Lao She was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century. He was not only a great writer, 1a famous modern novelist(小说家)and dramatist(剧作家).

    Lao She was born in a poor family in Beijing and his real name was Shu Qingchun. His family was poor2his father died. His mother had a very3time. Lao She worked his way through college. After finishing school he started to work as a4in primary and middle schools. He liked5since he was a child. He didn't write his first novel until 1933.He was famous6his novel Camel Xiangzi and the play Teahouse. Teahouse shows the7of the Chinese people in 1898 and 1945.Most people like to see it.

    Like8famous intellectuals(知识分子)in China, he experienced lots of bad things in the middle of 1960s.9, he killed himself in a lake in 1966.

    He was married to Hu Jieqing and they10four children, one son and three daughters.

The Secret Soldier

    A young soldier, Robert Shurtliff, lay dying in a hospital bed. He was too 1to speak or move. Two men stood over him.

    "I think this young man has 2 ," one man said.

    "I'll take his jacket and boots," said the other.

    Robert gathered all of his strength to 3 , "I…I'm alive. "

    The doctor came running over as Robert fell into a coma（昏迷）. "We can 4 him," he said as he examined the young soldier, "Oh, my! He's a 5! "

    It was true. The young soldier, Robert Shurtliff, was really Deborah Sampson. 6who was she？

    Deborah Sampson had grown up in Massachusetts, living as a servant. She 7of having great adventures (冒险). 8 the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, women were not allowed to serve in the army. But Deborah 9 herself as a man and became a solider. She called herself Robert Shurtliff.

    One day, during an attack, Deborah was shot in the neck and10. Another soldier lifted Deborah into his horse and rode her to the 11. A doctor treated the wound on her back and asked if 12 had any other injuries. Deborah lied and said no. She was afraid that if the doctor examined her leg, he would discover her 13. Using a pocket knife, Deborah got the bullet（子弹）out of her own leg. She 14 to fight as a soldier.

    After the war ended, Deborah got married and had children. But she still longed for 15. So she put on her soldier's uniform and travelled around the country telling of her life as young, brave soldier, Robert Shurtliff.

    Maria is my friend. She had bad 1 two years ago. She got up late and had 2 for breakfast. She disliked doing school activities. After getting home from school, she usually played computer games and 3 watched TV. She hardly ever drank milk, and she ate junk food three 4 five times a week. Then one day, she got sick. She had to be in hospital 5 .It made her feel that she 6must herself well.

    Now Maria has 7 habits. She gets up early and 8 every morning. She usually runs for about an hour. Then she has a(n) 9 breakfast. At school she plays all kinds of sports. She hardly ever plays computer games or watches TV. She drinks a glass of milk before going to bed. These good habits 10her keep healthy and study well.

It was raining heavily as I was walking up the hill towards the station at six o'clock on a Saturday morning. At this early hour there wasn't much traffic and there weren't many people. Just as I was crossing the road near the top of the hill, a car came around the corner. It was traveling very fast. Suddenly it hit a lamp post and turned over.

    I ran to the car to help the driver at once. He was badly hurt and there was a lot of blood on his face. A young woman hurried into the station and phoned for an ambulance, while I took care of the driver. Many people came to see what happened. A policeman arrived a few minutes later and asked me a lot of questions about the accident. After a while the ambulance arrived and the driver was sent to the hospital.

    On Monday morning I went to the hospital to see the man. The doctor told me that he was much better, and he would leave the hospital after a few day's rest.

Once upon a time, there was a man who got a full basket of coconuts(椰子). He wanted to sell them in the market. He put the basket on his  1  . On the way, he met an old man and asked  2  it would take to get to the market."If you go  3  ,"said the old man, looking at the  4  on the horse,"you will arrive in three hours.  5  if you go fast, it will take you all day."

The man didn't do as the old man  6  . He urged his horse on, but the coconuts fell(落下) down and he had to stop to pick  7  up. Then he urged his horse all the way to make up(弥补) for the lost time, but the coconuts fell down  8  . Many times he did this, and it was late and he felt very tired. When he got to the  9  , he found many people were leaving. Now he came to know that the old man's words were  10  .

This story tells us a truth(事实): ▲ .

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}A. floor B. horse C. chair D. tree

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}A. how often B. how far C. how long D. how much

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}A. slowly B. quickly C. early D. late

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}A. drinks B. fruit C. meat D. vegetables

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}A. And B. Or C. So D. But

{#blank#}6{#/blank#}A. heard B. wrote C. said D. did

{#blank#}7{#/blank#}A. him B. her C. it D. them

{#blank#}8{#/blank#}A. again B. either C. before D. first

{#blank#}9{#/blank#}A. home B. village C. farm D. market

{#blank#}10{#/blank#}A. wrong B. right C. terrible D. interesting

Fill in the blank of the story.{#blank#}11{#/blank#}.

Lisa usually goes to Xingxing Store with her mother. Xingxing Store is {#blank#}1{#/blank#}small store. But it has lots of things and it sells{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (good). Lisa likes the store {#blank#}3{#/blank#} she can buy many things and they are all at very good {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (price). 

Today, Lisa and her mother want {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (buy) something they need in the store. There are many school things in different {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (color). Look at these pens, they {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) only 1 yuan each. Lisa buys a schoolbag {#blank#}8{#/blank#} only 20 yuan. As for Lisa's mother, she likes sports things. She {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (see) some white volleyballs. They are only 60 yuan each, so she takes one. And for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (she) son, she also buys a baseball.