My father and I used to climb the mountains near my house．Climbing has been a very  1   thing for me since I was a kid．

Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations and from them I learned a lot．In fact, without mountaineering（登山）, Dad couldn't have had enough time to spend with me because he was very   2  himself．

Once we climbed Palgoly Mountain．It was very   3   for me because I was only ten years old． At first, I felt very   4  ．But soon I had pain（疼） in   5  of my legs, so I wanted to give up  6  ．My father said, "  7   is a season when everything comes to life（復(fù)蘇） again．The mountain and the field where we are standing are beautiful．You can   8  see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you   9   the top．You can always enjoy a lot of beautiful scenery at the top, but you can't when you are halfway（中途） up．"

At that time, I was   10   young to understand his words, but now I get it．And I also have new hope and confidence．

（    ）1． A．strange            B．unforgettable（不可忘記）    C．natural      D．sad

（    ）2． A．free            B．busy                    C．happy             D．a(chǎn)ngry

（    ）3． A．easy                   B．interesting           C．excited         D．challenging

（    ）4． A．happy            B．a(chǎn)nnoyed                C．worried         D．sad

（    ）5． A．neither           B．both                  C．some             D．several

（    ）6． A．climb            B．climbing               C．run               D．running

（    ）7． A．Spring            B．Summer               C．Autumn        D．Winter

（    ）8． A．never             B．a(chǎn)lways                  C．hardly            D．ever

（    ）9． A．a(chǎn)rrive            B．get                     C．reach             D．go

（    ）10． A．so             B．enough                  C．such             D．too

A young mall was in love with a beautiful girl．One day she said to him，“It is my birthday tomorrow．”“Oh，”said the young man，“I’ll send you roses，one rose for each year of your life．”

    That evening he went to the flower shop．As he knew the girl was twenty-two years old，he paid for twenty-two roses and asked the shop assistant to send them to the girl the next day．

    The assistant of the flower shop knew the young man very well because he often bought flowers in his shop before．When the young man left the shop，the assistant thought，“The young man is very kind to me．He often comes to buy my flowers．In return I’ll send ten more roses’’

    He did so．The next morning thirty-two roses were sent to the girl．When the young man came to see her，she didn’t want to speak to him．And he never knew why she was so angry with him．

1．__________sent the roses to the girl．

A．The young man                                                 B．The assistant

C．Another young man                                    D．We don’t know who

2．When the young girl received the roses．she was __________．

A．very angry              B very excited               C．very happy             D．sad

3．From the story we know that __________．

A．roses should be sent for one’s birthday

B．one may do something wrong even out of kindness

C．young people are often angry with each other

D．some girls don’t like roses

4．Why did the assistant send ten more roses?

A．Because he was a fool．

B．Because he was thankful．

C．Because the young man asked him to send ten more roses．

D．Because he loved the girl．

Dear Kitty，

I am sorry that I did not write ___1__ you earlier because T have been very busy．I was helping ___2__ a charity show to raise money for Project Green Hope．A lot of work needed to be finished．so I did not have ___3__ free time．

I felt very happy when I ___4__ to be the host．It was ___5__，but I was also very nervous ___6__ the TV cameras．I knew that lots of people would watch the show and that many famous ___7__ would come too．

We started working on the show ___8__ ago，so we could do everything on time．1t was my job to introduce each star．I also had many other duties．It was hard work but I was ___9__ to do it．

We practised a lot ___10__ the show．I had to remember to look at the right camera at the right time．___11__，I thought l would never be able to remember all the words and do everything right at the same time．Slowly，everything became ___12__．

The big day came very quickly，and suddenly it was the night before the charity show．I couldn't ___13__ at all that night because l was so excited．‘Will it be a ___14__?’ I kept ___15__ myself．

Twenty minutes before the big event，the doors opened and many people came into ___16__．‘No time to be nervous any more．This is it，’ I told myself．A lot of people came to watch the show．The fans of the pop stars were making a lot of noise，so I __17__ speak loudly．

Everything seemed to happen so fast，and now it is all over．A lot of money has been donated to Project-Green Hope．Everyone was very ___18__ and we had a lot of support from local businesses．I hope more events like this ___19__ to raise money for charity and I think more people should be invited ___20_ part in them．

I hope to see you soon．

Best wishes

Ricky

1．A．to                         B．for                      C．before                    D．a(chǎn)t

2．A．of                         B．in                        C．with                             D．a(chǎn)fter

3．A．many                    B．much                   C．few                       D．a(chǎn) few

4．A．choose                         B．was chosen          C．chosen                   D．choosing

5．A．frightened              B．frightening           C．excited                   D．exciting

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

7．A．pop teachers            B．pop scientists         C．pop doctors            D．pop stars

8．A．two minutes            B．half an hour          C．two months            D．two seconds

9．A．sad                       B．energetic              C．a(chǎn)ngry                     D．happy

10．A．a(chǎn)fter                    B．behind                 C．before                    D．in front of

11．A．In the beginning      B．In the end            C．In the middle of      D．At last

12．A．easy                    B．easier                   C．easiest                   D．more easy

13．A．sleep                                                      B．eat

C．drink                                                        D．have a good time

14．A．successful                  B．succeed               C．Success                       D．successfully

15．A．a(chǎn)sk                      B．to ask                  C．a(chǎn)sks                             D．a(chǎn)sking

16．A．the theatre            B．the factory                  C．the classroom         D．the library

17．A．have to                B．has to                  C．had to                    D．must

18．A．selfish                 B．generous                 C．silly                     D．polite

19．A．organize                                                  B．organizes

C．wilt organize                                              D．will be organized

20．A．to take                 B．takes                   C．taking                    D．took