初中英语完型填空

A tone﹣deaf（五音不全）teenager has surprised his family by suddenly being able to play music while after suffering a concussion （脑震荡）．Gordon，a high school student，now can play 13instruments ﹣（1） 　　he has never learned music．

As a small child，he loved sports，dreamed of playing lacrosse （长曲棍球） as a career， and had no （2） 　　in music．"He really had no musical （3） 　　，" his mother told the reporter．"When he played lacrosse with a local team in Grade Six，he （4） 　　backwards and hurt the back of his head （5） 　　the ground．""I remember （6） 　　and then I felt really dazed （恍惚的），" he told the reporter．"I didn' t really understand something（7） 　　had happened．"The doctors told him he could return to the （8） 　　．He did so，but unluckily he went on to suffer （9） 　　couple of hard hits to the head，which sent him to the hospital again．

After that the doctors told him he couldn' t play sports any more，but there was one good side effect： his new﹣found （10） 　　．"Now I can play many instruments，such as piano，guitar and violin．Music is the thing that gets me up in the morning，"he said．

（1）A．so	B．and	C．because	D．though
（2）A．interest	B．interested	C．interesting	D．interestedly
（3）A．problem	B．difficulty	C．instrument	D．talent
（4）A．falls	B．felt	C．fell	D．was falling
（5）A．above	B．below	C．along	D．against
（6）A．getting up	B．giving up	C．to get up	D．to give up
（7）A．good	B．bad	C．wonderful	D．boring
（8）A．classroom	B．hospital	C．concert	D．field
（9）A．another	B．other	C．the other	D．others
（10）A．hobby	B．illness	C．habit	D．skill

At the beginning of the new school year， every child was given a job． It was（1） 　 　most exciting thing for the children in class． As some jobs were more interesting than （2） 　， the children hoped to get one of the best． Rita was a kind and quiet girl． Last year she got the best job to look after the class dog． She did it （3） 　 　．

This year each child got one of the normal jobs， （4） 　 　preparing the books for the lessons， cleaning the blackboard or looking after one of the pets． But to Rita's （5） 　 　， her job was very different． She was given a little box （6） 　 　some sand and one ant． Although the teacher explained that this ant was very special， Rita could not（7）___ 　feeling disappointed．

"I will turn this little task into something great，" Rita said to（8） 　 　． She started to study everything about the little ant， gave it the best food and made the box perfect． In the end the ant grew much bigger． One day， the teacher said that Rita's class had been chosen（9） 　 　to the tropical（热带的）rainforest with Doctor Martines to study all kinds of insects in summer， because the class had cared for the little ant best．

The class（10） 　 　joy． Everyone thanked Rita for being so patient． And children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to have responsibility even in what seems the smallest tasks．

（1）A．a	B． an	C． the	D． 不填
（2）A． other	B． others	C． the other	D． another
（3）A． perfectly	B． carelessly	C． sadly	D． happily
（4）A． next to	B． look like	C． as if	D． such as
（5）A． surprise	B． surprised	C． moved	D． moving
（6）A． through	B． without	C． with	D． except
（7）A． think	B． say	C． tell	D． help
（8）A． her	B． herself	C． him	D． himself
（9）A． to go	B． gone	C． went	D． going
（10）A． full	B． was full of	C． was filled	D． fill

Mr． Jackson was our science teacher． On the first day of class， he gave us a talk about an animal called wampus． He told us that the wampus lived on earth millions of years ago during the Ice Age and died out because of the change of climate （气候）． We all listened carefully and took （1） ____ of everything he said． Later we had a（2）____．

When the exam paper was（3）____ to me， I was surprised and sad． There was a big red "X" through each of my answers． I failed． But how come？（4）____ on the test paper， I had written down （5）____ Mr． Jackson said in class．

Then I realized that no one（6）____ the exam at all． What had happened？

"Very simple，" Mr． Jackson explained． "I had made up all that story about the wampus． There had never been any such animal， so the information in your notes was not correct． Do you expect to get（7）____ marks for incorrect answers？"

There was no need to say we were（8）____． What kind of test was this？ What kind of teacher was he？

How could we believe he gave us so much information about an animal that had not been there at all？ How was it possible （9）____ us students to doubt what the teacher taught us？

"The zeros on your papers will be（10）____ in your grade books，" he said． And he did it．

Through this （11）____， Mr． Jackson hoped that we would learn something． Teachers and books are not always（12）____． In fact， no one is． He told us not to let our mind go to sleep． Instead， we should keep thinking all the time and speak up if we think there are （13）　____ in our teachers' words or in books．

We should （14）____ the habit of doubting， and the ability to decide by ourselves． What a special（15）____ he gave us!

