初中英语完型填空

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We feel angry or guilty (内疚的) about the things we did or did not achieve, about the things we cannot have, and many other things. It seems that everyone carries their own bad emotions (情绪). But neither guilt ___（1）___ anger can help us. Over time, they can be heavy weights on our ___（2）___.

These bad emotions don’t do anything good for us ___（3）___. So you might ask yourself-is it possible to put down this heavy burden (负担) and give yourself a ___（4）___? It is quite possible. Start by actually looking at your feelings. How do they get inside of us? Why do we carry them for so long instead of putting them down? Can we live ___（5）___ them?

By thinking about our bad emotions, we can find healthy ways to ___（6）___ them. Unhealthy behaviors are not the way to do this. They provide no relief. Instead, there are better ways to handle them. One of the best ways is forgiveness (原谅).

Forgiveness is a powerful tool. We should forgive ___（7）___ first. We shouldn’t keep bad emotions inside. We must also forgive others who have made us guilty or angry. This is not always easy. But ___（8）___ we learn to forgive ourselves, it becomes easier to forgive others as well.

There is nothing good about carrying years of emotional burdens. By forgiving ourselves and others, we can put down our burdens and feel better about ourselves. ___（9）___ you do this, you will start to feel a lot lighter. Years of heaviness will be magically lifted! You’ll start to feel like you have more ___（10）___ and you’ll be much happier with your life.

（1）

A．

or

B．

nor

C．

both

D．

and

（2）

A．

shoulders

B．

hands

C．

legs

D．

arms

（3）

A．

in all

B．

above all

C．

at all

D．

all in all

（4）

A．

secret

B．

result

C．

pain

D．

break

（5）

A．

without

B．

in

C．

for

D．

with

（6）

A．

look after

B．

worry about

C．

deal with

D．

bring up

（7）

A．

yourself

B．

ourselves

C．

themselves

D．

myself

（8）

A．

unless

B．

although

C．

where

D．

when

（9）

A．

As soon as

B．

As well as

C．

As often as

D．

As far as

（10）

A．

pride

B．

difficulty

C．

energy

D．

knowledge

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

On March 3rd, 2022, the 2021 Touching China annual people award ceremony aired onCCTV. Ten inspirational role models were on the list. Su Bingtian is one of them.

Known as the ___（1）___ Chinese man, Su Bingtian made history and brought an unforgettable moment for the world in the summer of 2021.

On Aug 1 of that year, Su set an Asian-record of 9. 83 seconds in the Tokyo Olympics Men’s 100m semifinals, which made him the first Chinese runner to enter the final in the ___（2）___.

For a long time, there was an idea that Asian people were not physically built to succeed in sprinting. Su broke this idea and inspired many people.

But the way to success was ___（3）___ easy for Su. Because of an injury (受伤), Su had to stop running for several years. He even planned to retire in 2017. But the call to challenge himself brought Su back to the track. To increase his strength, Su trained even harder than before.

He realized that finishing the semifinal in ___（4）___ 10 seconds would earn him the chance to enter the final competition. To encourage himself, Su set a personal goal of 9.89 seconds and made the number his personal password for his phone and computer. ___（5）___, his efforts paid off.

（1）

A．

youngest

B．

strongest

C．

tallest

D．

fastest

（2）

A．

accident

B．

dream

C．

event

D．

symbol

（3）

A．

always

B．

never

C．

nearly

D．

sometimes

（4）

A．

less than

B．

more than

C．

fewer than

D．

better than

（5）

A．

Sadly

B．

Luckily

C．

Strangely

D．

Suddenly

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

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

Matt loved science, and he wanted to be the Science Star of the week. Now he was presenting his experiment in Mrs. Perry’s class.

“Let me show you ____（1）____ to keep an egg in the middle of the glass.” Matt dropped an egg into salt water. But it fell to the bottom.

“Look, Matt’s blushing!” Coco shouted. Matt, covered ____（2）____ red face with hands.

That evening he ____（3）____The Book of Wonderful Science Experiments. When it came to the last page, he smiled. “This is the right experiment ____（4）____ me! It’s impossible to fail this time.”

The next day in front of his class, Matt spread small pieces of paper onto the desk and rubbed a spoon with cloth. “The spoon will lift up the paper.” He raised the spoon, but ____（5）____ happened. The paper lay still.

“Matt’s blushing again!” Emily pointed out. Matt was ____（6）____ and ran back to his seat with his red face.

