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A

Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very

1 woman. She didn’t buy many jewels or 2 clothes. Instead she spent millions of dollars in 3 a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah’s 4 was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 years because Sarah was afraid to 5 building it.

Sarah’s house was near San Jose. Every day， a lot of

6 arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows， so the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and l，000 7 . There were also three lifts， nine kitchens， and 47 fireplaces.

Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 8 ？ It was because Sarah was afraid of 9 . She thought she would die when the house was finished， so she didn’t want her house to be finished.

Sarah Winchester’s plan seemed to have worked 10

she lived to be 83 years old. But， finally， her house was finished.

1. A. poorB. richC. usefulD. brave

2. A. cheapB. expensiveC. simpleD. old

3. A. buildingB. buyingC. sellingD. setting

4. A. doorB. toiletC. kitchenD. house

5. A. keepB. enjoyC. stopD. help

6. A. driversB. workersC. farmersD. visitors

7. A. floorsB. gardensC. windowsD. rooms

8. A. biggerB. smallerC. strongerD. cleaner

9. A. workingB. dyingC. livingD. growing

10. A. whetherB. becauseC. thoughD. while

B

When Roy was four years old， his father 1 in an accident， leaving his mother and him. After Roy left high school， he wanted to go to 2 in his hometown. It meant his mother would pay 3 money for his college education.

“I’ll try to do something for you as soon as you pass the entrance exam，” said his mother. Roy took the exam. As a result， he could enter the college 4 he didn’t get very high scores. His mother was very excited， but she knew quite a lot of money would be needed. The next day， she sold her car and asked her boss 5 another four hours’ work every day. She even had two jobs， one during the day and 6 at night. She had to walk to work and work twelve hours a day， seven days a week， but she didn’t complain（抱怨）. She thought her son’s education was 7 so much. A term passed. Roy took his first exam after entering the college. When the results were told， Roy ran home to 8

his mother the news.

“Mom，” he said， “I’ve got my exam results. You must be very 9 .”

“You mean you’ve passed？” she asked happily.

“No. I haven’t. You can get your car back and stop 10

like that from now on.”

1. A. fellB. diedC. hurtD. hit

2. A. collegeB. workC. travelD. skate

3. A. someB. noC. muchD. little

4. A. andB. soC. thoughD. because

5. A. toB. forC. withD. of

6. A. the othersB. othersC. anotherD. the other

7. A. worthB. richC. expensiveD. cost

8. A. talkB. speakC. sayD. tell

9. A. worriedB. shyC. pleasedD. free

10. A. to workB. workingC. workD. worked

C

Mr and Mrs Harris had always spent their summer holidays in a small hotel at the seaside near their hometown. One year， however， Mr Harris made a lot of 1 in his business， 2 they decided to go to a foreign country and stay at a really good 3 .

They flew to Rome and 4 at a 5-star hotel late in the evening. They thought they would have to go to bed hungry， because in that 5 hotel where they had been used to stay in the past， no meals were served 6 seven in the evening. They were 7 to be told that the hotel served dinner until ten.

“Then what are the times 8 meals？” asked Mrs Harris.

“Well， madam， we serve breakfast from seven to eleven， lunch from twelve to three， 9 from four to five， and dinner from six to ten.”

“But that hardly 10 any time for us to see the city！” said Mrs Harris.

1. A. mistakesB. timeC. friendsD. money

2. A. butB. soC. thoughD. yet

3. A. hotelB. placeC. cityD. restaurant

4. A. stayedB. gotC. arrivedD. reached

5. A. smallB. bigC. foreignD. good

6. A. onB. afterC. duringD. until

7. A. tiredB. interestedC. surprisedD. worried

8. A. withB. onC. atD. of

9. A. drinkB. teaC. beerD. food

10. A. takesB. doesC. hasD. leaves

D

It was very cold that day. It was 1 heavily， and the ground was covered with thick snow. The shepherd（牧羊人） thought it was dangerous to 2 the hill and it was difficult for the sheep to find some 3 there. So he decided to stay in the 4 room. He put some hay（干草） in a fence 5 the sheep could eat it when they were hungry. The dog， who felt cold outside， lay on the 6 hay and soon went to sleep.