（1）A． books	B． notes	C． supports	D． messages
（2）A． discussion	B． question	C． test	D． plan
（3）A． returned	B． directed	C． added	D． compared
（4）A． Anyway	B． Luckily	C． Anywhere	D． Bravely
（5）A． when	B． whether	C． why	D． what
（6）A． refused	B． pushed	C． passed	D． praised
（7）A． useful	B． high	C． exact	D． low
（8）A． polite	B． glad	C． modern	D． angry
（9）A． with	B． over	C． for	D． of
（10）A． recorded	B． described	C． collected	D． circled
（11）A． experience	B． notice	C． introduction	D． progress
（12）A． interesting	B． right	C． active	D． silent
（13）A． decisions	B． reasons	C． points	D． mistakes
（14）A． repeat	B． risk	C． develop	D． move
（15）A． report	B． promise	C． model	D． lesson

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 shame at her appearance． Although she was a beautifu woman， there was a serious scar（伤疤）that （3）____ nearly the entire right side of her face．The boy never wanted to （4）____ why or how she got the scar to others．

At the meeting， the people loved his mother for her （5）____ and natural beauty though she had the serious scar， but the little boy was still hot with shame and hid himself from veryone． However， he （6）____ of a   conversation between his mother and his teacher by chance．The teacher asked（7）____， "How did you get the scar on your face？ "The mother replied ， "（8）____ my son was a baby， he was in a room that was on fire．

Everyone was too（9）____ to go in， so I went in． As I was （10）____ towards his bed， I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself （11）____ him trying to protect him． I was knocked down． But luckily， a fireman came in and （12）____ both of us．" She touched the burned side of her face． "This scar will be lasting， but to this day， I have never （13）____ what I did"

By this time， the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes． He （14）____Her a big hug and thanked her for what she had done． From then on， he （15）____ minded the scar on his mother 's face．

（1）A．pleasure	B． disappointment	C．agreement	D．excitement
（2）A．noticed	B． greeted	C accepted	D． met
（3）A included	B passed	C． covered	D． brushed
（4）A． talk about	B． think about	C． worry about	D． hear about
（5）A． sadness	B． kindness	C． fashion	D． illness
（6）A． understood	B． heard	C． reported	D． cheered
（7）A． carefully	B． seriously	C． nervously	D． exactly
（8）A．B ecause	B． Since	C． While	D． When
（9）A． afraid	B． brave	C． tired	D． active
（10）A． walking	B． running	C． coming	D going
（11）A． behind	B． over	C． below	D． beside
（12）A．refused	B． saved	C． pulled	D． praised
（13）A．forgot	B． realized	C． considered	D． regretted
（14）A．gave	B． got	C． let	D． made
（15）A．ever	B． sometimes	C．never	D． always

When I was in the third grade， I was picked to be the king in the school play．

For weeks my mother helped me（41）______my sentences． But once during a show， every word （42）______ from my head． My teacher asked me to （43）______roles and be the narrator（解说员）．（44）______ I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day， she felt my（45）　______and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard．

It was a lovely spring day． We could see dandelions（蒲公英） coming out through the grass， just like a painter had touched our woods and fields with bits of gold． "I think I am going to dig up all the wild grass，" my mother said． "But，" I said， "I like dandelions， all flowers are beautiful ﹣﹣ even dandelions!" My mother looked at me seriously． "Yes， every flower shines in （46）______ own way． And that is true of people， too．" She said． She had guessed my pain． I started to cry and told her the（47）______． "You will be a beautiful narrator， I'm sure，" my mother said．

Over the next few weeks， I learned to take（48）______ in the role． The big day finally came． A few minutes （49）______ the play， my teacher came over to me． "Your mother asked me to give this to you，" she said， handing me a （50）______． After the play， I took the flower home， laughing that I was perhaps the only person that would keep such wild grass．

