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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， 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. kindB. richC. usefulD. brave

2. A. cheapB. expensiveC. simpleD. old

3. A. buildingB. mendingC. 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 died in an accident， leaving his mother and him. After Roy left high school， he wanted to go to 1 in his hometown. It meant his mother would pay 2 money for his college education.

“I’ll try to do something for you as soon as you 3 the entrance exam，” said his mother. Roy passed the exam and 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 worth so much. A term passed. Roy 7 his first exam after entering the college. When the results came out， 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？” asked she happily.

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

like that from now on.”

1. A. collegeB. workC. travelD. skate

2. A. someB. noC. muchD. little

3. A. carryB. knowC. getD. pass

4. A. andB. soC. thoughD. because

5. A. toB. forC. withD. of

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

7. A. tookB. joinedC. failedD. attended

8. A. talkB. speakC. sayD. tell

9. A. worriedB. shyC. pleasedD. free

10. A. cryingB. workingC. smilingD. complaining

C

These days， cars are designed using computers. Let’s look at how a new car is created.

First， several 1 talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have. Then they sit down at their computers and 2 many sketches（素描）. The best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed drawings of

3 are developed on the computer. You can change the size， shape or color of any part on the computer to see 4 the car would look and then you can choose the best design.

Both the inside and the outside of the car have to be designed. Part of the inside of the car is 5 so that the designers can sit in it. They can feel if there is enough 6 inside and if they can reach 7 in the car. Then some cars are built—there are more than 15， 000 parts of a car to 8 .

When everything is known to be 9 ， the cars are made in the factory. Again computers are used to make sure that all the parts are 10 as they are needed. The factory usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops.

1. A. driversB. designersC. workersD. salesmen

2. A. drawB. orderC. typeD. enjoy

3. A. bicyclesB. trainsC. carsD. buses

4. A. howB. ifC. whatD. that

5. A. coveredB. paintedC. lockedD. built

6. A. metalB. glassC. leatherD. room

7. A. nothingB. somebodyC. everythingD. nobody

8. A. chooseB. testC. showD. repair

9. A. safeB. easyC. cheapD. fast

10. A. rareB. electronicC. colorfulD. ready

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） beside the 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 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 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（燈塔） 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. bright

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

Recently， I felt like I reached a very low point in life. My relationships weren’t good. I wasn’t 1 my classes， and I felt like I had nothing to look forward to. My life seemed to be full of endless homework， tests and loneliness. Nothing anyone said seemed 2 to me. I wasn’t sure what to do about myself. All I wanted was to be happy again， but I didn’t know who or what would 3 that.

During these days， I had trouble 4 . I had to take sleeping pills but still woke up in the midnight. I had no 5 but to tell my dad. He 6 the book The Secret. I immediately bought the e-book online and read the whole thing that night. I’m normally quite a stubborn（固执的） person， 7 the influence on my mood after finishing the book was obvious（明顯的）. Suddenly， I felt like life was 8 again. I had never felt such a deep and quick 9 in my life before.

In fact， the book’s message was very simple—think positively（积极地）. The book had many success stories about how people were able to 10 money， soul mates（心灵伙伴） and old friends back into their lives. I started learning to thank everything in my life like them. Little by little， I realized that The Secret could work only when I believed these people’s success stories.

Now I’m sure I can bring myself happiness.

1. A. playingB. doingC. givingD. enjoying

2. A. helpfulB. colorfulC. peacefulD. powerful

3. A. serveB. offerC. answerD. prevent

4. A. readingB. studyingC. workingD. sleeping

5. A. problemB. ideaC. needD. doubt

6. A. borrowedB. collectedC. returnedD. suggested

7. A. andB. butC. orD. so

8. A. pleasedB. commonC. beautifulD. serious

9. A. breathB. noticeC. surprisingD. change

10. A. attractB. controlC. imagineD. mention

I

Several years ago， I was at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man 1 people for money to buy breakfast. Most of the 2 simply took no notice of him 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 purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions（反应） to the same 7 . I saw people afraid， angry or uncertain. And then I saw this old lady who 8 the homeless man as her brother. I decided at once that even though we have to be 9 in this world， I would rather 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. coldlyC. 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. turned B. treatedC. usedD. dressed

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

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

J

It’s never easy to admit（承认） you are wrong. We all 1 to know the art of apology（道歉）. Think how often you’ve done wrong. Then count how many 2 you’ve expressed clearly you were 3 . You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do 4 about it.

