Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more   (1)   to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys went away with their tent and food.

Carrying their heavy load, the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance. They were eager(渴望) to reach their destination(目的地) before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot(地点). Peter wanted to   (2)   close to the river at the edge(边缘) of the woods,   (3)   Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. Unwillingly(不情愿), Peter followed his brother deeper into the  (4)  . “This is really a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They   (5)  the tent, and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way   (6)   to the river to catch some fish.

 “Are you sure that this is the right way?” whispered Peter shakily(颤抖). “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago.” Paul walked   (7)   silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were.   (8)   , they were a long distance from where they were   (9)   to be. They were not even   (10)   of where they had set up their camp. They stood in   (11)   for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues the way trackers(追踪者)   (12)   in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left   (13)   some broken tree branches and leaves. ”

Carefully, the boys   (14)   the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off   (15)   the direction of the river.

What would their parents think of their adventure?

Dear Claire，

You ask me about my favorite festival. It is Spring (春) Festival. It is   21   January or February. For the festival, we do many things and buy many things, so we are always   22  . The   23  of Spring Festival is   24  . We wear (穿) new red   25   and put up (张贴) red paper-cuts (窗花). And we put (放) lucky money (压岁钱) in red packets (红包). Boys and girls are always happy those days,   26   they can have a good time with   27   family, and they can get lucky money from their parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts. What do we   28   on Spring Festival? Jiaozi and some fruits. In the evening, the family will watch TV together, but children(孩子们) 29  watching TV for 4 hours. It’s really boring for them. They always play   30   their friends.

What about you ? What festival do you like best ?

Your friend,

Li Ju

Resolutions are promises to 31  .They can help you to make you a better person and make your your life  32  . Kate’s brother Danny 33  some New Year’s resolutions yesterday. This year, he is going to learn 34  the guitar. She is going to take the guitar lessons and  practice every day. Next, he wants to get good  35. He is going to study  36 and he is going to do all his homework  37 .The third resolution is about 38  his relationship with his family and friends.He is going to be friendlier 39  them.Finally,he will also learn 40  to do better at school.   

 Fears are something we all have. You need to face your fears and to get over them. However, itˈs easier  2 1   than done. Running away from your fears  doesnˈt make them leave. It just makes them  2 2   than ever. Weˈre never going to be  2 3  fearless of everything we do, but we can at least be more fearless and   2 4   .

   Before you can face fears, you need to learn more about it   2 5   makes you fearful, communicating your fear one way. Other people may be able to   2 6   your anxiety（焦虑）because they know something you donˈt. It could be from a past   2 7  , something that you could never forget and has made you Fearful   2 8   then.

   To face fears, you have to   2 9   in something. Itˈs a very healthy way of letting you feel as if nothing can go   3 0  .When you feel that way, you will be able to believe that everything will be okay.

Her small hand seemed lost in Grandma’s as they walked along the road leading back home.

“Shall we rest for a   (1)  ? It’s too hot!” the young girl said. “Let’s 　  (2)  　over there under the tree.” Grandma said. Resting under the tree, they　  (3)  a butterfly nearby. “Do butterflies feel hot?” she asked.

Grandma thought for a while and said, “I think they keep very 　  (4)  　.”

“I wish I were a butterfly,” the child said. Then she began to flap (拍动) her 　  (5)  　. “But that takes a lot of work!”

“You wish for a lot of things, child,” Grandma said.

“Yes, I do.” she said. “I wish I had 　  (6)  　I wanted.”

“Do you get all your wish for all the time?” Grandma asked.

“No, I wish for a lot　  (7)  　nothing happens,” she said. “How I wish that Johnny Jeffries would stay at home 　  (8)  　school!”

“What happened to him?” Grandma asked.

“Ah, his grandma died …” she stopped suddenly and　  (9)  　her grandma when her eyes were　  (10)  　with tears.

“Grandma,” she tried to finish. “I wish that you would never …” Grandma held her. She never said a word 　  (11)  　the young girl stopped. Then Grandma said with a smile, “Dear, sometimes in our life 　  (12)  　don’t come true, but it doesn’t mean life isn’t wonderful. If you want something, work for it and wish for it.”

“Then 　  (13)  　do I work to keep you around forever?” the young child asked.

“Keep loving me, and don’t waste time wishing.” They hugged　  (14)  　again and continued on the road towards home.

Life is a　  (15)  　that always leads home. Love it and work for it.

根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母涂在答题卡的相应位置。

I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was   (1)  , for my whole world was dark.

A young boy ran up to me, out of   (2)  . He stood right before me with his head down and said   (3)  , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and dead. I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

  However, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his   (4)  and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s   (5)   I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must   (6)   it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I    (7)   .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not see --he was blind.

Tears(眼泪) came down my face as I   (8)   him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to play. I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.

Through the eyes of a blind child, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been   (9)  . I decided to see the beauty in life, and   (10)   every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can   (1)   my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling   (2)  .
   The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and has mother is   (3)      in bed. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main   (4)   of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not   (5)   the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll   (6)      in the work place.
   The story reminds me of another   (7)  . It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was   (8)   to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always   (9)   his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be   (10)   if he taught them how to fish. So he   (11)   his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could   (12)   the fish they themselves caught.
    At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only   (13)   to them.   (14)  , we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and the will learn the ability to   (15)   money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.  

One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my   (1)    wants to offer me a more important job because of my good work, but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done   (2)   and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to   (3)   your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. Though I said “yes”, the question kept me    (4)   for the rest of the night. I realized the    (5)   decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d    (6)    wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never take the place of her staying home with us and it was difficult not to feel    (7)   sometimes.
During my fourth-grade Christmas holiday, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large    (8)    flat, I became aware of how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then that I started to understand the difficult choices she had to make on    (9)    family and work.   (10)    difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always do the best out of the situation.
When I returned home, I   (11)    myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she    (12)    to live well in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to depend all on myself. I learn how to take care of myself and achieve big but practical   (13)  .
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the   (14)   has really taught me. The separation(分离) between us has proved to be a(an)   (15)    thing for me.

B

Simon was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all   (1)  him. Unluckily, though, he was always seemed to be treated   (2)   from everyone else. Children worried  they would   (3)   him. Adults acted like he was  (4)   to understand them, as if he was some kind of baby

His friend Michael didn’t like this. He decided to   (5)  . Michael’s father was the town’s mayor, and Michael   (6)   to convince him that they should offer one day of the     

  (7)   to deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs(耳塞)

People liked the   (8)  . The day became known   (9)   the Day of Silence, and when it arrived ,everyone stuck plugs in their ears, in a spirit of great fun. That morning was filled with jokes and  (10)  . But, as the hours passed, people realized how difficult life was when you couldn't hear anything.