“Becoming the Science Star seems so ____（7）____,” Matt thought. That night he couldn’t sleep, “I have to make it, but the only thing I could do right was blushing.” … Suddenly, a ____（8）____ came to his mind.

The following morning, Matt appeared before the class again, ____（9）____ his Mickey Mouse ears.

“Mouse ears on the head are your ____（10）____?” Someone laughed and Matt’s face burned.

“No, watch my ____（11）____! Blushing is my experiment,” Matt answered. Everyone quieted down.

Matt continued, “When you feel stressed, your blood vessels in the face open wide and fill the skin with blood, ____（12）____ you blush.” He showed a picture of blood vessels. “I’ve ____（13）____ many times to control blushing, but now I know it’s a normal part of being human. So the best thing to do is to ____（14）____ it.” The class cheered and Matt’s red face lit up the whole classroom.

“Matt is the Science Star of the week,” Mrs. Perry announced. Matt walked ____（15）____ back to his seat. What a perfect day!

（1）

A．

how

B．

where

C．

why

D．

when

（2）

A．

my

B．

your

C．

his

D．

her

（3）

A．

handed in

B．

looked through

C．

waited for

D．

put away

（4）

A．

for

B．

with

C．

against

D．

like

（5）

A．

something

B．

anything

C．

everything

D．

nothing

（6）

A．

happy

B．

nervous

C．

calm

D．

bored

（7）

A．

difficult

B．

common

C．

natural

D．

safe

（8）

A．

question

B．

number

C．

plan

D．

mistake

（9）

A．

passing

B．

throwing

C．

wearing

D．

repairing

（10）

A．

play

B．

song

C．

painting

D．

experiment

（11）

A．

hands

B．

face

C．

teeth

D．

back

（12）

A．

whether

B．

so

C．

unless

D．

but

（13）

A．

tried

B．

advised

C．

guessed

D．

cried

（14）

A．

finish

B．

change

C．

hide

D．

accept

（15）

A．

secretly

B．

strangely

C．

proudly

D．

worriedly

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。

It was the turkey that made it the worst Thanksgiving ever…well, it ___（1）___ did.

All the family—my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister and I— ___（2）___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiest thing to ___（3）___. It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot of work to cook…and there are a lot of chances for things to go wrong.

My mum and dad bought a nice, big turkey a few days before Thanksgiving. ___（4）___ was proud of herself as she got it for a good price. ___（5）___ Thanksgiving, Mum got the turkey out of the fridge. Early the next morning, my sister and I helped her put some butter and salt on the turkey. After that, Mum put it in the oven. It looked like it would be delicious. My sister and I were ___（6）___.

But soon, we noticed something was wrong. The oven was ___（7）___. Dad checked it closely. ___（8）___ he said in a low voice, “it’s broken.”

Mum’s heart almost stopped. She didn’t want her dinner to be a failure. We didn’t know ___（9）___. How were we going to feed everyone without the turkey? Mum looked worried.

Finally, Dad had an idea, and we all agreed with his suggestion to order ____（10）____ instead. After all, Thanksgiving is about giving thanks and spending time with your family.

That evening, we shared a delicious pizza. We had a great time, talking, eating and playing games. Thanksgiving without turkey can still be fun!

（1）

A．

really

B．

nearly

C．

finally

D．

hardly

（2）

A．

shared

B．

hated

C．

expected

D．

bought

（3）

A．

cook

B．

eat

C．

buy

D．

raise

（4）

A．

Grandma

B．

My aunt

C．

My sister

D．

Mum

（5）

A．

The night before

B．

After

C．

On

D．

Two days before

（6）

A．

worried

B．

excited

C．

nervous

D．

full

（7）

A．

cooking well

B．

self cleaning

C．

not heating up

D．

not smoking

（8）

A．

For

B．

Or

C．

But

D．

And

（9）

A．

what to do

B．

how to do it

C．

where to buy it

D．

when to have it

（10）

A．

pizza

B．

a turkey

C．

sandwiches

D．

chicken

It was a sunny afternoon. Sam and his sister Lily were helping Mom __（1）__ the room.

“Hey, Sam,” said Mom. “Would you please put these paper-toweltubes (纸巾内管) in the bin?” Sam looked at the tubes and something came to him. He asked “Could I use them to make a __（2）__?”“Great idea!” said Mom. “Do we have any other good recycling materials (可回收材料)?” asked Sam. “Come on. Let’s go and see what else we can find in __（3__ house,” said Mom.

