It was in autumn. A young woman was ill.  She   1   in the hospital. There was a tree   2   her room. She saw the leaves fall down. Day after day, there were less and less leaves on the tree. The woman was very   3  . She didn’t want to eat or drink, and she didn’t want to talk. The doctor asked her to   4   and take a walk. She wouldn’t do that. She became worse day by day. One day she said, “When the last leaf falls down, I will die,   5  .”

An old artist knew that. He decided to help this woman. One night, all yellow   6   fell down. The artist painted a green and yellow leaf, then put it in the tree. The next morning,   7   the woman looked out of the window and saw the last leaf, she was filled with   8  . She wanted to be alive. She didn’t want to fall down like other leaves. From then on, she became   9   and lived a long time. 

Don’t   10   your hope at anytime. 

A. played B. stayed C. studied D. workedA. outside           B. inside         C. from          D. underA. glad B. relaxed C. sad D. interestedA. fall asleep B. get ready C. hurry up D. get upA. too B. also C. either D. neitherA. flowers B. plants C. leaves D. trees A. if B. before C. until D. whenA. hope B. dream C. interest D. happinessA. worse and worse B. better and better C. harder and harder   D. thinner and thinnerA. give out B. give in C. give up D. give away