二、閱讀理解。

A（2014，鄂州）

Brave

Type：3DcartoonComedy

Runningtime：95minutes

Merida，aprincess，refusedtomarryapersonthatshedislikes.Thiscausestroubleforherfamily

andthewholecountry.Meridaturnstoawitch（女巫）forhelp.Indoingso，herfamilyandthe

countryareindanger.Meridamustsaveherfamilyandthecountrybeforeitistoolate.

TheGrey

Type：Action

Runningtime：117minutes

TheGreyisbasedontheshortstory“GhostWalker*171819writtenbyIanMackenzieJeffers.It'sabout

anumberofoilmenwhoareintroubleinAlaskaafteraplanecrash（空難）.Theyhavetofight

againstgreywolvesthatthreatentheirlives.

MirrorMirror

Type：Comedy

Runningtime：106minutes

YoumustknowthestoryofSnowW〃〃e.Wouldyouliketoseethisstoryagain?Cometosee

MirrorMirror.I^sacomedyaboutSnowWhite.LiiyCollinsandJuliaRobertsarethemain

actressesinthisinterestingmovie.

Chimpanzee

Type：Documentary

Runningtime：78minutes

ThismovieisdirectedbyAlastairFothergillandMarkLinfield.Ifsa2012naturedocumentary

filmaboutayoungchimpanzeenamedOscar.HeisaloneintheAfricanforestsuntilheisraised

byanotherchimpanzee.ThechimpanzeetakescareofOscarlikehisownchild.

16.Whichmovielaststhelongesttime?B

A?Brave.B.TheGrey.

C?Chimpanzee.D.MirrorMirror.

17?Whichstatementaboutthemoviesistrue?D

A?MirrorMirrorisdirectedbyLilyCollinsandJuliaRoberts.

B?TheGreydirectedbyIanMackenzieJeffersisbasedonashortstory.

C?Youcan*tseemanybeautifulnaturesightsinChimpanzee.

D-Braveisaboutaprincesswhoobeysherheart.

18-Whostarred（主演）inoneofthemovies?A

A?LilyCollinsandJuliaRoberts.

B?AlastairFothergillandMarkLinfield.

C?IanMackenzieJeffers.

D?Merida.

19?Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?C

A-Inanaturemagazine.

B-Inastorybook.

C?Inanentertainmentnewspaper.

D-Inasciencebook.

B（2014，臨沂）

Itisacoldanddrywintermorning.Whenyouwakeup，youfeelthatyourthroathurts.You

begintosneezeandlateryoumaycough.Youmusthaveacold!Waitamoment.Coulditjustbea

commoncoldortheflu（流感）that'sbeengoingaround?

Acoldgivesyouarunnynoseandcough.Butit*susuallyeasytodealwith.Sometake

medicinewhileothersdrinkherbalteaorchickensoup.Usuallyyoufeelbetterafteraweek.

Ontheotherhand?theflucanbemuchmoredangerous.ltusuallygivesyoufever.Sometimes

itcancausedeath.AccordingtoanAmericanmagazine?theworstflukilledabout50million

peoplefrom1918to1919.

Don*tworry.Ifyougetafluvaccine（疫苗），itcanstopyoufromgettingthevirus（病毒）.Flu

vaccinesworkbygivingthebodyasmallamountoffluviruses.Thiscausesyourbodytodevelop

antibodies（抗體）.Sonexttimeyougettheflu，theantibodiesshouldhelpyou.

Thefluviruschangeseveryfewyears.Therefore，therearesomanytypesofflu?suchas

H1N1andH5Nl.Theantibodiesforonetypeofflucan'thelpusagainstalltypesofflu.That'swhy

weneedtogetthevaccineeveryyear.

However，goodhealthhabitsmayalsohelpstopyoudevelopingacoldorflu.Washingyour

handsoftenhelpsstopyoufromgettingviruses.ltisalsoimportanttogetregularexerciseandeat

healthyfood.Allthesecanhelpyoustrengthenyourimmunesystem（增強免疫系統）.

20-Accordingtothepassage，whichisTRUEoftheflu?D

A-Itfirsthappenedin1919.

B?Itusuallydoesn'tgiveyoufever.

C-Itiseasytodealwith.

D-Itcankillpeoplesometimes.

21-Ifyougetafluvaccine，C.

A?itcan*tstopyoufromgettingthefluvirus

B?itwon'tcauseyourbodytodevelopantibodies

C?yourbodywilldevelopantibodies

D?yourbodywillgetalargeamountoffluviruses

22?WeneedtogetafluvaccineeveryyearbecauseB.