41．A．write	B．listen	C．practice	D．teach
42．A．disappeared	B．spread	C．forgot	D．left
43．A．get	B．change	C．take	D．play
44．A．And	B．But	C．If	D．Though
45．A．illness	B．fearlessness	C．kindness	D．unhappiness
46．A．it	B．its	C．it's	D．itself
47．A．memory	B．discovery	C．truth	D．accident
48．A．action	B．turns	C．risks	D．pride
49．A．before	B．after	C．during	D．with
50．A．note	B．dandelion	C．sunflower	D．dictionary

"Problems and worries are normal （正常）in life，"says Laura．"But I think talking to someone helps a lot．If we don't talk to someone，we'll certainly feel （1） 　　．"

Laura once lost her （2） 　　，and worried for days．She was afraid to tell her parents about it．She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn't have any money．She just kept （3） 　　of the problem again and again in her mind．"If I tell my parents，they'll be angry！"But in the end，she talked to her parents and they were really （4） 　　．Her dad said that he （5） 　　made careless mistakes himself．They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more careful．"I will always remember to （6） 　　my problems in the future!"Laura says．

Robert Hunt advises students about common （7） 　　．He feels the same way as Laura．"It is best not to avoid our problems．We should always try to solve them．"He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to．This person doesn't need to be an expert （专家）like himself．Students often forget that their parents have more （8） 　　than them，and are always there to （9） 　　them．

In English，we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half．So you're halfway to solving a problem if you talk to （10） 　　about it．

（1）A．better	B．happier	C．worse	D．cleverer
（2）A．wallet	B．bike	C．money	D．phone
（3）A．hoping	B．thinking	C．wishing	D．expecting
（4）A．seeing	B．knowing	C．learning	D．understanding
（5）A．sometimes	B．always	C．never	D．seldom
（6）A．cover	B．share	C．guess	D．stop
（7）A．questions	B．answers	C．ideas	D．problems
（8）A．friendship	B．love	C．truth	D．experience
（9）A．help	B．beat	C．hurt	D．fail
（10）A．none	B．someone	C．each	D．no one

Judy was a disabled （残疾的）girl．She had no arms when she was born．So she had to do many things with her feet．There were many questions about （26） 　　she could live a normal life．However her father had full confidence in （27） 　　．With the support of her parents and family，she became confident in herself and continued to explore across theworld，with her （28） 　　．

As a child，Judy studied （29） 　　in her home town．When the first performance arrived，she asked herself to be put in the （30） 　　row．Her dance teacher told her there was no back row．Nervously，she appeared on the stage with the other students and performed （31） 　　．When she finished，the applause （喝彩）from the audience gave her encouragement and the confidence to （32） 　　dancing for 14 years．

After graduating from high school，she attended the University of Arizona，where she got a bachelor's degree in Psychology （心理学）．When （33） 　　her degree，she explains that the way people think has a greater influence on her life than a physical limitation．

Judy's most famous accomplishment （成就） was learning how to （34） 　　．She received the Guinness World Record 35 　　being the first person permitted to fly an airplane with only her feet．

Now Judy works as a lecturer．She travels the world sharing her story and encouraging pople to be creative and confident．She often says，"Think outside the shoes．"

26．A．what	B．whether	C．that	D．why
27．A．them	B．us	C．him	D．her
28．A．feet	B．arms	C．legs	D．mouth
29．A．guitar	B．song	C．art	D．dance
30．A．front	B．back	C．middle	D．right
31．A．terribly	B．simply	C．well	D．badly
32．A．stop	B．continue	C．start	D．teach
33．A．talking about	B．talking with	C．talking to	D．talking back
34．A．drive	B．act	C．ride	D．fly
35．A．for	B．to	C．in	D．with

The Readers is a popular TV show．It invites different people to read aloud on the stage．The （16） 　　also tells the moving storics behind those people．They can read everything （17） 　　poems，books，and letters．By reading aloud，the words on the paper come to （18） 　　．

Many people are fans of the show．They begin to （19） 　　reading aloud at home．Now，the show gives people a （20） 　　place to read across China．It is a reading pavilion（朗读亭）．They are in many cities，including Shanghai，Hangzhou and Xi'an．

The pavilion is very （21） 　　．Only one person can come into it each time．There is a microphone in it and it （22） 　　people's voices．Everyone can read for three minutes in the pavilion．They can read （23） 　　they like．The show will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV．

People of all （24） 　　read in the pavilion．"Reading should be just like singing and talking，"said Dong Qing，the producer of the show．"We can express our true （25） 　　by reading aloud．"

