【正文】 B． the other C． another D． others （ 4） A rich man asked a wise old man how to make his son give up his bad habits． The old man took the boy 1 a walk through a garden． He stopped suddenly． and 2 the boy to pull up a small plant growing there． The boy pulled it up 3 ． The old man then asked him to pull up a little bigger plant． The boy pulled hard， and the plant 4 ． “ Now pull up that one，” said the old man， 5 a bush． The boy did his best， and pulled it up 6 ． “ Now take this one out， ” said the old man， pointing to a big tree． The boy put his 7 around the tree and tried to pull it up． But he 8 ． He couldn39。t pull it this time． “ It39。s impossible．” said the boy． He was tired． “ It39。s 9 as your bad habits，” said the old man．“ When they39。re young， it39。s easy to pull them up， 10 when they grow up you can39。t uproot (根除 ) them so easily． These words changed the boy39。s life． 1． A． with B． for C． in D． at 2． A． kept B． 1et C． made D． asked 3． A． hard B． happily C． easily D． sadly 4． A． work out B． put out C． turn out D． came out 5． A． pointing to B． 1ooking at C． paring with D． finding out 6． A． really B． firstly C． finally D． hardly 7． A． feet B． arms C． hands D． 1egs 8． A． succeeded B． failed C． plained D． fell 9． A． the same B． different C． unusual D． interesting 10． A． and B． or C． but D so （ 5） Whenever the sun rose and the blue sky came up， my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house． Walking together， my father and I used to have a 1ot of conversations through which I 1earned 1 from his experiences． He always told me，“ You 2 have goals like climbing the mountain．” Without the mountainclimbing that we both 3 ， we couldn39。t have enough time to spend together， because my father was very 4 ． I really got a lot from the mountainclimbing． It gave me time to 5 with my father and to be in deep thought 6 develop my patience． Once we climbed a very high mountain． It was so challenging for me 7 I was only ten years old． During the first few hours of climbing， I enjoyed the flowers and trees， and the bird39。s singing． But as time passed， I got pains in both of my legs． I wanted to 8 climbing． But my father said to me，“ You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain， but you can39。t see it 9 reaching the top． Only there can you see all of the nice things， which is just like your life．” At that time， I was too young to understand his 10 ． But later after that， I got to know the meaning of hope in life． I found myself standing at the top of the mountain， and the sky was as clear as crystal (水晶 )． 1． A． classes B． tests C． 1essons D． news 2． A． can B． may C． would D． should 3． A． spent B． enjoyed C． hoped D． kept 4． A． busy B． 1azy C． weak D． free 5． A． play B． work C． talk D． study 6． A． as much as B． as soon as C． as long as D． as well as 7． A． though B． because C． and D． but 8． A． put up B． take up C． get up D． give up 9． A． after B． when C． before D． since 10． A． stories B． words C． pictures D． 1essons （ 6） Today we buried our 20yearold son． He was 1 in an accident on Friday night． How I wish I had told him：“ Jim， I love you， and I39。m so proud of you．” I would have taken time to appreciate (欣賞 ) his beautiful smile， the 2 of his laughter and his true love of people． When you 3 his good points， you fet about the radio that was always too loud． the haircut that wasn39。t to our liking， the 4 socks under the bed． It really doesn39。t matter much now． I won39。t get another chance to 5 my son all I would have wanted him to hear， but you have a (n) 6 ． Tell your family and friends what you would want them to hear if you knew it would be your last talk． The 7 time I talked to Jim was the day he died． He called me to say：“ Hi， Morn! I just called 8 say I love you． Got to go to work． Bye．” He gave me something to treasure (珍視 ) forever． If there is any positive effect of Jim39。s 9 ， maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to make people， especially families， 10 the time to let each other know just how much they care． You may never have another chance． Do it today! 1． A． saved B． injured C． killed D． hurt 2． A． 1ook B． sound C． voice D． noise 3． A． make of B． think of C． tell of D． hear of 4． A． clean B． thick C． long D． dirty 5． A． talk B． tell C． speak D． say 6． A． 1uck B． advice C． offer D． chance 7． A． 1ast B． first C． second D． usual 8． A． for B． in C． to D． of 9． A． diary B． smile C． death D． 1aughter l 0． A． take B． pay C． spend D． cost （ 7） Ladies and gentlemen， Thank you very much for ing to this concert． I hope you have enjoyed the music． The purpose of this concert is to 1 money for children in Africa． Every day