Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very, shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years. Tiffany became    1.   and helpless. "I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn't know what to do," Tiffany recalled (回憶). "I    2.    myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw' so many young people playing various sports there. I signed up for a beginners' course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practise twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of     3.   as well. What's more, I feel I am much healthier than before."

     The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports.    4.   , you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very    5.    and enjoys meeting and talking with others.

      For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests. You don't have to sit down and talk to strangers.

You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite    6.    her friends and she has also gained more confidence.

     Try to do regular sports. The mind needs exercise as well as the body.

7.A) angry     B) lonely       C) tired           D) surprised

8.A) shut    B) hurt         C) enjoyed          D) helped

9.A) trouble  B) mistakes     C) money           D) friends

10.A) So far   B) In addition   C) Once again      D) After all

11.A) active   B) strong       C) lucky          D) independent

12.A) generous to B) different from

C) popular with D) disappointed in

 

When I was small, my mum used to give the family something special for meals —she would make breakfast food for dinner.  

I still remember one night my mum   31    some bread in front of my dad, something very burnt. I waited to see if anybody noticed. To my surprise, my dad just took his    32   , smiled at my mum and then turned to ask me how my day at school had been. I've   33   what I told him that night.   34   I do remember watching him put some butter on that bread. He  35   as usual, every single bit. 

 After dinner, my mum said   36  to my dad for burning the bread. And I never forget what he said, "I    37    burnt bread, dear. It doesn't matter at all. "

38    , I went to kiss Dad good light. I asked him if he really liked his bread burnt. He held me in arms and   39  , “Your mum worked very hard all day. She's really _40_. And you see—a bit of burnt food never hurt anyone!”

    Now I know life is not perfect. _41_ is perfect, either. As for me. 1 often forget birthdays or some other special days. But I've learned something _42_ over these years. What we really need is the understanding of each other, whether between a husband and wife, a parent and _43_ or just between two friends. This is the key to a happy  44  .

So don't get angry if the bread gets burnt. Remember.    45  bread never hurt anyone. Be kind to those around you and a happier life will surely come closer to you.

31. A. cooked      B. put  C. found  D. bought

32. A. glass        B. milk  C. spoon  D. bread

33. A. decided      B. known  C. forgotten D. imagined

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

35. A. threw it away    B. ate it up   C. put it away   D. looked it up

36. A. hello        B. goodbye      C. no        D. sorry

37. A. hate         B. love    C. make       D. save

38. A. After school  B. Before dinner  C. Later that night    D. The next morning

39. A. shouted      B. said     C. laughed        D. continued

40. A. tired        B. excited    C. worried        D. interested

41. A. Everybody   B. Anybody   C. Nobody       D. Somebody

42. A. important    B. difficult    C. funny         D. easy

43. A. student      B. brother      C. sister        D. child

44. A. class        B. party         C. life        D. story

45. A. burnt        B. cheap       C. fresh        D. cold

    Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb the   1   peak(山峰)　in the Alps. Rudi's mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop   2   and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not   3   his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber   4   was planning to climb the highest peak.

    Franz was very   5   when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing,   6  . Franz also didn't want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top   7   him.

    Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,   8   as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther. Franz   9   behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the   10   to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to   11   him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was helpless and hurt. Rudi must   12   whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

    He decided Saxo's life was more 13  than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz 14  the climb, and finally they reached the top. Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that   15   was the real conqueror(征服者) of the mountain.

1. A. highest            B. farthest            C. biggest                   D. deepest

2. A. learning           B. playing             C. climbing                 D. talking

3. A. try out             B. give up             C. go over                  D. work out

4. A. what               B. which              C. whom                    D. who

5. A. tired                B. glad                 C. quiet                      D. angry

6. A. again               B. too                   C. once                      D. instead

7. A. after                B. behind              C. before                    D. over

8. A. but                  B. so                    C. or                          D. for

9. A. walked            B. rested               C. stayed                    D. watched

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

11. A. take               B. beat                 C. push                      D. help

12. A. wonder          B. remember         C. ask                        D. decide

13. A. important       B. successful        C. popular                  D. interesting

14. A. stopped         B. continued         C. enjoyed                  D. finished

15. A. Franz          B. Saxo                 C. the Englishman         D. Rudi

One day, a boy had a fight(打架) with one of his classmates. Then he went to his   1   and told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I   2   him.”

The grandfather said, “3   me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did. But hate will make you feel   4  . It doesn’t hurt your enemy but only hurt   5  .”

As the boy   6   carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is   7   and kind. He gets on well   8   everything around him. But   9   is bad and unfriendly. He is full of anger.   10   the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no   11  . He can’t think carefully because he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They   12   try to control(控制) me. ”

The boy looked into his grandfather’s   13   and asked, “  14   tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”

The old man said slowly in a   15   voice, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom(很少) get angry now. ”

1. A. mother                 B. father                       C. teacher                     D. grandfather

2. A. love                      B. hate                         C. know                       D. enjoy        

3. A. Make                    B. Help                         C. Let                          D. Ask

4. A. tired                            B. happy                       C. comfortable                     D. interested

5. A. myself                  B. herself                      C. himself                     D. yourself 

6. A. saw                      B. felt                           C. talked                       D. listened    

7. A. bad                      B. good                        C. lazy                         D. dirty        

8. A. at                         B. on                            C. with                         D. about   

9. A. other                    B. others                      C. another                    D. the other  

10. A. Even                   B. Ever                         C. Once                       D. Already     

11. A. time                   B. money                      C. reason                      D. place 

12. A. all                       B. both                         C. none                        D. neither             

13. A. eyes                   B. ears                         C. nose                        D. mouth       

14. A. Who                   B. When                       C. Where                      D. Which         

15. A. shy                     B. sad                          C. serious                     D. nervous

The United States, Great Britain took the war(戰(zhàn)爭) on Iraq(伊拉克) in  late March, 2003.    16   over twenty days, American soldiers were in Baghdad, the 17        of Iraq. They ended the government(政府) of Saddam.    18   Iraqis died in the war. Saddam is   19   . No one knows   20      he’s dead or alive.

    In some parts of the city, there was no light because of the war. Some oil wells were set on fire. Now the Iraqis need food, water and   21     . Many soldiers and people who were hurt in the war need to   22     to find their family members.

 After the war, some Iraqis broke into Saddam’s palace, government buildings and stores. They                       

  23   many things from Iraqi Museums. Other Iraqis are angry that the U.S. soldiers didn’t stop the robbers. So far there is   24       no government of Iraqis.

    The reason for American soldiers taking the war is that they are   25       weapons of mass destruction(大規(guī)模殺傷性武器). But by June 6, they hadn’t found any at all.

(   )16.A. to B. After C. By D. During

(   )17.A city B. town C. capital D. village

(   )18. A. Thousand B. Thousands C. Thousand of  D. Thousands of

(   )19. A. tired B. run C. gone D. forgotten

(   )20. A. if B. when C. how D. that

(   )21. A. spaceships B. flowers C. peoples D. medicine

(   )22. A. an idea B. a way C. a plane D. a bridge

(   )23. A. bought B. borrowed C. stole D. brought

(   )24. A. still B. ever C. yet D. already

(   )25. A. looking at B. looking fir C. giving up D. putting down