Some time ago, my wife and I traveled to visit my sister. We had taken more clothes than we needed and struggled onto the train. In front of us, in a face-to-face seat, 16 six young men in their early 20s. They were strong and 17 , and I disliked them immediately. They were laughing loudly, obviously 18 themselves and they 19 a foreign language.
As we went quickly 20 the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they joked around. Sometimes they took a look in our direction. When two of them go out 21 , relaxed a little. The rest of them 22 to laugh and joke in their own language.
When we finally arrived at our 23 , only one of them was left on the train. He was obviously 24 too and as I struggled towards him with my heavy luggage(行李)，he reached out and asked in English “Want a hand wth that, mate?”
He 25 the heavier bag up the station steps for us. We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful.
A．sat B．stood C．lay D．lived
A．polite B．quiet C．lazy D．noisy
A．helping B．enjoying C．teaching D．devoting
A．told B．spoke C．said D．talked
A．above B．onto C．over D．through
A．off B．up C．along D．on
A．wanted B．started C．stopped D．continued
A．house B．hotel C．station D．shelter
A．bored B．worried C．excited D．frightened
A．carried B．left C．brought D．bought
Students are always asked to do much homework，Have you read the following passages？
You'd better not work when you're very hungry．If you（16） your homework right after school，you may have a snack before getting to work．Always do your homework（17） you get tired．（18） wait until very late in the evening，or the homework will seem much（19） than it really is．
Break your time into manageable（易处理的） period．If you have more than（20） ，give yourself a break after an hour．On the other hand，don't break it up（21） that you can't get anything done．You should be able to work at least half an hour at a time（22） ．Don't put it off until the last（23） ．If you put off doing your homework，you will always think of it，and you won't enjoy your （24） so much．If you put it off until the end of the week or until right before a test，you will have too much work to do for the exam．
A little bit each night，enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school，will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it all．Do your homework（25） every day．This will help you make it a habit．It will make it easier to do，and it will make free time more enjoyable as well．
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16．A．decide to do |
B．decided doing |
C．have done |
D．did |
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17．A．after |
B．when |
C．because |
D．before |
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18．A．Not |
B．Please |
C．Don't |
D．Always |
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19．A．harder |
B．hard |
C．easy |
D．easier |
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20．A．one hour work |
B．an hour work |
C．a work of an hour |
D．an hour's work |
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21．A．so much |
B．so little |
C．so often |
D．so well |
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22．A．with a stop |
B．without stopping |
C．stopping |
D．stop |
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23．A．week |
B．hour |
C．minute |
D．day |
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24．A．lunch |
B．free time |
C．meals |
D．snack |
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25．A．at a time |
B．in a short time |
C．once |
D．at the same time． |
It was the junior high prom（毕业舞会）night．I sat in the car waiting for my son to come out．Seeing him（36） a tuxedo（燕尾服）for the first time，my feelings were mixed．（37） I realized it，he had become a teenager．The moment he got into the car，he couldn't wait to share the prom with me．A smile（38） across my face．
"This is the（39） night I have ever had，"he said．He began telling the story just like（40） a bag of beans．"I was talking with Jane when we saw a girl standing off into a dark corner alone，crying．Jane asked me to go dancing with the girl，but I said that Jane was（41） because I didn't even know who the girl was．Jane wouldn't stop and said that I had a（n）（42） to do something special by dancing with the girl．I knew why she was crying．Everybody could see that she was a little overweight and（43） invited her to dance．I wanted to．but I was afraid that I'd be laughed at．What if she turned me（44） ．It took me a lot of（45） to go over and ask if she wanted to dance．She said yes and we walked out to the dance floor．I felt my face turned red，but it was（46） and I didn't think others noticed．I thought everyone was looking at us，（47） no one laughed and we danced the whole dance．What happened next was unexpected．
After I danced with the girl，a lot of guys started dancing with girls（48） hadn't danced yet．It was only three minutes，but I was happy that I did something （49） tonight．I learned something，too．"
I could see tears in his eyes．I gave my son a hug and told him，"I'm so（50） you．"
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36．A．on |
B．in |
C．with |
D．a |
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37．A．After |
B．As |
C．Because |
D．Before |
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38．A．set |
B．stopped |
C．spread |
D．saved |
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39．A．best |
B．worst |
C．longest |
D．shortest |
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40．A．filling |
B．picking |
C．buying |
D．emptying |
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41．A．crazy |
B．nice |
C．lucky |
D．careless |
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42．A．right |
B．chance |
C．ability |
D．interest |
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43．A．everybody |
B．somebody |
C．nobody |
D．anybody |
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44．A．off |
B．out |
C．over |
D．down |
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45．A．patience |
B．courage |
C．energy |
D．face |
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46．A．dark |
B．bright |
C．cold |
D．noisy |
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47．A．so |
B．or |
C．and |
D．but |
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48．A．which |
B．who |
C．what |
D．whose |
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49．A．strange |
B．interesting |
C．special |
D．difficult |
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50．A．proud of |
B．worried about |
C．angry with |
D．interested in |
My friend Richard went far to work， so he asked me to take care of his yard in the mountains．He worked hard and often kept the yard（1） without any grass． But I was too lazy to sweep the fallen leaves，and I（2） pluck（拔）grass， allowing it to grow rapidly． In the early （3） ， in March， the leaves were green and soft． A month later， when the leaves spread quickly， I discovered they were like wild orchids （兰花） in the forest．
As the summer came， the "grass" really lowered． The flowers looked like those forest orchids，（4） they were yellow， unlike those people or brown red forest orchids． I picked one flower， then went to find I friend who studied（5） ． As soo0 as my friend saw it he asked me（6） I picked it． "I's amazing!" He（7） explained， "This kind of orchid is hard to find． Now it is worth at least 10，000 dollars each． "
I told the good news to Richard． He was（8） ． After s while he said gently， he saw the orchid in the yard every year， but he thought it was common grass， so he always plucked it． He said， "I could（9） ， it would flowers a few years before．" Yes， all of us might miss some rare（稀有的） orchids in our own lives． We don't give them the time to lower to prove their value，
Give the "grass" time to lower and give everybody a（10） to prove his value． Don't pluck a leave of any "grass" or negate （否定） a person rudely and how many "are orchids" we will get in our lives!
