Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like 1 . Red is used for signs of 2 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of 3 in autumn. People say orange is a 4 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of __5__. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in __6__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people __7__ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and __8__. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be __9__. Those who like to be with __10 _ like red. The cool colors are __11_ and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to __12 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good __13_ for a living room or a __14_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __15 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

1．A. sadness B. anger C. administration D. smile

2．A. roads B. ways C. danger D. places

3．A. land B. leaves C. grass D. mountains

4．A. lively B. dark C. noisy D. frightening

5．A. moonlight B. light C. sunlight D. stars

6．A. summer B. spring C. autumn D. winter

7．A. speak B. say C. talk about D. tell

8．A. green B. yellow C. white D. gray

9．A. calm B. sleepy C. active D. helpful

10．A. the other B. another C. other one D. others

11．A. black B. green C. golden D. yellow

12．A. go round B. go by C. go off D. go along

13．A. one B. way C. fact D. matter

14．A. factory B. classroom C. restaurant D. hospital

15．A. Different B. Cool C. Warm D. All

Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had __1__ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy __2__ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and __3__ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.

Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man __4__ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked __5__ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to __6__ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her __7__ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid __8__ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and __9__. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy __10__ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!”

1．A. no B. some C. much D. enough

2．A. lazy B. clever C. careful D. hard

3．A. did well in B. was poor at C. was working D. was good for

4．A. was angry B. thought hardC. agreed D. said “No.”

5．A. a little B. a few C. many D. a lot

6．A. rest B. sleep C. hospital D. work

7．A. should B. would C. to D. not to

8．A. to remember B. to forget C. to catch D. to teach

9．A. slept B. went out C. cooked D. ate

10．A. reading B. seeing C. cooking D. writing

Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me __1 _ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have __2__ a whole variety of reasons. __3__ important reason is that I want to be a better man.

Many things make human beings different __4__ or better than or even superior to animals.

One of the most important things is __5__ . If I fail to receive higher education, my education __6__. As I want to be a fully __7__ man, I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to __8__. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are __9__ the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human being and __10__ fit into society.

1．A. quite B. so C. such D. another

2．A. come up withB. agreed withC. been fed up with D. got on well with

3．A. Most B. The most C. More D. Much

4．A. to B. around C. between D. from

5．A. education B. weather C. temperature D. science

6．A. finished B. don’t finish C. will not finish D. has finished

7．A. develop B. developed C. developing D. experience

8．A. improve B. graduate C. hear D. provide

9．A. between B. among C. inside D. outside

10．A. can good B. may better C. be able to better D. be able to best

Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was __1__ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou（北美驯鹿）? Do they kill people?

They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to __2__. The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.

People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was __3__. He had his gun with him__4_.

Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.

Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very __5__ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to __6__ food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf __7__ the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his __8__ any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were __9__. Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.

Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to __10__ them and not to kill them.

1．A. seen B. told C. heard D. found

2．A. a small town B. a big city C. a far place D. a lonely village

3．A. afraid B. happy C. angry D. tired

4．A. at times B. all the time C. once a week D. every afternoon

5．A. bad B. good C. hungry D. thirsty

6．A. cook B. make C. get D. pick

7．A. shouted at B. looked into C. laughed at D. played with

8．A. food B. clothes C. gun D. plane

9．A. not good B. not true C. not easy D. not clear

10．A. grow B. have C. teach D. understand

Many people think that Americans 1 their cars almost more than anything else. When 2__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __3_ cars. They don’t ask for a car from their 4__. So many of them work in _5_ time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to 6 _ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.

Some people almost 7 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __8_ their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a 9 . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may 10 most of their time washing and repairing their cars.

1．A. prefer B. love C. drive D. play

2．A. little B. big C. old D. young

3．A. new B. own C. expensive D. cheap

4．A, friends B. teachers C. parents D. brothers

5．A. free B. busy C. study D. good

6．A. make B. mend C. wash D. drive

7．A. always B. never C. often D. usually

8．A. take B. carry C. pull D. lift

9．A. question B. wrong C. mistake D. problem

10．A. cost B. get C. spend D. use

Who designed (设计) the first helicopter (直升飞机)? Who __1__ of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most __2__? There is an answer __3__ all these questions — Leonardo de Vinci (达芬奇).

Leonardo may have been the greatest genius (天才) __4__ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t __5__ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.

