During the first week of the term, every student was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.

   Some jobs were more  26  than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. And the teacher would  27  who had been most responsible during the previous year. Among them Rita  28  . During the previous year she had followed all the teacher’s  29  perfectly.

   But that year there was a big  30  . Each child received one of the normal  31  , like cleaning the blackboard. But Rita’s job was very  32  . She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. And even though the teacher  33  that this ant was a very special ant, it  34  Rita. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her and even her father  35  Rita to ignore it.  36  , Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by making the unimportant task into a special job.

   “ I will turn this little task into  37  great,” Rita said to herself.

   So Rita started  38 her little ant. She gave the ant the best food, and it grew bigger than anyone had expected…

   One day, the teacher  39  a man to the students and said he would tell them a  40  piece of news. The man said, “ Today they have announced the winner of the  41  , and this class is the winner! This class has been chosen to accompany me on a  42  to the tropical rainforest to investigate all kinds of insects.  43  all the schools of this region, it is this one that has best  44  for the little ant given to you. Well done!”

   That day the class was filled with joy. Everyone  45  Rita and thanked the teacher. And many children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to be responsible for even the smallest tasks.

1.A. interesting  B. possible      C. necessary        D. creative

2.A. realize      B. doubt          C. argue            D. consider

3.A. stood up     B. stood out     C. stood for        D. stood by

4.A. opinions     B. concerns      C. instructions      D. experiments

5.A. curiosity    B. movement       C. surprise         D. chance

6.A. tasks        B. promises      C. dreams           D. purposes

7.A. different    B. ordinary           C. familiar         D. valuable

8.A. hoped        B. insisted    C. agreed          D. guessed

9.A. annoyed      B. inspired     C. satisfied          D. disappointed

10.A. supposed     B. forced       C. encouraged      D. admitted

11.A. Therefore    B. Otherwise    C. However        D. Moreover

12.A. something    B. nothing      C. everything        D. anything

13.A. developing   B. studying     C. comforting        D. writing

14.A. introduced   B. exposed      C. appealed        D. connected

15.A. terrible     B. confusing    C. wonderful       D. foolish

16.A. competition  B. challenge    C. conference        D. negotiation

17.A. journey      B. vacation     C. meeting           D. story

18.A. Between      B. Along      C. Besides         D. Among

19.A looked        B. paid        C. cared              D. worked

20.A. prized       B. congratulated    C. respected     D. celebrated

---- I’ve decided to attend the English speech, but I’m afraid I won’t be the best.

  ---- ______. You never know until you try.

   A. Forget it      B. Go for it     C. Good luck     D. Never mind   

Without proper lessons, you could ___ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

   A. keep up         B. pick up      C. make up       D. catch up         

Though he is busy, music has always been _______ his work.

A. as much a part of his life as       B. as a part of his life much as

C. as much as a part of his life       D. so much a part of his life as       

It’s high time that we _____ measures to stop selling polluted vegetables.

A. must take       B. take        C. took           D. will take   

East of our city ______ a world-famous pagoda dating from Tang Dynasty.

   A. stands          B. stand        C. stood          D. standing        

--- Did your boss phone you again the next day?

   --- No, it was a fortnight ____ he gave me a second call.

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

Mr. Smith’s doctor suggested him_______ cold food these days.

A. not eat         B. not eating     C. not to eat        D. didn’t eat    

I’ve come to the point_____ I can’t stand her arguing any longer.

    A. why          B. which        C. that             D. where                  

I felt greatly honored ____ when I took part in my friend’s birthday party.

A. to welcome          B. welcoming   C. to be welcomed       D. welcomed