A man was on his way to another world， either heaven（天堂） or hell（地狱）． When he was halfway there， he saw a beautiful， huge（31） ． The owner came out and asked the man to stay and live in the palace．
The man said， "I have been working hard my whole life． And now I just want to eat and sleep（32） doing any work．"
The owner of the palace said， "If（33） ， there is nowhere else better than here for you． There are many delicious（34） in my palace． And I promise that nothing needs to be done by you．"
"That is great! This must be heaven!" said the man． And he stayed in the palace．
（35） ， the man felt very happy with a life of eating and sleeping． But gradually， he felt a bit lonely and bored． So he went to the owner and said， "Just eating and sleeping every day is very （36） ． Now I'm losing interest in this kind of life． Could you help me find a （37） ？"
The owner replied， "Sorry， there are no jobs here at all．"
After another few months， the man could not （38） it any more and went to the owner again． "I really can't stand this kind of life any more，" he said． "If you do not offer me a job， I would （39） to go to hell rather than live here．"
The owner smiled． "（40） do you think we are now？" he said． "Heaven？ We are actually in hell!"
31． A． garden |
B． museum |
C． palace |
32． A． by |
B． without |
C． for |
33． A． so |
B． not |
C． any |
34． A． beds |
B． foods |
C． drinks |
35． A． In the end |
B． At the same time |
C． At first |
36． A． pleasant |
B． comfortable |
C． boring |
37． A． job |
B． wife |
C． toy |
38． A． stand |
B． mind |
C． hate |
39． A． have |
B． prefer |
C． plan |
40． A． Where |
B． What |
C． How |
We often （think）understanding poems is hard．
If you pay a visit to Liu Hasheng's restaurant in Harbin，you will find 18 robots there．They are ready to serve you and make sure that your dining e（81） is perfect．After the visit，you can tell others that the robots serving customers isn't a dream any more．
It's wonderful to see h（82） the 18robots work in the restaurant．The wonder s（83） when you walk in．You'll see a robot come up and say，"Earth person，hello!Welcome to the Robot Restaurant．"When you have ordered your m（84） ，the robots in the kitchen begin to do the cooking．After the food is p（85） ，a robot waiter will glide （滑行） out of the kitchen to serve you with the meal you've ordered．And as customers enjoy their d（86） food，a robot sings lovely songs for them．
You may ask，"Where did all these robots come from？"Liu said they were designed （设计） and m（87） by the Harbin Haohai Robot Company．Liu said he invested （投资） 5million yuan in the restaurant，with each robot costing 200，000 yuan to 300，000 yuan．And the w（88） robot team is managed by the workers in the computer room．
After a busy day，all the robots will go for a"meal"，which is e（89） ．After 5 hours，the robots can continue their work for a day．The restaurant now provides a menu with more than 30 dishes （菜肴），and the average （平均） cost for a dinner is a（90） 40to 50yuan．Do you want to go and have a try in this restaurant？
My best friend，Connie，is two years older than me．We spend a lot of time together．
Connie has long dark brown hair and her eyes are big and round．People say she is （41） and looks like a doll．When we go out，people often （42） that I am older than her because she is shorter and slimmer （苗条的）．
Connie is positive（乐观的）even when things go （43） ．Last week she got her examination（44） ，which were not very good．I thought she was going to be（45） ．Instead，she simply decided to do better the next time．Then，every day after class，（46） teachers are free in their offices，she will ask them for help．
Connie gets on well with others．Everyone in my family （47） her，even my younger brother．When you hear her laugh，you will naturally（自然地）laugh （48） ．When I feel unhappy，I will talk to Connie and she will make me feel （49） ．
I think my （50） with Connie is very valuable，and I hope we will always be best friends．
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41．A．crazy |
B．beautiful |
C．lazy |
D．ugly |
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42．A．think |
B．hope |
C．suggest |
D．ask |
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43．A．wrong |
B．welcome |
C．important |
D．interesting |
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44．A．lessons |
B．symbols |
C．novels |
D．results |
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45．A．stupid |
B．interested |
C．sad |
D．glad |
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46．A．although |
B．if |
C．before |
D．even though |
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47．A．sees |
B．likes |
C．wakes |
D．catches |
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48．A．suddenly |
B．early |
C．recently |
D．together |
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49．A．better |
B．angrier |
C．busier |
D．heavier |
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50．A．purpose |
B．opinion |
C．friendship |
D．habit． |
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clean，give，can，encourage，try，he，borrow，student，easy，happy |
Last week I went to an art show．A painting caught my eye．To my amazement，it was painted by Steven，one of my（1） ．Then many thing about him came into my mind．
Steven was from a poor family．His parents （2） not afford to buy him some basic things that he needed，once our school provided gloves for poor children．I put Steven's name on the list．He was so （3） when he received a pair．He loved to wear them and they were always （4） than anybody else's．
Steven had a gift（天赋） for painting and he could （5） understand what I described in class．But he didn't have money to buy the paper for painting．So sometimes，I （6） him some．He practiced hard．And I often showed his paintings to the class．He was greatly （7） ．
One day just before the summer vacation，he came to （8） some art books．When the new term began，he showed some of （9） paintings to me．I felt shocked（震惊）．They were very good．Then we talked a lot．He said he would keep on．
Later he was admitted （录取） to a famous art university．After graduation，he had many difficulties，but he never gave up．He was always （10） his best to improve himself．His hard work and strong mind led to his success．
One day during a Spring Festival，I was taking a walk near my house when suddenly there came a voice，"Excuse me，sir．"I turned around and saw an old beggar（乞丐）．"Have you（31） some money，about fifty yuan，around here？I lost it just now．"He looked at me and（32） my reply．"Sorry，I haven't，"I answered．He went away saying in a low voice，"Where is it？（33） Should I do now？I really need the money．"
I could sense that he was （34） ．Then I got an idea．I took out a fifty﹣yuan note（纸币） and dropped it on the ground．"Here! Here is the money!" I picked it up and （35） it to him．Then I walked towards my house．
A week later，on a snowy afternoon，I heard someone knocking at the door．It was the old beggar with a heavy bag on his shoulder．He put down the bag（36） and said "Thank you so much．I knew you gave me your own （37） that day，for the money I lost was in change（零钱）． But my wife was（38） ，and I really needed it to buy some medicine for her．So I didn't return it to you．"He added，"I have nothing to pay for your，here's some rice I got from door to door for your（39） children．As the saying goes， 'A child who is fed by many families grows stronger．'I will be pleased （40） you like it "Hearing his words，my wife and I were so moved that tears ran down our faces．
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31．A．made |
B．lent |
C．seen |
D．dropped |
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32．A．looked for |
B．paid for |
C．left for |
D．waited for |
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33．A．How |
B．Which |
C．What |
D．Why |
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34．A．worried |
B．bored |
C．interested |
D．relaxed |
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35．A．pushed |
B．passed |
C．led |
D．threw |
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36．A．carefully |
B．easily |
C．carelessly |
D．hardly |
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37．A．food |
B．drink |
C．cloth |
D．money |
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38．A．well |
B．sick |
C．busy |
D．free |
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39．A．cuteness |
B．illness |
C．kindness |
D．sadness |
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40．A．before |
B．whether |
C．though |
D．if |