Coal began as trees and plants．Several 1 years ago，every autumn 2 of the trees died in the forests，and more trees and plants grew．Mud and sand brought by the 3 pressed down the dead trees．

   4 years went by, new forests grew．This had happened many times．By the great pressure of the earth，the mud and sand were 5  layers(層)of rock．The 6 forests were turned into layers of coal．

  If you go to a mine，sometimes you can see lines  7 leaves．They help scientists to know what kind of trees and plants the coal was  8  。

Coal was probably first discovered in China．The first coal was found in the banks of rivers or from hillsides．People found this black Stone 8  for making fires．They began to 10 for it and the first coal mines were started．

1．A．thousand of  B．thousands    C．millions of    D．million

2．A．some    B．all    C．none   D．few

3．A．man    B．water    C．animals   D.forests

4．A．For    B .Since    C.As      D．With

5．A．become    B．turned    C．turn into    D．changed into

6．A．died    B．dying    C．dead    D．death

7．A．as    B．1ike    C.of    D．with

8．A．called    B．formed    C．from   D．under

9．A．could use    B．could be used    C．can be   D．can be used

10．A．dig    B．take    C send    D. pay

Every child has his own dream．Every child hopes to be an adult． 16  , is it really like what they imagine? As a boy 17  lives in modern times and in a modern city，I feel great pressure (壓力)on me  18  the city's development．Although we 19  worry about money, we still have some  20 problems, such as competition among classmates and expectation(期望)from parents．These experiences are thought to be very 21  to our future．But 22  ，they really give me a lot of pressure．I still clearly 23  the happiness of my childhood．  24，we had to face the fact with time passing by．We began to 25  this invisible(無形的)pressure come upon us．We get up before sunrise and 26  after sunset．We work and study 27  an adult, even harder．

 28  we do is in order to get an excellent 29 ．Growing up is very boring，but we should try to find happiness while growing up．I think 30  among our friends，the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us．Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?

1.	A．However B．And C．So D．But

 

2.	A．which B．who C．whom D．whose

 

3.	A．for B．through C．with D．under

 

4.	A．always B．often C．seldom D．usually

 

5.	A．other B．another C．others D．the other

 

6.	A．helpful B．happy C．bad D．pleased

 

7.	A．at first B．for example C．in fact D．at1ast

 

8.	A．think B．remember C．forget D．1eave

 

9.	A．Luckily B．Unluckily C．Impossibly D．Hopefully

 

10.	A．see B．touch C．feel D．sound

 

11.	A．come out B．come down C．come back D．come from

 

12.	A．for B．1ike C．alike D．unlike

 

13.	A．What B．That C．How D．Which

 

14.	A．progress B．mark C．work D．surprise

 

15.	A．friendship B．fights C．gifts D．Secrets

 

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days．  1   he left school，he found a job in a post office．He worked hard in the   2  ．Soon he had more money than his friends  3  his hard work．It seemed that he would have a bright future．

When he was 25 years old，however，he began to   4   his job．He wanted a more exciting one，so he left the post office．Two months   5  he found a new job in a big company．Workers in this company   6   travelled a lot．At first he really enjoyed the travelling．But after a year，he began to bate   7  ．He had to   8   and he was always in a car or on a train．The worst thing was that he  9   make any new friends! Even so，his boss was not satisfied with him．Two years later be had to leave the company．

He was   10   at that time so he sold his house．He bad to accept（接受）a part-time job in a book shop．He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed   11   books．Three years later，he   12   the shop owner's daughter．Soon they had their first child．In the next ten years，they had another three   13   and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed．

“Life is wonderful，” he   14   me．“The   15   important thing is that you should always try your best．Never give up!"

1．A．While             B．When                  C．Until                      D．If

2．A．factory                  B．theatre                 C．bank                      D．post office

3．A．because                 B．because of                  C．as                          D．since

4．A．dislike            B．1ike                     C．love                       D．be crazy about

5．A．ago                       B．before                  C．later                       D．after

6．A．almost            B．usually                 C．seldom                   D．never

7．A．it                   B．him                     C．her                        D．us

8．A．stay in one place      B．move around        C．make noise             D．make a wish

9．A．can't                     B．was able to           C．couldn't                 D．could

10．A．happy                  B．energetic              C．rich                       D．poor

11．A．to read                 B．read                     C．reading                  D．reads

12 A．married                  B．understood           C．met                       D．visited

13．A．sisters                 B．brothers               C．children                 D．cousins

14．A．said                     B．spoke                  C．talked                     D．told

15．A．best                     B．much                   C．more                     D．most