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A
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s 36 , she said she would go. This would be the 37 time that his classmates and teacher 38 his mother and he felt 39 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that 40 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 41 why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were 42 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 43 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and 44 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 45 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 46 ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied,“ 47 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 48 afraid to go in because the fire was 49 ,so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was __50 __ senseless (失去知觉) but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __ 51__ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never __ 52___ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his 53 with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt great 54 from his mother. He held her hand 55 for the rest of the day.
36.A. comfort B. excitement C. joy D. upset
37.A. last B. first C. second D. third
38.A.noticed B. greeted C. met D. accepted
39.A. grateful B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
40. A. covered B. passed C. experienced D. flowed
41. A. talk about B. go through C. set down D. rely on
42. A. surprised B. impressed C. excited D. judged
43. A. in sight of B. by means of C. in view of D. in spite of
44. A. enjoyed B. protected C. hid D. dressed
45. A. understanding B. hearing C. packing D. learning
46. A. officially B. happily C. carefully D. coldly
47. A. Because B. When C. Since D. Although
48. A. so B. much C. quite D. too
49. A. out of control B. out of sight C. in ruins D. in power
50. A. shocked B. ignored C. knocked D. settled
51. A. washed B. touched C. swapped D. buried
52. A. regretted B. forecasted C. considered D. organized
53. A. teacher B. classmate C. desk D. mother
54. A. help B. love C. gift D. hope
55. A. loosely B. gradually C. tightly D. suddenly
B
There was once a lazy crow(乌鸦).He thought it was too much trouble to__36___food. “Caw! Caw!” he said. “If someone brought me my food every day, I’d be very___37_____!”
One day, he saw a(n)___38___pigeon(鸽子)flying by. “How happy and well-fed it looks,” the crow said to himself. So the craw __39__the pigeon until they came to a ___40__.There were some other __41__there too. Before long ,an old man came along and brought them a large bag of food. When the man had gone, the crow flew over to the pigeons. “Caw! Caw! ”said he. “Can I __42_you?”
“No, you can’t !”__43_the pigeons angrily . “We don’t know you.”
The crow went home feeling__44__.But he suddenly had a(n)__45_. “I’ll paint my ___46_grey,”he said , “and then the pigeons will __47__I am one of them.” After he finished the painting, he flew off to the park and was __48__by the pigeons. The crow was so hungry that he got very excited at the food. “Caw! Caw! Give lots to me!” he said loudly.__49__,the pigeons found he was a crow. They flew after him and made him___50__.
Sadly, the crow flew to his own forest. But when his old friends ,the other crows saw him, they asked him to__51__.They did not __52_him because of his grey-painted feathers. So the crow felt __53__than before .His own __54__did not want him, and __55__ would the pigeons let him into their group.
“What looks easier isn’t always so.” the crow said to himself.”I wish I had never painted my feathers grey!”
36.A.pick out B. hand in C. put away D. look for
37.A.lovely B. happy C. pretty D. healthy
38.A. fat B. funny C. boring D. old
39.A.caught B. taught C. protected D. followed
40.A. square B. forest C. park D. house
41.A.men B. pigeons C. crows D. visitors
42.A. join B. see C. help D. believe
43.A. explained B. advised C. shouted D. continued
44.A. sad B. asleep C. lucky D. tired
45.A.choice B. accident C. change D. idea
46.A. feathers B. feet C. head D. legs
47.A. hope B. guess C. think D. understand
48.A.attacked B. welcomed C. noticed D. discovered
49.A.Strangely B. Interestingly C. Finally D. Suddenly
50.A.wait B. leave C. cry D. stop
51.A.hurry up B. go away C. set off D. give up
52.A.miss B. forget C. like D. know
53.A. worse B. busier C. colder D. stronger
54.A.brothers B. friends C. parents D. sisters
55.A. nothing B. not C. nor D. no
C
A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful 36 , and knowing her husband could 37 it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the 38 , her husband told her how 39 he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He 40 her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and 41 a Bible. 42 , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so 43 that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very 44 in business. She_45__large companies. She realized her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to 46 him. She wrote a letter but soon received a ___47___ telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions to her. She needed to come back and 48 things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness 49 her heart. She saw the still new 50 , just as she had left it years before. With 51 , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring 52 from the Bible to the floor and a 53 could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And