Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 years old, his father   41   him to work on the farm for one year at his free time. Jim was   42   with his father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have   43   school work to do.” At hearing this, his father said, “I promise (答應(yīng)) to give you the best present if you   44   finish one year’s work.” Jim thought for a while and   45  .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   46   until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed   47  . Jim’s crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me   48   you want.”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I’ve already got the   49   present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to   50  .” His father was very pleased to hear that.

1.A. asked      B. invited      C. promised     D. helped

2.A. happy      B. unhappy      C. excited      D. familiar

3.A. a few      B. so little        C. too much     D. too many

4.A. shall      B. must         C. need        D. can

5.A. refused    B. answered     C. agreed       D. began

6.A. hard       B. hardly       C. easily       D. difficultly

7.A. fast       B. quickly      C. slowly       D. immediately

8.A. that       B. which            C. how          D. what

9.A. least      B. worst            C. best         D. smallest

10.A. decide   B. like         C. take         D. know

1Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(選擇最恰當?shù)膯卧~或詞語，完成短文)

For many years the United States and the other countries used gold and silver as money. Paper money was used to stand for the holdings(儲備)of both gold and silver. The value of silver was limited to that of gold. Fifteen ounces(盎司) of silver had the same value of one ounce of gold. These values did not change until after 1860 when mines(銀礦)in the west of the United States began to  1  large amounts of silver. This extra amount of silver caused the price of silver to 2    . Then fifteen ounces of silver would no longer buy one ounce of gold. In 1871 Germany declared(宣布)that it would not support its paper money with silver any more. Instead, it would use only gold. Other countries of Europe quickly  3  the same. The United States passed a law in 1973 that prevented the government from using silver as money. Western silver producers protested(抗議)loudly and put much pressure on the  4  makers. Five years later a new law was  5  . It said that the government must buy four and half million ounces of silver each month. The new law increased the amount of silver money. The country had two kinds of quite different views on the issue(發(fā)行)silver money. Businessmen, bankers and other rich men wanted to  6  the use of silver money because it made the dollar less valuable. But farmers, laborers and the others who owned the money not only wanted silver money but also wanted an unlimited supply of it.

1.A. produce     B. find          C. search        D. dig

2.A. rise        B. lift          C. fall          D. set

3.A. did         B. took          C. made          D. acted.

4.A. law         B. money         C. gold          D. silver

5.A. refused     B. accepted      C. planned       D. passed

6.A. end         B.  continue     C. protect       D. allow

The New Year is coming. Our class is going to have a ??? . When is a good time to have it? I did a survey (調(diào)查). Some classmates ? to have it on Thursday night. But some classmates said they had to study for the test. Wang Mei said we could have the party on Friday. That’s a? ? idea. So we decided to have it on Friday afternoon. There are only four days left. We ?? prepare for it right now. We plan to invite some of our teachers. Our monitor is going to bring them ???? the party without telling them about it. we’re sure that they will be ? . I think of some games to play at the party. If one wins the game, he/she ??? some small gifts. Wang Mei is going to organize some shows??? singing and dancing. Should we ask our classmates to bring food? I’m afraid that ?? we ask them to bring food, they’ll just bring some junk food. So we will bring some fruit and vegetables, and we can make salad by ourselves.? ??? we will have a good time. We can’t wait.

1.A. concert???????? B. festival??????? C. trip ????????? D. party

2.A. refused?? ????????????? ????????????? B. forgot????? ????????????? C. wanted????? ????????????? ? D. happened

3.A. dangerous????? B. good????????????? ????????????? ???? C. sad????????????? ????????????? ????? D. serious

4.A. must?????? ????????????? ??? B. might???????? C. could ?? ? ????????????? ? D. would

5.A. for??? ???? ????????????? ??? B. with????? ??? ????????????? C. to? ? ????????????? ????? D. at

6.A. angry?????? ????????????? B. surprised?????? C. bored??????? ?? D. worried

7.A. gets??????? ????????????? ??? B. got????????????? ????? ????????????? C. is getting?????? D. will get

8.A. like?????? ????????????? ??? B. for?? ????????????? ???? C. in????????? ????????????? ?? D. of

9.A. though????? ????????????? ??? B. before??????? ????????????? C. if???????? ????????????? ?? D. unless

10.A. Luckily??????? B. Only????????? C. Hardly????????? D. Certainly

     These days, a lot of photos about how a three-year-old girl looked after her disabled father are  31     spread over the Internet. Many people were   32    by her. And people gave her a  33  nickname (綽號) “l(fā)ittle strong girl”.

     The little girl is Dong Xinyi. She was born in a small   34    in Dezhou, Shangdong Province. When she was several months   35  , her father Dong Jianshe had an accident   36   riding his motorcycle and lost his  37  . Two years later her mother left her father   38  the poor life. As an old saying goes, “ The children of   39    people manage household affairs early.” Little Xinyi had to do lots of housework. She   40   her father in her power. She cooked noodles, carried water, cleaned rooms and washed clothes. The little girl brings happiness and 41   to her poor family. And   42    , the local government has   43    medical treatment to her father and promised to cover all medical expenses(費用).     44  the same time, the government is also planning to raise money for the girl’s   45  . Now Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to nursery school(幼兒園) like other children,

1.A.happily     B. certainly         C. carefully        D. widely

2.A.moved       B. married          C. made           D. named

3.A. bad        B. wrong           C. bright        D.stupid

4.A. city             B. village               C. hospital     D. capital

5.A. young    B. little            C. old           D. big

6.A. where  B. while               C. whether           D. how

7.A. legs       B. son           C. daughter        D. wife

8.A. because        B. instead of  C. instead      D. because of

9.A. rich           B. great            C. poor         D. disabled

10.A. took care    B. took care of        C. looked around  D. looked for

11.A.sadness   B. success          C. freedom          D. hope

12.A.luckily        B. unluckily            C. likely           D. really

13.A. refused       B. noticed         C. offered      D. bought

14.A.On       B. At             C. In           D. To

15.A. information   B. interest             C. suggestion     D. education

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving _________.

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was _________ on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned _________, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, _________ there I sat, waiting for the light to _________, the only human being, for at least a mile in any _________.

I started wondering why I _________ to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was _________ no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no _________ in going through it.

Much later that _________, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light _________ me. I think I stopped _________ it’s part of a contract(契約) we all have with each other. It’ s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow _________: we don’t go through red lights.

We do _________ we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.

I was so _________ of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.

1.A. fast                           B. slowly                       C. carefully                    D. hard

2.A. late                           B. alone                        C. worried                      D. afraid

3.A. green                       B. yellow                       C. red                              D. dark

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

5.A. return                      B. change            C. start                            D. continue

6.A. attention                 B. background             C. direction                    D. information

7.A. refused                   B. decided          C. prepared                   D. forgot

8.A. hardly                      B. luckily                   C. usually                D. clearly

9.A. danger                     B. excuse                      C. space                    D. energy

10.A. moment                B. night                         C. afternoon                  D. morning

11.A. depended on       B. looked forward to C. stayed away from   D. came back to

12.A. though                  B. unless                       C. because                     D. until

13.A. me                         B. it                                C. him                             D. us

14.A. what                            B. how                         C. why                             D. that

15.A. tired                            B. ready                       C. proud                D. sorry