初中英语完型填空

Carlos wanted a bulldog puppy（小狗） very much.

"That kind of dog is too（1） 　 　，" said Mama." Try to make some money.Ask our neighbors if they have（2） 　 　you can do. "

After two weeks，Carlos had saved twenty﹣six dollars.But it was not enough to（3） 　 　a puppy.Then，Papa pointed out a poster at the store：City Animal Shelter（收容所）Needs Your Help!

"The shelter（4） 　 　homeless pets， "Papa said. "Carlos，you need to know（5） 　 　to care for a puppy before you get one.I'm sure you can（6） 　 　a lot by working there. "

At the shelter，Miss Jones，the manager said， "We only take volunteers who work for（7） 　 　.All our money is to help animals. "

"You'll know a lot about dogs， "Papa（8） 　 　Carlos.

Carlos's shoulders dropped.How was he ever going to get enough money for a puppy？（9） 　 　，he agreed to give it a try.

Carlos started working at the shelter on Saturday.His task was sweeping.One（10） 　 　named Pepper jumped and ran around him all the time.She was fully grown，but she was as（11） 　 A 　as a puppy.

After several weeks，Carlos began to（12） 　 　his time with the dogs，especially Pepper.One day Carlos asked Miss Jones why Pepper was still at the shelter.

Miss Jones sighed， "We've had（13） 　 　finding a home for Pepper.Most people don't want such an energetic（精力旺盛的）dog. " "I（14） 　 　I could buy her， " Carlos replied.

Miss Jones smiled， "You can't buy her，（15） 　 　you can adopt（领养）her. " With his parents' permission，Carlos made it at last. "I thought I wanted a bulldog puppy，but I got Pepper instead. " Carlos said.

Pepper barked with joy.

（1）A.dangerous	B.quiet	C.expensive	D.small
（2）A.actions	B.experiments	C.sports	D.jobs
（3）A.treat	B.save	C.buy	D.study
（4）A.takes care of	B.looks forward	C.depends on	D.gives up
（5）A.why	B.how	C.when	D.where
（6）A.imagine	B.forget	C.lose	D.learn
（7）A.fun	B.free	C.money	D.life
（8）A.stopped	B.followed	C.encouraged	D.warned
（9）A.Suddenly	B.Naturally	C.Luckily	D.Finally
（10）A.mouse	B.cat	C.dog	D.rabbit
（11）A.playful	B.careful	C.useful	D.helpful
（12）A.hate	B.treasure	C.waste	D.check
（13）A.trouble	B.fun	C.orders	D.interests
（14）A.remember	B.notice	C.hear	D.wish
（15）A.and	B.but	C.or	D.so

Larry seemed always silent and didn't have any friend.His teacher Mr.Brown

（1） 　 　this.One day,he asked Larry to meet him after class.Mr.Brown said， "I see that you don't talk to anyone or show any（2） 　 　in anything.What's wrong？" Larry replied， "Sir，I have a very（3） 　 　life.I have to face some very sad incidents and I keep

（4） 　 　them.Because of this，I can't focus my attention on anything and don't even feel like talking to（5） 　 　. "

Mr.Brown listened carefully，thought for a while and said,"Would you like some lemonade(柠檬汽水）？"Larry felt a little（6） 　 　and nervously replied,"Yes，thank you!"

While（7） 　 　lemonade，Mr.Brown added more salt on purpose and kept the quantity of sugar low.Larry made a（8） 　 　face as soon as he drank a sip of that lemonade.Seeing this，Mr.Brown asked "You don't like it？""

"Um…. .it's just there is a bit too much（9） 　 　in it， "Larry answered.

Mr.Brown stopped him， "Oh，it doesn't matter.I will throw it away. "As the teacher was lifting the glass to（10） 　 　,Larry stopped him and said， "Sir，please don't throw it away.（11） 　 　we put a little more sugar in the lemonade，it will be fine to drink. "

Hearing this，Mr.Brown said（12） 　 　,"This is what I want to hear from you.To improve the（13） 　 　of lemonade，we don't need to remove the salt from it，we can just add some sugar to it.Similarly，we cannot remove sad things that have（14） 　 　happened to us，but we can add sweetness of good experiences in our life.If you keep on crying about your

（15) 　 　neither your present will be right nor the future will be bright. "

Larry realized his problem and promised to live a positive life.

