" Wanted: A violin. Can’t pay much. Call…"
The ad in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. Because my family was 36 , I couldn’t have a violin. So I asked, "Daddy, may I have a 37 ？" Daddy’s face looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home with a case in his hand. Inside the case was a second—hand violin for seven dollars.
No one could know how 38 I was when I took my violin to school for my first lesson. Several years later, I became famous as a violinist. And then, I carefully 39 the violin away.
Now 40 this ad, I discovered the case deep in my closet(储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the 41 , walked to the telephone and called the number.
Later in the day, a man aged about 30 knocked at the door. "I’ve been expecting
someone can answer my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so 42 ," he said, examining my violin. "How much is it?"
I said, " 43 dollars. "
"Are you surer" he asked. "Seven dollars," I 44 and then added, "I hope your daughter will be 45 to have it and enjoy it as I did. "
I smiled, but I found my tears roiling down my face.
A．rich B．poor C．large D．small
A．drum B．guitar C．violin D．piano
A．surprised B．excited C．bored D．interested
A．carried B．put C．took D．threw
A．about B．by C．in D．for
A．ad B．violin C．case D．newspaper
A．badly B．easily C．quickly D．luckily
A．Ninety B．Twenty C．Seven D．Five
A．repeated B．showed C．reminded D．suggested
A．clever B．sad C．afraid D．happy
You feel tired and you have no energy. You can’t breathe out of your nose and your throat hurts. Don’t be afraid you have probably just got a . Every year, many kids experience this sick feeling. Some kids have up to eight colds every year. So, what is a cold? Well, a cold is an infection (传染病). It affects (影响) nose, ears and throat and makes you feel sick and weak. It’s very to catch a cold. When someone sneezes or coughs near you, bacteria（细菌） travel through the air and your body and then make you sick. Also, if you touch your nose or eyes after touching something that has bacteria on it, a door or your desk at school, you can get a sick. Some of the symptoms（症状）of a cold a fever, a sore throat and a cough. If you sneeze, or if your nose is runny and your are watery, you’ve probably got a cold. Most people who have got a cold feel very tired and don’t have much to do anything. A cold is not a pleasant thing to .However, there are some things you can do to feel .You should have hot drinks you’ve got a sore throat and cough. You should eat healthy foods and get a lot of rest so your body can be strong enough to your sold. If you’ve got a fever, or if you aren’t feeling better within a few days, you should visit your and take some medicine. A cold can be frustrating just remember that there are many things you can do to feel better and get stronger. Take care of your body and stay healthy.
A．cough B．headache C．fever D．cold
A．exactly B．nearly C．clearly D．firstly
A．my B．your C．its D．their
A．difficult B．necessary C．easy D．helpful
A．build B．find C．feel D．enter
A．like B．on C．behind D．with
A．take B．catch C．turn D．include
A．legs B．arms C．eyes D．ears
A．energy B．money C．time D．air
A．do B．make C．pass D．experience
A．worse B．better C．colder D．hotter
A．until B．so C．if D．unless
A．fight B．keep C．have D．get
A．parent B．doctor C．friend D．teacher
A．but B．then C．and D．or
Once there was a lovely vegetable field with a very big tree in it. Both the vegetables and the t________ made the garden look wonderful.
No one knew that the vegetables in the field and the tree couldn't get on well with each other. The vegetables h________the tree. They thought the tree did not leave them e________
light to survive. On the other hand, the tree hated the vegetables. He complained that the vegetables drank nearly all the water b________
it could get to him.
The situation became worse and worse. One day, the vegetables got angry and decided to use up all the w________in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree fought back by refusing to give the vegetables shade(树荫) from the hot sun. Soon they both began to dry up.
Neither of them thought that the gardener would stop watering his vegetable f________ when he saw it becoming worse. When the gardener did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how t________
they were. There seemed to be no ways to solve the problem, but one of the vegetables, a small pumpkin
r________what was going on, and decided to deal with it. Though there was little water and it was too hot, the little pumpkin did all he could to grow... F________
he grow very big, the gardener noticed that and started watering the field again because he wanted to win the beautiful big pumpkin competition. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables grew better. They realizes that it was better to help each other than to f________
.