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（1）A． wild |
B． clean |
C． dry |
D． dirty |
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（2）A． sometimes |
B． often |
C． never |
D． always |
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（3）A． spring |
B． summer |
C． autumn |
D． winter |
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（4）A．so |
B． but |
C． then |
D．or |
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（5）A． colors |
B． rivers |
C． seasons |
D． plants |
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（6）A． that |
B． why |
C． where |
D． who |
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（7）A． proudly |
B． successfully |
C． carelessly |
D． excitedly |
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（8）A． worried |
B． surprised |
C． seared |
D． relaxed |
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（9）A． wait |
B．get |
C． take |
D． make |
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（10）A． tree |
B． yard |
C． flower |
D． chance |
I have two older brothers， Matt and Martin．They love me very much．Perhaps it is because I am the（1） child and the only sister they have．
Both Matt and Martin have thick and dark hair. They look alike（相像）with（2） short hairdos （发型） and big eyes． They are also very tan （晒黑的） because they enjoy outdoor（3） ． For example， Matt likes football and Martin is a tennis player． They are much taller than me and I always have to look up when I（4） to them． They both love to（5） ， so Mum often says that they could eat a horse．
Their personalities （性格） are very（6） ． Matt is very active and lively． He often takes part in club activities and gets along（7） with people． He also likes to play jokes on others， especially Martin! Sometimes Mum is not very（8） with Matt because he plays so much and does not listen to his teachers carefully when he is in class．
Martin, on the other hand（另一方面）, is the quiet one. He is less active than Matt, （9） he has a really close group of friends．He also does well in his（10） because he works very hard on his studies． Mum never has to worry about Martin．
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（1）A． fattest |
B． youngest |
C． rudest |
D． strongest |
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（2）A． their |
B． our |
C． your |
D． her |
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（3）A． trips |
B． picnics |
C． sports |
D． risks |
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（4）A． talk |
B． write |
C． bow |
D． fly |
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（5）A． sing |
B． eat |
C． laugh |
D． drive |
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（6）A． important |
B． difficult |
C． dangerous |
D． different |
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（7）A． loudly |
B． easily |
C． suddenly |
D． recently |
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（8）A． nervous |
B． honest |
C． happy |
D． angry |
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（9）A． whether |
B． if |
C． or |
D． but |
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（10）A． exams |
B． hobbies |
C． interviews |
D． adventures |
A man had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down．He（1） warm milk．It would not come down．
The tree was not（2） enough to climb， so the man decided that if he tied a rope to his （3） and pulled it until the tree bent down， he could then（4） and get the kitten．
That′s what he did， all the while checking his progress in the car．He then thought if he went just a little bit（5） ， the tree would be bent low enough for him to reach the kitten．But as he moved the car a little further forward，the rope broke．
The tree went "boiling!"and the kitten was nowhere to be found．
The man felt（6） ．He asked people he met if they'd（7） a little kitten．No．Nobody had．
A few （8） later he met a neighbor at the store．He happened to look into shopping basket and was（9） to see cat food．
This woman was a cat（10） and everyone knew it， so he asked her， "（11） are you buying cat food？"She replied，"You won't believe this， "and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat ，（12） she kept refusing．Then a few days before， the child had begged again， so the Mom finally （13） her little girl，"Well，I'll let you keep a cat if it falls from（14） ．"
She told the man，"I watched my child go out in the yard，and look straight into the And really，（15） won't believe this， but I saw it with my own eyes．A kitten suddenly came flying through the air， and landed right in front of her．"
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Word Bank bend 弯曲 forward 向前 beg 恳求 |
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（1）A．left |
B．offered |
C．threw |
D．drank |
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（2）A．tall |
B．old |
C．close |
D．strong |
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（3）A．car |
B．body |
C．door |
D．window |
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（4）A．pick up |
B．look up |
C．reach up |
D．climb up |
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（5）A．faster |
B．higher |
C．nearer |
D．further |
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（6）A．sick |
B．bored |
C．funny |
D．terrible |
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（7）A．seen |
B．lost |
C．raised |
D．bought |
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（8）A．hours |
B．days |
C．weeks |
D．years |
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（9）A．happy |
B．sorry |
C．worried |
D．surprised |
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（10）A．lover |
B．hater |
C．keeper |
D．trainer |
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（11）A．Why |
B．How |
C．When |
D．Where |
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（12）A．so |
B．or |
C．but |
D．until |
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（13）A．told |
B．warned |
C．advised |
D．ordered |
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（14）A．sky |
B．tree |
C．wall |
D．building |
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（15）A．he |
B．you |
C．she |
D．they |
