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I was four months pregnant （怀孕的） with my first child when my baby's heart stopped beating． I was terribly sad． As days went on， I was nervous about （1） 　 　to work． I am a middle school teacher and didn't know how to face kids． After four weeks of rest， I （2） 　 　into my empty classroom and turned on the lights． On the wall were a hundred colored paper butterflies， each with a handwritten （3） 　 　on it from my students． All of them had （4） 　 　words： "Keep moving forward．" "Don't give up on God．" "Know I love you．" It was（5） 　 　what I needed． These words really comforted me．

（1）A． stopping	B． beginning	C． returning	D． choosing
（2）A． ran	B． walked	C． moved	D． rushed
（3）A． message	B． wish	C． dream	D． name
（4）A． patient	B． creative	C． secret	D． warm
（5）A． hardly	B． exactly	C． probably	D． mainly

Eric shook his piggy bank again． There was nothing left! He carefully（1） 　　the coins that lay on the bed． All he had was ﹩24.52． The（2） 　　he wanted was at least ＄90! How was he going to get the rest of the money？

His friends all had bicycles． It was hard to（3） 　　with people when you were the only one without a bicycle． He thought about （4） 　　he could do． There was no point asking his parents， for he knew they had no extra money．

The only way he could get more money was to earn it． He would have to find a job． He decided to ask Mr. Smith for advice．

"Well， you can （5） 　　right here，" said Mr. Smith． "You see，my windows needs cleaning and my car needs（6） 　　"

That was the（7） 　　of Eric's part﹣time job． For the next three months， he worked every day after finishing his homework． He took dogs for walks， cleaned windows and watered flowers．

At last the day came when Eric counted his money again and found ﹩94.32． He（8） 　　no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted． He rode home （9） 　　， looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends． He had done a lot of hard work， （10） 　　Eric valued his bicycle far more than anyone else． He had achieved what he thought was impossible and that was worth even more than the bicycle．

（1）A． counted	B． spread	C． watched	D． threw
（2）A． book	B． bicycle	C． basketball	D． smart phone
（3）A． hold on	B． run away	C． hang out	D． talk about
（4）A． how	B． what	C． which	D． where
（5）A． wait	B． stay	C． learn	D． start
（6）A． driving	B． locking	C． racing	D． washing
（7）A． beginning	B． excitement	C． trouble	D． organization
（8）A． asked	B． spared	C． wasted	D． spent
（9）A． purposely	B． polite	C． proudly	D． properly
（10）A． so	B． as	C． though	D． because

In the US， lots of people have waimai， or food delivered to their home． Pizza and Chinese food are popular． The delivery （1） 　　can usually get the food to your door in half an hour．

But waimai for other things is not so quick in the US． For example， if you order toothpaste or cooking oil， it will usually（2） 　　at least one day to arrive．

Here in China． I can order nearly anything and get it（3） 　　just 30 to 45 minutes． Did I forget to buy onions and cabbages for making dinner？ No problem ﹣﹣waimai will deliver it soon． There is even waimai for things（4） 　　medicine and snacks．

Some people say this makes people lazier．I guess they're not wrong．But I really love the（5） 　　life．

（1）A． drivers	B． postmen	C． policemen	D． cleaners
（2）A． spend	B． cost	C． take	D． pay
（3）A． at	B． for	C． after	D． in
（4）A． as for	B． such as	C． rather than	D． instead of
（5）A． comfortable	B． convenient	C． careful	D． common

Police Officer Fang was a generous man． He always tried to help people who were（1） 　　．Many policemen just arrested （逮捕）people whenever they did anything（2） 　　，but Police Officer Fang really（3） 　　people．

If he saw a beggar in the street，he did not arrest him for begging．Instead，he gave him（4） 　　coins to buy a meal．

If he saw children behaving badly， he did not take them to the（5） 　　and charge （指控）them with an offense． Instead， he tried to find out（6） 　　they were behaving badly and then lectured them on the importance of good behavior．

One day he saw a small girl（7） 　　in the street． She was crying loud and tears（眼泪） were rolling down her face．

"Hello，" he said to her，"and what's your problem？"

The small girl looked up at him（8） 　　her tears．

"I've（9） 　　my money，"she said．

"Oh，dear!" Police Officer Fang said．"And how did you do that？"

 "My（10） 　　fell out of my pocket，" the small girl said．"It had all my money in it．"

And she continued（11） 　　．

 "It's all right，"Police Officer Fang said．"Don't worry．It's not the （12） 　　of the world．Tell me how much money was in your wallet．"

