A young man was getting ready to graduate（畢業(yè)）from college. For many months he had admired（欣賞，羨慕） a beautiful sports car in a seller's showroom, and knowing his father could ? ? it, he told him that was all he wanted.

??? On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how? ?? he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.? ? but slightly（輕微地） disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely book.?? ? ,he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all your money you only give me a book?" Then he rushed out of the house,?? ? the book in the study.

??? He didn't contact（聯(lián)系） his father for a whole year? ? one day he saw an old man who looked like his father in the street. He realized he had to go back home and see his father.

??? When he arrived at his father's house, he was told his father had been in hospital for a week. When he was going to?? ?? the hospital, he saw the new book still on the desk, just as he had left it one? ? before. He opened it and began to turn the pages. Suddenly, a car key _____ from an envelope(信封) behind the book. It had a tag（標(biāo)簽）.On the tag was the?? ? of his graduation, and the words PAID IN FULL.

1.A. sell??? ????? ????????????? B. afford??? ????????????? ????????????? C. keep??? ????????????? ????????????? D. like

2.A. comfortable??? ????????????? B. encouraged??? ????????????? C. proud??? ????????????? ????????????? D. moved

3.A. Careful??? ????????????? ????????????? B. Serious??? ????????????? C. Nervous? ????????????? ????????????? D. Curious（好奇的）

4.A. Angrily??? ????????????? ????????????? B. Happily??? ????????????? C. Calmly? ????????????? ????????????? D. Quietly

5.A. putting??? ????????????? ????????????? B. taking??? ????????????? ????????????? C. leaving??? ????????????? D. forgetting

6.A. until??? ????????????? ????????????? B. as??? ????????????? ????????????? C. before??? ????????????? ????????????? D. unless

7.A. get to??? ????????????? ????????????? B. leave for??? ????????????? C. turn to??? ????????????? ????????????? D. arrive

8.A. year? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. month??? ????????????? ????????????? C. week??? ????????????? ????????????? D. day

9.A. lost??? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. came??? ????????????? ??? C. appeared??? ? D. dropped

10.A. met??? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. place??? ????????????? ????????????? C. date??? ????????????? ????????????? D. picture

When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he ____ to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place ____ a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very____, and told his sons about it. 

They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would ____ some crops where the earth had been ____. The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since ____ soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his ­____. 

As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to _____ that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever ___. One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he ____ a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields _____ he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop. This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite _____ from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to ____ their sons to college. 

Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, Joe’s ___ of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich ____. So you can see where the meaning of gold comes from.

1.A. feared        B. agreed  C. used      D. failed

2.A. while B. before  C. when    D. after

3.A. happy         B. peaceful        C. angry    D. calm

4.A. harvest       B. plant     C. water    D. feed

5.A. controlled B. burned C. destroyed     D. turned

6.A. more B. most      C. much    D. few

7.A. job     B. problem        C. pity        D. dream

8.A. realize        B. promise         C. believe D. accept

9.A. feed  B. sell        C. plant     D. eat

10.A. take up    B. set up   C. turn up D. make up

11.A. now B. though  C. so D. because

12.A. careful     B. rich       C. alone    D. cheerful

13.A. bring        B. take       C. send      D. make

14.A. understanding  B. knowledge C. thinking         D. skills

15.A. plant         B. gold       C. soil        D. material

Mrs. Brown lived in a small town near a big farm. One Friday afternoon after she finished           housework, she went to her small shop. She opened the window of the shop and        outside. She liked to see the green farm. There were many cows, horses and small animals           the farm. Suddenly she saw a kangaroo(袋鼠) under her window. It was interesting to see that it was           an old jacket. It stood there and looked hungry. Mrs. Brown gave some bread           water to it. The kangaroo ate them          . Then it became happy and jumped away. Suddenly something dropped on the          from its jacket pocket. It was a wallet! She picked it up, opened and found there was $300 and a photo in it. That was a man's photo with his name "John" on it. John? She looked more           and remembered she had a brother many years ago. His name was also John. "Is this man my lost brother?" she thought. She took the wallet with her and began to          the man. She asked many people in the town, and then she came to the farm and asked the farmer. To her great surprise, it was John, her lost brother. They were very excited and          to see each other.

1.A. his         B. our          C. their           D. her

2.A. looked      B. saw          C. look           D. see

3.A. for         B. out          C. on            D. from

4.A. wears      B. wearing       C. wear           D. has

5.A. or         B. and          C. but            D. nor

6.A. all         B. none         C. any            D. many

7.A. back       B. water        C. river            D. floor

8.A. careful     B. carefully      C. care            D. careless

9.A. find        B. call         C. look for         D. look after

10.A. sad       B. angry        C. late            D. happy

Time flies! We become mature(成熟的) girls or boys, or at least we   56 __we are. At the same time, our parents are no longer young. They   57 __all to us but never look forward to getting anything back. When we are ill in bed, they stay   58 __ us day and night. When we’re hungry, cold or sad, they always offer    59 __.

But what have we done for our parents?   60 __we grow up, we have our own ideas and we believe we are   61 __enough to think and act by ourselves. So we usually dislike their care.  Sometimes we don't listen to them and sometimes even   62 __ them.

We must doing something now, letting them know that we    63 __them, too. We should try our best to understand our parents, and not to make them feel hopeless. In a word, it’s our duty to bring   64 __ to them because that is the sign that we are really mature.

Children are parents’ hopes and we are carrying both our dreams and    65 __.

The happiness of our parents is what we should try to achieve.

1.A. think          B. allow       C. ask                  D. explain    

2.A. get            B. give        C. show             D. take    

3.A. at             B. of           C. with                 D. to   

4.A. money     B. food         C. clothes              D. help    

5.A. If        B. Before      C. Because         D. Though    

6.A. careful     B. old         C. young                D. patient    

7.A. look after  B. argue with      C. cheer up             D. ask for  

8.A. laugh      B. hurt        C. hate                 D. love    

9.A. work        B. money      C. pleasure        D. trouble    

10.A. theirs        B. his         C. hers                 D. mine