初中英语完型填空

A rich father took his son on a trip to a village． He wanted to show his son what are the differences（1） 　　their life and the villagers'， so that his son could cherish（珍爱）what he had．They spent（2） 　　a few days with a family there．

On their way back home， the father （3） 　　about his son's ideas about the trip． So he asked， "（4） 　　was the trip？"

"It was great， Dad!

What did you learn from the trip？ " the father couldn't（5） 　　to ask．

The son answered， "We have one dog but the family has four． We have a swimming pool， but they have a big river with many（6） 　　swimming in it． We have very expensive lights， but they have （7） 　　stars at night． We buy food in the supermarket， but they （8） 　　food in their garden for themselves． We have walls around the house to protect us，（9） 　　they have friends to protect them． Dad， thank you for（10） 　　me how poor we are．"

The father couldn't say anything， and he just stood there quietly．

（1）A． from	B． at	C． between	D． into
（2）A． quite	B． many	C． quiet	D． more
（3）A． wondered	B． disliked	C． worried	D． described
（4）A． When	B． Where	C． How	D． What
（5）A． wait	B． seem	C． decide	D． try
（6）A． pigs	B． hens	C． birds	D．ducks
（7）A． few	B． a little	C． a lot	D． lots of
（8）A． order	B． grow	C． catch	D． offer
（9）A． so	B． because	C． but	D． if
（10）A． show	B． showing	C． talk	D． talking

Red Packets in Chinese Culture

Giving Hongbao (red packets) is a tradition in China. Traditional red pockets are often decorated with gold Chinese characters（汉字）, such as ___ 1 ___and wealth.

How red packets a re used

During Chinese New Year, __ 2 ___is (are) put inside red packets which are then handed out to younger generations by their parents, grandparents, relatives, and even close neighbours and friends.

The ___ 3 ___

Red represents luck and good fortune in Chinese culture. That is __ 4 ___red packets are used during Chinese New Year and other celebrations.

How to give and receive

Giving and receiving red packets is a ___ 5 ___act. Therefore, red packets are always __ 6 ___and received with both hands.

Someone who receives a red packet at Chinese New Year or on his or her birthday should not ___ 7 ___it in front of the giver. __ 8 __, things are different at a Chinese wedding, where the guests usually give the red packets to the attendants and sign ___ 9 ___names on a large scroll ( long piece of paper). The attendants will open the packets at once, ___ 10 __the money inside, and record it on a register（登记簿） next to the guests' names.

The amount （数量）

The amount of money is relative to your relationship to the person who receives-the ___ 11 ___your relationship is, the more money is expected. Anyway, it is not the amount of the money that matters, but the care and love you hold for others .

What not to gift

Certain amounts of money are to be __ 12 ___. Anything with a four is not good because four sounds similar to __ 13 ___in Chinese. Even numbers（偶数）, except four, are better than odd-as good things are believed to come in __ 14 ___. For example, gifting ＄20 is better than ＄21.

The money inside a red packet should ___ 15 ___be new. Folding the money or giving dirty or wrinkled bills is in bad taste.

Hongbao is a symbol of love from others, as well as a sign of good luck.

A．	1. praise	B．	dream	C．	happiness	D．	advice
E．	2. paper	F．	money	G．	letters	H．	notes
I．	3. colour	J．	size	K．	shape	L．	history
M．	4. when	N．	why	O．	how	P．	where
Q．	5. strange	R．	simple	S．	smart	T．	serious
U．	6. presented	V．	filled	W．	covered	X．	gathered
Y．	7. watch	Z．	hide	[．	open	\．	accept
]．	8. Moreover	^．	However	_．	Otherwise	`．	Besides
a．	9. his	b．	their	c．	your	d．	our
e．	10. count	f．	change	g．	choose	h．	collect
i．	11. worse	j．	harder	k．	closer	l．	wider
m．	12. avoided	n．	increased	o．	afforded	p．	returned
q．	13. birth	r．	fear	s．	death	t．	envy
u．	14. groups	v．	rows	w．	teams	x．	pairs
y．	15. sometimes	z．	never	{．	seldom	|．	always

A rich father took his son on a trip to a village． He wanted to show his son what are the differences（1） 　　their life and the villagers'， so that his son could cherish（珍爱）what he had．They spent（2） 　　a few days with a family there．

On their way back home， the father （3） 　　about his son's ideas about the trip． So he asked， "（4） 　　was the trip？"

"It was great， Dad!

