初中英语记叙文试题

At the age of 16， Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids． One weekend morning， Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those （1）　　， his father stopped him and said to him calmly，" Einstein， you were spending too much time （2）　　， so you failed in the exams． I'm （3）　　about your future with your mother．"

    "What are you worrying about？ Jack and Robert also （4）　　， but they went fishing as usual．"

    "My boy， you can't think so，" Looking at Einstein， his father said lovingly， "There is a （5）　　 in our hometown． I hope you can listen to it carefully．"

    "There were two cats playing on the roof． （6）　　， they fell into the chimney（烟囱）．When they climbed out of the chimney， one cat's face was dirty （7）　　 the other's face was clean． Seeing the dirty﹣faced cat， the clean﹣faced one thought its own face was also dirty， so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its （8）　　． The dirty﹣faced cat saw the clean﹣faced one， thinking its own face was clean as well， so it walked happily in the street．"

    "Einstein， （9）　　 can be your mirror（镜子）． Only you are your own mirror． Some of the kids are not strict with themselves． If you take them to be your mirror， even a （10）　___　 person may become stupid．" Hearing this， Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room． Since then， Einstein's face turned red． He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room．

    After that， Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be （11）　　with himself and kept telling himself． " I am special， so I needn't be as common as others．" This was why Einstein （12）　　 in his career．

    1，000 people have 1，000 kinds of wishes in life． Different wishes will produce different （13）　　 about life． You can learn from other people， but you can （14）　　 follow others completely．

    You must see yourself clearly， and know what you want to get． Your future doesn't （15）　___　 how others act， but on what you are going to act．

（1）A． adults	B． kids	C． teachers	D． artists
（2）A． playing	B． working	C． reading	D． studying
（3）A． excited	B． curious	C． worried	D． crazy
（4）A． checked	B． passed	C． dreamed	D． failed
（5）A． song	B． story	C． speech	D． saying
（6）A． Luckily	B． Hopefully	C． Suddenly	D． Naturally
（7）A． while	B． or	C． so	D． for
（8）A． mouth	B． tail	C． nose	D． face
（9）A． somebody	B． nobody	C． anybody	D． everybody
（10）A． poor	B． rich	C． lazy	D． clever
（11）A． tired	B． angry	C． strict	D． satisfied
（12）A． regretted	B． graduated	C． succeeded	D． survived
（13）A． ideas	B． reasons	C． mistakes	D． secrets
（14）A． sometimes	B． often	C． always	D． never
（15）A． try on	B． depend on	C． live on	D． insist on

I could still remember how much I loved reading when I was a student．I was（31）　　about reading new papers at the time，I used to walk twenty （32）　　 every day to the nearest bus station just to buy a newspaper．

Later，I fell in love with reading novels．Sometimes，I read the same novel for many times．I used to save money every week to buy a new novel．I had so many books，and my friends said I could   （33）　　 some of them．But I didn't want to do that，（34）　　 they were important to me．

However，I had to sell some of my books one day．I was so （35）　　that I didn't have money to buy food．I didn't want to ask my parents for money or （36）　　 money from my friends．So I chose a few books and sold them．I got enough money to buy food and drinks．But I felt   （37）　　．

Now，I have a job and don't have much free time．But I （38）　　 try to find some time to read．I often read while eating，after meals or deep at night．I enjoy   （39）　　in reading．

Reading helps me a lot．From books I learn many new things and know how to （40）　　problems．Reading has become a necessary part of my life．

31．A．sure	B．crazy	C．serious
32．A．minutes	B．hours	C．days
33．A．lose	B．buy	C．sell
34．A．because	B．so	C．though
35．A．rich	B．poor	C．famous
36．A．make	B．borrow	C．give
37．A．relaxed	B．comfortable	C．unhappy
38．A．still	B．already	C．nearly
39．A．himself	B．myself	C．herself
40．A．agree with	B．compare	C．deal with．

A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class play a game． The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school． Each student would"name"their potatoes after people they did not like． （1） 　　， the number of potatoes would be（2） 　　depending on how many people each student hated．

The next day， with their potatoes， all the students went to school （3） 　　the game． Some kids had just one or two potatoes， while others had as many as five or six． The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with （4） 　　wherever they went for one week．

Several days （5） 　　．Some of the students started to complain（ 抱怨）， as their potatoes began to rot（腐烂）and（6） 　　bad． The students who carried （7） 　　potatoes began to get unsatisfied with the heavy bags．

One week later， the game （8） 　　．The teacher asked，" How did you（9） 　　carrying around your potatoes for a week？"

The students complained once again． The teacher simply smiled and said， "This is what it's like to carry hatred（仇恨 ）in your heart． You have to carry it with you wherever you go． If you can′t tolerate （容忍） carrying rotten potatoes for one week， how can you imagine having （10） 　　in your heart for a whole lifetime？ Forgive others and move on with your life．"

