初中英语完型填空

Blue whales are the largest animals in the world．But they are amazing（1） 　　because of their huge size， but their slow heartbeat．

For the first time， scientists have researched the（2） 　　of a blue whale．They found （3） 　　when blue whales dive（潜水） for food， their heart rates（心率） are as（4） 　　as 2 beats per （每） minute（bpm）．Scientists used to（5） 　　that their diving heart rate was 15 bpm．When the whales go to the ocean's（6） 　　to breathe， their heart rate is between 25 and 37 bpm．

Usually， the larger an animal is，（7） 　　its heart beats， since it takes more time to pump （输送） blood around（8） 　　body．Shrews， the smallest mammals（哺乳动物） ， have a heart rate of up to 1，000 bpm．Humans usually stay between 60 and 100 bpm．

（9） 　　slowing their heart rate， blue whales can send more blood to the muscles（肌肉） that they use（10） 　　．These muscles become stronger， allowing the whales to dive for longer periods of time．

（1）A．neither	B．either	C．not only	D．although
（2）A．heartbeat	B．body size	C．diving	D．food
（3）A．it	B．that	C．once	D．if
（4）A．many	B．little	C．fast	D．slow
（5）A．regard	B．expect	C．think	D．doubt
（6）A．bottom	B．surface	C．center	D．side
（7）A．the slower	B．slower	C．the faster	D．faster
（8）A．it's	B．its	C．his	D．her
（9）A．By	B．In	C．On	D．At
（10）A．to pump blood	B．to eat	C．to breathe	D．to dive

Nowadays， phone calls and messages help us get in touch with others． It means that we seldom write letters now． But a TV show， Letters Alive （《见字如面》）， is bringing back this old habit．

Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses， but there are no funny jokes or competitions． It's just one person walking up to a microphone and reading a letter． The letters were written by people from different times in history． For example， in one period， they read a letter written by famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941． The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future．

"Every letter opens another world for us，" according to Guan Zhangwen， the director of the TV show． "We can also touch the heart of the writers'．" Since its first period on Dec． 5， Letters Alive has been widely praised． Many audiences （观众） said that it had provided a breath of fresh air to today's TV shows．

Besides Letters Alive， some other cultural TV shows have also been well received by Chinese audiences． Chinese Poetry Conference is a traditional Chinese poetry competition． And Readers invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote． It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest．

（1）Letters Alive， a TV show， invites famous people to 　　．

A．	tell audiences jokes
B．	read and share letters
C．	walk up to a microphone to sing
D．	take part in different competitions

（2）According to the passage， which sentence is RIGHT？ 　　

A．	Xiao Hong missed her brother but had no hopes for his future．
B．	The heart of the writers' can be touched by reading letters．
C．	Letters Alive is not popular enough to audiences．
D．	Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems．

（3）How many cultural TV shows are there in the passage？ 　　

A．	One．
B．	Two．
C．	Three．
D．	Four．

（4）Chinese audiences 　　these cultural TV shows．

A．	like
B．	dislike
C．	show no interest in
D．	doubt about

（5）Which is the best title for the passage？ 　　

A．	Phones Have Taken the Place of Letters
B．	Welcome to Our Cultural TV Shows
C．	Letters Make Us Communicate
D．	Cultural TV Shows Are Becoming Popular

You may know the English letters A， B and C． But do you know there are people called ABCs？ You may like eating bananas．But do you know there are such people with the name of "banana persons"？ Are these people from "another planet （星球）"？ No． They are just Chinese people like you and me．

ABC means American﹣born﹣Chinese． An ABC is a Chinese， but was born in the United States． Sometimes， people call an ABC a "banana person"． A banana is yellow outside and white inside． So， a "banana person" is white inside ﹣﹣ thinking like a westerner and yellow outside ﹣﹣ looking like a Chinese．

