George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a 36 , so she was always finding ways to save money.
She 37 vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to 38 to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip 39 the bus was slow because of the traffic.
One day, the traffic was even 40 than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day 41 work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to 42 the bus.
He arrived home. Betty was 43 to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty 44 , but it didn’t.
“ 45 didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”
A．work B．job C．child D．house
A．grew B．gave C．bought D．knew
A．make B．carry C．bring D．take
A．or B．and C．but D．so
A．larger B．bigger C．worse D．better
A．after B．before C．finished D．began
A．get out of B．get along with C．come up with D．catch up with
A．excited B．surprised C．interested D．bored
A．tired B．sad C．clean D．happy
A．When B．What C．Why D．Where
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Mrs Green lives in the country and she doesn’t know London very well．One day，she goes to London．She can’t find her________．Just then（就在那时）she________a man near a bus stop．
“I can ask him the way，”she says to________and asks，“Excuse me，will you please________me the way to King Street？”The man smiles（微笑）with________answer．He________know English．He speaks Japanese．He is a tourist．Then he________his hand into his pocket（口袋），________a piece of paper and asks her________it．On the paper are these words，“Sorry，I______English．”A．streetB．wayC．room
A．looks atB．watchesC．sees
A．herselfB．himselfC．itself
A．speakB．tellC．talk
A．notB．anC．no
A．don’tB．doesn’tC．isn’t
A．putsB．takesC．carries
A．bring outB．take outC．takes out
A．to seeB．to look inC．to look at
A．am not speakB．don’t speakC．don’t say
It was in autumn. A young woman was ill. She in the hospital. There was a tree her room. She saw the leaves fall down. Day after day, there were less and less leaves on the tree. The woman was very . She didn’t want to eat or drink, and she didn’t want to talk. The doctor asked her to and take a walk. She wouldn’t do that. She became worse day by day. One day she said, “When the last leaf falls down, I will die, .”
An old artist knew that. He decided to help this woman. One night, all yellow fell down. The artist painted a green and yellow leaf, then put it in the tree. The next morning, the woman looked out of the window and saw the last leaf, she was filled with . She wanted to be alive. She didn’t want to fall down like other leaves. From then on, she became and lived a long time.
Don’t your hope at anytime.
A．played B．stayed C．studied D．worked
A．outside B．inside C．from D．under
A．glad B．relaxed C．sad D．interested
A．fall asleep B．get ready C．hurry up D．get up
A．too B．also C．either D．neither
A．flowers B．plants C．leaves D．trees
A．if B．before C．until D．when
A．hope B．dream C．interest D．happiness
A．worse and worse B．better and better C．harder and harder D．thinner and thinner
A．give out B．give in C．give up D．give away
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I was once a fat girl . I weighed 336 pounds and looked as big as my fridge. I was never it. But one day I had a medical examination（体检）. The told me that I was having heart trouble. It me up. I began to feel nervous. Then I decided to do something!
In a year and five months, I 104 pounds. What a great thing I did ! I didn’t have any expensive food, medical treatment（治疗）or camp-style（训练营式的）exercise. What was the secret to my ?
First I looked through the Internet for do-it-yourself that people could follow on losing weight. Of course I saw countless ads which try to get me to buy their products. But I bought nothing. The only thing I did was to change my bad . The following are what I have done. You can try these. Stop drinking something with too much sugar in it. sweet cakes. Eat green vegetables. Use only vegetable oil. Never eat after 6:30 pm. Also, do light exercise for 15 to 20 minutes five days a week.
Then I kept doing what I should do. People sometimes say,“You don’t need to tell me to do. I know it already!”But the fact is that knowing what to do and doing what you know are totally . The important thing is to know what to do and then just keep doing it.。
A．excited about B．worried about C．proud of D．happy with
A．doctor B．friend C．mother D．teacher
A．gave B．cheered C．dressed D．woke
A．borrowed B．lent C．lost D．got
A．happiness B．success C．kindness D．richness
A．advice B．news C．food D．medicine
A．grades B．look C．wish D．habits
A．Accept B．Bring C．Refuse D．Make
A．how B．what C．why D．whether
A．easy B．difficult C．similar D．different
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On my first job，I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper．I never got a letter from my readers，so I was________that there was an envelope on my desk one morning．From the________，I could see it was from a most popular newspaper．
When I opened it，I found a note and it read，“You did a good job．Go on！”
The note was________by Mr John，a famous sports editor．As I was a green hand（新手），his words made me_______．After that，I kept the note in my desk drawer．Whenever I doubted_______I had the ability to be a good editor，I would read John’s note and become________again．
Later，when I made friends with Mr John，the note writer，I learned that he often wrote notes to_______young people in many fields．“When I make________feel happy，”he told me，“I feel happy，too．”
_______，why are there few note writers like John in our life？In my________，many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood．Also，writing takes more time and it is ________to pick up the phone．The problem with phone calls is that they cannot________a long time，but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read_______．
So，when you find some people around you need________，please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence．Maybe，you are not sure what will________，but remember Mr John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy，too．
A．certain B．sure C．surprised D．frightened
A．calendar B．envelope C．book D．photo
A．signed B．picked C．copied D．practised
A．unhappy B．sleepy C．excited D．sad
A．why B．that C．what D．whether
A．serious B．confident C．strict D．humorous
A．expect B．describe C．introduce D．encourage
A．other B．the other C．Others D．the others
A．But B．However C．Therefore D．Actually
A．opinion B．advice C．idea D．decision
A．stronger B．weaker C．harder D．easier
A．wait B．last C．stop D．rest
A．once B．only once C．more than once D．less than once
A．thanks B．truth C．trouble D．help
A．happen B．matter C．turn D．hold
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The London Eye is a tourist attraction in London，the UK．There you can get into a capsule（密封舱）to enjoy a great view of the city of London．
I________the London Eye last summer with a friend．My friend didn’t know where we were going．I just told him we wouhl go somewhere very special．As we arrived______Waterloo Station，he had worked out where we were going．He________happily．When we reached the London Eye，there was a very long waiting line，so in order to________time，he stayed in the line while I went to buy the________．
The capsule doesn’t completely stop when people get on，so you have to get into it_______．Then the door of the capsule shuts．The view was wonderful．We took many photos of the view and of________．It took about half an hour for the capsule to go around．
If you are________in going there，I’d like to give you some advice．To enjoy the view，go in the________．There are night rides，but you won’t see a lot．Sometimes the top of the wheel can be quite cool even________it’s sunny．So ladies，don’t forget to take a scarf．
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