When I was a little girl，my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then.And I remember one__1__when my mom placed a plate of eggs，sausage and extremely__2__toast (土司面包) in front of my dad.I remember__3__to see if anyone noticed！__4__all my dad did was reach for his toast，__5___at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.

When I__6__from the table that evening，I remember hearing my mom__7__to my dad for burning the toast.And I’ll__8__forget what he said，“Baby，I love burnt toast.” Later that night，I went to__9__Dad good night and I asked him if he really__10__his toast burnt.He wrapped me up in his__11__and said，“Debbie，your mom had a__12__day at work today and she’s really tired.And besides，a little burnt toast never__13__anyone！” In bed that night，I thought about the scene at dinner and the__14__my dad showed to my mom.

To this day，it’s a cherished (珍贵的)__15__from my childhood that I’ll never forget.And it’s one that came to__16__just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner.

As I__17__the plate in front of Jack，I waited for a(n)__18__about the burnt toast.But all I got was，“Thank you，dear！This is__19__.I know you had a hard day！” Just then，I thought about my parents，and was quietly thankful for having a__20__where burnt toast wasn’t a deal?breaker either!

1．A.noon 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．afternoon

C．morning 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．night

2．A.expected　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．burnt

C．sweet　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．delicious

3．A.being encouraged 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．being allowed

C．waiting　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．refusing

4．A.Yet　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Although

C．So 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Until

5．A.laugh 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．smile

C．shout　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．stare

6．A.got up 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．got back

C．broke away　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．put forward

7．A.report　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．shout

C．apologize　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．complain

8．A.almost　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．never

C．often　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hardly

9．A.ask　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．greet

C．tell　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．kiss

10．A.liked 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．got

C．cooked　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．made

11．A.head　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．heart

C．arms　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hands

12．A.boring　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．hard

C．disappointing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．sad

13．A.hurts　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．comforts

C．invites　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hates

14．A.interest 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．surprise

C．kindness　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．satisfaction

15．A.feeling 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．story

C．choice　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．memory

16．A.life　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．mind

C．an end　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a conclusion

17．A.set down　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．took away

C．finished up 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．washed up

18．A.answer　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．question

C．comment　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．suggestion

19．A.possible 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．true

C．terrible 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．great

20．A.condition　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．future

C．situation　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．marriage

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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.”

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never 　31 .

He put a wide-mouth jar (罐子) on the table. Then he 　 32 some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When 33 rocks would fit inside, he 　34 , “Is this jar full?”

Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put 　35 small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went 　36 into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group　 37 , “Is this jar full?”

“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and 　38 some sand into the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the 　39 question, “Is this jar full?

“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar 　40 it was full. The he asked, “What is the point here?” One student 　41 his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can 　42 put more things in.”

“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the 43 . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all. 　44 are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the 45 in first, or you’ll never get others in at all.?”

31. A. remember　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　　　　 C. forget　　　　　　　　　　 D. think

32. A. handed in　　　　　 B. took out　　　　　 C. gave away　　　　 　 D. put away

33. A. no more　　　　　　　　　　 B. not more　　　　　 C. no many　　　　　　　　　 D. not many

34. A. answered　　　　　 B. read　　　　　　　　 C. asked　　　　　　　　　　　 D. said

35. A. no　　　　　　　　　　 B. few　　　　　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some

36. A. up　　　　　　　　　　 B. out　　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　　　　　 D. away

37. A. no more　　　　　　　　　　 B. again　 　　　　　 C. a third time　　　　　　　 D. a fourth time

38. A. sent　　　　　　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　　 C. bought　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. collected

39. A. same　　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　　　　 D. common

40. A. since　　　　　　　　 B. till　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

41. A. offered　　　　　　　 B. placed　　　　　　　 C. raised　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shook

42. A. always　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

43. A. point　　　　　　　　　 B. example　　　　　　 C. promise　　　　　　　　　 D. story

44. A. When　　　　　　　　 B. What　　　　　　　　 C. Who　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Why

45. A. sand　　　　　　　　　 B. small stones　　　 C. big rocks　　　　　　　　 D. water

“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can 41] my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling 42:

The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is 43] in bed. So his father, who is a father, is the main 44] of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not 45] the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll 46] in the workplace.

The story reminds me of another 47: It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was 48] to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always 49] his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be 50] if he taught them how to fish. So he 51] his neighbors tighter and showed how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could 52] the fish they themselves caught.

At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only 53] to them. 54], we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and they will learn the ability to 55] money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what learn can help them on the way to find jobs.

41:A. solve 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. change 　　　　　　　　　 C. study　　　　　　　 　　 D. find

42:A. surprised B. excited C. relaxed D. interested

43:A. ill 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. excited 　　　　　　　　　 C. silent 　　　　　　　　　　 D. dangerous

44:A. problem 　　　　　　　　　 B. example 　　　　　　　　 C. relatives 　　　　　　　　 D. support

45:A. pass 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. copy 　　　　　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mind

46:A. repeat 　　　　　　　 B. forget　　　　　　　　　　　 C. need 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. test

47:A. story 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. learner 　　　　　　　　　 C. family 　　　　　　　　　 D. program

48:A. afraid 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lucky 　　　　　　　　　　 C. sorry 　　　　　　　　　　 D. able

49:A. shared 　　　　　　　 B. cooked 　　　　　　　　　 C. exchanged 　　　　　　　　　　 D. weighed

50:A. easy 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. great 　　　　　　　　　　 C. useless 　　　　　　　　　 D. crazy

51:A. drove 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stopped 　　　　　　　　 C. called 　　　　　　　　　　 D. searched

52:A. feed 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. save 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. touch 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.eat

53:A. time 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fish 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. food 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. clothing

54:A. Next 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Instead 　　　　　　　　　 C. Luckily 　　　　　　　　　 D. Especially

55:A. pay 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. give 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. use 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make

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　Peter was ten years old. One day his friend Paul said to him.“I'm going to　　 　1　 a birthday party on Saturday, Peter.　　 　2　 you　　 come?”

　Peter asked his mother, and she said, “Yes, you　　 　3 　.”

　Before Peter went to the Party on Saturday afternoon, his mother said to him,　　 “Now, Peter, don't forget 　4　 . Don't ask for food. Wait until　　 　5 　 gives it to　　 you.”

　“All right, Mum,” Peter answered, and he went to Paul's house 　6 　his bicycle.

　There were a lot of children 　7 　 the party. They played together for an hour, and then Paul's mother gave them some food, but she forgot to give Peter　　 　8 　. He waited politely for a few minutes, and then he held his plate up　　 　9 　and said loudly,　　 “Does 　10 　want a nice clean　　 plate?”