Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came. She pointed to something and asked Mike what it was. Mike felt quite 1 , but he told her it was a sparrow (麻雀) and got back into reading.

   Several minutes later,his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again. Mike got a little angry but 2 answered her question. After a little while,his mother did the same thing .once more. This time Mike could not 3 his anger. He shouted at her for 4 him again and again.

   The old lady silently 5 an old diary,turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Though a little impatient,Mike began to read it.

   “Today,I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a 6 on the grass and asked me what it was. I 7 at him,said it was a sparrow and kissed him. After a while Mike asked me what it was. I 8 answering his question and kissing him every time. ”

   Something gently touched Mike's 9 . His face turned red with 10 for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged (擁抱) her tight.

   Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime,but you may not realize that until they have gone.

1. A. angry   B. lonely   C. proud   D. surprised

2. A. still   B. always   C. already   D. seldom 

3. A. show   B. leave   C. control   D. discover

4. A. refusing   B. supporting   C. encouraging   D. disturbing

5. A. set out   B. took out   C. put out   D. looked out

6. A. fox   B. frog   C. bird   D. rabbit

7. A. threw   B. smiled   C. shouted   D. laughed

8. A. put on   B. kept on   C. tried on   D. depended on

9. A. face   B. mouth   C. heart   D. shoulder

10. A. shame   B. fear   C. happiness   D. kindness

    Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother,Mike,in town who was an excellent gardener. His skill and his beautiful trees were 1 everywhere.

   One day,Henry went to town to visit Mike.“Look,my brother”’ said Mike. “Here is the best 2 tree from my garden. Take it home and 3 it so that you,and your children,and your children's children can enjoy it. ” Henry was 4 with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning,he began to 5 where he should plant it.

   “If I plant it on the hill ,” he said to himself ,“the wind might catch it and 6 down the fruit. If I plant it close to the road,people who pass by will pick some of them. But if I plant it...”

   7 he planted the tree in the corner behind his house,where no one else could notice it. But the tree bore (結(jié)出) no fruit the first year,nor the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him 8 ,“ You have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me 9 but leaves. ”

   When Mike saw where the tree was planted,he laughed and said,uYou have planted the tree in such a cold corner without 10 or warmth. How,then,could you expect flowers and fruit?”

1. A. simple   B. famous   C. similar   D. common

2. A. pear   B. grape   C. apple   D. banana

3. A. sell   B. wash   C. hide   D. plant

4. A. tired   B. patient   C. pleased   D. popular

5. A. learn   B. wonder   C. realize   D. understand

6. A. put   B. cut   C. push . D. shake

7. A. Finally   B. Firstly   C. Luckily   D. Certainly

8. A. happily   B. angrily   C. kindly   D. carelessly

9. A. nothing   B. something   C. everything   D. anything

10. A. air   B. earth   C. water   D. sunlight

   Most of us have three meals,a day. We take food for granted (想當(dāng)然) .And we don't think about it. 1 experts argue a food crisis (危機(jī)) is coming. This crisis is going to make us 2 the way we think about food.

   Food is in great need 3 the growing of world population. By 1960,the population was three billion. It doubled to six billion by 1999. By 2050,this planet will need to 4 at least nine billion people. As a result,the food prices get higher and higher.

   So,what can a 5 ，crowed world do? One suggestion is to eat 6 meat. Meat uses more natural resources (資源) than grains (谷物) . It requires more 7 to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more 8 than vegetables. So,eating less meat will 9 more land for farming,and it will save water.

   To eat less meat,people will need to change their eating habits.That will not be 10 . Americans,for example,have 11 loved meat. In general,they eat twice as much meat as people in other countries. At the same time,in developing countries like China and Brazil,sales of meat have doubled in the last 20 years. 12 will double again by 2050. Growing need of meat will 13 to put pressure on natural resources.

   World population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising. Therefore,we need to rethink 14 we eat every day. For meat lovers,we don't need to give up meat 15 . But we need to eat more grains and less meat.

1. A. And   B. But   C. Or   D. Until

2. A. change   B. find   C. get   D. tell

3. A. instead of   B. thanks to   C. because of   D. as for

4. A. help   B. have   C. feed   D. meet 

5. A. busy   B. tired   C. thirsty   D. hungry

6. A. less   B. more   C. much   D. little

7. A. time   B. land   C. people   D. place

8. A. air   B. meat   C. money   D. water

9. A. provide   B. produce   C. waste   D. need

10. A. important   B. hard   C. easy   D. necessary

11. A. never   B. seldom   C. hardly   D. always

12. A. It   B. They   C. We   D. That

13. A. continue   B. stop   C. have   D. start

14. A. how   B. when   C. what   D. where

15. A. quickly   B. completely   C. finally   D. especially

  A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress (壓力) management. He raised a glass of water and asked them,uHow 1 do you think this glass of water is?”

   The students began to think and 2 Their answers are different,from 20g to 500g.

