Mr. Smith was an old miser (守财奴). He had a lot of 16 , but he never bought anything 17 . He and his wife lived in an old house outside the town. He often went to the shop 18 in order to save some money. In the 19 , as soon as it was dark in the room, he 20 . He had no TV but bought a cheap radio and often 21 the advertisements.
The old man had no 22 , his wife was often ill. He wouldn’t send her to the hospital. He thought he would 23 much to the doctors if they looked her over. He bought a few medical books and bought some 24 for her.
One night, Mrs. Smith felt unwell. She had got a bad headache. She asked her husband to 25 a doctor, but he didn’t agree. He brought out some pills and made her 26 them. But it was no use.
The old woman began to 27 at home. Mr. Smith locked the door and went in another room and 28 there. The next morning, when he woke up, he came into her 29 to see if she was all right. But he found the poor woman had died. He hurried to the telephone, but 30 his mind at once. He ran out and shouted to the servant (佣人), “Don’t cook breakfast for Mrs. Smith this morning, Linda!”
A．books B．shoes C．clothes D．money
A．bad B．good C．expensive D．cheap
A．on foot B．by car C．by taxi D．by motorbike
A．day B．afternoon C．midnight D．night
A．went to dance B．went to the cinema C．read newspaper D．went to bed
A．listened to B．watched C．mended D．looked at
A．brothers B．sisters C．uncles D．children
A．pass B．tell C．pay D．sell
A．food B．medicine C．fruit D．vegetables
A．look for B．take care of C．catch up with D．send for
A．take B．drink C．to take D．to drink
A．laugh B．sing C．cry D．dance
A．slept B．played C．worked D．drank
A．workplace B．bedroom C．library D．office
A．kept B．finished C．changed D．forgot
In a school some trouble was caused by the students, who were naughty（调皮的）and didn’t follow the school rules. They often with each other and they didn’t forgive each other. One day a teacher came to this school. When he heard that, he came up with a good idea. He told each of his students to bring a clear bag and a bag of potatoes to school. For every person they didn’t want to forgive in their lives, they a potato, wrote the person’s on it, and put it in the plastic bag.
Some of their bags were very . They were told to carry this bag with them for one week. They would put it beside their at night, on the seat when they sit in a car or on a bus, and next to their desk at school. Days of carrying the bags around with them made students get to know what a weight they were in their minds. And they pay so much attention to it all the time that they didn’t forget it or leave it in embarrassing (使人尴尬的)places. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and made people feel .
Too often we think of tolerance （容忍）as a gift to other people, and it clearly is for ! If we choose to keep our and hatred (仇恨) in our hearts, we will have to carry them around all our lives. After that, the students each other and didn’t fight any more. Learn to , and you will be happier at the same time.
A．agreed B．talked C．chatted D．fought
A．strict B．new C．strong D．young
A．plastic B．paper C．school D．big
A．bought B．sold C．chose D．dropped
A．name B．address C．father D．number
A．light B．big C．heavy D．nice
A．somewhere B．nowhere C．some places D．everywhere
A．bed B．room C．garden D．bike
A．carrying B．buying C．losing D．thinking
A．wanted to B．liked to C．had to D．hoped to
A．sick B．happy C．excited D．interested
A．myself B．ourselves C．themselves D．himself
A．sadness B．happiness C．health D．minds
A．got on well with B．thanked C．argued with D．communicated with
A．laugh B．fight C．work D．Forgive
A businessman sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man. The boy walked through the desert for forty days he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain where the Sage (圣人) lived.
When he a room, he saw lots of strange views: businessmen coming and going, a small music group sweet music, and all kinds of delicious dishes on a large table.
The Sage everyone. The young man had to wait for two hours until it was his .
enough patience, the Sage listened to the boy, but he was too to explain to him the secret of happiness. While he suggested that the boy walk his palace and come back in two hours.
“However,” he added, handing the boy a teaspoon with two drops of oil in it, “while you walk, this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”
The boy began to walk around the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At last he returned to the Sage.
“So,” asked the Sage, “did you notice anything amazing in my palace?” Embarrassed（尴尬的）, the boy said that he had seen . He was only concentrating on the .
“OK. Now go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the Sage. Now more , the boy took the spoon and walked again through the palace. Returning to the Sage, he exactly reported he had seen.
“But where is the oil?” asked the Sage. Looking down at the spoon, the boy realized that he had spilled it all.
“Well, the secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never the two drops of oil in the spoon,” the Sage said with a smile. They were both important. Then the boy realized what happiness was.