（1）A.enjoyed	B.noticed	C.believed	D.forgot
（2）A.fear	B.anger	C.interest	D.politeness
（3）A.simple	B.difficult	C.quiet	D.common
（4）A.looking for	B.learning from	C.laughing at	D.thinking about
（5）A.anybody	B.somebody	C.everybody	D.nobody
（6）A.surprised	B.tired	C.bored	D.shamed
（7）A.buying	B.cooking	C.preparing	D.drinking
（8）A.serious	B.friendly	C.patient	D.strange
（9）A.sugar	B.water	C.salt	D.lemonade
（10）A.keep it away	B.take it away	C.drink it up	D.use it up
（11）A.If	B.Since	C.Although	D.Unless
（12）A.bravely	B.coldly	C.happily	D.angrily
（13）A.taste	B.color	C.shape	D.smell
（14）A.never	B.already	C.nearly	D.seldom
（15）A.style	B.habit	C.decision	D.past

My favorite place in the world was Mrs.Wade's bookstore.Mrs.Wade knew everything about words and I loved （1） 　 　，too.

Mrs.Wade usually gave me new books to read.She even told me stories about the（2） 　 　，For this reason，I decided to be a writer when I grew up.I'd always （3） 　 　I was a famous writer and read to Mrs.Wade.She listened with her （4） 　 　closed.Sometimes she would open her eyes and say，"Words area very powerful （有力的）gift，Destiny. "

I wasn't sure what she meant，（5） 　 　I felt it very important!

Then one day Mrs.Wade told me that she might have to close the store.

"Close？But （6） 　 　？" I cried.

"There just aren't enough customers，" she said.

No!I couldn't believe it!I felt terribly （7） 　 　I told Mama about the store.

"I know what the store means to you，" Mama said，"Maybe we can do （8） 　 　to help."

Days later，we held a huge block party.At the party，I helped Mrs.Wade （9） 　 　boxes of books，almost forgetting to feel sad.Almost!

（10） 　 　an idea came to me!I ran home，took out a notebook and started to write.The moment I wrote down everything I loved（11） 　 　Mrs.Wade's store，I ran back.

"I have a present for you，Mrs.Wade，"I（12） 　 　the notebook to her.

She opened it and saw"Mrs.Wade's Bookstore，by Destiny Crawford".Her eyes lit up!

"Why don't you （13） 　 　it to me？" Mrs.Wade asked.

I was reading every word.Mrs.Wade was listening with her eyes closed.She was so

（14） 　 　When I finished，she gave me a big，long hug （拥抱）.

"Words are a powerful gift，" she said again.That time （15） 　 　 came to understand exactly what she meant，Mrs.Wade and I don't know if the store will close，but we will keep reading and writing all words we can!

（1）A.stores	B.blocks	C.parties	D.words
（2）A.writers	B.customers	C.gifts	D.dreams
（3）A.believe	B.doubt	C.forget	D.imagine
（4）A.doors	B.eyes	C.mouth	D.book
（5）A.and	B.but	C.or	D.so
（6）A.how	B.where	C.why	D.when
（7）A.angry	B.bored	C.sad	D.tired
（8）A.something	B.anything	C.everything	D.nothing
（9）A.copy	B.hide	C.print	D.sell
（10）A.Finally	B.Actually	C.Recently	D.Suddenly
（11）A.about	B.for	C.except	D.beside
（12）A.posted	B.handed	C.returned	D.lent
（13）A.explain	B.introduce	C.read	D.show
（14）A.rich	B.sleepy	C.touched	D.thirsty
（15）A.I	B.we	C.she	D.they

As the students entered the classroom，they could all tell something was wrong.Their（1） 　 　teacher was crying.Tom was the first to ask if there was anything they could do.

 "Everything is fine，Tom，" Mrs.Williams tried to（2） 　 　as she spoke. "I've just lost something important，and I don't think I can find it. "

"What did you（3） 　 　？" Mike asked. "Maybe we can help you look for it. "

Mrs.Williams looked at their faces for some time.（4） 　 　，she answered， "Well，I left an old（5） 　 　on my desk.This newspaper belonged to（属于）my（6） 　 　.I had hoped to share something in the paper with you in today's history class.The paper is old，but it is also（7） 　 　because she gave it to me before she died.It is something my grandmother left to（8） 　 　.The newspaper was gone when I came back from lunch. "

The other students looked at each other.They（9）    　who had taken the paper and hoped nobody would do something like that.Everyone liked Mrs.Williams.No one wanted to make the teacher（10） 　 　.