What did you learn from the trip？ " the father couldn't（5） 　　to ask．

The son answered， "We have one dog but the family has four． We have a swimming pool， but they have a big river with many（6） 　　swimming in it． We have very expensive lights， but they have （7） 　　stars at night． We buy food in the supermarket， but they （8） 　　food in their garden for themselves． We have walls around the house to protect us，（9） 　　they have friends to protect them． Dad， thank you for（10） 　　me how poor we are．"

The father couldn't say anything， and he just stood there quietly．

（1）A． from	B． at	C． between	D． into
（2）A． quite	B． many	C． quiet	D． more
（3）A． wondered	B． disliked	C． worried	D． described
（4）A． When	B． Where	C． How	D． What
（5）A． wait	B． seem	C． decide	D． try
（6）A． pigs	B． hens	C． birds	D．ducks
（7）A． few	B． a little	C． a lot	D． lots of
（8）A． order	B． grow	C． catch	D． offer
（9）A． so	B． because	C． but	D． if
（10）A． show	B． showing	C． talk	D． talking

根据短文内容，从每小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个正确答案。

Dear classmates, I learned how to make dumplings last month. Let me introduce the steps of making dumplings to you.

First, cut ____（1）____ the vegetables and the meat, and put them in a bowl.

Next, add some salt and oil, and ____（2）____ them together.

Then, put a ____（3）____ of filling (饺子馅) in a wrapper (饺子皮) and fold the wrapper around it.

Finally, put the dumplings in the boiling water and cook ____（4）____ they are on the surface of the water. And then it’s time to enjoy them.

I’m so ____（5）____ to share my way of making dumplings. Thanks for listening.

（1）

A．

up

B．

off

C．

down

（2）

A．

mix

B．

fix

C．

print

（3）

A．

basket

B．

spoon

C．

box

（4）

A．

though

B．

since

C．

until

（5）

A．

angry

B．

happy

C．

bored

When people say "culture"， we think of art and history． But one very famous symbol in（1） 　　culture is a cartoon． We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears﹣Mickey Mouse． Over 80 years ago， he first（2） 　　in the cartoon Steamboat Willie． When this cartoon came out in New York in November， 1928， it was the first cartoon with sound and music． The（3） 　　behind Mickey was Walt Disney． He became very rich and successful． In the 1930s， he（4） 　　87 cartoons with Mickey．

Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so（5） 　　． One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man， but he always tried to face any danger． In his early films， Mickey was （6） 　　and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend， Minnie． However， he was always ready to try his best． People went to the （7） 　　to see the "little man" win． Most of them wanted to be like Mickey．

In November， 1978， Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame． Today's cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse，（8） 　　everyone still knows and loves him． Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey's？

（1）A． Canadian	B． American	C． Japanese
（2）A． married	B． smiled	C． appeared
（3）A． man	B． actor	C． animal
（4）A． made	B． watched	C． invented
（5）A． smart	B． kind	C． popular
（6）A． unlucky	B． dishonest	C． impolite
（7）A． cinema	B． library	C． museum
（8）A． and	B． but	C． or

A young boy had many bad habits.His father was so（1） 　 　.He asked an old teacher for help.The teacher took the boy for a walk in the woods.While walking，he suddenly stopped and told the boy to pull out a small plant.

The boy held the plant and pulled it out （2） 　 　.The old man then asked him to pull out a little bigger one.The boy （3） 　 　hard and the plant came out，roots（根） and all. "Now pull that one out. "said the old man，looking at a small tree.The boy had to use all his strength（力） to pull the （4） 　 　out. "Now pull this one out. "said the old man， （5） 　 　a big tree.The boy held the trunk（树干）and tried to pull it out.But it didn't move at all. "It's （6） 　 　. "said the boy，out of breath.

"So they （7） 　 　bad habits， "said the teacher， "When they are small，it is easy （8） 　 　them out；but when they grow bigger，they cannot be pulled out. "The old man's words made a great difference to the boy's life.

What we can learn from the story is：Don't wait （9） 　 　 bad habits to grow in you. （10） 　 　 when you have control over them，or they will control you.