A?weprobablyhaveacoldinwinter

B?thefluviruschangeseveryfewyears

C?thefluisverydangerous

D?youdon'tneedtotakeanymedicineafterthat

23-ThefollowingwayscanhelpstopthefluEXCEPTA.

A?stayingindoors

B?gettingregularexercise

C?eatinghealthyfood

D?washingyourhandsoften

C（2014，襄陽）

Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?Trysomeofthese

places：

Visitartmuseums.Theyofferdifferentkindsofactivitiestoexciteyourkids*interest.Many

offerworkshopsformakingland-madepieces?travelingexhibitions，booksigningsbychildren's

favoritewriter?andevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.

Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfrom

dinosaur（恐龍）modelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Also，askwhatkindof

workshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialthingsthatarecoming

up.

GotoaYoutheater.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildrenandfamily

visitors.Pre-showplayshopsareconducted（開1殳）byareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscan

discoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet（木偶）makingandstagemake-up（舞臺化妝）are

justtwospecialofferingsyoumightfind.

Tryhands?onscience?Visitoneofthehands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.These

scienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandadultsalike.They'llkeepyourchildactivethewhole

daywhilepushingbuttons（按鈕）experimentingandbuilding.Wheneveryoneistiredenjoyafun

familyscienceshow?commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.

24-Ifachildisinterestedinanimalsandplants，hewillprobablyvisitC.

A?aYoutheater

B?anartmuseum

C?anaturalhistorymuseum

D?ahands-onsciencemuseum

25,KidscanCataYoutheater.

A?lookatrockcollections

B?seedinosaurmodels

C?watchpuppetmaking

D-giveperformances

26-Theunderlinedphrase“hands-onscience“inthelastparagraphmeansA.

A?learningsciencebydoingthings

B?sciencegamesdesignedbykids

C?ashowofkids*sciencework

D?readingsciencebook

27?ThispassageprobablycomesfromB.

A?asciencetextbookB.amuseumguide

C?atouristmapD.anewsreport

D（2014，南京）

Asastudent，Iwasmostafraidtoanswerquestionsinclass?andIfoundthatthestudents

aroundwerejustlikeme.Atthebeginningofeachclass?whentheteacheraskedaquestion?I

alwaysloweredmyheadbecauseIwasafraidthattheteachersawme.

Oneday，inaforeignlanguageclass?Mr.Blackgaveusalesson.Hewantedustobeactivein

classsoheaskedussomequestionsbutnooneanswered/'Letmetellyouastoryfirsthesaid.

“WhenIcametotheUnitedStatestostudy?theuniversityofteninvitedfamouspeopleto

makespeeches.Beforethebeginningofeveryspeech，Ifoundaninterestingthing.Thestudents

aroundmealwaystookacardboardfblded（*斤疊的）inhalf，wrotetheirnamesinboldwiththe

mosteye-catchingcolor，andthenplacedthecardboardontheseat.Sowhenthespeakerneeded

theanswersfromthestudents，hecouldseeandcallalistener'snamedirectly.

“Icouldn'tunderstandthat.Myclassmatetoldmethespeakerswerealltoppeople，who

meantchances.Whenyouranswerwastohissurprise?itmeanthemightgiveyoumorechances.In

fact，Ireallysawafewstudentsgotgreatchancesbecauseofthat.”

Afterlisteningtothestory?Iunderstoodthatthechancewillnotfindyouitself.Youmust

showyourselfailthetimesothatyoucanfindachanceonthecard.

28-WhatdidMr.Blackwantthestudentstodoinhisclass?C

A?Readloudly.

B?Takenotescarefully.

C?Beactive.

D?Listentohimquietly.

29?Howdidthewriter'sclassmatesbehavewhentheywereaskedquestions?D

A?Theyraisedtheirhands.

B?Theyshooktheirheads.

C?Theyclosedtheireyes.

D?Theyloweredtheirheads.

30-Howdidthespeakergettoknowthestudents*names?B

A?Hegotthemfromthecomputer.

B?Hesawthecardboardsontheseats.

C?Heaskedthestudentsfortheirnames.

D-Hegotthemfromthenamelistontheteacher'sdesk.

31?Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?D

A?Doingasothersdoisnecessary.

B?Answeringquestionsbravelyiseasy.

C?Attractingothers*attentionisinteresting.

D?Showingyourselfbravelycanwinchances.

