（2）When I was six, I went to a local grade school．In grade school, I was __36__ the other kids because of my speech and reading __37__．All the kids would shout, “You are a dummy, you are a dummy,” and so on．I thought they were __38__ because all my grades showed it．I had no self-confidence．
Through the first five years of grade school, I was small and v
ery clumsy．I would __39__ cups and trays in the cafe, and sometimes __40__ myself and fall onto the floor when I walked．In sixth grade, I became interested in __41__．The class had its annual field day．Each class would have its own teams __42__ against each other．I went out for all of the __43__．I was not the best __44__ I was not bad．The thing that I could do was run and run fast．This __45__ the other kids because I was so clumsy, and then __46__ a lot more name-calling from the kids．When somebody else won a race, the kids told how __47__ he was．When I won, they called me __48__; I did not know why they were doing this．I think that it was unfair, and it __49__ me．
Between seventh and eighth grade, I started to __50__．In three months, I grew seven inches．At the start of eighth grade, I began to play football．I was much bigger than everybody else; I was __51__than most of the backs we played against．The other team wo
uld not __52__ the ball towards me, so I just ran them __53__．It was the first time in my life that I was really good at something and __54__ it．It was a new feeling of __55__．
36．A．above B．befor
e C．behind D．among
37．A．materials B．questions C．skills D．problems
38．A．right B．wrong C．rude D．foolish
39．A．clean B．drop C．keep D．serve
40．A．trip B．help C．enjoy D．hurt
41．A．studies B．sports C．programs D．matches
42．A．stand B．fight C．quarrel D．compete
43．A．teams B．subjects C．tests D．grades
44．A．because B．if C．but D．and
45．A．interested B．shocked C．delighted D．disappointed
46．A．happened B．continued C．made D．came
47．A．famous B．good C．happy D．strange
48．A．names B．numbers C．classmates D．leaders
49．A．frightened B．ashamed C．hurt D．worried
50．A．progress B．change C．grow D．play
51．A．faster B．firmer C．cleverer D．harder
52．A．push B．run C．hand D．catch
53．A．back B．down C．off D．away
54．A．judged B．recognizedC．decided D．knew
55．A．courage B．sadness C．pride D．regret
Water costs money. In some places water is hard 31. What 32 when a town has these problems? A small town in California found a happy 33.
Very 34 rain ever fell there. The town had no water 35. The water it used was 36 from a river 300 miles away. As more people 37 live in the town, 38 water was needed. Now water 39 to be brought in from 600 miles away. All these cost 40 money.
The town 41 a plan. It found 42 to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused 43 many ways. Five 44 lakes were built. Here people could swim and fish and go 45. They 46 have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water 47 their crops. New factories can be built, now that they have the promise of 48.
In most places, water is used and thrown 49. The town that saved 50 water has saved the town！
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Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would 21 ."
Blue interrupted, "You only think about the 22 , but consider the sky and the sea. 23 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 24 ."
Yellow chuckled（笑道）, "You are all so serious. I bring lau
ghter, fun, and 25 into the world."
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be 26 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky 27 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 28 to any of you."
Red could stand it 29 and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to 30 truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."
Then came Purple and Indigo（深蓝）….
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 31 . Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down 32 . The colors crouched（蜷缩）down 33 , drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor（叫嚷）, rain began to
speak, "You foolish colors, fighting 34
yourselves, each trying to dominate 35 . Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 36 ? Join hands with 37 and come to me."
Doing as they were told, the colors 38 and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain 39 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to 40 one another.
A．stay B．leave C．go out D．die
A．earth B．moon D．sun
A．That is B．I am C．It is D．This is
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．warmth B．sadness C．depression D．anxiety
A．usual B．normal C．common D．scarce
B．at noon or at night C．at sunrise or sunset D．during the day
A．gift B．honor C．thought D．respect
A．for more B．any more C．very much D．no longer
A．turn to C．struggle with D．bend over
A．superiority B．disadvantages C．inferiority D．weakness
A．gently B．quietly C．violently D．peacefully
A．with care B．in fear C．by chance D．on purpose
A．amongst B．by C．for D．against
A．others B．themselves C．the other D．the rest
A．equal and simple B．ordinary and similar C．more or less D．unique and different
A．each other B．me C．one another D．them
A．combined B．separated C．united D．divided
A．cleans B．washes C．brightens D．dampens
A．appreciate B．quarrel with C．ignore D．praise
An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.