Then, they walked around and kept __（4）__ “This box would be good,” Sam pointed out. “__（5）__ it’s full of books.” “I was going to put those books on the shelves (书架). Can you give me a __（6）__? Then you can have the box,” said Mom. “Sure, no problem!” said Sam ___（7）___ “Now I only need several more things.”Sam happily collected all his materials. He sat on the floor, cutting and gluing all afternoon.

“I like your robot,” said Lily. “Thanks. But his head is broken, and I can’t __（8）_ it,” said Sam.“Hmm,” said Lily. She came up with an idea. She ran away and ran right back with an old hat. “Remember this hat?” asked Lily. “I wore it when I was a baby. Now it’s too __（9）__ for me.” “Thanks, it’s perfect!” said Sam. “What do you think, Mr. Robot?”

“I love it,” said Mr. Robot, in a funny voice. “You are really good __（10）__ making things out of recycling materials.”

(1). A. fill upB. clean outC. build upD. find out

(2). A. boxB. bookC. robotD. plane

(3). A. ourB. yourC. theirD. its

(4). A. runningB. listeningC. cuttingD. searching

(5). A. BecauseB. ButC. SoD. Or

(6). A. penB. hatC. legD. hand

(7). A. sadlyB. carefullyC. angrilyD. excitedly

(8). A. seeB. findC. fixD. hit

(9). A. bigB. smallC. perfectD. new

(10). A. atB. toC. forD. with

From the balcony (露台) of my grandma’s tenth-floor apartment, I search the sky, hoping to see stars.

“Stars are afraid of city lights, but a little song is __(1)__ good for something,” Grandma puts her arms around me and sings softly in her low and beautiful ___(2)___.

But stars are still hiding.

So I rest ___(3)___ deeper into her arms, hoping for a few more minutes of her warmth as much as I hope to see at least one star.

“Tomorrow won’t come if you don’t dream tonight, Sally!” She kisses my hair and points me to ____(4)____.

The next day, I wake up and take the lift ___(5)___ Grandma as usual.

On the fourth floor, the lift stops suddenly and it goes dark. I feel my ___(6)__ beating in my ears. Grandma rings the bell and is told that the power (电) is off along the whole street.

Grandma holds my hands, and we sing together in the dark lift.

Before long, Mr. Smith comes and helps us get out safely. Grandma takes my hand, and we walk ___(7)___ the stairs to the first floor. Grandma nods in the direction of my school.

“Am I still going?”

“School has power, dear Sally.” She takes my hand again! And I am not ___(8)__ for school.

The power is still off when I come home that afternoon.

After dinner and homework, we come to the balcony and watch day turn to evening. Lights come on several streets away, but it’s ___(9)___ here.

“Stars might not be so afraid tonight,” I say.

“Star light, star bright…” I start to ___(10)___, and Grandma joins in.

One, two, three… Thousands of stars light the sky bright!

(1).

A．

hardly

B．

always

C．

already

D．

never

(2).

A．

mind

B．

hand

C．

noise

D．

voice

(3).

A．

myself

B．

herself

C．

itself

D．

himself

(4).

A．

bed

B．

chair

C．

desk

D．

wall

(5).

A．

for

B．

of

C．

with

D．

in

(6).

A．

head

B．

heart

C．

feet

D．

legs

(7).

A．

off

B．

over

C．

up

D．

down

(8).

A．

good

B．

late

C．

bad

D．

famous

(9).

A．

bright

B．

blue

C．

dark

D．

white

(10).

A．

sing

B．

draw

C．

sleep

D．

swim

It was the first time Moham went to a restaurant in his new neighborhood. He looked up at the menu board, and ___(1)___ how he could understand what all of these strange names meant. Moham decided that he would ___(2)___ ask the waitress for ice cream in a cup. She smiled brightly, wrote down his ___(3)___ and disappeared behind the big glass display case (陈列柜).

A moment later, she came back with a tall paper cup. ___(4)___ it was a long straw (吸管) and some kind of drink. Moham, quite ___（5）__, took the cup and thanked her, thinking about the possibility that he had used wrong words.

“It’s the soda you ordered,” __（6）__ said, “an ice cream drink in a cup.”

He smiled at the waitress, pointed at one of the __（7）__ in the display case, and said, “That one, please,” which seemed to __（8）__ better.

Moham took the cake and his unexpected soda to a table and sat down to eat. Why was it that English had been so __（9）__ for him in his classes in Tunisia, but when it came to ___（10）__ speaking, he couldn’t even get what he wanted to eat?

