We were doing the best to control the fire of the burning garage. Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying. I couldn’t stop- I would have to look for the cats after the fire was put out.

It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control. No one inside was hurt. At that point I was free to find out where the cat noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. I followed the meowing to the sidewalk in front of the garage. There, crying and huddled together, were five frightened kittens . They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt.

I wanted to find the mother cat. It was obviously that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one----unbelievable.

We finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. She could hardly move. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow. I was determined to save this brave little cat and her family.

The veterinarian told me they would watch the kittens and their mother for the night, but they weren’t confident about the about the mother’s chances.

About a week later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of her reddened skin.

I was happy to see Scarlet get together with the kittens again. She touched each of them, nose to nose. She had risked her life five times-and it had paid off. All of her babies had survived.

As a firefighter, I see heroic acts every day. But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother’s love.

23,Which f the following is TRUE according to the story?

A The writer went to look for the cats as soon as he heard them crying

B The firefighters put out the fire quickly and no one was hurt.

C The writer didn’t find the cats until the smoke and heat were gone.

D The mother cat moved all her babes out of the fire to a safe place.

24,Why was the writer determined to save the cats?

A Because he was amazed at the mother cat’s courage.

B Because the cats attracted many people’s attention.

C Because he didn’t want to see any living things die .

D Because it had taken him much time and effort to save them.

25,The writer talks about the cat’s story to show that____.

A animals should be taken good care of.

B mother’s love can be great and brave.

C it is meaningful to help others .

D a cat always has nine lives.

“You know,Ann,” my friend Nick said, “Lisa and Anita were just talking about you.”  I immediately got 11.  “They said that you join the Students Union just because the teacher likes you, not because you are excellent.”

I 12 to keep myself from crying, getting down to my knees. After Nick told me everything my supposed best friends said about me, I felt I was 13 .

Lisa and Anita came in, acting as if(好像) 14  had happened.Lisa was still my deskmate and Anita was still my partner for our history project. I was 15 that they were able to pretend we had the perfect friendship. 16 they’d said such hurtful things.

I felt like I didn’t have a friend in the world, all because of rumor(謠言).

The tongue can be our worst 17 . Rumors do harm to friendship. They are like sharp knives, breaking one’s dignity(尊嚴(yán)) into pieces. When we say 18 things abut others, we’re hurting their hearts.

So how was I to act next? I thought of 19 them back. But instead, I told them directly they had hurt me. Lisa started 20 and Anita was speechless. I knew they were both sorry for what they had said. They said sorry to me, and I forgave them 21 I was still unhappy. Sure, things were a little embarrassing (尷尬的) at first, but soon enough everything was back to the way it had been before. I still 22  rumors from time to time. Talking about others is a part of our life, but the more I learn about the friendship, the more I realize the importance of tolerating others.

11, A relaxed  B nervous  C scared  D energetic

12, A struggled  B decided  C continued  D preferred

13, A different  B wrong  C sick  D alone

14, A everything  B something  C anything  D nothing

15, A surprised  B satisfied C frightened  D worried

16, A simply  B especially  C obviously  D probably

17, A criminal  B victim  C suspect  D enemy

18, A unpopular  B unlucky  C unkind  D unusual

19, A attacking  B arguing  C bringing  D pulling

20, A shouting  B keeping  C fighting  D crying

21, A because   B although  C after  D unless

22, A play with  B agree with   C deal with  D help with

--How did you find the trip to the West Lake?

--________.

A The guide took us there.

B First by train and then by bus.

C Very fantastic indeed.

D It was not far from our hotel.

-- How soon will you start your journey?

-- I’m not sure. I haven’t decided ______.

A when shall I ask the boss for leave

B where I will go to spend the holiday

C wether I would go by train or by plane

D who could invite me to go

 Many social workers went to Ya’an to ______ clean water and food to local people to reduce their pain from the earthquake.

A put out  B come out  C work out  D give out

--Why are you worried?

-- I’m expecting a call from my daughter. She ______ New York for three years.

A has gone to B has been to C has been in D has come in

This listening material, together with its CD-ROMS, ______well.

A sells  B sell  C is sold  D are sold

 He offered ______ valuable advice that ______people disagreed.

A such; a few  B such;few  C so; a few  D so;few

Shall I take my swimming suit?

  No, you  ______. We will just go hiking on the mountain.

  A mustn’t     B couldn’t    C needn’t    D can’t

3, He speaks ______English ______French. Instead, he speaks German.

A either;or             B not only; but also

C both;and             D neither; nor