一、完形填空
A
A man had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. He ____1____ warm milk. It would not come down.
The tree was not ____2____ enough to climb, so the man decided that if he tied a rope to his car and pulled it until the tree bent down, he could then ____3____ and get the kitten.
That's what he did, all the while checking his progress in the car. He then thought if he went just a little bit ____4____, the tree would be bent low enough for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke.
The tree went "boing!" and the kitten was nowhere to be found.
The man felt ____5____. He asked people he met if they'd seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had.
A few ____6____ later he met a neighbor at the store. He happened to look into her shopping basket and was surprised to see cat food.
This woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, "____7____ are you buying cat food?" She replied, "You won't believe this," and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, ____8____ she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, "Well, I'll let you keep a cat if it falls from the ____9____."
She told the man, "I watched my child go out in the yard, and look straight into the sky. And really, ____10____ won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying through the air, and landed right in front of her."
1. A. left
B. offered
C. threw
D. drank
2. A. tall
B. old
C. close
D. strong
3. A. pick up
B. look up
C. reach up
D. climb up
4. A. faster
B. higher
C. nearer
D. further
5. A. sick
B. bored
C. funny
D. terrible
6. A. hours
B. days
C. weeks
D. years
7. A. Why
B. How
C. When
D. Where
8. A. so
B. or
C. but
D. until
9. A. sky
B. tree
C. wall
D. building
10. A. he
B. you
C. she
D. they

B
Life is not easy, so I'd like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself."
When I was a young boy, I was $\underline{11}$ shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often $\underline{12}$ me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, $\underline{13}$ happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to $\underline{14}$ it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.
"Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to $\underline{15}$ the contest." Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic "Believe in yourself". I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 $\underline{16}$. With my mother's great love, I did $\underline{17}$ in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won first place. I heard the cheers $\underline{18}$ the teachers and the students. Those classmates who once looked down on(看不起)me, now all said "$\underline{19}$" to me. My mother hugged(拥抱)me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell $\underline{20}$ to be sure and I will find myself. This is not only for a person but also for a country.
11. A. too B. so
C. quite D. very
12. A. looked for B. looked after
C. caught up with D. laughed at
13. A. nothing B. something
C. everything D. anything
14. A. take part in B. join
C. get D. make
15. A. lose B. win
C. pass D. beat
16. A. words B. topics
C. times D. sentences
17. A. well B. good
C. bad D. weak
18. A. for B. at
C. from D. to
19. A. Good luck B. Best wishes
C. Thank you D. Congratulations
20. A. us B. me
C. mine D. myself