At noon the sheep wanted to eat the hay. They were

7 afraid of the dog and none could get close to it. At last the 8 sheep came to the hay. Before he started to eat， the dog heard it and opened his eyes. The dog barked（吠） loudly to 9 him. The sheep ran away quickly. Looking at the unfriendly dog， the sheep began to talk 10 .

“What a selfish（自私的） dog！” said one of the sheep. “He cannot eat the hay， and yet refuses to allow those who can to eat！”

1. A. rainingB. snowingC. blowingD. shining

2. A. play onB. live onC. climb upD. come to

3. A. cake B. grassC. fruitD. vegetables

4. A. coldB. coolC. hotD. warm

5. A. in order toB. so as toC. so thatD. now that

6. A. hardB. softC. thinD. wet

7. A. bothB. eitherC. allD. neither

8. A. smallestB. youngestC. weakestD. strongest

9. A. meetB. greetC. warnD. receive

10. A. angrilyB. happilyC. quietlyD. politely

E

Amber Wong was not like many of her classmates. She didn’t listen to popular music. She didn’t watch many movies， and she wasn’t interested in nice clothes.

When she got 1 with her friends at a party， Amber found her friends preferred rock and pop music. When Amber 2 if they would like to try classical music， they all looked at her strangely.

“ 3 music is for old people，” one of her friends said. Amber was 4 that something was wrong with her. She decided to 5 her father. As Amber entered his study， her father could feel something was 6 .

“Dad， am I strange？” she asked her father.

“Of course not，” he answered， “why do you ask that？”

“Because I don’t 7 the same things as my classmates. They want to listen to pop music. But I like classical music.”

“I think I understand. Never mind， Amber. It’s all right to be yourself. You don’t have to 8 what other people do. Everybody 9 different tastes. Some of them are popular， but others aren’t.”

After Amber spoke to her father， she felt 10 about herself. She realized that being different made her special. It was an important lesson for her to learn.

1. A. upB. awayC. togetherD. around

2. A. saidB. foundC. noticedD. asked

3. A. PopB. RockC. ClassicalD. Country

4. A. proudB. worriedC. gladD. lucky

5. A. talk toB. look forC. write toD. call up

6. A. terribleB. wrongC. strangeD. true

7. A. haveB. knowC. use D. like

8. A. copy B. carry C. know D. think

9. A. does B. has C. makes D. takes

10. A. surer B. angrier C. better D. worse

F

Once， a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well（水井）. After they 1 their work， he left away， saying， “When the sun is down， I will come and check your work.”

At last one of them said， “What’s the use of doing this 2 work？ We can never fill the basket.” The other man answered， “That is none of your business.” The first man said， “You may do 3 you like， but I am not going to work at 4 so foolish.” He put away his bucket（水桶） and went away. The other man said no more and kept on carrying

5 . At last the well was almost 6 .

As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket， he 7 a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. As soon as he saw the ring， he 8 that he had found the kind of man he wanted. The king told him to 9 the ring for himself.

“You did 10 well in this little thing，” the king said， “that now I know I can believe in you with many things.”

1. A. finished B. did C. began D. had

2. A. hard B. foolish C. dirty D. bad

3. A. as B. when C. why D. so

4. A. anythingB. somethingC. nothingD. everything

5. A. water B. baskets C. business D. work

6. A. full B. empty C. wet D. clean

7. A. got B. saw C. put D. used

8. A. worried B. said C. knew D. hoped

9. A. keep B. buy C. sell D. find

10. A. much B. too C. very D. so

G

After a meeting， I returned to my hotel room late in the evening. The overhead light outside my door was 1 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole. When I finally opened the door， I 2 around the wall for a light switch（开关）.

I 3 seeing a lamp（灯） by the bed. I found the bed in the dark and walked 4 ， but when I switched it on， nothing happened！

Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 5

the outdoor light was burned out， I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the 6 to find another lamp. So I 7 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and ... no draw-string！

What a 8 day！ That evening I discovered how dark the world can be and how necessary light is. But even more necessary than light is the light that shines from people— the light of heart.

Let your light shine. Whatever light you 9 may be a beacon（灯塔） of hope in someone’s darkness. And if you feel that your light is only a candle in a forest， there isn’t enough darkness in the world to 10 the light of one small candle.

