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Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu，part of today's Shandong Province．September 28th is his birthday．（41） 　 　he was born over 2，000 years ago，people still remember him on this day．

His childhood was sad．His father （42） 　 　when he was only 3 and he had to work to help his mother．But young Confucius didn't （43） 　 　studying．He visited many famous teachers and learned music，history，poetry and sports．

Later，he became a teacher and started the （44） 　 　private school in Chinese history．At that time，only children from rich families could go to school，but Confucius believed （45） 　 　should go to school if they wanted to learn．He had about 3，000 students in his lifetime．

Today，people still follow his（46） 　 　．He told us that each person has something worthy to learn and teach．"When I am with three people，one of them must be （47） 　 　than me in some areas．I choose their good qualities（品质）and follow them．I take their bad qualities and change them in myself．"

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study．"All study but no thinking makes people puzzled（迷惑）．All thinking but no study makes people（48） 　 　．"

Confucius is not only a great teacher but also a famous（49） 　 　with wise thoughts about the world and society．His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners．"A kind person should care for others．Be strict（50） 　 　yourself，but be kind to others．"He said．

41．A．Because	B．After	C．Although	D．Since
42．A．die	B．died	C．dead	D．death
43．A．give up	B．pick up	C．take off	D．put off
44．A．one	B．two	C．first	D．second
45．A．none	B．someone	C．no one	D．everyone
46．A．thoughts	B．news	C．ways	D．messages
47．A．good	B．well	C．better	D．best
48．A．lazily	B．beautifully	C．lazy	D．beautiful
49．A．scientist	B．thinker	C．engineer	D．explorer
50．A．at	B．for	C．of	D．with

It was the final game for my eight﹣year﹣old son's soccer team．Near the end of the match，the score was two to one my son's team being ahead．Parents surrounded the playground，offering（36） 　 　．

There were less than ten seconds（37） 　 　and the ball stopped in front of my son's teammate，Mickey．With cheering shouts（38） 　 　the field，Mickey went back a little and kick the ball with everything he had．All around me the crowd became crazy and（39） 　 　．Mickey had（40） 　 　．

Then there was a compete（41） 　 　．Mickey had scored，but in the wrong gate，the（42） 　 　went into the gate of my son's team，ending the game in a draw（平局）．You see，Mickey has a serious（43） 　 　in his head，which makes his IQ lower that of normal children of the same age．And for him，he didn't understand what a wrong goal was．All goals were（44） 　 　by a happy hug from Mickey．He had been known to hug the players whom he was fighting against when they scored．

The silence was（45） 　 　broken when Mickey，his face（46） 　 　with joy，caught my son，hugged him and shouted，"I scored! I scored．Everybody won! Everybody won! "For a moment I held my breath，not sure how my son would do and say，In fact，I didn't（47） 　 　to worried．I watched through tears，When I found my son raised his hand and started call out（48） 　 　，"Well done，Mickey!" Soon，member from both teams got around Mickey，（49） 　 　him on his goal．

Later that night，when my daughter asked（50） 　 　had won，"Everybody won"． I smiled and replied．

36．A．encouragement	B．instruction	C．management	D．competition
37．A．useful	B．alive	C．gone	D．left
38．A．between	B．against	C．across	D．past
39．A．excited	B．interested	C．surprised	D．embarrassed
40．A．checked	B．scored	C．returned	D．tired
41．A．Independence	B．victory	C．silence	D．relation
42．A．ball	B．guide	C．player	D．crowd
43．A．idea	B．mistake	C．illness	D．sense
44．A．wasted	B．celebrated	C．remembered	D．reminded
45．A．partly	B．seriously	C．deeply	D．finally
46．A．covered	B．filled	C．appeared	D．shared
47．A．choose	B．forget	C．mean	D．need
48．A．strongly	B．softly	C．wildly	D．privately
49．A．pushing	B．complaining	C．interviewing	D．congratulating
50．A．who	B．which	C．when	D．where．

Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads．Sometimes the drivers drive too（41） 　 　　or do not drive carefully enough．Some of them（42） 　 　the traffic rules and cause accidents．

According to some researches，it is usually the pedestrians步行者who cause the （43） 　 　．A lot of road users are very careless．They walk or run across the roads（44） 　 　the cars．They walk in the roads but not on the walkways．They get into or out of cars in the middle of the road．Some do not take the trouble to（45） 　 　green lights and simply cross the roads against the red lights.

