As a single parent of four children, money was always tight .It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party . But the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas (36).
They planned weeks ahead of time , asking (37) what they wanted for Christmas. luckily, I have saved $120 for (38) to share by all five of us .
The big (39) arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and (40) them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop. Then we would (41) back at the “Santa’s Workshop.”
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits (42) my younger daughter, Tina, who was unusual (43). She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies—fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything (44) we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door，(45) to be angry again. This is what he told me:
“ I was looking (46) thinking of what to buy , and I (47) to read the title cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old. And all she (48) for Christmas was a doll .So I took the card off the tree and (49) the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so (50) as I did that day.
A．shopping B．travelling C．parties D．greetings
A．the other B．each other C．one by one D．every other one
A．toys B．clothes C．presents D．bills
A．day B．chance C．times D．tree
A．forced B．reminded C．invited D．begged
A．draw B．stay C．move D．meet
A．including B．besides C．except D．regarding
A．quiet B．excited C．happy D．ashamed
A．since B．after C．while D．until
A．waiting B．ready C．hoping D．afraid
A．out B．over C．forward D．around
A．forgot B．stopped C．failed D．hated
A．wanted B．did C．got D．played
A．made B．searched C．bought D．found
A．angry B．rich C．patient D．bitter
Mary has some friends. Betty, Peter, Alice Mike. Mary is the oldest . Betty is thirteen years . She is younger than Mary and older than Peter. Alice is nine and Mike is seven. Betty and Peter are runners. But Peter runs faster. Mary and Betty like to . Mary plays better than Betty. Alice sings of them. Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Alice and Mike study in a primary school. They work hard at school. But Betty works . Her handwriting is good, .
A．They are B．It is C．There are D．We are
A．but B．or C．them D．and
A．in the five B．of five C．of the five D．for the five
A．older B．old C．oldest D．very old
A．best B．better C．well D．good
A．play basketball B．play a basketball C．play the basketball D．play basketballs
A．good B．better C．best D．well
A．six B．all C．four D．both
A．hard B．harder C．very hard D．hardest
A．too B．two C．at D．Also
An old woman has two large pots, one on each end of a pole（扁担）. She carried the pole with the pots（壶）__ __ her neck.
One of the pots had a crack（裂缝）in it while the other pot was perfect and always filled a full pot of water. At the end of the long __ _ from the well（井）to the house, the cracked pot _ only half-full left.
For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only __ ___ pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was _ __. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.
One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman _ __ the well:“I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your __ __.”
The old woman smiled:“Did you notice that there are ___ __ on your side of the path, but not on __ __ pot’s side? That’s because I have __ _ known about your crack, so I __ __ flower seeds（籽）on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you ___ __ them.” She added, “ For _ _ years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate（装饰）the table. Without you, being just the ___ ___ you are, I would not have this beauty.”
Each of us has our own cracks. But it’s these __ _ that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.
A．cross B．across C．past D．through
A．travel B．ride C．walk D．trip
A．arrived B．held C．reached D．meant
A．one or two B．one and a half C．two D．half and one
A．proud B．sad C．happy D．worried
A．with B．from C．by D．in
A．field B．side C．well D．house
A．seeds B．pots C．plants D．flowers
A．other B．the other C．another D．others
A．never B．ever C．always D．often
A．took B．made C．planted D．kept
A．water B．see C．visit D．understand
A．many B．a few C．two D．three
A．road B．side C．path D．way
A．decorations B．seeds C．flowers D．cracks
A man and his wife had a dog to keep their house. When they went out, they always the dog inside the house.
One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their garden gate. They went there heir car.
When the film finished, they came back home. They opened the and put the car away. But when they came to the front door, they found that part of the glass on the door was The door was unlocked and half-open. A robber (抢劫犯)! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see things the robber had taken. But everything was in the right place and nothing at all was
The dog was sleeping in the sitting room on the floor. The lady was the dog. "Why didn't you keep the house ?" she said. The dog was pleased to see its owners. It began to wag (摇) its tail (尾巴) and then it went to a corner of the room and picked up something in its .It went to the lady and the thing at her feet. When the lady had a look at it, she was very surprised. Can you guess what the dog’s present was? It was …a …man’s finger.
A．stayed B．left C．ordered D．asked
A．so B．but C．then D．because
A．off B．on C．in D．by
A．a present B．house C．gate D．car
A．stolen B．fixed C．broken D．repaired
A．when B．where C．that D．what
A．missing B．going C．leaving D．closing
A．afraid of B．angry with C．worried about D．surprised at
A．leg B．hand C．tail D．mouth
A．pulled B．ate C．dropped D．caught
“But I feel good doing this!” the little boy’s voice rang in my ears when I entered the mall. He stood raising for cancer research. In the cold wind, he pulled his hat down over his ears. He warmed one hand in his pocket and held a list with the other hand. I noticed him greeting the people passing by gloves on his hands.
I checked my purse but I didn’t find any change. I was ready to give money because I wished cancer could be cured (治愈) one day.
“I’ll bring you some money when I returned” I the little boy.
“Thank you!” he smiled and he seemed almost in the cold air. I suggested he come inside the mall, but he said, “The guard there said is allowed to raise money for charities (慈善) in the mall. But I feel good doing this here. It’s OK.”
I did my shopping and about buying something for him. Finally, I bought a pair of gloves, brown ones. The cashier (收银员) felt curious when I the boy’s words “But I feel good doing this!”
The boy still stood where he had been. I offered some money to him and in the list that he handed to me. Then he told me that his best friend George had leukemia (白血病). He did this in order to help him out of .
With tears full of my eyes, I put the gloves that I bought for him into his hands.
“Will the cancer research give you something to thank you for doing this?”
“Oh yes!” the boy said and his eyes up with joy, “They sure do! Now I can stand here much than I expected!”
“What do you receive then?” I asked. He answered with a smile, “I get another new, empty list.”
A．cards B．money C．bottles D．information
A．without B．except C．into D．from
A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．always
A．cheated B．refused C．promised D．praised
A．relaxed B．bored C．frozen D．pleased
A．everyone B．anyone C．someone D．no one
A．thought B．worried C．talked D．cared
A．introduced B．repeated C．heard D．kept
A．called B．filled C．gave D．got
A．sight B．work C．trouble D．breath
A．lit B．came C．caught D．took
A．lower B．less C．earlier D．longer
I am a lovely and happy boy. I my parents, teachers, friends and classmates, and I also love my city and the world, I love life. But sometimes I am . I want to do everything well. I want to be a good boy. I want everyone to love me. If I do something , I’ll feel unhappy, I’ll think I am good for nothing and I’ll be upset(失望) some time. Then the persons who love me tell me:
“ You can’t do all things better than anyone else. You can’t do all things . You have to who you are. You have to decide what comes first, and then do that.”
“You’ll have to learn to accept yourself. You’ll have to live with your limitations(局限). You are just . You’re wonderful. It’s your duty to be who you are.”
It’s true that I can’t do very well, but I’ll try my best. Then I’ll become myself-a lovely boy. So my world will become beautiful, full of happiness.
A．dislike B．love C．follow D．remember
A．because B．although C．when D．before
A．in surprise B．in danger C．in a hurry D．in trouble
A．exciting B．interesting C．wrong D．right
A．on B．for C．by D．with
A．often B．never C．seldom D．nearly
A．at first B．at last C．at a time D．at times
A．search for B．look for C．work out D．find out
A．myself B．yourself C．himself D．yourselves
A．other things B．nothing C．everything D．anything
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