Just then, a girl, who sat at the next table and had watched the whole __(11)___, smiled at him and said, “Hey, welcome to our beautiful city! Don’t feel __(12)__ about your English—you’ll get better at it __(13)___ you’ve lived here for a while. I’m from Spain, and the first time I tried to order a salad here, I __(14)___ with a plate of pig’s feet. At least you got a soda!”

Hearing this, Moham felt much better. He wasn’t the only one ___(15)___ to communicate, and his new city began to feel just a little more like he could call it home.

(1).

A．

imagined

B．

wondered

C．

described

D．

remembered

(2).

A．

just

B．

even

C．

never

D．

also

(3).

A．

wish

B．

suggestion

C．

dream

D．

order

(4).

A．

Above

B．

Inside

C．

Under

D．

Near

(5).

A．

moved

B．

bored

C．

surprised

D．

tired

(6).

A．

he

B．

you

C．

she

D．

I

(7).

A．

salads

B．

cakes

C．

drinks

D．

strawberries

(8).

A．

work

B．

spread

C．

develop

D．

read

(9).

A．

special

B．

popular

C．

important

D．

easy

(10).

A．

slowly

B．

carefully

C．

actually

D．

honestly

(11).

A．

discussion

B．

process

C．

performance

D．

argument

(12).

A．

crazy

B．

hopeful

C．

bad

D．

excited

(13).

A．

although

B．

if

C．

because

D．

since

(14).

A．

ended up

B．

cheered up

C．

showed up

D．

came up

(15).

A．

refusing

B．

planning

C．

regretting

D．

fighting

When my sister Gina was born, she had a problem with her heart. She was weak after a long ___(1)__ and had to go to the hospital very often. She had __（2）__ walking, playing with other children, and going to school.

Our parents wanted to take Gina to a special place in Florida and hoped Gina could ___（3）___ with dolphins(海豚). When Gina knew it, she was __（4）__ because she didn’t know whether it was easy to be around dolphins.

When we got to Florida, we couldn’t wait to __（5）__ the place. Kids who had ___（6）___ needs like Gina could come and spend time with dolphins. I thought it was going to be a vacation, ___（7）__ it wasn’t. Gina had to work hard every day for a week.

However, the trip was amazing. Gina ___（8）__ and clapped (鼓掌) when she saw the dolphins. One of the dolphins squeaked (尖叫) happily to __（9）__ her. They swam together all day. Gina was able to move her body more than she ___（10）___ did at home. Mum and Dad were proud of Gina. I was, too.

(1).

A．

health

B．

illness

C．

peace

D．

letter

(2).

A．

trouble

B．

success

C．

trust

D．

tradition

(3).

A．

draw

B．

cook

C．

swim

D．

skate

(4).

A．

polite

B．

sleepy

C．

worried

D．

honest

(5).

A．

help

B．

clean

C．

invent

D．

visit

(6).

A．

boring

B．

special

C．

harmful

D．

careless

(7).

A．

but

B．

because

C．

so

D．

and

(8).

A．

locked

B．

laughed

C．

escaped

D．

apologised

(9).

A．

hurt

B．

punish

C．

forget

D．

welcome

(10).

A．

hardly

B．

loudly

C．

usually

D．

immediately

Albert was mad about computer games. When people encouraged him to return to ___(1)___ life, he would say, “This is my doorway to the world.”

In one of his favorite games, he would ___(2)___ as many turtles as he could. ___(3)___ else could collect more than he did. But Albert still wanted more. One day, when he got home from school, he found two real turtles in his bedroom.

Albert’s parents decided to make them his __(4)__. Albert had to learn all he could to look after the turtles. He also ___(5)___ to trick them into leaving his room, but it never worked. Gradually, he got used to living with the turtles, and __(6)__ began to enjoy it. And other people loved hearing Albert’s stories and his growing knowledge about __(7)___.

One day, the turtles disappeared. His parents ___(8)___ that he would return to his games, but that didn’t happen. __(9)__, he went to buy some pets and looked after them in his spare time.

Now whenever people ask him about it, he points at his __(10)__ and says, “They are my doorway to the world. There’s a lot more to them than you’d realize.”

(1).

A．

normal

B．

hard

C．

similar

(2).

A．

hide

B．

draw

C．

collect

(3).

A．

No one

B．

Anyone

C．

Someone

(4).

A．

invention

B．

job

C．

secret

(5).

A．

refused

B．

remembered

C．

tried

(6).

