初中英语记叙文试题

The first astronauts

    Since the earliest times， people have looked up at the stars， the moon and the planets． Today people use modern machines   （1）　　   at the sky． This is very different from the situation   （2）　　 years ago when people could only use their eyes． Perhaps they dreamed of （3）　　 the universe．

When did humans first go into space？ The story began not so very long ago，

（4）　　 the first astronauts were not people﹣they were animals．

    Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as （5）　　   as possible for humans． So they decided to experiment with animals and test （6）　 in spaceflights． Insects， mice， frogs， dogs and monkeys were some of the animals （7）　　 first went into space． Many of them   （8）　　 ， but they helped to make space travel safer for humans． For their great service， we （9）　　 forget these animals．

    Albert Ⅱ was the first monkey to go into space in 1949．Sadly he died （10）　　   his spaceship landed back on Earth．

    （11）　　 the result was different for Ham the Monkey． His story ended happily when he return to earth （12）　C　 very good health．

Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question：could（13）　　   animal like Ham do the same things in space as he could do on Earth？ The answer came when Ham （14）　　   into space in 1961． Yes， he did everything well and lived for （15）　　 16 years．

（1）A． look	B． to look	C．looking	D． looked
（2）A． thousand	B． thousands	C． thousand of	D． thousands of
（3）A． explore	B． to explore	C．explored	D． exploring
（4）A．as	B． or	C． but	D． so
（5）A． safe	B． safer	C． safest	D． the safest
（6）A． they	B．them	C． their	D． theirs
（7）A． whom	B． what	C． that	D． whose
（8）A． die	B． died	C．have died	D． will die
（9）A． shouldn't	B． may not	C．don't have to	D． needn't
（10）A．if	B．because	C． after	D． since
（11）A． Luck	B． Lucky	C． Luckier	D． Luckily
（12）A． at	B． on	C． in	D．for
（13）A． a	B． an	C． the	D．/
（14）A． send	B． sent	C． is sent	D． was sent
（15）A． another	B．other	C． others	D． the others

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

Playground

Molly and her friend Bella were playing on the playground.They were supposed to be

（1） 　　on the swing.Molly counted to （2） 　　while Bella was on the swing.Bella

（3） 　　get off the swing.

"Bella!I counted to 100；it's my turn! " said Molly.

"You counted too fast；it's still my turn， " Bella said.

Molly was （4） 　　.She wanted a turn on the swing，too!What could she do？Molly could tell the （5） 　　.However，her teacher always wanted them to try to solve the problem first.What （6） 　　she try？

She decided to try using an "I message".That means to tell （7） 　　person how you're feeling，why you feel that way，and what he or she can please do to make it （8） 　 　.

"Bella，I feel sad because we were supposed to swing in turns （9） 　　 100 seconds.Will you please get off？" Molly asked. （10） 　　 ，Bella went off the swing.Molly was happy because she solved her problem all by herself!

（1）A.taking turns	B.sitting straight	C.standing up	D.having a rest
（2）A.50	B.70	C.100	D.120
（3）A.does	B.doesn't	C.did	D.didn't
（4）A.happy	B.excited	C.upset	D.tired
（5）A.teacher	B.policeman	C.keeper	D.officer
（6）A.must	B.might	C.shall	D.could
（7）A.other	B.others	C.any other	D.the other
（8）A.higher	B.better	C.longer	D.simpler
（9）A.in	B.before	C.after	D.between
（10）A.Finally	B.Unluckily	C.Carefully	D.Sadly

I was always busy and had too many things to do．Whenever my daughter caused me to change my plans，I thought to myself，"We don't have time for this．"So the two words I always said to her were：（1） 　 　．

   The other day，the two of us rode to a （2） 　 　near our home．After shopping I bought her an ice cream，and she sat down at a table happily admiring the ice cream in her hand．Suddenly a（3） 　 　look appeared on her face．"Do I have to eat it up in a hurry，Mum？"

   I nearly cried when hearing this﹣the pains of a hurried life influenced my poor girl so deeply! As she looked at me waiting to know if she could（4） 　 　her time，I knew I had to make a（5） 　 　．I thought of the times when I rushed （催促）my child through life began（6） 　 　what really matters in life…

   "You don't have to hurry，Just enjoy it "I said gently．Her whole face brightened and her shoulders（7） 　 　．We sat side by side talking about things that interested us．