"（13） 　　dollars，" the small girl said．

Police Officer Fang took out his wallet． He（14） 　　it， took ten dollars and gave it to the girl．

 "Here you are，" he said． "Here's ten dollars． Now you can stop crying．

 But instead of stopping crying， the small girl cried even（15） 　　， still standing there．

"Now what's the matter？" Police Officer Fang said．

"I wish I'd said I'd lost fifty dollars，" the small girl replied．

（1）A．in surprise	B． in trouble	C． in excitement	D． in peace
（2）A．wrong	B． right	C． unusual	D． good
（3）A．thought of	B． talked about	C． cared about	D． heard of
（4）A．little	B． a little	C． few	D． a few
（5）A．police station	B． bus station	C． school	D． hospital
（6）A．when	B． where	C． how	D． why
（7）A．sleeping	B． standing	C． dancing	D． drawing
（8）A．across	B． over	C． under	D． through
（9）A．spent	B． lost	C． forgotten	D． saved
（10）A．wallet	B． money	C． card	D． phone
（11）A．asking	B． speaking	C． crying	D． playing
（12）A．beginning	B． middle	C． end	D． part
（13）A．Fifty	B． Forty	C． Sixty	D． Ten
（14）A．opened	B． closed	C． handed	D． showed
（15）A．loud	B． louder	C． high	D． higher

Peter lived in a village． He was sad recently because he thought that he had       （1） 　　left．One day， Peter went to ask a wise man（2） 　　help． He said to the wise man，"I don't have anything left，（3） 　　I don't want to live．"The wise man said， "I'm sorry to hear that．"

Then the wise man took a piece of paper and drew a straight line down the middle． He explained that he would write down the things Peter（4） 　　on the left side and the things Peter still had on the right side．

The wise man asked， "When did your（5） 　　leave you？"

"What do you mean？ They haven't left me． They love me!"

"That's great!" said the wise man．"Then that will be the first thing on the right side﹣Family haven't left． Now，do you have freedom？"

"That's a silly question． Of course I（6） 　　!"

"Good! That's the（7） 　　one on the right side﹣You have freedom!" said the wise man，writing it down．

After Peter（8） 　　some more questions in the same way， he finally understood and smiled．"Things will change when you think of them in a（9） 　　way!" he said．

As a matter of fact， change your（10） 　　and you will change your world．

（1）A． something	B． anything	C． everything	D． nothing
（2）A． in	B． at	C． for	D． on
（3）A． though	B． but	C． or	D． so
（4）A． lost	B． got	C． afforded	D． locked
（5）A． friends	B． family	C． classmates	D． teachers
（6）A． will	B． won't	C． do	D． don't
（7）A． first	B． second	C． third	D． fourth
（8）A． asked	B． has asked	C． is asked	D． was asked
（9）A． safe	B． social	C． harmful	D． different
（10）A． attitude	B． advice	C． speech	D． energy

How do you connect with friends？ Which would you like（1） 　　， Wechat， letters or sending messages on the phone？ Here are some ideas of students from No．2 Middle School．

Wang Lei likes to（2） 　　friends through sending messages on the phone in his spare time．He thinks it is a good way to express his feelings when he is down． If you are too shy to say anything in front of people， you can use it．

Liu Xin supports the letter．"A letter is like a（3） 　　dinner，" she said． "It includes lots of information．"（4） 　　we have to wait longer for our letters， in today's busy world we need something that is worth waiting for．

Jiang Li is sure to stick to Wechat． Open the Wechat， shake your mobile phone and search for strangers around you! You can make new friends（5） 　　without going outside．

（1）A． to receive	B． receiving	C． to choose	D． choosing
（2）A． deal with	B． come up with	C． agree with	D． keep in touch with
（3）A． small	B． big	C． poor	D． late
（4）A． Although	B． Whether	C． Before	D． After
（5）A． easy	B． easily	C． hard	D． hardly

It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever． The number of the （1） 　　had quickly grown from seven to seventeen． Nearly every girl in my class was （2） 　　．When each guest excitedly （3） 　　the invitation， I was especially happy．

The （4） 　　was full of shouts and laughter． We had just finished a game of Twister when the door bell rang． I was so （5） 　　and I could feel my face turning red， because when I（6） 　　the door， there at the front door stood Sarah Westly﹣ the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class﹣and she was holding a （7） 　　．I thought about the guest list． How did I （8） 　　to invite Sarah？

