\， Mom，\． \． The doctor said I can go back in the water in eight days．\

Was he（10） ？ I wanted to tell him that he wasn't allowed to go near water again until he was 35， but（11） I controlled myself． He kept asking me to let him go back on the（12） for the next seven days． One day after I （13） \to him for the 100th time， he beat me at my own game．

\， you taught us never to（14） what we love． \

I gave in． Back then Daniel was just a boy with deep（15） for surfing． Now he is among the top 25surfers in the world． （1）A． unusual （2）A．brother （3）A．If （4）A． avoided （5）A． flying

B． boring C． amazing B． uncle B． When

C．husband C． Unless

D． relaxing D． father D． Though D． discovered D． Walking

B． changed C． received B． driving C． boating

（6）A． suddenly B． happily C． comfortably D． Directly （7）A． her （8）A． waves （9）A． brave （10）A． busy （11）A．instead （12）A． plane

B． them

C．us

D． me

D． Suggestions D． proud D． Polite D． often D． Chair

B． dreams C． clouds B． lucky B． crazy

C． awful C． friendly

B． already C． even B． bed

C． board

（13）A． posted B． offered C． threw D． repeated D． pick up D． regret

（14）A． find out B． give up C．hand out （15）A． love

B． fear

C． sadness

三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题6分，共计30分）阅读下面四篇材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案． 10

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（1）The purpose of the charity drive for Grace Orphanage is to ． A．eneourage children through reading B．teach children to draw pictures C．introduce some local performers

D． raise money for children aged 5to 12

（2）According to the text， we can in the charity drive． A．play Yo﹣Yo with the volunteers B． give away used books to kids C． watch performances on Saturday D． enjoy children's TV programs （3）The text might be ． A．a news report B．a meeting notice C． an advertisement D． a science story

11．（8分）17﹣year﹣old Brennan Agranoff， a colorblind boy， started his custom sock business in middle school． With a small loan （贷款） he got from his parents． Up till now． he has sold over ￥1million worth of socks online in the last four years．

Brennan thought of the idea for his custom sock company at just 13years old． He was attending a high﹣school basketball game in his hometown of Sherwood． Oregon． and noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks． The boy told himself that if these white plain socks were so popular with kids， then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit．

But the boy didn't tell his parents about the business idea

immediately． He spent six months researching things like printing machines and technology and drawing up a business plan． Only when he had everything planned out did he ask his parents for a loan．\the idea was a ittle out there．\， but he kept pushing， and finally received a ￥3，000loan to start his company． Then he began to work on his own designs． The fact that he was colorblind didn't stop him and he has created over 200designs now． Business was slow the first year， but then Brennan started pushing his HoopSwagg products heavily on the Internet． Orders soon started coming in in large numbers， and HoopSwagg became a popular brand among custom sock lovers． Right now． his designs can be found on HoopSwagg website． Amazon and eBay．

Four years after starting his business， Brennan has achieved great success while balancing （平衡）school，house chores and his social life． And he says he loved every minute of it．

（1）The second paragraph mainly tells us how Brennan A． designed his custom socks B． got his business idea

C． organized the basketball match D． managed his company

（2）To start his business， Brennan ． A． bought some Nike socks