   When she got to the last bite （一口），she held it out to me．"I （8） 　 　the last bite for you，Mum，"she said （9） 　 　．As the icy taste put out my thirst，I realized I just got the present of a lifetime．I gave my child a little time…and in return．she gave me her last bite and（10） 　 　me that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you stop rushing through life．

（1）A． Keep quiet	B． Take care	C． Hurry up	D． Work hard
（2）A． station	B． school	C． office	D． supermarket
（3）A． worried	B． tired	C． satisfied	D． surprised
（4）A． waste	B． take	C． spend	D． spare
（5）A． mark	B． plan	C． wish	D． choice
（6）A． explaining	B． forgetting	C． discussing	D． wondering
（7）A． lifted	B． relaxed	C． turned	D． raised
（8）A． bought	B． carried	C． saved	D． tasted
（9）A． cheerfully	B． calmly	C． sadly	D． wisely
（10）A． supported	B． promised	C． reminded	D． thanked

Before graduating college， Jackie began to look for a job． She aimed at a famous company， but the （1）　　for such jobs was very strong． The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person， but more than twenty people applied for the job． （2）　　， Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview． The interview was very （3）　　． The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10 minutes． Then the interviewer said to them， "All of you are very good． Please go home and （4）　　our response．"

    Three days later， Jackie received a message saying she would not be （5）　　the job． She felt deeply disappointed． That evening， however， she received another （6）　　． This time it said that she got the job．

    Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview﹣﹣﹣a

（7）　　to see if she was suitable for the job． All the three people received the（8）　　text， but only Jackie's reply（9）　　 the company．Of the three， one did not reply． The other said "goodbye" and Jackie said "thank you"． This reply showed that Jackie was a/an（10）　　person， so the company offered her the job．

（1）A． exam	B． work	C． competition	D． plan
（2）A． Thankfully	B． Unluckily	C． Hopefully	D． Immediately
（3）A． long	B． strict	C． interesting	D． simple
（4）A． pick up	B． wait for	C． deal with	D． think of
（5）A． offered	B． returned	C． refused	D． shown
（6）A． letter	B． e﹣mail	C． call	D． message
（7）A． guide	B． conversation	C． test	D． lesson
（8）A． same	B． other	C． second	D． whole
（9）A． reached	B． satisfied	C． helped	D． surprised
（10）A． brave	B． clever	C． polite	D． honest

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．

Think of all the ways that you use your arms and hands.You use（1）　 　 to open doors，carry boxes，climb trees and ride bikes.

    Jessica Cox was born（2）　 　arms.But she didn't let that（3）　 　her from doing things.She（4）　 　to feed herself，paint and play the piano by using her feet.

    When she was at（5）　 　,Jessica watched the other students on the playground.She did not have hands to catch balls with，（6）　 　 she did not have arms to climb with.Jessica imagined herself as a girl of unusually （不寻常地）great ability.She would（7）　   over the playground and take her friends into the sky.

Many years later，when Jessica（8）　 　,she did fly.She learnt to fly a plane!It was

（9）　 　work，but Jessica was patient，confident and brave.She controlled the plane with her feet.She made her（10）　 　come true.

（1）A.that	B.them	C.her	D.it
（2）A.without	B.along	C.including	D.towards
（3）A.divide	B.add	C.lend	D.stop
（4）A.paid	B.refused	C.learnt	D.forgot
（5）A.school	B.bed	C.hospital	D.town
（6）A.so	B.but	C.and	D.though
（7）A.fly	B.knock	C.fall	D.push
（8）A.set up	B.grew up	C.gave up	D.warmed up
（9）A.comfortable	B.lazy	C.small	D.hard
（10）A.mark	B.advice	C.dream	D.report

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．

Amy did not have any friends and felt sad．All the girls in her class were （1）　　with a best friend or in groups，and she always felt left out．So，Amy just walked around         （2）　　instead of playing with anyone． She wanted to seesaw （跷跷板），（3）　　 that is something you need to do with a friend．Also，she liked to swing（荡秋千）and         （4）　　someone would push her to get her started．

    One day，the teacher，Mrs. Gibbs，walked up and put（5）　　 arm around Amy，" What's the matter，Amy？Why don't you（6）　　with other children？" She asked kindly．

