【正文】 clock and___8___ in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was___9____ adding words for the letter “A”!he worked on the dictionary___10____he was very old.Forty four years later, In 1928,other editors finished the dictionary.. write B. use C. copy D. miss early B. boring C. easy spell B. collect C. invent D. make B. use C. idea D. prize. school B. cinema D. college. ever since then far D. later B. sold C. broken D. drawn. read B. wrote C. worked D. thought B. still D. always. if B. because C. until D. unless（15）It was a cold day in December in New York City. A little boy about 10 years old was standing in front of a shoe store on Green Street. He was 1 the windows, barefoot (赤腳的) and shivering (顫抖的) with cold. A lady walked to the boy and said, “My little boy, 2 are you doing?” “I am asking God to give me a pair of 3 .” the boy said.The lady took 4 by the hand and went into the store. She asked the clerk to get a pair of socks for the boy. She then asked 5 the clerk could give her a basin (盆) of hot water and a towel (毛巾). The clerk quickly brought the things to her. She washed the boy’s little feet and dried them with the towel. After that, the lady 6 the socks for the boy, and then bought him a pair of shoes. She patted (輕拍) him on the head and said, “My little boy, are you feeling more 7 now?”As she turned to go, the boy 8 her by the hand suddenly. With tears in his eyes, he answered the question 9 these words, “Are you God’s wife?” “No, I’m a mother.” said the woman.The boy was moved deeply by the 10 words.1. A. looking through B. looking up C. looking for D. looking after 2. A. how B. when C. what D. where3. A. shorts B. shoes C. glasses D. trousers4. A. her B. she C. he D. him5. A. unless B. but C. if D. though6. A. put on B. took off C. wore D. dressed7. A. better B. worse C. surprised D. fortable8. A. gave B. caught C. told D. helped9. A. with B. to C. at D. by10. A. God’s B. clerk’s C. woman’ s D. God’s wife’s（16）Dear children, How time flies! As your teacher, I39。t have many friends. She was shy and 1 . She never wanted to be popular, but she did want to have someone to share 2 and laugh with. Then it was time for her to go to college in another town. And she had to 3 with someone she didn’t know. She had no idea whether she could make friends in that new environment. But something happened during the first class. And it 4 Whitney39。ve said that.1. A. save B. help C. face D. guide2. A. choice B. excuse C. idea D. suggestion3. A. loud B. strange C. special D. usual4. A. until B. before C. when D. as5. A. toilet B. garden C. kitchen D. dining room6. A. dinner B. way C. move D. reply7. A. Still B. Even C. Just D. Almost8. A. laughed B. repeated C. thought D. added9. A. ran B. stood C. walked D. jumped10. A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth（4）The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East . Some of these maps have 1 and they show us the people at that time thought the earth flat (平的) . As time went by , the pictures became more detailed and maps were more 2 made . Later on , ancient Greeks(希臘人) used their 3 of math and science to make maps . Greek maps tell us the Greeks knew the world was 4 .From simple pictures , mapmaking has turned into a science . Maps are made 5 surveying(勘測) land . In the 1900s , people around the world started to share information to make 6 maps . With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space , maps are now more exactly made than ever . 7 the world is a