With a hat by his feet, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said, “I’m blind, please help.”

Only a few people put   36  in the hat. A man was walking by. He   37  some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign   38 , wrote some words, put the sign back and left.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   39  to give money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man came to see   40  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps （認出他的腳步聲）and asked, “Were you the one who   41  my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   42  way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day,   43 I cannot see it.”

Both the   44  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply   45  people to help by throwing some money into the   46 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the   47  of the day, but the boy couldn’t   48  he was blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn   49  this story. First, be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.   50  , be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way!

1.	A．eggs B．coins C．toys D．pencils

 

2.	A．got B．lost C．took D．dropped

 

3.	A．on B．off C．back D．around

 

4.	A．asked B．began C．hoped D．continued

 

5.	A．how B．what C．whose D．which

 

6.	A．put B．found C．changed D．cleaned

 

7.	A．usual B．simple C．different D．dangerous

 

8.	A．as B．so C．for D．but

 

9.	A．signs B．men C．boys D．lessons

 

10.	A．told B．took C．helped D．ordered

 

11.	A．bag B．hat C．pocket D．basket

 

12.	A．food B．songs C．beauty D．pictures

 

13.	A．because B．unless C．before D．though

 

14.	A．about B．with C．from D．except

 

15.	A．First B．Second C．Third D．Fourth

 

Mr. Smith lived in a village. He had ___36__ farms and about twenty people working for him. He often told them _37_ hard and be honest. (誠實的).

One day he went to a farm and worked with the workers there. Soon it was time __38___ lunch. He put ___39___ nice bread on the table and ___40___. A few minutes later he came back again but he ___41____ find the bread.

‘Who ate ___42__ on the table?’ he shouted.

Some of the workers answered, ‘We ___43___.’

The others said, ‘We saw nothing.’

‘Well,’ said Mr. Smith, ‘__44___ are a lot of mice in the rooms, you know. So I ___45___ some poison in the bread. ___46___ they eat, they must die. Then I can kill them.’

As soon as he finished, four workers began to cry. ‘Oh, dear!’

‘___47___?’ asked Mr. Smith.

‘We ate the bread when you were out. We are going to die.’ One of them cried.

‘___48___,’ Mr. Smith said _49___ a smile, ‘I only ____50_____ you. Use your head.’

1.	A．a few B．few C．little D．a little

 

2.	A．work B．working C．worked D．to work

 

3.	A．in B．at C．for D．with

 

4.	A．two B．many C．a D．some

 

5.	A．went out B．came in C．entered D．got in

 

6.	A．shouldn’t B．couldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mustn’t

 

7.	A．food B．the bread C．drinks D．apples

 

8.	A．did B．didn’t C．do D．doesn’t

 

9.	A．They B．We C．What D．There

 

10.	A．took B．bought C．put D．needed

 

11.	A．That B．Before C．If D．Until

 

12.	A．How are you B．What are you doing C．Did you have lunch D．What’s wrong with you

 

13.	A．Excuse me B．Don’t worry C．Congratulations D．Great

 

14.	A．with B．for C．in D．on

 

15.	A．have fun with B．play a trick on C．kill D．have lunch with

 

根據短文內容，從Ａ、B、C、D四個選項中選擇一個最佳答案。

Have you ever 41 a girl of 15, who has opened up a company of her own? Linda is such a girl. She 42 the business two years ago. She has already 43 several successful computer games. They are so 44 that over half a million people work in her business. And she is 45 at school.

She enjoys school and comes to school 46 . She is always on time. 47 weekdays, she goes to school in her own car with a 48 , for she is not 49 to drive.

She enjoys school and is very 50 in all of her lessons. She usually gets “A” in the exams, so 51 students often ask her for 52 .

After dinner, she goes to her office and 53 working on her computer, writing games until 2 a.m. She does not usually need as much 54 as other children in the night. What 55 successful girl Linda is!

1.                A．known of       B．heard of        C．saw of    D．concerned

 

2.                A．developed      B．started         C．made D．complained

 

3.                A．opened        B．played          C．written   D．bought

 

4.                A．surprised       B．popular         C．afraid    D．just

 

5.                A．still            B．already         C．yet  D．just

 

6.                A．fast            B．quickly         C．early D．late

 

7.                A．In             B．On            C．At   D．During

 

8.                A．teacher        B．mother         C．driver    D．doctor

 

9.                A．enough old      B．old enough      C．young enough  D．enough young

 

10.               A．interested      B．interesting      C．exciting   D．well

 

11.               A．others         B．the other       C．other D．some other

 

12.               A．thanks         B．help           C．money    D．results

 

13.               A．keeps          B．thanks for       C．stops D．finishes

 

14.               A．food           B．time           C．bread D．sleep

 

15.               A．a             B．the            C．on   D．/

 

 

Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．

     41  Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She   42  a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was   43  $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah  44  Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that  45  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living  46  starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that  47 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was   48 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 49  she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then   50 the chicken bones(骨頭)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often  51  a lot of money on entertainment(娛樂)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking  52  in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．”  Did Sarah feel poor  53  cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 54  to Portland．

  “Don't think of saving money as something  55 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

1.A．Until         B．Because                   C．After                          D．Unless

2.A．found        B．tried                    C．asked for                 D．Iooked for

3.A．more than     B．less than        C .shorter than               D．higher than

4.A．can          B．may                       C．was able to         D．might

5.A．difficult      B．possible               C．useful                    D．different

6.A．already       B．sometimes       C．hardly              D．always

7.A．helps         B．becomes        C．makes                         D．means

8.A．food          B．rest                 C．studying                    D．playing

9.A．Soon         B．Finally             C．Once                 D．Again

10.A．prepared      B．took             C．caught                   D．picked

11.A．pay          B．lend                    C．spend                    D．save

12.A．along         B．up                    C．down                   D．around

13.A．because of     B．because           C．before                   D．between

14.A．another       B．the other              C．others                  D．the others

15.A．hard         B．interesting        C．nice                          D．great

 

Dear friends,

Do you   36   you are lucky when you are sitting in the bright   37   and having your classes or enjoying your nice food at home? Do you feel many children in Haiti(海地) are very   38 too? We know an earthquake(地震) happened in Haiti on January 12^th，2010. Many people died(死去). Lots of children don’t have enough    39   to eat, and they   40  go to school now.

They need our help. So we’d like to collect  41 and clothes for them. You can donate your old pens, rubbers, rulers, pencil-boxes or old clothes. And you can also donate some  42 . We will  43  them to the children in Haiti.

We hope to raise more than10,000 yuan, then we can help 50 students to go back  44  school. If you would like to donate things, please   45   us at 83301666. Thank you.

Gao Shanand her classmates

1.	A．think B．want C．have D．see

 

2.	A．bedrooms B．classrooms C．shops D．kitchens

 

3.	A．happy B．young C．poor D．1ucky

 

4.	A．food B．books C．clothes D．Coke

 

5.	A．must B．can’t C．can D．may

 

6.	A．toys B．stationery C．drinks D．stickers

 

7.	A．pens B．notebooks C．clothes D．money

 

8.	A．ask B．raise C．send D．pass

 

9.	A．for B．in C．on D．to

 

10.	A．e-mail B．visit C．write D．call