初中英语记叙文试题

Everyone admires heroes.When we are asked（1）　 　are our heroes，someone well﹣known like Yang Liwei or Zhong Nanshan may come into mind.They make a big difference to the world. （2）　 　there are "everyday" heroes in our daily life.They may not be so

（3）　 　to the public，but these common people are also working hard to build a better world. （4）　 　 them is Sun Jun.

    Sun Jun comes from a poor village.The villagers used to have no enough food.He knew much about the （5）　 　.He learned to （6）　 　food at his early age.When he was a college student，he found that the problem of food waste was more and more （7）　 　.He started to（8）　 　 unsold food from restaurants and stores for homeless people.

    After graduating.Sun Jun joined a volunteer （9）　 　 called Green Food Bank，which was set up in Shanghai in 2014.The purpose of the organization is to build a bridge between people who are ready to help others and those who are （10）　 　.It works by collecting and （11）　 　free food for the poor，the disabled and so on.

    Sun's team developed a phone app.It can show how much food restaurants remain each day.Usually，the workplaces of volunteers are not far from the restaurants，（12）　 　they can just walk there to get the food for free.Then it can be given out in just a few （13）　 　.

    So far，Sun and his team have done something （14）　 　to the society.On the one hand.they've saved a lot of food.On the other hand.they've helped some people （15）　 　.More volunteers and restaurants join them now.The small actions of these heroes can make a（16）　 　influence than we imagine.

Why does Sun do （17）　 　these things？He says，" Thanks to Grandpa Yuan Longping，we are almost no longer short of food.We need to think about how to

（18）　 　wasting.There's a long way to go，but I won't （19）　 　 halfway.It's just the beginning.We still have （20）　 　to do.

（1）A.that	B.what	C.who	D.which
（2）A.However	B.But	C.Though	D.Or
（3）A.friendly	B.polite	C.famous	D.smart
（4）A.Among	B.Between	C.For	D.Without
（5）A.danger	B.hunger	C.nature	D.culture
（6）A.make	B.waste	C.use	D.save
（7）A.different	B.popular	C.serious	D.difficult
（8）A.eat	B.collect	C.cook	D.taste
（9）A.party	B.club	C.organization	D.school
（10）A.in need	B.in silence	C.in excitement	D.in surprise
（11）A.providing	B.buying	C.selling	D.borrowing
（12）A.until	B.if	C.because	D.so
（13）A.weeks	B.hours	C.days	D.months
（14）A.careful	B.peaceful	C.meaningful	D.awful
（15）A.successfully	B.suddenly	C.slowly	D.quietly
（16）A.worse	B.smaller	C.fewer	D.greater
（17）A.both	B.every	C.either	D.all
（18）A.begin	B.stop	C.continue	D.consider
（19）A.give up	B.put up	C.give out	D.make up
（20）A.everything	B.nothing	C.much	D.little

My whole life has changed because of COVID﹣19.It's very upsetting because we can't （1）　　 anyone else and we can't go to others' homes.We have been at home，but I

（2）　　the healthcare workers who have risked their lives every day to help us stay healthy and safe.Here，I describe my experience during this time.

    Coming back home from my spring vacation，I got news that school is closed for two weeks.

    Being a kid，I got （3）　　 but I didn't know what was waiting for us.I never thought I would be doing my classes online months later.

    Right after the "stay at home" order，my mother tested positive for COVID﹣19 and our family was quarantined （隔离） for14 days.It was really challenging for all of us，especially for my（4）　　，who got sick.Those were the worst two weeks in my life.

Watching my mother （5）　　 fever，cough，and shortness of breath was heartbreaking，I had tears in my eyes，but I didn't tell my parents about it.I was thankful that my father is a

（6）　　 who knows how to treat COVID﹣19 patients.After three weeks，my mother got better.

    My father is a true hero.Not only he was taking care of us，but also he has been treating patients with COVID﹣19 every day and （7）　　 the community selflessly.I am proud of him.