Do you know why？ Usually， ABCs know little about China or Chinese language． Most of them don't speak Chinese． Also， they are not interested in Chinese politics （政治）． But if ABCs can't speak Chinese． can we still call them Chinese people？ Yes， of course． They are Chinese． They are overseas （海外的） Chinese． These people may be citizens （公民） of other countries like the US， Canada or Singapore． But they have Chinese blood． Their parents， grandparents or even great﹣grandparents were from China． They all have black eyes and black hair． But they are not Chinese citizens． They are not people of China． For example， we all know the famous scientist C．N． Yang （杨振宁）． He got the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957． Chinese people love him． But he is an American citizen．

（1）"ABC" in this passage means " 　　"．

A．	a kind of banana
B．	three English letters
C．	American﹣born﹣Chinese
D．	Chinese﹣born﹣America

（2）Chinese born in western countries are called "banana persons" because 　　.

A．	their bodies are white inside but yellow outside
B．	they think like westerners but look like Chinese
C．	they were born in China but go to study in America
D．	they were born in America but work in China

（3）The underlined word "blood" may probably mean 　　in the passage．

A．	血统
B．	洪水
C．	血样
D．	流血

（4）C． N． Yang is mentioned here to show that 　　．

A．	American Chinese are great
B．	Chinese people can win Nobel Prize
C．	American Chinese aren't Chinese citizens
D．	we don't like him

（5）This passage mainly talks about 　　．

A．	Chinese
B．	the Nobel Prize
C．	the story ofC.N．Yang
D．	the meaning of "ABC"

Our children grew up on peanut butter （花生酱） and jelly （果酱） sandwiches． The delicious jelly made them （1） 　　， and homemade was the best choice． I wasn't the jelly maker in this big family． My（2） 　　was． It was always there． Jelly making was just a way of life for her． She （3） 　　did it， following the same steps﹣from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the shelf．

In April， my mother left us forever． We decided to （4） 　　potted things in the house． Each of us chose from the many pots of tomato juice， green beans and jelly． The other day I （5） 　　the jelly for a quick sandwich． I suddenly（6） 　　something that I had not paid attention to before． This was the last pot we would have from my mother's loving hands． Our children had never known a day without their grandmother's jelly． It seemed like such a small thing，（7） 　　it was a great treasure． Holding the last pot in my hand， my （8） 　　traveled back to the old days． I saw her crying on my wedding （婚礼）． I saw her （9） 　　and hugging our children．

I put the jelly back on the shelf． No longer was it just a pot of jelly．（10） 　　it was there， my mother would always live on．

（1）A． angry	B． disappointed	C． pleased	D． sad
（2）A sister	B． father	C． husband	D． mother
（3）A． never	B． always	C． hardly	D． seldom
（4）A． divide	B． sell	C． spare	D． waste
（5）A． ran away	B． took out	C． threw away	D． put away
（6）A． searched	B． created	C． discovered	D． realized
（7）A． or	B． and	C． but	D． so
（8）A． hair	B． memories	C． hands	D． head
（9）A． beating	B． picking	C． kissing	D． spreading
（10）A． As long as	B． As far as	C． As well as	D． As soon as

Everyone gets angry．Many things may make you angry．Maybe your teacher gave you too much

homework．Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite video game and then broke it．You may get

angry when something doesn't go your way．Maybe you get mad at yourself when your team loses an important game．Or may be you become a road rager（路怒族）when a driver accidentally cuts in front of you．That makes you angry!You need to know what to do with your anger．Here are some things you can do when you feel angry：

*Talk to a friend you can trust．

*Count to ten．

*Get or give a hug．

*Take some exercise．

*Draw a picture of your anger．

*Play a video game．

*Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can．

*Sing along with the CD player．

*Think good thoughts（ maybe about a fun vacation or your favorite sport ）．

*Take a bike ride，go skating，play basketball﹣do something active!

Never getting angry is impossible．But when you are angry，you can do something and it can

make things better or worse．Don't let anger be the boss of you．Be in control of it!

