初中英语完型填空

Long time ago，there lived a king.He was irresponsible （不负责任的） .He （1） 　    　cared about his country and people.All his people complained （抱怨） about this.

   One day，the king went hunting in the forest.After some time，he felt（2） 　    　.He came to a lake.When he drank water from the lake，he saw a swan （天鹅） （3） 　    　on a big stone nearby. "I want to catch the swan!" he thought.

   As soon as he held up his bow （ 弓） ，the swan was gone.（4） 　    　his surprise，he heard a sweet voice，"I am the swan.（5） 　    　you want to catch me，you must come to the wonderland （奇境） ."

   The king said， "Please （6） 　    　me the way to the wonderland!"

   "Do good things for your people，and my messenger （信使） will come and lead you there， "the （7） 　    　replied.

   With this in mind，the king dressed up and went out into the streets.He gave some （8） 　    　to a poor old man.After the old man （9） 　    　it happily，he began to chat with the king.When they talked about peoples life in the country，the old man became （10） 　    　and said， "Do you know why I'm so poor？It's because of our king!He has done （11） 　    　for us."

   （12） 　    　，the king heard the swan's voice again."Listen!It seems that you are doing something （13） 　    　only because you want to go to the wonderland.That's not enough.You should always （14） 　    　all your people and be kind to them. " the swan said.

   The king realized this was （15） 　    　.He became responsible and worked very hard.Finally，he understood that making his country a great place was like making a wonderland of his own.

（1）

A．

always

B．

usually

C．

often

D．

never

（2）

A．

full

B．

thirsty

C．

hungry

D．

tired

（3）

A．

standing

B．

running

C．

swimming

D．

flying

（4）

A．

On

B．

To

C．

For

D．

At

（5）

A．

While

B．

Although

C．

Unless

D．

If

（6）

A．

ask

B．

invite

C．

show

D．

warn

（7）

A．

sound

B．

bell

C．

noise

D．

voice

（8）

A．

water

B．

time

C．

money

D．

knowledge

（9）

A．

accepted

B．

refused

C．

borrowed

D．

returned

（10）

A．

angry

B．

happy

C．

shy

D．

smart

（11）

A．

everything

B．

nothing

C．

anything

D．

something

（12）

A．

Luckily

B．

Certainly

C．

Suddenly

D．

Recently

（13）

A．

boring

B．

interesting

C．

bad

D．

good

（14）

A．

laugh at

B．

take care of

C．

keep away from

D．

give up

（15）

A．

impossible

B．

crazy

C．

true

D．

wrong

Dear Mike,

I’m glad to receive your letter and know your unforgettable（难忘的）experience. Now I’d like to share mine. Last Friday, I was cleaning my room and found an old photo in a drawer. While I was looking at it, the ___1___ memory of that day came back to me.

It was my mother’s birthday eight years ago, and I decided to give her a ___2___ with a home-made birthday cake. I ___3___ early and quietly went to the kitchen. I had never ___4___ anything like this before, so I tried to copy ___5___ she did it. However, I failed.

The moment I was going to throw everything ___6___, my mother came in. I showed her the ___7___ and told her what happened. Surprisingly, she tasted it and said it wasn’t ___8___! I guessed she didn’t just want to discourage me. In fact, we ended up ___9___ and ate it up.

This week is her ____10____ birthday. I’ll make a birthday cake for her again, and this time I will make it.

I’m looking forward to your reply!

Yours,

Lucy

1.

A．

terrible

B．

lovely

C．

boring

2.

A．

surprise

B．

letter

C．

hug

3.

A．

looked up

B．

picked up

C．

woke up

4.

A．

bought

B．

washed

C．

made

5.

A．

what

B．

how

C．

when

6.

A．

away

B．

up

C．

into

7.

A．

biscuit

B．

cake

C．

bread

8.

A．

good

B．

delicious

C．

bad

9.

A．

laughing

B．

shouting

C．

crying

10.

A．

fifteen

B．

fifty

C．

fiftieth

A young man went for a job interview in a big company.The employer （雇主）found that the young man' s college grades were excellent.Then he asked the young man who paid for his（1） 　    　.The young man told the employer that his parents did and they（2） 　    　as laundry （洗衣店）workers.

   The employer noticed that the young man's hands were（3） 　    　and perfect.He asked，"Have you ever helped your parents wash clothes？"

   "No.My parents always make me study. （4） 　    　，they wash clothes faster than I do." The employer asked the young man to go back home and wash his parents' （5） 　    　.

