When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he   １  to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place   ２  a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very   3 , and told his sons about it.

They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would   4  some crops where the earth had been   5 . The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since   6  soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his   7 .

As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to   8  that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever   9 . One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he   10  a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields,   11  he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.

This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite   12  from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to   13  their sons to college.

Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe’s   14 of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich   15 . So you can see where the concept（概念）of gold comes from.

1.                A．feared         B．a(chǎn)greed         C．used D．failed

2.                A．while          B．a(chǎn)s             C．when D．a(chǎn)fter

3.                A．happy          B．disappointed     C．a(chǎn)ngry D．calm

4.                A．harvest         B．plant           C．water    D．feed

5.                A．controlled      B．burned         C．destroyed D．turned

6.                A．more          B．most           C．much D．few

7.                A．job            B．problem        C．pity  D．dream

8.                A．realize         B．promise        C．relate    D．regret

9.                A．feed           B．sell            C．plant D．eat

10.               A．take up         B．set up          C．turn up    D．make up

11.               A．now           B．though         C．so    D．because

12.               A．careful         B．rich           C．a(chǎn)lone D．cheerful

13.               A．bring          B．take           C．send  D．make

14.               A．understanding   B．knowledge      C．thinking   D．skills

15.               A．mud           B．gold           C．soil   D．material

---________ when does that shop stay open?       ---About midnight.

I have known him________ I was young.

A. before B. when C. after D. since

A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 16　 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 17　 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.

Then on the morning of his graduation(畢業(yè)),he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 18　 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 19 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 20 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣經(jīng)）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 21　 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then　 22　 out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very 23　 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 24　 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him　 25　 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a 26　 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take 27　 of the things that his father left him.

When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, 　28　 as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to 29 the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（標(biāo)牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 30　　 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.　　　　　　

16. A．expected　　 B．believed　　 C．enjoyed 　 　　　D．felt

17. A．a(chǎn)fford　　　 B．spend　　　　　　 C．cost 　　　　 D．pay

18. A．excited　　　 B．proud　　　　　　 C．a(chǎn)ngry　　　 　　　　 D．a(chǎn)nxious

19. A．far　　 　　　 B．much　　　　　　　 C．long　　　　 　　 D．often

20. A．Interested　 B．Tired　　　　　　　 C．Surprised 　　 D．Relaxed

21. A．hand 　　　　 B．head　　　　　　　 C．voice　　　 　　 D．sound

22. A．looked　　　 B．moved　　　　　　 C．walked　　 　　 D．rushed

23. A．careful　　　　　　 B．helpful　　　 C．wonderful　　　 D．successful

24. A．Wanting　　 B．Suggesting　　　 C．Noticing　 　　 D．Realizing

25. A．on 　　　　　 B．since　　　 　 C．a(chǎn)fter　　　　 　　 D．from

26. A．bag　　 　 B．ticket　　　 　 C．phone　　　　　　 D．book

27. A．care　　　　　 B．part 　　　　　　　 C．notes　　　 　　 D．time

28. A．just　　　　　 B．only　　　　　　　　 C．a(chǎn)lways　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)lready

29. A．use　　　　　 B．open 　 C．turn　　　　 　　 D．close

30. A．place　　　　 B．date　　　　　　　　 C．test　　　　 　　 D．name

A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 16　 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 17　 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.

Then on the morning of his graduation(畢業(yè)),he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 18　 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 19　 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 20 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣經(jīng)）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 21 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then　 22　 out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very 23 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 24　 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him　 25　 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a 26　 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take 27 of the things that his father left him.

When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, 　28 as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to 29 the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（標(biāo)牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 30　　 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.　　　　　　

16. A．expected　　 B．believed　　 C．enjoyed 　 　　　D．felt

17. A．a(chǎn)fford　　　 B．spend　　　　　　 C．cost 　　　　 D．pay

18. A．excited　　　 B．proud　　　　　　 C．a(chǎn)ngry　　　 　　　　 D．a(chǎn)nxious

19. A．far　　　　　　 B．much　　　　　　　 C．long　　　　 　　 D．often

20. A．Interested　 B．Tired　　　　　　　 C．Surprised 　　 D．Relaxed

21. A．hand 　　　　 B．head　　　　　　　 C．voice　　　 　　 D．sound

22. A．looked　　　 B．moved　　　　　　 C．walked　　 　　 D．rushed

23. A．careful　　　　　　 B．helpful　　　 C．wonderful　　　 D．successful

24. A．Wanting　　 B．Suggesting　　　 C．Noticing　 　　 D．Realizing

25. A．on 　　　　　 B．since　　　 　 C．a(chǎn)fter　　　　 　　 D．from

26. A．bag　　 　 B．ticket　　　 　 C．phone　　　　　　 D．book

27. A．care　　　　　 B．part 　　　　　　　 C．notes　　　 　　 D．time

28. A．just　　　　　 B．only　　　　　　　　 C．a(chǎn)lways　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)lready

29. A．use　　　　　 B．open 　　　 　　C．turn　　　　 　　 D．close

30. A．place　　　　 B．date　　　　　　　　 C．test　　　　 　　 D．name