初中英语记叙文试题

Last August we were on vacation at Diana's Baths，a place famous for waterfalls.

Sitting on the rocks with my husband，I watched some parents（1）　 　guarding their kids away from the rocks' edges.I felt glad that our 8﹣year﹣old son Wyatt could

（2）　 　himself.Don't get me wrong：I still felt（3）　 　as I saw my boy jump between the rocks."No running，"I said from time to time. "Stay away from the edges.""But I soon（4）　 　，and we were all having fun in the water.

    （5）　 　 ，I saw Wyatt sit down between two rocks in the running water.I shouted at him to get out.He shouted back something and then he （6）　 　 over the edge.

    "Somebody help my son!"I （7）　 　，over and over.But I only heard a woman scream."That （8）　 　 just went over the waterfall!"she shouted at her husband."We are leaving!"They walked away，not even looking back to see whether our child was OK.

    By the time （9）　 　 climbed down to the rocks below，my husband had pulled Wyatt out of the water with the help of a young woman.She was （10）　 　 first aid."I'm Lisa，a nurse.I'm not leaving you." She looked at me （11）　 　 ，as if she were trying to take every bit of energy，（12）　 　and strength（力量）in her body and pass it on to me.I held on to that energy like a rope that could pull us to（13）　 　.

    Wyatt was taken to the hospital immediately.（14）　 　we spent a sleepless night there，we were told Wyatt was going to be OK.

    Meeting Lisa has reminded（提醒）me how we need （15）　 　 from people we don't know.I know we are two strangers who are less strange.

（1）A.nervously	B.carelessly	C.excitedly	D.hopefully
（2）A.talk to	B.cheer for	C.learn from	D.look after
（3）A.lonely	B.proud	C.worried	D.satisfied
（4）A.left	B.relaxed	C.Shared	D.returned
（5）A.Suddenly	B.Finally	C.Slowly	D.Recently
（6）A.looked	B.came	C.rose	D.disappeared
（7）A.suggested	B.thought	C.replied	D.cried
（8）A.girl	B.boy	C.man	D.woman
（9）A.I	B.she	C.you	D.they
（10）A.teaching	B.learning	C.giving	D.receiving
（11）A.secretly	B.happily	C.deeply	D.strangely
（12）A.success	B.health	C.value	D.love
（13）A.truth	B.safety	C.memory	D.silence
（14）A.If	B.Unless	C.After	D.Before
（15）A.help	B.advice	C.sense	D.experience

It was December 30th.Anna and Alex were helping Mom make banana cakes.They cut up the（1） 　 　，put the eggs and sugar in the flour（面粉），poured the milk in and mixed them all up.

When they were almost done，Anna asked， "Mom，why are we making so many cakes？" "I want to take some over to Mrs.Brown（2） 　    　the street， "said Mom. "Her husband died of a serious illness a few days ago.She only has her dog Wangwang in the house. "

Mom put the cakes in the oven（烤箱）and the children helped（3） 　    　the mess.The cakes were finally done.They all waited（4） 　 　until the cakes cooled down.Then they put some on a plate and headed to the opposite house.

When Mrs.Brown opened the door，Anna said， "Mrs.Brown，we have brought you some banana cakes. ""Thank you.（5） 　 　smell delicious， "Mrs.Brown said， "Wangwang and I are feeling a little（6） 　 　these days.It's kind of you to come. "

"Would you like to（7） 　 　us tomorrow for New Year's dinner？" asked Mom. "Take Wangwang，too. ""Well，I'm not sure，"said Mrs.Brown. "Please say yes，"said Alex. "Come to our house，（8） 　 　it will be great fun， " said Anna.

Anna was（9） 　 　 .They never had such a pleasant dinner.Mrs.Brown thanked them for inviting Wangwang and her，saying she felt better.（10） 　 　 was doubled when shared.

