Yesterday my son and I went to the grocery store. In front of us         was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking         broke the mother’s heart. “I’m sorry, honey, but we have no money to buy it.”

My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he had been raking leaves in our garden to         himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the         , he ran to the candy counter and bought a box of Smarties with his money. Then he ran out after the little girl and her mother, and gave them the         . He came back and told me what he told them, “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you         .”

I was so excited         I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him, and that was for his act of generosity because he gave his own Smarties to others. Quickly, he         , “But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it.” I explained, “When you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t         get anything, but when you do get something you should be very         .”

1.A. in order  B. in line      C. in place    D. in control

2. A. almost      B. hardly        C. seldom       D. never

3. A. buy        B. pay         C. provide    D. raise

4.A. store        B. house       C. mall        D. centre

5.A. money      B. box        C. leaves      D. bike

6.A. happy       B. smart       C. sweet      D. lovely

7. A. and        B. as          C. that        D. but

8.A. replied      B. told         C. lied       D. talked

9.A. answer to    B. apply to     C. expect to    D. turn to

10.A. hopeful     B. wonderful    C. thankful    D. helpful

— She sold her treasures to cure her mother’s illness, even though it was

her own wishes.

— It’s so kind _____ her.

A. against; of B. above; of

C. on; for  D. for; for

— He has to stay in Thailand for one more week because his passport and ID card were stolen.

— ___________________.

A. Forget it         B. It doesn’t matter

C. I’m sorry to hear that D. Great

— It’s convenient to travel from Ezhou to Wuhan by taking the newly-built green railway.

— Yes. It’s said that ________________ is enough.

A. fifteen minutes drive      B. fifteen-minutes drive

C. fifteen minute’s drive   D. fifteen minutes’ drive

— A new shop ____________ for a week nearby. Let’s have a look there.

— Good idea. But it doesn’t ______ on Mondays.

A. opened; opened      B. has been opened; open

C. has opened; openedD. has been open; open

—The meeting ___________ because of the smog in Northern China last week.

— Oh, it’s too bad! We should take action to improve the air quality.

A. put out  B. was put out

C. put off     D. was put off

— The World Cup is coming. I won’t _______ any game!

— I’m looking forward to _______ every match of it, too.

A. miss; to watchB. miss; watching

C. to miss; watchD. to miss; watched

— Everyone must __________ the security check (安检) before getting on the plane at the airport.

— Yes. It’s necessary to ensure the passengers’ safety.

A. get through B. get across

C. go through  D. go across

— Where is the School English Speech Contest going to be held tonight?

— I’m not sure. Is it in the hall _____ can hold 300 people?

A. where    B. what      

C. that         D. when

— Do you come to South Korea for the ________ of seeing your family or doing business?

— I come here on business.

A. interest  B. benefit 

C. purpose  D. thought