Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers in the village．Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the __1__ and they are much __2__.

Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting room table, eats some fruits and vegetables, but he __3__ most of them in the market．His vegetables, fruit and flowers are so __4__ and beautiful that they sold much more __5__ in the market than those of other villagers.

How does Tom grow these beautiful things? He is so __6__ that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio．

He __7__ the music all day.

That is quite true．Tom __8__ things in spring, summer, autumn and winter．After that he sits with his radio．And everything __9__．It is the music that does the work．Tom knows more clearly that music makes the biggest vegetables and the most beautiful flowers．Plants love __10__ as much as people.

1．A．week B．month C．season D．year

2．A．better B．worse C．less D．later

3．A．buys B．sells C．borrows D．lends

4．A．dear B．bad C．big D．small

5．A．politely B．quickly C．slowly D．carefully

6．A．angry B．busy C．tired D．lazy

7．A．listens to B．hears C．watches D．speaks

8．A．fills B．plants C．throws D．makes

9．A．does B．moves C．grows D．plays

10.A．work B．rain C．stories D．music

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by phone．Now teleshopping is starting in Europe．In some __1__ countries, people can turn on their __2__ and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and __3__ things.

Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden．__4__, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million．In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French __5__ about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.

In Germany, __6__ last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day．Then the government allowed more teleshopping．Other channels can __7__ for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company．German __8__ are hoping these will help them sell more things.

Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without __9__．With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing．But at the same time, other Europeans __10__ like this new way of buying things．They call __11__ “junk on the air.” Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things __12__ on TV．They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things __13__.

The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be __14__ the American companies．They will have to be more careful about __15__ of the things they sell．They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves.

1．A．European B．Asian C．American D．African

2．A．lights B．switches C．radios D．TVs

3．A．some else B．another many C．the other D．many other

4．A．Such as B．For example C．For teleshopping D．It is like

5．A．takes B．cost C．spends D．spend

6．A．to B．until C．unless D．by

7．A．begin B．leave C．open D．turn on

8．A．people B．women C．businessmen D．officials

9．A．to go out B．going out

C．to buy things D．buying things

10．A．still B．don’t C．even D．won’t

11．A．teleshopping B．TV C．radio D．telephone

12．A．appearing B．coming out C．for sale D．to buy

13．A．in the shop B．on TV C．they bought D．by this way

14．A．the same with B．different from

C．as big as D．larger than

15．A．the number B．the quality C．the places D．the buyers

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town．I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain．I __1__ a newspaper and some chocolate and __2__ into the station coffee shop．It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to __3__ at．I put my heavy bag down on the floor, __4__ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee, There was someone __5__ in the next seat．__6__ was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and __7__ bright red at the front．He had started to eat my chocolate!

Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any __8__．I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate．The boy looked at me in __9__.Then he took a __10__ piece of my chocolate．I could hardly believe it．Still I didn’t say anything to him．When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy．I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.

The boy gave me a strange look, then __11__ up．As he left, he shouted out, “There’s something __12__ with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, __13__ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet．I did not realize that I had __14__ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to __15__．My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper．The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!

1．A．stole B．bought C．sold D．wrote

2．A．went B．sat C．seated D．looked

3．A．sit B．seat C．lie D．laugh

4．A．pushed B．took C．put D．pulled

5．A．jumping B．playing C．sitting D．sleeping

6．A．He B．It C．Who D．What

7．A．cut B．washed C．covered D．colored

8．A．coffee B．trouble C．chocolate D．matter

9．A．carelessness B．anger C．surprise D．happiness

10．A．first B．second C．very D．last

11．A．stood B．took C．cried D．looked

12．A．strange B．wrong C．OK D．funny

13．A．and B．but C．so D．while

14．A．spelt B．corrected C．made D．found

15．A．finish B．leave C．jump D．shop

Rosa liked making up stories．She was so __1__ that her classmates believed her from time to time．In fact, the whole class believed her! At first she supposed it was __2__．Now, as she got up to __3__ before the class, She knew that make –believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad.

Rosa’s parents were separated．Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street．But when summer __4__, she went to her father’s farm in Arizona.

The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and __5__ with some farm work．Her father, however, was so __6__ that he couldn’t find time to go places with her．When she arrived each summer, her father would __7__ her at the airport and take her out to eat．And the day she went back to the __8__ he would always buy her a present.

