完形填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）阅读下面短-优题课

Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might beto keep worms(虫). He could sell them to farmers. So in , he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not put them in a place.
The next spring Jody again. He bought more worms. When winter came, he took them inside so they would stay warm. Many farmers bought his worms.
One day when Jody was twelve, he got It was from State of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who things has to pay taxes (税)!” Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he still to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had. A reporter Jody on TV. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters said that the law was unfair. Finally the law was . Children like Jody can now sell things without paying taxes to the state.
A. boring B. luckyC. interesting
A. autumnB. spring C. winter
A. warm B. clean C. nice
A. tried B. waitedC. failed
A. a present B. a letter C. an e-mail
A. buys B. sellsC. feeds
A. hoped B. wanted C. had
A. happenedB. appearedC. followed
A. saw B. played with C. reported
A. passed B. changed C. moved

One afternoon last year, I went to a hospital in Ghana to visit a doctor friend. When I the hospital hall, I saw a woman. She had traveled from a faraway village just to bring injured girl to the hospital. The girl to be dying. But the nurses in the hospital wouldn’t help her, perhaps because she didn’t have money.
When I saw that she was crying for , I took her straight to the doctors. The doctors her daughter and told the mother that her daughter needed a transfusion (输血). She would need blood (血). This sad woman was too poor to blood. I said I would give her the blood.
A nurse then tested my blood. Your type was O. The nurse said, “The girl is lucky. You have the type as hers.” The nurse then took my blood and gave to the girl. The mother was thankful that she said I brought back hope to her family.
I was very that I had been able to save the girl’s life. Since that day, I’ve always tried to help where I could.

A．came B．arrived C．got D．reached

A．seemed B．wanted C．looked D．happened

A．few B．little C．enough D．many

A．money B．help C．nurses D．doctors

A．found B．looked C．examined D．noticed

A．ask for B．look for C．search for D．pay for

A．same B．different C．similar D．common

A．them B．it C．they D．its

A．so B．very C．too D．quite

A．anxious B．pleased C．moved D．worried

Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. Their parents help them do almost everything at home, so many of them don’t know how to do . This is really a big problem.
Liu Jie is 14-year-old. One day her partens left home for another city for work, so she had to stay at home . At first she thought she would be happyher parents are not at home. Shecoulddosheliked to do.But at about six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt. “Oh,it'stimetohavesupper.WherecanIgetmyfood?” She said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she know how to cook. At that moment she her mom very much. In the end, she could only go to the supermarket and some food to eat.
Many of teenagers are as Liu Jie. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, cleaning their rooms or dressing themselves. They shouldn’t depend too much on their partens.
A.theirhomework B.someshopping C.housework
A.lonely B.alone C.herself
A.so B.because C.but
A.that B.what C.where
A.hungry B.full C.excited
A.couldn’t B.didn’t C.mightnot
A.thought B.considered C.missed
A.made B.bought C.gave
A.thesame B.difficult C.different
A.actually B.carelessly C.properly

Mary loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage (笼子). She cared them with love and the birds both grew . They thanked hera wonderful song every morning.
But something happened one day. Mary left the door of the open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would . As it flew close, she grasped (紧抓) it. She was very excited to catch it. she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the bird. Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth (来回) in the cage. Mary could its great need for freedom (自由). It wanted to fly into the clear and blue . At once, Mary took the bird the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled once, twice, three times…
A. some B. several C. two
A. small B. strong C. thin
A. withB. for C. about
A. house B. roomC. cage
A. come backB. die out C. fly away
A. SuddenlyB. UsuallyC. Easily
A. livingB. interesting C. dead
A. takeB. feel C. say
A. riverB. trees C. sky
A. out of B. out from C. away of

There is nothing wrong with being shy. In fact, happy, successful people are shy. You can try to say goodbye to your shyness. Here’s how to do so.
1. Start Small. At home, practice and saying hi while looking at yourself in the mirror. Then try this at school with kids you know well. Once that becomes a habit, try doing the same with kids you don’t know as well.
2. Are Key. Once you smiling and saying hi, it’s time to start a conversation. All you really have to do is to ask a question or two about a person’s : What’s your favorite movie? Do you like playing tennis? Just be careful not to ask questions that are too personal __might be hurtful.
3. Choose Face-to-face Time. Many shy girls say it’s easier for them to talk to people . In a recent survey, nearly two out of every 10 shy girls said being online has made them even shyer in real life. So your cell phone, step away from the computer, and put in some face-to-face time with the people in your life.
4. Star in Your Own Life. Looking people in the eye, saying hi with a smile, and starting conversations will probably feel strange at first, but every time you practice your new skills, it will become a little .
you keep working at it, you will become more comfortable talking to other people.
A. few B. some C. many
A. crying B. smiling C. thinking
A. TalksB. Conversations C. Questions
A. are used as B. are used to C. are used for
A. questions B. problems C. interests
A. or B. and C. but
A. face to face B. online C. at home
A. put down B. take down C. take out
A. hard B. easy C. easier
A. When B.As long as C. Unless