A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(诱人的)apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 26 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 27 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 28 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe(脚尖),29 as high as he could, but even as his tallest 30 he was unable to touch it. He began to 31 up and down, as high as he could, at the 32 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of 33 .
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to 34 on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 35 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 36 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock , or, 37 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do, 38 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 39 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 40 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he 41 like this, the more unhappy he became.
42 , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “ This isn’t 43 , I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s 44 more I can do to get the apple—hat is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to 45 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
1.A. preferring B. offering C. receiving D. allowing
2.A. so B. then C. but D. or
3.A. sadder B. angrier C. hungrier D. tastier
4.A. expanding B. stretching C. swinging D. pulling
5.A. strength B. length C. range D. height
6.A. jump B. look C. walk D. glance
7.A. tip B. stage C. top D. level
8.A. hope B. hand C. sight D. reach
9.A. put B. stand C. get D. hold
10.A. break B. shake C. take D. strike
11.A. up B. forward C. down D. around
12.A. for B. with C. on D. of
13.A. After B. Through C .Without D. Upon
14.A. back B. away C. up D. down
15.A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D. goals
16.A. thought B. imagined C. tried D. claimed
17.A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise
18.A. skillful B. cheerful C. harmful D. helpful
19.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
20.A.change B. express C. forget D. describe
_________I have to give a speech, I get extremely nervous before I start.
A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Whoever D. However
Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he ______ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.
A. accidentally B. carelessly C. deliberately D. clumsily
--- It rained cats and dogs this morning. I’m glad we took an umbrella.
--- Yeah, we would have got wet all over if we__________ .
A. hadn’t B. haven't C. didn't D. don't
—Why are your eyes so red? You _______ have slept well last night.
—Yeah, I stayed up late writing a report.
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. won’t
Harry is feeling uncomfortable. He _____ too much at the party last night.
A. could drink B. should drink
C. would have drunk D. must have drunk