigger trees there，the small tree was hit by the storm.Soon，the tree was nearly（6） 　 　.

A snake saw what had happened and said，"You've been quite （7） 　 　 .You brought this on yourself.If you had left the bigger trees alone，the sun and storm wouldn't have hurt you so badly.They （8） 　 　 you.If you had just waited longer，you would have grown to be just as big as them.You would be strong.But now，you're nearly gone."

（1）A.cold	B.wide	C.noisy	D.crowded
（2）A.follow	B.control	C.feel	D.stop
（3）A.grow	B.live	C.win	D.rest
（4）A.grass	B.wastes	C.space	D.leaves
（5）A.care	B.heat	C.fire	D.wish
（6）A.lonely	B.dead	C.strong	D.tired
（7）A.rude	B.special	C.lucky	D.stupid
（8）A.served	B.needed	C.protected	D.changed

I'm sure many people are working hard for a lot of money，a big house，a new car，expensive clothes and so on．Those are considered to be symbols of （46） 　　on the material level．When I was young，I was also （47） 　　reaching for material success．So I chose a job as a salesman and I did make some pretty good money．

But later I realized that was not what I wanted，because I was often forced to sell products that might not be good for customers．I become very unhappy （48） 　　I could make a lot of money．I no longer felt proud of my job and even （49） 　　myself for doing things like that．So I （50） 　　my job and took another job，this time helping people（51） 　　the poor and the weak．The sense of belonging was great and suddenly I felt successful in my life again，I made less money but I was （52） 　　with myself．

For my own past，success comes from the feeling of satisfaction and joy．I feel successful when I love what I do，not caring so much about （53） 　　．And I feel the most successful when I （54） 　　my kindness everywhere go．

So，be （55） 　　to yourself：learn to listen to the voice from the bottom of your heart．And find your own way with a happy heart to achieve your own success．

46．A．luck	B．success	C．safety	D．hope
47．A．sadly	B．hardly	C．crazily	D．honestly
48．A．if	B．since	C．until	D．although
49．A．look down upon	B．look up to	C．look through	D．look into
50．A．made up	B．gave up	C．set up	D．turned up
51．A．in danger	B．in order	C．in need	D．in surprise
52．A．strict	B．cheerful	C．angry	D．satisfied
53．A．trust	B．love	C．money	D．health
54．A．throw	B．spread	C．cell	D．lend
55．A．true	B．brave	C．friendly	D．terrible

"What worries you，Tom？" asked Mrs Bell.He had a（1）　　in his hand and tears（泪水） in his eyes.

    "Our teacher asked us to recite（背诵） the poem"Little Jim'.The student who can recite it（2）　　will get a prize.But I don't think I can do it well." said Tom.

    "Why not？" asked Mrs Bell.

    "The boys say that I can't，" said Tom in a（3）　　voice.

    "Don't mind what they（4）　　.Let them see that you can do it，" said Mrs Bell.

    "But I don't think I can，" said Tom. "The poem is so long and difficult.I may not try（5）　　the prize，but I want to try my best to recite it，because the boys laugh at me.They call me ‘Slow Tom'."

    "Well，dear，" said Mrs Bell， "Look at that snail on the wall.How slow it is!Watch it.You will see it will get to the top at last.So just try a few lines each day，and you may（6）　　the prize in the end."

    Tom thought that though he could not catch up with they boys，he might run a race with the（7）　　.So he decided to try it.

    At last，the day came.The teacher called up the boys to recite the poem.After five or six boys had recited it，it was Tom's（8）　　.Most of the boys laughed at him because they thought he could（9）　　.But to their surprise，Tom did not（10）　　miss a word.His heart was full of joy when the teacher said， "Well done，Tom!" After the rest of the class had tried，the teacher said Tom had done best and he gave Tom the（11）　　.

    "And now tell us（12）　　you could recite the poem so well，" said the teacher.

    "A snail on the wall taught me how to do it，" said Tom.

    There was a loud（13）　　when Tom said this.But the teacher said， "Don't laugh!We can learn a lot from things such as snails.How did the snail teach you，Tom？"

    "I saw it crawl up the wall bit by bit.It did not stop，but went on and on.And I thought I could do the same.So I recited it bit by bit，and did not（14）　　."said Tom.

    "Well done，Tom!" said the teacher. "Now boys，let us give a good cheer for Tom and the snail on the wall." The classroom rang with a great（15）　 　.Everyone was glad that "Slow Tom" won the prize at last.