16．A．show	B．lesson	C．research	D．play
17．A．in	B．such as	C．with	D．at
18．A．light	B．reason	C．life	D．purpose
19．A．mind	B．keep	C．finish	D．enjoy
20．A．special	B．strange	C．beaut iful	D．wonderful
21．A．wide	B．small	C．tall	D．big
22．A．makes	B．uses	C．records	D．improves
23．A．nothing	B．everything	C．someone	D．everyone
24．A．comers	B．others	C．ages	D．passers﹣by
25．A．feelings	B．points	C．spirits	D．aims

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Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu，part of today's Shandong Province．September 28th is his birthday．（41） 　 　he was born over 2，000 years ago，people still remember him on this day．

His childhood was sad．His father （42） 　 　when he was only 3 and he had to work to help his mother．But young Confucius didn't （43） 　 　studying．He visited many famous teachers and learned music，history，poetry and sports．

Later，he became a teacher and started the （44） 　 　private school in Chinese history．At that time，only children from rich families could go to school，but Confucius believed （45） 　 　should go to school if they wanted to learn．He had about 3，000 students in his lifetime．

Today，people still follow his（46） 　 　．He told us that each person has something worthy to learn and teach．"When I am with three people，one of them must be （47） 　 　than me in some areas．I choose their good qualities（品质）and follow them．I take their bad qualities and change them in myself．"

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study．"All study but no thinking makes people puzzled（迷惑）．All thinking but no study makes people（48） 　 　．"

Confucius is not only a great teacher but also a famous（49） 　 　with wise thoughts about the world and society．His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners．"A kind person should care for others．Be strict（50） 　 　yourself，but be kind to others．"He said．

41．A．Because	B．After	C．Although	D．Since
42．A．die	B．died	C．dead	D．death
43．A．give up	B．pick up	C．take off	D．put off
44．A．one	B．two	C．first	D．second
45．A．none	B．someone	C．no one	D．everyone
46．A．thoughts	B．news	C．ways	D．messages
47．A．good	B．well	C．better	D．best
48．A．lazily	B．beautifully	C．lazy	D．beautiful
49．A．scientist	B．thinker	C．engineer	D．explorer
50．A．at	B．for	C．of	D．with

It was the final game for my eight﹣year﹣old son's soccer team．Near the end of the match，the score was two to one my son's team being ahead．Parents surrounded the playground，offering（36） 　 　．

There were less than ten seconds（37） 　 　and the ball stopped in front of my son's teammate，Mickey．With cheering shouts（38） 　 　the field，Mickey went back a little and kick the ball with everything he had．All around me the crowd became crazy and（39） 　 　．Mickey had（40） 　 　．

Then there was a compete（41） 　 　．Mickey had scored，but in the wrong gate，the（42） 　 　went into the gate of my son's team，ending the game in a draw（平局）．You see，Mickey has a serious（43） 　 　in his head，which makes his IQ lower that of normal children of the same age．And for him，he didn't understand what a wrong goal was．All goals were（44） 　 　by a happy hug from Mickey．He had been known to hug the players whom he was fighting against when they scored．

The silence was（45） 　 　broken when Mickey，his face（46） 　 　with joy，caught my son，hugged him and shouted，"I scored! I scored．Everybody won! Everybody won! "For a moment I held my breath，not sure how my son would do and say，In fact，I didn't（47） 　 　to worried．I watched through tears，When I found my son raised his hand and started call out（48） 　 　，"Well done，Mickey!" Soon，member from both teams got around Mickey，（49） 　 　him on his goal．

Later that night，when my daughter asked（50） 　 　had won，"Everybody won"． I smiled and replied．

36．A．encouragement	B．instruction	C．management	D．competition
37．A．useful	B．alive	C．gone	D．left
38．A．between	B．against	C．across	D．past
39．A．excited	B．interested	C．surprised	D．embarrassed
40．A．checked	B．scored	C．returned	D．tired
41．A．Independence	B．victory	C．silence	D．relation
42．A．ball	B．guide	C．player	D．crowd
43．A．idea	B．mistake	C．illness	D．sense
44．A．wasted	B．celebrated	C．remembered	D．reminded
45．A．partly	B．seriously	C．deeply	D．finally
46．A．covered	B．filled	C．appeared	D．shared
47．A．choose	B．forget	C．mean	D．need
48．A．strongly	B．softly	C．wildly	D．privately
49．A．pushing	B．complaining	C．interviewing	D．congratulating
50．A．who	B．which	C．when	D．where．

Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads．Sometimes the drivers drive too（41） 　 　　or do not drive carefully enough．Some of them（42） 　 　the traffic rules and cause accidents．

According to some researches，it is usually the pedestrians步行者who cause the （43） 　 　．A lot of road users are very careless．They walk or run across the roads（44） 　 　the cars．They walk in the roads but not on the walkways．They get into or out of cars in the middle of the road．Some do not take the trouble to（45） 　 　green lights and simply cross the roads against the red lights.