Many people think accidents often happen in busy roads in large cities，but this is not（46） 　 　true．（47） 　 　，Tokyo is one of the world's largest cities and probably one of the busiest cities however，there are（48） 　 　accidents to pedestrians．The reason is that the police there are very strict and the pedestrians are very careful．Pedestrians never cross against a red light and they always follow traffic rules．

Do you know alcohol酒精is another main cause of traffic accidents？It delays people's response．Those who have drunk alcohol are（49） 　 　in making decisions．They need a few more（50） 　 　to react （ 反应 ）．Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers．It is not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking．Drunken pedestrians may put their lives in danger as well．

41．A．slow	B．fast	C．slowly	D．carefully
42．A．make	B．remember	C．follow	D．break
43．A．problems	B．accidents	C．games	D．results
44．A．at the end of	B．in the centre of	C．in front of	D．on top of
45．A．wait for	B．worry about	C．turn on	D．point out
46．A．never	B．often	C．always	D．sometimes
47．A．In addition	B．For example	C．By the way	D．On the other hand
48．A．few	B．many	C．enough	D．some
49．A．slow	B．active	C．interested	D．excited
50．A．days	B．hours	C．minutes	D．seconds

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many centuries．In fact，an English dictionary you（26） 　 　today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty（清朝）．Three men did most of the important（27） 　 　work on dictionaries．They spent nearly all their lives trying to （28） 　 　words for their dictionaries．For them，It was a wonderful journey．The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary．The（29） 　 　for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857．Twenty﹣two years later，Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary．

Murray had never been to（30） 　 　．At the age of fourteen，he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank．（31） 　 　he became a great teacher．After Oxford give him the job，Murray had a small house （32） 　 　in his garden to do the work．Every morning，Mary got out of bed at five o'clock and（33） 　 　in the small house several hours before breakfast．Often he would work into the night．Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years．But after five years，he was（34） 　 　adding words for the letter "A"! He worked on the dictionary（35） 　 　he was very old．

Forty﹣four years later，In 1928，other editors finished the dictionary．

26．A．write	B．use	C．copy	D．miss
27．A. early	B．boring	C．easy	D．difficult
28．A. spell	B．collect	C．invent	D．make
29．A．way	B．use	C．idea	D．prize
30．A．school	B．cinema	C．village	D．college
31．A．Ever since	B．Since then	C．So far	D．Later
32．A．built	B．sold	C．broken	D．drawn
33．A．read	B．wrote	C．worked	D．thought
34．A．already	B．still	C．usually	D．always
35．A．if	B．because	C．until	D．unless

Students are always asked to do much homework，Have you read the following passages？

You'd better not work when you're very hungry．If you（16） 　 　your homework right after school，you may have a snack before getting to work．Always do your homework（17） 　 　you get tired．（18） 　 　wait until very late in the evening，or the homework will seem much（19） 　 　 than it really is．

Break your time into manageable（易处理的） period．If you have more than（20） 　 　，give yourself a break after an hour．On the other hand，don't break it up（21） 　 　that you can't get anything done．You should be able to work at least half an hour at a time（22） 　 　．Don't put it off until the last（23） 　 　．If you put off doing your homework，you will always think of it，and you won't enjoy your （24） 　 　so much．If you put it off until the end of the week or until right before a test，you will have too much work to do for the exam．

A little bit each night，enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school，will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it all．Do your homework（25） 　 　every day．This will help you make it a habit．It will make it easier to do，and it will make free time more enjoyable as well．

16．A．decide to do	B．decided doing	C．have done	D．did
17．A．after	B．when	C．because	D．before
18．A．Not	B．Please	C．Don't	D．Always
19．A．harder	B．hard	C．easy	D．easier
20．A．one hour work	B．an hour work	C．a work of an hour	D．an hour's work
21．A．so much	B．so little	C．so often	D．so well
22．A．with a stop	B．without stopping	C．stopping	D．stop
23．A．week	B．hour	C．minute	D．day
24．A．lunch	B．free time	C．meals	D．snack
25．A．at a time	B．in a short time	C．once	D．at the same time．