46．In the passage，the writer gives us 　　pieces of advice．

A．	ten
B．	eleven
C．	twelve
D．	thirteen

47．The underlined part"when something doesn't go your way"probably means 　　

A．	when you get lost
B．	when you are on a wrong way
C．	when you meet with something difficult
D．	when things don't go as you imagine

48．If you run around the outside of your house five times，and your house is a circ le of 260 metes，so you'll run 　　．

A．	1，300 kilometers
B．	1，300 meters
C．	1，360 kilometers
D．	1，360 meters

49．As for doing with anger，which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？ 　　

A．	Talk to a friend you believe．
B．	Get a hug．
C．	Have a fight with a friend
D．	Think good thoughts．

50．The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	how to deal with your anger
B．	letting anger be the boss of you
C．	doing something active when you're angry
D．	drinking more water when you're angry．

Jenny，from Germany，spent some time traveling in India．While she was there，she stayed with her Indian friend，Leela．However，there were language problems．It was very（36） 　　for her to communicate in the new environment，which was very different（37） 　　that of her own country．

One day，together with Leela，Jenny went to（38） 　　an orphanage（ 孤儿院）．All the children

there were very young．At first，Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with

hem．She went over to the children（39） 　　and sat beside them．After some time，one of the

children（40） 　　her．She felt a little relaxed and smiled back．Then she went close to the child．She slowly put her am around the child and started（41） 　　a song in German．The child kept smiling

and started repeating the words after her．The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang，but the rhythm（节奏）was the same．Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again．Wanting to join in the（42） 　　，another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm．'Then more children joined．They（43） 　　many smiles together．

From the other side of the hall，Leela was smiling and watching them．Noticing leela's eyes on her，Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart："See，I don't have any language problems．We（44） 　　speak and communicate!"At that moment，she understood：we're all simple human，

and we have the．（45） 　　to connect with each other．

36．A．nice	B．dangerous	C．difficult	D．easy
37．A．from	B．for	C．of	D．away
38．A．show	B．visit	C．build	D．improve
39．A．slowly	B．early	C．hardly	D．easily
40．A．looked at	B．laughed at	C．shouted at	D．smiled at
41．A．singing	B．writing	C．saying	D．playing
42．A．club	B．talk	C．fun	D．dance
43．A．forgot	B．remembered	C．shared	D．missed
44．A．can	B．must	C．need	D．should
45．A．pressure	B．mistake	C．custom	D．ability

As a child，I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others．

I still remember it was an early autumn．Some （1） 　　 started to turn yellow and the weather became cool．One day，as I was getting ready for school，my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest（背心）instead of （2） 　　．At that time，I was getting to have a （3） 　　 size than my father，so when I put on the vest，I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was（4） 　　 by my mother，but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry．My mother said sorry with a smile，but I shouted at her （5） 　　 thinking much． I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it．I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house （6） 　　 my mother could stop me．

Later，my mother shared her bad feelings with my father，"See what your son has done．"Instead of saying he would scold （责备）or beat me，my father （7） 　　 asked my mother to mend the vest． Later when my mother told me about my father's response（反应），I felt terribly sorry for my bad behavior（行为）．My father's gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would （8） 　　forget．

On that day，I decided not to let anger （9） 　　 me any longer． Of course，there are times when I am angry． However，whenever that happens，I will try to remember my father's （10） 　　．It always reminds（提醒）me to think about others' feelings when I get angry．

（1）A．books	B．walls	C．photos	D．leaves
（2）A．hers	B．his	C．mine	D．ours
（3）A．thinner	B．smaller	C．larger	D．shorter
（4）A．given	B．made	C．shown	D．chosen
（5）A．without	B．about	C．with	D．of
（6）A．after	B．before	C．when	D．since
（7）A．sadly	B．angrily	C．bravely	D．quietly
（8）A．never	B．often	C．always	D．sometimes
（9）A．forget	B．help	C．leave	D．control
（10）A．vest	B．school	C．anger	D．mistake

