Jennifer was sitting on the beach. After all she had been through, it was just what she needed. “It’s getting   21  ,” she thought. “I should go home.”

She wanted to know how her  22   would react（反應(yīng)）, when she   23   home after the three days she was missing.

It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her.  24  had taken care of the outside garden for  25   days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything   26  and tidy. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

She entered the  27  . First, she went into the kitchen   28   she saw a note written by her father.  29  said, “Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am out searching.” Ellen was her mother, but where was she?

She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her  30   was lying on the bed, fast sleep. Her face looked so   31  , as if she hadn’t slept for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up   32   she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.

When Jennifer  33  , something was different: she wasn’t in her mother’s room any more and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away  34  . She was on her own bed.

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you  35   us all very, very scared.”

21.  A. early                B. late                   C. warm                D. angry

22.  A. father               B. mother                     C. parents              D. teachers

23.  A. got                  B. left                    C. wanted              D. missed

24.  A. Everybody        B. Somebody         C. Anybody           D. Nobody

25.  A. many               B. lots of               C. a few                D. much

26.  A. clean                B. dirty                  C. quiet                 D. busy

27.  A. school              B. room                 C. house                D. library

28.  A. what                B. when                C. who                  D. and

29.  A. They                B. It                      C. He                    D. She

30.  A. mother             B. father                C. friend                D. sister

31.  A. happy                     B. tired                  C. scared               D. relaxed

32.  A. and                  B. so                     C. but                   D. although

33.  A. got up              B. woke up            C. put up               D. clean up

34.  A. out                  B. on                     C. of                     D. in

35.  A. had                  B. let                  C. made             D. gave

When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words 16 a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate 　　17 words? A smile 18 your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell 19 　 that you are sad. When you 　20 your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something 　21 ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying no. You nod and people know you are saying 　22 .

Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus 23　 .A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you 24 to go in or out. 25 you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages 　26 them all the time? People can communicate 　27 many other ways. 28 artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books 29 to tell you about all wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV and radio and films all help us to communicate with other people. They all help us to know 30 is going on in the world.

（ ）16.A. take　　 　　 B. bring　　 　　　 C. carry　　　 　　　 D. gives

（ ）17.A. by　　　 　　 B. with　　　 　　 C. use　　　　 　　　 D. without

（ ）18. A. in　　　 　　 B. on　　　 　　　 C. at　　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. over

（ ）19.A. others　 　　 B. the others　　　　 C. other　　　 　 　　　 D. the other

（ ）20. A. put on　 　　 B. put out　　　　　　 　 C. put up　　　 　　　 D. put down

（ ）21. A. when　 　　 B. or　　　 　　　 C. but　　　　 　　　 D. if

（ ）22. A. no　　　 　　 B. hello　　 　　　　 C. yes　　　 　　　 　　　 D. nothing

（ ）23. A. to get　　 　 B. to choose 　　　　 C. to have　　　 　　　 D. to take

（ ）24. A. which　 　　 B. where　　 　　 C. how　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. what

（ ）25. A. Do　　 　　 B. Did　　　 　　　 C. Had　　　　 　　　 D. Have

（ ）26.A. from　　 　　 B. of　　　 　　　 C. about　　　 　 　　　 D. for

（ ）27. A. with　　 　　 B. by　　　 　　　 C. without　　 　 　　　 D. in

（ ）28. A. The　　 　 B. An　　　 　　　 C. A　　　　 　　 　　　 D. Some

（ ）29. A. write　　 　 B. wrote　　　　　　　 C. is written　　 　　　 D. are written

（ ）30.A. what　 　　　　 B. which　　 　　　 C. that　　　　 　　　 D. who

閱讀下面短文，理解其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26   every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27   . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food,    28   . She weighted herself every day.

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29    sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking,   30    he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a wide smile    31    his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.

“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”

Alicia thought he    32   very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33    of a happy old age.

“I hope you don’t    34    me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do    35    I am your age.”

The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36   ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”

Alicia was    37   . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did    38    wrong. She thought he should be    39    and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40    eating well or doing lots of exercise.

“How old are you?” she asked.

“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

26. A. lunch        B. breakfast   C. dinner           D. supper

27. A. exercised        B. drank        C. worked           D. slept

28. A. too              B. also         C. either           D. still

29. A. man              B. woman        C. boy          D. girl

30. A. so               B. but              C. and          D. or

31. A. in               B. with         C. at               D. on

32. A. saw              B. looked           C. listened         D. found

33. A. secret           B. dream        C. plan         D. future

34. A. stand        B. mind         C. allow        D. enjoy

35. A. when         B. since        C. though           D. for

36. A. health           B. success          C. happiness   D. life

37. A. surprised        B. worried          C. excited          D. relaxed

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

39. A. angry            B. serious     C. quiet        D. sick

40. A. through          B. from         C. without          D. by

I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was   21  , for my whole world was dark.

A young boy ran up to me, out of   22  . He stood right before me with his head down and said   23  , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and   24  . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

  25  , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his   26   and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s   27   I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must   28   it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I   29  .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not   30   —he was blind.

Tears (眼淚) came down my face as I   31   him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to   32  . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).

Through the eyes of a blind child,   33   I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been   34  . I decided to see the beauty in life, and   35   every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

21. A. hopeless         B. colourful            C. simple           D. wonderful

22. A. mind             B. trouble              C. breath           D. work

23. A. sadly                B. strictly             C. angrily          D. excitedly

24. A. dead             B. fresh                C. alive            D. heavy

25. A. So                   B. Or               C. However      D. And

26. A. head             B. nose             C. ear          D. neck

27. A. how              B. when             C. where            D. why

28. A. buy              B. sell             C. accept           D. break

29. A. admire               B. dislike              C. want         D. have

30. A. cry                  B. speak                C. smile            D. see

31. A. forgave              B. thanked          C. paid         D. hated

32. A. sleep                B. study                C. dance            D. play

33. A. at most              B. at times         C. at first         D. at last

34. A. cheerful             B. useful               C. blind            D. deaf

35. A. waste                B. enjoy                C. lose         D. forget