When summer came to a close, Rosa __9__ to her mother．At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips．Rosa wished she had a __10__ to talk about.

Not long after __11__ began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library．They talked about many exciting __12__, like England and Germany．When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer, she made up something that was not __13__．Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to __14__.

When the class began studying England, Mr．Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could __15__ about her trip to England!

1．A．afraid B．worried C．sure D．happy

2．A．joke B．fun C．turn D．game

3．A．talk B．teach C．show D．travel

4．A．passed B．arrived C．lasted D．changed

5．A．made B．played C．helped D．did

6．A．weak B．pleased C．busy D．lonely

7．A．show B．visit C．meet D．send

8．A．farm B．city C．family D．school

9．A．wrote B．called C．moved D．returned

10．A．family B．school C．teacher D．farm

11．A．meeting B．school C．summer D．talk

12．A．people B．cities C．languages D．places

13．A interesting B．true C．long D．same

14．A．England B．Germany C．farm D．home

15．A．think B．see C．remember D．read

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __1__ their children．And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __2__ children’s book．Either the author has aimed (定目标) too __3__, so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, __4__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children’s books are __5__ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy（令人满意的） the __6__ who hears the story and the adult（成年人） who __7__ it．Unfortunately（不幸的是）, there are in fact few books like this, __8__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __9__ to solve．This may be why many of the books regarded as __10__ of children’s literature（文学） were in fact written for __11__ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious（明显）of this．

Children, left for themselves, often __12__ the worst possible interest in literature．Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __13__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most children’s comics（连环图书）, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop __14__ to brainwash（洗脑）children into accepting（接受）our taste in literature．After all, children and adults are so __15__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books．So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协）over the bedtime story.

1．A．to B．in C．with D．around

2．A．short B．long C．bad D．good

3．A．easy B．short C．high D．difficult

4．A．and B．but C．or D．so

5．A．both B．neither C．either D．very

6．A．child B．father C．mother D．teacher

7．A．hears B．buys C．understands D．reads

8．A．but B．however C．so D．because

9．A．hard B．easy C．enough D．fast

10.A．articles B．work C．arts D．works

11．A．grown-ups B．girls C．boys D．children

12．A．are B．show C．find D．add

13．A．school B．home C．office D．library

14．A．going B．liking C．trying D．preferring

15．A．same B．friendly C．different D．common

Mrs．Ball had a son．His name was Mick．She __1__ him very much and as he was not a __2 __ child, she was always __3__ that he might be ill, __4__ she used to take him to see the best __5__ in the town four times a year to be looked __6__.

During one of these __7__, the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests and then said to him, “Have you had any __8__ with your nose or ears recently?” Mick __9__ for a second and then answered, “Yes, I __10__.”

Mrs．Ball was very __11__．“But I’m sure you have __12__ told me that, Mick!” She said worriedly．“Oh, really?” Said the doctor __13__．“And what trouble have you with your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick, “I always have trouble with them when I’m __14__ my sweater off, because the __15__ is very tight.”

1．A．loved B．hated C．missed D．cared

2．A．rich B．clever C．strong D．happy

3．A．afraid B．surprised C．glad D．sure

4．A．which B．for C．but D．so

5．A．player B．teacher C．doctor D．lawyer

6．A．round B．over C．for D．after

7．A．talks B．years C．visits D．stays

8．A．answer B．thing C．word D．trouble

9．A．waited B．thought C．stood D．looked

10．A．did B．will C．have D．do

11．A．excited B．interested C．pleased D．surprised

12．A．already B．just C．never D．always

13．A．angrily B．seriously C．happily D．carefully

14．A．turning B．taking C．keeping D．putting

15．A．collar B．nose C．mouth D．ear

The computer plays an important part in our everyday life．It is one of the great __1__ in the world in the __2__ century．It works for us not only at home, in the offices, in big shops, __3__ at schools．Today it is used __4__ many ways．It really __5__ the world large wealth (财富) and happiness.

The first computer in the world was __6__ Enid．It was built in America in 1946．It was __7__ and heavy．__8__ it was born, it has been developing very fast．Until now it has gone __9__ four periods（时期，阶段）and changed a lot．There’re many kinds of computers．Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster．It becomes more and more __10__.