（1）A.happy	B.worried	C lazy
（2）A.carefully	B.easily	C.nearly
（3）A.brushed	B.discovered	C.tried
（4）A.grass	B.tree	C.leaf
（5）A.pointing at	B.cutting down	C.looking after
（6）A.impolite	B.impossible	C.inconvenient
（7）A.like	B.are like	C.look like
（8）A.to pull	B.pull	C.pulling
（9）A.until	B.of	C.for
（10）A.Give them out	B.Give them up	C.Give them away

Have you argued with a friend or done anything you regretted? ____(1)____ it’s hard to put things right especially when your feelings are hurt. Knowing ____(2)____ to apologize (道歉) can help you become friends again and understand why you argue, ____(3)____ you’ll separate from each other forever.

Why do you argue?

You argue for all kinds of reasons. Your friend’s idea is ____(4)____ yours about something or your sister always drives you crazy. When you are ____(5)____ , you may say or do something to hurt others. Arguing with others is quite normal but it’s important to ____(6)____ it and learn from it.

What does an apology mean?

Everybody makes mistakes in his life. Apologizing is a good ____(7)____ of admitting (承认) your mistakes. In fact, it’s very difficult to say sorry to others. Most of the people think saying sorry means regretting what they’ve ____(8)____ done. But as long as you decide to correct your mistakes, you should ____(9)____. It’s believed that a good apology needs to show that you’re truly sorry, you want to be responsible for what you do and get forgiveness (原谅).

What if (万一) it’s not your mistake?

Sometimes the mistakes have ___(10)___ to do with you, but another person may force you to say sorry. Be sure to try talking about why you argue at first. If ___(11)___ of you still can agree with each other, what should you do? Keep ___(12)___ and ask a parent or a teacher for help.

Does apologizing always work?

As far as I know, an apology itself ___(13)___ be enough, so try to ask someone else how he felt while you were arguing. Explain your side too, and make __(14)___ clear that you’ll try to avoid making the same mistake again. An apology isn’t a magic stick. It may ___(15)__ people time to understand and forgive.

(1).

A．

Perhaps

B．

Recently

C．

Instead

(2).

A．

what

B．

where

C．

how

(3).

A．

and

B．

or

C．

so

(4).

A．

different from

B．

similar to

C．

as well as

(5).

A．

happy

B．

bored

C．

angry

(6).

A．

solve

B．

refuse

C．

complain

(7).

A．

hobby

B．

way

C．

reason

(8).

A．

never

B．

nearly

C．

ever

(9).

A．

go away

B．

try your best

C．

talk back

(10).

A．

something

B．

anything

C．

nothing

(11).

A．

all

B．

neither

C．

either

(12).

A．

cool

B．

relaxed

C．

crazy

(13).

A．

mustn’t

B．

may not

C．

needn’t

(14).

A．

that

B．

this

C．

it

(15).

A．

spend

B．

take

C．

cost

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once upon a time, there was a man who had four sons. One day, he told （1） of his sons to go and see what a pear tree looked like during winter, spring, summer and autumn. Although the sons felt strange about their father’s （2） , they went to see the pear tree. After a （3） , the father got them to come together and asked them what they had seen.

The first son answered that the tree had been bare（光秃秃的）and （4） .

The second son said, “No! It was covered with new （5） leaves. The tree had bright hopes.”

The third son （6） his head, and said, “No! The pear tree was full of flowers. They smelled so sweet and （7） so beautiful.”

“There were many pears （8） no flowers on the tree,” the fourth son disagreed, “I saw the joy of a good harvest（丰收）.”

The man then said to his sons that they were all right. They got （9） answers because each of them had seen only one season in the life of the pear tree.

“You cannot judge（评判）a tree, a person or your life by just one season. If you （10） in your winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer and the harvest of your autumn.”

（1）

A．

each

B．

both

C．

none

D．

neither

（2）

A．

invitation

B．

request

C．

opinion

D．

answer

（3）

A．

week

B．

month

C．

season

D．

year

（4）

A．

ugly

B．

lively

C．

tall

D．

short

（5）

A．

yellow

B．

green

C．

white

D．

pink

（6）

A．

nodded

B．

raised

C．

shook

D．

lowered

（7）

A．

looked

B．

touched

C．

tasted

D．

sounded

（8）

A．

or

B．

and

C．

so

D．

but

（9）

A．

similar

B．

perfect

C．

different

D．

humorous

（10）

A．

call up

B．

look up

C．

cheer up

D．

give up

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“Pure love, only for China.” When the host of the Harbin Ice and Snow World read out the words in a lost phone to find its owner, people all cheered for these （1） words on the wallpaper（屏保）of the phone. These words were written by Chen Xiangrong who lost his life for the safety of our country. The （2） of the lost phone is a student from Heilongjiang University. Her family name is Xie.