A．until B．when C．after D．since
A．saw B．left C．entered D．lived
A．hearing B．writing C．enjoying D．playing
A．looked for B．talked with C．heard from D．knew about
A．time B．way C．turn D．duty
A．To B．For C．In D．With
A．busy B．angry C．happy D．funny
A．into B．around C．across D．out of
A．catch B．bring C．get D．take
A．never B．nearly C．always D．sometimes
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．spoon B．man C．castle D．palace
A．carefully B．freely C．luckily D．difficultly
A．that B．which C．who D．what
A．forgetting B．minding C．realizing D．considering
Recently, I felt like I reached a very low point in life. My relationships weren't good, I wasn't enjoying my classes, and I felt like I had nothing to .My life seemed to be full of endless homework, tests and loneliness. Nothing anyone said seemed to me. I wasn't sure what to do about myself. All I wanted was to be happy again, but I didn't know who or what would that.
During these days, I had trouble sleeping. I had to take sleeping pills but still woke up in the midnight. I had no but to tell my dad. He the book The Secret. I immediately bought the e-book online and read the whole thing that night. I'm quite a stubborn person, but the effect on my mood after finishing the book was . Suddenly, I felt like life was beautiful again. I had never felt such a deep and quick in my life before.
In fact, the book's message was very simple—think positively(积极地).The book had many success stories about how people were able to money, soul mates(心灵伙伴)and old friends back into their lives. I started learning to thank everything in my life like them. Little by little, I realized that The Secret could only work I believed these people's success stories.
Now I'm sure I can bring myself happiness.
A．take care of B．come up with C．look forward to D．look down on
A．colourful B．powerful C．peaceful D．helpful
A．prevent B．offer C．answer D．serve
A．problem B．doubt C．need D．idea
A．recommended B．collected C．returned D．borrowed
A．finally B．mainly C．normally D．probably
A．obvious B．common C．realistic D．serious
A．breath B．change C．surprise D．notice
A．imagine B．control C．attract D．mention
A．until B．when C．unless D．before
BEIJING—The sky is gray and air smells strange. It’s another day of smog.
On Saturday, heavy haze（霾）still covered north and east China. Highways were closed and couldn’t take off on time.
The smoggy weather the country’s land from north to south, including Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, and 6 other provinces. People could only see clearly than 50 meters in some areas.
Cities Shanghai and Nanjing have been covered by the gray sky for the past several days. Many walkers in the street had to wear . In the Lukou airport in Nanjing, more than 60 flights were canceled(取消) on Saturday the haze, which also made primary and middle schools and kindergartens stop on Thursday and Friday in Nanjing.
The office worker of Environmental Protection said earlier this week that there were several reasons behind the widespread haze: unpleasant weather conditions making difficult for smog to disappear, automobile exhaust（尾气）, and coal use for winter heating.
To fight pollution, the Chinese government now plans to clean up the air by cutting coal use, some factories, and removing 6 million old cars from the roads.
“We must face up to the facts,” said Yan Naiqiang, a professor of environmental science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. “The treatment of smog will be a long fight. From now on, if we use buses or cars less and do more riding, we believe a clear sky is not a faraway dream.”
A．coaches B．trains C．flights D．double-deckers
A．afforded B．affected C．admired D．announced
A．less B．more C．farther D．nearer
A．in B．like C．around D．outside
A．hats B．gloves C．sunglasses D．masks
A．besides B．except C．because of D．for
A．classes B．rest C．work D．shopping
A．mainly B．mostly C．main D．most
A．that B．this C．one D．it
A．close B．closing C．open D．opening
Time flies so quickly! We become mature(成熟的)girls or boys, or at least we we are. At the same time, our parents are no longer young.
They all they have to us but never look forward to getting back. When we are ill in bed, they stay with us day and night. When we’re hungry or cold or sad, they offer help.
But what have we done for our parents? we grow up, we have our own ideas and we believe we are enough to think and act by ourselves, so we usually dislike their care. ___, we don’t listen to them; sometimes even quarrel with them!
We must something now, letting them know that we love them too. Try our best to understand our parents, and not to make them feel hopeless. In a word, make it a duty to bring __ to them because that’s the sign that we are really mature.
Children are parents’ and we are carrying both our dreams and theirs. The pleasure of our parents is what we should try to achieve!
A．think B．advise C．talk D．explain
A．pass B．give C．show D．take
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．never B．hardly C．seldom D．always
A．If B．Before C．As D．Though
A．careful B．old C．young D．patient
A．At first B．As a result C．So far D．At once
A．throw B．ask C．read D．do
A．stress B．money C．happiness D．complaint
A．hope B．award C．task D．aim
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