一、完形填空（10分）
I begged Mom not to leave me at Grandpa's. Every time I visited him, I felt uncomfortable. I even whether Grandpa loved me. Mom said that Grandpa had lost Grandma, and he was a hard time. Besides, he was just good at talking with kids.
I started on homework after walking in. Soon, I finished. Wondering what to do next, I suddenly heard Grandpa's voice, “Want to watch TV?” Unexpectedly, I sensed a touch of .
“O—OK,” I answered. While he changed channels（频道）, I moved a bit to sit closer to him. Then, my feet hit something hard. I pulled it out—a wooden box. Grandpa wiped（擦）off the dust on it and opened it. “This pretty chess set is a gift from your grandma,” he said, with something in his throat. “She taught me to play and we played for 37 years she ... she left us.” He seemed to try very hard to the sadness from his heart.
“Want to learn?” he asked, much calmer. “Sure.” I agreed.
He explained the rules patiently. But when we played, he didn't go easy on me. I refused to give up and in avoiding his traps one after another. He laughed—deep and warm. “You little fox! That was clever!” I’d never seen him so happy and we’d never been so .
When Mom came to pick me up, I gave him a hug, “Thanks for the chess. I love you, Grandpa.” He looked up, eyes wet, and smiled—a real, soft, happy smile. It was then that I knew how to him, this lovely, lonely old man next time.
() 1. A. mentioned B. guessed C. explained D. doubted
() 2. A. going through B. looking for C. waiting for D. turning out
() 3. A. always B. never C. often D. sometimes
() 4. A. strength B. pride C. warmth D. safety
() 5. A. quickly B. gently C. curiously D. secretly
() 6. A. since B. though C. until D. because
() 7. A. collect B. spread C. consider D. control
() 8. A. supposed B. succeeded C. failed D. followed
() 9. A. comfortable B. social C. close D. confident
()10. A. move B. protect C. reach D. surprise

二、阅读理解（16分）
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It's the way the world has always been: One generation（一代人） follows the next, and each has its own ideas about how it wants to shape its own life. Some of the wishes and dreams, worries and fears of today's young people are similar to those of their elders. Still some are quite different from their parents' and grandparents'.
What would young people like to say to their elders? Here are some answers from some young people around the world.

④ What we are facing...
“I wish older generations had shown more care for the environment. Don't leave younger generations to fix up their mess.”
Paloma, 13, New Zealand
（）1. We can put “I wish you could spend more time with me and talk more to me when I was young. Now I'm not sure how to talk with people or make friends.” in table .
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
（）2. Both Paulina and Sam believe in the saying that “”.
A. failure is the mother of success B. actions speak louder than words
C. where there is a will, there is a way D. seeing is believing
（）3. will probably take action to protect the environment.
A. Louise B. Boris C. Sam D. Paloma
（）4. In which part of a magazine can we find the passage above?
A. LIFE. B. SPORTS. C. SCIENCE. D. NEWS.