This （8）　　 has taught me to be thankful for things we have in life.My father has

（9）　　me to be selfless，helpful，and brave.It is OK to be anxious，but remember that there is（10）　　 at the end of the channel （隧道）and life will get normal again.

（1）A.e﹣mail	B.call	C.meet
（2）A.admire	B.like	C.miss
（3）A.surprised	B.excited	C.worried
（4）A.sister	B.father	C.mother
（5）A.continue	B.stand	C.accept
（6）A.doctor	B.worker	C.teacher
（7）A.controlling	B.serving	C.cleaning
（8）A.accident	B.journey	C.experience
（9）A.asked	B.told	C.taught
（10）A.light	B.sign	C.wind

High school life is coming to an end.Every student got a gift，but few gifts can be nicer than that Linda got from her dad.

    What's（1）　 　about it？It's a long story.Ever since kindergarten （学前班），Linda's father had invited each of his daughter's teachers to write some words about her in a notebook.Her teachers（2）　   their beautiful days with Linda from kindergarten to high school.And Linda's father kept the notebook（3）　 　she graduated from high school.The final gift was so surprising and moving that it made her cry a lot.

    Linda's father has kept this notebook as a（4）　 　these years and the notebook has become yellow. "It's clearly believed that everyone else in my life knew about it，" Linda said. "The words from every teacher（5）　 　me.They help me remember my years.Thanks to it，I can look back at the past school years.I can also enjoy the happy memories in the（6）　 　of my life.My teachers mentioned my smile.But what they wrote about me most is my deep love for life.I（7）　 　imagine the gift is so special.I would keep it for myself forever.It will be the most valuable thing in my life."

    Maybe we should think about using this gift from Linda's father as inspiration for gift﹣giving.The most important thing is something meaningful（8）　 　it.Sometimes，the best gift is not the most expensive one.

（1）A.clear	B.special	C.strange
（2）A.cut out	B.made up	C.wrote down
（3）A.if	B.until	C.since
（4）A.secret	B.promise	C.hope
（5）A.hurt	B.worry	C.encourage
（6）A.rest	B.shape	C.beginning
（7）A.always	B.often	C.never
（8）A.toward	B.behind	C.against

It was a summer day.An old man was taking a walk down a hill cheerfully.He wiped the sweat（擦汗）from his face and started（1）　 　a song.

    Suddenly，he heard a voice. "Hello，sir." The old man turned around,（2）　 　he saw no one."I'm here， " the voice came from beside his feet.The old man looked down and saw a beautiful flower.

    "Sir，would you mind answering a question？"（3）　 the flower."Certainly not,my child.What do you want to know？"said the old man.The flower hesitated（犹豫）for a second and said,"Why are you so（4）　 　？You are not young and maybe you don't have（5）　 　days left."

    The flower went on， "My days（6）　 　and I'm going to wither（枯萎） .That makes me so sad."

The old man laughed， "Yes，I don't have many days left.But so what？（7）　 　waste such a lovely day on something that hasn't happened？"The flower didn't

（8）　 　understand.The old man continued, "What's gone is gone.What's to come is to come.You can't change it.But you can decide to enjoy this very（9）　 　that you truly have."

    And he didn't（10）　 　the flower to respond（回应） .He just walked away，continuing with the happy song he had been singing.

（1）A.playing	B.singing	C.writing
（2）A.but	B.so	C.or
（3）A.repeated	B.replied	C.asked
（4）A.worried	B.happy	C.tired
（5）A.some	B.many	C.much
（6）A.have returned	B.have stood	C.have passed
（7）A.Where	B.What	C.Why
（8）A.quite	B.quietly	C.seldom
（9）A.word	B.moment	C.voice
（10）A.wait for	B.put away	C.drop by

My favorite place in the world was Mrs.Wade's bookstore.Mrs.Wade knew everything about words and I loved （1） 　 　，too.

