Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realisticgoal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 45 .”
A．speech B．paper C．notice D．diary
A．paint B．win C．own D．sell
A．just B．almost C．ever D．even
A．heart B．life C．advice D．trust
A．to B．with C．from D．for
A．word B．letter C．note D．post
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
A．unusual B．unforgettable C．unimportant D．unrealistic
A．money B．time C．space D．effort
A．wonder B．way C．problem D．matter
A．Though B．since C．Until D．If
A．himself B．him C．it D．itself
A．change B．gift C．message D．decision
A．long B．thick C．same D．correct
A．grade B．dream C．duty D．secret
Dolphins are mammals, not fish.Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk as human beings do, but they talk with sounds.They show their with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group.We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t like school children, but they travel to gether.
Dolphins talk to each other in the school. They give out different . They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid.They say “ ”. when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They can even make sounds above water.However, they make many more sounds under water. People hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium(水族馆)。 People can watch the dolphins in a . Dolphins don’t like to be in an aquarium away from the sea.They are sad and lonely.
Dolphins are very friendly animals. Maybe you have heard some that people are saved by dolphins at sea.Dolphin meat is good, people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck.
A．ideas B．feelings C．interests D．activities
A．study B．play C．hunt D．talk
A．help B．signs C．information D．words
A．Morning B．Good-bye C．Congratulations D．Welcome
A．not any B．a few C．few D．all
A．won’t B．don’t C．mustn’t D．can’t
A．Engineers B．Directors C．Scientists D．Zookeepers
A．show B．programme C．movie D．school
A．researches B．secrets C．accidents D．stories
A．so B．but C．though D．unless
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.
A．513 B．1,646 C．2,159 D．3,805
A．正常的 B．额外的 C．有用的 D．少量的
A．France B．Germany C．the United States D．Great Britain
A．No companies offer vacations to their workers. B．Many people say they have enough time to relax. C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work. D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days.
A．Many workers have to work long hours. B．Many people have vacations long enough. C．Work hours are the same around the world. D．There are a lot of dull people in the world.
In 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate traveled in Italy .He liked the country and
down everything interesting. But he found one thing interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote，“ the Italian eat meat，they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands because，as they say，people do not always have hands.” Before he went back to England，Thomas Coryate bought a few .
At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the steak（牛排）
was brought out，he took out a fork and wanted to the steak as the Italians did in Italy. His friends were when they saw this. He told them what the fork was. They all said that Italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas Coryate tried to prove that his friends were ，so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. But the first of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to at him and he had to take the fork away.
People in England began to use forks only fifty years later.
A．broke B．wrote C．went D．calmed
A．less B．much C．even D．more
A．Why B．When C．Which D．Where
A．clean B．big C．dirty D．safe
A．knives B．dishes C．forks D．plates
A．use B．eat C．make D．cut
A．worried B．bored C．tired D．surprised
A．honest B．correct C．wrong D．clever
A．piece B．kilo C．pound D．packet
A．scream B．look C．shout D．laugh
A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs saying that they were sure to die. , one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, . Then he fell down and died.
The other frog, however, to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he , the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor , explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the timey."
The story teaches us a : There is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue. An word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.
A．small B．deep C．big D．wide
A．care B．refuse C．insist D．think
A．kept B．finished C．practiced D．stopped
A．Luckily B．Finally C．Suddenly D．Happily
A．went on B．ran away C．jumped out D．gave up
A．happened B．continued C．planned D．wanted
A．got out B．ran away C．got off D．woke up
A．smelling B．eyesight C．hearing D．looking
A．way B．skill C．sentence D．lesson
A．interesting B．exciting C．excellent D．encouraging
Mr. Brown____ near Mr. Smith . Every Saturday he ____ to Mr. Smith’s back door and talks to Mr. Smith.
He always ____ Mr. Smith he is going to do something. “I’m going to clean my house tomorrow,” or he says, “I am going to plant some trees in my yard,” or he says, “I am going ____ my car.” But after that, he never does it
So people ____ call ____ Mr. Brown. They all call him “ Mr. Going-to-do”. Because he always ____ he is going to do something, but he ____ nothing.
Many parents always say to ____: “It’s not good to talk a lot every day, but do nothing like Mr. Brown. ____ another ‘Mr. Going-to-do’”
A．live B．lives C．living D．to live
A．goes B．go C．going D．gone
A．say B．tells C．says D．talks
A．clean B．to wash C．wash D．mend
A．aren’t B．don’t C．doesn’t D．all
A．she B．he C．him D．them
A．say B．talk C．says D．speaks
A．doesn’t B．don’t C．do D．does
A．their child B．his child C．their children D．them children
A．Not be B．No be C．Don’t be D．Be not
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