I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since the moment of his birth, I’ve been part of his life. I had spent seven __36__ years in the world with the attention of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life __37__. Suddenly I had to __38__ my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food.

Finally, I felt my __39__ at my brother. The poor baby had no idea what had made me so unhappy. Maybe he found me strange, the only person in this home __40__ did not like him. Whatever the reason was, he loved __41__ me around. However, I seldom talked to him and __42__ asked him to leave me alone.

Then all that changed. I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago, __43__ I do remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow my feet led me to my brother’s bed. My hand, completely __44__ from my mind, reached through the bars(護(hù)欄). At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched __45__. And that was all I needed. Through all the unhappiness of the day, that one moment changed __46__. How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the __47__ time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favoured(寵愛), but through the eyes of a __48__.

To this day, I can’t imagine life __49__ my brother. It is unbelievable how much I have __50__ about life from a seven-year-old boy. Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself.

(      )36. A. happy                B. hard                  C. lonely                D. busy

(      )37. A. began                B. continued          C. changed            D. saved

(      )38. A. collect               B. choose                     C. hide                  D. share

(      )39. A. fun                    B. anger                C. fear                  D. worry

(      )40. A. which                B. where               C. who                  D. what

(      )41. A. showing            B. carrying            C. meeting             D. following

(      )42. A. always               B. already              C. hardly               D. almost

(      )43. A. but                    B. so                     C. or                     D. for

(      )44. A. far                    B. sick                  C. different            D. free

(      )45. A. one                   B. both                  C. mine                 D. them

(      )46. A. nothing              B. everything         C. something         D. anything

(      )47. A. first                   B. second                     C. last                   D. next

(      )48. A. student                     B. parent               C. teacher              D. sister

(      )49. A. except               B. besides              C. without             D. through

(      )50. A. cared                 B. learned              C. talked                D. heard

--________ is that man over there?

--That's my brother.

1. A.
   Who
2. B.
   What
3. C.
   Where
4. D.
   How

From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and weekends they are free and  31 themselves. Some watch television or go to the cinema, others take part in sports. This is decided by their own   32  .

There are many different ways to spend our free time.

Almost everyone has some kind of   33  : it may be something from collecting stamps to ____34___ model planes. Some hobbies are very   35 , but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth(值得…的)  36 of money, others are valuable(有價值的) only to their owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection worth several   37  dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(罕見的)fifty-cent piece which   38  him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder(懷疑) if they are worth any money. However,  39  my brother they are quite valuable.

 40  makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large    36   .The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.

One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not    37    that we share all the rice. I’m   38    and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and    39   across the field    40    their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.

At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to   41   me when I am   42  . However, my brother has no one to take care of his   43    .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.

Several months passed by. They found    44   strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears    45   their eyes at once.

（   ）36. A. group     B. family           C. class            D. team

（   ）37. A. right     B. popular      C. interesting      D. wrong

（   ）38. A. poor      B. happy            C. alone            D. rich

（   ）39. A. jumped        B. played           C. went         D. rode

（   ）40. A. from      B. through      C. off          D. between

（   ）41. A. look after    B. look for     C. look out     D. look at

（   ）42. A. worried       B. old          C. healthy      D. dead

（   ）43. A. hope      B. children     C. farm         D. future

（   ）44. A. them      B. this             C. it               D. that

（   ）45. A. appeared      B. filled           C. dropped      D. rose