Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you    .

I wanted to do something very        for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it     it looked almost new. I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔)and a riding outfit(全套装备）.

I could hardly wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to         the coffee, tea, and morning dishes. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a       : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so surprised. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could take lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s promise.

I stood there shocked, crying a river,    myself how my son could    this expensive gift.

 Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction（反应）. Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to     my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I realized that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard. Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is    present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to    this story.                                 Yours,

                       Hilary

1.A. hope                           B. advice                             C. spirit                           D. courage

2.A. strange                       B. similar                             C. special                            D. private

3.A. after                            B. before                            C. unless                             D. until

4.A. start                                 B. cook                        C. set                                   D. serve

5.A. sign                                  B. notice                              C. word                      D. note

6.A. asked                          B. asking                             C. to ask                              D. ask

7.A. present                       B. find                            C. afford                     D. order

8.A. tear                                 B. open                       C. check                              D. Receive

9.A. only                             B. still                              C. ever                             D. even

10.A. send                          B. publish                           C. share                              D. Write

 

One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly the bag ___ from his horse onto the road. He did not know ____ to do about it because it was ____ heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and_____ him a hand. Just at this moment a man _____ a horse came up to him. But the farmer’s heart ____ when he saw who he was. It was the ___ man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him to come along and help him. He couldn’t ask such a great man to help him. But to his ____ , the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer, “I see you_____ help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other end, they together raised it and put it on the horse. “Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?” “It’s quite easy.” The great man replied with _____ .“Wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.” 

1.A. fall         B. fell          C. falling          D. fallen

2.A. what        B. how         C. that            D. it

3.A. very         B. so          C. quite           D. too

4.A. lend         B. ask         C. borrow         D. gave

5.A. riding       B. ride         C. rode           D. rides

6.A. falls         B. sinks        C. sank           D. rose

7.A. poor        B. great        C. right           D. good

8.A. surprised    B. surprising    C. surprise        D. surprises

9.A. needs       B. need         C. to need.        D. needed

10.A. smiles      B. an smile      C. smile           D. a smile

 

 

What should we do to keep healthy? One important rule is to exercise__31__. The Fang family try to exercise every day. Mr Fang__32__exercise in the morning because he must get to work at exactly seven o'clock. But he runs every evening. He walks a lot, __33__. He walks to school every day, and after school he__34__different sports with his friends. Mr Fang goes to a yoga （瑜加功） class__35__.

But it wasn't__36__this way. Last year Mr and Mrs Fang used to(过去常常)__37__everywhere in their car, even to the drugstore（药店） two blocks（街区）away. They thought they had to use the car all the time. They wouldn't walk.

The Fangs all__38__better（更好的） now. They believe they shouldn't be lazy. We__39__exercise every day, but we should try our__40__to exercise as often as possible.

1. A. often   B. sometimes    C. late     D. later

2. A. may not  B. can not     C. would not  D. should not

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

4. A. watches    B. plays     C. loves     D. likes

5.. A. in two weeks          B. for two weeks  

C. after two weeks       D. twice a week

6. A. always    B. even     C. sometimes    D. no

7. A. riding     B. drive   C. fly          D. walk

8. A. had       B. make     C. feel   D. feel like

9. A. needn't  B. don't   C. won't have   D. mustn't

10. A. best     B. good    C. well         D. better

 

完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you   36 .
I wanted to do something very   37  for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it   38  it looked almost new. I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔)and a riding outfit(全套装备）.
I could   39  wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to   40  the coffee, tea, and morning dishes. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a   41 :” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so surprised. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could   42  lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s   promise.
I stood there shocked(震惊的), crying a river, asking myself how my son could  43  this expensive gift.
Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction（反应）. Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to   44  my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I   45  that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is   46  present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to   47  this story.
Yours,
Hilary

【小题1】

A．hope B．advice C．spirit D．courage

【小题2】  

A．strange

B．similar

C．special

D．private

【小题3】  

A．after

B．before

C．unless

D．until

【小题4】

A．perhaps B．really C．almost D．hardly

【小题5】  

A．start

B．cook

C．set

D．serve

【小题6】  

A．sign

B．notice

C．word

D．note

【小题7】

A．give B．take C．draw D．teach

【小题8】

A．present B．find C．afford D．order

【小题9】

A．tear B．open C．check D．receive

【小题10】

A．realized B．remembered C．imagined D．supposed

【小题11】  

A．only

B．still

C．ever

D．even

【小题12】  

A．send

B．publish

C．share

D．write

完形填空（15分）

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

I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally 　　36　　 that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile.

“I’m 　　37　　 tomorrow,” he said.

“I know.” My __38____ was almost a whisper. I was 　　39　　 at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.

“My 　　40　　 is early, so there is still 　　41　　 time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the 　　42　　 look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”

I tried to say 　　43　　 , but didn’t. It’s always 　　44　　 to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to 　　45　　.

I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 　　46　　 I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from 　　47　　. I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.

His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say 　　48　　 to the person who taught me everything?

The next morning I 　　49　　 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left　50　 ago. We never even said goodbye.

Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.

1.A. forgetting         B. realizing            C. watching         D. learning

2.A. arriving　         B. living　         C. coming　         D. leaving

3. A. voice             B. sound　          C. noise                D. word

4.A. glad　             B. moved　          C. angry　          D. pleased

5. A. ship　                B. flight　         C. train　              D. bus

6.A. enough　           B. little　         C. no　             D. busy

7. A. surprised　           B. excited　            C. sad              D. happy

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

9.A. stranger　         B. better　         C. worse　          D. easier

10.A. tears             B. smiles　         C. words　          D. sadness

11. A. At last　            B. Since　          C. At first　           D. So far

12. A. riding　         B. running          C. walking          D. falling

13.A. goodbye　         B. hello　          C. yes              D. sorry

14. A. gave up　            B. stood up         C. looked up　      D. woke up

15.A. minutes　         B. hours　          C. days　           D. weeks