阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个-优题课

“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in 1it?” said the old lady.
John took over the papers from her shaking hand and seated her in chair. He remembered her rich 2in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It’s good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she 3hear him, he shouted into her ears, “I think it’s very good. I’ll 4it to a publisher (出版商).”
Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had had time to read only a few 5. But he was so impressed (给...留下深刻的好印象) that he had sent $ 100 for an option（版权）. More money would be given as an advance (预付款). Every month John 6$100 for her with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.
One morning, three months after her 100^th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t 7more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.
Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn’t see it, she could touch it. She proudly traced（找到）her name with her fingers(手指), tears(眼泪) in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, 8holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. “Why, it’s just blank pages!” she cried in9. John’s face turned 10. Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn’t hear the little bell when the typewriter came to the middle of the line. She would keep on working, not knowing the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were missing. John did not tell her, for he couldn’t take away her only hope. It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.
( ) 1. A. buying B. publishing C. reading D. lending
( ) 2. A. sufferings B. experiences C. thoughts D. family
( ) 3. A. couldn’t B. needn’tC. mustn’t D. doesn’t
( ) 4. A. throw B. putC. send D. lift
( ) 5. A. words B. sentencesC. pages D. books
( ) 6. A. brought B. tookC. gave D. carried
( ) 7. A. die B. stayC. last D. sleep
( ) 8. A. stillB. yetC. alwaysD. then
( ) 9. A. anger B. joy C. surprise D. tears
( ) 10. A. white B. red C. grayD. pale

In a nice house there lived an old man. Behind the house there was a big garden. He planted many plants there. He took care of his 41 all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the 42 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 43 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 44 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 45 are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 46 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 47 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. 48 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 49 .”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 50 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody 51 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 52 our heart, which also made his life 53 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical words. Beethoven himself couldn’t 54 his wonderful music, but his music has 55 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

A．flowers B．trees C．vegetables D．grass

A．balcony B．kitchen C．garden D．study

A．after B．as C．before D．if

A．blind B．famous C．smart D．friendly

A．What B．Who C．Why D．Which

A．stories B．reasons C．excuses D．conclusions

A．although B．since C．because D．unless

A．First B．Second C．Third D．Fourth

A．me B．you C．my mother D．my son

A．true B．hard C．cool D．fair

A．greets B．doubts C．meets D．knows

A．broke B．hurt C．pleased D．treated

A．emptier B．busier C．luckier D．happier

A．write B．hear C．play D．believe

A．changed B．affected C．discovered D．encouraged

There’ll be a charity（慈善）show called ‘Sunshine For All ’__1__ 29th April. The show will be held at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. We are organizing the show to raise money __2__ Project Hope.
Project Hope helps build schools. It __3__ helps poor children go to school. We think it’s __4__ that all children learn to read and write. However, some children __5__ go to school because their parents are too poor. Their families have no money so the children have to go to work instead of __6__ to school.
We hope to raise money to help poor children go to school. Tickets are￥20 each. Of course, donations __7__always welcome.
The show starts at 7.30p.m. and __8__ at 9.30p.m. . There’ll be a magic（魔术）show, music and drama, so it should be a fun evening! We hope __9__ people will come and support（支持）Project Hope.
Finally, we’d like to thank the people. They donated time and materials ___10__ this show possible. We want to thank our teachers for their help and support.
( ) 1.A. in B. on C. at D. during
( ) 2.A. to B. for C. of D. with
( ) 3.A.also B. too C. either D. neither
( ) 4.A.important B. impossible C. polite D. impolite
( ) 5.A. doesn’t B. don’tC. didn’t D. did not
( ) 6.A. go B. goes C. going D. gone
( ) 7.A. am B. is C. are D. be
( ) 8.A.finish B. finishes C. finishing D. finished
( ) 9 .A. much B. a lot C. a few D. lots of
( ) 10.A. make B. to make C. made D. making

Kate is my good 1 . She is 2Canada. She is eleven 3 old. She has a round 4 , big blue eyes and a small 5. She 6 tall. She 7 long hair. She is 8 a purple skirt. Her sister is a 9. She teaches(教) English. They are in 10 now. They like China.
( )1. A. friendsB. friend C. father
()2. A. inB. from C. on
()3. A. yearsB.year’s C. years’
()4. A. eyesB. ears C. face
() 5.A. mouthB. ears C. arm
()6. A. amB. is C. are
( )7. A. haveB. is C. has
( )8. A. onB. in C. with
()9. A. teacherB. doctor C. student
()10. A. CanadaB. China C. Japan

Peter and James were brothers. One afternoon ___1____ the lessons were over, they stayed in school to help their teacher. They___ 2__ for an hour. Then the teacher said, “Thank you, boys. We will finish the work tomorrow. Now you must go home.”
When the boys ___3_____ home, it was seven o’clock. There was light inside their house and the door was ____4____. They could see a man inside, too.
“Who can it be?” thought Peter. “Father and Mother have gone shopping. They won’t be home ____5____ eight o’clock.”
When the _____6____ man saw Peter, he smiled and said, “Come in! You don’t know me, but I’m your ______7______ friend. He asked me to fetch （取）some money for him.” The man did not see James.
Peter went inside and began talking to the man but James did not. He quietly but quickly ran off to call the police. He soon found a policeman and _____8____ him back to their home. The man was still there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman _____9____ him and held his arm.
Just then Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the boys’ parents ______10______.
“No!” said Baker. “I don’t know him. He must be a thief. I am glad you have caught him.”
( )1. A. if B. when C. before D. until
( )2. A. studied B. worked C. stayed D. watched
( )3. A. arrived in B. went to C. got to D. reached
( )4. A. open B. opened C. opening D. close
( )5. A. at B. since C. until D. after
( )6. A. awayB. out C. outside D. inside
( )7. A. father B. fathers C. father’s D. brother’s
( )8. A. brought B. bring C. take D. caught
( )9. A. stoped B. stopped C. catchD. saw
( )10. A. returned B. come C. arrive D. reached