初中英语完型填空

Sit With Us

You’re at your new school. It’s lunch time, but you don’t have anyone to sit with. You want to join someone at their table, ___(1)___ you’re not sure if they’re friendly. What do you do? Natalie’s ___(2)___ of solving the problem was to create an app. She knows what it feels like to be alone at a new school. She found it difficult to make new friends and had to ___(3)___ a new table at lunch every day. If she sat ___(4)___, she felt lonely. But if she asked to join someone and was __(5)__, she felt embarrassed. She created a lunch-planning app to help students like ___(6)___ find people to have lunch with.

The app — called Sit With Us — is ___(7)__. If a student is having lunch in the afternoon, he or she can create an invitation. Other students can open the app and __(8)___ that invitation. They can then use the app to decide when and where to ___(9)___. This allows students to make ___(10)___ online instead of face-to-face. This is the reason why it works so _ (11)__: it lowers the risk of being refused, and the embarrassment that goes along with it.

Natalie is __(12)__ to see that people are replying to her app actively — especially those who suffer from bullying (遭受欺凌). Soon after she made her app available to the public, she won a prize for it. She __(13)__ appeared in many news stories.

Natalie was even asked to speak at a university. In her ___(14)__, Natalie wanted people to know that you don’t have to do something ___(15)___ to change lives. Sometimes, a simple thing — like having a friend to enjoy lunch with — can make all the difference.

(1).

A．

so

B．

or

C．

for

D．

but

(2).

A．

habit

B．

course

C．

method

D．

question

(3).

A．

search for

B．

fix up

C．

give out

D．

get away from

(4).

A．

on time

B．

in a hurry

C．

by herself

D．

in public

(5).

A．

called

B．

refused

C．

discussed

D．

believed

(6).

A．

us

B．

it

C．

her

D．

them

(7).

A．

cheap

B．

simple

C．

private

D．

noisy

(8).

A．

miss

B．

make

C．

send

D．

accept

(9).

A．

stop

B．

study

C．

meet

D．

exercise

(10).

A．

plans

B．

trouble

C．

reports

D．

dinner

(11).

A．

late

B．

well

C．

hard

D．

loudly

(12).

A．

upset

B．

sorry

C．

happy

D．

angry

(13).

A．

also

B．

just

C．

still

D．

seldom

(14).

A．

book

B．

talk

C．

school

D．

picture

(15).

A．

big

B．

new

C．

similar

D．

enjoyable

I went to Beijing to study Chinese last year. I was ___(1)___ about all the chances to better my language skills, walk on the Great Wall, and most of all, eat real Chinese food! I ___(2)___ remember my first jianbing, jiaozi and Peking duck. Each of them was amazing in its own way.

I knew that real Chinese food would be different from the Chinese food I had eaten in the USA. I couldn’t wait to try all the ___(3)___ dishes that came up in my research about Chinese food. One of my favorites turned out to be hotpot（火锅）.

My first-ever hotpot experience in Old Beijing was ___(4)___. As a first-timer, I was moved by the waiters’___(5)___ and their warmth of welcome. They tried their best to introduce all of the oils and spices（调味香料）to me.

Looking around, I found that everyone had their own favorite sauce combinations（酱料组合）, ingredients and styles（食材和风格）. Some would carefully ____(6)___ their ingredients into the hotpot one after another. Others would impatiently put whole plates into the bubbling（冒泡的）oil. You can learn a lot from the ____(7)____ people eat hotpot.

When I went back to the USA, I ___(8)____ to prepare a hotpot meal for my family. It allowed me to not only share the culture that I had learned about, but also offer others a chance to ____(9)___ China like I had. It’s amazing that ___(10)___ could bring so much to life!

(1).

A．

sorry

B．

excited

C．

tired

(2).

A．

still

B．

never

C．

hardly

(3).

A．

heart-breaking

B．

mouth-watering

C．

time-saving

(4).

A．

unforgettable

B．

unpleasant

C．

unlucky

(5).

A．

coldness

B．

laziness

C．

friendliness

(6).

A．

play

B．

put

C．

wash

(7).

