Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonald's 16 a cold-winter evening. They took a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register (收銀處)to order. After a while he got the food back and they began to 17 it.

There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger into halves and 18 the French fries in two piles. Then he neatly put the 19 of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip. "How20 the old people are!" The people around them thought.　　　　

21 the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there 22 him and took turns to drink. 23 young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused　 24 and said that they got used to 25 everything.

Then a young lady asked the little old lady a question. "Madam, why aren't you eating? You said that you shared everything. Then what are you waiting for?" She answered, "The teeth.”

( ) 16. A. for 　 B. at 　　 C. in 　　 D. on

( )17. A. eat B. taste 　 C open D. try

( )18. A. divided B. placed C. changed D. cut

( )19. A. half 　 B. bit 　　　　 C. piece　 D. pair

( )20. A. clever B. foolish C. old D. poor

( )21. A. Because B. As 　　 C. So 　　 D. Before

( )22. A. keeping 　　 B. watching C. seeing 　　 D. holding

( )23. A. Another 　　 B. The other C. Other 　　　 D. A

( )24. A. delightedly B. carefully 　C. politely 　　　 D. angrily

( )25. A. share B. sharing C. enjoy 　　　 D. enjoying

With a determined(堅定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall,the21 building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy 22 fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 23 cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that 24 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(殘疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26 achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 　28 by his determination(決心) and offered to help train him. They 　29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 　33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was 　34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 　35 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

21. A. largest　　　　 B. highest　　　 C. earliest　　 D. latest

22. A. seldom　　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. always　　 D. almost

23. A. enjoyed　　　　 B. needed　　　 C. made 　　 D. kept

24. A. while　　　　　 B. after　　　　 C. if　　　　 D. though

25. A. heart　　　　　 B. hope　　　　 C. body　　　 D. love

26. A. by　　　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. in　　　　 D. from

27. A. as　　　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. until　　　 D. before

28. A. pleased　　　　 B. beaten　　　 C. moved　　　 D. asked

29. A. used　　　　　 B. spent　　　 C. took　　　　 D. wasted

30. A. Here　　　　　 B. There　　　 C. He　　　　 D. It

31. A. However　　　 B. Sometimes　 C. Again　　　 D. Then

32. A. friends　　　　 B. helpers　　　 C. time　　　　 D. exercise

33. A. tried　　　　　 B. saw　　　　 C. did　　　　 D. met

34. A. thinking　　　　 B. talking　　 C. worried　　 D. proud

35. A. point　　　　　 B. go　　　　 C. turn　　　　 D. hurry

In many classroom, it’s not 31   to find students spinning(旋轉) their pens32  

They listen to their teachers.

Pen-spinning is also popular  33   Japanese students. It is a form of entertainment.

Recently, a pen-spinning competition was held in Tokyo, Japan. Ryuki Omura, a 16-year-old high school student, became the first pen-spinning   34   .

 276 people took part in the competition. They came from different age groups. Some

Were students    35   some were office workers. First, they 36      the videos of

their pen-spinning skills to the organizer’s websites. Then some of them came to the last round in Tokyo. 37      of them had 30 seconds to show their skills in front of 400 people,  38     reporters and fans. Omura took a pen from his little finger to the rest of his fingers, then to his palm(手掌) and the back of his hand. His wonderful show made him    39   the champion.

   Omura said he began learning pen-spinning only about 14 months ago. He did  40

in the competition. If you like to spin your pen, you can practice it in your spare time .But when you are in class, please don’t do that.

31. A. difficult        B. easy            C. common

32. A. before           B. when            C. after

33. A. for              B. between         C. among

34. A. chairman         B. captain         C. champion

35. A. or               B. and             C. with

36. A. were sent        B. sent            C. was sent

37. A. Each             B. Both            C. Every

38. A. includes         B. included        C. including

39. A. become           B. became          C. becomes

40. A. quite good       B. quite well      C. quite better

What is the weather like in China? Spring is warm in most parts 31 China. It usually begins in February or 32 . Summer is often very 33 . It 34 about three months. The honest 35 are July and August. Autumn starts in August. The 36 can be quite cool in autumn. Winter 37 in November. January is the 38 month. You need to wear warm 39 in winter. The best time to come to my hometown is in spring 40 autumn.

31. A. of 　　　　　B. to 　　　　 C. outside

32. A. January 　　　B. April 　　　C. March

33. A. hot 　　　　 B. cool 　　　 C. cold

34. A. comes 　　　 B. lasts 　　　C. goes

35. A. time 　　　　B. months 　　C. seasons

36. A. weather 　　 B. day　 　　 C. night

37. A. finishes 　　 B. goes　 　　 C. starts

38. A. hottest 　　　B. coldest 　　 C. warmest

39. A. shirts 　　　 B. blouses 　　C. clothes

40. A. but 　　　　 B. or 　　　　C. nor

Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special occasions. For example, in the United States people give    63    for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and    64   . And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person’s home. But how do you choose the    65    gift?

It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another    66   . In many Western countries watches and    67    are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die. So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad 68   .

Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift. But even flowers can be   69   ! In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1,3,5, etc. ) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2,4,6, etc. ) is not okay. It's only for funerals! People in China do not like gifts of white flowers, because white is the color for funerals. And don't   70    red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them! Red roses mean love in several cultures!