E（2014，泰州）

Whatdoyoudoinasituationlikethis?YouYecallingdinnerwithfriendsatanice

restaurant.You'rehavingagreattimewhenaphoneringsatthetablenexttoyou.Amantakesout

hisphoneandstartstalkingloudlyaboutproblemshe'shavingwithhisgirlfriend.Hetalksfor

almosttenminutes!Thishappensallthetime—onbuses，inrestaurants?everywhere!

Manypeoplefindcellphonesusefulintheirdailylives.Butwe'veallsatnexttosomeone

talkingtooloudlyonacellphone.Youmaywanttotelltheloudmouthtoendtheconversation，but

letthemanagementtakecareofthosenoisycustomers.Youcanonlycontrolyourown

behavior.Hereareafewrules：

Offmeansoff!Followtherulesofrestaurantsandotherpublicplaces.Ifasignsays“turnoff

cellphones"，don'tuseyourphone.Ifyouareallowed，speaksoftlyandforashorttimeandtryto

moveawayformotherpeople.

Lightsoff，phoneoff!Nevermakecallsinatheateroratthemovies.

Payattention!Talkingonacellphonewhiledrivingisdangerous.Andwatchwhereyou're

goingwhenyou'rewalkingdownthestreetsandtalkingonthephone.

Asmorepeopleusecellphones，thingsareonlygoingtogetworse.So‘thenextlimeyou're

gettingreadytomakeacall，stopandconsiderthepeoplearoundyou.

32?ThemantalkingonthecellphoneloudlyintherestaurantwillC.

A?talkforhalfanhour

B?paymoreforhismeal

C?makeothercustomersangry

D?bedrivenoutbytheboss

33,SomepeopleusecellphonesinarudewaybecauseA.

A?theydon*tconsiderthepeoplearoundthem

B?somepublicplacesallowthemtodoso

C?theyareproudofhavingcellphones

D?cellphonesarecommonandavailableeverywhere

34?Accordingtothepassage，weshouldn'tmakecallsC.

A?inrestaurantsB.onbuses

C?atthemoviesD.onthestreet

35-Fromthepassagewecaninfer（推斷）thatB.

A?cellphoneshavebecomethemostusefultoolinourlife

B?publicmannersplayanimportantroleinourlife

C?cellphonesleadtopeople'sbadrelationship

D?peopleoughttotumcellphonesoffinapublicplaces

組合訓練（三）

一、完形填空。（2014，隨州）

InAugustof2001?AppleComputerbecamethemostpopularcompanyinthe

world.HoweverSteveJobsdidnotgeltoenjoythe1becausehewasinbadhealthbecauseof

cancers.Ofcourse，anyotherpersoncouldn't2thebestmedicalcarethathehadgot?

includingalivertransplant（肝臟移植）.

IthinkStevewasagreat3leader.Afterlearningabouthisdeath，Idecidedtofindout

moreaboutSteveandsharewhatIhave4.

Insomeways，hewasnotmuchdifferentfromyouand5.Hewasraised§a

workingclassparents.Growinguphewasenergetictoolandfun-loving.However，hewas7.

Hewasveryclever.Likeanyothersinglechild，hewas8withfewfriends，anddidnot

knowhowtosharehappiness.Hecouldn'tgetonwellwith9.Hedidn*tknowhowtomake

friends.Butluckily，hiswifewasstrongenoughto10him.HeinventedApple?hadachildand

finallybecame11andfamous.

HebecametheCEOofAppleagainin1997whenthebusinesswasbad.Heandhisteam

workeddayandnighttoturnthisaround.Sometimeshewould12someoneinthemiddleof

thenightaboutagreatideahe13.Hewasahard-workingworker.In2004hehadbeeninbad

health.In2009hehadalivertransplant.OnOctober5th?2011,he14.

Moneydoesnotmeanmuchifyoudonothavegood15.Healthismoreimportantthan

materialsuccess.

1?A.successB.sadnessC.decisionD.work

2?A.giveB.affordC.takeD.offer

3?A.schoolB.shop

C-businessD.factory

4?A.heardB.read

C?talkedD.learned

5?A.IB.myC.myselfD.me

6?A.inB.byC.fromD.with

7?A.thesameB.stupid

C?differentD.outgoing

8?A.quietB.happyC.cuteD.cool

9-A.anotherB.othersC.theothersD.other

10?A.sitB.hateC.standD.love

11?A.richB.poor

C-strongD.friendly

12?A.sayB.callC.watchD.hear

13?A.cameoutB.cameupwith

C?caughtupD.pickedup

14?A.gotwellB.arrivedin

C-passedawayD.camein

15?A.timeB.life

C-familyD.health

二、閱讀理解。

A（2014,南京）

MyfavouritebookisAFriendLikeHenryksabouthowafamilydoghelpsaboydeal

withhisautism（自1引癥）.WhenIfeltsad?mybestfriendgavemethebook.Ittookme

LiMei

throughdepression（壓抑），heartbreakandjoy.ltmademebecomestrong.It*sworth

reading.!hopeyoucanreadit.