A doctor friend， Mr Lied， told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of problems： headaches， heart trouble and insomnia（失眠症）. 5 some careful exams， Mr Lied found nothing wrong with him and said， “If you don’t tell me what’s really 6 you， I can’t help you.”

The man admitted he was cheating（騙取） his brother of his inheritance（遗产）. Then and there the clever doctor

7 the man write to his brother and 8 his money. As soon as the letter was put into the post box， the man suddenly cried. “Thank you，” he said to the doctor， “I think I’ve got well.”

An apology not only saves a broken relationship（关系）， but also makes it 9 . If you can think of someone who should 10 an apology from you， do something about it right now.

1. A. decideB. haveC. needD. try

2. A. mistakesB. peopleC. waysD. times

3. A. sorryB. weakC. sadD. wrong

4. A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything

5. A. BeforeB. AfterC. TillD. Since

6. A. hurtingB. changingC. touchingD. worrying

7. A. askedB. helpedC. letD. saw

8. A. giveB. keepC. returnD. pay

9. A. newerB. worseC. harderD. stronger

10. A. receiveB. giveC. makeD. accept

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 hard in your factory. The smile on your face 6 you are pleased with the family. You take good care of my grandparents. You help me with my schoolwork and go 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 10 happy that now I can let you know how much I love you. You are successful as a son， a husband， a father， and a friend.

Love from，

Lydia

1. A. writingB. singingC. 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. findsB. showsC. teachesD. tastes

7. A. whatB. whereC. whetherD. how

8. A. callB. sayC. knowD. learn

9. A. tooB. soC. veryD. such

10. A. soundB. feelC. smellD. look

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 there 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， who had many friends， was a kind girl. She found the boy never talked with others 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，” said the boy 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 would like. 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. 1 with the past 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 Li Wei. Li took a photo of the trees in Xiangshan Park. His photo shows the great 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.

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. Compared D. Pleased

2. A. sorryB. easyC. glad D. worried

3. A. whichB. whoC. where D. when

4. A. rushesB. rushedC. rushing D. rush

5. A. alongB. againstC. of D. with

6. A. carriedB. seenC. taken D. made

7. A. managesB. wantsC. tries D. has

8. A. subjectB. eventC. show D. program

9. A. think ofB. think outC. thanks for D. thanks to

10. A. lendB. presentC. send D. 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 （實验） 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 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. painted

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

8. A. refused B. invited C. made D. asked

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 felt so tired that he went straight to bed.

The next morning， Mike’s arms hurt a lot. However， he had such a good time with Dad that he 7 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. decidedB. refusedC. regrettedD. turned

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

Last Friday， after doing all the family shopping in the town， I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. I 1 a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to 2 at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor， 3 the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee， there was someone sitting in the next seat. 4 was a boy， with dark glasses and old clothes. He had just 5 to eat my chocolate！

Naturally， I felt uneasy about him， but I didn’t want to have any trouble. I just read the newspaper， tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in 6 . Then he took a 7 piece of my chocolate. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece， I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought， “Well， I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.

The boy gave me a strange look， then stood up. As he left， he shouted out， “There’s something 8 with that woman！” Everyone looked at me， 9 I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy， so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had 10 a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to leave. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper.

1. A. stoleB. boughtC. soldD. wrote

2. A. sitB. seatC. lieD. laugh

3. A. pushedB. tookC. putD. pulled

4. A. WhatB. ItC. WhoD. That

5. A. wantedB. startedC. askedD. refused

6. A. carelessnessB. anger

C. surprise D. happiness

7. A. firstB. secondC. veryD. last

8. A. strangeB. wrongC. funnyD. interesting

9. A. andB. butC. soD. while

10. A. speltB. correctedC. madeD. found