   When he got home，he told his parents that he wanted to wash their hands.His parents felt surprised but （6） 　    　.Then the young man began to wash their hands slowly.

   He was in tears.He（7） 　    　his parents' hands were so rough （粗糙的）and pale because of washing a lot of clothes in the cold water.There were also many injuries （伤口）in their hands.（8） 　    　washing his parents' hands，the young man quietly washed all the（9） 　    　clothes.

   The next morning，the young man went to the employer's office.The employer noticed the young man's（10） 　    　hands.He told the young man that he was employed.

（1）

A．

journey

B．

training

C．

education

（2）

A．

worked

B．

knew

C．

moved

（3）

A．

dirty

B．

smooth

C．

ugly

（4）

A．

Besides

B．

Except

C．

However

（5）

A．

clothes

B．

feet

C．

hands

（6）

A．

sorry

B．

happy

C．

angry

（7）

A．

found

B．

made

C．

expected

（8）

A．

Before

B．

Through

C．

After

（9）

A．

selling

B．

missing

C．

remaining

（10）

A．

nice

B．

pale

C．

perfect

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

Dealing with a nosebleed（鼻出血）might seem simple. But recently, the British RED Cross asked parents with young children how to help a child with a nosebleed. About 65 percent of parents did not ____（1）____ the correct action to help.

Learning what to do if a little one has a nosebleed will help you ____（2）____ the situation quickly and calmly. Here, Claire shares the story of how she helped her daughter when her ____（3）____ was bleeding.

On a very hot and sunny day, Claire took ____（4）____ daughter Bella, aged almost three and a half, to the park. On the way home, Bella fell ____（5）____ in the car.

When they got home, Claire found something was wrong ____（6）____ Bella.

“As I was laying her down, blood started ____（7）____ from her nose. It was all over her face and down her neck and that made me ____（8）____,” Claire said.

Having already learned first aid, Claire knew ____（9）____ to do.

“Bella got upset because of all the ____（10）____. I sat her up and leant（倾斜）her forward and ____（11）____ the sides of her nose,” Claire said.

“I knew this wasn’t ____（12）____ , as leaning her forward would stop the blood from going into her airway or stomach.”

____（13）____, Bella’s nosebleed stopped after a few minutes.

Claire was glad that she had remembered the key ____（14）____ to help children with a nosebleed: to pinch the soft part of their nose and ask them to lean forward.

In fact, every parent should ____（15）____ first aid. Then he or she can save the child in a right way.

（1）

A．

control

B．

make

C．

choose

D．

answer

（2）

A．

agree with

B．

deal with

C．

talk with

D．

play with

（3）

A．

tooth

B．

ear

C．

mouth

D．

nose

（4）

A．

their

B．

your

C．

her

D．

his

（5）

A．

asleep

B．

awake

C．

sleepy

D．

alive

（6）

A．

about

B．

with

C．

through

D．

for

（7）

A．

putting

B．

working

C．

getting

D．

pouring

（8）

A．

happy

B．

bored

C．

scared

D．

dangerous

（9）

A．

what

B．

where

C．

how

D．

when

（10）

A．

blood

B．

situation

C．

break

D．

risk

（11）

A．

hit

B．

pulled

C．

hurt

D．

pressed

（12）

A．

important

B．

wrong

C．

necessary

D．

right

（13）

A．

Suddenly

B．

Quickly

C．

Luckily

D．

Heavily

（14）

A．

spirits

B．

ways

C．

places

D．

shapes

（15）

A．

use

B．

learn

C．

find

D．

show

Ma Li is a dessert shop owner in Yinchuan，Ningxia.On a cold morning，she received an online（1） 　 　but it took an hour for her to wait for the deliveryman（外卖送餐员）.

When the deliveryman came，Ma was a little （2） 　 　" It is too cold outside and my motorbike didn't work，" explained the deliveryman.After she heard his words，her anger was （3）    　.She invited him to sit for a while and offered him a cup of hot water.

At that moment，Ma noticed the deliveryman's face and hands were dark purple

（4） 　 　he was working outside for too long.She felt sorry for him.While they were talking，Ma knew that the deliveryman wanted to buy his daughter a（5） 　 　but he thought it was a little expensive.

After the deliveryman left，Ma（6） 　 　what happened just now on her WeChat Moments（微信朋友圈）with two photos of the deliveryman.