I had nothing for breakfast that morning． I was so （1） 　　that I could hear my stomach growling（咕咕叫）when Mr． Katter was lecturing on Asia history． So when the bell rang， I rushed to the dining hall at once． Minutes later， I stood in front of the counter（收银台）， holding a tray（托盘） full of food．

"Three dollars，" the lunch lady told me． I reached my hand into my （2） 　　and felt nothing． The schoolbag was empty． I searched again． Still nothing． I was almost certain I put three bills in it last night． I put the schoolbag on the floor to search for the money again． As I finally （3） 　　the money wasn't there， I could feel the（4） 　　and fear washing over me．

Feeling quite（5） 　　I didn't notice that another person had stepped up to the counter． When I finally looked up to tell the lunch lady my （6） 　　．

"I'm sorry． I don't have any money with me．"

"Honey， he paid for your lunch． You're good．" the lunch lady said as she pointed to the direction the boy had gone．

I missed the chance to（7） 　　him． He was nameless to me． He didn't （8） 　　know me． But he paid for my lunch． Although it was only three dollars， I couldn't remember anyone doing something so nice for me．

A month later， on my way home， I saw an elderly woman struggling（费力） with heavy bags． I suddenly thought of the nameless boy who（9） 　　me lunch．

"Excuse me， ma'am， do you need help？"

I'll never forget her （10） 　　as I rushed forward to give her a hand． It's the very prize for my act of kindness．

（1）A．sad	B．hungry	C．quiet	D．tired
（2）A．overcoat	B．trousers	C．gloves	D．schoolbag
（3）A．realized	B．described	C．heard	D．imagined
（4）A．pleasure	B．pity	C．worry	D．fun
（5）A．lonely	B．nervous	C．bored	D．weak
（6）A．situation	B．joke	C．promise	D．suggestion
（7）A．visit	B．interview	C．thank	D．question
（8）A．only	B．even	C．still	D．just
（9）A．made	B．handed	C．ordered	D．bought
（10）A．silence	B．sadness	C．smile	D．regret

Full Moon，Full Feelings

Chinese people （21） 　 　been celebrating the Mid﹣Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakcs for centuries．Mooncakcs are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid﹣Autumn night．They carry people's （22） 　　to the families who they love and miss．

There are many traditional folk stories about this festival．（23） 　　．most people think that the story of Chang'e is the most touching．Chang'e was Hou Yi's beautiful wife．After Hou Yi （24） 　　he nine suns，a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him．Whoever drank this could live forever，and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang'e，but a bad man called Pang Meng，tried （25） 　　the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home．Chang'e refused to give （26） 　　and drank it all．（27） 　　a result，she became very light and flew up to the moon．Hou Yi was （28） 　　sad that he called out her name to the moon every night．One night，he found that the moon was very （29） 　　and round，so he could sec his wife there．He quickly laid （30） 　　her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden．How he wished that Chang'e could come back!

After this，people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families．

21．A．have	B．has	C．had
22．A．hope	B．ideas	C．wishes
23．A．Whenever	B．However	C．Whatever
24．A．shot down	B．shot at	C．shot to
25．A．to steal	B．stealing	C．steal
26．A．him to it	B．it him	C．it to him
27．A．As	B．With	C．In
28．A．very	B．so	C．too
29．A．brightly	B． bright	C．brighter
30．A．out	B．away	C．about．

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

Choose the best answer to complete the passage．

In our country we think being modest（谦虚的） is a virtue（美德） and being proud is a bad thing．One day，I heard an American boy say to a Chinese student，"You speak very good English．"But the girl answered，"No，no．My English is very poor．"The foreigner was quite （1） 　　at the answer．Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him（2） 　　．He said，"Yes，indeed，you speak very well．"（3） 　　the girl still kept saying，"No．"In the end the American boy could not understand and didn't know （4） 　　to say．

What's wrong with the girl's answer？She didn't （5） 　　a compliment（恭维） in the same way as the American people do．She should answer"Thank you"instead of"No"．She （6） 　　understood what the American boy had said，but she thought she should be modest．In the （7） 　　，people will feel （8） 　　and confident when they are praised．So if someone says the （9） 　　you have cooked are very delicious，you should say，"Thank you"．