63. A. money B. gifts C food

64. A. person B. place C. winter

65. A. right B. wrong C. shiny

66. A. country B. city C. village

67. A. flowers B. books C. clocks

68. A. luck B. lucky C. unlucky

69. A. a safe gift B. a problem C. a good tdea

70. A. receive B. accept C. give

Once there was a girl in my class that I thought was beautiful and smart. I believed that she was perfect. When the time for my birthday came, I　 56　 her to my party, and she came.

A few months　 57　 , it was her birthday. I got a special scarf for her. Thinking about how happy she would be to receive my gift made me so　 58 .

I asked her when her birthday party was going to be. She replied, "　 59　 do you want to know? You're not invited. You're just a dog with glasses !"

I felt really　 60　 when she said that. I just stood there looking at her. Everyone standing by her came to stand next to me. Then we all 　 61 .

That day, I figured out that even if someone looks perfect, there is a very good possibility that they aren't. When it comes to perfection, it's how someone treats you that is more 62 than how they look.

56. A. invited B. invites C. inviting

57. A. ago B. before C. later

58. A. excited B. sad C. relaxed

59. A. How B. Why C. Who

60. A. good B. nice C. bad

61. A. left B. came C. smiled

62. A. confident B. creative C. important

In learning English，one should first pay attention to listening and speaking．It is the groundwork of reading and writing．You’d better  31  your best to speak while you do much listening．Don’t be  32  of making mistakes．But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your  33 ．While you are doing this，a good  34  is to write-keep a diary，write notes or letters．Then if you can，ask some others to go through  35  you have written and tell you where it is wrong．Many mistakes in your speaking will be  36  found when you write．Through correcting mistakes，you can do better in learning English．

If you are slow in speaking，don’t  37  about it．One of the helpful ways is reading，either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose  38  interesting to read． It mustn’t be too difficult for you．When you are reading  39  this way，don’t stop to  40  the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences．You can do that some other time．

31．A．have         B．send         C．make          D．try

32．A．sure         B．afraid       C．proud         D．tired

33．A．English      B．Chinese      C．Japanese      D．French

34．A．start        B．idea         C．way           D．manner

35．A．how          B．when         C．why           D．what

36．A．happily      B．easily       C．really        D．slowly

37．A．talk         B．fear         C．worry         D．hurry

38．A．something    B．everything   C．anything      D．nothing

39．A．by           B．on           C．at            D．in

40．A．look at      B．look for     C．look up       D．look over

The bell for class rang. All the students took out their 46 , waiting for the teacher. Our Chinese teacher, Miss Liu, had told us before that we were going to write a composition    47 class.

A minute passed, and another, 48 the teacher didn't appear. We began to wonder what was the matter with her. Was she ill? Or had she forgotten about the class? 49 could tell. Soon some students began to study other subjects, some students began to talk and even made    50 .

About ten minutes later, the door opened and Miss Liu 51 came in, smiling. She didn't say sorry to the class. We felt 52 angry. The teacher often told us never to be late for class and said it was 53 manners to be late. She also said that if we were late, we should make an apology (道歉) 54 at once or after class. But now she was late and had kept the whole class waiting for such a long time and didn't even tell us the reason. It was unfair. At this moment, Miss Liu picked up a piece of chalk(粉筆) and    55    "Teacher Is Late" on the blackboard and said that was the topic of our composition today. All of us smiled and understood what the teacher meant.

46. A. desks B. seats C. books D. chairs

47. A. at B. in C. on D. to

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

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

50. A. voices B. sounds C. noises D. notes

51. A. at last B. at first C. at all D. at times

52. A. little B. less C. a little D. much more

53. A. good B. bad C. nice D. fine

54. A. neither B. not only C. both D. either

55. A. read B. wrote C. spoke D. said

　 I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.What made him 　41 from others?

　 He said it all came from 　42 that happened when he was two years old. He tried to 43 a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the 　44 floor.

　 When his mother came in, 45 shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一團糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes 　46 we clean it up?”

　 Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So, 　47 would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.

　 His mother then said, “We had a failed 48 in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 49 a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

　 This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to 50 .So, what have you learnt from the story?

41. A. serious　　 　　 B. similar　　　　　　 C. different　　　　 D. important

42. A. an experience　　 B. advice　　　　　　 C. a promise　　　　 D. an idea

43. A. pass　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　 D. take

44. A. kitchen　　　　 B. bedroom　　 　　 C. bathroom　　　　 D. living room

45. A. from　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. because of　　　 D. instead of

46. A. after　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. as soon as　　　　 D. since

47. A. when　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　 C. how　　　 　　　D. why

48. A. experiment　　　 B. condition　　　　 C. survey　　　　　 D. research

49. A. look　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. recognize　　　 D. develop

50. A. clean the floor　　 B. spill milk　　　　 C. make mistakes　　 D. realize mistakes

    YoYo Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at four. A year later, when he was     36   years old, he gave his first concert. The family soon moved to New York, America. Later he joined Julliard School, a school   37   gifted musicians. He went to Harvard University to study music and graduated in 1976.

    YoYo soon became famous for his concerts. He always tries to play the cello with music from different countries like Brazil and China. He wrote   38   for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It sounds brilliant.

    YoYo is sometimes forgetful. He once   39   his cello in a taxi in New York. He was really

  40   because it’s worth US $2,000,000.The taxi driver took it to a police station. YoYo was very thankful.

36. A. four            B. five               C. six               D. seven

37. A. for             B. as                C. by                D. with

38. A. a story          B. an article          C. music             D. a poem

39. A. forgot          B. remembered        C. missed             D. left

40. A. excited         B. worried            C. lonely             D. bored