Readingintheholidayisaninterestingthing.TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea

Tonyismyfavouritebook.It'saboutacaptain'stravelunderthesea.Thestoryisvery

interestingandthepicturesarefantastic.Thisbookcanmakeyourelaxed.

IlikereadingtheFourGreatClassicalNovelsofChinaalthoughFmaforeignerfrom

Sydney.Ican*twaittointroduceTheRomanceoftheThreeKingdomstoyou.Ittaught

Mary

mealotaboutthethreekingdomsofWei，ShuandWu.Ifyouareinterestedinhistory，

don'tmissit.

MyparentsoftensendmemanybooksbecauseI'mstudyinginEngland

now.Inmyopinion，TheLittlePrinceisthebestone.Inthisbook，ayoung

Mo

princefallstoEarthfromasmallplanetandexperiencesalot.It'snotjusta

Xiaotian

fictionstory，buttellsusaboutthecorrectvalues.IfyoureadtheEnglish

version?youcanalsolearnsomebeautifulsentences.

16,LiMeigotthebookfromC.

A?herteacherB.herparents

C?herfriendD.herclassmate

17-ThebookAFriendLikeHenrymadeLiMeibecomeA.

A-strongB.depressed

C?heartbrokenD.sad

18-WhichbookcanyouchooseifyouwanttolearnaboutChinesehistory?B

A?AFriendLikeHenry.

B?TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.

C?TheLittlePrince.

D?TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea.

19?Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?D

A-MyFriendsB.LifeAbroad

C?BooksICollectD.MyFavouriteBook

B（2014,丹東）

ConfuciusisthegreatestteacherinChinesehistory.HewasbomonSeptember28，

55IBC（公元前）intheKingdomofLunntoday'sShandongProvince.Whenhewasyoung，heand

hismotherhadahardlife.Attheageoffifteen，hebegantolearnmusic?andhedidwellinit.Then

hewentonlearningothersubjects.Whenhewasthirty，hebecameateacher.Hestartedhisown

school.Hebelievedeveryoneshouldhaveachancetogeteducationwhethertheywererichor

poor.Hehadabout3，000studentsandmanyofthembecamefamous.

ChineseseeConfuciusasthegreatestthinkerandalsothegreatestteacher.Hismostimportant

ideasarekindnessandgoodmanners.Hesaidyoungpeopleshouldtakecareoftheold.People

shouldstopthinkingofthemselvesandworkforothers.Hisideasarearoundinpeople'severyday

life.Todaypeoplecanstillhearthem，andtheygofarintoeastandsouthAsia.

20-ConfuciuswasbornC.

A?inSichuanProvince

B.onAugust28

C.intheKingdomofLu

D.about1500yearsago

21.ConfuciuswasgoodatAwhenhewasfifteen.

A?musicB.Chinese

C?mathD.othersubjects

22-Asateacher，ConfuciusthoughtthatCcouldgeteducation.

A?onlytherich

B.onlythepoor

C.notonlythe

richbutalsothepoor

D.neithertherichnorthepoor

23?Whichofthefollowingisn'tConfucius*idea?D

A?Beingkind.

B?Lookingaftertheold.

C?Workingforothers.

D.Thinkingofourselves.

C（2014，武漢）

Almostallculturescelebratetheendofoneyearandthebeginningofanotherinsome

way.Dilferentculturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferentways?andatdifferent

timesonthecalendar.

InWesterncountries，peopleusuallycelebrateNewYearatmidnightonDecember31st—

January1st.Peoplemaygotoparties?sometimesdressedinformal（正式的）clothes，andtheymay

drinkchampagne（香檳）atmidnight.Duringthefirstminutesofthenewyear，peoplecheerand

wisheachotherhappinessfortheyearahead.Butsomeculturesprefertocelebratethenewyearby

wakingupearlytowatchthesunrise.Theywelcomethenewyearwiththefirstlightofthe

sunrise.