Heartwarming comments（评论）poured in，such as "Life is not easy but（7） 　 　of us give up" "Thumbs up（点赞）for hard﹣working people" and "Showing understanding to deliverymen." Some（8） 　 　offered money for a cake.

The next day ，Ma got in touch with the deliveryman and invited him to her shop.When they met，Ma expressed people's kindness to him and gave him a cake for his daughter's birthday.The deliveryman was（9） 　 　.

Ma received more than 600 yuan donations（捐献）（10） 　 　 her friends and customers.She said she would use the money to offer some help to people in need.

（1）A.gift	B.order	C.ticket	D.invitation
（2）A.excited	B.sad	C.happy	D.angry
（3）A.gone	B.stopped	C.lost	D.broken
（4）A.because	B.so	C.when	D.though
（5）A.schoolbag	B.birthday cake	C.new coat	D.computer
（6）A.found	B.remembered	C.shared	D.heard
（7）A.all	B.each	C.most	D.none
（8）A.even	B.never	C.hardly	D.ever
（9）A.helpful	B.careful	C.thankful	D.wonderful
（10）A.to	B.from	C.with	D.for

Mr. Zhang was a cook in Canada. He ___1___ in Guangzhou, and he learned to cook in Hong Kong. He moved to Canada for work when he was 26 years old. Everything was good till COVID-19（新冠病毒）broke out. Last year, he returned to China because the economy（经济）in Canada began ___2___ down. “I’m 50 now and I worry about my future there,” said Mr. Zhang. So he gave up his job and returned to China in September, 2021 and set up his own ___3___ named Hong Kong Restaurant in Guangzhou.

Mr. Zhang loves ___4___ and his restaurant offers everyone a taste of Hong Kong. When he was preparing for his restaurant, his friend who is the leader of a nursing home（疗养院）asked him if he would like to provide food ___5___ patients aged above 60 there. Mr. Zhang thought it was a good idea. “It is my pleasure to do this social work by ___6___ a government program.”

He uses his free time in the morning to prepare special ___7___ for these old people. He has to be careful because the food must be ___8___. The old patients enjoy the food ___9___.

Mr Zhang said, “The local government offers many preferential policies（优惠政策）for people from abroad and I want to hold the ___10___.” Doing such kind of work has brought Mr. Zhang a lot of happiness.

1.

A．

woke up

B．

grew up

C．

brought up

D．

set up

2.

A．

to slow

B．

to take

C．

to shut

D．

to throw

3.

A．

office

B．

restaurant

C．

factory

D．

shop

4.

A．

cooking

B．

eating

C．

drinking

D．

painting

5.

A．

on

B．

in

C．

for

D．

with

6.

A．

giving

B．

taking

C．

joining

D．

starting

7.

A．

bowls

B．

chairs

C．

meat

D．

meals

8.

A．

beautiful

B．

possible

C．

comfortable

D．

healthy

9.

A．

kindly

B．

sadly

C．

happily

D．

hurriedly

10.

A．

chance

B．

activity

C．

advice

D．

people

"Where could Michael be？" I wondered aloud.

Michael was my classmate.He liked playing pranks on others.

He once put a sign that said "Sing to Me!" on（1） 　 　back.It was terrible.Everywhere I went，people I didn't even know started singing to me.When I realized what was happening，I got really（2） 　 　.

Another time，he embarrassed Nicole during sharing time.Nicole was shy.She

（3） 　 　shared；she always said， "Pass. " But what did Michael do when it was his turn to share？He asked， "Did everybody（4） 　 　how Nicole's new blue dress matches her eyes？ " Nicole's face turned bright red.Poor Nicole!

It was Valentine's Day that day.I was sure Michael was up to something somewhere，

（5） 　　he always was.No way was I going to let him pull a prank - ruining someone's Valentine's Day.

I（6） 　 　him everywhere.Lunch break was almost over.I must find him and stop him.When I got to the classroom，there was Michael Peterson，at Michael Rogers's desk，digging in his（7） 　 　of valentines !

"Hurry and help me， "said Michael as soon as he（8） 　 　me.

At first I thought he was stealing valentines from Michael Rogers's box.However，the more I watched，the more puzzled I became.He was putting valentines（9） 　 　.

Seeing my expressions，he told me that he found Michael Rogers's box was

10） 　 　when he was passing out his valentines.Michael Rogers was new and Mrs.Karcher must have forgotten to put his name on the list，so（11） 　 　made him a card.

