16．At my primary school，I was one of the smartest kids there．I never（29）B，but always got near perfect scores on all my tests．I was a child genius（天才），at least in my mind．I was also（30）Cmusic and sports．I was pretty sure that once I got to seventh grade，everyone including my teachers would be（31）Aby me．
But actually，they weren't．
When I arrived at my new class，it seemed that there was always someone else who could do （32）Athan I．My grades got worse and I needed to actually be studying for my tests．I believed I wasn't smart．I believed I wasn't talented．I believed I（33）B．
Over the next two years，I had to work very hard for everything I did．Grades were still very low but gradually（34）A，I worked really hard but was still never the best at everything．
But do I really have to be the best at everything？All the pressure I was feeling，all that（35）Cwhen I did wrong，that was me!I was being too hard on myself．In fact，when I did badly on a test，my classmates would never（36）Bme．
No one is perfect．There will probably always be someone better than me at something．I will never be the number one at everything，and it's really okay．

29．A．forgot	B．studied	C．regretted
30．A．busy with	B．tired of	C．good at
31．A．amazed	B．scared	C．fooled
32．A．better	B．easier	C．slower
33．A．passed	B．failed	C．relaxed
34．A．improving	B．fighting	C．reporting
35．A．development	B．excitement	C．embarrassment
36．A．help with	B．laugh at	C．learn from．

15．Ladies and gentlemen，
Thank you for attending the graduation ceremony．First of all，I'd like to congradulate all the students （41）Care here today．I remember meeting all of you when you （42）Ajust starting Grade 7．But today I see a room full （43）B talented young adults with hope for the future．You （44）Dup so much and I'm so proud fo you．
Although you've worked very hard over the last three years，（45）Aof you did it alone．I hope you'll remember the important people in your （46）Bwho helped and supported you----your parents，your teachers and your friends．
I'd like to tell all of you，the end of junior school is the （47）C of a new life．You may have different tasks ahead of you．You'll make mistakes along the way，but the key is to learn from your mistakes and never （48）D．The future is yours．
Good luck and hope to see you again sometime soon!

41．A．whom	B．which	C．who	D．whose
42．A．were	B．are	C．was	D．is
43．A．for	B．of	C．at	D．to
44．A．grow	B．grew	C．grown	D．have grown
45．A．none	B．both	C．neither	D．all
46．A．schools	B．lives	C．families	D．classes
47．A．end	B．ending	C．beginning	D．begin
48．A．pick up	B．come up	C．put up	D．give up．

14．

young    beautiful    agree    tree    quick    cover   something

There was a man who had four sons．He wanted his sons to learn not to judge（判断）things too （71）quickly．So he sent them to go and look at a pear tree that was far away in turn．The first son went in winter，the second in spring，the third in summer，and the （72）youngest son in fall．
When they had all gone and come back，he asked them to describe what they had seen．The first son said there was （73）nothing on the tree．The second son said it was （74）covered with green buds（花蕾）and full of promise．The third son said it was filled with flowers that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful．The last son （75）disagreed with all of them，he said it was full of fruit，life and harvest（收获）．The man then explained to his sons that they were all right，because they each had seen but one season in the （76）tree's life．He told them that they cannot judge a tree，or a person，by only one season，they can only be judged at the end，when all the seasons are up．If you give up when it's winter，you will miss the promise of your spring，the （77）beauty of your summer，the harvest of your fall．Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest．

13．When I was in the third grade，I was picked to be the princess in the school play．
For weeks my mother helped me （36）C my sentences．But once during a performance，every word （37）A from my head．My teacher asked me to change roles and be the narrator（解说员）．Though I didn't tell my mother what had （38）B that day，she felt my （39）D and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard．
It was a lovely spring day．We could see dandelions（蒲公英）coming out through the grass，just like a painter had touched our woods and fields with bits of gold．I watched my mother carelessly bend down（弯腰） （40）A some flowers．"I think I am going to dig up all the wild grass，"she said．"But I like dandelions，all flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!"I said．My mother looked at me seriously．"Yes，every flower shines in （41）Bown way．And that is true of people，too，"she said．She had guessed my pain．I started to cry and told her the （42）C．"You will be a beautiful narrator，"she said，（43）A me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her．
Over the next few weeks，I learned to take（44）D in the role．The big day finally came．A few minutes before the play，my teacher came over to me．"Your mother asked me to give this to you，"she said，handing me a （45）B．After the play，I took the flower home，laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such wild grass．

36．A．write	B．listen	C．practice	D．teach
37．A．disappeared	B．spread	C．forgot	D．left
38．A．done	B．happened	C．gone	D．made
39．A．illness	B．fearlessness	C．kindness	D．unhappiness
40．A．by	B．for	C．with	D．at
41．A．it	B．its	C．it's	D．it is
42．A．memory	B．discovery	C．truth	D．accident
43．A．reminding	B．thinking	C．reminded	D．thought
44．A．action	B．turns	C．risks	D．pride
45．A．note	B．dandelion	C．sunflower	D．dictionary．

12．I feel ___ ___ to see that my hometown is becoming more and more beautiful．（　　）

A．

proud

B．

angry

C．

upset

D．

Lonely

11．March theeighth is a great day for women around the world．（eight）

10．It's toowindy．Could you please close the window？（wind）

9．My grandpa gets upearly to do morning exercises every day．

8．Tom is a clever boy．He began to play chess at theage of three．

7．My uncle is a policeman．He has towear uniforms to work．