初中英语记叙文试题

When things went wrong，Freddy always had something nice to say．

When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned，Freddy said，"Don't worry．It'll still taste good．"And he was（16）　　．The pizza edges were dark，but the middle wasn't half bad．

When his teacher，Mr. Hall，knocked into a bookshelf in the （17）　　，Freddy said，"Don't worry．Mrs. Bog won't upset．"The librarian just laughed and helped（18）　　the books．

Freddy looked on the bright side．And everyone liked that about （19）　　．

Everyone，that is，except Hazel．

Hazel was the（20 ）　　 kid in class．On her first day，Freddy said，"Nice to meet you，Hazel．I think you'll like it before．"

"I（21 ）　　 it，"she talked back．Freddy had never met anyone like her．

When Mr. Hall said they'd have a break inside （22）　　 it was raining，Freddy said，"Every cloud has a silver lining．"

"A silver lining？"Hazel shook her head．"Bad things come in（23）　　．"

Greta was carrying paints in（24）　　 class．She fell over，and paints went flying．

"That was the second bad thing．What will the third thing be？"Hazel seemed so（25）　　about the Rule of Three Bad Things．

"It's beautiful!" Emma picked up Freddy's pointed，not realizing she had paint on her fingers．

"Freddy's picture is（26）　　！"Hazel pointed，"There's number three．"

Emma looked sad．"I'm sorry，Freddy．"

"It's OK…If you add（27）　　，the fingerprints could look like butterflies（蝴蝶），"said Freddy．

（28）　　refused to put a finger on Freddy's paper．Only Hazel did．

"Want to add one？"Freddy asked．

Hazel thought about it，then nodded．She put her finger into paint，gently（温柔地） pressed it onto Freddy's painting and（29）　　added wings．

"It looks great．"said Freddy．

Hazel（30）　　．"You know，I don't really there's a Rule of Three Bad Things．"

Sometimes，there are good things hiding where you don't expect them．

16．A．clever	B．right	C．active	D．famous
17．A．shop	B．gym	C．library	D．museum
18．A．pick up	B．look after	C．go through	D．throw away
19．A．me	B．her	C．you	D．him
20．A．lucky	B．new	C．excellent	D．smart
21．A．expect	B．believe	C．doubt	D．understand
22．A．although	B．unless	C．until	D．because
23．A．twos	B．threes	C．fours	D．fives
24．A．science	B．music	C．art	D．history
25．A．happy	B．worried	C．sorry	D．sure
26．A．in a mess	B．on show	C．in fashion	D．on sale
27．A．wings	B．eyes	C．legs	D．bodies
28．A．Everybody	B．Somebody	C．Anybody	D．Nobody
29．A．angrily	B．quickly	C．carefully	D．secretly
30．A．smiled	B．promised	C．warned	D．shouted．

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

A very rich man Peter lost his sight．The（16）　　 told him that only by doing a corneal（角膜） transplant operation could he bring his sight back．Peter（17）　　 a lot of money for the corneal，but time passed day after day，（18）　　 came for that．It was all because he was too proud of his "wealth"，and had done many dishonest things．

    One day，he took a walk in the park．He raised his head to（19）　　 the long﹣awaited sunshine．

However，he saw nothing but darkness．

    Just as Peter started feeling（20）　　，someone suddenly ran into him．"Don't you have eyes？Don't you see who you hit! I'm millionaire Peter!" Peter said（21）　　．

    The answer was from a little boy，"I'm（22）　　sir．I didn't notice．Please forgive（原谅）me!"

    Suddenly Peter changed his mind and said，"I can forgive you，but you must（23）　　 me!"

    The boy said yes repeatedly and Peter nodded with satisfaction and asked，"Is the（24）　B　 big today？"

    The boy answered merrily．"Yes，it is pretty fine today，big and bright!"

    Peter smiled．He thought he could feel the sun again．He asked，"Is the park beautiful?"