Mrs.Wade usually gave me new books to read.She even told me stories about the（2） 　 　，For this reason，I decided to be a writer when I grew up.I'd always （3） 　 　I was a famous writer and read to Mrs.Wade.She listened with her （4） 　 　closed.Sometimes she would open her eyes and say，"Words area very powerful （有力的）gift，Destiny. "

I wasn't sure what she meant，（5） 　 　I felt it very important!

Then one day Mrs.Wade told me that she might have to close the store.

"Close？But （6） 　 　？" I cried.

"There just aren't enough customers，" she said.

No!I couldn't believe it!I felt terribly （7） 　 　I told Mama about the store.

"I know what the store means to you，" Mama said，"Maybe we can do （8） 　 　to help."

Days later，we held a huge block party.At the party，I helped Mrs.Wade （9） 　 　boxes of books，almost forgetting to feel sad.Almost!

（10） 　 　an idea came to me!I ran home，took out a notebook and started to write.The moment I wrote down everything I loved（11） 　 　Mrs.Wade's store，I ran back.

"I have a present for you，Mrs.Wade，"I（12） 　 　the notebook to her.

She opened it and saw"Mrs.Wade's Bookstore，by Destiny Crawford".Her eyes lit up!

"Why don't you （13） 　 　it to me？" Mrs.Wade asked.

I was reading every word.Mrs.Wade was listening with her eyes closed.She was so

（14） 　 　When I finished，she gave me a big，long hug （拥抱）.

"Words are a powerful gift，" she said again.That time （15） 　 　 came to understand exactly what she meant，Mrs.Wade and I don't know if the store will close，but we will keep reading and writing all words we can!

（1）A.stores	B.blocks	C.parties	D.words
（2）A.writers	B.customers	C.gifts	D.dreams
（3）A.believe	B.doubt	C.forget	D.imagine
（4）A.doors	B.eyes	C.mouth	D.book
（5）A.and	B.but	C.or	D.so
（6）A.how	B.where	C.why	D.when
（7）A.angry	B.bored	C.sad	D.tired
（8）A.something	B.anything	C.everything	D.nothing
（9）A.copy	B.hide	C.print	D.sell
（10）A.Finally	B.Actually	C.Recently	D.Suddenly
（11）A.about	B.for	C.except	D.beside
（12）A.posted	B.handed	C.returned	D.lent
（13）A.explain	B.introduce	C.read	D.show
（14）A.rich	B.sleepy	C.touched	D.thirsty
（15）A.I	B.we	C.she	D.they

John was a poor but very smart kid and he always got top grades at school.He was （1）　　 so he didn't have any friends.His classmate，Kevin，was a mean kid，who bullied（欺负）almost everyone including John.He did well in most subjects，but （2）　 　 failed math.

    The two kids couldn't be more different，but an act of （3）　 　 connected them.One day，John saw a lady drop a purse on his way to school.The lady didn't （4）　 　 that.John caught up with her and handed the purse to her.

    The lady happened to be Kevin's （5）　 　.That evening，she told Kevin about the kind little boy who（6）　 　 the purse to her.She said， "His name's John.I guess he goes to your school. "What？" Kevin said （7）　 　， "Did you mean poor John，my classmate？"

    To thank John，Kevin and his mom decided to invite him over for some （8）　 　.The next day，when John saw big Kevin running towards him，he got really scared.He thought Kevin was going to （9）　 　 him.Unexpectedly，Kevin gave him a big hug， "Thank you （10）　 　 returning my mom's purse yesterday!"

    "You mean that nice lady？" John asked

    "Yes.She （11）　 　 invite you over for some home﹣baked cookies. ""Well，I have to get my mother's permission（允许）first. "

    After school，they walked together to John's home.John's mom was more than happy to see his son with a friend for a （12）　 　.She agreed at once after asking Kevin if his parents were OK with that.

    The two kids （13）　 　 the freshly baked cookies Kevin's mom served.Then，they did the homework together.Kevin was amazed （14）    　 John explained the usually very difficult math homework and made it look so easy.