If you are modest and say，"No，I'm （10） 　　I can't do it well"，while working in a western country，people may think that you really can not do it．If you oftensay，"No"，you'll certainly be   looked down upon by （11） 　　．When asking （12） 　　a job，if one says something like，"Yes，I can certainly do it"instead of"Let me have a try"，he or she will （13） 　　get it．So in the west，you should be brave to show your self﹣confidence．In my opinion，being confident does not （14） 　　being proud，so sometimes you should be confident （15） 　　being modest．

（1）A．excited	B．surprised	C．frightened
（2）A．clear	B．clearly	C．not clearly
（3）A．Though	B．And	C．But
（4）A．which	B．what	C．how
（5）A．accept	B．refuse	C．disagree
（6）A．hardly	B．really	C．badly
（7）A．east	B．south	C．west
（8）A．proudly	B．pride	C．proud
（9）A．dishes	B．cups	C．glasses
（10）A．afraid	B．active	C．angry
（11）A．the other	B．other	C．others
（12）A．for	B．as	C．to
（13）A．fail to	B．expect to	C．succeed in
（14）A．think	B．say	C．mean
（15）A．as soon as	B．as well as	C．instead of．

I have invented robots which improve the work of cars． My love of making things began（1） 　　I was a kid． I really became excited about inventing after I learned about Thomas Edison．

One day in fourth grade， our（2） 　 gave us a project in class． We had to write to a company and learn about the products． I thought and thought． （3） 　　I chose the Thomas A． Edison Company． Soon after， the company sent me a book about the life of Thomas Edison． How I enjoyed reading and re﹣reading about his （4） 　　! I like the recorded sound and the electric light most． The inventions were clearly printed on my brain．

My dad noticed my interest in inventing and（5） 　　me． He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and then into new things． Once， I surprised my dad（6） 　　a model plane I made． Later， we found a（7） 　　model plane in a store． I learned that different inventors often invent similar things． It is not unusual for this to happen． I also learned that not all great ideas（8） 　　． Failure is a common part of the inventing．

As my father and I worked together， I began to realize that my dad was quite an inventor himself． He was always（9） 　　a better way to do a simple job． His guiding hands， together with my（10） 　　in inventing， led me to become an engineer and an inventor． Of course， I also thank Thomas Edison． He is my hero．

（1）A． before	B． after	C． when	D． until
（2）A． parent	B． teacher	C． inventor	D． engineer
（3）A． Easily	B． Finally	C． Safely	D． Quickly
（4）A． lights	B． projects	C． suggestions	D． inventions
（5）A． mistook	B． refused	C． chose	D． encouraged
（6）A． with	B． about	C． into	D． from
（7）A． different	B． similar	C． large	D． small
（8）A． work	B． fail	C． come	D． end
（9）A． looking at	B． looking for	C． looking after	D． looking through
（10）A． habit	B． story	C． interest	D． plan

Once there was a king and his daughter． The king asked his daughter how much she loved him． She said that she loved him as much as the loved（1） 　　． Her answer made the king very happy． Salt is simple thing， （2） 　　it is very important． So the king thought his daughter cared a lot about him．

Salt has many（3） 　　． Our bodies need salt． If we don't have enough， our bodies can't work properly． We put salt on icy roads to make them（4） 　　． We also use salt to produce other products， like paper and glass． But for many years， salt's most important job was to（5） 　　food． Like other living things， most bacteria（细菌） need water to live． Salt takes in plenty of water， so most bacteria（细菌） can not live（6） 　　a salty environment． As a result， salt protects food and many other things． For much of human history， this ability has made salt（7） 　　．Every ancient culture from Egypt to China depended on salt． Even today， the hard﹣working ，useful people are（8） 　　as "the salt of the earth"．

