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　　 　Mr Price was the owner of a shop. He lived alone in a small room above his　1　　　 . He was 　2　　 　afraid that one night someone 　3　　 　break into his shop.

　　4　　　 Friday night, when he checked his money after 　5　　 　up, he found that he had taken in almost 1,000,000 pounds that 　6　　 　. So, he thought that keeping 　7　　 　money in the shop was a dangerous 　8　　　 .

　　 　He 　9　 　　 the money with him to the bedroom, put it in the pocket of his 　10　　 　and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the loud 　11　　 　of the doorbell made him 　12　　 　.

　　 　He got out of 　13　　 　and called out in shaky (发抖的) 　14　　 　, “What do you 　15　　 　?” Under the street light was a 　16　　 　.“Sorry to wake 　17　　 　,” the policeman 　18　　 　,“but all the lights are 　19　　 　in your shop. I think you just forgot to 　20　　 　them off when you closed up.”

　Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to　 1　 things with. He　 2　 to take ten servants with him. They would　 3　 the things to sell and the food to　 4　 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to　 5　 and asked to　 6　 with them.
　　The rich man said to the little boy, “Well,　 7　 may go with us.　 8　 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my　 9 , you can’t carry a　 10　 load (担子). You must　 11　 the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
　　“You are　 12 .” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said　 13　 and lifted the load gladly.
　　On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired　 14　 the little servant. Do you know　 15 ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

　　1. A. eat　　　　　　　 B. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　 D. get
　　2. A. decided　　　　 B. liked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hoped　　　　　　　 D. tried
　　3. A. take　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carry　　　　　 　　 D. borrow
　　4. A. cook　　　　　　 B. eat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. buy　　　　　　　　　 D. drink
　　5. A. them　　　　　　 B. the servants （仆人） C. the road　　　　　 D. the rich man
　　6. A. stop　　　　　　 B. stay　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C. go　　　　　　　　　 D. talk
　　7. A. you　　　　　　　 B. he　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. I　　　　　　　　　　　 D. they
　　8. A. Since　　　　　　B. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Because　　　　　 D. But
　　9. A. family　　　　　 B. guests　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. servants　　　　　　D. things
　　10. A. heavy　　　　 B. light　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　　　 D. difficult
　　11. A. eat　　　　　　 B. choose　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pick up　　　　　　 D. understand
　　12. A. brave　　　　　B. right　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. clever　　　　　　 D. foolish
　　13. A. sorry　　　　　 B. nothing　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. angrily　　　　　　　 D. good-bye
　　14. A. besides　　 　B. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C. except　　　　　　　 D. with
　　15. A. who　　　　　　 B. him　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　 　　　　 D. why

Alice was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health . In fact , she walked five kilometers before____1___ every morning , and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool . She didn’t smoke and never　 2　　 . She didn’t eat chocolate . She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food , ____3_____ . She weighed herself every day .

　 Once Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a 　 4 　sitting in a rocking chair under a tree . He looked very old and his hair was white . he looked thin and weak , and his hands were shaking , 　 5　 he looked very happy .

　 He smiled at her and said , “Good morning , lovely day , isn’t it ?”

　 He had a wide smile　　 6　 his face , and his eyes shone with happiness . But Alice saw that he did not have teeth .

　 “Good morning!” replied Alice . “Yes , it is a lovely day .”

　 Alice thought he　 　7　 very old and wise . She thought he must be at least 90 years old ! She decided to ask him about the 　 8 of a happy old age .

　 “I hope you don’t 　9 　me asking ,” she said , “ but what is your secret for being so happy at your age ? I hope I can look as happy as you do 　10 I am your age ”

The man in the rocking chair said , “My secret for　 　11 　? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week , and drink three bottles of wine every day . I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want . I never eat vegetables . I never walk anywhere and I never play sports . I sit at home every day . ”

Alice was 　12 　. She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that . She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did 　13 　wrong . She thought he should be　　 14 　 and unhappy . Perhaps she was wrong . Maybe , she thought , people could live a long happy life 　15 　eating well or doing lots of exercise .

“How old are you ?”she asked .

“It’s my birthday today ,” said the man , “I’m forty—seven !”

1.　　A. lunch 　　　 B. breakfast 　　　　 C. dinner 　　　　　　 D. supper

2.　　A. exercised 　 B. drank 　　　　　　　　　　 C. worked 　　　　　 D. slept

3.　　A. too 　　　　　 B. also 　　　　　　　　 C. either 　　　　　　　　　　 D. still

4.　　A. man 　　　　 B. woman 　　　　　 C. boy 　　　　　　　　 D. girl

5.　　A. so 　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　　　　 C. and 　　　　　　　　 D. or

6.　　A. in 　　　　　　 B. with 　　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　　　　　　 D. on

7.　　A. saw 　　　　 B. looked 　　　　　　 C. listened 　　　　　 D. found

8.　　A. secret 　　　 B. dream 　　　　　　 C. plan 　　　　　　　 D. future

9.　　A. stand 　　　　 B. mind 　　　　　　　 C. allow 　　　　　　　 D. enjoy

10.　A. when 　　　 B. since 　　　　　　　 C. though 　　　　　 D. for

11.　A. health 　　　 B. success 　　　　　 C. happiness 　　　 D. life

12.　A. surprised 　 B. worried 　　　　　 C. excited 　　　　　 D. relaxed

13.　A. something B. anything 　　　　 C. everything 　　　　　　 D. nothing

14.　A. angry 　　　 B. serious 　　　　　 C. quiet 　　　　　　　 D. sick

15.　A. through 　　 B. from 　　　　　　　 C. without 　　　　　 D. by

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary 　31 of the learning process. But too often as parents and teachers we deny this same right to our children. We convey(传达) 32 　by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but 　33　 performance pleases us.

34 I see a child under this kind of pressure ,I think of Jack. He is a shy, nervous perfectionist. He 　35 answered questions—he might be 　36 .

I try my best to 　37 his self-confidence. And I repeatedly 　38 　God for direction. But 　39 changed until midterm, when Mary, a student teacher, came to our classroom.

One day we were working with math problems. Jack had copied the problems with care. 40 with his progress, I left the children with Mary .When I returned, Jack was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.

At that time, Mary got a box 　41 with pencils from the desk we shared. “Look, Jack ! I’ve got something to show you.” she said.“ See these pencils, they belong to Mrs. Green and me. See how the erasers are 　42　 ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try 　43 . That’s what you must learn to do, too.” Jack looked up with 　44 in his eyes---the first time I’d see on his face that year.

Jack gradually believe him that it’s all 　45 to make mistakes – as long as you erase them and try again.

31. A. life　　　　　　　　　　 B. part　　　　　　　　　　　 C. game　　　　　　　　　　　 D. show

32. A. neither　　　　　　　　 B. nor　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

33. A. high　　　　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　　　 C. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. big

34. A. When　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Although

35. A. always　　　　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seldom

36. A. right　　　　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　　　 C. mistake　　　　　　　　　　 D. fail

37. A. start　　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. establish　　　　　　　　　 D. build

38. A. told　　　　　　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. spoke

39. A. something 　　　　 B. nothing　　　　　　　　　 C. anything　　　　　　　　　 D. everything

40. A. Kind　　　　　　　　　 B. Nice　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Great　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Pleased

41. A. filled　　　　　　　　　 B. full　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. deal　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. do

42. A. broke　　　　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worn

43. A. once　　　　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　　　　　 C. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. either

44. A. disappointment　　 B. sadness　　　　　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. love

45. A. right　　　　　　　　　 B. OK　　　　　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. good