It was the junior high prom（毕业舞会）night．I sat in the car waiting for my son to come out．Seeing him（36） 　 　a tuxedo（燕尾服）for the first time，my feelings were mixed．（37） 　 　I realized it，he had become a teenager．The moment he got into the car，he couldn't wait to share the prom with me．A smile（38） 　 　across my face．

"This is the（39） 　 　night I have ever had，"he said．He began telling the story just like（40） 　 　a bag of beans．"I was talking with Jane when we saw a girl standing off into a dark corner alone，crying．Jane asked me to go dancing with the girl，but I said that Jane was（41） 　 　because I didn't even know who the girl was．Jane wouldn't stop and said that I had a（n）（42）    to do something special by dancing with the girl．I knew why she was crying．Everybody could see that she was a little overweight and（43） 　 　invited her to dance．I wanted to．but I was afraid that I'd be laughed at．What if she turned me（44）     ．It took me a lot of（45） 　 　to go over and ask if she wanted to dance．She said yes and we walked out to the dance floor．I felt my face turned red，but it was（46） 　 　and I didn't think others noticed．I thought everyone was looking at us，（47）    no one laughed and we danced the whole dance．What happened next was unexpected．

After I danced with the girl，a lot of guys started dancing with girls（48） 　 　hadn't danced yet．It was only three minutes，but I was happy that I did something （49） 　 　tonight．I learned something，too．"

I could see tears in his eyes．I gave my son a hug and told him，"I'm so（50） 　 　you．"

36．A．on	B．in	C．with	D．a
37．A．After	B．As	C．Because	D．Before
38．A．set	B．stopped	C．spread	D．saved
39．A．best	B．worst	C．longest	D．shortest
40．A．filling	B．picking	C．buying	D．emptying
41．A．crazy	B．nice	C．lucky	D．careless
42．A．right	B．chance	C．ability	D．interest
43．A．everybody	B．somebody	C．nobody	D．anybody
44．A．off	B．out	C．over	D．down
45．A．patience	B．courage	C．energy	D．face
46．A．dark	B．bright	C．cold	D．noisy
47．A．so	B．or	C．and	D．but
48．A．which	B．who	C．what	D．whose
49．A．strange	B．interesting	C．special	D．difficult
50．A．proud of	B．worried about	C．angry with	D．interested in

My friend Richard went far to work， so he asked me to take care of his yard in the mountains．He worked hard and often kept the yard（1） 　　without any grass． But I was too lazy to sweep the fallen leaves，and I（2） 　　pluck（拔）grass， allowing it to grow rapidly． In the early （3） 　　， in March， the leaves were green and soft． A month later， when the leaves spread quickly， I discovered they were like wild orchids （兰花） in the forest．

As the summer came， the "grass" really lowered． The flowers looked like those forest orchids，（4） 　　they were yellow， unlike those people or brown red forest orchids． I picked one flower， then went to find I friend who studied（5） 　　． As soo0 as my friend saw it he asked me（6） 　　I picked it． "I's amazing!" He（7） 　　explained， "This kind of orchid is hard to find． Now it is worth at least 10，000 dollars each． "

I told the good news to Richard． He was（8） 　　． After s while he said gently， he saw the orchid in the yard every year， but he thought it was common grass， so he always plucked it． He said， "I could（9） 　　， it would flowers a few years before．" Yes， all of us might miss some rare（稀有的） orchids in our own lives． We don't give them the time to lower to prove their value，

Give the "grass" time to lower and give everybody a（10） 　　to prove his value． Don't pluck a leave of any "grass" or negate （否定） a person rudely and how many "are orchids" we will get in our lives!

