Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 　16 . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose 　17 them.

　 One picture was of a 　18 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture 　19 it was a perfect picture of peace.

　 The other picture had 　20 , too. But these were rugged (崎嶇的) and bare (光禿的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall This did not look peaceful 　21 . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush 　22 in the crack (裂縫) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (鳥窩). She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

After the king compared the two pictures 　23 , he chose the second picture 　24 explained, "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your 　25 . That is the real meaning of peace."

16. A. argued　　　　 B. invited　　　　　　 C. tried　　　　　　　 D. invented

17. A. between　　　 　B. except　　　　 　　C. within　　　　 　　D. through

18. A. calm　　　　　 B. round　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　 D. deep

19, A. announced　　　 B. thought　　　　 　 C. doubted　　　　　 D. promised

20. A. lakes　　　　 　 B. clouds　　　　　 C. mirrors　　　　　　 D. mountains

21. A. at all　　　　　 B. at last　　　　　 　 C. at once　 　　　　 D. at present

22. A. lying　　　　 　B. growing　　　　　 C. dying　　　　　　 D. moving

23. A. actively　　　 　B. carefully　　　　 C. angrily　　　　　　 D. widely

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

25. A. voice　　　　　 B. world　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　 D. view

       Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace.Many artists __1__.The king looked at all the pictures.But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose __2__ them.

    One picture was of a __3__ lake.The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it.Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds.All that saw this picture __4__ it was a perfect picture of peace.

    The other picture had __5__, too.But these were rugged (崎嶇的) and bare (光禿的).Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played.Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall.This did not look peaceful __6__.But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush __7__ in the crack (裂縫) in the rock.In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (鳥窩).She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

       After the king compared the two pictures __8__, he chose the second picture __9__ explained, “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your __10__.That is the real meaning of peace.”

(　　)1.A.argued        B.invited              C.tried              D.invented

(　　)2.A.between       B.except              C.within             D.through

(　　)3.A.calm          B.round               C.small             D.deep

(　　)4.A.announced     B.thought              C.doubted           D.promised

(　　)5.A.lakes         B.clouds              C.mirrors            D.mountains

(　　)6.A.at all          B.at last               C.at once            D.at present

(　　)7.A.lying          B.growing             C.dying             D.moving

(　　)8.A.actively        B.carefully            C.angrily            D.widely

(　　)9.A.so            B.but                 C.or                D.and

(　　)10.A.voice         B.world               C.heart              D.view

看圖填空，一空一詞(含縮寫詞)。

1.What time is it now?

     It' s           o' clock in the        .

2.How' s the weather?

                a          day.

3.Where are these people?

    They are at a          

4.Is the place in this picture a busy and crowded one?

   No, it __, because only       persons are there.

5.What do you think they are doing?

   I think they are                 a bus.

Hello! I’m Susan. Look at this picture. You can see a big sofa next to（在…附近） the wall. My parents like to sit on it to read books（看書）, and sometimes（有時候） they meet some friends there. There are two plants near the sofa. They’re nice. What’s that on the wall? Oh, it’s a new TV. I often watch TV on weekends（周末）. Can you see some fishes（魚） in that big box? I like to play with them after school（放學(xué)后）. Where’s my dog Billy? Is it on the floor? No, it’s under a chair! Do you like it?
【小題1】Susan’s parents        on the sofa.