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Philip is the bravest boy I know.His friends and family are all very 1 him.
Ten-year-old Philip was born with an 2 which means that he is always breaking his bones(骨头).Although he has such a serious illness,Philip 3 playing sports.In January last year he 4 wheelchair racing.He came second in his first 5 ,and since then Philip has won every other race!
In order to look for a new challenge(挑战),Philip 6 to take part in the London Wheelchair Marathon(马拉松). 7 ,five days before the race Philip got sick.He didn’t want to 8 .He finally made up his mind to take part in it.Philip was given medicine by his doctor and guess what?He not only 9 it,but also finished in first place!
Philip is very 10 and never gives up.That’s why he has been chosen to be the Bravest Child of the Month.
(A)1.A.proud of B.afraid of
C.angry with D.strict with
(C)2.A.ability B.effort C.illness D.interest
(D)3.A.stops B.avoids C.minds D.loves
(B)4.A.watched B.started
C.cancelled D.held
(B)5.A.journey B.race
C.class D.interview
(D)6.A.regretted B.hated
C.failed D.decided
(C)7.A.Instead B.Also
C.However D.First
(A)8.A.give up B.sit down
C.set off D.go out
(C)9.A.refused B.left
C.completed D.invented
(A)10.A.brave B.honest C.polite D.fair
B
Once there was a king and his daughter.The king asked his daughter how much she loved him.She said that she loved him as much as she loved 11 .Her answer made the king very happy.Salt is a simple thing, 12 it is very important.So the king thought his daughter cared a lot about him.
Salt has many 13 .Our bodies need salt.If we don’t have enough salt,our bodies can’t work properly.We put salt on icy roads to make them 14 .We also use salt to produce other products,like paper and glass.But for many years,salt’s most important job was to 15 food.Like other living things,most bacteria(细菌) need water to live.Salt takes in plenty of water,so most bacteria cannot live 16 a salty environment.As a result,salt protects food and many other things.For much of human history,this ability has made salt 17 .Every ancient culture from Egypt to China depended on salt.Even today,the hard-working,useful people are 18 as “the salt of the Earth”.
For centuries,salt was also hard to 19 .Its usefulness,together with rarity(稀有) made it very expensive.Salt could even be used like 20 .In fact,the word “salary(薪水)” comes from the word “salt”.
Today,salt is used more widely and it still plays an important role in our life.
(A)11.A.salt B.air C.gold D.sugar
(D)12.A.or B.so C.and D.but
(C)13.A.forms B.secrets C.uses D.skills
(B)14.A.wide B.safe C.smooth D.thick
(A)15.A.protect B.provide
C.produce D.prepare
(A)16.A.in B.outside C.for D.without
(C)17.A.hopeful B.comfortable
C.valuable D.successful
(D)18.A.saved B.dreamed
C.invited D.described
(B)19.A.sell B.get C.take D.keep
(A)20.A.money B.medicine
C.earth D.food