（1）A． wild	B． clean	C． dry	D． dirty
（2）A． sometimes	B． often	C． never	D． always
（3）A． spring	B． summer	C． autumn	D． winter
（4）A．so	B． but	C． then	D．or
（5）A． colors	B． rivers	C． seasons	D． plants
（6）A． that	B． why	C． where	D． who
（7）A． proudly	B． successfully	C． carelessly	D． excitedly
（8）A． worried	B． surprised	C． seared	D． relaxed
（9）A． wait	B．get	C． take	D． make
（10）A． tree	B． yard	C． flower	D． chance

I have two older brothers， Matt and Martin．They love me very much．Perhaps it is because I am the（1） 　　child and the only sister they have．

Both Matt and Martin have thick and dark hair. They look alike（相像）with（2） 　　short hairdos （发型） and big eyes． They are also very tan （晒黑的） because they enjoy outdoor（3） 　　． For example， Matt likes football and Martin is a tennis player． They are much taller than me and I always have to look up when I（4） 　　to them． They both love to（5） 　　， so Mum often says that they could eat a horse．

Their personalities （性格） are very（6） 　　． Matt is very active and lively． He often takes part in club activities and gets along（7） 　　with people． He also likes to play jokes on others， especially Martin! Sometimes Mum is not very（8） 　　with Matt because he plays so much and does not listen to his teachers carefully when he is in class．

Martin, on the other hand（另一方面）, is the quiet one. He is less active than Matt,     （9） 　　he has a really close group of friends．He also does well in his（10） 　　because he works very hard on his studies． Mum never has to worry about Martin．

（1）A． fattest	B． youngest	C． rudest	D． strongest
（2）A． their	B． our	C． your	D． her
（3）A． trips	B． picnics	C． sports	D． risks
（4）A． talk	B． write	C． bow	D． fly
（5）A． sing	B． eat	C． laugh	D． drive
（6）A． important	B． difficult	C． dangerous	D． different
（7）A． loudly	B． easily	C． suddenly	D． recently
（8）A． nervous	B． honest	C． happy	D． angry
（9）A． whether	B． if	C． or	D． but
（10）A． exams	B． hobbies	C． interviews	D． adventures

A man had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down．He（1） 　　warm milk．It would not come down．

The tree was not（2） 　　enough to climb， so the man decided that if he tied a rope to his （3） 　　and pulled it until the tree bent down， he could then（4） 　　and get the kitten．

That′s what he did， all the while checking his progress in the car．He then thought if he went just a little bit（5） 　　， the tree would be bent low enough for him to reach the kitten．But as he moved the car a little further forward，the rope broke．

The tree went "boiling!"and the kitten was nowhere to be found．

The man felt（6） 　　．He asked people he met if they'd（7） 　　a little kitten．No．Nobody had．

A few （8） 　　later he met a neighbor at the store．He happened to look into shopping basket and was（9） 　　to see cat food．

This woman was a cat（10） 　　and everyone knew it， so he asked her， "（11） 　　are you buying cat food？"She replied，"You won't believe this， "and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat ，（12） 　　she kept refusing．Then a few days before， the child had begged again， so the Mom finally （13） 　　her little girl，"Well，I'll let you keep a cat if it falls from（14） 　　．"

She told the man，"I watched my child go out in the yard，and look straight into the And really，（15） 　　won't believe this， but I saw it with my own eyes．A kitten suddenly came flying through the air， and landed right in front of her．"

Word   Bank bend 弯曲 forward 向前 beg 恳求

（1）A．left	B．offered	C．threw	D．drank
（2）A．tall	B．old	C．close	D．strong
（3）A．car	B．body	C．door	D．window
（4）A．pick up	B．look up	C．reach up	D．climb up
（5）A．faster	B．higher	C．nearer	D．further
（6）A．sick	B．bored	C．funny	D．terrible
（7）A．seen	B．lost	C．raised	D．bought
（8）A．hours	B．days	C．weeks	D．years
（9）A．happy	B．sorry	C．worried	D．surprised
（10）A．lover	B．hater	C．keeper	D．trainer
（11）A．Why	B．How	C．When	D．Where
（12）A．so	B．or	C．but	D．until
（13）A．told	B．warned	C．advised	D．ordered
（14）A．sky	B．tree	C．wall	D．building
（15）A．he	B．you	C．she	D．they