1. A. burning B. broken C. shining D. lost

2. A. found B. turned C. felt D. looked

3. A. beganB. triedC. likedD. remembered

4. A. lightly B. fast C. carefully D. easily

5. A. if B. unless C. since D. so

6. A. stars B. street C. room D. shops

7. A. forced B. followed C. made D. pushed

8. A. lucky B. special C. peaceful D. terrible

9. A. imagine B. receive C. offer D. throw

10. A. give out B. break off C. care for D. put out

H

Rosa liked making up stories. She was so sure that her classmates 1 her from time to time. In fact， the whole class believed her！ At first she thought it was fun， but now she knew that make-believe stories had some way of coming back to make you 2 .

Rosa’s parents were separated. Nine months out of the year， Rosa lived with her mother on Anderson Street. But when summer arrived， she went to her father’s 3 in Arizona.

Rosa rode horses and 4 with some farm work. Her father， however， was so busy that he couldn’t find time to go to other places with her. 5 on the day when she went back to the city he would always buy her a present.

When summer came to a close， Rosa 6 to her mother’s. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a 7 to talk about.

Not long after school began， Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting 8 ， like Britain and Germany. When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer， she 9 a trip. Remembering the travel magazines she had read， she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to Britain.

When the class began studying Britain， Mr Thomas asked Rosa to 10 all the things she could remember about her trip to Britain！

1. A. hurt B. liked C. believed D. missed

2. A. sad B. confident C. dishonest D. worried

3. A. factory B. farm C. apartment D. block

4. A. made B. played C. helped D. finished

5. A. So B. And C. But D. Because

6. A. ran B. flew C. rode D. returned

7. A. family B. story C. secret D. vacation

8. A. people B. cities C. languages D. countries

9. A. laughed at B. made up C. took out D. thought up

10. A. carry B. display C. tell D. teach

I

Several years ago， I was at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man 1 people for money so he could buy breakfast. Most of the 2 simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was one exception（例外） though： an older， well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man moved 3 this elegant lady， she turned， looked straight into his eyes， and 4 asked， “How much do you need？” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched 5 the old lady pulled several bills（纸币） from her wallet and 6 them in the young man’s hands.

I don’t know whether the young man actually used this money for breakfast or for some other purposes. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions（反应） to the same 7 . I saw people who were either afraid or angry or uncertain. And then I saw this old lady who treated the 8 man as her brother. I decided at once that even though we have to be 9 in this world， I would ather be like her.

Every day may bring us many chances of 10 . The key is to do it or not.

1. A. asking B. calling C. disturbing D. helping

2. A. guestsB. audience C. neighborsD. travelers

3. A. from B. after C. beforeD. over

4. A. softlyB. sadlyC. loudlyD. hopefully

5. A. because B. unless C. asD. although

6. A. droppedB. put C. covered D. threw

7. A. location B. survey C. situationD. program

8. A. old B. homelessC. busyD. happy

9. A. famousB. creative C. careful D. successful

10. A. richness B. happiness C. fitness D. kindness

J

In a small town in France， there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he 1 a pound of butter to his neighbour， who was a baker. One day the baker decided to 2 the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it， he found that he wasn’t. The baker then 3 the farmer to the judge （法官）.

The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butter. The farmer replied. “I am so 4 that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it， 5 I do have a kind of scale （天平）.” The judge asked， “Then how do you weigh the butter？” The farmer replied， “Before the baker started buying butter from me， I had bought bread from him. So， now， every time when I bring home the 6 from the baker， I put it on the scale and give him the butter of the same weight.”

We 7 back what we give to others in life. Whenever you take action， ask yourself this question， “Am I 8 ？”

Honesty or dishonesty can become a 9 . Some dishonest people can lie without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even 10 what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for？ As a matter of fact， those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behavior.

1. A. gave B. fed C. threwD. sold

2. A. weigh B. eat C. cut D. use

3. A. drove B. encouragedC. tied D. took

4. A. terrible B. poor C. busyD. sorry

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

6. A. cake B. sugar C. breadD. butter

7. A. get B. look C. give D. turn

8. A. rich B. honest C. clever D. kind

9. A. difference B. habit C. mistake D. difficulty

10. A. study B. mean C. say D. know

K

Dear dad，

Happy birthday to you！ On this special day， I’d like to tell you in a special way.