Many people think accidents often happen in busy roads in large cities，but this is not（46） 　 　true．（47） 　 　，Tokyo is one of the world's largest cities and probably one of the busiest cities however，there are（48） 　 　accidents to pedestrians．The reason is that the police there are very strict and the pedestrians are very careful．Pedestrians never cross against a red light and they always follow traffic rules．

Do you know alcohol酒精is another main cause of traffic accidents？It delays people's response．Those who have drunk alcohol are（49） 　 　in making decisions．They need a few more（50） 　 　to react （ 反应 ）．Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers．It is not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking．Drunken pedestrians may put their lives in danger as well．

41．A．slow	B．fast	C．slowly	D．carefully
42．A．make	B．remember	C．follow	D．break
43．A．problems	B．accidents	C．games	D．results
44．A．at the end of	B．in the centre of	C．in front of	D．on top of
45．A．wait for	B．worry about	C．turn on	D．point out
46．A．never	B．often	C．always	D．sometimes
47．A．In addition	B．For example	C．By the way	D．On the other hand
48．A．few	B．many	C．enough	D．some
49．A．slow	B．active	C．interested	D．excited
50．A．days	B．hours	C．minutes	D．seconds

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many centuries．In fact，an English dictionary you（26） 　 　today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty（清朝）．Three men did most of the important（27） 　 　work on dictionaries．They spent nearly all their lives trying to （28） 　 　words for their dictionaries．For them，It was a wonderful journey．The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary．The（29） 　 　for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857．Twenty﹣two years later，Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary．

Murray had never been to（30） 　 　．At the age of fourteen，he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank．（31） 　 　he became a great teacher．After Oxford give him the job，Murray had a small house （32） 　 　in his garden to do the work．Every morning，Mary got out of bed at five o'clock and（33） 　 　in the small house several hours before breakfast．Often he would work into the night．Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years．But after five years，he was（34） 　 　adding words for the letter "A"! He worked on the dictionary（35） 　 　he was very old．

Forty﹣four years later，In 1928，other editors finished the dictionary．

26．A．write	B．use	C．copy	D．miss
27．A. early	B．boring	C．easy	D．difficult
28．A. spell	B．collect	C．invent	D．make
29．A．way	B．use	C．idea	D．prize
30．A．school	B．cinema	C．village	D．college
31．A．Ever since	B．Since then	C．So far	D．Later
32．A．built	B．sold	C．broken	D．drawn
33．A．read	B．wrote	C．worked	D．thought
34．A．already	B．still	C．usually	D．always
35．A．if	B．because	C．until	D．unless

Students are always asked to do much homework，Have you read the following passages？

You'd better not work when you're very hungry．If you（16） 　 　your homework right after school，you may have a snack before getting to work．Always do your homework（17） 　 　you get tired．（18） 　 　wait until very late in the evening，or the homework will seem much（19） 　 　 than it really is．

Break your time into manageable（易处理的） period．If you have more than（20） 　 　，give yourself a break after an hour．On the other hand，don't break it up（21） 　 　that you can't get anything done．You should be able to work at least half an hour at a time（22） 　 　．Don't put it off until the last（23） 　 　．If you put off doing your homework，you will always think of it，and you won't enjoy your （24） 　 　so much．If you put it off until the end of the week or until right before a test，you will have too much work to do for the exam．

A little bit each night，enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school，will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it all．Do your homework（25） 　 　every day．This will help you make it a habit．It will make it easier to do，and it will make free time more enjoyable as well．

16．A．decide to do	B．decided doing	C．have done	D．did
17．A．after	B．when	C．because	D．before
18．A．Not	B．Please	C．Don't	D．Always
19．A．harder	B．hard	C．easy	D．easier
20．A．one hour work	B．an hour work	C．a work of an hour	D．an hour's work
21．A．so much	B．so little	C．so often	D．so well
22．A．with a stop	B．without stopping	C．stopping	D．stop
23．A．week	B．hour	C．minute	D．day
24．A．lunch	B．free time	C．meals	D．snack
25．A．at a time	B．in a short time	C．once	D．at the same time．

