It snowed again. My seventh Christmas was round the corner. I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb, “There is no Father Christmas.”
I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth. Grandma was at home. I told __11___ everything. “No Father Christmas?” she was a little ___12____. “Don’t believe it. Put on your coat, and let’s go.”
“Go? Where, Grandma?” I asked.
“Kerby’s Store.”
As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars and said, “Take the __13___ and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for in the car.” Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.
For a few seconds I just stood there, holding the money, wondering ___14___ to buy, and who to buy it for.
I thought of ___15___ I knew: my family, my friends, my neighbors … I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decker, a __16___ with bad and messy hair. He sat right behind me ___17____ Mrs. Pollack’s class.
Bobbie ___18___ went to any party during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, ___19____ we all knew that he didn’t have a cough, and he didn’t have a coat. I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat ___20____ he would like.
That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and ___21___ “To Bobbie, From Father Christmas” on it. Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he ___22___ them. Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s house, telling that I was helping Father Christmas ____23___ the presents.
Grandma parked the car along the street, and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s house. Then Grandma said to me, “All right, Father Christmas, get going.”
I took a deep breath, rushed to his front door, put the present down. ____24___ the door, rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the ____25_____ and Grandma. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open. Finally it did, and there stood Bobbie.
That night, I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well, and we were on his team.
A．him B．her C．them D．you
A．angry B．happy C．tired D．afraid
A．book B．coat C．present D．money
A．what B．when C．where D．how
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody
A．girl B．boy C．man D．woman
A．for B．on C．in D．with
A．so B．if C．but D．and
A．where B．that C．who D．why
A．read B．say C．write D．spell
A．helped B．believe C．taught D．made
A．give up B．give away C．put up D．put off
A．on B．behind C．outside D．over
A．shop B．cars C．door D．trees
Robots seem very new to most people. But they have a __51__ history. A Greek scientist made the first robot. You may 52 robots in some movies. The robots in the movies are usually stronger, faster and __53__ than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They can do lots of dangerous, difficult or__54__ jobs. Some people can’t look __55_ themselves and robots can help them. For example, some people can’t see, and they use a guide dog to help themselves move. But now scientists are__56__ a robot to help them.
Robots are also used in American hospitals. At one hospital, a robot 57 meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never loses (迷失)its __58__ because it has a map of the hospital in its computer system(系统).__59__ the future, robots will even work in space. But robots will 60 take the place of(代替)people but only work for people. They can, however, help us in a lot of different ways.
A．unpleasant B．long C．strange D．interesting
A．look B．look at C．see D．know
A．clever B．cleverer C．cleverest D．the cleverest
A．interesting B．interested C．boring D．bored
A．about B．at C．for D．after
A．taking B．using C．making D．predicting
A．flies B．cooks C．makes D．takes
A．way B．road C．street D．meal
A．For B．Of C．With D．In
A．ever B．never C．still D．yet
Mrs. Scott and her husband are both 1 . They teach in the same school. They go to school 2 . They leave home at eight o’clock in the morning.
And they 3 home at four o’clock in the afternoon.
Sam Scott and his sister Ann are 4 . Sam 5 by bus, and Ann goes to school 6 .Some of 7 friends walk to school, too. Sam and Ann get home at four o’clock in the afternoon.
They 8 before dinner, and they watch TV 9 dinner.
They usually 10 early, especially(尤其) on school nights.
A．students B．teachers C．workers D．doctors
A．by the car B．by car C．on car D．on feet
A．get back B．get to C．get up D．get on
A．students B．teachers C．workers D．doctors
A．goes to work B．goes to school C．goes to the park D．goes to the library
A．on foot B．by car C．by bus D．by bike
A．them B．they C．their D．theirs
A．watch TV B．do their homework C．play compuer games D．fly kites
A．before B．in C．after D．between
A．get up B．go to bed C．go home D．go to school
It is fine Sunday. Jenny and her mother are on the 1 . They want to go to 2 . There are many children on it. Their parents are telling stories to 3 . An old man gets 4 the bus. He has no seat(座位) to sit in. Jenny asks him to sit in her seat. The old man 5 Jenny. There are two foreigners(外国人) on the bus. They want to go to the Great Wall, too. But they 6 speak Chinese. Jenny talks to them in English. She tells them Beijing is a big city 7 a long history. And the Palace Museum is very famous, too. She tells stories 8 the Palace Museum. At the same time they learn about a lot of Chinese culture(文化) from Jenny. They think the stories are 9 and they want to visit other places of interest in China soon. Can their dream 10 ? Of course.
A．train B．bus C．plane D．car
A．hutong B．Tian’ anmen Spuare C．the Great Wall D．wangfujin
A．them B．they C．me D．him
A．up B．on C．dressed D．in
A．says B．talks C．shows D．thanks
A．can B．can’t C．must D．need to
A．at B．in C．with D．has
A．to B．about C．or D．with
A．boring B．relaxed C．afraid D．interesting
A．think of B．come on C．come true D．get to
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All about Britain’s Teenagers(青少年)
School
British teenagers can leave school 1 the age of sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. The exams are not easy to pass, 2 they have to work very hard! British teenagers often spend 2.5 to 3 hours every evening 3 their homework.
Free Time
It’s not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have 4 ? They love watching TV, going out, 5 friends and listening to music.
Communications (交流)
Teenagers in Britain often use their computers to play games and do their homework. They 6 love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting (发短信) their friends and chatting. Today, many mobile phones are very small and light. You can do a lot more 7 them than just talk. More than 90% of British teenagers have a mobile phone, and experts(专家) say this stops 8 from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes(香烟).
Fashion (服饰)
At school, almost all British teenagers have to 9 a school uniform. However, in their free
10 they can wear whatever they like. In fact, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion.
A．on B．at C．in D．to
A．but B．or C．so D．because
A．doing B．to do C．do D．does
A．lessons B．sports C．meetings D．fun
A．meet B．meeting C．make D．chatting
A．never B．too C．also D．seldom
A．with B．for C．at D．in
A．they B．them C．he D．him
A．dress B．in C．wear D．put on
A．day B．month C．week D．time
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A group of class friends successful in their careers got together to visit their old university professor. Their talk soon turned into complaints about 1 in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of(几个) 2 ——porcelain(瓷的), plastic(塑料的), glass, crystal(水晶的), some common, 3 expensive and some delicate (精美的)-telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you noticed,all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the common and 4 ones. While it is 5 for you to choose only the best for ourselves, that is the __6 of your problems and stress. The cup itself 7 no quality to the coffee. 8 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went 9 the best cups. And then you began eyeing other people’s cups. Now consider this: life is the 10 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup which we have will not 11 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by fixing our attention only on the cup, we 12 to enjoy the coffee which God (上帝) has 13 for us. God brews(冲泡) the coffee, not the cups...Enjoy your coffee!"
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just 14 the best use of everything.
Live 15 . Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
A．changes B．duties C．experiences D．stress
A．cups B．pans C．bowls D．cans
A．others B．some C．another D．other
A．fashionable B．cheap C．expensive D．nice-looking
A．wise B．important C．natural D．necessary
A．use B．disagreement C．answer D．cause
A．waves B．reduces C．adds D．leads
A．As B．What C．That D．Which
A．for B．into C．by D．on
A．tea B．water C．wine D．coffee
A．remove B．beat C．change D．enjoy
A．fail B．succeed C．wish D．try
A．sold B．gave C．bought D．provided
A．keep B．say C．make D．do
A．wildly B．simply C．specially D．successfully
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