I don’t think I’m good at telling you my thought face to face with you， so I’m 1 to show my deep love for you. You are not a rich man 2 a famous person. But in my heart， you are one of the 3 men in the world. I am proud of you. You are 4 interested in being famous and rich. You do 5 things like paying for your phone on time， and working as a worker in your factory. The smile on your face shows you are 6 with the family. You take good care of my grandparents. You help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with Mom on Sundays.

In the past， I didn’t care 7 you were with me or not. Now I am sorry to 8 I didn’t realize you before. But I am thankful for what you have done for me.

I am quite lucky that I have 9 a great father. And I feel happy that now I can let you know how 10 I love you. You are successful as a son， a husband， a father， and a friend.

Love from，

Lydia

1. A. writingB. thinkingC. readingD. speaking

2. A. andB. orC. alsoD. but

3. A. strongestB. funniestC. greatestD. tallest

4. A. alwaysB. everC. alreadyD. never

5. A. commonB. interestingC. wonderfulD. popular

6. A. angryB. pleasedC. carefulD. patient

7. A. whatB. whereC. whetherD. how

8. A. callB. sayC. knowD. learn

9. A. tooB. soC. veryD. such

10. A. hardB. muchC. oftenD. well

L

David is a middle school student. He had lived in a small 1 for fifteen years. It was a small place with 2 five families living there. His father， Mr Hill， was a rich farmer， and later on he opened a shop in town. He bought a 3 here last month. His family moved to the new house and his son 4 to study in our class. But he had few friends here. At first he often 5 by himself.

His neighbor Cathy was a kind girl. She had many friends. She found the boy never talked with anybody and decided to 6 him. David liked to stay with her and talked to her a lot. Now they were good friends.

One afternoon， Cathy told David， “It’ll be my 7 birthday tomorrow. I’ll have a birthday party. Would you like to come？”

“Certainly. I’m glad to，” the boy said happily.

David got home and thought of a 8 he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he 9 to ask the girl what she liked. At that moment， Mrs Hill came and asked， “What’s the 10 ， dear？”

“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday， Mom？”

“Nothing，” the woman said. “I just wish I were sixteen.”

1. A. town B. city C. villageD. country

2. A. hardly B. evenC. only D. ever

3. A. farm B. shop C. building D. house

4. A. liked B. began C. wanted D. needed

5. A. played B. lived C. workedD. rested

6. A. see B. teach C. visit D. help

7. A. thirteenth B. fourteenth C. fifteenth D. sixteenth

8. A. book B. dress C. present D. pen

9. A. forgot B. chose C. started D. refused

10. A. timeB. matter C. number D. place

M

Tonight I am more than happy to read out the winners of the photo competition. We were very pleased with our competition this year. 1 with other years， we received many more photos. Even though all of the photos are excellent， we are 2 to say that we cannot give prizes to everyone.

The person 3 won the prize for the subject Nature is fifteen-year-old Li Wei. Li took a photo of the trees in Xiangshan Park. His photo shows the different colors on the hill.

The photo which we liked best in the City and People group was taken by Zhao Min. Zhao Min is only twelve years old. Her photo shows a person 4 across a street on an windy evening. It is a beautiful girl， wearing a blouse and skirt， who is protecting her books 5 the shower.

The best photo in the Music group was 6 by He Zhong. His photo of the group Crazy Feet shows the singer， Becky Wang， and the band playing at a concert. He Zhong 7 to show how this great new band moves and sounds and the good time which their fans are having.

A group of photos which show Beijing and Cambridge in England has won the prize for the 8 the Home and Away. They show some of the experiences of a young visitor to our country and some memories of his home. The winner is Tony Smith！

Congratulations to our winners and 9 everyone who entered the competition. Now let’s welcome our headmaster to 10 the prizes to the winners！

1. A. FilledB. ConnectedC. ComparedD. Pleased

2. A. sorryB. easyC. gladD. worried

3. A. whichB. whoC. whereD. when

4. A. rushesB. rushedC. rushingD. rush

5. A. alongB. againstC. ofD. with

6. A. carriedB. seenC. takenD. made

7. A. managesB. wantsC. triesD. has

8. A. subjectB. eventC. showD. program

9. A. think ofB. think outC. thanks forD. thanks to

10. A. lendB. presentC. sendD. receive

N

The 50-year-old farmer， Wu Yulu， is quite different from the others at his village. He is the 1 of 38 handmade robots.