（1）A.bananas	B.apples	C.oranges	D.strawberries
（2）A.beside	B.behind	C across	D.around
（3）A.look for	B.give away	C hand out	D.clean up
（4）A.strongly	B.bravely	C.quickly	D.patiently
（5）A.I	B.We	C.You	D.They
（6）A.lonely	B.angry	C.excited	D.relaxed
（7）A.invite	B.join	C.ask	D.call
（8）A.though	B.but	C.and	D.or
（9）A.wrong	B.right	C.quiet	D.strict
（10）A.Kindness	B.Happiness	C.illness	D.Sadness

Love，joy and the warm feeling of getting together don't cost a thing.But gifts do cost money.So what's a poor family to do？

    Before New Year，I told my mother that the only thing I（1）　 　was a pogo stick（弹簧单高跷）.However，my mother said they were so expensive that we couldn't（2）　 　one.

    On a Saturday before New Year，my family（3）　 　together.While my mother and I were picking out the gifts，my dad said， "I'll be back soon— I need to see something in the tool area. "A little later，he came back with a long box.I remember wondering if there was a（4）　 　in it.

    When we arrived home，my dad put the box in the garage.While my parents were busy with their chores，I（5）　 　walked out to the garage and found the box.I was so（6）　 　and I knew as soon as I opened that magical box，my bright，shiny pogo stick would appear.No such（7）　 　!Inside the box was a（8）　 　old broom（扫帚）.

    That New Year morning，I got some nice gifts（9）　 　I didn't get the present that I really wanted.

    After cleaning up the room，my dad went to the garage.When he came back in，he was（10）　 　a beautiful pogo stick.I couldn't（11）　 　it!My parents probably got quite a laugh from the trick they played on（12）　 　.

Although we didn't have much（13）　 　，my parents gave me the most important gift of all：lots of（14）　 　.That was over 60 years ago and I still think about those

（15）　 　memories.I will never forget all the joy my parents brought into my life.

（1）A.owned	B.wanted	C.forgot	D.found
（2）A.make	B.borrow	C.accept	D.afford
（3）A.went shopping	B.did chores	C.took a walk	D.had dinner
（4）A.toy gun	B.pogo stick	C.tool	D.broom
（5）A.quietly	B.politely	C.suddenly	D.certainly
（6）A.surprised	B.satisfied	C.excited	D.relaxed
（7）A.purpose	B.promise	C.advice	D.luck
（8）A.magic	B.silly	C.different	D.smart
（9）A.but	B.so	C.and	D.or
（10）A.preparing	B.hiding	C.choosing	D.carrying
（11）A.understand	B.decide	C.believe	D.explain
（12）A.me	B.us	C.him	D.her
（13）A.courage	B.time	C.money	D.trouble
（14）A.trust	B.love	C.smile	D.pride
（15）A.complete	B.unbelievable	C.educational	D.wonderful

Long ago and faraway，there lived an old man and woman.One day，while the woman（1）　 　 clothes in the river，she saw a great big orange on the water moving slowly towards her：Excitedly，she caught the orange and decided（2）　 　 it home to eat.

    When the woman began to open the orange. ，suddenly，out jumped a little lovely boy!The man and woman didn't know（3）　 　 .But they felt very happy and named the boy Bobonaro，or Orange Boy.As time went by，the boy became very strong and brave.

Life was wonderful until some robbers（盗贼）moved onto a nearby island.The robbers were always stealing（4）　 　 things from the people.Bobonaro wanted to drive all of them away.So he put some of his mother's delicious food into（5）　 　 box and left home with it for the island.Along the way；he met a dog，a monkey and a bird.Bobonaro gave each of

（6）　 　 some food and helped them a lot.So they became good friends.（7）　 　 he told them about his problem，each of the three friends said， "I will help you get the robbers away. "

    （8）　 　 the help of his three friends，Bobonaro drove the robbers away successfully.He and his friends returned home with the valuable things that（9）　 　 by the robbers.All the people in the town （10）　 　 so happy to see their things back that they cheered and called him a hero.

