根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給首字母提示，寫出合適的單詞（每空0.5分，共5分）

Mr. Green, a man of fifty-two, was a gardener(花匠). He’s good at g  1   flowers and he’s one of the b  2    gardeners in the town. Last year he c  3    to work for Mrs. Stone, a rich fat old woman.

Mrs. Stone knew n  4    about gardens, but she thought she knew a lot, and she always told the old gardener to do w  5   she said. Sometimes he listened t  6  her, but sometimes he didn’t.

Once Mr. Green got very a  7    with Mrs. Stone and called her a sow(母豬). Mrs. Stone d  8  like it and went to tell it to her friend, a judge(法官). The judge made Mr. Green s  9  sorry to Mrs. Stone.

“Does that mean I can’t call the lady a sow(母豬) any more?” Mr. Green asked . “Yes,” answered the judge. “And can I call a sow(母豬) a lady, sir?” asked Mr. Green. “Yes, you can if you like.” Mr. Green l  10   at the fat woman and said, “Goodbye, lady.”

People like Edison Chen because he is young, good-looking and talented.  But some people don’t  46 because he likes to make faces and walks in a strange way.

No matter  47  people think of him, Edison doesn’t care. He likes his own style and his own music . He shows he has more  48 than luck.

  49 November 26 , Edison got one of the Lycra in Style Awards in Shanghai because he has been trying to   50   in music.

Edison first listened to hip-hop music  51 he was nine . He fell in love with it .

Now he’s working hard on making music with some Japanese friends .He wants to bring real hip-hop music to China.

His music tells young people that there’s   52  they can’t do. He also has the courage to himself, from his clothes to his hair. Some people don’t like his way of dressing. 53  say he walks like a gorilla. But he thinks it’s OK. “My  54 show my style , and my songs tell my feelings ,” he said . “If I only listened to others, I may  55  myself.”

根據(jù)句意，用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

1.—— Who is the _________ (slim) girl of all?  —— Lily is

2.The ________ of the tall building is about 236 meters. (high)

3.The more exercise you take, the ________ (health) you will be.

4.If you listened carefully, you could answer the questions ________ (easy).

5.Simon likes jumping, he jumps _____ than any other student in our class. (far)

People like Edison Chen because he is young, good-looking and talented.  But some people don’t  46 because he likes to make faces and walks in a strange way.
No matter  47  people think of him, Edison doesn’t care. He likes his own style and his own music . He shows he has more  48 than luck.
  49 November 26 , Edison got one of the Lycra in Style Awards in Shanghai because he has been trying to   50   in music.
Edison first listened to hip-hop music  51 he was nine . He fell in love with it .
Now he’s working hard on making music with some Japanese friends .He wants to bring real hip-hop music to China.
His music tells young people that there’s   52  they can’t do. He also has the courage to himself, from his clothes to his hair. Some people don’t like his way of dressing. 53  say he walks like a gorilla. But he thinks it’s OK. “My  54 show my style , and my songs tell my feelings ,” he said . “If I only listened to others, I may  55  myself.”

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 31 . he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 32 and ill .
　 My father was 33 a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness 34 all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 35 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. I told them about one of my beliefs. I said that we must very often give things up 36 we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always 37 that after we give something up. We gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up, “But, Peter, I gave up 38 !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 39 he answered his own question: “I 40 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness.
　　I was also 41 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (惱怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become 42 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 43 to give up my small irritations. In this 44 . I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
　　Sometimes I 45 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though I am grateful for this one gift.
31. A. Certainly 　　　 B. Therefore 　　　　　C. However 　　　　 D. Meanwhile
32. A. tired 　　　　　 B. weak 　　　　　　　 C. poor 　　　　　　D. slow
33. A. already 　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　C. only 　　　　　　D. once
34. A. took　　 　　　 B. threw 　　　　　　　C. sent 　　　　　　D. put
35. A. stressful　　　 B. difficult 　　　　　C. impossible 　　　D. hopeless
36. A. as　　　　　　　 B. since 　　　　　　　C. before 　　　　　D. till
37. A. suggests 　　　　B. promises 　　　　　 C. seems　　　　　 D. requires
38. A. something　　　 B. anything 　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　 D. everything
39. A. surprisingly 　　B. immediately 　　　 C. naturally　　　　 D. certainly
40. A. had 　　　　　　 B. accepted 　　　　　C. gained 　　　　　 D. enjoyed
41. A. touched 　　　　 B. astonished 　　　　C. attracted　　　 D. warned
42. A. quiet　　　　　 B. calm 　　　　　　　C. relaxed 　　　　　D. happy
43. A. ready 　　　　　 B. likely　　　　　　 C. free　　　　　　 D. able
44. A. case 　　　　　　B. form 　　　　　　　C. method 　　　　　 D. way
45. A. doubt 　　　　　 B. wonder　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　 D. guess