    "Yes，very! The grass is green and the flowers are pretty．The little（25）　　 are so lovely when the birds sing in them．"（26）　　he was listening．Peter began to envy（嫉妒）that boy．

    Suddenly，he（27）　　，"Cod! How I envy this boy! It's unfair! Why not give me good（28）　　？"

    "You are wrong!" a woman said to Peter．"My son is（29）　　just like you．He could only tell you so much because that's all I told him!" Tears suddenly（30）　　 Peter's eyes．

Since then，the city charity has got a lot of money every year．It is from a man named Peter．

16．A．teacher	B．doctor	C．policeman	D．driver
17．A．wasted	B．paid	C．offered	D．give
18．A．nobody	B．everybody	C．somebody	D．anybody
19．A．enjoy	B．find	C．face	D．watch
20．A．nervous	B．bored	C．tired	D．sad
21．A．softly	B．coldly	C．proudly	D．angrily
22．A．surprised	B．afraid	C．sorry	D．puzzled
23．A．look after	B．chat with	C．wait for	D．write to
24．A．wind	B．sun	C．cloud	D．moon
25．A．kites	B．rives	C．stones	D．trees
26．A．as	B．because	C．Although	D．Unless
27．A．understood	B．cried	C．asked	D．smiled
28．A．hearing	B．feelings	C．sight	D．tastes
29．A．deaf	B．rich	C．blind	D．normal
30．A．filled	B．covered	C．touched	D．entered

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

I was standing in line behind a woman in her 60s．When it was her turn to pay，the shop owner greeted （16）　　and asked how she was doing．

The woman looked down，shook her head and said，"Not so （17）　　．My husband just lost his

job．I don't know how I can （18）　　 the holidays．"

Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps（食品券）for poor families．

My （19）　　hurt．I wanted to help but didn't know （20）　　．Should I offer to pay for her

food，or ask for her husband's resume（简历）？

（21）　　I wallked towards my car．I met the woman again．I remembered something in my wallet．

It wasn't any money or an offer of a job，but （22）　　it would help．

"Excuse me．"I said．"I heard what you said to the shop owner．It sounds like you're going through a

really（23）　　time right now．I'm so sorry．I'd like to give you something．"

I （24）　　her the small card from my wallet．

When the woman read the two （25）　　on the card，she began to cry．Through her tears，she

said，"You have no idea how much this （26）　　to me．"

To tell the truth，her reply was a little（27）　　．Having never done anything like this before，I

didn't know what could happen．All I could say was"would it be OK to give you a hug？"

After that，I walked into my car and began to（28）　　too．

The words on the card？

"You Matter．"

A few weeks earlier，a friend gave me a similar（29）　　as encouragement for my work．When I

read it，I really felt（30）　　．So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing

them．

16．A．him	B．her	C．me	D．us
17．A．bad	B．busy	C．funny	D．good
18．A．get through	B．give up	C．put off	D．talk about
19．A．hand	B．head	C．heart	D．leg
20．A．how	B．when	C．where	D．why
21．A．After	B．Although	C．As	D．Once
22．A．again	B．instead	C．maybe	D．often
23．A．dull	B．hard	C．pleasant	D．special
24．A．handed	B．lent	C．read	D．sold
25．A．expressions	B．letters	C．sentences	D．words
26．A．explains	B．introduces	C．means	D．suggests
27．A．boring	B．exciting	C．relaxing	D．surprising
28．A．chat	B．cry	C．drive	D．shake
29．A．card	B．resume	C．stamp	D．wallet
30．A．silly	B．sorry	C．well	D．warm．

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

Do you know that a little boy did an amazing thing to cheer up people？

    Two terrible things happened to six﹣year﹣old Jaden Hayes． First his dad （1）　　when he was four． Then last month when his mom was sleeping， she lost her life， too．"I tried hard to （2）　　her up， but I couldn't，" said Jaden． Of course， Jaden felt very sad．（3）　　he didn't always remain sad． A few weeks ago he told his aunt， Barbara Di Cala， that he didn't want to see everyone sad all the time． He made a（4）　　to change it．"And that was the start of it，" said Barbara． So a special trip began．Jaden asked his aunt Barbara to buy a few little toys and bring．

    （5）　　to the city center Savannah， Georgia near where he lives， so he could give them away．

    "I'm trying to make people smile．"， said Jaden．

    Jaden wishes to help people who aren't smiling and let them have a peasant day． He has gone out four times to give away （6）　　to people and he is always successful is really hard for people to （7）　　 the six year old who would give away a toy for only a smile．

    Sometimes a smile is not only a（8）　　．It seems to have some magic power that comforts（安慰）people， especially when they just had a （9）　　time．

    "I'm going to reach 33，000 people，" said Jaden． When he was asked if he thought he could （10）　　this task， he answered： "I think I can．"

（1）A． died	B． fell	C． failed
（2）A． pick	B． wake	C． call
（3）A． So	B． And	C． But
（4）A． team	B． decision	C． mistake
（5）A． it	B．her	C． him
（6）A． toys	B． books	C． balls
（7）A． remember	B． refuse	C． report
（8）A． secret	B． reply	C． smile
（9）A． hard	B． happy	C． long
（10）A． finish	B． accept	C． understand