（1）A.washes	B.is washing	C.was washing	D.washed
（2）A.take	B.to take	C.throw	D.to throw
（3）A.how they should do	B.how should they do	C.what they should do	D.what should they do
（4）A.many	B.much	C.little	D.few
（5）A.a	B.an	C.the	D./
（6）A.they	B.their	C.them	D.theirs
（7）A.Unless	B.If	C.Before	D.When
（8）A.In	B.On	C.With	D.At
（9）A.stole	B.were stolen	C.steal	D.are stolen
（10）A.is	B.was	C.are	D.were

Something that I learnt from both my parents was the importance of having respect（尊重）for other people.I remember one day when we were travelling on a bus and

（1）　 　sat down while other people were standing.My mother shouted at me， "

（2）　 　immediately!You have young legs and you don't need to sit down. "At the time I felt embarrassed about being told of（3）　 　，but now I understand.I think children nowadays have（4）　 　that respect and it really makes me angry if I see children sitting down while（5）　 　people are standing.

    One area in which we had a lot of rules was table（6）　 　.For example，we weren't allowed to start our meal（7）　 　the oldest person had started.We had to say "thank you" when our food was（8）　 　，and eat everything on our plates before we could（9）　 　the table.We couldn't make any noise when eating.Worse than that，we were only（10）　 　to have sweets at the weekend，as a special（11）　 　if we had been good.

    Although my upbringing（养育）was perhaps a bit（12）　 　compared with modern children，I'm very thankful to my parents for giving me a clear（13）　 　in life.Even though I was sometimes（14）　 　，I think it has made me a better person.In my view，children need clear rules，but more than that they need to learn how to get on with（15）　 　people and realize they are not the center of the world.

（1）A.they	B.you	C.I	D.she
（2）A.Get up	B.Sit up	C.Give up	D.Look up
（3）A.in order	B.in public	C.in surprise	D.in person
（4）A.won	B.shown	C.wasted	D.lost
（5）A.older	B.richer	C.taller	D.heavier
（6）A.designs	B.manners	C.materials	D.sizes
（7）A.if	B.because	C.until	D.though
（8）A.cooked	B.eaten	C.prepared	D.served
（9）A.move	B.book	C.leave	D.lay
（10）A.allowed	B.forced	C.warned	D.advised
（11）A.lesson	B.treat	C.choice	D.need
（12）A.simple	B.interesting	C.normal	D.strict
（13）A.direction	B.answer	C.introduction	D.plan
（14）A.protected	B.encouraged	C.fooled	D.punished
（15）A.some	B.other	C.few	D.several

My mother often asked me "What is the most important part of the body？" Through the years I would guess what I thought was the correct answer.

    When I was younger，I thought（1）　 　was very important to us as humans，so I said， "My ears，Mommy." She said， "No.Many people are deaf.But try to（2） 　your head and I will ask you again soon."

    Then last year，my grandpa died.Everybody was（3）　 　.Everybody was crying.My mum looked at me   （4）　 　it was our turn to say our final goodbye to Grandpa.She asked me， "Do you know the most important body part yet，my dear？"

    I was surprised when she asked me this now.I always thought this was a game（5）　 her and me.She saw the conclusion（结论） on my face and told me， "This question is very important.It shows that you have（6）　 　enjoyed your life." I saw that her eyes were filled with（7）　 　.She said， "My dear，the most important body part is your shoulder."

    I asked， "Is it because it（8）　 　my head？"

    She replied， "No，it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they cry.（9）　 　needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life，my dear.I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you（10）　 　it."

（1）A.sound	B.smell	C.taste	D.touch
（2）A.shake	B.nod	C.move	D.use
（3）A.happy	B.sad	C.surprised	D.interested
（4）A.if	B.why	C.when	D.what
（5）A.with	B.from	C.between	D.among
（6）A.quickly	B.usually	C.hardly	D.really
（7）A.tears	B.energy	C.pleasure	D.happiness
（8）A.picks up	B.takes up	C.holds up	D.pulls up
（9）A.Nobody	B.Everybody	C.Somebody	D.Everything
（10）A.accept	B.need	C.refuse	D.avoid

Many people have to work on the weekend.Some people do not mind.Other people think it is terrible.

    One man thinks that working on the weekend can be（1） 　.He is Graham Coates.Mr.Coates worked in an office in Brighton，England.One Saturday，he went to the（2）　 　to do some work.When he got in the lift to go home，it（3）　 　between floors.Mr.Coates could not get out of the lift.He was stuck!He did not have a cell phone，（4）　 　he started to shout.However，no one heard him.Then Mr.Coates remembered that Monday was a holiday.No one was going to come to work until（5）　 　!