I remembered that I only added a name to the （9） 　　when someone showed an interest in me． But Sarah had （10） 　　done that． I accepted the box， a gift from Sarah， and asked her to join the party． "I can't （11） 　　，" she said．"My dad's waiting in the car． "At that moment I felt bad about forgetting to invite Sarah and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room．"Thanks， but I have to go， "she said，turning （12） 　　towards the door． "See you Monday．"

I didn't open the box until the party was （13） 　　． Inside the small box was a ceramic（陶瓷） tabby cat． It was the best gift I had received （14） 　　I didn't like cats．I later （15） 　　that the gift looked exactly like Sarah's cat ，Seymour． I didn't know it then，but now I realize that Sarah was my true friend．

（1）A．boys	B．guests	C．books	D．desks
（2）A． invited	B．invented	C．showed	D．suggested
（3）A． made	B．found	C．accepted	D．passed
（4）A．classroom	B．library	C．restaurant	D．living room
（5）A． surprised	B．angry	C．proud	D．sad
（6）A．touched	B．opened	C． caught	D．saw
（7）A．cat	B． toy	C．pen	D．box
（8）A．forget	B．stop	C．hope	D．choose
（9）A．gift	B．list	C．diary	D．box
（10）A．still	B．even	C．never	D．only
（11）A．stand	B．song	C．wait	D．stay
（12）A．quickly	B．carefully	C．finally	D．early
（13）A．ready	B．successful	C．over	D．interesting
（14）A．and	B．so	C．because	D．though
（15）A．took out	B．found out	C．though out	D．put out

It was more than 80 years ago， when an army quietly passed across the Yudu River in Ganzhou ，Jiangxi． They were the Chinese Central Red Army． They decided to start a （1） 　　and hand march． It was （2） 　　known as the long March．This year is the 83 ^rdyear of the victory of the famous march．Let's learn something about it．

During the long March， the Chinese Central Red Amy passed many places． They （3） 　　from Jiangxi， passed through several provinces and finally arrived in Shaanxi． It is said that they （4） 　　about 25，000 li（ about 12，500 kilometers） during the Long March．

At school， you may have learned in books that soldiers （5） 　　many difficulties． They lived a（6） 　　life and fought against the enemies． They crossed Chishuihe for four times， （7） 　　many kinds of difficulties， In Sichuan， soldiers spent a hard time creeping（匍匐）across Luding Chain Bridge， which was （8） 　　13 iron chains（铁链）， in the middle of gun fire． They also climbed （9） 　　the snowy Jianjin Mountain，which was 4，930 meters high． They didn't have enough food to eat，so they often went （10） 　　for days． And they didn't have enough （11） 　　to stay away from the cold．Many soldiers （12） 　　． About 86，000 people took part in the march，（13） 　　only about 7， 000 were left when they arrived in Shaanxi．

Today， we can visit the places that they once passed through． This way，we may truly understand the （14） 　　of the Long March ： Never be （15） 　　of difficulties and never give up hope．

（1）A．short	B．long	C．slow	D．quick
（2）A．finally	B．gradually	C．famously	D．probably
（3）A．returned	B．studied	C．hid	D．started
（4）A．drove	B．flew	C．walked	D．rode
（5）A．looked through	B．went through	C．thought of	D．heard of
（6）A．hard	B．normal	C．boring	D．successful
（7）A．remaining	B．making	C．avoiding	D．facing
（8）A．made up of	B．made into	C．made by	D．made for
（9）A．through	B．over	C．into	D．on
（10）A．hungry	B．thirsty	C．lonely	D．angry
（11）A．energy	B．money	C．matches	D．clothes
（12）A．escaped	B．died	C．cried	D．feared
（13）A．though	B．because	C．so	D．but
（14）A．influence	B．meaning	C．spirit	D．result
（15）A．afraid	B．shy	C．tired	D．proud

As a parent trainer I am now dealing with helicopter parents﹣ the ones who（1） 　　all the difficulties and make it smooth sailing for their kids． Sometimes watching kids （2） 　　without jumping in to fix it for them is the （3） 　　thing parents can do． I appreciate someone who knows when it is time to let kids struggle a little （4） 　　that's real life and Mom （or Dad） won't always be there to give help． So， let kids （5） 　　real life and grow up by failing， keeping on trying， never giving up and sometimes （6） 　　learning from making mistakes． （7） 　　other words， parents have to be comfortable with the idea of allowing kids to fail as part of the learning （8） 　　．What matters in learning？ It isn't about whether or not it is perfect or correct． It matters whether or not kids have（9） 　　to go to places， to see things， to play， to inquire and so on． That is what I think（10） 　　should do for kids： give them time to be kids： give them chances to grow up and experience life themselves．