Trevor went over and spoke up for the whole class. "（11） 　 　，Mrs.Williams.We will all help you.We're sure to find it（12） 　   we work together. "

Mrs.Williams smiled again at her students.She knew they might not find the missing paper，but even if they didn't，she would（13） 　 　 feel very lucky.She had a group of students who（14） 　 　 her and each other，and that was probably the best thing she could ever hope to（15） 　 　 in her life!

（1）A.English	B.history	C.maths	D.science
（2）A.cry	B.nod	C.smile	D.shout
（3）A.get	B.hear	C.lose	D.say
（4）A.Finally	B.Nervously	C.Immediately	D.Proudly
（5）A.magazine	B.newspaper	C.map	D.photo
（6）A.grandmother	B.grandfather	C.mother	D.father
（7）A.expensive	B.fantastic	C.popular	D.special
（8）A.him	B.me	C.you	D.us
（9）A.discovered	B.explained	C.imagined	D.wondered
（10）A.afraid	B.angry	C.sad	D.surprised
（11）A.I'm sorry	B.Excuse me	C.Good idea	D.Don't worry
（12）A.because	B.before	C.if	D.so
（13）A.almost	B.again	C.only	D.still
（14）A.cared about	B.depended on	C.laughed at	D.played with
（15）A.find	B.learn	C.make	D.teach

Last August we were on vacation at Diana's Baths，a place famous for waterfalls.

Sitting on the rocks with my husband，I watched some parents（1）　 　guarding their kids away from the rocks' edges.I felt glad that our 8﹣year﹣old son Wyatt could

（2）　 　himself.Don't get me wrong：I still felt（3）　 　as I saw my boy jump between the rocks."No running，"I said from time to time. "Stay away from the edges.""But I soon（4）　 　，and we were all having fun in the water.

    （5）　 　 ，I saw Wyatt sit down between two rocks in the running water.I shouted at him to get out.He shouted back something and then he （6）　 　 over the edge.

    "Somebody help my son!"I （7）　 　，over and over.But I only heard a woman scream."That （8）　 　 just went over the waterfall!"she shouted at her husband."We are leaving!"They walked away，not even looking back to see whether our child was OK.

    By the time （9）　 　 climbed down to the rocks below，my husband had pulled Wyatt out of the water with the help of a young woman.She was （10）　 　 first aid."I'm Lisa，a nurse.I'm not leaving you." She looked at me （11）　 　 ，as if she were trying to take every bit of energy，（12）　 　and strength（力量）in her body and pass it on to me.I held on to that energy like a rope that could pull us to（13）　 　.

    Wyatt was taken to the hospital immediately.（14）　 　we spent a sleepless night there，we were told Wyatt was going to be OK.

    Meeting Lisa has reminded（提醒）me how we need （15）　 　 from people we don't know.I know we are two strangers who are less strange.

（1）A.nervously	B.carelessly	C.excitedly	D.hopefully
（2）A.talk to	B.cheer for	C.learn from	D.look after
（3）A.lonely	B.proud	C.worried	D.satisfied
（4）A.left	B.relaxed	C.Shared	D.returned
（5）A.Suddenly	B.Finally	C.Slowly	D.Recently
（6）A.looked	B.came	C.rose	D.disappeared
（7）A.suggested	B.thought	C.replied	D.cried
（8）A.girl	B.boy	C.man	D.woman
（9）A.I	B.she	C.you	D.they
（10）A.teaching	B.learning	C.giving	D.receiving
（11）A.secretly	B.happily	C.deeply	D.strangely
（12）A.success	B.health	C.value	D.love
（13）A.truth	B.safety	C.memory	D.silence
（14）A.If	B.Unless	C.After	D.Before
（15）A.help	B.advice	C.sense	D.experience

Love，joy and the warm feeling of getting together don't cost a thing.But gifts do cost money.So what's a poor family to do？

    Before New Year，I told my mother that the only thing I（1）　 　was a pogo stick（弹簧单高跷）.However，my mother said they were so expensive that we couldn't（2）　 　one.