    There was（6）　 　for Mr.Coates to do.He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him.With nothing to eat（7）　 　drink，Mr.Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time.

    Early on Tuesday morning，the president of the company came into work and found the lift was not（8）　 　.When someone（9）　 　opened the lift，Mr.Coates came out and he felt cold，weak，and（10）　 　.He had been in danger for sixty—two hours!

（1）A.interesting	B.happy	C.dangerous	D.harmful
（2）A.school	B.office	C.shop	D.home
（3）A.went	B.stopped	C.moved	D.ran
（4）A.because	B.if	C.so	D.although
（5）A.Thursday	B.Wednesday	C.Monday	D.Tuesday
（6）A.something	B.anything	C.everything	D.nothing
（7）A.or	B.and	C.nor	D.but
（8）A.doing	B.turning	C.working	D.repairing
（9）A.finally	B.really	C.firstly	D.recently
（10）A.excited	B.tired	C.surprised	D.relaxed

It is said that Chinese people are the most friendly in the world.When foreign people visit a Chinese family，the Chinese family will shake hands with them.As（1）　 　 the foreign people will be surprised at the warmth that they （2）　 　.When you visit a Chinese family，the host often makes tea for you and gets you biscuits or candies.They will also chat with you，and you will never feel lonely.

At the same time，they will be busy（3）　 　a meal for you.Chinese people often offer （4）　 　guests a big meal.They always prepare （5）　 　more food than the guests can eat.On the table，the guests must be the first to eat.One of the most surprising things

（6）　 　that the Chinese host likes to pick food for guests.The Chinese family try to make you at home.When you finish eating，the host（7）　 　 says， "I seems that you didn't eat much.Please have more." You tell them you have been full，（8）　 　 they will still put more food in your bowl.

    Being warm is an important part of Chinese culture.Confucius said in（9）　 　years ago，"To meet friends from a place far away，how（10）　 　 we are!" Haha，I think you should remember it.

（1）A.passengers	B.customers	C.hosts	D.guests
（2）A.receive	B.accept	C.hear	D.discuss
（3）A.to prepare	B.preparing	C.to pay	D.paying
（4）A.her	B.their	C.his	D.our
（5）A.very	B.a lot of	C.a lot	D.many
（6）A.are	B.is	C.was	D.were
（7）A.suddenly	B.never	C.usually	D.finally
（8）A.because	B.but	C.if	D.while
（9）A.two thousands	B.two thousand of	C.thousand of	D.thousands of
（10）A.sad	B.interested	C.bored	D.happy

"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

Carlos wanted a bulldog puppy（小狗） very much.

"That kind of dog is too（1） 　 　，" said Mama." Try to make some money.Ask our neighbors if they have（2） 　 　you can do. "

After two weeks，Carlos had saved twenty﹣six dollars.But it was not enough to（3） 　 　a puppy.Then，Papa pointed out a poster at the store：City Animal Shelter（收容所）Needs Your Help!

"The shelter（4） 　 　homeless pets， "Papa said. "Carlos，you need to know（5） 　 　to care for a puppy before you get one.I'm sure you can（6） 　 　a lot by working there. "

At the shelter，Miss Jones，the manager said， "We only take volunteers who work for（7） 　 　.All our money is to help animals. "

"You'll know a lot about dogs， "Papa（8） 　 　Carlos.

Carlos's shoulders dropped.How was he ever going to get enough money for a puppy？（9） 　 　，he agreed to give it a try.

Carlos started working at the shelter on Saturday.His task was sweeping.One（10） 　 　named Pepper jumped and ran around him all the time.She was fully grown，but she was as（11） 　 A 　as a puppy.

After several weeks，Carlos began to（12） 　 　his time with the dogs，especially Pepper.One day Carlos asked Miss Jones why Pepper was still at the shelter.

Miss Jones sighed， "We've had（13） 　 　finding a home for Pepper.Most people don't want such an energetic（精力旺盛的）dog. " "I（14） 　 　I could buy her， " Carlos replied.