    With John's help，Kevin passed math tests （15）　 　，and he seldom bullied anyone.They became best friends as well.

（1）A.friendly	B.brave	C.shy
（2）A.always	B.sometimes	C.never
（3）A.bravery	B.kindness	C.friendship
（4）A.notice	B.see	C.care
（5）A.aunt	B.mother	C.grandma
（6）A.left	B.showed	C.returned
（7）A.angrily	B.worriedly	C.surprisedly
（8）A.snacks	B.meals	C.fruits
（9）A.thank	B.beat	C.wake
（10）A.for	B.to	C.of
（11）A.asks to	B.comes to	C.wants to
（12）A.prize	B.challenge	C.change
（13）A.sent	B.enjoyed	C.got
（14）A.how	B.why	C.when
（15）A.hopefully	B.successfully	C.luckily

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher parent meeting.To the little boy's（1） 　 　she said she would go.This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher（2） 　 　his mother and he felt sorry for her look.（3） 　 　she was a beautiful woman，there was a serious scar （疤痕） on her right face.The boy never wanted to（4） 　 　why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting，the people were impressed （使留下印象） by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had the scar.But the little boy was still（5） 　 　and hid himself from everyone.Just then，he（6） 　 　a conversation between his mother and the teacher.

"How did you get the scar on your face Madam？" The teacher asked carefully.

The mother replied， "When my son was a baby，his room caught fire one day.

（7） 　 　was too scared to get into his room，but I did.When I was running towards his bed，a long piece of wood fell down and I put myself over him.Finally，when I（8） 　 　，I found I was in the hospital." She touched her right face. "The scar was left on my face，but I have never regretted what I did for my son.You see，he is strong and healthy now."

Hearing that，the little boy cried（9） 　 　and ran to his mother.He hugged his mother and felt great love（10） 　 　his mother.He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

（1）A.surprise	B.disappointment	C.enjoyment	D.excitement
（2）A.noticed	B.greeted	C met	D.mentioned
（3）A.If	B.As	C.Although	D.While
（4）A.talk about	B.think about	C.worry about	D.hear about
（5）A.bored	B.satisfied	C.surprised	D.embarrassed
（6）A.made	B. continued	C.heard	D.replied
（7）A.Nobody	B.Anybody	C.Somebody	D.Everybody
（8）A.woke up	B.climbed up	C.put up	D.thought up
（9）A.normally	B.sadly	C.exactly	D.simply
（10）A.from	B.for	C.with	D.between

One day，a farmer was looking for a water source for his farm.So，he went to his neighbor and asked him if he could sell his well水井）to him.His neighbor （1）　 　.The farmer bought the well happily.But the neighbor was a cunning（狡猾的）man.

    The next day，as the farmer came to get water from his well，his neighbor came and（2）　 　 to let him take any water.The farmer was （3）　 　.He asked， "Why can't I take water？I already bought the well （4）　 　you."

    The neighbor replied， "I sold you the well not the water."

    The farmer went to the emperor to （5）　 　 justice（公正）.He explained what had happened.

    The emperor called on Birbal，his（6）　 　courtier（朝臣）

    Birbal asked the（7）　 　， "Why don't you let the farmer take water from the well？You did sell the well to the farmer."

    The neighbor （8）　 　， "I did sell the well to the farmer，but not the water in it.Therefore，he has no right to get water from the well."

    Birbal asked them to come later.

    The next day，all went to the place where the well was.There Birbal said to the neighbor， "Look，you are （9）　 　right，and you sold the well not the water. （10）　 　you sold the well not the water，you have no right to keep the water in the farmer's well.Now you have two（11）　 　：Either you pay a high rent（租金）to the farmer（12）　 　take it out immediately" The neighbor realized that his plan had （13）　   .He said （14）　 　 to the farmer and went home quickly.

    Cheating will not get you （15）　 　.If you cheat，you will pay soon enough.

