There was a cap seller in a city. He used to go from village to village to sell his caps. His way laid A____ a forest. It was a hot summer day and he got tired. To get some rest he sat under a tree. Soon he fell B____ . Many monkeys lived on that tree. When they saw the caps, they climbed down the tree and took the caps. Then they climbed up the tree C ____ .
The cap seller woke up after some time. He found that his caps were missing. He looked up and saw the monkeys wearing his caps. He tried his best to get his caps D____ but he couldn’t. Suddenly an idea occurred to him. He took off his own cap and threw it on the ground. The monkeys did the same, since they are imitators. The cap seller collected all his caps and went E____ happily.

1) again; 2) asleep; 3) around; 4) away; 5) back; 6) thorough; 7) through.

One (A)____ years ago schools were very different. Children did not wear (B)____. They used to wear their everyday clothes to school.
Children learned to read, write and do mathematics. They had (C)____ and geography lessons but they did not (D)____ science.
They used to write on slates with (E)____ chalk. When the children finished their work, they cleaned their slates with a rag so that they could write on them again and again.

1) uniforms; 2) expensive; 3) history; 4) playground; 5) hundred; 6) white; 7) learn.

The (A)____ Thanksgiving in America lasted three whole days. From the forests the Pilgrims got wild turkeys, (B)____ and ducks.
The Indians got five deer. From the waters they (C)____ lobsters, oysters and pounds of fish. From the gardens they gathered cucumbers, carrots, cabbages and (D)____ vegetables. Corn was cooked in many ways. There was popcorn, too! There were wild fruits for dessert. Thanksgiving was a time for (E)____ and for sharing. All of the Pilgrims took part. So did their Indian friends.

1) eating; 2) more; 3) geese; 4) first; 5) caught; 6) other; 7) thankful.

Tom woke up (A)____ on Monday morning. He always woke up (B)____ on Monday mornings. It was the idea of a whole week of school; he almost wished there (C)____ no weekends because that made it even more difficult to go back into captivity. He (D)____ in bed and wondered what he (E)____ invent this time. He listened to his body but could find nothing wrong. A little tummy ache? No. Then he realized that one of his teeth was loose. Tom began to groan. Sid continued to sleep peacefully. Tom groaned more loudly. No result.

1) unhappy; 2) were; 3) suddenly; 4) lay; 5) miserable; 6) could; 7) toes.

Fourteen-year-old Andy, who is from Korea, lives in France. He is (A)____ French and is also studying English. What’s it like for him? “I (B)____ living here,” says Andy, “and I’m beginning to feel like I’ve lived here my (C)____ life and not for only four years. I’m not usually very good at (D)____ friends, but everyone here is so nice that I’m not having any (E)____ .

1) exciting; 2) problems; 3) teacher; 4) learning; 5) making; 6) love; 7) whole.

There (A)____ hundreds of castles in the British Isles. Some of them are ruins, but (B)____ are in very good condition. Some castles are homes for (C)____ people like the Queen of (D)____ ! Many of them are very, very old, and have got a (E)____ history. Castles are big, strong buildings. People built castles in the past to protect everyone inside the castle from attack. Many castles have legends.

1) buildings; 2) famous; 3) England; 4) fascinating; 5) are; 6) people; 7) others.

Tom could not concentrate for the rest of the morning (which was not unusual). He tried really (A)____ but the confusion inside him was too great. In the geography (B)____ he turned lakes into mountains, mountains into (C)____ , rivers into continents, until everything was complete chaos. In the spelling class he made (D)____ in the simplest words, and he messed up his reading in the (E)____ class.
At last the school bell rang. He ran to Becky. They went into the school-house which was empty and sat down. Tom gave Becky his pencil and guided her hand across the page. They drew a beautiful house.

1) last; 2) reading; 3) mistakes; 4) class; 5) hard; 6) pencil; 7) rivers.

On his way to school Tom met Huckleberry Finn, the (A)____ boy whose drunken father had abandoned him and left town. Huck was (B)____ by all the other boys because he was free to do what he liked, and hated by all the mothers because he was lazy, vulgar and (C)____ . Of course, Tom was not (D)____ to play with him so, of course, he played with him (E)____ he could. Tom admired him more than anyone.