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．

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

Many people are playing a role in saving the earth on Earth Day． Earth Day is on April 22^nd． Lots of people all over the world try to do something （1）　　 on this day． In China， people expected to keep lights off for one hour at night．People don't use （2）　　 in Italy．People dress up like（3）　　and animals to dance in Times Square， New York（纽约时代广场）． On that day， people can see many posters about protecting （4）　　 animals in Canada and Norway （挪威）． After reading them， people are supposed to avoid （5）　　 things made of animals， such as ivory and shark fin．

    The World Wide Fund for Nature （WWF） has made a list of （6）　　 things that each person can do to save the environment．

    ☆（7）　　 the lights when you leave a room．

    ☆Don't leave the tap（水笼头）running．

    ☆No turning on your computer every night．

    ☆Wash your clothes in warm or （8）　　 water， not hot water．

    ☆Use as little water as you can when you do the dishes．

    Some environmental protection groups believe that humans will （9）　　 the true spirit of Earth Day and try （10）　　 best to protect the earth． Small actions can make a difference and lead to a better future．

（1）A． harmful	B． green	C． bad
（2）A． recycling books	B． reusable bags	C． plastic bags
（3）A． plants	B． emperors	C． trucks
（4）A． delicious	B． wild	C． magic
（5）A． building	B． buying	C． improving
（6）A． three	B． four	C． five
（7）A． Turn on	B． Turn off	C． Turn up
（8）A． cold	B． dirty	C． dangerous
（9）A． change	B． finish	C． understand
（10）A． its	B． their	C． his

It was a dark， cloudy evening when Father told us the news． Our family was gathered around the old dinner table． My father（31）　　from me to my 11﹣year﹣old brother， James， and finally to my mother． Her eyes looked（32）　　as she met his nervous face． They had been strangely quiet all through dinner． My brother and I（33）　　spoke at the table unless we were spoken to．

"Jack，" Mother said quietly． "We must（34）　　the children．"

"These past few years have been hard on all the（35）　　around here，" Father said slowly． I knew this was true．（36）　　my parents didn't speak to my brother and me about it， we had heard them talking．"We've lost the farm，"he finally said． Then there was a long（37）　　．

"Where will we go？"James asked， his voice shaking．"West Virginia，"Father replied calmly．"Last week there was a man in town from a coal mine（煤矿）down there． He said they have jobs， and the coal company will（38）　　our train tickets and give us a house when we get there． We'll leave on a train next Wednesday．"

James and I silently got up from the table and （39）　　 the dishes， as we did every night． He said in a low voice，"Anna， I don't want to move．" I replied， "Neither do I． But there's （40）    we can do about it． At least we'll all be together．"

31． A． learned	B． looked	C． heard
32． A． angry	B． excited	C． sad
33． A． always	B． never	C． often
34． A． promise	B． teach	C． tell
35． A． farmers	B． workers	C． bosses
36． A． Although	B． Because	C． Since
37． A． discussion	B． agreement	C． silence
38． A． pay for	B． put up	C． pick up
39． A． cleared	B． placed	C． broke
40． A． something	B． nothing	C． anything

Smiling is the best way of making friends．When I was thirteen（1）　　old，my father found a job in the city．So my family moved there．I also came to a（n）（2）　　 school near where we live．My old school was far away．At first，I didn't know anyone in my class．I was very lonely（3）　　I was afraid to make friends with my classmates．I（4）　　 talk to anyone about my problem，and I didn't want my parents to（5）　　me．

Then one day，something good happened．I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual while my classmates were talking（6）　　with each other．At that moment，（7）　　came into the classroom．I didn't know who he was．He passed me and then turned back．He looked（8）　

　me and smiled．Suddenly，I felt happy and warm．That smile changed my life．I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends．Day by day，I became closer to everyone in my（9）　　．

Thanks to the（10）　　．I have moved on to a new life．Now，I believe that the world is what you think it is．So smile to the world and it will smile back．

1．A．weeks	B．months	C．years
2．A．old	B．new	C．open
3．A．because	B．before	C．after
4．A．couldn't	B．mustn't	C．needn't
5．A．talk to	B．ask for	C．worry about
6．A．happily	B．unhappily	C．loudly
7．A．a girl	B．a boy	C．a friend
8．A．into	B．like	C．at
9．A．family	B．class	C．city
10．A．sadness	B．life	C．smile．

This story tells of two sporting heroes who made an impossible dream come true．Bob Champion was a young jockey （骑师） with a bright（1）　　．Then，one day，he fell off his      horse．He went to the doctor（2）　　his injuries（伤） and was surprised when he（3）　　that he had cancer．The medical treatment lasted many months and made him very（4）　　．At times，he nearly died．