（1）A.believed	B.laughed	C.prevented	D.agreed
（2）A.refused	B.avoided	C.complained	D.offered
（3）A.stupid	B.surprised	C.excited	D.interested
（4）A.with	B.for	C.from	D.to
（5）A.ask for	B.wait for	C.look for	D.pay for
（6）A.oldest	B.closest	C.wisest	D.busiest
（7）A.farmer	B.neighbor	C.emperor	D.courtier
（8）A.replied	B.doubted	C.asked	D.ordered
（9）A.carefully	B.wisely	C.especially	D.completely
（10）A.Since	B.Though	C.Unless	D.Before
（11）A.decisions	B.choices	C.methods	D.directions
（12）A.and	B.but	C.or	D.nor
（13）A.succeeded	B.finished	C.failed	D.changed
（14）A.no	B.hello	C.thanks	D.sorry
（15）A.nothing	B.anything	C.something	D.everything

My mother was a nurse.She left at 5：45 a.m，so I had to wake myself up，fix breakfast，and walk to the 7：30 a.m.bus.I hated being left home alone in the（1）　　，but I especially hated having to take the bus.Mom worked the day shift so she could pick me up after school.

    One day，as we walked to our car，I saw an old man walking towards us.He（2）　　broke into a wide smile，but I didn't know him.

    "Leigh!Leigh!" he said，（3）　　my mother's name.

    "Hello，" she answered. "How are you feeling？"

    "Couldn't be better!Thanks.Now who is this lovely young person？" he asked（4）　　.

    "This is my daughter，" Mom replied，looking over to me."Jenny，can you say hello？"

    I looked at him and smiled，unsure of my（5）　.

    "Well，it is very nice to meet you.I hope you know how lucky you are!" he said.

    I looked at him in（6）　　 as I had no idea what he was talking about and I didn't feel lucky at all.

    "You have the most wonderful，caring and lovely mother，" he said. "When I was in hospital last month she took the best care of me.She made every day better.Every day.In fact，young（7）　　 I shall never forget her."

    I watched this stranger's joy in my mom.He kept thanking her and thanking her.

    Right then I suddenly（8）　　what it meant for my mom to be a nurse.She was caring for，serving，and loving those strangers，often during some of the（9）　　times in their lives.

    It wasn't the last time I witnessed someone thanking Mom or（10）　　her on her bedside manner，but it was the first time I understood why I stood at the bus stop every morning.

（1）A.morning	B.afternoon	C.evening	D.night
（2）A.smoothly	B.simply	C.suddenly	D.slowly
（3）A.writing	B.calling	C.reading	D.asking
（4）A.carefully	B.curiously	C.cheerfully	D.calmly
（5）A.looks	B.age	C.moods	D.role
（6）A.surprise	B.hope	C.doubt	D.envy
（7）A.lady	B.man	C.person	D.student
（8）A.accepted	B.explained	C.considered	D.realized
（9）A.happiest	B.darkest	C.busiest	D.warmest
（10）A.praising	B.greeting	C.attacking	D.reminding

Last summer vacation，I decided to visit Wolong in Sichuan Province.Before I started，my mom reminded me to take care of myself again and again.Because it was my first time to travel alone，I felt really （1）　 　 at first.

Wolong is a large nature reserve （自然保护区），which includes several panda bases for breeding（繁殖）and research.I stayed at a small hotel next to Wolong Panda Center

（2）　 　 I arrived.I was going to visit the center the next morning.

    Everything went （3）　　 at first the next day.I saw many （4）　　 playing in the trees.They looked so cute.I was not nervous anymore.I also tried to feed them with some bamboo.They were happy and even wanted to （5）　　 me.Later，I left the center happily.

    But while I was going back to the hotel，I lost my （6）　　.I was so worried that I nearly cried.At that moment，a（7）　 　 came up to me and asked if I needed any （8）　　.Then he showed me the way and I arrived at the hotel （9）　 　 in the end.