Xie knew Chen Xiangrong when she （3） in a high school. One day, she learned about Chen’s story from a newspaper and was deeply moved. Since then, Xie has regarded Chen as （4） and hoped one day she could also serve our country like him. She has kept Chen’s words “Pure love, only for China” in （5） phone together with a Chinese national flag as an inspiration.

To her surprise, the wallpaper （6） on the Internet suddenly. Even many people asked for the wallpaper. “I am very （7） that many young people hold the same dream as me. We all have a feeling of responsibility and big （8） ,” Xie said. “I believe that through our hard work, our country will be stronger and stronger! We will （9） to create a better future for our country!”

We Chinese people are confident, ambitious and responsible. “Pure love, only for China.” （10） these words are simple, they show our strong respect, love and loyalty to our country.

（1）

A．

funny

B．

touching

C．

scary

（2）

A．

owner

B．

wallpaper

C．

picture

（3）

A．

taught

B．

played

C．

studied

（4）

A．

a host

B．

a student

C．

an example

（5）

A．

his

B．

her

C．

our

（6）

A．

was broken

B．

got lost

C．

became popular

（7）

A．

excited

B．

bored

C．

sorry

（8）

A．

phones

B．

dreams

C．

problems

（9）

A．

try our best

B．

feel free

C．

write words

（10）

A．

So

B．

Although

C．

Unless

阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

In our life, nobody wants to lose, but we must accept that losing is a part of life. （1） , we can’t win all the time. We can learn （2） valuable from every failure. This may help us succeed in the future. So we must know （3） to be a good loser.

We must not be afraid of losing. When losing, just accept it with a（an） （4） and look at the bright side. Failure can’t be avoided in our life. Edison failed 1,000 times before he （5） the light bulb（灯泡）. When he was asked how he felt, he said that he didn’t fail （6） learned 10,000 things which didn’t work. We must know that history is full of examples of men and women who achieved success although （7） failed many times.

Losing is not very disgraceful（丢脸的）. We must accept our failure and learn from it. Remember that it can be （8） . It can help us grow up rapidly. So we’d better take action to walk out of it. When we lose, think about what we did and how we can improve. If someone else can help, we’ll be （9） enough.

Many people enjoy helping （10） solve problems. This can save us a lot of time so that the same mistake won’t be made （11） in the future.

We should face our failure when we lose. There is only one （12） in every competition. Some win, while some lose. It’s （13） for us to experience failure. The more active we are when facing the failure, the more confident we will be.

（14） , being a good loser will help us to be better in life. It might be painful （15） the beginning, but there are many advantages. Good losers set examples to us, and most importantly, they finally win.

（1）

A．

After all

B．

As a result

C．

At first

（2）

A．

anything

B．

nothing

C．

something

（3）

A．

why

B．

how

C．

when

（4）

A．

smile

B．

sadness

C．

excitement

（5）

A．

discovered

B．

invented

C．

found

（6）

A．

but

B．

and

C．

or

（7）

A．

we

B．

you

C．

they

（8）

A．

thankful

B．

wonderful

C．

helpful

（9）

A．

wise

B．

lucky

C．

proud

（10）

A．

other

B．

the other

C．

others

（11）

A．

ever

B．

again

C．

once

（12）

A．

winner

B．

loser

C．

player

（13）

A．

strange

B．

normal

C．

interesting

（14）

A．

In a word

B．

In the way

C．

In that case

（15）

A．

to

B．

of

C．

at

阅读的短文，掌握其大意，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Baduanjin（八段锦）is an ancient health exercise from China. It has become （1） these days with more and more people sharing their exercise experiences online. They believe that after （2） baduanjin, their bodies have become stronger.