A．

once

B．

still

C．

even

(7).

A．

computers

B．

nature

C．

bedrooms

(8).

A．

worried

B．

hoped

C．

ordered

(9).

A．

Anyway

B．

Instead

C．

Besides

(10).

A．

games

B．

pets

C．

rooms

Sir Isaac Newton was a scientist who discovered the law of gravity（重力）. People have learned that Isaac Newton once ___(1)___ when he was thinking under an apple tree. __(2)__ he was woken up by an apple falling on his head. He jumped up, shouting, “Gravity made the apple fall!”

Did the apple really fall on him? No one __(3)__ for sure. The story of the apple may have some __(4)__, but people who knew him have written that it never happened. Newton had actually been studying gravity and thinking about how apples fell down from a tree and not __(5)___ for many years.

(1). A. fell overB. fell asleepC. fell ill

(2). A. SuddenlyB. SlowlyC. Usually

(3). A. promisesB. forgetsC. knows

(4). A. truthB. purposeC. requirement

(5). A. insideB. offC. up

Games and sports teach people a lot of useful skills, as well as helping them to __(1)__ fit and healthy.

Lots of people love team sports. They enjoy being a member of a team so they have the chance to __(2)__ the matches and events. They also enjoy sharing the __(3)__, or failure, with others. While playing, people have to __(4)__ each other, otherwise they can never win. At the same time, it is important to respect rules, because no game will work __(5)__ everyone plays according to them. Team games also teach you that __(6)__ is not the end of the world. You will always have another opportunity and you will be more successful against your competitors next time.

__(7)__, there are many people who just don’t like team sports. They have to find other __(8)__ to exercise. Perhaps they had a bad __(9)__ with a kind of sport when they were younger. Maybe they feel embarrassed because they think they’re not very ___(10)___ at a sport. They worry about disappointing the rest of the team if they ___(11)___ badly. Team sports are ___(12)__ about competitions, and for some people, this is too ___(13)___. So individual（个人的）activities are more suitable for them. ___(14)___, during the COVID-19, many people exercise in their houses by following work-out videos posted online. Hundreds of free workouts are produced online every day, so you can have your own personal ___(15)___ without leaving your own house.

Whether team sports or individual activities, always lead positive lives!

(1).

A．

keep

B．

continue

C．

grow

D．

bring

(2).

A．

look up

B．

wait for

C．

send for

D．

take part in

(3).

A．

score

B．

success

C．

effort

D．

result

(4).

A．

become

B．

support

C．

save

D．

find

(5).

A．

unless

B．

when

C．

if

D．

though

(6).

A．

winning

B．

playing

C．

challenging

D．

losing

(7).

A．

However

B．

Therefore

C．

Suddenly

D．

Lastly

(8).

A．

places

B．

time

C．

ways

D．

space

(9).

A．

interest

B．

information

C．

direction

D．

experience

(10).

A．

excited

B．

strict

C．

good

D．

poor

(11).

A．

order

B．

perform

C．

watch

D．

teach

(12).

A．

seldom

B．

usually

C．

gradually

D．

completely

(13).

A．

dangerous

B．

crazy

C．

stressful

D．

careful

(14).

A．

At last

B．

In all

C．

For example

D．

Of course

(15).

A．

computer

B．

office

C．

taste

D．

trainer

Have you ever heard of Jiang Mengnan? She is ___(1)__ unusual girl. She received the award (奖) of the Person Touching China for 2021___(2)__ March 3rd. In 2018, she was accepted by Tsinghua University as a PhD (博士) student. It was a long journey for her to become a student of the famous university because most of her life was in a __(3)__ world. Her story has moved thousands of people.

Jiang was born in 1992. Her parents named her Mengnan which means “dream and south”. Her parents wished that their ___(4)__ would enjoy a life of peace. However, when she was six months old, her peaceful and beautiful life __(5)__. She lost her hearing because of taking the wrong medicine. As she ___(6)___, she began to learn lip-reading (唇读). She overcame lots of difficulties and practiced more than 1,000 times to learn to pronounce each word correctly.

Through her hard work, she ___(7)___ Jilin University with a high score of 615 marks in 2011. Jiang decided to study life science because she hoped she could spend all her life on people’s __(8)__. During her college days, she was a __(9)__ to help the disabled children in her hometown.

“For people ___(10)___ are deaf like me, I want to tell them that we can do as much as the normal people, and maybe we can even do better!”

(1).

