23. A. share                 B. say                C. refuse                     D. remember
24. A. think little of              B. take care of              C. look forward to         D. live up to
25. A. determination      B. satisfaction        C. goodness             D. gratefulness
 
三、 阅读理解（本大题有两节，共16小题，每小题2分，共32分。）
第一节：阅读下列材料并做26-37题。，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
   A man had seven sons, who were always quarreling with each other. Some bad men were looking forward to the death of their father, to trick out of their money by making them quarrel about it.
   One day, their father, the good old man, called his sons around him. He laid before them seven sticks, which were tied together. He said, “ I will pay a hundred dollars to the one who can break them.”
   Each one tried their best to break the sticks. After a long try, they all said that it could not be done.
   “And yet, my boys,” said the father. “Nothing is easier to do.” He then untied the sticks. and broke them one by one.
   “Ah!” said his sons. “It is easy enough to do it so; anybody could do it in that way.”
   Their father replied, “ As it is with these sticks, so it is with you, my sons. So long as you stay together and help each other, you will be prosperous (兴旺的) , and none can hurt you. But if the link of union is broken, it will happen to you just as it has to these sticks, which lie here broken on the ground.”
   Home, city, country, all are found prosperous by the powerful link of union.
26. Some bad men were looking forward the death of the father because they ______.
   A. wanted to kill his sons 
   B. wanted to get the seven sticks
   C. had been forced out of their homes
   D. wanted to trick his sons out of their money
27. According to the old man, the son who could break the seven sticks tied together would get ______.
   A. $10                       B. $100                   C. $1,000                 D. $10,000
28. Why did the old father ask his sons to break the sticks?
   A. Because he wasn’t fond of the sticks. 
   B. Because the sticks would hurt his sons.
   C. Because he wanted to teach them a lesson.
   D. Because  some bad men asked him to do so.
29. What can be learned from the story?
   A. Like father, like son. 
   B. It takes two to make a quarrel.
   C. Things united become stronger.
   D. It is easier to get money than to keep it.
B
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   Bamboo grows in many parts of the word. In the US it grows in many states like Virginia and Florida. Most bamboo, however, is found in warm, wet climates, especially in Asia and on the islands of the South Pacific Ocean.
   In most Asian countries, bamboo is nearly as important as rice. Many Asians live in bamboo houses. They sit on bamboo chairs, fence their land with bamboo and use it to cage their chickens and pigs. This unusual material is used not only to build large buildings but also to make water pipes, musical instruments and paper.
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