Last fall I put a bird feeder outside my window. I thought as soon as I hung up, a great ___16____ beautiful birds would come. Days, weeks and months went by; ____17____, no birds.

   I asked many people, why? What was I doing ___18____? “Nothing,” most of them replied. “Just ____19____.” So I waited, waited and waited.

   I ____20____ off the deck （露台）, I changed the feed, I ___21____ the feeders, and I ____22____ made the cat go out the other door! But ____23___ seemed to work. So --- I waited, “with patience and hope. ”

   Two months later, early in the morning, I was ____24____. A beautiful bird had been on the bird feeder. All of a sudden, I saw hundreds upon hundreds of birds____25____ from everywhere.

   ____26____ a beautiful lesson this living thing taught me! “Patience and hope” will ____27____ the most beautiful things in life.

So I keep hoping and waiting, waiting and ___28____. I will try to use this “little lesson” in ____29____ many other things in my life. I guess, “____30____ is a virtue （美德）” after all.

1.A. little       B. many         C. much        D. lot

2.A. so           B. because      C. however     D. and

3.A. bad          B. wrong        C. well        D. good

4.A. go           B. sit          C. watch       D. wait

5.A. went         B. put          C. cleaned     D. took

6.A. bought       B. sold         C. washed      D. took

7.A. always       B. hardly       C. even        D. sometimes

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

9.A. sad    B. surprised          C. worried     D. frightened

10.A. coming  B. going        C. leaving     D. singing

11.A. That        B. Which        C. How         D. What

12.A. spend       B. take         C. bring       D. come

13.A. hoping      B. dreaming    C. watching   D. asking

14.A. so          B. such         C. much        D. very

15.A. dream       B. patience     C. volunteering  D. lesson

Last fall I put a bird feeder outside my window. I thought as soon as I hung up, a great ___16____ beautiful birds would come. Days, weeks and months went by; ____17____, no birds.
I asked many people, why? What was I doing ___18____? “Nothing,” most of them replied. “Just ____19____.” So I waited, waited and waited.
I ____20____ off the deck （露台）, I changed the feed, I ___21____ the feeders, and I ____22____ made the cat go out the other door! But ____23___ seemed to work. So --- I waited, “with patience and hope. ”
Two months later, early in the morning, I was ____24____. A beautiful bird had been on the bird feeder. All of a sudden, I saw hundreds upon hundreds of birds____25____ from everywhere.
____26____ a beautiful lesson this living thing taught me! “Patience and hope” will ____27____ the most beautiful things in life.
So I keep hoping and waiting, waiting and ___28____. I will try to use this “little lesson” in ____29____ many other things in my life. I guess, “____30____ is a virtue （美德）” after all.

A) 根据句意及所给中文提示或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词。

1. Going hiking is an ______▲______(very good) chance for students to learn team spirit.

2. I write to my mother every week, ___▲__(主要) on Sundays.

3.We are very _____▲___ (自豪) that a pupil from our school has won the prize.

4. They all hurried ____▲___ (往楼上) to see what was going on.

5.Students should pay a____▲____ to what the teacher says in class.

6. We all believe a friend in need is a friend ____▲_____(真正的).

7.This car is so expensive that I can’t ____▲___(买得起) it.

B) 根据句意或句子的语法要求，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

8. A year ___▲________(group) into 12 months .

9.His father died because of   ▲   (ill)

10. Only the team’s finishing time will be __▲____( record).

11. The doctors in the hospital are trying a new ____▲___ (treat) for cancer.

12. We will show the _______▲_____(visit)around our school.

13.It is necessary for you _____▲_____(support) and help each other.

14.I think it is _____▲____(mean) to help the poor live more happily.

15.The _____▲____(interview) has prepared a list of questions.

通读下面短文 ，掌握其大意, 然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
I stood in the doorway, watching my older brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally when Rocky  1  that I was there, he turned toward me with a sad smile.
“I’m  2 tomorrow,” he said.
“I know.” My  3 was almost a whisper (低声). I was  4  at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.
“My  5  is early, but there is still  6  time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the  7 look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”
I tried to say  8 , but didn’t. It is always  9  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  10 .
I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike.  11  I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from  12 . 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  13  to the person who taught me everything?
The next morning I  14 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left  15 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.

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
A 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred
off the northeastern coast of Japan on 11 March

The earthquake in Japan on March 11,2011 was a 9.0 on the Richter scale (里氏). Over 6,500 died because of the disaster by March 18. The earthquake also caused a tsunami (海啸) and a nuclear leak (核泄漏).
However, most Japanese people stayed calm and orderly.They left broken houses calmly. They waited in line for food, water and public telephones. There was no robbing (抢劫) and no pushing.
Earthquakes hit Japan almost every year. People are ready for an earthquake at any time.

In Japan, you can learn about earthquakes on TV and in schoolbooks. Even the famous comic, Sakura Momoko (《樱桃小丸子》), shows earthquake training in a school. Almost every family in Japan has a survival kit (救生包). The kit has a flashlight (手电筒), a radio, water and enough food for several days.
Most buildings in Japan use wood. The material is less dangerous during a disaster. The buildings can  stand an earthquake of up to 7.0 on the Richter scale.
【小题1】How large was the earthquake in Japan on March 11?
                                                           
【小题2】What did the earthquake cause besides many people’s death?
                                                           
【小题3】Where can Japanese people learn about earthquakes?
                                                           
【小题4】What are most buildings in Japan made of?
                                                           
【小题5】What can we learn from Japanese people if the disaster happens to us?