For centuries， salt was also hard to （9） 　　． Its usefulness， together with rarity（稀有） made it very expensive． Salt could even be used like（10） 　　． In fact， the word salary （薪水） comes from the word salt．

Today， salt is used more widely and it still plays an important role in our life．

（1）A． salt	B． air	C． gold	D． sugar
（2）A． or	B． so	C． and	D． but
（3）A． forms	B． secrets	C． uses	D． skills
（4）A． wide	B． safe	C． smooth	D． thick
（5）A． protect	B． provide	C． produce	D． prepare
（6）A． in	B． outside	C． for	D． without
（7）A． hopeful	B． comfortable	C．valuable	D． successful
（8）A． saved	B． dreamed	C． invited	D． described
（9）A． sell	B． get	C． take	D． keep
（10）． money	B． medicine	C． earth	D． food

Many of us enjoy watching animals in the world．But do you know they can teach us？

Geese （雁），for example，teach a very good lesson about （1） 　　．In the fall，Canada geese fly to the warm south to （2） 　　Canada's cold winter．They lift off in no order．Yet （3） 　　they form a V shape，with one bird leading the group．

This V shape allows geese to （4） 　　energy．When the front bird moves its wings up and down，the resulting force of the air lifts the next one．This continues down the line．The bird （5） 　　has the hardest job．When it gets （6） 　　．it moves behind，and another bird moves into the lead．By sharing the role，the group can travel great distances．Geese flying in a V shape can fly 70percent farther without （7） 　　than birds flying alone．

During the long flying journey，geese communicate with one another．They honk （鸣叫）to （8） 　　the birds up front to keep up the speed．They also cheer each other up （9） 　　working toward a common goal．

What have we learned from the lovely geese's experience and skills？

（10） 　　together!Whether it is our personal lives or our jobs，we need other people．We need the spirit of teamwork!

1．A．experience	B．success	C．friendship	D．teamwork
2．A．look for	B．get away from	C．wait for	D．walk away from
3．A．busily	B．quickly	C．bravely	D．suddenly
4．A．save	B．waste	C．create	D．lose
5．A．in front	B．at the back	C．in the middle	D．on the left
6．A．bored	B．tired	C．hungry	D．thirsty
7．A．rest	B．sleep	C．excuse	D．result
8．A．lead	B．lift	C．teach	D．encourage
9．A．until	B．after	C．while	D．before
10．A．Play	B．Travel	C．Live	D．Work

Sara was sitting on the sofa and thinking about her birthday party．Because of the terrible storm，her （41） 　　planned to have the party the next weekend．Sara didn't understand why．

"Sara，you can't sit there all day，"her mother said．"We'll have your party next weekend．""It's （42） 　　!My birthday is today，not next weekend!!"

Sara（43） 　　．She wanted to watch anything that wasn't about the storm．（44） 　　almost every station was talking about it．"This storm is ruining（毁灭） everything．I can't（45） 　　watch my favorite shows．"

Her mother sat down next to her．"The storm is ruining a lot．Look at that．Those people are trying to（46） 　　their houses．Could you imagine if we lost our home？"

Sara looked at what was happening on the TV．The storm did look bad．She knew she'd be really sad if her family lost their（47） 　　．

"What's going to happen to all those people？Will （48） 　　be OK？"asked Sara．

"Usually when there's a big storm like this，people raise money and give away（捐赠） food and other things to the homeless families．"

"I want to help too，"said Sara．"Maybe I could（49） 　　my birthday money to them．

Those people will need it more than me．"

Her mother smiled．"I （50） 　　you，Sara．Helping others is a great way to weather（经受住） the storm．"

41．A．friends	B．classmates	C．parents
42．A．different	B．great	C．exciting
43．A．went to the movie	B．turned on the TV	C．listened to the radio
44．A．Or	B．And	C．But
45．A．even	B．just	C．often
46．A．count	B．save	C．push
47．A．food	B．money	C．home
48．A．we	B．you	C．they
49．A．send	B．pay	C．lend
50．A．am interested in	B．am proud of	C．am sorry for．