But Leonardo __6__ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master ( 大师) painter, and as he got older he became __7__ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways __8__ he was ready to paint.

Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with __9__ today. You may know one of his most famous works the __10__ woman known as the Mona Lisa.

1．A. took B. made C. painted D. invented

2．A. artists B. doctors C. painters D. people

3．A. to B. of C. for D. from

4．A. the scientists B. the artists C. the world D. people

5．A. draw B. paint C. work D. build

6．A. was just B. wasn’t just C. wasn’t D. was no longer

7．A. less B. no C. even D. very

8．A. before B. after C. because D. when

9．A. him B. us C. them D. you

10．A. interesting B. crying C. smiling D. surprising

Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they __1__ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”

At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can __2__ fill the basket.” __3__ man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at __4__ so foolish.” He __5__ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying __6__. At last the well was almost __7__.

As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. __8__ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You __9__ so well in this little thing,” he said, “ __10__ now I know I can believe you with many things.”

1．A. finished B. did C. began D. had

2．A. ever B. never C. easily D. no

3．A. The other B. Another C. One D. A second

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

5．A. picked up B. put away C. took away D. threw away

6．A. water B. basket C. well D. work

7．A. full B. empty C. filled D. clean

8．A. While B. As soon as C. Before D. Since

9．A. have done B. will do C. do D. are doing

10．A. what B. why C. when D. that

Food is very important. Everyone needs to __1__ well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is __2__. We begin to get knowledge even __3__ we are very young. Small children are __4__ in everything around them. They learn __5__ while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to __6__ story books, science books…, anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and __7__ to find out answers. What is the best __8__ to get knowledge? If we learn by ourselves, we will get __9__ knowledge. If we are __10__ getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand better.

1．A. sleep B. read C. drink D. eat

2．A. sport B. exercise C. knowledge D. meat

3．A. until B. when C. after D. so

4．A. interested B. interesting C. weak D. better

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

6．A. lend B. read C. learn D. write

7．A. try B. have C. refuse D. wait

8．A. place B. school C. way D. road

9．A. little B. few C. many D. the most

10．A. often B. always C. usually D. something

Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is __1__ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is 2 it’ll never 3 . That’s 4 we mustn’t waste time.

It goes without saying that the 5 is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 6__ useful.

But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and __7 . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own __8 .

In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t 9 today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 10 .

1．A. much B. less C. much less D. even more

2．A. cost B. bought C. gone D. finished

3．A. return B. carry C. take D. bring

4．A. what B. that C. because D. why

5．A. money B. time C. day D. food

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

7．A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working

8．A. time B. food C. money D. life

9．A. stop B. leave C. let D. give

10．A. lose B. save C. spend D. take

Nasreddin was a poor man, so he tried to grow __1__ he could in his own garden, so that he would not have to buy so many in the market.

One evening he heard a noise in his garden and looked out of the window. A white ox had got into the garden and __2__ his vegetables. Nasreddin at once took his stick, ran out and chased the ox, but he was too old to catch it. When he got back to his garden, he found that the ox had ruined most of his precious vegetables.

__3__, while he __4__ in the street near his house, he saw a cart with two white oxen which looked very much like the one that __5__ his vegetables. He was carrying his stick with him, __6__ he at once began to beat the two oxen with it. As neither of them looked more like the ox that had eaten his vegetables than the other, he beat both of them equally hard.

The owner of the ox and cart was drinking coffee in a __7__ coffee-house. When he saw __8__ Nasreddin was doing __9__ his animals, he ran out and shouted, “What are you doing? What have those poor animals done to you for you to beat them like that?”

“You keep out this!” Nasreddin shouted back, “This is a matter between me and one of these two oxen. He knows very well __10__ I am beating him!”

1．A. so many vegetables B. many vegetables C. as many as vegetables D. as many vegetables as

2．A. was eating B. ate C. had eaten D. has eaten

3．A. Next day B. Next morningC. Last morning D. The next morning

4．A. walks B. waked C. was walking D. walking

5．A. ruined B. had eaten C. ate D. had ruin

6．A. so B. and C. but D. or

7．A. beside B. nearby C. near D. near by

8．A. that B. which C. why D. what

9．A. for B. to C. with D. on

10.A. reason B. when C. why D. because

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