From then on, they worked together and lived in harmony with these around them.
A first-grade student whose best friend is battling cancer thought that hours of playing and telling jokes was not enough - he wanted to show his buddy just how he understood the time he was going through.
Seven-year-old Vincent Butterfield the only way was to cut off his hair in support of his best friend Zac who lost his hair through chemotherapy(化疗).
Zac Gossage is receiving treatment but goes to Union Central Elementary School in Missouri every day, that's where he gets to play on the swing with Vincent. Vincent found out that Zac might his hair because of the chemotherapy treatment. So one day, he showed up in the first grade class wearing a . He said to his teacher Mrs. Koester, "I have a surprise for Zac." And he pulled off his cap and other saw that he already had all his hair off.
"I did it just to make Zac feel he's not the only one without any ." said Vincent.Vincent has also been raising money for his best friend after learning how his chemotherapy treatments are. He asked his mother to make than 20 scarves and gloves. He and his mother them at the price of 10 dollars each, raising over $200 for Zac. The encouragement from Vincent seems to be working. Though Zac is receiving treatments, he has missed any days of school. He knows that Vincent is out on the playground, waiting for him at break.
When asked friendship was, Vincent looked at his friend Zac, thought for a(an) and responded,"It's a beautiful thing."
Clearly, wisdom doesn't always come with age.
A．hard B．exciting C．unpleasant D．pleasant
A．decided B．refused C．agreed D．disliked
A．ever B．never C．just D．still
A．though B．but C．because D．so
A．raise B．add C．lose D．fall
A．mask B．scarf C．glove D．cap
A．teachers B．kids C．parents D．patients
A．pulled B．sent C．cut D．put
A．friends B．money C．clothes D．hair
A．expensive B．successful C．important D．meaningful
A．fewer B．more C．worse D．better
A．made B．donated C．sold D．collected
A．already B．always C．nearly D．hardly
A．how B．what C．where D．which
A．moment B．hour C．morning D．day
Natural resources are things that we use that come from Earth. Out natural resources are limited（有限的）. This means that they will not forever. Some are renewable, like when you plant a new tree when you one down. Others are not renewable, like when you dig coal（煤）out of the . Once it is used, it is gone.People realize the that Earth’s natural resources are limited, and can do things to help conserve（节约）those resources. you try to conserve a natural resource, you try to use less of it, so it does not get used up so . One way that people conserve fuel, like gasoline, is by riding a bicycle or walking when the is short instead of driving everywhere.Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay . We can conserve water making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak（漏）. We can also make choices to conserve water, like only using the dishwasher or washing machine when theyare full. Everyone can make contributions to protecting natural resources.
A．last B．spread C．burn D．change
A．turn B．cut C．put D．move
A．station B．building C．ground D．brick
A．news B．plan C．decision D．fact
A．When B．Although C．Whatever D．Whether
A．slowly B．hard C．regularly D．fast
A．money B．space C．place D．distance
A．alive B．alone C．asleep D．awake
A．about B．for C．by D．with
A．generous B．funny C．wise D．surprising
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Many books have been written about“the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift, a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very
Gift giving is different in different Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone because many people have enough things and don’t want gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,money can make people uncomfortable.“When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,”says John Wilson.“In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift has some thought behind it.”
Different people have very different thoughts this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?
A．specially B．especially C．commonly D．usually
A．displays B．disadvantages C．disagreements D．dislikes
A．while B．when C．as D．if
A．same B．similar C．small D．huge
A．lonely B．happy C．sad D．angry
A．cities B．towns C．provinces D．countries
A．else B．other C．another D．else’s
A．too much B．much too C．too many D．many too
A．a child B．a person C．a guide D．a chef
A．spend B．take C．cost D．make
A．more difficult B．easy C．difficult D．easier
A．using B．giving C．receiving D．fetching
A．counts B．discovers C．finds D．invents
A．who B．what C．where D．that
A．to B．on C．up D．in
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