As the same time，there was a successful（5）　　called Aldaniti．Unluckily，during one race，the horse got a serious injury．The horse's owners（6）　　 to put the horse down though the doctor advised the horse's trainer to do so．They（7）　　Aldaniti for a whole year and the horse's injuries got better．

    By this time，Bob Champion was out of（8）　　．Slowly，he got back his strength．Eight months later，he（9）　　to his job as a jockey．A month after that，he rode the winning horse in a race．Soon afterwards，Aldaniti（10）　　returned to training．

    Early the next year，（11）　　Bob Champion and Aldaniti were almost back to full fitness．Now，there was a new plan．Bob decided to（12）　　Aldaniti in the Grand National，one of the UK's most famous horse races．People watching the race knew all about the（13）　　fights against ill

health and injury．Every one of them wanted the fairy tale to have a（14）　　 ending．And it was perfect．Aldaniti and Bob Champion were real sporting（15）　　．

（1）A．future	B．idea	C．smile	D．voice
（2）A．instead of	B．except for	C．because of	D．away from
（3）A．suggested	B．discovered	C．expected	D．remember
（4）A．sad	B．scared	C．poor	D．weak
（5）A．doctor	B．horse	C．owner	D．trainer
（6）A．refused	B．prepared	C．regretted	D．forgot
（7）A．waited for	B．looked after	C．called in	D．paid for
（8）A．work	B．school	C．sight	D．hospital
（9）A．stuck	B．belonged	C．returned	D．moved
（10）A．also	B．still	C．even	D．again
（11）A．either	B．both	C．all	D．each
（12）A．stop	B．walk	C．ride	D．feed
（13）A．one's	B．pair's	C．group's	D．family's
（14）A．sad	B．funny	C．happy	D．similar
（15）A．heroes	B．players	C．results	D．events

"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

Larry seemed always silent and didn't have any friend.His teacher Mr.Brown

（1） 　 　this.One day,he asked Larry to meet him after class.Mr.Brown said， "I see that you don't talk to anyone or show any（2） 　 　in anything.What's wrong？" Larry replied， "Sir，I have a very（3） 　 　life.I have to face some very sad incidents and I keep

（4） 　 　them.Because of this，I can't focus my attention on anything and don't even feel like talking to（5） 　 　. "

Mr.Brown listened carefully，thought for a while and said,"Would you like some lemonade(柠檬汽水）？"Larry felt a little（6） 　 　and nervously replied,"Yes，thank you!"

While（7） 　 　lemonade，Mr.Brown added more salt on purpose and kept the quantity of sugar low.Larry made a（8） 　 　face as soon as he drank a sip of that lemonade.Seeing this，Mr.Brown asked "You don't like it？""

"Um…. .it's just there is a bit too much（9） 　 　in it， "Larry answered.

Mr.Brown stopped him， "Oh，it doesn't matter.I will throw it away. "As the teacher was lifting the glass to（10） 　 　,Larry stopped him and said， "Sir，please don't throw it away.（11） 　 　we put a little more sugar in the lemonade，it will be fine to drink. "

Hearing this，Mr.Brown said（12） 　 　,"This is what I want to hear from you.To improve the（13） 　 　of lemonade，we don't need to remove the salt from it，we can just add some sugar to it.Similarly，we cannot remove sad things that have（14） 　 　happened to us，but we can add sweetness of good experiences in our life.If you keep on crying about your

（15) 　 　neither your present will be right nor the future will be bright. "

Larry realized his problem and promised to live a positive life.

（1）A.enjoyed	B.noticed	C.believed	D.forgot
（2）A.fear	B.anger	C.interest	D.politeness
（3）A.simple	B.difficult	C.quiet	D.common
（4）A.looking for	B.learning from	C.laughing at	D.thinking about
（5）A.anybody	B.somebody	C.everybody	D.nobody
（6）A.surprised	B.tired	C.bored	D.shamed
（7）A.buying	B.cooking	C.preparing	D.drinking
（8）A.serious	B.friendly	C.patient	D.strange
（9）A.sugar	B.water	C.salt	D.lemonade
（10）A.keep it away	B.take it away	C.drink it up	D.use it up
（11）A.If	B.Since	C.Although	D.Unless
（12）A.bravely	B.coldly	C.happily	D.angrily
（13）A.taste	B.color	C.shape	D.smell
（14）A.never	B.already	C.nearly	D.seldom
（15）A.style	B.habit	C.decision	D.past