“what’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is      . It’s unusual —she usually       the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She's dying,” mum says sadly. I       what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s        is dying.

A month ago, we moved       our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.      . she was free, she would sit       her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour       sweet smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it      . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to       to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she       every morning was       the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and      , But the tulip was dying       too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It's true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love       be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy                   B. unhappy                 C. pleased                 D. pleasure

2.A. closes                   B. opens         C. keeps                  D. takes

3.A. know                     B. love                     C. think                    D. find

4.A. favourite            B. hate                   C. unlike                   D. like

5.A. into                 B. around                C. across                   D. with

6.A. Though              B. Because               C. After                    D. When

7.A. at                        B. in                       C. on                      D. under

8.A. but                      B. and           C. for                      D. or

9.A. happily                  B. brightly                  C. carefully               D. usually

10.A. other              B. place        C. two places             D. another

11.A. got up                 B. made the bed       C. played the piano D. washed her face

12.A. to take             B. to cut                     C. to water                D. to pull

13.A. dry                B. strong       C. wet             D. old

14.A. because                   B. for                      C. since            D. because of

15.A. must              B. should                 C. may             D. need

“What’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is   26  . It’s unusual, she usually    27  the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She’s dying,” mum says sadly. I   28  what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s   29 is dying.

A month ago, we moved   30  our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.   31  she was free, she would sit   32  her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour   33  inviting smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it   34 . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to   35 to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she   36  every morning was   37 the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and   38  . But the tulip was dying   39  too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be ___40___.Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy      B. unhappy          C. pleased          D. pleasure

2.A. closes     B. opens            C. keeps            D. takes

3.A. know       B. love             C. think            D. find

4.A. favourite  B. hate             C. unlike           D. like

5.A. into       B. around           C. across           D. with

6.A. Though     B. Because          C. After            D. Whenever

7.A. at         B. in               C. on               D. under

8.A. but            B. and              C. for              D. or

9.A. happily        B. brightly         C. carefully        D. usually

10.A. other     B. place            C. two places       D. another

11.A. got up        B. made the bed     C. played piano     D. washed her face

12.A. to take       B. to cut           C. to water         D. to pull

13.A. dry           B. strong           C. wet              D. old

14.A. because       B. for              C. since            D. because of

15.A. helpful    B.useful           C. harmful           D.hopeful

閱讀下面短文，從各題A、B、C、D中選出一個(gè)能填入短文中相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案。

“What’s the matter, mum?”

As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is 1    . It’s unusual –she usually 2    the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She’s dying,” mum says sadly. I 3    what she says. The tulip（郁金香），mother’s 4     is dying. A month ago, we moved 5    our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. 6     she was free, she would sit 7    her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour 8   inviting smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it 9   . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to 10     to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she 11   every morning was 12    the tulip, Mum also fertilized（施肥）it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and 13   . But the tulip was dying 14    too much sunshine, water and fertilizer. It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love 15    be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A.happy           B.unhappy       C.pleased       D.pleasure

2.A.coses           B.opens         C.keeps         D.takes

3.A.know            B.love          C.think         D.find

4.A.favourite       B.hate          C.unlike        D.like

5.A.into            B.around        C.across        D.with

6.A.Though          B.Because       C.After       D.Whereever

7.A.at              B.in            C.on           D.under

8.A.but             B.and           C.for          D.or

9.A.happily         B.brightly      C.carefully    D.usually

10.A.other          B.place         C.two places    D.another

11.A.got up         B.made the bed  C.played piano  D.washed her face

12.A.to take        B.to cut        C.to water      D.to pull

13.A.dry            B.strong        C.wet           D.old

14.A.because        B.for           C.since         D.because of

15.A.must           B.should        C.can           D.need