An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his  1  all the time, watering and fertilizing them.

One day a young man went by the  2   . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be  3   he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was  4   . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.   5   are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four  6   . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,  7   I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.     8   , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s  9   .”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s  10   that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody     11   . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and  12   our hearts, which also made his life  13   . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t  14   his wonderful music, but his music has  15   millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness? 

1. A. flowers                        B. trees                C. vegetables              D. grass

2. A. balcony                       B. kitchen                     C. garden                D. study

3. A. after                            B. as                    C. before                D. if

4. A. blind                            B. famous              C. smart                  D. friendly

5. A. What                  B. Who                      C. Why                  D. Which

6. A. stories                B. reasons                   C. excuses                  D. conclusions

7. A. although               B. since                      C. because                  D. unless

8. A. First                           B. Second                   C. Third                            D. Fourth

9. A. me                             B. you                        C. my mother              D. my son

10. A. true                          B. hard                       C. cool                       D. fair

11. A. greets                 B. doubts                  C. meets                 D. knows

12. A. broke                B. hurt                      C. pleased               D. treated

13. A. emptier            B. busier                     C. luckier                          D. happier

14. A. write                B. hear                       C. play                  D. believe

15. A. changed                   B. affected                  C. discovered                  D. encouraged

Do you know “homestay”? What is a homestay? When you go to another   1 , you can live in a local   2  as a member of the family. This is called a homestay. It’s a great experience (經(jīng)歷)   3  you can learn more about the country and its people.

I’m Lily from   4 . I came to study in Canada with some English teachers. We are living  5  an old Canadian couple (夫婦), Mr. and Mrs. Green. They have a wonderful five-bedroom house. And I have a bedroom of   6  there. They also have two bathrooms and a   7  with many beautiful flowers and big trees.

Mrs. Green   8  does the housework. She does the laundry (洗衣) and cooks meals for us. At the weekend, my friends and I cook some Chinese food for the couple sometimes. They are very happy and they think   9  tastes good. We also celebrated the Canadian festivals with them and get to know   10  about their culture and custom (文化和風(fēng)俗).

1.                A．country        B．town           C．village    D．street

2.                A．school         B．restaurant       C．hotel D．home

3.                A．when          B．a(chǎn)fter           C．because  D．if

4.                A．Canada         B．China          C．America  D．England

5.                A．in             B．for            C．with D．a(chǎn)t

6.                A．my own        B．their own       C．me  D．my

7.                A．balcony        B．garden         C．living room    D．kitchen

8.                A．sometimes      B．never          C．seldom   D．usually

9.                A．Chinese food    B．Chinese people   C．English food   D．English people

10.               A．little           B．lot            C．a(chǎn) lot  D．few

In a nice house there lived an old man. Behind the house there was a big garden. He planted many plants there. He took care of his   41   all the time, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.

One day a young man went by the   42  . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be   43   he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was   44  . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.   45   are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four   46  . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,   47   I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.   48  , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s   49  .”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s   50   that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody   51  . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and   52   our heart, which also made his life   53  . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical words. Beethoven himself couldn’t   54   his wonderful music, but his music has   55   millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

1.A. flowers        B. trees                C. vegetables           D. grass

2.A. balcony        B. kitchen          C. garden               D. study

3.A. after          B. as               C. before               D. if

4.A. blind          B. famous           C. smart                D. friendly

5. A. What          B. Who              C. Why              D. Which

6.A. stories            B. reasons          C. excuses          D. conclusions

7.A. although       B. since                C. because          D. unless

8. A. First         B. Second           C. Third                D. Fourth

9.A. me         B. you              C. my mother            D. my son

10.A. true          B. hard             C. cool             D. fair

11.A. greets            B. doubts               C. meets                D. knows

12.A. broke         B. hurt             C. pleased          D. treated

13.A. emptier       B. busier               C. luckier              D. happier

14. A. write            B. hear             C. play             D. believe

15.A. changed       B. affected         C. discovered           D. encouraged