A．

way

B．

tool

C．

price

(8).

A．

hated

B．

refused

C．

decided

(9).

A．

help

B．

build

C．

experience

(10).

A．

jiaozi

B．

hotpot

C．

Peking duck

Ever since “Mother Nature” gave me life, I expected to grow tall and big.

As a young ___(1)___, I was well protected in the forest. I used to ___(2)___ a good time with my friends under the blue sky and ___(3)___ the river. Our only purpose was to stand high. My pal, Tim often said, “All I ask for is to be ___(4)___ the whole day.”

More than 300 days passed and we grew straight. Until one day, our ___(5）___ birthday, people came, moved us from the __（6）_ and put us on their trucks. “I don’t want to go!” Tim cried.

After a long journey, we arrived in a completely different place with ___（7）___ green. Here we were planted in a line. ___（8）___ the wind blew strongly, I could not even open my eyes to see Tim __（9）___ beside me. So we needed enough __（10）__ to grow thicker and higher to stop the wind.

As time went by, we finally ___（11)___ much stronger. I could keep my eyes open in the wind! I even found the blue sky was back!

This was no longer a no-man’s-land, and hundreds of visitors came here. A man took a picture of us with his ___(12)___, “Thank you. We can enjoy clear days ___(13)___ worrying about sand storms.” A young girl jumping up and down came over and ___(14)___ me. “Thank you,” she said, “It’s you that have turned the desert into a green land!”

Tim and I smiled at each other, feeling ___(15)__. The sun was shining brightly in the bluer sky.

(1).

A．

tree

B．

fish

C．

girl

D．

boy

(2).

A．

choose

B．

forget

C．

have

D．

miss

(3).

A．

in

B．

along

C．

under

D．

on

(4).

A．

smart

B．

happy

C．

busy

D．

thin

(5).

A．

first

B．

second

C．

third

D．

fourth

(6).

A．

beach

B．

lake

C．

house

D．

earth

(7).

A．

all

B．

nothing

C．

anything

D．

everything

(8).

A．

Though

B．

Unless

C．

Because

D．

Until

(9）.

A．

clearly

B．

greatly

C．

kindly

D．

widely

（10）.

A．

desert

B．

wind

C．

sand

D．

water

（11）.

A．

became

B．

smelt

C．

sounded

D．

remained

（12）.

A．

radio

B．

keyboard

C．

backpack

D．

camera

（13）.

A．

from

B．

about

C．

without

D．

of

（14）.

A．

asked

B．

hugged

C．

invited

D．

kicked

（15）.

A．

tired

B．

bored

C．

proud

D．

surprised

Bella arrived home late from school that day. When she walked past her mother’s room she found her mum was ___(1)___ in bed, and seemed to be very weak.

Bella entered her room and heard the cries from her little sister. She knew her dad was expect her to ___(2)___ her sister. And she also had to prepare meals for the whole family ___(3)___ her mum did before. Bella thought it was not ___(4)___ because she also had schoolwork to do, just like everyone else in her class. Why did she have to be the grown-up?

When she got out of the room, she saw her ___(5)__ sitting at the kitchen table, lonely and tired. Suddenly, something happened inside Bella. She ___(6)___ that her father, as well as a husband, must be really ___(7)___.

Then she heard a deep voice from her father, “Make the ___(8)__, will you, Bella?”

She was going to find a(n) ___(9)___ to meet her friends, but she stopped and said to herself, “It is a ___(10)__ time for everyone in our family. I guess making meals is just what I can do to help. “Then she ___(11)__ went into the kitchen and began peeling (削) potatoes.

“OK, Daddy.” said Bella. “Everything will be all right and we can ___(12)___.” At the moment, she saw a smile on her father’s face. She felt ___(13)___— grown-up, somehow. It was really good to ___(14)___ a smile to her father’s face, even for only a moment.

“Daddy, whatever happens, we will be OK. Right?”

“Yes, we will. If we ___(15) __ each other, we’ll always be all right.”

They both smiled at each other over the table.

(1).

