Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What a unlucky man he was!
1.Mr Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
A. he like to
B. his wife told him to
C. he broke his left leg
D. he had to
2.Mr. Smith felt ______ on Christmas Day.
A. happy B. sad
C. better D. well
3.Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
A. at home B. at a party
C. in hospital D. outside hospital
完型填空(共15小题,每小题1分,计15分)
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she wasn’t able to see anything. In fact, she ____ nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always ___ to help her. She often told her boyfriend, “ If I could see the ____ , I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of ____ to her. When the bandages(绷带) came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the ____ time. He asked her, “ Now that you could see everything, will you ____ me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was ___ . She had never hoped that. She wouldn’t like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she ___ to marry him. Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a ____ to her, saying, “ My dear, take good care of your eyes. ___ they are yours, they were mine.”
This is how the human brain(人脑) often works when our status(地位) changes. Only a very few remember what ____ was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain(抱怨) about ___ of your food, think of someone who has nothing to _____ . Before you complain about your old ___ , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So____ what you have and don’t forget your past.
1.A. forgot B. loved C. disliked D. thanked
2.A. ready B. unhappy C. angry D. sad
3.A. sight B. world C. earth D. people
4.A. shoes B. glasses C. trousers D. eyes
5.A. first B. second C. next D. last
6.A. follow B. love C. marry D. see
7.A. ugly B. sick C. short D. blind
8.A. decided B. agreed C. refused(拒绝) D. wanted
9.A. diary B. note C. song D. story
10.A. Before B. After C. Once D. Since
11.A. mind B. work C. school D. life
12.A. taste B. size C. color D. shape
13.A. do B. wear C. eat D. make
14.A. food B. house C. clothes D. bus
15.A. spend B. enjoy C. pay D. take
Would you please _ _______ the children ________ with snake?
A. to ask; not to play
B. ask; not to play
C. ask; not play
D. ask; don’t play
----Is that book so boring?
---- ______________. You can know a lot about birds.
A. Yes, you’re right.
B. I’m afraid so.
C. Not at all.
D. Of course.
_____ important for us _____wild animals and birds.
A. It; protect
B. It; protecting
C. It’s; to protect
D. They’re; protect
I find _____ not easy to answer this question in English.
A. that B. it
C. them D. this