    Amy replied， " Everyone has a （7）　　except me． I don't have anyone． "Mrs. Gibbs smiled and said，" Amy， the（8）　　 to get a friend is to be a friend． "Amy asked，" How do I do that？"

    Mrs. Gibbs answered，"（9）　　 around the playground．There are three classes of third﹣ graders out here during this break time．（10）　　 someone who is alone and then go to ask them to play． "Amy said she would think about it， but she was （11）　　 she would be refused． She wasn't sure she could do it．

    The next day， Amy noticed a dark﹣haired girl all alone on the playground． She worked up her（12）　　 and walked to the girl． "Hi! My name is Amy． Do you want to play with me？"

    "Okay，" the girl said shyly． As they took turns pushing each other on the （13）　　，Amy found out that the girl's name was Ming．Her family had just moved from Japan and she also（14）　　 a friend．

    "Want to seesaw？" Amy asked． Ming smiled and nodded． Paired up with each other， they played so（15）　　．

    Amy finally had a friend!

（1）A． broken up	B． come up	C． built up	D． paired up
（2）A． alone	B． again	C． gladly	D． quickly
（3）A． and	B． so	C． but	D． because
（4）A． decided	B． wished	C． explained	D． suggested
（5）A． my	B． your	C． his	D． her
（6）A． write	B． study	C． agree	D． play
（7）A． friend	B． classmate	C． sister	D． parent
（8）A． plan	B． way	C． lesson	D． reason
（9）A．Turn	B． Look	C． Jump	D． Sit
（10）A． Stop	B． Hide	C． Find	D． Lead
（11）A． afraid	B． proud	C． pleased	D． surprised
（12）A． interest	B． skill	C． courage	D． attention
（13）A． seesaw	B． chair	C． swing	D． bike
（14）A． needed	B． chose	C． shared	D．trusted
（15）A． carefully	B． quietly	C． simply	D． happily

When I was little， one of my favorite holiday traditions was making a wish list for Santa Claus． Every year， my father helped me （1）　　all that I wanted． Often， I put food on the list： chocolates， candies…One year， I even asked for my favorite （2）　　!

    As I grew older， I no longer wrote to Santa Claus， but I never（3）　　 making a list of the things that I most liked or wanted．

    One year， I went to China to work in a（4）　　． In China， most people don't celebrate Christmas． （5）　　，they celebrate Chinese New Year． In my classes， I asked my students to make lists for Santa Claus． But they（6）　　me． "We get lucky money at Chinese New Year，" one girl told me． "That's better than gifts from Santa Claus!" I nodded． Maybe she was （7）　　!

    On Christmas Eve， my friends and I went walking in the city． （8）　　Christmas isn't a holiday in China ， many people were out in the streets and having fun． They          （9）　　 Santa hats， ate candies and said "Merry Christmas" to us in English． They knew we were（10）　　．

    After a few hours， my friends and I were（11）　　 and a bit cold． "One Christmas when I was small， wished for soup from Santa Claus，" I told my friends． They laughed．

    We went into a restaurant and sat at a table． （12）　　 my friends cried out． "Look， Beth， your（13）　　 coming true!"

    I turned around． "Santa Claus" stood （14）　　me． Well， it was the waiter， but he was dressed in a red and﹣ white Santa Claus suit!

    "Merry Christmas． What can I get you？" （15）　　 asked．

    "Soup!" we said in chorus（齐声）．

（1）A． fix	B． hide	C． list	D． name
（2）A． soup	B． coffee	C． milk	D． tea
（3）A． enjoyed	B． suggested	C． stopped	D． remembered
（4）A． restaurant	B．school	C． bank	D． store
（5）A． Instead	B． Next	C． Also	D． Anyway
（6）A． depended on	B． cared for	C． worried about	D． laughed at
（7）A． polite	B． right	C． serious	D． careful
（8）A． When	B． Though	C． Because	D． If
（9）A． sold	B． made	C． wore	D． washed
（10）A． foreigners	B． reporters	C． passengers	D． neighbors
（11）A． nervous	B． quiet	C． sleepy	D． hungry
（12）A． Suddenly	B． Finally	C． Luckily	D． Naturally
（13）A． plan	B． wish	C． promise	D． fear
（14）A． against	B． below	C． above	D． behind
（15）A． it	B． he	C． I	D． she

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．

"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