A．

a

B．

an

C．

the

D．

/

(2).

A．

in

B．

at

C．

on

D．

from

(3).

A．

silent

B．

strange

C．

colorful

D．

noisy

(4).

A．

sister

B．

brother

C．

son

D．

daughter

(5).

A．

changes

B．

changed

C．

is changing

D．

has changed

(6).

A．

showed up

B．

ended up

C．

grew up

D．

woke up

(7).

A．

left

B．

entered

C．

visited

D．

introduced

(8).

A．

exercise

B．

work

C．

study

D．

health

(9).

A．

doctor

B．

manager

C．

volunteer

D．

master

(10).

A．

who

B．

which

C．

what

D．

whom

阅读下面的短文，从所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项。

The 75-year-old Joe lived very happily in a village and had a big warm family. His children ___(1)___ and moved to different cities. Now he has four grandchildren, and they usually visit him during their holidays.

During one ___(2)___ , Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning the house and cooking their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized his watch was ___(3)___ . The watch was from his ___(4)___ and he treasured it very much, so he was very upset. He looked for it but could not find it ___(5)___ .

When his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch which was given by their grandma.

One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw it the ___(6)___ time?

“I guess when I was cleaning the ___(7)___ !” he replied.

The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they couldn't find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandpa.

One grandson went back to the garden to look again. He was there for about 15 minutes and rushed back with a（an）___(8)___ look on his face.

Then everyone was very surprised to see the watch in his hand. They asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”

Joe hugged and ___(9)___ the little boy.

This is the power of ___(10)___ . If we stay calm（冷静）, we are more about to find the ways of solving problems.

(1).

A．

gave up

B．

looked up

C．

grew up

D．

got up

(2).

A．

summer

B．

vacation

C．

winter

D．

weekday

(3).

A．

dirty

B．

broken

C．

wet

D．

missing

(4).

A．

wife

B．

children

C．

granddaughter

D．

grandson

(5).

A．

somewhere

B．

anywhere

C．

here

D．

there

(6).

A．

last

B．

next

C．

second

D．

first

(7).

A．

kitchen

B．

bedroom

C．

yard

D．

garden

(8).

A．

tired

B．

surprised

C．

excited

D．

bored

(9).

A．

warned

B．

thanked

C．

punished

D．

kicked

(10).

A．

silence

B．

courage

C．

discovery

D．

doubt

After the winter vacation, I had to move to a new city with my parents. On the first day to my new school, it was cold and ____(1)____. I was walking alone slowly ____(2)____ worrying about something in my new school. It was early and there weren’t many people on the road. ___(3)____ a girl who was riding a bike in the snow fell down. She was ___(4)____ hard to stand up but fell again. ___(5)____ thinking, I went over to help her quickly. She said “thank you” with a ___(6)____ and then rode away. Her smile warmed me a lot.

After I got to school, the teacher led me to the classroom and ___(7)____ me to the class. Then he asked me to ___(8)____ down beside a girl. I felt so ___(9)____ that I didn’t dare to look at her. Soon the first class, English, started. Their textbooks were___(10)____from those in my old school. As I was ___(11)____ what to do, an English book appeared in front of me. “Let’s ___(12)____ it.” The girl beside me said, “Hi, I’m Carrie,” I looked up. To ___(13)___ surprise, it was the girl I helped this morning. From ___(14)____ on, we became good friends.

From that I learned: to help ____(15)____ is actually to help ourselves!

(1).

A．

cloudy

B．

snowy

C．

foggy

D．

rainy

(2).

A．

so

B．

because

C．

but

D．

and

(3).

A．

Firstly

B．

Finally

C．

Suddenly

D．

Luckily

(4).

A．

trying

B．

starting

C．

getting

D．

walking

(5).

A．

Without

B．

With

C．

For

D．

About

(6).

A．

joke

B．

smile

C．

laugh

D．

cry

(7).

A．

introduced

B．

carried

C．

showed

D．

sent

(8).

A．

fall

B．

lie

C．

sit

D．

turn

(9).

A．

sad

B．

happy

C．

nervous

D．

excited

(10).

A．

easy

B．

difficult

C．

same

D．

different

(11).

A．

doing

B．

writing

C．

wondering

D．

dreaming

(12).

A．

share

B．

sing

C．

dance

D．

play

(13).

A．

her

B．

my

C．

his

D．

its

(14).

A．

today

B．

later

C．

now

D．

then

(15).

A．

any other

B．

another

C．

the other

D．

others