(A)

There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl __1__ big eyes. Her big eyes are __2__ us her dream: I wish to __3__! In China, there are still __4__ girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their __5__ are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder to __6__ the money for all the children. So the parents often ask __7__ to stay at home, and boys to go to school.

Now they neednt __8__ the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor places. They dont have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government（政府）to make their life __9__. Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is __10__ great.

1. A. with B. on C. to D. in

2. A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking

3. A. go to work B. go to bed C. go to school D. go home

4. A. a lot B. lot of C. a lot of D. much

5. A. schools B. cities C. houses D. families

6. A. pay B. take C. buy D. lend

7. A. teachers B. girls C. boys D. all the children

8. A. look up B. turn on C. worry about D. make sure

9. A. better B. shorter C. longer D. worse

10. A. not B. never C. hardly D. really

(B)

Predicting the future can be difficult. There are many famous predictions that __1__ came true. Before 1929, there was no __2__ in movies. The head of one of the biggest movie companies in the United States predicted that no one would want to see __3__ talk. Of course, he was __4__! In 1977, the head of the largest computer company in the United States said, “No one will want to have a __5__ in his or her home. ” He thought that computers would never be used by most people.

1. A. always B. finally C. never

2. A. act B. sound C. feeling

3. A. actors B. heads C. companies

4. A. serious B. wrong C. right

5. A. robot B. computer C. calculator

(C)

A teenage girl couldnt stand her parents family rules, so she left home.

She wanted to be __1__, but she had poor education and several years later she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still __2__ her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she __3__ a big photo of herself on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you…, __4__ home!”

One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. The face was familiar(熟悉). “Is that my mother?”She moved closer and read the __5__: I still love you…. She cried. When she got home, it was early morning. She __6__ the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to hermothers __7__. Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up, “Its me! Your __8__ is

back home!” The mother and daughter held each other, full of __9__ tears(眼淚). The daughter asked, “Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered __10__, “The door has never been locked since you left.”The door of parents love for their children will never be closed.

1. A. famous B. poor C. pretty

2. A. looking through B. looking after C. looking for

3. A. looks at B. puts up C. finds out

4. A. come back B. go back C. run back

5. A. photo B. words C. poster

6. A. pulled open B. unlocked C. knocked on

7. A. bathroom B. bedroom C. kitchen

8. A. son B. daughter C. grandchild

9. A. happy B. moody C. angry

10. A. politely B. exactly C. softly

Key(2)