Miss Jones smiled， "You can't buy her，（15） 　 　you can adopt（领养）her. " With his parents' permission，Carlos made it at last. "I thought I wanted a bulldog puppy，but I got Pepper instead. " Carlos said.

Pepper barked with joy.

（1）A.dangerous	B.quiet	C.expensive	D.small
（2）A.actions	B.experiments	C.sports	D.jobs
（3）A.treat	B.save	C.buy	D.study
（4）A.takes care of	B.looks forward	C.depends on	D.gives up
（5）A.why	B.how	C.when	D.where
（6）A.imagine	B.forget	C.lose	D.learn
（7）A.fun	B.free	C.money	D.life
（8）A.stopped	B.followed	C.encouraged	D.warned
（9）A.Suddenly	B.Naturally	C.Luckily	D.Finally
（10）A.mouse	B.cat	C.dog	D.rabbit
（11）A.playful	B.careful	C.useful	D.helpful
（12）A.hate	B.treasure	C.waste	D.check
（13）A.trouble	B.fun	C.orders	D.interests
（14）A.remember	B.notice	C.hear	D.wish
（15）A.and	B.but	C.or	D.so

When I was young，I was very proud.I liked to show off （炫耀）in front of others to earn their praise.But after one （1）　 　 experience，I came to understand that it's important to be modest （谦虚）.

    One day，my friend and I were riding our bikes in a park.My mother knew I had just learned how to ride for a short time，（2）　 　 she asked me to wear some safety equipment （装备）."No，I won't wear（3）　 　 !" 1 said，pointing at my friend's elbows and knees，"She doesn't wear it （4）　 　 !" "It's dangerous，" my friend said， "You need more practice." "I might have learned later than you，but I can ride even（5）　 　 ! "I said loudly.She narrowed her eyes and said， "Let's wait and see!"

    I saw a path leading into some woods."I'll race you!" I shouted.Then we rode towards the woods .（6）　 　 ，the path wasn't as smooth as I thought.I kept bumping （颠簸）up and down，and then suddenly..bam!I fell （7）　 　 my bike.I（8）　 　 my elbows and knees bleeding. "Ha﹣ha!" My friend made a face and helped me up."Be more careful next time，" she said.Tears ran down my（9）　 　. "Sorry，" I said.

    All in all，this experience made me realize that we must be（10）　 　 .A fall into a pit，a gain in my wit.

（1）A.forgettable	B.unforgettable	C.useless	D.hopeless
（2）A.or	B.but	C.since	D.so
（3）A.it	B.itself	C.them	D.themselves
（4）A.also	B.either	C.too	D.neither
（5）A.slower	B.worse	C.harder	D.better
（6）A.Because	B.Unless	C.However	D.Though
（7）A.down	B.off	C.of	D.into
（8）A.felt	B.tasted	C.smelt	D.sounded
（9）A.leg	B.arm	C.hand	D.face
（10）A.proud	B.rude	C.modest	D.anxious

Two years ago，I together with my wife，my son and my little daughter took a trip to Guangzhou.When we （1）　 　our hotel，it was around 1 a.m.My little daughter looked out at the lights of Canton Tower and said she wanted to go outside.I told her it was too late to go （2）　 　，but she kept looking out of the window and said， "Just for two minutes."

    My wife and I just looked at each other ，smiled and said， "Two minutes!" We got dressed and walked to Canton Tower.When we got there，my daughter pointed at the lights and shouted（3）　 　， "Dad，look !"And then she fell asleep.So we had to go back to the （4）　 　.

It took us half an hour to get ready for the 20 seconds we（5）　 　near the tower，but it made our daughter happy and that（6）　 　a lot to us.That night I learned a（7）　 　about happiness.We sometimes have chances to（8）　 　happy moments in our lives，but we often find an excuse to do something else.

    Because of my（9）　 　，I learned that I was the biggest enemy to my own happiness.Happiness is a door that is always（10）　 　，and we are the ones who have to decide if we are going to walk through the door.