A．

still

B．

only

C．

even

D．

almost

(2).

A．

look for

B．

look after

C．

look over

D．

look through

(3).

A．

as

B．

until

C．

since

D．

unless

(4).

A．

clear

B．

ready

C．

fair

D．

true

(5).

A．

brother

B．

sister

C．

mum

D．

dad

(6).

A．

explained

B．

expected

C．

realized

D．

promised

(7).

A．

moved

B．

worried

C．

pleased

D．

surprised

(8).

A．

bed

B．

table

C．

dinner

D．

present

(9).

A．

excuse

B．

suggestion

C．

example

D．

question

(10).

A．

full

B．

hard

C．

good

D．

right

(11).

A．

simply

B．

bravely

C．

quietly

D．

suddenly

(12).

A．

decide

B．

manage

C．

forget

D．

understand

(13).

A．

terrible

B．

wrong

C．

lucky

D．

different

(14).

A．

bring

B．

keep

C．

turn

D．

hold

(15).

A．

refuse

B．

control

C．

support

D．

introduce

The three men were moving down a fast and rocky river. Thornton was in the boat, while Hans and Pete had to move along the river bank, holding the boat with a rope. Buck, the dog, followed them, keeping a(n) ___(1)___ eye on Thornton.

They came to a more ___(2)____ part of the river, and the boat started to go too quickly. Hans pulled on the rope to stop it, but pulled it too hard. The boat ____(3)___, and Thornton was thrown into the water.

Buck jumped in at once and swam three hundred meters until he ___(4)___ Thornton. Then Buck returned, with Thornton holding his tail. Buck swam towards the river bank. But they moved ___(5)___. Thornton knew they would not get to the bank quickly enough, so he let go of Buck, held on to a rock in the middle of the water, and ___(6)__, “Go, Buck, go!”

Buck swam as hard as he could to the bank, and Pete and Hans pulled him out.

It was hard for Thornton to hold on to his rock in that ___(7)___ water, and his friends knew they had only a few minutes to save him. They ___(8)___ their rope round Buck, who at once jumped into the river and tried to swim to Thornton. The first time, the water took him ___(9)___ the rock, and Pete and Hans had to pull him back. The second time, he swam higher up the river. ___(10)___, the water brought him down to Thornton. Thornton held on to Buck, and Hans and Pete pulled the rope as hard as they could. Man and dog disappeared under the water, ___(11)___ rocks, turning over and over, sometimes with Buck on top, sometimes Thornton. When Hans and Pete finally pulled them out, both seemed more dead than alive. But after a while their eyes opened and ___(12)___ returned. They all smiled.

(1).

A．

worried

B．

satisfied

C．

surprised

D．

excited

(2).

A．

important

B．

famous

C．

dangerous

D．

interesting

(3).

A．

turned up

B．

turned over

C．

turned down

D．

turned off

(4).

A．

lost

B．

saw

C．

saved

D．

reached

(5).

A．

carelessly

B．

slowly

C．

wisely

D．

simply

(6).

A．

shouted

B．

complained

C．

replied

D．

joked

(7).

A．

secret

B．

clear

C．

dirty

D．

wild

(8).

A．

tied

B．

limited

C．

relaxed

D．

mixed

(9).

A．

under

B．

past

C．

inside

D．

through

(10).

A．

Otherwise

B．

Moreover

C．

However

D．

Instead

(11).

A．

lifting

B．

controlling

C．

hitting

D．

breaking

(12).

A．

fear

B．

love

C．

trust

D．

life

Almost every Saturday morning, Molly pulls a table into her front yard. On the table she lays out some ___(1)____ in season, such as carrots and tomatoes. They are all from her garden and free for her neighbors to ___(2)____. “It’s just lovely, like you walk by and get a beautiful gift around the corner,” said a neighbor.

Molly started doing this in the summer of 2020. Earlier that year, a fire broke out in her house. Molly’s ___(3)____ had a hard time. “People in the community came to ___(4)____. They brought us food and often called to make sure we were doing fine. I was deeply ___（5）____,” Molly said.