    On a Saturday before New Year，my family（3）　 　together.While my mother and I were picking out the gifts，my dad said， "I'll be back soon— I need to see something in the tool area. "A little later，he came back with a long box.I remember wondering if there was a（4）　 　in it.

    When we arrived home，my dad put the box in the garage.While my parents were busy with their chores，I（5）　 　walked out to the garage and found the box.I was so（6）　 　and I knew as soon as I opened that magical box，my bright，shiny pogo stick would appear.No such（7）　 　!Inside the box was a（8）　 　old broom（扫帚）.

    That New Year morning，I got some nice gifts（9）　 　I didn't get the present that I really wanted.

    After cleaning up the room，my dad went to the garage.When he came back in，he was（10）　 　a beautiful pogo stick.I couldn't（11）　 　it!My parents probably got quite a laugh from the trick they played on（12）　 　.

Although we didn't have much（13）　 　，my parents gave me the most important gift of all：lots of（14）　 　.That was over 60 years ago and I still think about those

（15）　 　memories.I will never forget all the joy my parents brought into my life.

（1）A.owned	B.wanted	C.forgot	D.found
（2）A.make	B.borrow	C.accept	D.afford
（3）A.went shopping	B.did chores	C.took a walk	D.had dinner
（4）A.toy gun	B.pogo stick	C.tool	D.broom
（5）A.quietly	B.politely	C.suddenly	D.certainly
（6）A.surprised	B.satisfied	C.excited	D.relaxed
（7）A.purpose	B.promise	C.advice	D.luck
（8）A.magic	B.silly	C.different	D.smart
（9）A.but	B.so	C.and	D.or
（10）A.preparing	B.hiding	C.choosing	D.carrying
（11）A.understand	B.decide	C.believe	D.explain
（12）A.me	B.us	C.him	D.her
（13）A.courage	B.time	C.money	D.trouble
（14）A.trust	B.love	C.smile	D.pride
（15）A.complete	B.unbelievable	C.educational	D.wonderful

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

When I was young，I was very proud.I liked to show off （炫耀）in front of others to earn their praise.But after one （1）　 　 experience，I came to understand that it's important to be modest （谦虚）.

    One day，my friend and I were riding our bikes in a park.My mother knew I had just learned how to ride for a short time，（2）　 　 she asked me to wear some safety equipment （装备）."No，I won't wear（3）　 　 !" 1 said，pointing at my friend's elbows and knees，"She doesn't wear it （4）　 　 !" "It's dangerous，" my friend said， "You need more practice." "I might have learned later than you，but I can ride even（5）　 　 ! "I said loudly.She narrowed her eyes and said， "Let's wait and see!"

    I saw a path leading into some woods."I'll race you!" I shouted.Then we rode towards the woods .（6）　 　 ，the path wasn't as smooth as I thought.I kept bumping （颠簸）up and down，and then suddenly..bam!I fell （7）　 　 my bike.I（8）　 　 my elbows and knees bleeding. "Ha﹣ha!" My friend made a face and helped me up."Be more careful next time，" she said.Tears ran down my（9）　 　. "Sorry，" I said.

    All in all，this experience made me realize that we must be（10）　 　 .A fall into a pit，a gain in my wit.

（1）A.forgettable	B.unforgettable	C.useless	D.hopeless
（2）A.or	B.but	C.since	D.so
（3）A.it	B.itself	C.them	D.themselves
（4）A.also	B.either	C.too	D.neither
（5）A.slower	B.worse	C.harder	D.better
（6）A.Because	B.Unless	C.However	D.Though
（7）A.down	B.off	C.of	D.into
（8）A.felt	B.tasted	C.smelt	D.sounded
（9）A.leg	B.arm	C.hand	D.face
（10）A.proud	B.rude	C.modest	D.anxious

Think of all the ways that you use your arms and hands.You use（1）　 　 to open doors，carry boxes，climb trees and ride bikes.

    Jessica Cox was born（2）　 　arms.But she didn't let that（3）　 　her from doing things.She（4）　 　to feed herself，paint and play the piano by using her feet.