One evening when the boys were particularly_16__，he went out to talk to them. He explained that he had just retired and was__17_when he could see or hear boys playing his__18__game，football. He would__19__give them ￥25 each week to play in the street at night. The boys got__20__，for they could hardly believe__21__they were being paid to do something they__22__.
The first two weeks had passed，the boys came to the old man’s house，and went away__23__with their 25 yuan. The third week when they came back，__24__，the old man said he hadn’t had much money__25__himself and sent them away with only 15 yuan. The fourth week，the man said he had not yet received his__26__from the government and gave them only 10 yuan. The boys were very disappointed，but there was__27__much that they could do about it.
At the__28__of the fifth week，the boys came back and__29__at the old man’s door，waiting for their__30__.Slowly，the door opened and the old man appeared.He__31__that he could not afford to pay them 25 yuan__32__he had promised，but said he would give them five yuan each week without__33__.
This was really too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five yuan！” they yelled.“__34__！”
They__35__away and never played on the street again.
A．hot B．noisy C．troublesome D．naughty
A．happiest B．excited C．encouraged D．bored
A．interesting B．amusing C．acceptable D．favorite
A．more ever B．therefore C．willingly D．forever
A．shouted B．cried C．thrilled D．smiled
A．how B．when C．that D．what
A．expected B．enjoyed C．admired D．respected
A．happily B．thankfully C．gratefully D．tearfully
A．but B．in addition C．however D．besides
A．earned B．saved C．remained D．left
A．paycheck B．insurance C．food tickets D．salary
A．not B．no C．so D．very
A．final B．end C．start D．beginning
A．kicked B．hit C．beat D．knocked
A．rewards B．awards C．checks D．wages
A．expressed B．apologized C．stated D．expected
A．as B．like C．when D．though
A．fail B．hesitation C．joke D．problem
A．No way B．No possible C．No problem D．No play
A．walked B．stormed C．broke D．backed
An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.
One evening when the boys were particularly_16__，he went out to talk to them. He explained that he had just retired and was__17_when he could see or hear boys playing his__18__game，football. He would__19__give them ￥25 each week to play in the street at night. The boys got__20__，for they could hardly believe__21__they were being paid to do something they__22__.
The first two weeks had passed，the boys came to the old man’s house，and went away__23__with their 25 yuan. The third week when they came back，__24__，the old man said he hadn’t had much money__25__himself and sent them away with only 15 yuan. The fourth week，the man said he had not yet received his__26__from the government and gave them only 10 yuan. The boys were very disappointed，but there was__27__much that they could do about it.
At the__28__of the fifth week，the boys came back and__29__at the old man’s door，waiting for their__30__.Slowly，the door opened and the old man appeared.He__31__that he could not afford to pay them 25 yuan__32__he had promised，but said he would give them five yuan each week without__33__.
This was really too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five yuan！” they yelled.“__34__！”
They__35__away and never played on the street again.
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When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. 31 , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so 32 .
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly 33 cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move 34 that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also 35 . Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something 36 . Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need 37 . I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”
“Airport? You 38 are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers 39 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and 40 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 41 to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no 42you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll 43 in time.”
The 44 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 45 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 46 happened. The car began changing. First, its color 47from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 48 just above the ground. As the car 49 into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling 50 , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
A．Therefore B．Besides C．However D．Otherwise
A．curious B．excited C．brave D．stubborn
A．proved B．seemed C．fell D．grew
A．forward B．around C．aside D．backward
A．stayed B．stopped C．arrived D．started
A．gathered B．moved C．dropped D．existed
A．help B．water C．rest D．gas
A．necessarily B．certainly C．basically D．normally
A．if B．as C．unless D．until
A．drive B．march C．follow D．walk
A．guidance B．signs C．notices D．address
A．way B．room C．time D．doubt
A．finish it B．get it C．make it D．have it
A．wheel B．window C．headlight D．door
A．continued B．rushed C．turned D．passed
A．sensitive B．strange C．imaginable D．horrible
A．appeared B．developed C．spread D．faded
A．floating B．rolling C．drawing
A．returned B．pointed C．broke D．rose
A．voice B．tune C．sound D．tone