There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷倉). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36    to him because it was a gift from his father.

After _  37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.

He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”

1.A. important            B. expensive             C. useless           D. interesting

2.A. finding              B. searching             C. watching          D. studying

3.A. money              B. danger                C. work             D. help

4.A. promised            B. taught                C. warned            D. believed

5.A. angrily              B. slowly               C. immediately        D. hardly

6.A. rule                B. book                 C. child              D. watch

7.A. way                B. chance               C. lesson             D. smile

8.A. threw               B. sent                 C. gave              D. caught

9.A. came               B. knew                C. succeeded          D. suggested

10.A. beautiful            B. smart                C. peaceful            D. quick

There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷倉). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36    to him because it was a gift from his father.

After _  37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.

He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”

This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”

36. A. important            B. expensive             C. useless           D. interesting

37. A. finding              B. searching             C. watching          D. studying

38. A. money              B. danger                C. work             D. help

39. A. promised            B. taught                C. warned            D. believed

40. A. angrily              B. slowly               C. immediately        D. hardly

41. A. rule                B. book                 C. child              D. watch

42. A. way                B. chance               C. lesson             D. smile

43. A. threw               B. sent                 C. gave              D. caught

44. A. came               B. knew                C. succeeded          D. suggested

45. A. beautiful            B. smart                C. peaceful            D. quick

I will buy you a new bike if you learn how to swim this summer.

Is that a ______ ? I’m sure I’ll get the bike.

A.chance   B.promise   C.trick    D.treat

Qingdao is a good place to visit. You can enjoy yourself there if you have a        。

     A. chance         B. hour            C. drink           D. money