11An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 1 all the time, watering and fertilizing them.One day a young man went by the 2 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 3 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 4 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You cant see these flowers. 5 are you busy taking care of them every day?”The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 6 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 7 I cant see these flowers, I can touch them. 8 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, thats 9 .”“Me? But you dont know me,” said the young man.“Yeah, its 10 that I dont know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody 11 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”The blind mans work opened our eyes, and 12 our hearts, which also made his life 13 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldnt 14 his wonderful music, but his music has 15 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isnt it one kind of happiness?1. A. flowers B. trees C. vegetables D. grass2. A. balcony B. kitchen C. garden D. study3. A. after B. as C. before D. if4. A. blind B. famous C. smart D. friendly5. A. What B. Who C. Why D. Which6. A. stories B. reasons C. excuses D. conclusions7. A. although B. since C. because D. unless8. A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth9. A. me B. you C. my mother D. my son10. A. true B. hard C. cool D. fair11. A. greets B. doubts C. meets D. knows12. A. broke B. hurt C. pleased D. treated13. A. emptier B. busier C. luckier D. happier14. A. write B. hear C. play D. believe15. A. changed B. affected C. discovered D. encouraged2：Agatha Christic would never forget the night when she met a robber (抢劫者) many years ago.That evening, she went to a birthday party which 1 until two oclock in the morning. Agatha walked in the 2 street alone. Suddenly from the back of a dark 3 a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good 4 , lady,” the man said in a low voice. “I dont think you wish to 5 here!” “What do you want?” “Your earrings. Take them off!”Agatha suddenly had a 6 idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar (衣领) of her overcoat while she used 7 hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly 8 them on the ground.“Take them and let me go,” she said. The robber thought that the girl didnt like the earrings at all, only trying to 9 the necklace. It would cost 10 , so he said, “Give me your necklace.”“Oh, sir. It doesnt 11 much. Please let me wear it.”“Im not that 12 , Quick!”With shaking 13 . Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber left, she picked up her earrings and ran as 14 as she could to one of her friends.The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost 15 six pounds.1. A. ended B. stayed C. stopped D. lasted2. A. busy B. quiet C. noisy D. wide3. A. part B. block C. building D. street4. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night5. A. die B. escape C. fight D. stay6. A. funny B. safe C. brave D. bright7. A. other B. others C. the other D. another8. A. handed B. threw C. passed D. put9. A. own B. keep C. have D. protect10. A. cheap B. expensive C. more D. less11. A. weigh B. take C. spend D. cost12. A. afraid B. angry C. silly D. bad13. A. hands B. feet C. head D. body14. A. much B. early C. carefully D. fast15. A. really B. already C. only D. hardly3：Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer. One day he was handed a piece of paper, a block of wood and four wheels; he was told to go home and 1 them all to “dad”. However, Gilberts mom knew that his dad wasnt good at making things and decided that she would read the 2 and let Gilbert do the work. A few days later the block of wood was turning into a car that Gilbert 3 named “Blue Lightning”. Then he and his mother went to a car race together. But when they 4 there, Gilbert found that his car was the only one that had not been made by a “father-son” partnership (合作).The race began. One by one the cars were knocked out until it 5 to the final between Gilbert and Jimmy. Just before the race, Gilbert asked 6 they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish. After a long minute, Gilbert said that he was 7 .People cheered as the race began. Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car racing down the road while Gilbert was surprised at the great 8 of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second 9 Jimmys. Gilbert jumped up and down with 10 Soon the club manager came over and asked him, “So, Gilbert, your wish was to 11 , right?” “