In ancient China lived an artist（1） paintings were almost lifelike．The artist's reputation had made him proud．One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait（画像）done so he called all great artists to come and present their（2） （fine）work，so that he could choose the best．The artist was sure he would（3） （choose），but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor's chief minister，the old man laughed．The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River ﹣ perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world．
Filled with（4） （curious），the artist packed his bags and left．（5） he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary （传奇的）artist，they smiled and（6） （point）down the river．The next morning he hired a boat and set out（7） （find）the well﹣known painter．As the small boat moved（8） （gentle）along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected in the water．He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue．And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds（9） （surround）the mountain tops，he was reduced to tears．The artist was finally humbled（谦卑）by the greatest artist（10） earth，Mother Nature．
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Once a farmer's donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldn't figure out how to deal________it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he
________ (think) the donkey wasn't worth saving. Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help
________ . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried________ (sad). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished at
________ he saw.
Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something ________ (amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up.
________ the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.
Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of ________ well and ran off happily!
When life sometimes ________ （put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of die deepest well just
________ never giving up!
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W: ____do you think of the football match we ___
__(watch) yesterday afternoon?
M: Very _________(excite).The two teams did very well in the match and it was really ___
_close game.
W: I enjoyed it very much too. I have never seen a more interesting game so far this year.
M: I had expected it to be a wonderful match because of the teams had excellent players.
W: I’m sorry I missed the first part of it..
M: You were late for the match? What for?
W: I was filled with anxiety to see the match and fell my bike on the way. My leg hurt,
I had to ride my bike slowly. It took me quite some time before I got to the sports field.
M: I’m sorry (hear) that. Were your legs hurt?
W: Yes, but not very ________(serious).
M: You should have seen a doctor first. How long were you late for the match? What time was it when you got to the sports field?
W: When I got to the sports field, was already three twenty.
M: Three twenty? Oh, you were twenty minutes late for the match. You missed a wonderful part of the match.
W: Yeah. It was really a pity.
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Finishing their shopping at the supermarket, a middle-aged couple found their new car ________ （steal）. They filed a report
________the police station and a detective drove them back
_______ the parking lot to look for evidence.
To their __________ （amaze）, the car had been returned
________ there was a note in it that said: "I apologize for taking your car. My wife was having a baby and I had to send her to the
____________ as soon as possible. Please forget the inconvenience. There are two tickets
__________ tonight's Rowan Atkinson concert."
Their faith in humanity restored（恢复）. The couple attended_________ concert. But when they returned home, they immediately found that their house
_______（be） ransacked （洗劫）. On the bathroom mirror was
________ note: "I have to put my kid through college somehow, don't I?"
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A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus. ______ sat next to each other. “What’s that in your bag?” asked the young man, pointing to a big bag beside the old man.
“Gold. There was nothing but gold,” answered the old man. The young man could not believe his own ears and was _____ great surprise. Then he began to think about __
___to get the money. The old man was very tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. After a while the old man ___
___(lie) down on the chair and fell asleep.
The young man took _____ big bag gently and quietly. But when he was just about to run away, he found a corner of his fur（毛皮）coat was under the old man’s body. Several times he tried to pull it out, ___
___ in vain（白费）. At last he took off his coat, __
__(think) that the gold in the bag must cost far more than his fur coat.
Worried but ______(delight), the young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him, until he reached a place __
___ he thought the old man couldn’t find him. He stopped and quickly opened the bag but he just found a great many of small stones in it. Then he ran back to the station ___
_(hurry) only to find that the old man was gone.
第二节语法填空 (每空不多于3个单词)。
What should you do if you are not able to sleep?The best thing is to try to avoid bad habits. you always go to bed and get up at about the same time，this will set a
(health)rhythm in yourlife．Don’t drink caffeine drinks in the evening．Smoking and alcohol can also keep you awake．You may have trouble
(sleep)if you have a heavy meal just before you go to bed．
You may also find it difficult (get)to sleep if you have a problem or something else on your mind．This is
you need to relax．As you lie in bed，tense the muscles in your feet and then relax
．Continue up the body，tensing and relaxing the muscles until you reach the head. Start with the feet again if you are still tense．If you
(think)about a problem or about something exciting that is going to happen the next day，get up and write about it．That will help to take it offyour mind．You can also get up and read，but be sure to choose
book that is not too difficult．
，you may get so interested that you won’t want to go to sleep even when you feel sleepy．
Sleep welt and have sweet (dream)!