Born in a 2 family， he did not have the chance to go to school. But even as a child， he knew he wanted to make machines. “I think 3 machines is a talent I was born with，” he said.

In 1987， he finally finished his 4 robot that could walk like a man. He named it “Wu No. 1.”

5 ， his experiments （实验） have not been without danger. One of his fingers was injured in 1989. And in 1999， his house was 6 by fire.

In 2003， Wu and his robots were invited to perform in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. In 2009， his robots were on 7 along with the Chinese Shenzhou spaceships. And he was 8 to show his robots at Shanghai World Expo （世博会） in 2010.

Wu’s latest dream is to invent robots 9 can help people in daily life. He will invent robots to help the disabled or to look 10 children.

1. A. farmer B. coach C. inventor D. discoverer

2. A. poorB. special C. smallD. warm

3. A. selling B. repairing C. cleaning D. making

4. A. firstB. second C. bestD. worst

5. A. However B. Until C. Instead D. So

6. A. cut B. built C. destroyed D. made

7. A. sale B. display C. time D. vacation

8. A. refused B. invited C. collected D. developed

9. A. what B. whenC. where D. that

10. A. up B. for C. after D. into

O

It was the first week of the summer vacation. Dad said to Mike， “Charlie hurt his foot and can’t 1 for two weeks. Can you work with me on the 2 ？” Charlie was Dad’s helper.

Mom said， “We know you had plans with your friends， but Dad really needs your 3 .”

“Sure， Dad， I would love to，” Mike replied.

Dad and Mike left early the next morning. “Fishing is a（n） 4 job，” Mike thought. But he kept working. When he found they were 5 more and more fish， Mike was so excited.

It was late afternoon when they returned home. Mom 6 had dinner ready for them， but Mike was so tired that he went straight to bed.

The next morning Mike’s arms hurt a lot. 7 ， he had such a good time with Dad that he decided to keep helping him.

The 8 weeks passed soon. Charlie came back to work. Mike 9 being out on the ocean， so he asked， “May I come， too？”

Dad looked surprised and said， “Sure！”

They all jumped 10 the boat and set off to the ocean. The rest of the summer would be great for the three of them.

1. A. sleep B. dance C. work D. study

2. A. ship B. boat C. bus D. train

3. A. love B. advice C. help D. idea

4. A. hard B. interesting C. newD. bad

5. A. selling B. buying C. eating D. catching

6. A. still B. already C. never D. always

7. A. HoweverB. Instead C. Actually D. Luckily

8. A. two B. three C. fourD. five

9. A. tried B. kept C. enjoyed D. stopped

10. A. down B. onto C. from D. over

P

One day before my final exam， my dad gave me a gift. It completely 1 my life.

On that day I had a 2 with my friends， and it was a difficult time with my studies， too. I was 3 . Then I noticed the gift. I opened it and saw a DVD inside. Its name was THE SECRET. 4 ， I have no interest to watch it. I sat down to study， but the 5 in my life—the fight， the sleepless nights， and my poor health... everything came to my mind. I wanted an 6 but I wondered if there was any. Just then， I saw the DVD again. Maybe it would be helpful. I turned on my DVD player. I had no words to 7 the feelings I experienced while watching it. The moving stories of human beings made me so moved that I 8 not forget any of them.

Thanks to my father’s gift THE SECRET， I discovered myself. Everybody has difficulties in their lives. The important thing is that you should be 9 enough to face them. Now I have started being getting on well with my studies and my friends. And I’m in good health， too. I often hear people say， “What a perfect 10 you have！”

1. A. lost B. ended C. changedD. destroyed

2. A. trip B. partyC. talk D. fight

3. A. nervous B. unhappy C. afraid D. interested

4. A. However B. Otherwise C. ThereforeD. Anyway

5. A. chances B. problems C. secrets D. mistakes

6. A. object B. aim C. answer D. opinion

7. A. speak B. describeC. representD. tell

8. A. need B. might C. should D. would

9. A. brave B. patient C. cleverD. polite

10. A. parent B. life C. friend D. health