The computer can do most of the things __11__ the people．It can help us to __12__ about the real world more quickly, to learn __13__ we want to learn and to think __14__ ourselves．__15__ a student in the twenty-first century, you must work hard at it.

1．A．inventions B．discoveries C．robots D．inventors

2．A．twenty-first B．twenties C．twelfth D．twentieth

3．A．also B．but also C．too D．either

4．A．in B．to C．by D．over

5．A．takes B．helps C．gets D．brings

6．A．found B．invented C．called D．bought

7．A．easy B．small C．large D．light

8．A．For B．Until C．When D．Since

9．A．by B．across C．through D．against

10.A．serious B．harmful． C．dangerous D．helpful

11.A．for B．to C．at D．with

12.A．set B．tell C．know D．talk

13.A．what B．that C．which D．who

14.A．of B．about C．out D．for

15.A．For B．Be C．As D．To

You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, __1__ it is not true．In the desert, as we know, there is a little __2__, but it is not __3__ for most plants．Still we can see some plants __4__ in the desert.

There is __5__ in some places in the desert．We __6__ these places oases．In the oases, there are villages and towns．People grow __7__ kinds of crops in the fields there.

People __8__ live outside the oases．They have camels, sheep and other animals．These animals depend __9__ the desert plants for their food and do not need __10__ water.

The __11__ are useful to the desert people in many ways．They eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals．They use the camels for carrying water, food, tents and something else.

The people of the desert have to keep moving from place to place．They must always look 12 grass or desert plants for their animals．When there is no more food for their animals, they move to __13__ place．The desert people are __14__．No man in the desert would ever refuse __15__ the people in trouble and give them food and water.

1．A．and B．but C．or D．so

2．A．rain B．rains C．wind D．winds

3．A．good B．good enough C．enough good D．enough

4．A．live B．to live C．lives D．lived

5．A．stones B．plants C．wood D．water

6．A．say B．tell C．call D．find

7．A．every B．all C．a D．one

8．A．also B．too C．either D．still

9．A．with B．in C．on D．by

10．A．a little B．few C．much D．any

11．A．water B．plants C．crops D．animals

12．A．at B．for C．up D．after

13．A．other B．the other C．the others D．another

14．A．well B．friend C．friendly D．carefully

15．A．help B．helps C．helping D．to help

Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town．He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 1 things with．He 2 to take ten servants with him．They would 3 the things to sell and the food to 4 on their trip．Before they started, a little boy ran up to 5 and asked to 6 with them.

The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, 7 may go with us． 8 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 9 , you can’t carry a 10 load (担子)．You must 11 the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry．That was bread.

“You are 12 .” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said 13 and lifted the load gladly.

On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town．All the servants were tired 14 the little servant．Do you know 15 ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

1．A．eat B．buy C．change D．get

2．A．decided B．liked C．hoped D．tried

3．A．take B．bring C．carry D．borrow

4．A．cook B．eat C．buy D．drink

5．A．them B．the servants （仆人）

C．the road D．the rich man

6．A．stop B．stay C．go D．talk

7．A．you B．he C．I D．they

8．A．Since B．If C．Because D．But

9．A．family B．guests C．servants D．things

10．A．heavy B．light C．small D．difficult

11．A．eat B．choose C．pick up D．understand

12．A．brave B．right C．clever D．foolish

13．A．sorry B．nothing C．angrily D．good-bye

14．A．besides B．of C．except D．with

15．A．who B．him C．that D．why

Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country．Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it．When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it．Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again．The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it．Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__．He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be.

Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier．Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__．Tomorrow I’m going to __18__．I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__．Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

1．A．towards B．down C．to D．up

2．A．filling B．pulling C．pushing D．carrying

3．A．arrived B．appeared C．came D．reached

4．A．ask B．order C．make D．call

5．A．carefully B．quickly C．silently D．horribly

6．A．that B．where C．how D．whether

7．A．before B．after C．first D．so

8．A．lucky B．hoping C．thinking D．wondering

9．A．had been B．hidden C．hiding D．have been

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

11．A．taking B．smuggling C．stealing D．pushing

12．A．possible B．strong C．able D．clever