    The trip to Wolong not only allowed me to learn about pandas in a more satisfying way，but also to meet friendly people.This （10）　　 gives me the courage to travel alone again in the future.

（1）A.happy	B.nervous	C.helpless
（2）A.after	B.before	C.until
（3）A.wrong	B.unexpectedly	C.well
（4）A.monkeys	B.birds	C.pandas
（5）A.get close to	B.make fun of	C.say goodbye to
（6）A.money	B.ID card	C.way
（7）A.friend	B.local	C.teacher
（8）A.help	B.information	C.food
（9）A.hot	B.safely	C.tired
（10）A.feeling	B.story	C.experience

Not long ago，my daughter's leather shoes were cut by a knife.She burst into tears.I took the shoes to a shoemaker to get them repaired.

    The young shoemaker took a look at the opening and said， "There is （1）　　 I can do but change the leather."

    His master looked at them and said to me， "If you （2）　C　 me，I will add more cuts in the form of special style and reuse."

    I didn't quite know why，but I decided to （3）    　 the shoes.

    Two days later，I went there to get the shoes.At the first sight I found there were indeed five or six （4）　　 on each shoe，but all the openings were covered by soft red leather sewed （缝） with thick thread （线）.The shoes looked more special and interesting than ever.I couldn't help （5）　　 the master for his work.

    Another time，my sister's white （6）　　 had a large opening on the back.My wife took it over and checked （7）　　，and then said， "Let me take it home and repair it."

    Three days went past，and I was （8）　　to see it again：all the openings were sewed up by thin and（9）　　 thread and they looked like the ice crystal （晶体） on winter's branches （树枝） in the north.She （10）　　made a lovely snowman and a wooden house on the blouse.I said with praise，"I's just as beautiful as a piece of （11）　　 ."

    "I learned from the master.Patches （补丁） can be designed to look （12）　　." replied my wife.

    Her words taught me even more：perfection is （13）　　 to achieve in everything；patches are unavoidable （不可避免的），so is human's life，which will appear in the form of wound，disability or disease. （14）　　you can't change that，all you can do and have to do is to cover the wound by patches and try your best to make a most beautiful flower on the wound，and that is （15）　　 life teaches us.Once you understand it，you can enjoy your life better.

（1）A.something	B.nothing	C.anything	D.everything
（2）A.know	B.see	C.trust	D.like
（3）A.leave	B.buy	C.drop	D.take
（4）A.marks	B.colours	C.flowers	D.cuts
（5）A.praising	B.paying	C.inviting	D.asking
（6）A.skirt	B.dress	C.blouse	D.shirt
（7）A.carefully	B.excitedly	C.sadly	D.happily
（8）A.lucky	B.sad	C.worried	D.surprised
（9）A.black	B.white	C.red	D.yellow
（10）A.really	B.once	C.even	D.just
（11）A.art	B.ice	C.wood	D.leather
（12）A.poor	B.perfect	C.old	D.ugly
（13）A.unhelpful	B.necessary	C.important	D.impossible
（14）A.But	B.Since	C.Unless	D.So
（15）A.how	B.why	C.what	D.where

"What worries you，Tom？" asked Mrs Bell.He had a（1）　　in his hand and tears（泪水） in his eyes.

    "Our teacher asked us to recite（背诵） the poem"Little Jim'.The student who can recite it（2）　　will get a prize.But I don't think I can do it well." said Tom.

    "Why not？" asked Mrs Bell.

    "The boys say that I can't，" said Tom in a（3）　　voice.

    "Don't mind what they（4）　　.Let them see that you can do it，" said Mrs Bell.

    "But I don't think I can，" said Tom. "The poem is so long and difficult.I may not try（5）　　the prize，but I want to try my best to recite it，because the boys laugh at me.They call me ‘Slow Tom'."

    "Well，dear，" said Mrs Bell， "Look at that snail on the wall.How slow it is!Watch it.You will see it will get to the top at last.So just try a few lines each day，and you may（6）　　the prize in the end."