Baduanjin is a simple health exercise. It has eight gentle steps. It is good for the （3） , and it is also fit for young people who （4） for long hours in the office or have bad feelings. Besides, the practice doesn’t need much space or time. It uses breathing and concentration（专注）skills to （5） both body and mind.

（1）

A．

popular

B．

interesting

C．

important

（2）

A．

sharing

B．

practicing

C．

remembering

（3）

A．

old

B．

poor

C．

disabled

（4）

A．

sit

B．

sleep

C．

study

（5）

A．

guide

B．

check

C．

improve

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

“Poor Grandma! I wish we could do something to cheer her up.” Amy said to her brother Mark.

Grandma had fallen and broken her ___（1）___. The doctor said she would be in bed for six weeks. Grandma was very active and loved to ___（2）___ in her garden, so she would not like sitting in her chair ___（3）___ her leg to become well again.

“I have a(n) ___（4）___,” said Mark. “I saw some pictures of terrariums（栽培盒）in a magazine. Terrariums are little indoor gardens that can be ___（5）___ in glass bottles. Let’s make a terrarium for Grandma, so she can enjoy a garden in her house.”

Amy agreed, ___（6）___ the two of them found the magazine which told them how to make a terrarium and showed it to ___（7）___ mother. She said that a terrarium would be a perfect ___（8）___ for Grandma. She helped Amy and Mark find a large, clear glass bottle. After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials, they began to ___（9）___ the terrarium.

First, they put some drainage material（排水材料）at the bottom of the bottle. This would keep the soil（土壤）from getting too ____（10）____. Next, they added some dark, rich soil.

Now they were ready to add the plants. Amy had chosen ____（11）____ plants at the garden shop. One was tall with long, thin, green leaves. The other was short with bright pink flowers. To make the terrarium even more ____（12）____ , Amy placed rocks of different colours and bright green moss（苔藓）around the plants. ____（13）____, they watered the plants.

When Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium, she was so ____（14）____. Now she had a beautiful little ____（15）____ to enjoy right inside her home.

（1）

A．

arm

B．

back

C．

leg

D．

head

（2）

A．

rest

B．

read

C．

drink

D．

work

（3）

A．

waiting for

B．

depending on

C．

looking at

D．

getting ready for

（4）

A．

dream

B．

idea

C．

question

D．

story

（5）

A．

hidden

B．

hung

C．

grown

D．

tied

（6）

A．

so

B．

after

C．

but

D．

because

（7）

A．

her

B．

his

C．

their

D．

our

（8）

A．

beginning

B．

gift

C．

chance

D．

task

（9）

A．

borrow

B．

choose

C．

buy

D．

build

（10）

A．

hard

B．

dirty

C．

hot

D．

wet

（11）

A．

two

B．

three

C．

four

D．

five

（12）

A．

expensive

B．

colourful

C．

traditional

D．

personal

（13）

A．

Finally

B．

However

C．

Instead

D．

Still

（14）

A．

afraid

B．

pleased

C．

nervous

D．

worried

（15）

A．

flower

B．

bottle

C．

picture

D．

garden

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mr. Dawson is an old man with a bad temper (脾气). He had several apple trees in his yard, full of apples. However, kids were ____（1）____ to go into the yard. They would rather stay far away from it.

One day, 12-year-old Janet and ____（2）____ friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson’s yard. As soon as Janet saw him there, she suggested they cross the street and walk on ____（3）____ side. But Amy said they didn’t need to.

When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend ____（4）____ you today.” Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson was kind and gave them each a fresh ____（5）____ from his yard.

Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says Mr. Dawson is the ____（6）___ person in town. Why was he so nice to us?” Amy ____（7）____ that she was also afraid of him when she first walked past his yard. ____（8）____ she told herself the old man was not as cold as he seemed and tried smiling at him. To her ____（9）____, the man smiled back. From then on, they began to talk more every time they met.

Janet then realized smiles do ____（10）____.

If we keep trying to smile at someone, sooner or later, they will smile back.