Then the pandemic(疫情) came. Molly and her family had much time to ___（6）____ in their garden. They decided to ___（7）____ what they grew in their garden.

No one knew about it at first. But __（8）__, people got into the habit of coming around. They would stop by and leave with some vegetables. Molly’s yard became a __（9）__ place.

One thing Molly has learned from this experience is that people have to work together when days are ___（10）__. She is glad that love has spread in this community.

（1）.

A．

fruits

B．

flowers

C．

leaves

D．

vegetables

（2）.

A．

look at

B．

take away

C．

give up

D．

throw away

（3）.

A．

family

B．

class

C．

office

D．

team

（4）.

A．

cry

B．

see

C．

help

D．

rest

（5）.

A．

moved

B．

interested

C．

tired

D．

bored

（6）.

A．

play

B．

work

C．

sleep

D．

dance

（7）.

A．

eat

B．

sell

C．

share

D．

cook

（8）.

A．

sadly

B．

slowly

C．

badly

D．

carefully

（9）.

A．

clean

B．

small

C．

terrible

D．

popular

（10）.

A．

difficult

B．

sunny

C．

short

D．

cool

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

Kevin is a special swimmer. He took risks to ___(1)___ in very cold places because he wanted people to pay attention to environmental problems.

As a boy, Kevin visited national parks and he learned the Earth is in ___(2)___ condition. He felt worried, and he wanted to ___(3)___ the Earth. In 2009, he went to swim in water near North Pole（北极）to draw people’s attention to the melting glaciers（融化的冰川）. Kevin said that the swim was so painful that it would be his ___(4)__ time swimming in cold water. In 2016, he heard about a lake in the Himalayas（喜马拉雅山脉）. It was formed by melting glaciers. He __(5)___ to swim in cold water again. It was difficult to swim in the lake. The air was so ___(6)___ that it was hard to breathe. He told people about his experiences on TV. He wanted people to know that glaciers in the Himalayas are disappearing ___(7)___ global（全球的）warming and that there’s less water for people in nearby ___(8)___ like China, India, and Pakistan.

From Kevin’s story, we learn two ___(9)___ . We learn that people can do a lot of harm to the Earth without realizing it. Also, we learn that if we ___(10)___ the way we think, we can do something to protect our environment. With the new way of thinking in our minds, we can enjoy a bright future.

(1). A. flyB. swimC. runD. skate

(2). A. rightB. safeC. poorD. natural

(3). A. protectB. leaveC. findD. share

(4). A. lastB. greatC. freeD. long

(5). A. hatedB. agreedC. learnedD. decided

(6). A. freshB. thinC. clearD. cool

(7). A. because ofB. opposite toC. according toD. instead of

(8). A. citiesB. countriesC. townsD. villages

(9). A. choicesB. reportsC. reasonsD. lessons

(10). A. askB. showC. changeD. record

Our Christmas Goose

On a cold morning that December, my brother Rick and I were sent to Uncle Tommie’s on the other side of Little Mountain to get a goose for Christmas dinner. This long journey over the mountain was hard but worth it.

That morning, dark clouds were coming together overhead. I knew it was going to snow on the ___(1)___.

When we arrived, Uncle Tommie was already waiting for us. “Boys, I’m not ___(2)___ you off,” he said, “but the wind is picking up. You’d better get the goose and head for home soon.”

After a quick thank-you and goodbye I took the goose and we left. Halfway up the mountain, it began to snow heavily. I held the goose ___(3) __ to me.

By the time we reached the top of the mountain. it showed more heavily. And the wind seemed to blow straight through my coat. I stepped in front of Rick. “You must be cold. Open your coat!”

“Are you crazy?” Rick asked. “I’ll lose what little warmth I have!” When he saw I was ___(4)___, he slowly opened his coat.

I placed the warm goose inside his coat. Rick sighed happily (舒了口气). My plan was ___(5)___ .

On the way down, I started to shiver (发抖). Rick said. “Dave. it's your turn now.”

He passed me the goose. For a long moment, I just stood and ___(6)___ my freezing(冰冷的) hands on his body. We passed the goose back and forth (来回地) between us all the way. Finally, We got home.

