(四)

　　One midnight, a little girl was thirsty and got up to drink some water. She walked to the bedroom door and 1 it. The little girl looked outside but walked 2 and stood in the center of the room, because it was so 3 in the hall and she was afraid. Her mother said: “Don’t be afraid, honey. Have courage (勇氣), I believe you can do it yourself!”

　　“ 4 is courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed. “Courage is the brave breath (呼吸),” her mother answered.

　　“Mom, do you have courage?” “Certainly.” her mother replied, The little girl held out her cold hands, saying: “Mom, blow some of your breath of courage to 5 .”

　　After her mother blew into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists (握拳) 6 , afraid that the “breath of courage” would 7 away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the kitchen with 8 to be afraid of. Her mother said to herself: “It will be nice 9 someone can blow some courage to me. Then I can also hold it in my hands when I feel terrified.”

　　In a word, the thing that we are afraid of is nothing but the 10 in our mind. The person who we should win is nobody but ourselves.

　　2. A. in B. back C. out D. down

　　3. A. bright B. dark C. cold D. warm

　　4. A. What B. How C. Where D. Why

　　5. A. me B. you C. her D. it

　　6. A. politely B. happily C. luckily D. carefully

　　7. A. pull B. run C. move D. took

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

　　9. A. because B. though C. if D. until

　　10. A. fear B. idea C. worry D. secret

　　(五)

　　Life in the 22nd century will be different from life in the 21th century，because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be?

　　The population(人口) is 1 fast.There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live 2 than before. 3 will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every home.And computer studies will be one of the important subjects at 4 .

　　People will work fewer hours than they did in the 21th century，and they will have more free time for sports， 5 TV and traveling.Traveling will be more 6 . And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

　　More land will be used for building new towns and houses.Then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so 7 will be more expensive.Maybe no one will eat it every day， 8 they eat more vegetables and fruit.Maybe people will be healthier.

　　Work in the future will be 9 ，too.Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots(機(jī)器人). 10 of this，many people will not have enough work to do.This will be a problem.

　　1.A.making B.growing C.running D.doing

　　2.A.1onger B.shorter C.faster D.taller

　　3.A.Trains B.Cars C.Computers D.Houses

　　4.A.factory B.hospital C.farm D.school

　　5.A.watching B.seeing C.1ooking D.buying

　　6.A.interesting B.convenient(方便) C.expensive D.difficult

　　7.A.fruit B.milk C.meat D.bread

　　8.A.instead B.sometimes C.still D.however

　　9.A.dangerous B.difficult C.heavy D.different

　　10.A.One B.Some C.Because D.All

　　(六)

　　Can you keep a secret? I have to keep a secret for a long time. My family’s favorite football team is Fox Team, 1 I like a different team---Lion Team.

　　It is very difficult to be 2 .I have to be very good at pretending(假裝) when both teams play each other. I can’t laugh when 3 team scores(得分) .I have to go to the bathroom and celebrate there. I can’t be 4 when the other team scores. I can only have my team’s 5 on my bedroom wall when there is no one with me. If someone comes to my room, I have to be quick to change 6 it looks. I have to have a secret wardrobe (衣柜) to put my clothes in ,too. And I have to put my favorite team’s clothes 7 the other team’s. Birthdays are bad, too, 8 I can’t get football gifts for the team I like.

　　But then my life changes!

　　A rich man 9 both teams in my town and makes the two teams into a big one ---Animal King Team. Now I can relax and enjoy all the games with my family. I don’t 10 to go to the bathroom when the team scores.

　　1.A.and B.but C.or D.so

　　2 A.different B. the same C. difference D.same

　　3 .A.your B.their C.his D.my

　　4.A.sad B.happy C.busy D.free

　　5.A.clothes B.footballs C.pictures D.songs

　　6.A.how B.what C.where D.when

　　7.A.from B.under C.at D.on

　　8.A and B. so C. because D. then

　　9.A.finds B.helps C.buys D.knows

　　10.A.want B.get C.take D.need

　　(七)

　　Do you remember your first day at a new school or in a new area? How about the life when your family _ 1 _ to a new state? Ugh! What about the 2 of being a stranger?

　　Then, with time, you find someone who likes 3 you like. Friends are great gifts in life. I have some good friends, too, but not because they are clever. Sometimes they talk 4 ; sometimes they need me a lot. I know I ask too much of them. I hope my friends, like my father,

　　5 about me a lot.

　　I once told my friends to give me all their love and be generous and gentle. I told my friends, in other words, to love me 6 I loved them.

　　They didn't 7 me at first, but then they became kinder. My love for them slowly made them learn to 8 friends. They learned to love others and 9 the idea that LOVE is part of life.

　　If we listen to and try to understand each other, love 10 . We should work on it, even if it's hard at first. A true friend loves us at all times.

　　1. A. came B. moved C. lived D. liked

　　2. A. ideas B. thoughts C. points D. feelings

　　3. A. what B. how C. when D. who

　　4. A. too much B. too many C. much too D. many too

　　5. A. worry B. care C. talk D. complain

　　6. A. because B. so C. when D. if

　　7. A. believe B. tell C. understand D. listen

　　8. A. hate B. love C. meet D. think

　　9. A. took B. brought C. finished D. got

　　10. A. flies B. comes C. stops D. goes