It was the junior high prom（毕业舞会）night．I sat in the car waiting for my son to come out．Seeing him（36） 　 　a tuxedo（燕尾服）for the first time，my feelings were mixed．（37） 　 　I realized it，he had become a teenager．The moment he got into the car，he couldn't wait to share the prom with me．A smile（38） 　 　across my face．

"This is the（39） 　 　night I have ever had，"he said．He began telling the story just like（40） 　 　a bag of beans．"I was talking with Jane when we saw a girl standing off into a dark corner alone，crying．Jane asked me to go dancing with the girl，but I said that Jane was（41） 　 　because I didn't even know who the girl was．Jane wouldn't stop and said that I had a（n）（42）    to do something special by dancing with the girl．I knew why she was crying．Everybody could see that she was a little overweight and（43） 　 　invited her to dance．I wanted to．but I was afraid that I'd be laughed at．What if she turned me（44）     ．It took me a lot of（45） 　 　to go over and ask if she wanted to dance．She said yes and we walked out to the dance floor．I felt my face turned red，but it was（46） 　 　and I didn't think others noticed．I thought everyone was looking at us，（47）    no one laughed and we danced the whole dance．What happened next was unexpected．

After I danced with the girl，a lot of guys started dancing with girls（48） 　 　hadn't danced yet．It was only three minutes，but I was happy that I did something （49） 　 　tonight．I learned something，too．"

I could see tears in his eyes．I gave my son a hug and told him，"I'm so（50） 　 　you．"

36．A．on	B．in	C．with	D．a
37．A．After	B．As	C．Because	D．Before
38．A．set	B．stopped	C．spread	D．saved
39．A．best	B．worst	C．longest	D．shortest
40．A．filling	B．picking	C．buying	D．emptying
41．A．crazy	B．nice	C．lucky	D．careless
42．A．right	B．chance	C．ability	D．interest
43．A．everybody	B．somebody	C．nobody	D．anybody
44．A．off	B．out	C．over	D．down
45．A．patience	B．courage	C．energy	D．face
46．A．dark	B．bright	C．cold	D．noisy
47．A．so	B．or	C．and	D．but
48．A．which	B．who	C．what	D．whose
49．A．strange	B．interesting	C．special	D．difficult
50．A．proud of	B．worried about	C．angry with	D．interested in

My friend Richard went far to work， so he asked me to take care of his yard in the mountains．He worked hard and often kept the yard（1） 　　without any grass． But I was too lazy to sweep the fallen leaves，and I（2） 　　pluck（拔）grass， allowing it to grow rapidly． In the early （3） 　　， in March， the leaves were green and soft． A month later， when the leaves spread quickly， I discovered they were like wild orchids （兰花） in the forest．

As the summer came， the "grass" really lowered． The flowers looked like those forest orchids，（4） 　　they were yellow， unlike those people or brown red forest orchids． I picked one flower， then went to find I friend who studied（5） 　　． As soo0 as my friend saw it he asked me（6） 　　I picked it． "I's amazing!" He（7） 　　explained， "This kind of orchid is hard to find． Now it is worth at least 10，000 dollars each． "

I told the good news to Richard． He was（8） 　　． After s while he said gently， he saw the orchid in the yard every year， but he thought it was common grass， so he always plucked it． He said， "I could（9） 　　， it would flowers a few years before．" Yes， all of us might miss some rare（稀有的） orchids in our own lives． We don't give them the time to lower to prove their value，

Give the "grass" time to lower and give everybody a（10） 　　to prove his value． Don't pluck a leave of any "grass" or negate （否定） a person rudely and how many "are orchids" we will get in our lives!

（1）A． wild	B． clean	C． dry	D． dirty
（2）A． sometimes	B． often	C． never	D． always
（3）A． spring	B． summer	C． autumn	D． winter
（4）A．so	B． but	C． then	D．or
（5）A． colors	B． rivers	C． seasons	D． plants
（6）A． that	B． why	C． where	D． who
（7）A． proudly	B． successfully	C． carelessly	D． excitedly
（8）A． worried	B． surprised	C． seared	D． relaxed
（9）A． wait	B．get	C． take	D． make
（10）A． tree	B． yard	C． flower	D． chance