初中英语记叙文试题

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

In the tenth grade，I began volunteering at an animal hospital．I wanted to get experience for my future job．（36）　　，that particular（特别的） Saturday morning taught me something more important．

The（37）　　 was in the middle of a poorer section of the city．One Saturday morning a man and his young（38）　　，who was about seven years old，walked in with a small cat in a box．I （39）　　the cat had an eye problem，but the man could not （40）　　 the cost of the medicine．When he asked where the nearest animal shelter（庇护所） was，his son（41）_____ and started to argue with his father．Just then，an old lady in the waiting room walked up to them．She said that she could pay for the cost．The man（42）　　 her and the son got to keep a healthy cat．

I had （43）　　 thought it was the right thing to help out a person in need，but it was only seen on TV or in movies．The woman taught me that these things do（44）　　in real life，and should happen more often．When I can't decide whether to help someone in need or not，I will remember that woman，and have the （45）　　 to do it．

36．A．Anyway	B．Besides	C．However
37．A．hospital	B．school	C．store
38．A．wife	B．daughter	C．son
39．A．promised	B．remembered	C．imagined
40．A．take up	B．pay for	C．give away
41．A．cried	B．smiled	C．cheered
42．A．refused	B．stopped	C．thanked
43．A．always	B．hardly	C．never
44．A．happen	B．have	C．change
45．A．time	B．courage	C．advantage．

I first met 8﹣year﹣old Katy on a rainy afternoon． I was a（1）　　at a hospital． The clerk at the desk told me about Katy． She was there because she felt a lot of（2）　　． The doctors found a problem at the base of her brain． I knew she was（3）　　，even before she got better．

    When I entered Katy's room， she was not in her bed．（4）　　Katy did not feel well， she was playing with Tommy， a little boy． It took a lot of（5）　　for her just to sit in the chair． But she played with Tommy because it made him（6）　　．

    Katy was always smiling and never appeared to be in pain． She（7）　　to just lie in bed． One day I found her painting a picture． Later， she gave it to one of the older patients． Another day she went outside to（8）　　flowers for another sick little girl． Katy made（9）　　smile．

    The doctors（10）　　to solve the problem in Katy's brain， The operation was successful! The doctors informed the hospital staff of the good news． Katy was fine． She soon felt（11）　　． Then she was able to（12）　　the hospital a month later．

    I have had a long career as a nurse． I have met many patients．（13）　　， I have never met another girl like Katy． Even after she got well， she still came to the hospital． She played various games with the young patients． She read many books to the（14）　　patients． Katy's kind heart helped her get better so（15）　　． She is a hero to me and everyone else at the hospital．

（1）A． nurse	B． waiter	C． doctor	D． patient
（2）A． fun	B． need	C． pain	D． pity
（3）A． silly	B． shy	C． sorry	D． special
（4）A． Because	B． Until	C． Though	D． After
（5）A． courses	B． effort	C． place	D． notes
（6）A．proud	B．lonely	C．mad	D．happy
（7）A． agreed	B． refused	C． decided	D． failed
（8）A． sell	B． smell	C． get	D． grow
（9）A． everyone	B． nobody	C． someone	D． none
（10）A． afforded	B． hated	C． regretted	D． hurried
（11）A． better	B． worse	C． quieter	D． sadder
（12）A． find	B． leave	C． reach	D． forget
（13）A． Instead	B． Besides	C． Therefore	D． However
（14）A． nice	B． old	C． smart	D． crazy
（15）A． slowly	B． widely	C． quickly	D． lately

Surprise plays an important role in our lives．Last term my classmates and I gave our teacher a big （31）　　．

Our teacher had a bad （32）　　and coughed a lot．She could hardly speak a sentence．Looked at her pale （苍白的）face，we （33）　　the warmth she always gave us．So we decided to do （34）　　for her．

Since Christmas was coming at that time，we planned a surprise for her．I made a postcard and wrote．"1 hope you get （35）　　soon．"

During class break，there were some other things on her desk，like candies and cakes．They all came from my classmates．A note was also lying there saying．"Take care，our （36）　_　teacher．"My classmates and I hid where our teacher couldn't （37）　　us，waiting for her appearance （出现）．

Finally，our teacher came．Seeing the presents on her desk，she smiled．（38）　　we were not right by her side，we could feel her happiness．Tears （眼泪）ran down her face．And when she looked up again，in front of （39）　　were three shining faces smiling back at her．"Thank you!"She whispered （低声的说），holding our hands tightly （紧紧地）．