1) allowed; 2) envied; 3) whenever; 4) anyone; 5) lawless; 6) raining; 7) homeless.

We walked through the night for about two (A)____ , until we came to a hillside on which many small (B)____ were burning. Infadoos told us that the chiefs had gathered the warriors under their command here, and that as soon (C)____ the sun rose we should all address them. When the (D)____ had risen the warriors gathered on the slope of the hill, and Infadoos took the chiefs and stood before the army.
When they had heard the prince’s story and seen the markings on his back, the (E)____ all stamped their feet, and the whole hillside seemed to shake. We now had the backing of the army. We decided to wait for the enemy where we were, and the following morning they came. As the armies met, a great cry went up from our warriors, “The prince! The prince!” and we heard men screaming when the spears found them. In the end we managed to push their army back down the hill.

1) men; 2) day; 3) hours; 4) sun; 5) fires; 6) thousand; 7) as.

Walking past Jeff Thatcher’s house, Tom saw a new girl in the (A)____. She had long yellow hair and blue eyes and was dressed in a white (B)____ dress. She was the most (C)____ creature Tom had ever seen. A certain Amy Lawrence immediately vanished out of his (D)____ ; he thought he loved her more than anything else in the world — in fact, he had only won her a (E)____ ago. Then, for seven days, he had been the happiest boy alive.

1) week; 2) heart; 3) incredible; 4) garden; 5) summer; 6) towards; 7) beautiful.

Interviewer: So, Michael, what have you been doing (A)____ ?
Michael: Well, Peter, the band and I’ve been travelling (B)____ Europe on our latest concert tour.
Interviewer: Really? Tell me, have your (C)____ been buying lots of tickets for the concerts?
Michael: You can say that again! They`ve been booking (D)____ since they went on sale six months ago.
Interviewer: You must be (E)____ !

1) arrangements; 2) recently; 3) tickets; 4) around; 5) fans; 6) concerts; 7) thrilled.

It was Saturday and a (A)____ summer day. Everyone was on holiday, everyone was happy. Well, almost everyone. Tom looked at the fence in front of him and the (B)____ left his heart. Thirty yards long and nine (C)____ high! He began to paint and then stopped to compare his white line with the unending continent of (D)____ fence. He sat down under a tree, discouraged. At that moment he saw Jim (E)____ along with a bucket of water. Tom had always considered boring the job of fetching water from the village pump, but now I seemed much better than the job he had to do.

1) unpainted; 2) lovely; 3) feet; 4) skipping; 5) busy; 6) first; 7) happiness.

Although he was A ____ in Austria, Arnold Schwarzenegger has spent B ____ of his life in the US. He has been C ____ for a long time. He started his career as a champion body builder, but D ____ became popular with movie E ____ and fans, and his popularity has been increasing ever since.
He has performed in comedies, thrillers, Science-fiction, and other types of films. According to many of his fans, he has never made a bad film.

1) born; 2) performed; 3) quickly; 4) producers; 5) most; 6) acting; 7) great.

Japanese culture (A)____ an enormous impact on the rest of the world, especially in the areas of film, music and fashion. The streets of Tokyo are the city’s (B)____ area for youth culture. Teenagers here are hip kids with all the(C)____ gadgets. Japanese teenage girls spend their money on the (D)____ trends in clothes and music and teenage boys invest in the latest computer games. Some young Japanese people (E)____ their own fashion houses and design companies which are taking the rest of the world by storm!

1) most popular; 2) hottest; 3) famous; 4) latest; 5) privacy; 6) has; 7) have started.

It is easy to believe that rich and (A)____ people are happy, but if you do, think again. Both money and fame can cause serious problems. To start with, when
you are (B)____ you never know who your real friends are. Another problem is the lack of (C)____ . When you are famous, the public wants to know everything about your (D)____ life. Journalists are always after you, they try to take photos of you, and your life becomes a nightmare.
So next time you start dreaming of being a star, you should stop and be (E)____ that you’re an ordinary person after all.

1) successful; 2) are taking; 3) famous; 4) privacy; 5) personal; 6) is having; 7) thankful.