    When she was at（5）　 　,Jessica watched the other students on the playground.She did not have hands to catch balls with，（6）　 　 she did not have arms to climb with.Jessica imagined herself as a girl of unusually （不寻常地）great ability.She would（7）　   over the playground and take her friends into the sky.

Many years later，when Jessica（8）　 　,she did fly.She learnt to fly a plane!It was

（9）　 　work，but Jessica was patient，confident and brave.She controlled the plane with her feet.She made her（10）　 　come true.

（1）A.that	B.them	C.her	D.it
（2）A.without	B.along	C.including	D.towards
（3）A.divide	B.add	C.lend	D.stop
（4）A.paid	B.refused	C.learnt	D.forgot
（5）A.school	B.bed	C.hospital	D.town
（6）A.so	B.but	C.and	D.though
（7）A.fly	B.knock	C.fall	D.push
（8）A.set up	B.grew up	C.gave up	D.warmed up
（9）A.comfortable	B.lazy	C.small	D.hard
（10）A.mark	B.advice	C.dream	D.report

Once upon a time，many feelings lived on an island，including Happiness，Sadness and Love.One day the（1）　　were told that the island would sink，so they all made boats and left（2）　 　Love.Love was the only one who stayed.When the island had almost disappeared into the water，Love decided to（3）　　for help.

    Richness in a big boat was passing by Love.Love asked， "Richness，can you（4）　　me with you？" Richness answered， "No，I can't.There is no（5）　 　here for you. "

    Love decided to ask Sadness. "Sadness，please help me!" "I can't help you，Love.I am so（6）　　 that I need to be by myself!" Sadness answered.

    Happiness passed by Love，too，but she was so happy that she did not hear when Love called her.

    Suddenly，there was a（an）（7）　　 ， "Come，Love.I will take you." It was an old man.Love was happy and（8）　 　forgot to ask where they were going.When they arrived at a（9）　　place，the man walked away.Love asked Knowledge， "Who helped me？"

    "It was Time. " Knowledge answered.

    "Time？" asked Love. "But why did Time help me？ "

    Knowledge smiled and answered， "Because only Time can（10）　　how valuable Love is. "

（1）A.feelings	B.tourists	C.passengers
（2）A.with	B.except	C.behind
（3）A.ask	B.pay	C.prepare
（4）A.drive	B.invite	C.take
（5）A.money	B.room	C.food
（6）A.glad	B.busy	C.sad
（7）A.voice	B.boat	C.island
（8）A.yet	B.even	C.still
（9）A.comfortable	B.quiet	C.safe
（10）A.understand	B.describe	C.imagine

Everyone admires heroes.When we are asked（1）　 　are our heroes，someone well﹣known like Yang Liwei or Zhong Nanshan may come into mind.They make a big difference to the world. （2）　 　there are "everyday" heroes in our daily life.They may not be so

（3）　 　to the public，but these common people are also working hard to build a better world. （4）　 　 them is Sun Jun.

    Sun Jun comes from a poor village.The villagers used to have no enough food.He knew much about the （5）　 　.He learned to （6）　 　food at his early age.When he was a college student，he found that the problem of food waste was more and more （7）　 　.He started to（8）　 　 unsold food from restaurants and stores for homeless people.

    After graduating.Sun Jun joined a volunteer （9）　 　 called Green Food Bank，which was set up in Shanghai in 2014.The purpose of the organization is to build a bridge between people who are ready to help others and those who are （10）　 　.It works by collecting and （11）　 　free food for the poor，the disabled and so on.

    Sun's team developed a phone app.It can show how much food restaurants remain each day.Usually，the workplaces of volunteers are not far from the restaurants，（12）　 　they can just walk there to get the food for free.Then it can be given out in just a few （13）　 　.

    So far，Sun and his team have done something （14）　 　to the society.On the one hand.they've saved a lot of food.On the other hand.they've helped some people （15）　 　.More volunteers and restaurants join them now.The small actions of these heroes can make a（16）　 　influence than we imagine.

Why does Sun do （17）　 　these things？He says，" Thanks to Grandpa Yuan Longping，we are almost no longer short of food.We need to think about how to

（18）　 　wasting.There's a long way to go，but I won't （19）　 　 halfway.It's just the beginning.We still have （20）　 　to do.

