Jennifer was sitting on the beach. After all she had been through, it was just what she needed. It’s getting __31 ,” she thought. “I should go home.”

She wanted to know how her __32  would react（反應(yīng)）, when she __33  home after the three days she was missing（失蹤）.

It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her. _34_ had taken care of the outside garden for __35  days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything __36  and tidy（整潔的）. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

She entered the _37 _. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written __38  her father. __39 said, “Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am out searching(搜尋).” Ellen was her mother, but where was she?

She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her __40  was lying on the bed, fast sleep. Her face looked so _ 41 , as if she hadn’t slept for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up __42  she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.

When Jennifer _43_, something was different: she wasn’t in her mother’s room any more and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away _ 44 . She was on her own bed.

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __45  us all very, very worried.”

1.                A．early           B．late            C．warm    D．a(chǎn)ngry

 

2.                A．father          B．mother         C．parents   D．teachers

 

3.                A．got            B．left            C．wanted   D．missed

 

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

 

5.                A．many          B．lots of          C．a(chǎn) few     D．much

 

6.                A．clean          B．dirty           C．quiet     D．busy

 

7.                A．school          B．room           C．house    D．library

 

8.                A．with           B．in             C．by   D．a(chǎn)t

 

9.                A．They           B．It              C．He  D．She

 

10.               A．mother         B．father          C．friend     D．sister

 

11.               A．happy          B．tired           C．interested D．relaxed

 

12.               A．a(chǎn)nd            B．so             C．but   D．a(chǎn)lthough

 

13.               A．got up          B．woke up        C．put up D．clean up

 

14.               A．out            B．on             C．of    D．in

 

15.               A．had            B．let             C．made     D．gave

 

 

　 A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)t

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a(chǎn) boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email

The boy   black likes   glasses.

A．with, wearing

B．in, wearing

C．in, wear

D．with, wear

 

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry. One morning, he got up very  31  because his clock stopped. He 32  to shave （刮臉） quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got  blood （血） all over his 33 , so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean 34  ironing （熨） .While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water 35 and showed the man out, he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he  36 he couldn’t go to work by bus. He  37  for a taxi to take him to work, the taxi arrived and Harry 38  in. In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman  39  a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When  Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman 40  to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was  41  till 3 p.m.  42 the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived  43 the office at about 4 p.m., his boss  44  a look at him and told him to find  45 job.

1.                A．early           B．late            C．worriedly D．fast

 

2.                A．tried           B．hoped          C．wished   D．wanted

 

3.                A．coat           B．sweater         C．jacket    D．shirt

 

4.                A．need          B．needed         C．needing  D．to need

 

5.                A．money         B．change         C．bill  D．pay

 

6.                A．wondered      B．thought         C．believed  D．decided

 

7.                A．looked         B．wished         C．waited   D．telephoned

 

8.                A．got            B．sat             C．came D．entered

 

9.                A．by             B．with           C．in   D．through

 

10.               A．seemed        B．said           C．happened D．a(chǎn)ppeared

 

11.               A．stopped        B．caught         C．left   D．kept

 

12.               A．At last          B．In the last       C．At the end D．By the end

 

13.               A．a(chǎn)t             B．in             C．to    D．from

 

14.               A．took           B．gave           C．showed   D．has

 

15.               A．a(chǎn)nother        B．the other       C．other D．others

 

 

People all over the world celebrate Valentine’s Day．However, the holiday  26 differently in different countries  27  each culture has its own Valentine’s Day customs．

    For example，people in the United States and Japan both celebrate Valentine’s Day  28February 14．But in Japan，only romantic partners come together,while in America，it can be shared by anyone  29  is close，friend or lover．Chocolate is the most preferred gift in the US  30  it is common in Japan，too．However,in the US other kinds of gifts are  3 1  given，and many people exchange cards．

    The biggest  32  is that in Japan，only girls and women．33  chocolates to boys and men，but in the US boys and girls will give cards or small gifts to all of  34  friends．And while American men and women both receive gifts，women usually get  35  expensive gifts than men．That’s why I would like to be a man in Japan but a woman in the US!

1.A．celebrates    B．is celebrating    C．celebrated   D．is celebrated

2.A．a(chǎn)lthough    B．where    C．because D．if

3.A．on    B．in    C．a(chǎn)t D．by

4.A．whom    B．who    C．whose D．which

5.A．so    B．a(chǎn)s        C．a(chǎn)nd D．or

6.A．too    B．either    C．neither D．a(chǎn)lso

7.A．difference    B．differences    C．different D．differently

8.A．give    B．to give    C．giving D．given

9.A．theirs    B．they    C．them D．their

10.A．many    B．more    C．few D．fewer