    Tom thought that though he could not catch up with they boys，he might run a race with the（7）　　.So he decided to try it.

    At last，the day came.The teacher called up the boys to recite the poem.After five or six boys had recited it，it was Tom's（8）　　.Most of the boys laughed at him because they thought he could（9）　　.But to their surprise，Tom did not（10）　　miss a word.His heart was full of joy when the teacher said， "Well done，Tom!" After the rest of the class had tried，the teacher said Tom had done best and he gave Tom the（11）　　.

    "And now tell us（12）　　you could recite the poem so well，" said the teacher.

    "A snail on the wall taught me how to do it，" said Tom.

    There was a loud（13）　　when Tom said this.But the teacher said， "Don't laugh!We can learn a lot from things such as snails.How did the snail teach you，Tom？"

    "I saw it crawl up the wall bit by bit.It did not stop，but went on and on.And I thought I could do the same.So I recited it bit by bit，and did not（14）　　."said Tom.

    "Well done，Tom!" said the teacher. "Now boys，let us give a good cheer for Tom and the snail on the wall." The classroom rang with a great（15）　 　.Everyone was glad that "Slow Tom" won the prize at last.

（1）A.book	B.box	C.bag	D.bottle
（2）A.worst	B.best	C.most	D.fastest
（3）A.happy	B.low	C.sad	D.loud
（4）A.make	B.say	C.show	D.see
（5）A.on	B.at	C.out	D.for
（6）A.lose	B.get	C.forget	D.meet
（7）A.monkey	B.mouse	C.snail	D.snake
（8）A.answer	B.turn	C.side	D.place
（9）A.succeed	B.spread	C.fall	D.fail
（10）A.even	B.ever	C.never	D.still
（11）A.praise	B.prize	C.problem	D.price
（12）A.how	B.when	C.where	D.whether
（13）A.cry	B.shout	C.laugh	D.music
（14）A.give up	B.pick up	C.stand up	D.get up
（15）A.sound	B.whisper	C.voice	D.cheer

Alison is my best friend.Her family won a 5﹣day stay in a mountain house.Her mom and dad said I could join.A few weeks later，we （1）　　.

    "What a great place!" Alison's dad said.

    "It's looking like a little cloudy，" said Alison's mom，looking at the sky.

    As you might have guessed，the clouds did mean （2）　 　.LOTS of rain.

    "I guess we'll have to find something else to do，"said Alison.

    We （3）　　 a couple of board games and a pack of cards.At first it was fun， （4）　 　 we ended up playing those games for about 30 hours，stopping only to eat and sleep!

    "I can not play any more，" I said on the third day. "How about we just read by ourselves for a while？"

    "I have a better idea，" said Alison. "How about we （5）　　 instead？"

    "I think a little quiet time would be nice，" I said，opening a book I had brought.

    "Oh，come on!Don't be （6）　　.I'll pick the first song，" Alison started singing.

    "Could you please leave me alone？" I snapped （怒气冲冲地说）.

    "Wow!Happily!" she sapped hack. "How about we both leave each other alone forever？!"

    This makes me think of the expression "too much of a good thing".Alison's dad said， "You know how one piece of cake tastes （7）　 　，but 10 pieces of cake is too much.Spending every second with anyone—even your favorite person—is like （8）　　 too much cake."

    "I guess that makes sense，" Alison said.She looked at （9）　. "I'm sorry for not understanding."

    "I'm sorry for snapping at you，" I said.

    The weather got way better on the fourth day，so we actually got to go outside.The hiking was really fun!The happiest part of all is that Alison and I are still great （10）　　.We just make sure to give each other some peace when we need it.