（1）A.that	B.what	C.who	D.which
（2）A.However	B.But	C.Though	D.Or
（3）A.friendly	B.polite	C.famous	D.smart
（4）A.Among	B.Between	C.For	D.Without
（5）A.danger	B.hunger	C.nature	D.culture
（6）A.make	B.waste	C.use	D.save
（7）A.different	B.popular	C.serious	D.difficult
（8）A.eat	B.collect	C.cook	D.taste
（9）A.party	B.club	C.organization	D.school
（10）A.in need	B.in silence	C.in excitement	D.in surprise
（11）A.providing	B.buying	C.selling	D.borrowing
（12）A.until	B.if	C.because	D.so
（13）A.weeks	B.hours	C.days	D.months
（14）A.careful	B.peaceful	C.meaningful	D.awful
（15）A.successfully	B.suddenly	C.slowly	D.quietly
（16）A.worse	B.smaller	C.fewer	D.greater
（17）A.both	B.every	C.either	D.all
（18）A.begin	B.stop	C.continue	D.consider
（19）A.give up	B.put up	C.give out	D.make up
（20）A.everything	B.nothing	C.much	D.little

Yuan Longping a Chinese scientist and educator，died at the age of 91 in Hunan last month.He was called the "Father of Hybrid Rice（杂交水稻）"and he helped （1）　 　 people around the world.

    Yuan Longping was the first person to develop a kind of hybrid rice which helped fight （2）　 　 in China.Food was a big problem in China in the past.This was because China had 22 percent of the world's population，but only 7 percent of its （3）　 　.In the 1960s，Chinese people had a difficult time.Millions of people died because they had no food.As an agronomy teacher，Yuan was very （4）　 　 to see this. "How can I help them have enough food？" he thought.He decided to work on a kind of hybrid rice.It has a high output（产量）.

    At that time，other scientists didn't think hybrid rice was worth （5）　 　.But Yuan and his team worked on it every day.They took very good care of their rice seeds.

    At last，in 1973，they grew a new kind of hybrid rice.This rice is （6）　 　.Farmers can grow it in many different kinds of farmland and in bad （7）　 　.It can also fight disease.Its output was much （8）　 　 than common kinds of rice.With the new kind，about 70，000，000 people could have food every year!

    Yuan solved the food problem in China.But he was （9）　 　 working on rice when he was very old.Before he retired，he hoped to grow rice in the sea!

    Yuan once said he had two dreams﹣to "enjoy the （10）　 　 under the rice crops（庄稼）taller than men" and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food problem.

（1）A.support	B.guard	C.feed	D.educate
（2）A.flood	B.hunger	C.earthquake	D.nature
（3）A.farmland	B.mountains	C.grassland	D.forests
（4）A.angry	B.interested	C.hopeful	D.sad
（5）A.discussing	B.studying	C.eating	D.reporting
（6）A.expensive	B.new	C.healthy	D.strong
（7）A.sea	B.villages	C.weather	D.gardens
（8）A.greater	B.smaller	C.less	D.slower
（9）A.still	B.again	C.hardly	D.even
（10）A.heat	B.cool	C.wealth	D.fame

A father and his son went to a kite﹣flying festival.The son was happy when he saw the sky（1）　 　with colorful kites.He wanted to fly a kite，too.The father then bought a kite for his son.

    The son started to fly the kite.Soon，his kite was high up in the sky.After a while，the son said， "Father，it seems that the string is （2）　 　the kite from flying higher.If we cut it，it will be free and fly even （3）　 　.Can we cut it？" The father cut the string off of the reel （线轴）.The kite started to go higher.This made the little boy （4）　 　.

    But then，slowly，the kite started to （5）　 　.It soon fell to the ground.The son was surprised to see this.He asked his father， "I thought that （6）　 　cutting the string，the kite would fly higher.

（7）　 　did it fall down？"

    The father explained， "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher，but was helping it（8）　 　in the sky.You helped the kite go up in the right （9）　 　using the string.But when you cut the string，it could no longer support the kite."

    We may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing.But （10）　 　，these might be the things that support us the most.