I suddenly realized I had also（12） 　 　to prepare a valentine for Michael Rogers.

"But everyone made one for me，" Michael continued， "So I'm giving him my（13） 　 　.Since we've got the same name - Michael."

I stood there，not quite believing（14） 　 　 I was hearing. "Is Michael Peterson the one who always pulled pranks on us？" I asked myself.Maybe he was kind of（15） 　 　 in a hidden sort of way.

（1）A.my	B.his	C.her	D.its
（2）A.tired	B.bored	C.angry	D.nervous
（3）A.often	B.never	C.always	D.sometimes
（4）A.mind	B.record	C.notice	D.decide
（5）A.or	B.but	C.unless	D.because
（6）A.stayed with	B.talked about	C.shouted at	D.looked for
（7）A.box	B.pocket	C.wallet	D.school bag
（8）A.saw	B.met	C.found	D.caught
（9）A.up	B.in	C.away	D.back
（10）A.old	B.pretty	C.empty	D.special
（11）A.nobody	B.anybody	C.somebody	D.everybody
（12）A.refused	B.forgotten	C.expected	D.remembered
（13）A.list	B.desk	C.signs	D.cards
（14）A.how	B.why	C.what	D.where
（15）A.polite	B.sweet	C.honest	D.patient

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。

In my memory, my father was always cold to me. When I was young, I had to take the bus home. Though the bus stop was two miles away from home, he never （1） me there. So I often went home on my own, even in bad weather. If I complained（抱怨), he always said in a （2） voice, “That’s what your legs are for!”

In fact, I was afraid to walk （3） in the dark because it was dangerous. And I thought my father never worried about my （4） . But that feeling changed on a spring evening.

That evening, when the bus arrived at the stop, I （5） the bus to walk home. There was a row of bush（矮树丛）along the way. Suddenly, I saw something （6） moving along the top of the bush towards my house. When I came closer, I realized it was my father’s （7） . Then I knew, each time I came home, he would stand behind the bush, （8） , until he knew I arrived safely. At that time, I knew he （9） for me secretly.

Later, that spot（地点）of grey was my watch tower. I never told my father I knew his （10） . But I never complained about his coldness again. Love is always there, whether we see it or not.

（1）

A．

met

B．

hugged

C．

noticed

（2）

A．

soft

B．

loud

C．

sweet

（3）

A．

fast

B．

alone

C．

ahead

（4）

A．

health

B．

safety

C．

happiness

（5）

A．

got off

B．

waited for

C．

looked around

（6）

A．

grey

B．

white

C．

black

（7）

A．

neck

B．

foot

C．

head

（8）

A．

waving

B．

playing

C．

watching

（9）

A．

cared

B．

looked

C．

worked

（10）

A．

choice

B．

secret

C．

opinion

At the age of nine, Kelly dreamed of being a basketball player. But one day when she was playing basketball, she hurt her left leg ____1____. The doctor told her she could no longer play basketball. What was worse, she needed help doing ____2____, including going to the bathroom.

Thinking that her dream could never come true, Kelly was in low spirits and ____3____ her studies at school. Her mother did all she could to cheer her up, ____4____ Kelly refused to change. She even took out all her anger and ____5____ on her mother.

Then one day Kelly’s friends introduced her to the gym. Kelly ____6____ that she should turn her attention to what she could do, not to what she couldn’t. Posting her story online, she got lots of kind and inspiring words. As she was ____7____ by the kindness, she returned to school for two half days a week. And with the ____8____ of a bodybuilding trainer, she trained hard and soon found herself on stage（舞台）performing—as a bodybuilder. Her mother was truly ____9____ and proud.

Today, Kelly is studying to be a life coach. She is at peace with what happened to her, not just physically, but mentally（精神上）. “Sometimes you must experience ____10____ things to come out stronger on the other side,” said Kelly.

1.

A．

badly

B．

slowly

C．

easily

2.

A．

something

B．

nothing

C．

everything

3.

A．

talked about

B．

gave up

C．

thought of

4.

A．

so

B．

but

C．

or

5.

A．

pain

B．

fun

C．

love

6.

A．

warned

B．

realized

C．

suggested

7.

A．

disappointed

B．

surprised

C．

encouraged

8.

A．

help

B．

need

C．

promise

9.

A．

happy

B．

angry

C．

calm

10.

A．

little

B．

nice

C．

difficult

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