Nadya Vessey, of Auckland, New Zealand, was born with an illness. So at the age of 16, ? ? of her legs below the knees were cut off. One day when a little boy was watching _? ? take off? her prosthetic(假體的)legs, he asked her ? ? she didn't have any legs.? Thinking quickly she asked him whether he had read The Little Mermaid（美人魚）．He said“_? ? ．”So Nadya told him that she was a mermaid. The Little boy was ? ? ? ? and said,"Wow! That's so cool!” And then he ran off to tell his Dad.

The ? ? ? of becoming a mermaid became clearer and clearer in Nadya's mind. After?? ? ? it over, she wrote to Weta Workshop in Wellington to ask if they could ? ? her. She never believed they actually would, so she was excited when she knew they_? _. Weta workshop's manager, Richard Taylor, was very pleased to make it true, and wanted Nadya to be _? ? .

It took Weta Workshop two years to make a special? ? for Nadya. "A prosthetic is a prosthetic, and your body has to be comfortable? ? ? it and you have to make it part of ? ? ?? ". After practicing in the ? ? , Nadya went to the open sea to try on her mermaid suit. It was ? ? ? ? amazing and great to watch Nadya swim, and to see her dream come true.

Nadya Vessey herself has written the story of a real mermaid.

1.A. either??????? B. both???????? C. neither????????? D. none

2.A. me????????? B. you????????? C. him??????????? D. her

3.A. why???????? B. how????????? C. when?????????? D. where

4.A. No????????? B. Yes????????? C. Sorry?????????? D. Goodbye

5.A. sad????????? B. afraid??????? C. surprised??????? D. fortunate

6.A. news???????? B. idea???????? C. story?????????? D. history

7.A. going???????? B. taking??????? C. turning???????? D. thinking

8.A. save???????? B. pick????????? C. treat?????????? D. help

9.A. agreed?????? B. checked?????? C. refused???????? D. received

10.A. ugly????????? B. beautiful????? C. friendly???????? D. relaxed

11.A. hat?????????? B. jacket??????? C. sweater???????? D. suit

12.A. with????????? B. about???????? C. from????????? D. of

13.A. myself??????? B. ourselves????? C. yourself??????? D. yourselves

14.A. dining hall???? B. waiting room? C. living room????? D. swimming pool

15.A. too?????????? B. really??????? C. well??????????? D. enough

My life is always full of sadness and little joy. However, no matter(無論) what happens, I can always face it bravely.

Last year,  I couldn’t believe the   1   that I could enter the only key high school in my hometown.  Then I rushed to my home and told my parents.  But my father didn’t  seem as    2        as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help   3  .

I knew very well what my family was   4___ . My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years. We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset(心煩意亂) but I could say   5    to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work   6   my family.

To my surprise, things completely changed   7     the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which was   8     by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.

I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. No matter when I meet difficulties, I always   9     my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter how  10    life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”

Mr. Wilson was the owner of a large company．One day，he went into his office early in the morning to get ready to go to the  l  ．

    He was leaving his office  2  Jason，a night watchman, came in．Jason just came off work．After saying “Good morning" to Mr. Wilson，Jason told him about his bad  3  ．Last night he dreamed Mr. Wilson's plane crashed（失事）after he took off．Mr. Wilson was  4  to heard this．He decided to go by   5  ．

    Jason's dream  6   ．That morning the plane really crashed just after it had taken off．Later Mr. Wilson returned to his office and heard the  7  ．To express（表達）his thanks，Mr. Wilson gave Jason 5000 dollars with a letter．Mr. Wilson told Jason that a man like him should be let to go．Jason was surprised and asked，“   8  ?”Mr. Wilson said，“Go home and read the letter，and you'll know why．”

    Jason went home in a hurry（急忙）．  9    he read it，he became very sad．In the letter  10 only one sentence．But it was enough to tell the reason．Can you guess why?

1．A．company               B．a(chǎn)irport                 C．station                   D．house

2．A．a(chǎn)fter                      B．before                  C．when                     D．where

3．A．dream                   B．news                   C．story                     D．idea

4．A．happy                    B．interesting              C．unpleasant              D．surprised

5．A．plane                     B．train                    C．land                       D．ship

6．A．came in                 B．came true             C．opened up              D．took place

7．A．a(chǎn)ccident                B．dream                  C．news                     D．sound

8．A．Who                     B．Where                 C．What                     D．Why

9．A．After                     B．Before                 C．When                  D．As

10．A．was                     B．had                      C．there was                      D．there is

My life is always filled with sadness and little joy．However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely．

    Last year, I couldn’t believe the   1   that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown．Then I rushed to my home and told my parents．But my father didn’t seem as  2   as I was．He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help   3  ．

    I knew very well what my family was   4  ．My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years．We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling．I felt so upset but I could say   5   to my parents．I decided to help my father with his work   6   my family．

    To my surprise, things completely changed   7   the beginning of the new term．My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been   8   by my schoolmates．He encouraged me, “Always have a dream．” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school．

    I have been studying hard since I entered the high school．Whenever I meet difficulties, I always  9   my teacher and schoolmates．I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter  10   hard life is．Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life．”

1． A． idea                   B． story                     C． news                    D． thought

2． A． nervous                B． excited                  C． interested              D． worried

3． A． crying                   B． laughing                C． saying                   D． shouting

4． A． about                    B． before                   C． against                  D． like

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

6． A． support                 B． to support             C． supporting             D． supported

7． A． after                     B． since                     C． before                   D． on

8． A． raised                   B． spent                    C． planned                 D． saved

9． A． dream of            B． think of                 C． hear of                  D． talk of

10． A． what                   B． which                   C． that                      D． how