Sitting at the table, we explained how the goose kept us from freezing. “We can’t have him for dinner! This goose helped ___(7)___ our lives,” I said.

Later, we named the goose Charley and he lived out his life in the yard, bossing around the chickens and another goose we bought to keep him company. A life as the most important bird was fitting for our ___(8)___.

(1).

A．

mountain

B．

island

C．

lake

D．

beach

(2).

A．

paying

B．

rushing

C．

showing

D．

calling

(3).

A．

lightly

B．

secretly

C．

high

D．

close

(4).

A．

frightened

B．

regretful

C．

serious

D．

surprised

(5).

A．

working

B．

continuing

C．

improving

D．

changing

(6).

A．

raised

B．

dried

C．

warmed

D．

examined

(7).

A．

spare

B．

save

C．

treasure

D．

give

(8).

A．

leader

B．

boss

C．

guide

D．

hero

Your brain doesn’t have to do anything extra (额外的) to tell the truth. You think of what you want to say, and you say it. Lying ____(1)____ much more work.

Here’s an ____(2)____ of what goes into a simple lie. Imagine you’re late for class and the teacher asks ____(3)____ and you decide to lie. You now have to either came up with a story or remember the story you ____(4)____ as you were rushing to class. So you say, “I had to stop by the ____(5)____ and borrowed a book.” Your teacher asks, “The book I recommended (推荐) last period?”

You must decide how to answer ____(6)____. If you say yes, the teacher might ask you to show her the book. Or she might ____(7)___ you to read from it in class. If you say it is a ___(8)____ book, she might ask which book you’ve checked out. So you have to be ready with the ____(9)____ of another book and make sure it’s a book the school library owns.

You give your ____(10)____ a ton of extra work! Why not just tell the truth? It’s much easier.

(1).

A．

refuses

B．

avoids

C．

takes

D．

fixes

(2).

A．

example

B．

ability

C．

interview

D．

agreement

(3).

A．

when

B．

who

C．

why

D．

which

(4).

A．

listened to

B．

made up

C．

wrote down

D．

left behind

(5).

A．

store

B．

gate

C．

station

D．

library

(6).

A．

recently

B．

secretly

C．

angrily

D．

quickly

(7).

A．

expect

B．

help

C．

hate

D．

pay

(8).

A．

boring

B．

personal

C．

cheap

D．

different

(9).

A．

cover

B．

name

C．

price

D．

size

(10).

A．

book

B．

exam

C．

brain

D．

class

You never know where life will lead you. When I was a young boy, I got ___(1)___ up my nose one time. After that I ___(2)___ wanted to get in the water again. I thought swimming was not for me.

One day, I ___(3)___ my skateboard and broke my leg so badly, and the doctors said I could never really skateboard again. They said swimming was the only ___(4)____ that would be good for me.

Well, I gave it a ___(5)___. Every week, I got a little ____(6) ___ and hated swimming a little less, I worked at it so much that one day my high school swimming coach asked me to ____(7)____ the school team. You can imagine how that made me and my family feel ___(8)___ I was so afraid of the water before!

Much to everyone’s surprise, I won third place in the city finals. ____(9)____ is a big part of my life now. You never know which road life will take you down. Look at me—a swimmer!

For this reason, I say: don’t limit (限制) your ____(10)____. And remember, life is a swimming pool. Jump in and start swimming! You might be surprised where you end up.

(1).

A．

water

B．

sand

C．

juice

D．

air

(2).

A．

still

B．

never

C．

also

D．

even

(3).

A．

turned down

B．

looked at

C．

waited for

D．

fell off

(4).

A．

exercise

B．

story

C．

housework

D．

journey

(5).

A．

visit

B．

band

C．

try

D．

call

(6).

A．

better

B．

slower

C．

higher

D．

heavier

(7).

A．

check

B．

catch

C．

join

D．

invite

(8).

A．

or

B．

as

C．

if

D．

so

(9).

A．

Skating

B．

Swimming

C．

Jumping

D．

Coaching

(10).