（1）A．take away	B．bring in	C．put off	D．give out
（2）A．succeed	B．study	C．fail	D．play
（3）A．happiest	B．hardest	C．easiest	D．luckiest
（4）A．because	B．but	C．so	D．and
（5）A．know	B．learn	C．get	D．experience
（6）A．actually	B．simply	C．hardly	D．gradually
（7）A． From	B．With	C．By	D．In
（8）A．result	B．process	C．goal	D．cost
（9）A．abilities	B．money	C．chances	D．energy
（10）A．parent trainers	B．adults	C． teachers	D．parents

When I was a child I always wanted to be "important"．I wanted to make my parents （1） 　　by doing some notable achievements that would surprise the rest of the world． I wanted to make myself（2） 　　beyond my wildest dreams． I wanted to be the （3） 　　of attention． I wanted to stand out in a（4） 　　． In short， I wanted to conquer（ 征服） the world! Naturally， in response to these dreams， I listed all of the noble （5） 　　． Finally， I figured engineers were cool because my idol is an excellent engineer．

（1）A．angry	B．upset	C．proud	D．satisfied
（2）A．rich	B．healthy	C．smart	D．cool
（3）A．corner	B．center	C．site	D．middle
（4）A．class	B．club	C．family	D．crowd
（5）A．universities	B．jobs	C．companies	D．cities

My father and I always had a bit of trouble in our relationship． It's not that we didn't love each other． It's just that we used to have（1） 　　opinions． My dad is one of the most hard﹣working men I know， but I was a（2） 　　． I played sports as a kid， but（3） 　　when I was making progress． Then I showed an（4） 　　in music． My father got excited and（5） 　　me a guitar when I was about eight． But I didn't like it until I was a teenager． During those teen years， I took up my guitar and（6） 　　playing along．

Then I went to college． My father thought I should focus more on my（7） 　　while I should have more fun playing music． I dreamed to be a musician． When I grew into a young man， I suddenly fell   （8） 　　ill one day and it was discovered that I had a terrible kidney（肾） disease． I had to accept treatments all my life， or get a transplant（移植）．

I felt like there was a heavy （9） 　　on my shoulders． Life became hard for me． But I was lucky enough because of my loving parents who （10） 　　me and took care of me． While trying to（11） 　　just what to do with my life， my father got tested to see （12） 　 　he was the right man to give me his kidney． I tried to refuse， but he'd hear（13） 　　of it． He saved my life at last．

Two years ago， I （14） 　　a band． He had always wanted to play in a band， but   （15） 　　got the chance when he was young． It was one of the greatest gifts I could give to him．

（1）A．special	B．different	C．private	D．necessary
（2）A．musician	B．coach	C．actor	D．dreamer
（3）A．gave up	B．gave out	C．gave off	D．gave away
（4）A．introduction	B．influence	C．increase	D．interest
（5）A．expected	B．threw	C．bought	D．praised
（6）A．began	B．regretted	C．finished	D．meant
（7）A．hobbies	B．studies	C．skills	D．choices
（8）A．similarly	B．hardly	C．seriously	D．harmfully
（9）A．weight	B．disadvantage	C．disagreement	D．disbelief
（10）A．provided	B．encouraged	C．afforded	D．managed
（11）A．decide	B．behave	C．build	D．doubt
（12）A．how	B．whether	C．why	D．what
（13）A．each	B．all	C．much	D．none
（14）A．made in	B．made of	C．made from	D．made up
（15）A．almost	B．completely	C．never	D．always

The Gordon family were spending a day on the beach．

Mr and Mrs．Gordon were sitting on the sand， reading their magazines．Mr．Gordon was mean and only thought about his money．Their twelve﹣year﹣old（1） 　　．Sandra， was playing in the shallow（浅的） water．Suddenly， a huge wave （浪）（2） 　　Sandra up and carried her out to sea．（3） 　　，a lifeguard was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away．He（4） 　　along the beach and jumped into the sea．He swam quickly to where the girl， with her head only just above the water， was（5） 　　for help． She was so（6） 　　 ．When the lifeguard reached her， she struggled （挣扎） with him．However， he knew what to do and soon took hold of her and swam back with her to the（7） 　　 ．

By the time he reached it， Mr．and Mrs．Gordon had realized（8） 　　had happened， They had run down to the shallow water．

（9） 　　of them could swim．They just stood there， and（10） 　　their daughter．Had the lifeguard reached（11） 　　？ Of course．he had．" That was（12） 　　 work， young man， " Mr．Gordon said．He turned to his wife．Give the lifeguard a dollar．" " A dollar!" Sandra cried．"Dad， how can you give him a dollar？ He （13） 　　 my life．I was half dead．" "Quite right, girl," Mr. Gordon said, pleased by his daugher's idea of the valuc of money. He turned to his wife again and said， "She's（14） 　　 ．She was only half dead．Give him a "half﹣（15） 　　 cents．"