One day a little mouse was thirsty． She looked everywhere for water to drink． She climbed up onto a table． And she saw a bottle on the table． The mouth of the bottle was （1） 　 D 　． The little mouse looked inside the bottle． "Aha， there is （2） 　 B 　milk in it． That's great! "She went into it and began to drink．

She drank and drank． After a moment she had drunk enough． Her stomach was too big and she couldn't come （3） 　 C 　the bottle． She cried for help． Just then a cat came up to the table． When the cat （4） 　 A 　the cry he jumped onto the table so （5） 　 D 　， and said， "You'll be my nice lunch!" The little mouse was very clever and she （6） 　 B 　for a moment and said， " Brother Cat， you mustn't roll the bottle．"" （7） 　 C 　？" asked the cat．" I would get dizzy（头晕目眩的），" said the mouse．The cat said that he would let her （8） 　 B 　soon． So he began to roll the bottle． Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor and broke into （9） 　 C 　． The little mouse ran （10） 　 A 　as fast as she could． When the cat jumped off the table and ran after her， the mouse had already gone into her home．

（1）A．big	B．strong	C．weak	D．small
（2）A． little	B． some	C．few	D．a few
（3）A．into	B．up	C． out of	D．down
（4）A．heard	B．saw	C． tasted	D．looked
（5）A．happy	B．honest	C． honestly	D．happily
（6）A．ate	B．thought	C．drank	D．took
（7）A．When	B．Where	C．Why	D．How
（8）A．dying	B．die	C． to die	D．died
（9）A．boxes	B．glasses	C．pieces	D．cakes
（10）A． away	B．in	C．to	D．at

One day a little mouse was thirsty． She looked everywhere for water to drink． She climbed up onto a table． And she saw a bottle on the table． The mouth of the bottle was （1） 　　． The little mouse looked inside the bottle． "Aha， there is （2） 　　milk in it． That's great! "She went into it and began to drink．

She drank and drank． After a moment she had drunk enough． Her stomach was too big and she couldn't come （3） 　　the bottle． She cried for help． Just then a cat came up to the table． When the cat （4） 　　the cry he jumped onto the table so （5） 　　， and said， "You'll be my nice lunch!" The little mouse was very clever and she （6） 　　for a moment and said， " Brother Cat， you mustn't roll the bottle．"" （7） 　　？" asked the cat．" I would get dizzy（头晕目眩的），" said the mouse．The cat said that he would let her （8） 　　soon． So he began to roll the bottle． Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor and broke into （9） 　　． The little mouse ran （10） 　　as fast as she could． When the cat jumped off the table and ran after her， the mouse had already gone into her home．

（1）A．big	B．strong	C．weak	D．small
（2）A． little	B． some	C．few	D．a few
（3）A．into	B．up	C． out of	D．down
（4）A．heard	B．saw	C． tasted	D．looked
（5）A．happy	B．honest	C． honestly	D．happily
（6）A．ate	B．thought	C．drank	D．took
（7）A．When	B．Where	C．Why	D．How
（8）A．dying	B．die	C． to die	D．died
（9）A．boxes	B．glasses	C．pieces	D．cakes
（10）A． away	B．in	C．to	D．at

I am crazy about traveling abroad． Last year， I took a trip to Toronto（1） 　　． Those nights， I stayed in a youth hostel（ 青 年 旅 社 ）． For me， hostels are places（2） 　　I can meet and talk to different people． It's a great fun for me． During the stay in the hostel， I met two girls， one from Brazil and（3） 　　from Slovakia． We three had very relaxing talks together． We shared our personal travel experiences and the interesting people we met with one another． The girl from Brazil was a lawyer（ 律 师 ） who helped people（4） 　　their family problems． She was taking a trip to Canada all by herself． The girl from Slovakia had great interest （5） 　　photography． As I was a photography fan （6） 　　， we ended up talking about how to take perfect photos by using a camera．

The best part is that they both became my close friends． Up till now， sometimes we still talk with each other online． Last month， I got some photos from the Brazilian girl． To my（7） 　　， she already   had a baby daughter! In the photos their big smiles made them look like（8） 　　people in the world． I was so glad for her． And it's such a great thing to know that there are people（9） 　　you from far away． Though you may just meet each other for（10） 　　of hours， you have someone caring about you in the other side of the world． And I think that's the fantastic part of traveling．