   “It does not matter on the real 3 . It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a 4 ，it is OK. If I hold it for an hour,I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day,you will have to call a 5 It is the exact same weight,but the longer I hold it,the heavier it becomes. What we have to do is to put the glass down,6 for a while before holding it up again. ”

   “If we carry our burdens (負(fù)擔(dān)) 7 ，sooner or later we will not be able to carry on. The burden will become increasingly heavier. We have to 8 the burden every now and then,so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on. ”

   So 9 you return home from work tonight,put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.

   Whatever burdens you have,let them down for a moment if you can. And learn to 10 yourselves.

    Life is short but amazing.Enjoy it!

1. A. heavy   B. full   C. much   D. long

2. A. read   B. watch   C. guess   D. listen

3. A. glass   B. weight   C. water   D. height

4. A. minute   B. night   C. day   D. week

5. A. mother   B. teacher   C. doctor   D. friend

6. A. rest   B. shake   C. look   D. work

7. A. this time   B. some other time   C. next time   D. all the time

8. A. give up   B. put down   C. pick up   D. think about

9. A. after   B. since   C. before   D. until

10. A. save   B. help   C. care   D. relax

  One day a toad (蟾蜍) met a monkey. They decided to look for something to eat because they both felt 1 . They saw a woman making some cakes when they came to a farmer's house. Then they got an idea.

   The toad jumped 2 the well (水井) .Hearing something fall into water,the woman quickly ran towards the well. The monkey at once entered the house,took a basket with a big cake and 3 to a hill.

   After a while,the toad met the monkey there. The monkey wanted to eat the cake by 4 ,so he said to the toad ,“Let's roll (滾) the basket downhill. Whoever gets the basket first can have the cake. ”“But that's unfair. I can't run as fast as you ,” replied the toad. The monkey said, “You must race with me,5 the whole cake will be mine. ”

   The toad had no choice but to 6 They pushed the basket downhill and the race started. The monkey ran fast after the basket,but the toad moved 7 Suddenly,the cake fell out of the basket and hit a small tree. The toad 8 under the tree and began to eat the cake.

   When the monkey caught the basket,he found it 9 He climbed the hill again and saw the toad eating the cake. He became angry and wanted to take the 10 back. But to the monkey's surprise,the toad asked him to eat it together.

   The monkey regretted (后悔) cheating his friend. He decided he would never do that any more.

1. A. hungry   B. ready   C. busy   D. free

2. A. under   B. from   C. into   D. along

3. A. took out   B. looked for   C. ran away   D. picked up

4. A. themselves   B. myself   C. ourselves   D. himself

5. A. and   B. or   C. but   D. so

6. A. eat   B. dance   C. agree   D. thank

7. A. quickly   B. slowly   C. happily   D. luckily

8. A. shouted   B. planted   C. left   D. stopped

9. A. empty   B. full   C. heavy   D. light

10. A. basket   B. tree   C. banana   D. cake

   I was flying to New York at night. Suddenly,a storm broke and the plane began to be tossed (顛簸) around.

   When I looked 1 the plane,I could see that nearly all the passengers were worried and afraid. The future seemed terrible and many were 2 if they would make it through the storm.

   Then,I 3 saw a little girl. It seemed that the storm meant 4 to her. She sat on her seat reading

a book. Sometimes she closed her eyes,then she would read again,with no 5 or fear in her eyes. When the other passengers were scared (驚恐的) half to death,that child was completely calm and 6 I couldn’t believe my eyes.

   When the plane finally reached New York,I was not surprised to 7 that all the passengers were hurrying to come out. I stopped and spoke to the girl whom I had 8 for such a long time. I asked 9 she had not been afraid.

   The child replied ,“My daddy is the 10 ,and he is taking me home. ”

1. A. at   B. around   C. up   D. into

2. A. wondering   B. expecting   C. dreaming   D. realizing

3. A. probably   B. luckily   C. suddenly   D. certainly

4. A. something   B. anything   C. everything   D. nothing

5. A. pride   B. worry   C. anger   D. regret

6. A. unafraid   B. nervous   C. active   D. tired

7. A. say   B. hear   C. find   D. think

8. A. known   B. watched   C. helped   D. protected

9. A. whether   B. how   C. when   D. why

10. A. guard   B. driver   C. pilot   D. traveler

18. (2014 •湖南益陽(yáng))

—My grandma is used to living in the city.

--.

   A. So my grandpa is

   B. So is my grandpa

   C. So my grandpa did

17. (2014 •湖北黃石)

-Sorry,sir. I've made so many mistakes in this paper.

—It's OK. . This paper is very difficult.

   A. So have other students

   B. So do other students

   C. Neither do other students

   D. Neither have other students

16. (2014 •湖北隨州)

-What do you think of the environment here?

-Wonderful! of the land covered with trees and grass.

   A. Two fifths; is   B. Two fifth; is

   C. Two fifths; are   D. Two fifth; are

15. (2014 •云南)

-Kunming is really a comfortable city to live in.

- . The weather is pleasant.

   A. So it is   B. So is it

   C. So it does   D. So does it