and sputtered. “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother
promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as
a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn t stop working until I tried every possible way.
Father s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.
( ) 69. Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to
A) have sports with Elsa
C) enjoy the views . B) explain what he means clearly D) have a rest there
( ) 70. The square is the village with some streets leading to it.
A) in front of B) opposite C) in the middle of
earlier that day.
B) know he was complaining about his D) next to ( ) 71. Elsa wanted her mother to A) do something delicious for lunch
lunch
C) speak to the school about lunch D) get rid of the terrible eating habit
( ) 72. The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means
A) the cook agreed to serve the soup to Father
C) her father s work was wonderful B) the matter of lunch hasn t been settled D) the method Elsa thought of was great
( ) 73. The underlined word “sputter” in the fifth paragraph probably means "________"
A)咽唾液 B) 口吃 C)喘气 D)喷溅
( ) 74. By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________
A) when one road is blocked , try another
C) how wise her father is B) how bad the lunch of her school is D) how terrible her mother is
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完
成短文):(12 分)
At one time there was an oyster(牡蛎).He thought that he was the most important animal in
the world because he____75____himself. Certainly, the silkworm(蚕)was important too, but silk
could not be sold at the same price as pearls, so the oyster thought that he had good____76____to
think well of himself.
One day, there was a great storm at sea. The waves were very big, and the thunder(雷声)was
loud.