There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before he was sent away, the boy was the 41 student in his class. He was at the top in every exam.
But the boy changed after 42 home and studying in the boarding school. His grades started to 43 . He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide(自杀). All of this was because he felt no one loved him.
His parents started to 44 the boy. But they even did not know what was wrong with him. So his father decided to go to the school and talk with him.
They sat by the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and 45 . After some time his father said, "Do you know, son, why I'm here today?"
"To 46 my grades," the boy replied back.
"No, no," his father said. "I'm here to tell you that you're the most 47 person for me. I want to see you 48 . I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. You're my life."
These words caused the boy's eyes to be filled with tears. He hugged(拥抱) his father. They didn't say 49 to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply. And today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him 50 .
A．laziest B．cleverest C．calmest D．worst
A．coming B．returning C．leaving D．going
A．drop B．increase C．rise D．turn down
A．look for B．learn from C．worry about D．shout at
A．friends B．family C．study D．grades
A．find B．teach C．check D．hear
A．famous B．important C．outstanding D．interesting
A．happy B．serious C．excellent D．honest
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．ill B．pleasant C．pleased D．sad
Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special occasions. For example, in the United States people give 63 for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and 64 . And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person’s home. But how do you choose the 65 gift?
It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another 66 . In many Western countries watches and 67 are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die. So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad 68 .
Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift. But even flowers can be 69 ! In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1,3,5, etc. ) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2,4,6, etc. ) is not okay. It's only for funerals! People in China do not like gifts of white flowers, because white is the color for funerals. And don't 70 red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them! Red roses mean love in several cultures!A. money B. gifts C food
A. person B. place C. winter
A. right B. wrong C. shiny
A. country B. city C. village
A. flowers B. books C. clocks
A. luck B. lucky C. unlucky
A. a safe gift B. a problem C. a good tdea
A. receive B. accept C. give
Once there was a girl in my class that I thought was beautiful and smart. I believed that she was perfect. When the time for my birthday came, I 56 her to my party, and she came.
A few months 57 , it was her birthday. I got a special scarf for her. Thinking about how happy she would be to receive my gift made me so 58 .
I asked her when her birthday party was going to be. She replied, " 59 do you want to know? You're not invited. You're just a dog with glasses !"
I felt really 60 when she said that. I just stood there looking at her. Everyone standing by her came to stand next to me. Then we all 61 .
That day, I figured out that even if someone looks perfect, there is a very good possibility that they aren't. When it comes to perfection, it's how someone treats you that is more 62 than how they look.A. invited B. invites C. inviting
A. ago B. before C. later
A. excited B. sad C. relaxed
A. How B. Why C. Who
A. good B. nice C. bad
A. left B. came C. smiled
A. confident B. creative C. important
It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friend’s hometown. I hadn’t seen him for years and this was a good 36 to meet him again.
I was busy at school so it was rather 37 when I came back home. It was already 10 o’clock at night. Time was running out. After a hurried meal I left. 38 I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station, I relaxed for a while, imagining what my friend looked like now. I was soon at the station and was sure that I would be able to 39 the train. Unfortunately, I fell on the way and lost some time. To my complete 40 , when I reached the platform, I saw that the train had just left! It was the last train so I had to 41 home.
My mother was glad to see me back as she had a feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy. I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a 42 sleep. The next morning I was very tired. As I was having breakfast the 43 arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked to 44 that the train I missed had had an accident. How 45 I was that I missed the train!
A．sign B．chance C．sense D．dream
A．strange B．cold C．late D．quiet
A．Finally B．Suddenly C．Strangely D．Luckily
A．stop B．see C．catch D．miss
A．satisfaction B．hope C．surprise D．joy
A．call B．leave C．reach D．return
A．deep B．bad C．great D．heavy
A．newspaper B．ticket C．mild D．train
A．find B．hear C．feel D．remember
A．hopeful B．thankful C．careful D．painful
Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry 26 a new clock. But Harry, 27 lived next door to Jack, said he didn’t need one.
“ 28 needs a clock,” Jack said. “How do you know when it’s time to get up?”
“My landlord Mr. Smith turns on his radio at seven o’clock and listens 29 the news,” Harry said. “That’s my morning call.”
“Ok. But how do you know when to go to work?”
“By the time I 30 my breakfast, it’s eight o’clock, time to leave for the office. Then I walk there. When I arrive at my office, it’s nice o’clock. That’s 31 time I start work.”
“Ok. But how do you know when it’s time to go home?”
“The factory bell 32 ” Harry told him.
“But how do you know when it’s time to go to bed?”
“The television programs come to end.”
By now Jack was really 33 . “Ok,” he shouted. “Now tell me what would happen 34 you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time.”
“That’s easy,” Harry said, “I would knock heavily on 35 wall. Then you would shout at me, ‘What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’clock in the morning?’”
A．to buy B．buying C．bought D．buy
A．which B．whose C．that D．who
A．No one B．Neither one C．Everyone D．Someone
A．at B．to C．in D．on
A．eats B．have eaten C．ate D．was eating
A．a B．an C．the D．不填
A．ring B．rings C．was rung D．ringing
A．anger B．angrily C．angry D．angering
A．if B．that C．why D．how
A．his B．their C．her D．your
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
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