（1）

A．

afraid

B．

excited

C．

crazy

D．

mad

（2）

A．

my

B．

her

C．

their

D．

his

（3）

A．

other

B．

others

C．

another

D．

the other

（4）

A．

for

B．

about

C．

with

D．

from

（5）

A．

orange

B．

strawberry

C．

pear

D．

apple

（6）

A．

cutest

B．

cleverest

C．

healthiest

D．

unfriendliest

（7）

A．

promised

B．

believed

C．

explained

D．

regretted

（8）

A．

But

B．

Unless

C．

If

D．

And

（9）

A．

sadness

B．

worry

C．

surprise

D．

fear

（10）

A．

lift

B．

spread

C．

fail

D．

lose

Something that I learnt from both my parents was the importance of having respect（尊重）for other people.I remember one day when we were travelling on a bus and

（1）　 　sat down while other people were standing.My mother shouted at me， "

（2）　 　immediately!You have young legs and you don't need to sit down. "At the time I felt embarrassed about being told of（3）　 　，but now I understand.I think children nowadays have（4）　 　that respect and it really makes me angry if I see children sitting down while（5）　 　people are standing.

    One area in which we had a lot of rules was table（6）　 　.For example，we weren't allowed to start our meal（7）　 　the oldest person had started.We had to say "thank you" when our food was（8）　 　，and eat everything on our plates before we could（9）　 　the table.We couldn't make any noise when eating.Worse than that，we were only（10）　 　to have sweets at the weekend，as a special（11）　 　if we had been good.

    Although my upbringing（养育）was perhaps a bit（12）　 　compared with modern children，I'm very thankful to my parents for giving me a clear（13）　 　in life.Even though I was sometimes（14）　 　，I think it has made me a better person.In my view，children need clear rules，but more than that they need to learn how to get on with（15）　 　people and realize they are not the center of the world.

（1）A.they	B.you	C.I	D.she
（2）A.Get up	B.Sit up	C.Give up	D.Look up
（3）A.in order	B.in public	C.in surprise	D.in person
（4）A.won	B.shown	C.wasted	D.lost
（5）A.older	B.richer	C.taller	D.heavier
（6）A.designs	B.manners	C.materials	D.sizes
（7）A.if	B.because	C.until	D.though
（8）A.cooked	B.eaten	C.prepared	D.served
（9）A.move	B.book	C.leave	D.lay
（10）A.allowed	B.forced	C.warned	D.advised
（11）A.lesson	B.treat	C.choice	D.need
（12）A.simple	B.interesting	C.normal	D.strict
（13）A.direction	B.answer	C.introduction	D.plan
（14）A.protected	B.encouraged	C.fooled	D.punished
（15）A.some	B.other	C.few	D.several

This is a story of an old man．I have seen him for years but never paid（1）　____ 　 attention to him．He always （2） 　　a red hat and carried a rubbish bag．He usually spent his lunchtime（3） 　　around in that factory． He（4） 　　those used tins （罐）there．

One day， I was fixing one of the（5） 　　 machines when this"tin man" came with his bag wearing his hat．（6） 　　， he picked up the tins， which were all around the place． My manager was standing there and watching us．

Several minutes（7） 　　，I heard my manager ask him，"How do you（8） 　　 those tins you have picked up？""I will give them to my（9） 　　．He has neither the wife nor the child．What's （10） 　　， his left leg got hurt badly． He has（11） 　　in making a living，" said the"tin man"． I was （12） 　　to hear that． I never thought about it（13） 　　 I always considered that the"tin man" would take them to the recycling center． So I asked him，"You mean you collect tins （14） 　　helping your neighbor？" "I know this does not help much，" he said． "But I'll keep trying． He needs help．"

The story of the"tin man" was really（15） 　　． As the saying goes，"Roses given， fragrance in hand．"

（1）A． some	B．few	C． many	D． any
（2）A．put	B． left	C． wore	D． lent
（3）A． walking	B． visiting	C． throwing	D． showing
（4）A． sold	B． collected	C． bought	D． brought
（5）A． drawn	B． stolen	C． fallen	D． broken
（6）A． In fact	B． At last	C． As usual	D． So far
（7）A． then	B． before	C． after	D． later
（8）A． take out	B． deal with	C． get rid of	D． put away
（9）A． wife	B． relative	C． neighbor	D． child
（10）A． worse	B． better	C． wiser	D． luckier
（11）A． time	B． interest	C． trouble	D．fun
（12）A． surprised	B． frightened	C． excited	D． disappointed
（13）A． but	B． because	C． so	D． whether
（14）A． about	B． from	C． with	D． for
（15）A． moving	B． boring	C． exciting	D． relaxing