（1）A． lonely	B． alone	C． one	D． yourself
（2）A． that	B． which	C． when	D． where
（3）A． the other	B． the others	C． another	D． other
（4）A． discuss	B． share	C． solve	D． find
（5）A． about	B． in	C． to	D． with
（6）A． too	B． either	C． neither	D． as well
（7）A． surprised	B． surprising	C． surprise	D． surprises
（8）A． beautiful	B． more beautiful	C． most beautiful	D． the most beautiful
（9）A． remembering	B． to remember	C． remembered	D． remember
（10）A． a few	B． a bit	C． a couple	D． a little

A few days ago， I sat in the sofa watching TV． Just then I got a （1） 　　from a friend of mine． I hadn't seen him （2） 　　a very long time． We talked about our school days on the phone， Then he started talking about his（3） 　　．

His mother was badly ill in hospital． She couldn't sleep at night and often （4） 　　to himself． My friend was angry（5） 　　her and asked his mother（6） 　　talking． Since then，his mother didn't say anything．The doctor said she had a kind of mental disease（心理疾病），she couldn't look after herself like a normal person．My father was very sad．He thought it was his fault（过错）．My friend （7） 　　like a baby on the phone．He said that he could do （8） 　　if his mother became better．

Do you know（9） 　　our parents love us and care for us all the time I think we should（10） 　　love our parents and take care of them． A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person． It is worth having a try!

（1）A．letter	B． e﹣mail	C．call	D．message
（2）A．in	B．for	C．at	D．of
（3）A．mother	B．father	C．brother	D．sister
（4）A．talked	B．talk	C．to talk	D．talking
（5）A．to	B．about	C．for	D．with
（6）A．stop	B．to stop	C．stopped	D．not to stop
（7）A．cried	B．shouted	C．laughed	D．heard
（8）A．something	B．anything	C．nothing	D．none
（9）A．what	B．whom	C．where	D．that
（10）A．too	B．either	C．also	D．else

Once， there was a little girl named Meredith． Meredith enjoyed spending （1） 　　free time with her friends， but there was something different about Meredith． She was always interested in things （2） 　　chemistry and history． Meredith never wanted to （3） 　　about these interests because she was afraid she would be judged（评头论足）． she always learned more about these topics when she was by herself， （4） 　　no one could find out about this． One day， a new girl ， Josie， joined her sixth﹣grade class， and the new girl was （5） 　　to say three things about herself． Josie stood up and（6） 　　to talk about her interests． First ，she said she was （7） 　　in reading and writing stories． Second， she said she liked history． （8） 　　，she said she enjoyed chemistry． Meredith's eyes lit up with joy． Finally， she had found someone who had common interests as her． （9） 　　that day， Meredith found Josie on the playground and ran over to talk to her． They immediately（立刻） became （10） 　　and start to play at each other's houses on the weekend．

Many people go to school for an education，They（36） 　　languages and other subjects．Others go to（37） 　 B 　to learn a skill so that they can make a living．（38） 　　no one can learn everything from school．A teacher，no matter（39） 　　he knows，can not teach his students everything they（40） 　　to know．So，much more is to be learned（41） 　　school by the students themselves．It is always（42） 　　to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some formulas（公式）．Formulas are easy to remember but difficult to use in（43） 　　out maths problems．As we all know，great（44） 　　，such as Einstein，Newton and Galileo，didn't learn many things from school．But they were all so successful that they（45） 　　so many things for us．

36．A．dislike	B．speak	C．learn	D．make
37．A．park	B．school	C．home	D．cinema
38．A．Though	B．But	C．If	D．Or
39．A．how often	B．how many	C．how soon	D．how much
40．A．want	B．stop	C．forget	D．fail
41．A．from	B．outside	C．in	D．within
42．A．more important	B．important	C．most important	D．unimportant
43．A．doing	B．getting	C．working	D．taking
44．A．workers	B．scientists	C．doctors	D．students
45．A．remembered	B．celebrated	C．invented	D．shared．