Every one of us （40）　　needs help．And to me．the best thing to do is surprise them and cheer them up．

31．A．box	B．cup	C．surprise
32．A．cold	B．toothache	C．stomachache
33．A．looked forward to	B．looked for	C．thought about
34．A．something	B．anything	C．nothing
35．A．fatter	B．worse	C．better
36．A．unfriendly	B．lovely	C．lazy
37．A．see	B．call	C．ask
38．A．And	B．But	C．Though
39．A．her	B．them	C．him
40．A．hardly	B．sometimes	C．never

The out﹣of﹣door world is （31） 　　of secrets．There are so many secrets，and they are so interesting that （32） 　　men and women，boys and girls are busy （33） 　　them．There are all kinds of animals and plants around us．The facts about how they live and grow （34） 　　interesting．

Do you know that one of the （35） 　　presidents of the US spent hours and hours studying birds？A businessman lives near New York City．He became so interested in insects that he began to （36） 　　them．He now has over one hundred different kinds of insects．He keeps them carefully in glass boxes．

Now come with me，and I will help you find some of （37） 　　secrets．Let us go quietly （38） 　　the forests．Here we shall find how a hare （39） 　　other hares where there is （40） 　　．We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones when they try to （41） 　　food and （42） 　　for their long winter sleep．We shall watch bees dancing in the air to tell other bees （43） 　　they can find food．I will show you （44） 　　other interesting things，but the best thing I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears （45） 　　when you go outdoors．

31．A．fill	B．filled	C．full
32．A．thousands of	B．thousand	C．thousand of
33．A．to study	B．studying	C．study
34．A．are	B．is	C．have
35．A．more famous	B．famousest	C．most famous
36．A．find	B．take	C．collect
37．A．nature's	B．nature	C．natures'
38．A．across	B．through	C．cross
39．A．says	B．tells	C．talks
40．A．dangerous	B．safe	C．danger
41．A．lookup	B．look after	C．look for
42．A．prepare	B．ready	C．provide
43．A．when	B．where	C．that
44．A．many	B．much	C．a lot
45．A．open	B．opening	C．opened

A lot of kids in my neighborhood knew how to ride．I also wanted to（16）　　，but all the boys told me I couldn't do it because I was a girl．I decided to prove（证明） them（17）　　．Brett let me try his bike．I wasn't on for one minute before I fell off．He came over to see if I was OK，（18）　　then started laughing．

That night I told my dad the whole story about how I wanted to be as good as（19）　　．A few days later，my dad told me he had found a nice bike．

My dad spent four long weeks（20）　　me everything I needed to know about the bike．Day after day he worked with me，and I began to（21）　　．

Each ride on my bike，I got a little（22）　　，and finally I was ready for my first time on a trip with some boys．At first I couldn't keep up and the boys had to wait for me，laughing．

Every time I came back，I would（23）　　，and every time I cried my dad was there to put his arms around me．He would tell me not to（24）　　them and that with more（25）　　，I would be as good as others or better than them．

Things finally got easier，as if I could ride with my eyes closed．I am still made fun of，not because I'm not good，but because they felt threatened（威胁） that a girl can do what they did．

16．A．ride	B．run	C．walk
17．A．stupid	B．strong	C．wrong
18．A．so	B．but	C．or
19．A．boys	B．classmates	C．girls
20．A．showing	B．telling	C．teaching
21．A．know	B．progress	C．understand
22．A．slower	B．easier	C．happier
23．A．shout	B．rest	C．cry
24．A．laugh at	B．listen to	C．look at
25．A．practice	B．study	C．time．

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

Mr．Hamel now picked up a French grammar book and started to teach．It all seemed so （31）　　 during that last lesson．I understood all the participles（分词）which Mr．Hamel explained．

"（32）　　didn't French seem so interesting before？"I asked myself．

But I knew the answer．It was my last French lesson，and I regretted not studying hard before．I（33）　　to listen very carefully．Mr．Hamel was trying to teach us everything he knew．He had never taught a lesson so well before．

The grammar lesson finished，and then we started（34）　　．I had never seen so many hardworking students before．Everyone had their（35）　　down，and the sound of pens on paper was the only sound to be heard．

Students were usually distracted（分心） by even the smallest thing．However，when some beetles（甲壳虫）flew into the classroom，not one student looked at them today．It was very （36）　　．

I looked at Mr．Hamel．He was sitting still in his chair．The only things he（37）　　 were his eyes．He looked carefully at one thing in the classroom for a while （38）　　looking at the next thing．For forty years，the only classroom was like his （39）　　，and now it was being taken from him．

