words!"she sighed．Teensy was very sad．"Oh，woe is me．"she said．Suddenly，Teensy heard a tiny voice．"What is woe？"the voice said．Teensy looked down and saw a mouse．"Woe means （22），"said Teensy．She told the mouse about seeing only elephant （23）instead of the sunset．
"I'm too little，"she said．
"Why？You're not little at all，"said the mouse．
"Do you think so？"replied Teensy，"I'm sorry you're so small．I know how it feels．""Don't be sorry，"said the mouse．"I like being small!I can always fit into corners．"Wow，"said Teensy，"so being（24）CAN be good．"
"You're right．Little or big，you should always be（25）of who you are．"said the mouse．
16．A．do B．get C．work D．answer
17．A．cut B．see C．hear D．reach
18．A．trees B．sunset C．colors D．branches
19．A．busy B．tired C．hungry D．difficult
20．A．happily B．patiently C．excitedly D．friendly
21．A．enjoyed B．watched C．imagined D．explained
22．A．sad B．slow C．pretty D．polite
23．A．ears B．backs C．noses D．knees
24．A．big B．tall C．heavy D．little
25．A．afraid B．proud C．careful D．ashamed．
三、阅读（共两节25 小题；满分45 分）第一节阅读理解（共20 小题；每题 2 分，满分40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
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Manu，an eight﹣year﹣old boy，was sleeping comfortably in his bedroom．After a weekend break from his school，Manu failed to get up on time on Monday morning again．"Manu，wake up．It's time for you to go to school，"shouted out Manu's mother，Akhila，from the kitchen．Manu pulled the blanket over him and pretended he didn't hear