（1）A.book	B.box	C.bag	D.bottle
（2）A.worst	B.best	C.most	D.fastest
（3）A.happy	B.low	C.sad	D.loud
（4）A.make	B.say	C.show	D.see
（5）A.on	B.at	C.out	D.for
（6）A.lose	B.get	C.forget	D.meet
（7）A.monkey	B.mouse	C.snail	D.snake
（8）A.answer	B.turn	C.side	D.place
（9）A.succeed	B.spread	C.fall	D.fail
（10）A.even	B.ever	C.never	D.still
（11）A.praise	B.prize	C.problem	D.price
（12）A.how	B.when	C.where	D.whether
（13）A.cry	B.shout	C.laugh	D.music
（14）A.give up	B.pick up	C.stand up	D.get up
（15）A.sound	B.whisper	C.voice	D.cheer

When I was ten，my mother worked all day，so I had to take care of my younger brother．At that time，my little brother was about four years old and he （16） 　　mum all the time．

One day，after I had given him his dinner，he started crying for mum．He was so young and really needed mum．So I dressed him，put on his （17） 　　，carried him on my back and walked out．Soon he fell asleep．About half an hour later，I found that lie lost a shoe while he was （18） 　　．I took him off my back and put him （19） 　　．I knew we needed to find that shoe，for our mother couldn't afford new shoes．I had to （20） 　　to find it，so I told my brother to wait right there．A man heard it and stopped me just （21） 　　I walked off．He asked me，"You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe？What will you do if he is not here when you return？"I didn't know（22） 　　to answer that question．He continued，"It's OK if you cant find the shoe，but it is not OK to lose your （23） 　 ．"Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi．

During my whole life I have received the （24） 　　from many strangers．I feel sorry that I can't find them and say"（25） 　　"．I do not even remember what their faces looked like，but they taught me a lesson﹣people are more important than things．

16．A．loved	B．missed	C．called
17．A．clothes	B．coat	C．shoes
18．A．sleeping	B．running	C．walking
19．A．down	B．up	C．on
20．A．get up	B．go out	C．go back
21．A．after	B．before	C．until
22．A．how	B．what	C．when
23．A．dad	B．mum	C．brother
24 A．happiness	B kindness	C sadness
25 A．Thank you	B Never mind	C You're welcome．

When I was ten，my mother worked all day，so I had to take care of my younger brother．At that time，my little brother was about four years old and he （16） 　　mum all the time．

One day，after I had given him his dinner，he started crying for mum．He was so young and really needed mum．So I dressed him，put on his （17） 　　，carried him on my back and walked out．Soon he fell asleep．About half an hour later，I found that lie lost a shoe while he was （18） 　　．I took him off my back and put him （19） 　　．I knew we needed to find that shoe，for our mother couldn't afford new shoes．I had to （20） 　　to find it，so I told my brother to wait right there．A man heard it and stopped me just （21） 　　I walked off．He asked me，"You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe？What will you do if he is not here when you return？"I didn't know（22） 　　to answer that question．He continued，"It's OK if you cant find the shoe，but it is not OK to lose your （23） 　 ．"Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi．

During my whole life I have received the （24） 　　from many strangers．I feel sorry that I can't find them and say"（25） 　　"．I do not even remember what their faces looked like，but they taught me a lesson﹣people are more important than things．

16．A．loved	B．missed	C．called
17．A．clothes	B．coat	C．shoes
18．A．sleeping	B．running	C．walking
19．A．down	B．up	C．on
20．A．get up	B．go out	C．go back
21．A．after	B．before	C．until
22．A．how	B．what	C．when
23．A．dad	B．mum	C．brother
24 A．happiness	B kindness	C sadness
25 A．Thank you	B Never mind	C You're welcome．

I will never forget May 15， 2011． That night， my car crashed （1）　　 a tree and everything has changed ever since．

     I lost most of my right （2）　　， and I was left bleeding with several broken bones． At the hospital， my body was （3）　　， but my mind was still very clear． I just kept （4）　　 myself to hold on． Life must go on since I was still （5）　　．

     Two weeks later， I was allowed to go home． （6）　　 I left the hospital， the fight was far from over． My left leg was badly hurt in that accident as well， as a result， I had to receive different （7）　　 during the next few years． And soon， more of my right leg had to be cut off． This made it harder to wear my artificial leg （假肢） ， so I donated it to another girl who couldn't （8）　　 one． The joy of being able to provide this gift for someone else was （9）　　 than the happiness I felt on any day I could wear it myself．