A．

excuses

B．

praises

C．

words

D．

choices

Andy was throwing an empty box when a woman and her daughter ran over.

“You smell ___1___!”Andy said to the woman.

The woman said, “I just want you to ___2___ me the box. It’s how my daughter and I survive (生存)” “But it’s just trash (垃圾),” said Andy.

“One person’s trash is another person’s ___3___,” the woman said, reaching out her hand, “Can I have it?”

“___4___ you want it, just take it out of the trash bin by yourself,” Andy replied ___5___. Then he threw the box and walked towards his mother’s car. The woman didn’t say anything and took the box.

Andy told his mother about the dirty woman. His mother said in a ___6___ voice, “Andy, not everyone has good ___7___. Your father left us when you were two years old. We lived a hard life. I couldn’t find a ___8___, so we had to live on the streets. One day, I met a lady and she ___9___ me to make money by recycling boxes. I ____10____ her suggestion and our life changed after that.”

Hearing this, Andy got out of the car and ____11____ to the lady. “I am sorry for what I did. You’re right. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” Then his mother came over and was ____12____ to find the woman was just the lady who helped them out of trouble a few years ago. She said to the woman with ____13____,” You did so much for us. It’s my turn to ____14____ you. I would like you and your daughter to come and stay with us.” The girl and her mother were moved to tears.

There are always some people who give us unexpected ____15____. So wherever we are, be kind to people around us.

1.

A．

sweet

B．

nice

C．

terrible

D．

smoky

2.

A．

buy

B．

give

C．

show

D．

lend

3.

A．

pride

B．

support

C．

power

D．

treasure

4.

A．

Though

B．

Unless

C．

Before

D．

If

5.

A．

impolitely

B．

gladly

C．

nervously

D．

hopefully

6.

A．

funny

B．

soft

C．

cold

D．

strange

7.

A．

luck

B．

fame

C．

nature

D．

behavior

8.

A．

reason

B．

dream

C．

job

D．

hobby

9.

A．

allowed

B．

advised

C．

needed

D．

sent

10.

A．

checked

B．

questioned

C．

followed

D．

forgot

11.

A．

climbed

B．

rushed

C．

rode

D．

jumped

12.

A．

surprised

B．

afraid

C．

relaxed

D．

worried

13.

A．

fear

B．

interest

C．

sadness

D．

joy

14.

A．

teach

B．

understand

C．

praise

D．

help

15.

A．

success

B．

pleasure

C．

warmth

D．

pride

Sam was worried. The following morning, he would have art class. It was his favourite class, but there was a 1 . Sam saw the world differently from everybody else. When he drew, birds had different-sized wings, and buildings had strange shapes. Every time he painted a picture, his teachers and classmates would be 2 .

It was time for the art class. Nervously, Sam looked at the white piece of paper in front of him.

“Good morning, class,” said Mr White. “Today, we're going to paint...”

Sam 3 , wondering what the next word would be. Please, he thought, not houses. Not buildings ...

“We're going to paint 4，” said Mr White, with a smile.

"Yes! Great!" said Sam 5

“We can't paint that!” shouted Mike from the other side of the classroom.

“Sure, you can,” replied Mr White __6 . “Think about it, Mike. What makes you happy?”

“Umm ... beaches, sunshine, and ... ice-cream!^” said Mike.

“Well, there you go. That’s how you paint it. Start working!” said Mr White.

Sam was already 7_. He splashed （泼洒）large amounts of paint all over the 8 . It was really beautiful! There were shapes that we didn't have in the real world and the colours were so shining. The whole class __9_ and Sam looked proud.

From that day on, Sam was never 10 about art class. He knew that he could paint happiness, no matter what he painted.

(1).

A．

difference

B．

problem

C．

reason

D．

way

(2).

A．

encouraged

B．

relaxed

C．

satisfied

D．

surprised

(3).

A．

agreed

B．

replied

C．

understood

D．

waited

(4).

A．

buildings

B．

houses

C．

happiness

D．

summer

(5).

A．

excitedly

B．

carelessly

C．

kindly

D．

sadly

(6).