（1）A．However	B． In a word	C． Therefore	D．After all
（2）A． different	B．similar	C．the same	D．small
（3）A． to watch	B． to join in	C． to win	D．to lose
（4）A． it	B．that	C． them	D．school bags
（5）A． passed by	B．passde on	C． passed	D．walked by
（6）A． taste	B．smell	C． sound	D．feel
（7）A． few	B．some	C． more	D．any
（8）A． continued	B．was done	C． began	D．was over
（9）A． feel like	B． look like	C． enjoy	D．just like
（10）A．love	B． happiness	C． friendship	D． hate

A bird went to look for its happiness in a faraway place．

     It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little dying flower，whose face was full of smile．Not knowing why，the bird asked the little flower，"You're going to die．Why are you still so（1）　　？"

"Because I will achieve my dream，"said the little flower．

"（2）　　 is your dream？"

"To produce sweet fruit．"

     Then the little bird saw it：happiness is a（3）　　in the heart．

     The bird continued flying and saw a lame duck help a little duck find the way back home．Although it was disabled，it had a smiling face．

"I'm happy because I can help（4）　　，"said the lame duck．

     So the bird saw it：happiness is a love in the heart．

     The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall．The spider fell off the wall halfway，（5）　　it kept climbing again and fell off again．Even so，the spider didn't （6）　　．The little bird asked the spider in surprise，"you （7）　　again and again，why don't you have pain but happiness on your face？"

"As long as I keep making my （8）　　，I'm able to climb up it．（9）　　this，I'm so happy，"said the spider．

     The little bird saw it：happiness is a faith（信念） in the heart．

     So the little bird （10）　　 looked for happiness because it had seen the truth：happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart．

（1）A． rich​	B． shy​	C． happy​	D． sad
（2）A． What​	B． How​	C． When ​	D． Where
（3）A． story​	B． hope​	C． rule​	D． change
（4）A． both​	B． none​	C． other​	D． others
（5）A． and​	B． so​	C． but​	D． if
（6）A． take up​	B． give up​	C． stay up​	D． set up
（7）A． won​	B． cost​	C． failed​	D． succeeded
（8）A． efforts（努力）​	B． mistake​	C． trouble ​	D． choices（选择）
（9）A． Instead of​	B． Because of​	C． As for​	D． Across from
（10）A． also​	B． at least​	C． still​	D． no longer

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

It was a fine spring day with beautiful flowers in the park．A young man arrived early and waited for his）39）　　under a big tree．But he was so short﹣tempered （性急的） that he wasn't in the mood to（40）　　the scenery．

Suddenly，an angel appeared．"Put this button （按钮） onto your clothes．If you don't want to（41）　　，just turn the button to the right．You can skip over any time period if you want to．"

The man happily held the button and turned it softly．Oh!How amazing!His girlfriend appeared before him and was gently（42）　　him!How I wish our wedding ceremony could be held now!He turned the button once again．A great wedding（43）　　in front of him，the beautiful bride （新娘） was standing next to him and the band was playing cheerful music．He lost（44）　　in it deeply．

The（45）　　in his heart kept coming out：I also want a big house with a garden in the front．He turned the button．Then he wished for children．All of a sudden，a group of lovely children were playing（46）　　in the huge living room．Again，he jumped at the chance to turn the button to the right．

How time（47）　　!Before he could see beautiful flowers in the garden，everything had been covered in deep snow．Looking at himself again，he found his hair totally（48）　　．He had already become so old．

He felt so sad．He would rather enjoy life（49）　　than watch it go by in such a hurry．He quickly turned the button to the（50）　　．Once again，he was waiting for his lovely girlfriend under that big tree．

39．A．angel	B．girlfriend	C．teacher	D．father
40．A．judge	B．find	C．enjoy	D．check
41．A．wait	B．move	C．work	D．sit
42．A．quarreling with	B．laughing at	C．smiling to	D．crying to
43．A．discovered	B．covered	C．disappeared	D．appeared
44．A．herself	B．himself	C．itself	D．themselves
45．A．wishes	B．questions	C．secrets	D．problems
46．A．rudely	B．angrily	C．happily	D．sadly
47．A．fly	B．flies	C．flying	D．flew
48．A．shinning	B．white	C．strong	D．black
49．A．one by one	B．face to face	C．step by step	D．hand in hand
50．A．left	B．right	C．up	D．down．

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

A little boy once found a jar（罐子） of nuts（果仁） on the table．"I'd like some of these nuts，"he thought．"I'm sure mother will give them to me（41）　　she is here．I want some to eat now．"So he（42）　　the jar．As he was very hungry，he grabbed as （43）　　as he could hold．