（1）A.left for	B.looked at	C.looked for	D.arrived at
（2）A.off	B.out	C.ahead	D.back
（3）A.luckily	B.sadly	C.happily	D.coldly
（4）A.hotel	B.restaurant	C.tower	D.shop
（5）A.wasted	B.gave	C.spent	D.saved
（6）A.meant	B.carried	C.finished	D.did
（7）A.topic	B.subject	C.story	D.lesson
（8）A.remember	B.make	C.lose	D.buy
（9）A.father	B.son	C.wife	D.daughter
（10）A.open	B.close	C.wide	D.big

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

Ping﹣pong，or table tennis is very popular in China.It might seem like an ordinary game to play with friends or family.（1）　 　it holds a special place in China﹣US relations，as it has helped both countries get along for the last 50 years.This has（2）　 　"ping﹣pong diplomacy （乒乓外交）".

    Judy Hoarfrost was just 15 years old when she（3）　 　 from the US to China as part of a nine﹣member table tennis team.The year was 1971 and for the previous （之前的） 20 years，relations between China and the US had been（4）　 　.

    But as the team（5）　 　around China，things started warming up.Hoarfrost even got to meet then﹣Premier Zhou Enlai. "The most memorable moment was that Zhou was shaking hands（6）　 　me and looking into my eyes，" Hoarfrost told China Daily. "You have opened a new page in Sino﹣US relationships，" Zhou told the team.

    Players from both countries believed strongly in the idea of（7）　 　 first，competition second.To this day，many of them remain friends.Hoarfrost thinks we should remember ping﹣pong diplomacy（8）　 　understand the importance of people﹣to﹣people exchanges in establishing bonds，human bonds between people.

    In the years that followed the historical visit，US president Richard Nixon （尼克松） made a landmark （里程碑）visit to China in 1972.Diplomatic relations（9）　 　 the US and China were fully established （建立） in 1979.

    Seeing tension （紧张局面） between two of the world's biggest powers in recent years，Hoarfrost said China and the US（10）　 　work together. "We have so much in common and we should improve our relations，" she added.

（1）A.And	B.So	C.But	D.Since
（2）A.been calling	B.been called	C.called	D.calling
（3）A.was absent	B.was come	C.was heard	D.was sent
（4）A.unfriendly	B.friends	C.friendly	D.sweet
（5）A.looked	B.toured	C.showed	D.turned
（6）A.in	B.by	C.to	D.with
（7）A.friendship	B.study	C.safety	D.winning
（8）A.so that	B.in order that	C.in order to	D.because of
（9）A.in	B.between	C.for	D.among
（10）A.can	B.must	C.may	D.should

An old man had seven sons who were always quarreling（争吵）.Some enemies decided to cheat them out of their property（财产）（1）　 　making them quarrel about it.

    The good old man，one day，called his sons around（2）　 　 .He laid before them seven（3）　 　，which were tied together with a rope.He said， "I will pay a hundred dollars to the one who can break the bundle（束，捆）. "

    Each one worked hard to break the bundle.They tried many times but they（4）　 　.They all said that it could not be done.

    "And yet，my（5）　 　 ，" said the father， "nothing is easier to do." He then untied the bundle，and broke the sticks，one by one，very（6）　 　 "Ah!" said his sons， "it is easy enough to do it，so anybody could do it in that way."

    Their father replied， "As it is with these sticks，so is it with you，my sons.So long as you work （7）    　and help each other，you will do well，and none can hurt you.But if you quarrel and（8）　 　 ，it will happen to you just as it has happened to these sticks，which lie here（9）　 　on the ground."

    In fact，（10）　 　 it is a home，city，or country，people will grow rich and strong when they work together and help each other.

（1）A.on	B.in	C.by	D.for
（2）A.her	B.them	C.us	D.him
（3）A.candles	B.sticks	C.pencils	D.rulers
（4）A.missed	B.wondered	C.failed	D.refused
（5）A.boys	B.daughters	C.enemies	D.students
（6）A.quietly	B.easily	C.happily	D.carefully
（7）A.out	B.alone	C.hard	D.together
（8）A.jump	B.play	C.fight	D.run
（9）A.broken	B.separated	C.beaten	D.hidden
（10）A.how	B.what	C.either	D.whether