（1）A.arrived	B.left	C.ran
（2）A.snow	B.rain	C.wind
（3）A.stole	B.drew	C.found
（4）A.so	B.but	C.and
（5）A.sing	B.read	C.write
（6）A.surprising	B.exciting	C.boring
（7）A.smelly	B.delicious	C.bitter
（8）A.eating	B.buying	C.making
（9）A.her	B.him	C.me
（10）A.friends	B.students	C.players

Peter was a driver.He drove a（1）　　 for his friend John，a rich businessman.He drove John to work every day.He worked hard.But he couldn't work（2）　　he drank too much.And once he almost lost his life in the traffic accident after he got drunk.John got very（3）　　 and worried.But he really wanted to help Peter.He was poor and he had a big family to hold.He promised to stop（4）　 　 at once.John told him to be careful next time，（5）　　 he had to leave.

    One Monday morning，Peter（6）　 　 into the office with two badly burnt ears.

    "What happened to your ears？" asked John.

    "Well，"said the man."I went to watch a football（7）　　 yesterday while my wife was ironing（熨）clothes.She put the iron（熨斗）（8）　　 the telephone when she went to cook supper.Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it.Then I went into the sitting room，the telephone rang and I（9）　　 the iron!"

    "And what happened to（10）　　 ear？"

    "When I put the iron down on the table，the telephone rang again! "

（1）A.car	B.bus	C.taxi	D.train
（2）A.how	B.why	C.when	D.where
（3）A.glad	B.happy	C.excited	D.angry
（4）A.working	B.drinking	C.driving	D.smoking
（5）A.or	B.if	C.and	D.but
（6）A.broke	B.came	C.drove	D.jumped
（7）A.show	B.movie	C.coach	D.match
（8）A.on	B.in	C.near	D.opposite
（9）A.held	B.lifted	C.touched	D.answered
（10）A.other	B.another	C.the other	D.any other

As the students entered the classroom，they could all tell something was wrong.Their（1） 　 　teacher was crying.Tom was the first to ask if there was anything they could do.

 "Everything is fine，Tom，" Mrs.Williams tried to（2） 　 　as she spoke. "I've just lost something important，and I don't think I can find it. "

"What did you（3） 　 　？" Mike asked. "Maybe we can help you look for it. "

Mrs.Williams looked at their faces for some time.（4） 　 　，she answered， "Well，I left an old（5） 　 　on my desk.This newspaper belonged to（属于）my（6） 　 　.I had hoped to share something in the paper with you in today's history class.The paper is old，but it is also（7） 　 　because she gave it to me before she died.It is something my grandmother left to（8） 　 　.The newspaper was gone when I came back from lunch. "

The other students looked at each other.They（9）    　who had taken the paper and hoped nobody would do something like that.Everyone liked Mrs.Williams.No one wanted to make the teacher（10） 　 　.

Trevor went over and spoke up for the whole class. "（11） 　 　，Mrs.Williams.We will all help you.We're sure to find it（12） 　   we work together. "

Mrs.Williams smiled again at her students.She knew they might not find the missing paper，but even if they didn't，she would（13） 　 　 feel very lucky.She had a group of students who（14） 　 　 her and each other，and that was probably the best thing she could ever hope to（15） 　 　 in her life!

（1）A.English	B.history	C.maths	D.science
（2）A.cry	B.nod	C.smile	D.shout
（3）A.get	B.hear	C.lose	D.say
（4）A.Finally	B.Nervously	C.Immediately	D.Proudly
（5）A.magazine	B.newspaper	C.map	D.photo
（6）A.grandmother	B.grandfather	C.mother	D.father
（7）A.expensive	B.fantastic	C.popular	D.special
（8）A.him	B.me	C.you	D.us
（9）A.discovered	B.explained	C.imagined	D.wondered
（10）A.afraid	B.angry	C.sad	D.surprised
（11）A.I'm sorry	B.Excuse me	C.Good idea	D.Don't worry
（12）A.because	B.before	C.if	D.so
（13）A.almost	B.again	C.only	D.still
（14）A.cared about	B.depended on	C.laughed at	D.played with
（15）A.find	B.learn	C.make	D.teach