A．

angrily

B．

patiently

C．

secretly

D．

worriedly

(7).

A．

painting

B．

playing

C．

talking

D．

writing

(8).

A．

book

B．

floor

C．

paper

D．

wall

(9).

A．

cheered

B．

doubted

C．

finished

D．

regretted

(10).

A．

careful

B．

certain

C．

happy

D．

nervous

Run for Class President

   Two months ago，when our class election （选举） started，I decided to nun for class president.I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people，so I felt it easy to win.But I was （1） 　 　that people would feel bad for me if I lost.

   I was busy preparing in the following week.My plan wasn't to make promises to do things I couldn't （2） 　 　but to show my class why I wanted to be the president.I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom.I also spent three hours writing my speech，saying that I was the one they could tum to whenever they had a problem.Since I was （3） 　 　prepared，I felt that my chances of winning were strong.

   However，when I gave my speech on Election Day，the response （反应） wasn't what I had （4） 　 　.Few people actually listened.When it was my opponent's （对手的） turn，everyone was screaming （尖叫） his name.His speech was short， （5） 　 　all to the point.By then，I realized I should have made（6） 　 　shorter and clearer.

   It was obvious （明显的） who would （7） 　 　.For the rest of the day，I felt like it was over.I wanted to just go home and cry，but I made it through.

   My prediction was right：I didn't win.The next day，people were still talking about the （8） 　 　.I just pretended （假装） not to hear.But later，things got better.People （9） 　 　about the election and talked to me just as they did before.

   I don't regret putting time and energy（10） 　 　the election because I've learned that things aren't always going the way I expect.And moments of failure like this build character一since then I've learned to face disappointment and grown stronger.

（1）

A．

bored

B．

afraid

C．

excited

D．

hopeful

（2）

A．

A compare

B．

remember

C．

manage

D．

repeat

（3）

A．

fully

B．

quickly

C．

freshly

D．

slowly

（4）

A．

feared

B．

faced

C．

mentioned

D．

pictured

（5）

A．

so

B．

or

C．

and

D．

but

（6）

A．

my

B．

myself

C．

mine

D．

me

（7）

A．

A reply

B．

return

C．

wait

D．

win

（8）

A．

A discussion

B．

election

C．

decision

D．

invitation

（9）

A．

forgot

B．

wrote

C．

cared

D．

discussed

（10）

A．

for

B．

into

C．

at

D．

on

       

What do you need for an invention to be a success?

To begin with, good timing is very ____45____ . You can have a good idea which the public doesn't want yet. Take Giovanni Caselli as an example. He invented the first fax machine in the 1860s. Though the quality was excellent, his invention quickly ____46____ . The fax machine did not become a necessary piece of equipment in every office until the 1980s.

Money also helps. The Frenchman Denis Papin had the idea for a steam engine almost a hundred years before James Watt was born. Denis never had enough money to ____47____ one.

You also need to be patient. It took scientists nearly eighty years to invent a light bulb. ____48____ , you shouldn't be too slow. In the 1870s, Elisha Gray developed plans for a telephone. Gray saw it only as "a beautiful toy". When he finally sent details of his invention to the Patent Office ( 专利局 ) on February 14th, 1876, it was too ____49____ . Almost the same designs had arrived just two hours earlier. The young man who sent them was Alexander Graham Bell. He is remembered as the inventor of the telephone.

Of course what you really need is a wonderful idea. If you haven't got one, a walk in the countryside and a careful look at ____50____ can help. The Swiss scientist, George de Mestral, had the idea for Velcro ( 粘扣 ) when he found his clothes covered in sticky seed pods after a walk in the countryside.

45.

A．

interesting

B．

important

C．

personal

D．

satisfying

46.

A．

died

B．

improved

C．

spread

D．

appeared

47.

A．

deliver

B．

repair

C．

use

D．

build

48.

A．

However

B．

Instead

C．

So far

D．

At last

49.

A．

modern

B．

difficult

C．

late

D．

old

50.

A．

society

B．

nature

C．

pictures

D．

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