     People often tell me they are （10）　　of me for staying strong． But in my mind， being strong has always been my only （11）　　． On the day I left the hospital， I made a promise to （12）　　 to make good use of every day to live life to the fullest． I am not only confident but I hope to help those around me． In 2017， I （13）　　 started modeling． My dream is that one day a little girl will see me in a magazine and say， "Wow， she only has one leg but she is beautiful （14）　　 confidence and bravery"

     My dream is simple： to （15）　　 every man， woman and child to know and believe that they are．

（1）A． toward	B． over	C． upon	D． into
（2）A． arm	B． ear	C． eye	D． leg
（3）A． calm	B． strong	C． weak	D． ill
（4）A． teaching	B． telling	C． leading	D． advising
（5）A． alive	B． lively	C． live	D． lovely
（6）A． Since	B． So	C． Because	D． Although
（7）A． operations	B． gifts	C． prizes	D． thoughts
（8）A． offer	B． afford	C． borrow	D． accept
（9）A． greater	B． smaller	C． less	D． fewer
（10）A． afraid	B． tired	C． proud	D． guilty
（11）A． chance	B． choice	C． wish	D． trouble
（12）A． the doctor	B． the girl	C． myself	D． my friends
（13）A． often	B． even	C． seldom	D． also
（14）A． because of	B． instead of	C． more than	D． better than
（15）A． allow	B． order	C． invite	D． encourage

The teacher sent me home with a note for my mother that said I needed to visit the eye doctor because I failed the vision test． The trip home that day was very slow．

    My mother said it would all be just fine． "It wouldn't hurt a bit，" she said． But I wasn't worried about pain﹣I was worried about looking （1）　　．

    The next day， my mother pulled me to the eye doctor's office． I （2）　　 a set of frames （镜框） and tried to believe my mother when she said they looked really （3）　　 on me． The doctor said the glasses would be ready soon． But I wasn't ready at all， and I didn't think I ever would be．

    When the glasses arrived， the eye doctor put them on my face and walked me out onto the sidewalk in front of his office． When I looked（4）　　 from my shoes， I found myself in a whole new world ﹣ a world filled with （5）　　 pictures， bright colours， and fine detail everywhere I looked． Suddenly I （6）　　 the beautiful outline of red leaves on trees． I could see the details of people's faces long before they were standing in front of me． I could see my mother （7）　　 as she watched me see the world in a whole new way．

    "Glasses aren't so bad， are they？ " Mom asked．

    "Not at all， " I though to myself． On that first day， they were a （8）　　．

    The Monday morning came， and I had to （9）　　 the kids in my classroom． And it happened， just like I feared it would be． A mean kid pointed at me in the middle of the maths class and shouted， "Four （10）　　! " But at the same moment， looking through my new glasses， I could see all the way across the room that the kid who had said it had an awfully big nose．

（1）A． smart	B． old	C． funny	D． blind
（2）A． chose	B． made	C． fixed	D． owned
（3）A． silly	B． good	C． huge	D． strange
（4）A． around	B． back	C． down	D． up
（5）A． pale	B． dark	C． clever	D． rare
（6）A． noticed	B． recorded	C． developed	D． imagined
（7）A． crying	B． worrying	C． dreaming	D． smiling
（8）A． present	B． wonder	C． beauty	D． fashion
（9）A． impress	B． visit	C． face	D． avoid
（10）A． noses	B． eyes	C． glasses	D． frames

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     I always think my daughter Kendall is the best﹣that's just what parents do． When she was only three， she （1）　　 for the people， like a little angel．

     When Kendall was five， we noticed that she （2）　　had a tic（面部抽搐）．When the problem got worse， we took her from doctor to doctor． （3）　　 the treatment， Kendall continued to sing． Surprisingly， her tics disappeared when she sang．

     When Kendall was sixteen， we thought she would be cured soon． However，a（n） （4）　　 thing happened．

     At a party， Kendall jumped on a friend for a piggyback ride． He bent lower than she expected， and she jumped （5）　　 than he expected． Kendall flew over his back and （6）　　 on the floor ﹣ on her neck． She was rushed to hospital， paralyzed（瘫痪）from the neck down． She couldn't （7）　　． But her biggest （8）　　 wasn't whether she would walk again， but was whether she could try out for a show called American Idol．