（1）A．son	B．daughter	C．granddaughter	D．neighbor
（2）A．lifted	B．cheered	C．gave	D．shut
（3）A．Sadly	B．Lately	C．Widely	D．Luckily
（4）A．walked	B．went	C．rushed	D．climbed
（5）A．thanking	B．standing	C．running	D．shouting
（6）A．afraid	B．excited	C．talented	D．moved
（7）A．water	B．beach	C．boat	D．sea
（8）A．when	B．where	C．what	D．why
（9）A．None	B．Neither	C．Either	D．Both
（10）A．dressed up	B．depended on	C．laughed at	D．worried about
（11）A．on time	B．at times	C．with time	D．in time
（12）A．quick	B．slow	C．boring	D．meaningless
（13）A．wasted	B．ended	C．saved	D．took
（14）A．wrong	B．right	C．bad	D．crazy
（15）A．thirty	B．forty	C．fifty	D．sixty

Tom's mother eyed him and said， "It is very cold and there（1） 　　a lot of snow on the ground．If you go（2） 　　your coat， you will catch a cold， and you will be sick．"

"But I feel quite warm．" said Tom．

"Yes．you do now．That's because there is a big fire in the room．" said（3） 　　mother．

However， Tom thought he knew best， so he went outside with no coat．Finally， he caught a bad cold and cough．He was very sick and had to stay in bed．He was（4） 　　sick to play with his friends．When he was in bed， Tom thought about how silly he had been．He would try to do as he （5） 　　when he got well again．

（1）A．is	B．are	C．has	D．have
（2）A．with	B．without	C．on	D．by
（3）A．its	B．their	C．her	D．his
（4）A．quite	B．very	C．too	D．rather
（5）A．tells	B．was told	C．has told	D．is told

My great﹣grand mother，Winifred Hastings，got rich in a mining（采矿） town out West．But her（46） 　　didn't come from gold or silver，but from soup，steak，apple pie，and good coffee．

In the early 1900's，Winifred arrived in Silver City with her husband．But he caught a fever and died suddenly．With the little money she had，Winifred decided to open a practical restaurant to（47） 　　all the hungry miners in town．

The restaurant had only wooden boxes for tables，but business was very good（48） 　　．The miners （49） 　　that Winifred was a great cook，（50） 　　they ate in her restaurant every day．

One time，Winifred had a small accident in the restaurant．A fire started in the kitchen and her customers had to put it out．The town mayor walked in（51） 　　there was still a lot of smoke in the room．"Winifred，"he said．"What are you cooking back there？"Everybody（52） 　　．

In 1905，Winifred got married again and moved out of town．On her（53） 　　day in Sliver City，a photographer took her picture．The picture is over my desk at home．It shows Winifred with about fifty miners standing in front of the restaurant．At the top of the photo（54） 　　says：TO WINIFRED THE BEST COOK IN THE WEST．（55） 　　YOUR BOYS．

46．A．wealth	B．skill	C．family	D．health
47．A．cost	B．entertain	C．warm	D．feed
48．A．sometimes	B．anyway	C．somewhere	D．anywhere
49．A．found out	B．looked through	C．came across	D．thought up
50．A．but	B．and	C．since	D．although
51．A．if	B．after	C．while	D．before
52．A．cried	B．laughed	C．replied	D．followed
53．A．best	B．worst	C．first	D．last
54．A．he	B．she	C．it	D．one
55．A．WITH	B．FOR	C．BY	D．FROM．

10﹣year﹣old Penny goes back to her school to find a place for her dog Socks．The big door is（41） 　　Penny walks around the school：there were doors at the（42） 　　．They are all locked．Then she sees a window．It is open．She （43） 　　inside．She walks along the hallway between the classrooms．She can't put Socks inside a classroom．

Under the classrooms，Penny finds a store room．It is locked，too，and she doesn't have the（44） 　　．Penny puts Socks on the ground and he runs along the hallway．Penny runs after him．"Come here，"she says．Socks is not （45） 　　．He runs into the girls' changing room．

41．A．locked	B．closed	C．open	D．broken
42．A．bottom	B．top	C．back	D．front
43．A．walks	B．climbs	C．jumps	D．looks
44．A．interest	B．time	C．key	D．courage
45．A．hearing	B．listening	C．watching	D．answering．