Manyculturesalsodospecialthingstogetridof（擺脫）badluckatthebeginningofanew

year.Forexample?inEcuador?familiesmakeabigdollfromoldclothes.Thedollisfilledwithold

newspapersandfirecrackers.Atmidnight?thesedollsareburnedtoshowthebadthingsfromthe

pastyeararegoneandthenewyearcanstartafresh（重新）.Othercommontraditionstokeepaway

badluckinanewyearincludethrowingthingsintoriversortheocean，orsayingspecialthingson

thefirstdayofthenewyear.

OtherNewYeartraditionsarefollowedtobringgoodluckinthenewyear.Onewidespread

SpanishtraditionforgoodluckistoeatgrapesonNewYear'sDay.Themoregrapesapersoneats?

themoregoodluckthepersonwillhaveintheyear.InFrance，peopleeatpancakesforgoodluck

atNewYear.IntheUnitedStates?somepeopleeatblack-eyedpeasforgoodluck—buttogetgood

luckforawholeyearyouhavetoeat365ofthem!

24?ThereadingismainlyaboutB.

A-themeaningof"HappyNewYear!”

B?severaldifferentNewYeartraditions

C?whattoeatonNewYear'sDay

D?whypeopledressupnicelyonNewYear'sDay

25?It'sclearthatA.

A-someculturescelebrateNewYearinthemorning

B?theWesternpeoplecelebrateNewYearonlyonNewYear'sDay

C?peopleinEcuadorgotopartiesonDecember31st-January1st

D?noculturesdospecialthingstocelebrateNewYear

26-TohaveahappynewyearC.

A?friendstalktoeachotherinspecialways

B?familiesmakebigdollsfilledwitholdclothes

C?somepeoplegetupearlytowatchthesunrise

D?Europeanseat365grapesonNewYear'sDay

27?Wheneatingblack-eyedpeasonNewYear'sDay，peoplethinkA.

A?onepeabringsonedayofluck

B?black-eyedpeasarethebestmedicine

C?thepeasaretooblackandtastebad

D?thepeasarehelpfultocountnumbers

D（2014，德州）

MinSunwithanothernameofZiqianwasafamousmaninthestateofLuduringtheSpring

andAutumnPeriod.HewasastudentofConfucius.AmongallstudentsofConfucius，hewas

comparedwithYanYuan.MinSun'smotherdiedveryearly.Laterhisfathertookanotherwife，who

gavebirthtwosons.ThestepmothermistreatedMinSuninwinter'whiletwoyoungerbrothers

worewarmclothesmadeofcotton.MinSunonlyworeclothesmadeofreedcatkins（蘆花）.

Oneday,hefollowedhisfathertogoout.Whenpullingthechariot（馬車）‘MinSunfeltso

coldthathedroppedtheropeontotheground.Thenhisfatherbeathim.Justthenthereedcatkins

flewoutfromthebrokenclothesandhisfatherknewthatMinSunwasmistreated.Hewasvery

angry.

Afterthefatherreturnedhome，hewantedtodivorce（休掉）hiswife.MinSunfellonhis

kneesandbeggedhisfathertoforgivehisstepmother.Hesaid，”IfMotherstaysathome，onlyI

myselfhavetostandcold.ButifyoudivorceMother，allthreechildrenhavetosufferfromcold.”

HisfatherwasdeeplymovedandtookMinSun'sadvice.Thestepmotherheardofthis、felt

sorryandknewhermistakes.Fromthenon，shetreatedMinSunasherownson.

28?HowmanychildrenwerethereinMinSun'sfamily?C

A?One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

29?Theunderlinedword^mistreated^inthepassagemeans"C

A-對待B.款待C.虐待D.善待

30-WhywasMinSun'sfatherstillangryafterbeatinghim?D

A?BecauseMinSunwentoutwithhim.

B?BecauseMinSunfeltverycold.

C?BecauseMinSundroppedtherope.

D-BecauseMinSunwasmistreated.

31?Whichofthefollowingisright?B

A?MinSunwasnotasexcellentasYanYuan.

B?MinSun'sfatherforgavehiswife.

C?MinSun'sfatherdivorcedhiswife.

D?MinSun'sstepmotherwasalwayskind.

E（2014，濱州）

Whatdoyothinkofautalkingkitchen”？AFrenchDigitalKitchenhasbeendevelopedat

NewcastleUniversityintheUK.ItteachesstudentshowtocookFrenchfoodandspeakFrenchat

thesametime.Forthefirsttime?studentscanlearnthelanguagebythefollowingcookingsteps.