     As the days went on， feeling on her left side （9）　　， but she was still paralyzed on the right． We weren't sure how much of her （10）　　 would come back． A friend brought a microphone and put it on her bed． Every day， Kendall tried hard to pick it up． It was more （11）　　 for her to pick up that microphone than a spoon or fork．

     Sometimes she had to bite a toothbrush to take her mind off the pain． We all cried because of the （12）　　 we witnessed． But on the day﹣only three months after her （13）　　﹣we cried full of joy when she sang， （14）　　 she didn't enter the Top 24 of American Idol．

     When she was a little girl， she asked me （15）　　 it was she that had tics． My heart hurt， but I told her，"Kendall， you have a pure heart， a fantastic voice， a strong mind． And you are a beautiful presence．"

（1）A． danced	B． sang	C．jumped	D．painted
（2）A． never	B．sometimes	C．seldom	D．always
（3）A． During	B．Before	C．After	D．Until
（4）A． useful	B．exciting	C．meaningless	D．terrible
（5）A． farther	B． nearer	C．higher	D．lower
（6）A． lay	B．sat	C． stood	D．landed
（7）A． move	B． sing	C． eat	D．think
（8）A．problem	B． worry	C．dream	D．plan
（9）A．stopped	B．remained	C．returned	D．disappeared
（10）A． movement	B．treatment	C．achievement	D．entertainment
（11）A． interesting	B．important	C． helpless	D． dangerous
（12）A．microphone	B．toothbrush	C． joy	D．pain
（13）A． failure	B．show	C． tic	D．accident
（14）A． though	B． because	C．if	D． so
（15）A． who	B． when	C． why	D． what

"Where could Michael be？" I wondered aloud.

Michael was my classmate.He liked playing pranks on others.

He once put a sign that said "Sing to Me!" on（1） 　 　back.It was terrible.Everywhere I went，people I didn't even know started singing to me.When I realized what was happening，I got really（2） 　 　.

Another time，he embarrassed Nicole during sharing time.Nicole was shy.She

（3） 　 　shared；she always said， "Pass. " But what did Michael do when it was his turn to share？He asked， "Did everybody（4） 　 　how Nicole's new blue dress matches her eyes？ " Nicole's face turned bright red.Poor Nicole!

It was Valentine's Day that day.I was sure Michael was up to something somewhere，

（5） 　　he always was.No way was I going to let him pull a prank - ruining someone's Valentine's Day.

I（6） 　 　him everywhere.Lunch break was almost over.I must find him and stop him.When I got to the classroom，there was Michael Peterson，at Michael Rogers's desk，digging in his（7） 　 　of valentines !

"Hurry and help me， "said Michael as soon as he（8） 　 　me.

At first I thought he was stealing valentines from Michael Rogers's box.However，the more I watched，the more puzzled I became.He was putting valentines（9） 　 　.

Seeing my expressions，he told me that he found Michael Rogers's box was

10） 　 　when he was passing out his valentines.Michael Rogers was new and Mrs.Karcher must have forgotten to put his name on the list，so（11） 　 　made him a card.

I suddenly realized I had also（12） 　 　to prepare a valentine for Michael Rogers.

"But everyone made one for me，" Michael continued， "So I'm giving him my（13） 　 　.Since we've got the same name - Michael."

I stood there，not quite believing（14） 　 　 I was hearing. "Is Michael Peterson the one who always pulled pranks on us？" I asked myself.Maybe he was kind of（15） 　 　 in a hidden sort of way.

（1）A.my	B.his	C.her	D.its
（2）A.tired	B.bored	C.angry	D.nervous
（3）A.often	B.never	C.always	D.sometimes
（4）A.mind	B.record	C.notice	D.decide
（5）A.or	B.but	C.unless	D.because
（6）A.stayed with	B.talked about	C.shouted at	D.looked for
（7）A.box	B.pocket	C.wallet	D.school bag
（8）A.saw	B.met	C.found	D.caught
（9）A.up	B.in	C.away	D.back
（10）A.old	B.pretty	C.empty	D.special
（11）A.nobody	B.anybody	C.somebody	D.everybody
（12）A.refused	B.forgotten	C.expected	D.remembered
（13）A.list	B.desk	C.signs	D.cards
（14）A.how	B.why	C.what	D.where
（15）A.polite	B.sweet	C.honest	D.patient