There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school（寄宿學(xué)校）．Before he was sent away, the boy was the     1     student in his class．He was at the top in every exam．

    But the boy changed after     2     home and studying in the boarding school．His grades started to     3   ．He hated being in a     4   ．He was lonely all the time．And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide（自殺）．All of this was because he felt no one loved him．

    His parents started to     5      the boy．But they even did not know what was wrong

with him．So his father decided to go to the school and    6    him．

    They sat by the lake near the school．The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and     7   ．After some time his father said, "Do you know, son, why I'm here today?"

    "To     8     my grades," the boy replied back．

    "No, no," his father said．"I'm here to tell you that you're the most     9     person for me．I want to see you     10    ．I don't care about grades．I care about you．I care about your

happiness．You're my life．"

     These words caused the boy's eyes to be filled with tears．He hugged（擁抱） his father．They

didn't say     11     to each other for a long time．

     Now the boy had everything he wanted．He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply．And today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him     12    ．

1．A．laziest                B．cleverest           C．calmest             D．worst

2．A．coming               B．returning            C．leaving             D．going

3．A．drop                B．increase            C．rise               D．turn down

4．A．term                  B．group              C．party               D．company

5．A．look for              B．learn from          C．worry about        D．shout at

6．A．laugh at              B．look at             C．think about       D．talk with

7．A．friends               B．family             C．study             D．grades

8．A．find                 B．teach              C．check             D．hear

9．A．famous              B．important           C．outstanding         D．interesting

10．A．happy             B．serious             C．excellent           D．honest

11．A．everything          B．something          C．nothing          D．a(chǎn)nything

12．A．ill                 B．pleasant            C．pleased            D．sad

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Mr. Black works in a hospital in a town. He is a good   1  , and people in the town like him very much. He is very     2  to his patients(病人),  3  many people like to ask him for help.

One day, Mr. Black gets to the hospital and 4  a fat(胖) woman in the waiting room. He calls her to his office and asks,“ What’s  5   with you?，madam?”“It’s my birthday today, sir”says the woman.“My husband(丈夫)”  6  me a present(禮物). But I can’t go in it.” “It doesn’t matter, madam,” says Mr. Black. “You 7  lose some weight(減肥)”.Then, you can go in 8   your coat.” “You are   9   ,doctor, says the woman. “He buys me not a coat, but a  10   !

1.                A．doctor         B．nurse          C．office worker  D．teacher

2.                A．friend          B．bad            C．sorry D．kind

3.                A．because        B．before         C．a(chǎn)fter D．so

4.                A．find            B．looks at         C．listen to  D．sees

5.                A．matter         B．your name      C．wrong    D．doing

6.                A．takes          B．gives           C．goes D．comes

7.                A．like            B．want           C．should   D．would like

8.                A．/              B．a(chǎn)              C．a(chǎn)n   D．the

9.                A．right           B．wrong          C．easy D．difficult

10.               A．bike           B．car            C．lamp  D．computer

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”

And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words 31  a message. People communicate(溝通) with words. Do you think you can communicate__32__words? A smile  33  your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell34  that you are sad. When you 35   your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something 36 ask questions. You shake（搖頭） your head, and people know you are saying no. You nod（點(diǎn)頭） and people know you are saying  37 .
Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus  38 . A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you  39  to go in or out. 40 you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive message 41  them all the time?
People can communicate 42 many other ways. 43  artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books 44 to tell you about all wonderful things in the world. They all help us to know 45  is going on in the world.
【小題1】A. take       B. bring              C. carry    
【小題2】A. by         B. with              C. without
【小題3】A. in          B. on                C. at        
【小題4】A. others     B. the others         C. other  
【小題5】A. look up     B. make up           C. put up   
【小題6】A. when        B. or                C. but       
【小題7】A. no         B. hello              C. yes     
【小題8】A. to get      B. to have            C. to take
【小題9】A. where       B. how                C. what
【小題10】A. Do          B. Did                C. Have
【小題11】A. from       B. of                 C. about   
【小題12】A. with       B. without           C. in
【小題13】A. The         B. An                 C. A       
【小題14】A. wrote       B. is written         C. are written
【小題15】A. what        B. which              C. that

When Mark left school, he did not really know what he wanted to do. He 36  worked in an office but he found that it was very boring. He did the   37  things day after day. This was also the trouble with his second   38  in a car factory. He then decided he would like to work out of doors and got a job  39  a gardener working in one of London’s    40 .
He now works much harder than he   41  in the office or at the factory, but his work is quite different. There are, in all,   42  seasons in a year and each has its own special jobs for a   43  . He works harder in the autumn and winter keeping the park tidy and   44  for the spring and summer. In the summer he can relax(休息) and feel proud(自豪的) that he has helped to   45  the park so beautiful. Many people   46  the park then and he is always pleased   47  he hears them say how lovely it looks.
Mark has made a lot of friends during his four   48  at the park. Many office workers come every  49 to eat their lunchtime sandwiches and feed the ducks. They often have talks with him and are  50  to find that he once worked in an office.