But when he tried to pull his （44）　　out，he found the neck of the jar was too （45）　　．His hand was held fast，but he did not want to （46）　　any of the nuts．He （47）_____again and again，but he couldn't get the whole handful out all the time．（48）　　 he began to cry．

Just then his mother came into the room．"What's the matter？"she asked．"I can't take this handful of nuts （49）　　the jar，"sobbed the boy．"Well，don't be so greedy，"his mother replied．"Just take two or three，and you'll have no trouble （50）　　your hand out．""How （51）　　that was，"said the boy as he moved his hand off（52）　　．"I might have thought of that （53）　　．"

The story tells us that a man can't be so greedy，maybe thing will go to a/an．（54）　　side if we

want to finish a thing in one time．Do thing step by step! This is the best（55）　　to success．Only

like that can we go further．

41．A．while	B．because	C．if	D．whether
42．A put into	B．took out	C．push into	D．reached into
43．A．many	B．much	C．some	D．few
44．A，hand	B．head	C．mouth	D．legs
45．A．big	B．small	C．large	D．tiny
46．A．to drop	B．drop	C．dropping	D．dropped
47．A．tried	B．did	C．thought	D．threw
48．A．Recently	B．Luckily	C．Finally	D．Simply
49．A．in	B．off	C．out of	D．into
50 A．to give	B．giving	C．to get	D．getting
51．A．easy	B．difficult	C．interesting	D．boring
52．A．the jar	B．the room	C．his mother	D．his neck
53．A．itself	B．myself	C．yourself	D．herself
54．A．right	B，opposite	C．possible	D，same
55．A．answer	B．way	C．information	D．example

I was walking along a busy road when I noticed a young man standing near the crossing selling toys． （1）　　 I would hurry past such sellers．But I found this young man was（2）　　，so I stood for some time without crossing the street．I wanted to see how he sold his things．

Soon，a young mother with a little girl came by and the child set（3）　　eyes on one of teddy bears．The mother asked for the（4）　　and it was only one dollar．She（5）　　out a l0﹣dollar note from her handbag and told the young man that she was giving him 10dollars and wanted the（6）　　back．I was wondering how he was going to do it．He told the young mother to put the money in the bag（7）　　 around his neck and take out her change．

I realized that this young man depended on believing people not to cheat him．There was no way for him to know（8）　　 someone would take out more than they should have．I was so（9）　　．I bought a car model from him that I did not need．As I walked down the street，I gave the car model to a kid walking with his father．

I kept thinking that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to（10）　　others more，like the young blind street seller．

1．A．Usually	B．Exactly	C．Hardly	D．Probably
2．A．wise	B．blind	C．handsome	D．strange
3．A．its	B．their	C．her	D．his
4．A．man	B．child	C．price	D．help
5．A．threw	B．cleared	C．gave	D．pulled
6．A．change	B．note	C．bill	D．money
7．A．turning	B．hanging	C．looking	D．showing
8．A．where	B．what	C．why	D．how
9．A．excited	B．interested	C．surprised	D．touched
10．A．help	B．understand	C．trust	D．manage

You'd never know that Lisa Davis，a judo（柔道） teacher and club owner，used to be bullied（欺侮） at school and couldn't protect herself at all．In junior high school，children would often laugh at her as she was rather（31）　　．One day，four elder children stopped her while she walking down a quiet street．They（32）　　her schoolbag over a high fence and began pushing her around，saying that they would（33）　　her up．

"I couldn't make them stop and this wasn't the first time it had happened，"Lisa said．"That day I decided to do（34）　　about it．I talked to my brother and he said I ought to learn to protect myself．He suggested that I take up judo，so I joined a club．Though I felt（35）　　at first，it gave me confidence（信心），and I（36）　　losing weight as I got fitter．I found judo very helpful．When the bullies（37）　　that I was learning judo，they soon left me alone．

As time went on，Lisa became（38）　　interested in judo that she opened her own club．Lisa said，"Many young people（39）　　to protect themselves； it keeps them fit and builds their confidence．I teach them that judo is an excellent way of protecting themselves，but they（40）　　use their talent to start fights or join in．Judo is a form of self﹣protection，and they must use it only when necessary．

31．A．thin	B．weak	C．disabled	D．overweight
32．A．threw	B．took	C．pulled	D．handed
33．A．give	B．call	C．beat	D．cheer
34．A．nothing	B．something	C．anything	D．everything
35．A．unfair	B．unlucky	C．uncomfortable	D．unexpected
36．A．missed	B．started	C．regretted	D．imagined
37．A．worked out	B．thought out	C．looked out	D．found out
38．A．so	B．such	C．quite	D．rather
39．A．what	B．when	C．where	D．how
40．A．won't	B．mustn't	C．mightn't	D．needn't．

"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