Mr．Hamel looked at all of the walls，windows，desks，and chairs （40）　　we were working hard．I was sure he wanted to remember everything like it was now．

31．A．difficult	B．easy	C．common	D．great
32．A．Why	B．Who	C．Where	D．When
33．A．went	B．began	C．expected	D．continued
34．A．listening	B．speaking	C．reading	D．writing
35．A．heads	B．hands	C．pens	D．books
36．A．impossible	B．excellent	C．unusual	D．valuable
37．A．moved	B．closed	C．opened	D．noticed
38．A．without	B．before	C．about	D．after
39．A．courage	B．dream	C．home	D．country
40．A．because	B．unless	C．whatever	D．while．

A few days ago，I ran into a stranger as he passed by．I said sorry （41）　　him，and he said，"Excuse me too，I wasn't even noticing you"（42）　　this stranger and I were polite．Then we went on out way after saying goodbye．

    Later in the kitchen at home，（43）　　I was cooking our supper，my daughter Betty walked up to me，very（44）　　．When I turned around，I nearly（45）　　her down．"Get out of the way！"I shouted angrily．She ran away，crying．

    That night，when I（46）　　in bed，my husband said to me，"You were so rude to Betty．GO and look around on the kitchen floor，and you'll find some（47）　　there．Betty brought those for you．She picked them （48）　　﹣﹣pink，yellow，and your favorite blue．"

    When I heard this，I thought deeply；While（49）　　with a stranger，I was calm and polite．But with my daughter，I was not（50）　　．I felt sad and tears began to fall．

    Then I went to Betty's （51）　　．"Wake up，my dear，"I said．"Are there the flowers you picked for me？"She smiled，"I found them by the tree．I knew you liked them，（52）　　the blue ones．"I said，"I was so rude（53）　　I treated you that way today．Betty，I am so sorry．"And she said，"Mommy，that's okay﹣I still love you anyway．"I kissed her and said，"I love you too and I do love the flowers．"

   That day Betty gave me a special （54）　　on how to get along with each other in the family．I spent much time on work before and didn't （55）　　how important family life was．I decided to do better in the future．

41．A．to	B．for	C．at	D．with
42．A．Neither	B．Either	C．None	D．Both
43．A．until	B．before	C．as	D．unless
44．A．possibly	B．quietly	C．comfortably	D．completely
45．A．knocked	B．let	C．walked	D．turned
46．A．lied	B．lay	C．lain	D．laid
47．A．cup	B．flowers	C．clothes	D．knives
48．A．she	B．her	C．herself	D．hers
49．A．meet	B．meets	C．met	D．meeting
50．A．especially	B．embarrassed	C．humorous	D．patient
51．A．bag	B．bed	C．box	D．ball
52．A．especially	B．gradually	C．exactly	D．hardly
53．A．why	B．what	C．that	D．where
54．A．card	B．lesson	C．message	D．information
55．A．regret	B．require	C．reflect	D．realize．

A month after he was born，his mother noticed that his eyes weren't as （36）　　 as a normal baby's．"Billy would （37）　　 be able to see．He is blind．"The doctor said．Even so，with the hope to help Billy learn （38）　　 about the world around him，his mother kept describing everything she saw for him．

Not just through his mother's words，Billy saw （39）　　 his ears and hands，too．He had perfect hearing．"In fact，he （40）　　 see many things that normal people don't notice．"

（41）　　 Billy lived in the dark，he always believed a dream would light up his life．He found that he was（42）　　 in computer science．So he began learning it at seven years old．As a young boy，he（43）　　going to Stanford University some day．And for years of efforts，he finally achieved his dream．

Many people wanted to find out the secret of his （44）　　．Billy explained，"Just move forward!Don't let any difficulty （45）　　 your dream from coming true．"

You cannot choose what you are given，but you can choose how you make use of it．

36．A．big	B．bigger	C．biggest	D．the biggest
37．A．no	B．often	C．never	D．usually
38．A．all	B．none	C．neither	D．both
39．A．between	B．without	C．among	D．with
40．A．need	B．can	C．must	D．should
41．A．Or	B．If	C．Although	D．Before
42．A．bored	B．worried	C．kind	D．interested
43．A．looked through	B．looked for	C．looked forward to	D．looked up
44．A．success	B．smile	C．trouble	D．eyes
45．A．wake	B．prevent	C．leave	D．throw．

"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