An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the   16  got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄迦梵歌).
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you   17  I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the   18  of reading it?”
The grandfather said, “Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the   19  and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as his grandfather   20  ,but all the water ran   21  he got home. The grandfather laughed, “You’ll have to move faster next time.”
This time the boy   22  faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was   23  to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, “I just want a basket of water. You’re not   24  hard enough.”
The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the   25  into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said   26  ,“Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”
“Watch the basket.” said the grandfather.
For the first time the boy   27  the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a   28  one, inside and out.
“Boy, you might not understand or remember   29  when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be   30  ,inside and out. That’s what you got from it.”

An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the   16   got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄迦梵歌).

    One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you   17   I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the   18   of reading it?”

   The grandfather said, “Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the   19   and bring me back a basket of water.”

   The boy did as his grandfather   20   ,but all the water ran   21   he got home. The grandfather laughed, “You’ll have to move faster next time.”

   This time the boy   22   faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was   23   to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, “I just want a basket of water. You’re not   24   hard enough.”

   The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the   25   into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said   26   ,“Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”

   “Watch the basket.” said the grandfather.

   For the first time the boy   27   the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a   28   one, inside and out.

   “Boy, you might not understand or remember   29   when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be   30   ,inside and out. That’s what you got from it.”

1.A. son            B. father            C. grandfather             D. grandmother

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

3.A. time           B. place             C. use                   D. habit

4.A. house          B. beach            C. lake                   D. river

5.A. said           B. saw              C. liked                  D. did

6.A. as             B. after             C. until                  D. before

7.A. ran            B. rode             C. drove                 D. flew

8.A. difficult        B. interesting        C. impossible             D. unimportant

9. A. hitting          B. trying            C. holding               D. studying

10.A. hand           B. bottle            C. basket                 D. coal

11.A. sadly           B. hopefully       C. excitedly                D. happily

12. A. forgot          B. realized        C. believed                 D. remembered

13. A. white           B. clean          C. new                    D. black

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

15.A. different        B. relaxed         C. curious                  D. worried

根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A. You're welcome.

B. Which bus shall I take?

C. I don't know.

D. Please ask that man over there.

E. Can I take a bus to get there?

Victor: Excuse me, madam. Could you please tell me the way to Xuanwu Hospital?

Woman: Sorry,   1.       I'm new here.  2.    

Victor: Excuse me, sir. How can I get to Xuanwu Hospital?

Man: Go on and take the third turning on the left. And you'll be in front of the gate of the hospital.

Victor:   3.    

Man: Yes, you can.

Victor:   4.   

Man: You can take a No. 10 bus.

Victor: Thank you very much.

Man:   5.    

Important Ages in the UK

1.In Britain, what can you do when you are 14 years old?

A. Buy a pet.                  B. Join the army.

C. Drive a motorcycle.             D. Buy alcohol.

2. In Britain, you can start to drink wine in a restaurant at the age of _______.

   A. twelve        B. fourteen             C. sixteen          D. eighteen

3. The underlined word “maturity” means “_______”.

   A. 独立          B. 选举             C. 执法         D. 成熟

4. Which of the following is not allowed for the 18-year-old teenagers?

   A. Leave school.                     B. Joining the Parliament.

   C. Driving small cars.               D. Marrying.

5.If your 19-year-old friend is going to live in Britain, you should tell him that he can’t _______.

   A. drive a motorcycle                B. drive a large passenger bus

   C. get a part-time job               D. buy alcohol in a bar