Allgrammarandvocabularyhavebeencarefullychosentomakesuretheuserscan

understandFrenchwell.Afterlearningforsometimetheuserscantestthemselvesbydoingashort

testonthecomputer.

ThekitchenprojectwasstartedbyprofessorPaulSeedhouse.Hebecameinterestedintheidea

afterhevisitedanotherkindoftalkingkitchen.Hesaid「'ThepurposeoftheFrenchDigital

Kitchenistomakelearningalanguagemoreinterestingandmoreeducational.,,

Howdoesthekitchenwork?Thereisacomputerinthekitchen.Withthiscomputer，theusers

canfirstchooseaFrenchrecipethattheywanttofollow.Usinginformationinthecomputer?the

kitchenstarttoguidetheusershowtomakeaFrenchdish.Ifyoufollowtheinstructionsonthe

computer，itmovesontothenext.Ifyougowrong，theprogramgoesbackandrepeatstherecipe

orinformation.Atanytime?theuserscanaskthekitchentorepeattherecipeoranyinformation.

Thenewkitchencanbeusedinschools，universitiesandevenpeople'shomes.The

researcherscanalsobedevelopingtheEuropeanDigitalKitchen，forthenextthreeyears.

32?Afterreadingthepassage，weknowthedigitalkitchenB.

A-isautalkingkitchen”

B?teachesstudentsFrench

C?wasdevelopedinFrance

D?cooksallfoodforpeople

33-Paragraph3ismainlytellsusaboutD.

A?howthekitchenworks

B?wherethekitchencanbeused

C?whenthekitchencanbebought

D?whythekitchenprojectwasstarted

34?Iftheuserdon'tfollowtheinstructiononthecomputer，thekitchenC.

A?chooseanotherrecipe

B?goestothenextstep

C?repeatstherecipeorinformation

D?stopsworkingatonce

35-ThepassageiswrittentoB.

A-showyouhowcomputerworks

B?introduceaFrenchKitchen

C?teachyouhowtocookFrenchfood

D?tellyoutheimportanceoflanguagelearning

組合訓練（四）

一、完形填空。

Martinisafifteen-year-oldboy.Heusedtobeauproblemchild"，butarecent1withhis

motherchangedhislife.Hedidn'tusetogivehismothermanyproblems.2，afterhisfather's

deathafewyearsago?Martin'slifebecame3moredifficult.Hismothercouldn'taffordtopay

forherchild'seducation.Todothis?she4work，andshewasoftennotathome.

Hismotherlookedafterhimas5asshecould.Unfortunately，Martinstillcaused

problems.Hewasnot6instudyingandheoftengotintotrouble.Luckily，hismotherwas

very7anddidn'tgiveuptryingtohelphim.Intheend?she8adifficultdecision:tosend

himtoaboys'boardingschool.Martinhateditandusedtocausealotoftrouble.

Oneday，hetoldhisteacherhewantedtoleavetheschool.Theteachersaiditwasnecessary

forMartinto9withhismother.Martincalledhismother，buttohis10，thisphonecall

changedhislife."Itwasexactly11Ineededhesaid."Mymotherhelpedmetounderstand

howmuchshehadgivenme.Shealsotoldmethateventhoughmyfatherwasnolongerwithus，

hewas12meandwouldalwaystakeprideineverythinggoodIdo.ThafswhyIdecidedto

change.Irealizethat13myfatherdied，Ihavebeenafraidofbeingalone，andhavetriedto

makemymotherpaymoreattentiontome.,,

NowMartinhas14changed.Hehasbeenworkinghardandisnowoneofthebest

studentsinhisclass.Howwasheabletochange?Hismothers15helpedhimtofeelgood

abouthimself.

1?A.conversationB.report

C?surveyD.speech

2?A.SoB.But

C?ThereforeD.However

3?A.veryB.manyC.muchD.too

4-A.couldB.hadto

C?shouldD.would

5-A.soonB.quicklyC.wellD.good

6-A.pleasedB.tired

C?boredD.interested

7?A.worriedB.patient

C?carefulD.serious

8-A.madeB.took

C?gotD.thought

9-A.argueB.sayC.discussD.talk

10?A.surprisedB.surprising

C-surpriseD.surprises

11?A.whichB.whatC.thatD.how

12?A.seeingB.noticing

C?helpingD.watching

13?A.sinceB.beforeC.afterD.when

14?A.alwaysB.hardlyC.reallyD.just

15?A