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（一）My son

Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She __1__ him very much and as he was not a __2__ child， she was always __3__ that he might be ill， __4__ she used to take him to see the best __5__ in the town four times a year to be looked __6__.

During one of these __7__， the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests and then said to him， Have you had any __8__ with your nose or ears recently？

Mick __9__ for a second and then answered， Yes， I __10__.

Mrs. Ball was very __11__. But I’m sure you have __12__ told me that， Mick！She said worriedly. Oh， really？ Said the doctor __13__. And what trouble have you with your nose and ears， my boy？ Well， answered Mick， I always have trouble with them when I’m __14__ my sweater off， because the __15__ is very tight.

1. A. loved B. hated C. missed D. cared

2. A. rich B. clever C. strong D. happy

3. A. afraid B. surprised C. glad D. sure

4. A. which B. for C. but D. so

5. A. player B. teacher C. doctor D. lawyer

6. A. round B. over C. for D. after

7. A. talks B. years C. visits D. stays

8. A. answer B. thing C. word D. trouble

9. A. waited B. thought C. stood D. looked

10. A. did B. will C. have D. do

11. A. excited B. interested C. pleased D. surprised

12. A. already B. just C. never D. always

13. A. angrily B. seriously C. happily D. carefully

14. A. turning B. taking C. keeping D. putting

15. A. collar B. nose C. mouth D. ear

（二）

Most parents， I suppose， have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __1__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __2__ children’s book. Either the author has aimed[定目標(biāo)] too __3__， so that children can’t follow what is in his （ or more often， her ） story， __4__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children’s books are __5__ very difficult nor very simple， and satisfy[令人滿意的] the __6__ who hears the story and the adult[成年人] who __7__ it. Unfortunately[不幸的是]， there are in fact few books like this， __8__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __9__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __10__ of children’s literature[文學(xué)] were in fact written for __11__ Alice in Wonderland is perhaps the most obvious[明顯] of this.

Children， left for themselves， often __12__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __13__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative[并非想象的] way， or have a look at the most children’s comics[連環(huán)圖書]， full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop __14__ to brainwash[洗腦] children into accepting[接受] our taste in literature. After all， children and adults are so __15__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise[妥協(xié)] over the bedtime story.

1. A. to B. in C. with D. around

2. A. short B. long C. bad D. good

3. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult

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

5. A. both B. neither C. either D. very

6. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher

7. A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads

8. A. but B. however C. so D. because

9. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast

10.A. articles B. work C. arts D. works

11. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children

12. A. are B. show C. find D. add

13. A. school B. home C. office D. library

14. A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring

15. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common

（三）

The computer plays an important part in our everyday life. It is one of the great __1__ in the world in the __2__ century. It works for us not only at home， in the offices， in big shops， __3__ at schools. Today it is used __4__ many ways. It really __5__ the world large wealth[財(cái)富] and happiness.

The first computer in the world was __6__ Enid. It was built in America in 1946. It was __7__ and heavy. __8__ it was born， it has been developing very fast. Until now it has gone __9__ four periods[時(shí)期，階段] and changed a lot. There’re many kinds of computers. Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster. It becomes more and more __10__.

The computer can do most of the things __11__ the people. It can help us to __12__ about the real world more quickly， to learn __13__ we want to learn and to think __14__ ourselves. __15__ a student in the twenty-first century， you must work hard at it.

1. A. inventions B. discoveries C. robots D. inventors

2. A. twenty-first B. twenties C. twelfth D. twentieth

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

4. A. in B. to C. by D. over

5. A. takes B. helps C. gets D. brings

6. A. found B. invented C. called D. bought

7. A. easy B. small C. large D. light

8. A. For B. Until C. When D. Since

9. A. by B. across C. through D. against

10.A. serious B. harmful. C. dangerous D. helpful

11.A. for B. to C. at D. with

12.A. set B. tell C. know D. talk

13.A. what B. that C. which D. who

14.A. of B. about C. out D. for

15.A. For B. Be C. As D. To

（四）

Rosa liked making up stories. She was so __1__ that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact， the whole class believed her！ At first she supposed it was __2__. Now， as she got up to __3__ before the class， She knew that make believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad.

Rosa’s parents were separated. Nine months out of the year， Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer __4__， she went to her father’s farm in Arizona.

The farm was great！ Rosa rode horses and __5__ with some farm work. Her father， however， was so __6__ that he couldn’t find time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer， her father would __7__ her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went back to the __8__ he would always buy her a present.

When summer came to a close， Rosa __9__ to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a __10__ to talk about.

Not long after __11__ began， Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting __12__， like England and Germany. When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer， she made up something that was not __13__. Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at， she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to __14__.

When the class began studying England， Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could __15__ about her trip to England！

1. A. afraid B. worried C. sure D. happy

2. A. joke B. fun C. turn D. game

3. A. talk B. teach C. show D. travel

4. A. passed B. arrived C. lasted D. changed

5. A. made B. played C. helped D. did

6. A. weak B. pleased C. busy D. lonely

7. A. show B. visit C. meet D. send

8. A. farm B. city C. family D. school

9. A. wrote B. called C. moved D. returned

10. A. family B. school C. teacher D. farm

11. A. meeting B. school C. summer D. talk

12. A. people B. cities C. languages D. places

13. A interesting B. true C. long D. same

14. A. England B. Germany C. farm D. home

15. A. think B. see C. remember D. read

（五）

Last Friday， after doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain. I __1__ a newspaper and some chocolate and __2__ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to __3__ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor， __4__ 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 __5__ in the next seat. __6__ was a boy， with dark glasses and old clothes， and __7__ bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate！

Naturally， I was rather uneasy about him， but I didn’t want to have any __8__. I just read the newspaper， tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in __9__. Then he took a __10__ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. 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 __11__ up. As he left， he shouted out， There’s something __12__ with that woman！ Everyone looked at me， __13__ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy， so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had __14__ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to __15__. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s！

1. A. stol B. bought C. sold D. wrote

2. A. went B. sat C. seated D. looked

3. A. sit B. seat C. lie D. laugh

4. A. pushed B. took C. put D. pulled

5. A. jumping B. playing C. sitting D. sleeping

6. A. He B. It C. Who D. What

7. A. cut B. washed C. covered D. colored

8. A. coffee B. trouble C. chocolate D. matter

9. A. carelessness B. anger C. surprise D. happiness

10. A. first B. second C. very D. last

11. A. stood B. took C. cried D. looked

12. A. strange B. wrong C. OK D. funny

13. A. and B. but C. so D. while

14. A. spelt B. corrected C. made D. found

15. A. finish B. leave C. jump D. shop