“Happy Birthday!” David awoke to the voice of his mother. “It’s time to get up and drive out to 35 grandfather’s farm.”
“Why do we have to go there? And how long is the drive?” he asked with a sad look in his eyes.
“About two hours…and don’t worry, we’ ll bring your birthday 36 with us.” His mother walked away and left him to get ready.
In less than an hour, David and his parents were on their way. 37 of what the colorful birthday packages had inside filled his head. He was 38 that one had the baseball glove he wanted, while others would have amazing things that he had dreamed about. Thinking of his grandfather, David 39 what his birthday present from him might be.
“Since my grandfather has a large farm, he must have a lot of money, and the bigger his present for me will be,” David said to himself.
Finally they 40 . Hugging his grandfather, David excitedly shouted, “I’ve missed you! You know, today’s my birthday. Did you get me a present?”
“I have missed you, too. And I have a very 41 present for you.”
Placing a small box in David’s hand, he quietly said, “This is a very important gift. I hope you will treasure it as 42 as I have.”
David looked at the small box, thinking money or jewels might be inside…. When he opened the box, David was 43 to see only a stone. It was a very beautiful stone, but was it valuable?
Grandfather spoke more slowly than before, “David, when your grandma and I were first married, we had very little money. She wanted to give me something special for my birthday, so she found this beautiful rock and polished(打磨)it day and night 44 it shined. It was the greatest gift I ever 45 because it came from your grandma’s heart. Now, I want you to have it because it comes from my heart.”
David held the stone in his hand and 46 the love of his grandfather. “This is a wonderful gift…thank you, Grandfather.” He knew he had received the best gift ever.
A．my B．your C．her D．his
A．cakes B．cards C．CDs D．gifts
A．Thoughts B．Opinions C．Facts D．Results
A．certain B．proud C．sorry D．afraid
A．worried B．expected C．wondered D．considered
A．moved B．arrived C．stopped D．finished
A．expensive B．special C．interesting D．perfect
A．soon B．hard C．much D．far
A．excited B．pleased C．satisfied D．surprised
A．until B．although C．since D．unless
A．shared B．made C．received D．brought
A．showed B．felt C．passed D．got
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根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
This years , computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns . A lot of small shops along busy have changed into game houses in order to get more money . These places are always crowded with especially young boys .
In the computer game houses , people a lot of money competing with the machines . It is for one to win against a computer , but one can make progress after again and again . People have a kind of gambling psychology（赌博心理）when they play computer games . The more they , the more they want to win , and at last they even cannot live if they don’t play with it . For school boys , they have no for their lessons . When class is over , they run to the nearby computer game houses . Some of them can get enough money from their parents . But some of them are not enough to get the money . they begin to take away students’ money and become thieves .
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One day,Mary ______ shopping with her mother.When they reached ____ the supermarket,Mary was very ____.There were many nice things and many people _____it.
Mary’s mother told her ______her.They walked around and they _______some things for breakfast.
When they came to one shelf(货架).Mary ______ some boxes of chocolate.Mary wanted her mother to buy some ______ her.
Her mother gave _______a box of brown chocolate.Mary shook(摇晃)her head.She wanted a box of white chocolate.Her mother didn’t understand her.
“Why do you want a box of white chocolate?” asked her mother.
“I will not bite my fingers(咬手指) when I eat them ______ night.” Answered Mary.
After hearing this,Mary’s mother laughed and they left the supermarket happily.A.went B. goC.goes
A.to B.atC./
A.happyB.sorryC.sad
A.onB.for C.in
A.to go with B.went with C.going with
A.bought B.took C.brought
A.lookedB.watched C.saw
A.toB.for C.with
A.herB.she C.him
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Water is the ______ of all the things we eat and drink. Not many people understand this but ______ true. The human body can go without ______for a long time. We’ve got many examples for this. Yet two _____three days without water can usually make people ______. Man can’t live ______ water. A lot of people don’t understand how ______ water the human body needs to work well, and many people, especially young people, do not drink enough, ______in very hot weather. Our body has mostly water, about 65% to 75%. That is to say, most of our body ______ water. When we do sports, some of the water will get away from our body. _____ we don’t drink some water, we won’t have enough water. And if we don’t have enough water, we’ll feel tired and many of us will get ill. So you know how important water is to us.
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完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I’ve finally become a big brother! It was quite an exciting day, but something happened while Mum was going to give a birth in the delivery room(产房). I was waiting the delivery room when a came up to me and asked in a soft voice, “ Hello, I your leg. Could you please tell me how it has influenced you?” Her question got me thinking. I got my man-made leg doctors had to amputate(cut off ) my left leg after a road accident. Not many people have asked me my life is going without the leg. Then, the lady dropped her and looked at the floor and said, “My son just had an accident and the doctor says he has to have his leg cut off. ”
I felt sad for her and wanted to something to cheer her up. In my mind, I for the right words to say. After what seemed like a long time, finally I said, “Auntie, your son won’t have a . He’ll feel different but you can teach him that difference is special.” I told how Mum always encouraged me to continue learning and to be independent. I also said that I had learned to do many things that other ‘ ’ people might find difficult. I’ve swum, cycled and even taken part in marathons.
The lady smiled and thanked me. As she waved goodbye to me, I heard my newborn sister in the delivery room! I thought to myself: What an unusual day, with an unusual question from a .
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Robby was 11 years old when his mother sent him to have his first piano lesson. I always think that a good learner should begin at his age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I him as a student.
Robby didn’t have a basic of music, but he tried very hard. However, he continued and at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say, “My mom is going to hear me play some day.”But it seemed . He didn’t have a natural ability for music.
One day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. He told me that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still .
He asked if he could take part in my concert (音乐会) and I .
The night of the concert came. The concert hall was with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came on stage (舞台). Loudly and clearly he said that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His danced on the keys.
He played so well that everyone was on his feet, clapping (鼓掌) excitedly. In tears (眼泪), I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, the fact is that she had a serious blood disease and passed away this morning. And well… she was born , so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”
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