（1）A.full	B.amazed	C.moved	D.filled
（2）A.stopping	B.blocking	C.dropping	D.catching
（3）A.slower	B.lower	C.higher	D.quicker
（4）A.excited	B.bored	C.worried	D.interested
（5）A.go up	B.run away	C.come close	D.come down
（6）A.before	B.after	C.during	D.about
（7）A.What	B.When	C.Why	D.Where
（8）A.wait	B.stay	C.keep	D.turn
（9）A.point	B.method	C.position	D.direction
（10）A.in total	B.in fact	C.after all	D.for example

All the time，little Dick was happy.He used to go about singing and dancing the whole daylong.Nothing could make him sad.

One day，Dick wanted to travel in the（1）　 　.So he set out with excitement，singing till he made the forest full of songs.

He was about to drink near a river in the woods when he was（2）　 　.He found himself in the hands of a tall giant（庞然大物），a hundred times as（3）　 　as himself!The giant looked at him and then put him into a large （4）　 　，and carried him off.

Poor Dick tried to get out of the bag，（5）　 　the giant only laughed.

At last the giant came to his house ﹣ a dark place.When he got in，（6）　 　shut the door，and took Dick out of the bag.

Dick now thought he would（7）　 　 ，for when he looked around he saw a large fire，and before it his two brothers were roasted （烤）for the giant 's dinner.However，the giant，did not kill Dick，but put him into a prison（监狱）which he had（8） 　for him.

The prison was dark，with bars （栏杆）all round it.The only food was bread and water.Dick beat his head （9）　 　 the bars.Dick was too（10）　 　 to think of eating or drinking.

The（11）　 　Dick thought of his free life— warm home，close friends，the（12）　 　，the trees and the flowers.

The giant came again，and wanted Dick to sing as he（13）　 　do."Sing，sing!"said he.But Dick was too sad to（14）　 　.A prison is no place in which to sing.（15）　 　the giant grew angry ，and took Dick out to force him to sing.Dick cried，struggled，and then died in the giant 's hand!

This is a true story.—Poor Dick was a little bird，and the giant was a cruel boy.

（1）A.forest	B.river	C.hands	D.house
（2）A.found	B.caught	C.moved	D.killed
（3）A.big	B.thin	C.high	D.short
（4）A.hole	B.building	C.prison	D.bag
（5）A.but	B.so	C.or	D.for
（6）A.it	B.he	C.that	D.they
（7）A.argue	B.jump	C.stick	D.die
（8）A.prepared	B.sent	C.asked	D.imagined
（9）A.into	B.above	C.among	D.against
（10）A.surprised	B.touched	C.scared	D.interested
（11）A.clever	B.happy	C.poor	D.shy
（12）A.sunlight	B.giant	C.darkness	D.fire
（13）A.happened to	B.used to	C.seemed to	D.continued to
（14）A.dance	B.eat	C.travel	D.sing
（15）A.Widely	B.Recently	C.Finally	D.Mainly

Once upon a time，a man spread rumors （谣言）that his neighbour was a thief.As a result，the police caught the neighbour and（1）　 　him to the police station fur questioning.But in the end，the young man was found to be innocent（无辜的）.He decided，however，to sue（起诉）the man for spreading false rumors.

    In court（法庭），the man said to the judge（法官）： "They were just stories.It was just for fun and my neighbour was not a（2）　 　. " The judge said to the man： "Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper.Then cut the paper into many small pieces and，on your way home，（3）　 　 the pieces away on the road.I then want you（4）　 　here in court tomorrow to hear my verdict（裁决）. "

    Next day in court，the judge said to the man： "（5）　 　I give my verdict，I want you to leave the court and，and pick up all the（6）　 　of paper you threw away yesterday. "（7）　 　，the man said： "I can't do that.The wind has blown the pieces all over the place.I'll never find them! "

    "Great， " said the judge. "Your mean rumors have spread and harmed the good reputation（名誉）of your neighbour.You may never be able to fix it.If you cannot speak well of someone，don't say（8）　 　at all! "

（1）A.carried	B.invited	C.welcomed	D.took
（2）A.doctor	B.thief	C.teacher	D.judge
（3）A.move	B.keep	C.throw	D.sweep
（4）A.back	B.away	C.Off	D.up
（5）A.During	B.Until	C.After	D.Before
（6）A.bills	B.verdicts	C.pieces	D.instructions
（7）A.Relaxed	B.Excited	C.Surprised	D.Interested
（8）A.something	B.everything	C.nothing	D.anything