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Jack is an English teacher at a college. He moved to New York City 1 all the members of his family. Jack is an excellent teacher, so we’ve all 2 him very much since he left. It was not long before Jack came back to North Carolina for a short 3 . The teachers and students held a small party for him.
At the party, people walked around and 4 with each other. I certainly would not give up that good chance to learn English. So I tried to think of all kinds of topics to talk with Grace, another _____5____teacher.
Just before I was about to run out of my topics, suddenly I 6 Jack say to others loudly, “I dig New York!” I immediately asked Grace, “Is it really difficult to find a 7 in New York? Why does Jack have to do 8 work since he is such a good teacher?”
Grace didn’t seem to 9 what I said, “Why do you think that?” she asked.
“Haven’t you heard him say that he is digging New York? Is he building an underground passage (地下通道)?” I asked.
When she finally realized (明白) what I meant, Grace laughed to tears. She then asked us whether (是否) we 9 the meaning of “I dig New York.” All of 10 shook heads and said no. So Grace asked Jack to explain it to us.
It turns out that “ I dig New York.” means “I love New York.” in American slang (俚语). Though few people say that now, we still hear it from time to time.
A．after B．with C．of D．in
A．missed B．loved C．liked D．thought
A．trip B．holiday C．talk D．visit
A．talked B．spoke C．helped D．danced
A．Chinese B．English C．maths D．music
A．heard B．listened C．made D．told
A．teacher B．job C．work D．book
A．busy B．free C．heavy D．easy
A．knew B．got C．thought D．heard
A．her B．them C．you D．us
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was 36 , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of breath. He stood 37 before me with his head down and said 38 , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and 39 . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
40 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his 41 and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s 42 I picked it. Here, it’s for you. ” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must 43 it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I 44 . ” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not 45 —he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I 46 him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome. ” he smiled, and then ran off to 47 . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child, 48 I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been 49 . I decided to see the beauty in life, and 50 every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colourful C．simple(简单的) D．wonderful
A．just B．right C．straight D．along
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．So B．Or C．However D．And
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．admire B．dislike C．want D．have
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．at most B．at times C．at first D．at last
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into 43 in Chinese middle schools soon.
Heavy schoolbags have been a serious 44 for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will 45 . An e-schoolbag is 46 lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be 47 an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. It is as 48 as a usual book, 49 it can still have all the things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on which can be made 50 chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to 51 the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then they can use it.
Some people say 52 e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good for eyes. But only time will tell.
A．use B．useful C．used D．to use
A．idea B．problem C．question D．thought
A．work it out B．work out it C．work out D．work them out
A．very B．much C．too D．so
A．call B．calls C．called D．calling
A．small B．smaller C．smallest D．most small
A．and B．as C．or D．but
A．into B．from C．up D．of
A．bring B．get C．take D．put
A．if B．what C．that D．which
The Japanese Macaca monkey has been studied in the wild for over 50 years. In 1952, on one small Japanese island, scientists dropped some 26 in the dirt for the monkeys. The monkeys liked their taste, but they found the dirt 27 .
One clever 18-month-old monkey found she could 28 the problem by washing the sweet potatoes in a nearby river. She taught this to her mother. Her 29 also learned this new way and they taught their mothers, too.
All the younger monkeys 30 learned to wash the dirty sweet potatoes to make them 31 to eat. But many old monkeys found it very hard to learn this and still ate the 32 sweet potatoes.
Then something very surprising 33 . In the autumn of 1958, scientists found that the monkeys on other nearby 34 began washing their sweet potatoes too. Scientists still don’t fully understand how this knowledge was 35 from one island to another.
A．sweet potatoes B．green plants C．hard stones D．fresh nuts
A．beautiful B．terrible C．difficult D．interesting
A．find B．reach C．solve D．understand
A．children B．brothers C．sisters D．friends
A．quietly B．easily C．angrily D．awfully
A．nicer B．smaller C．lighter D．drier
A．small B．large C．new D．dirty
A．took on B．took off C．took place D．took away
A．trees B．islands C．beaches D．rivers
A．lost B．dropped C．passed D．left
William Shakespeare was one of the world’s great writers. He lived in England 21 1564 to 1616. Shakespeare is famous for his 22 and poems. His plays are all about love and feelings. Some, like Julius Caesar, are about history. 23 , like Romeo and Juliet, are about love and romance. The plays are very interesting, and the writing is beautiful. Sometimes it’s hard to understand them. English today is very different from 24 it was 400 years ago. Also, people in the plays often speak like they’re in a poem. There are many movies about Shakespeare’s plays. When you don’t have the chance to see a live play(现场演出), you can 25 one of the movies.
A．in B．from C．since D．for
A．novels B．plays C．stories D．songs
A．Another B．The other C．Others D．Either
A．what B．that C．which D．how
A．make B．enjoy C．write D．play
One day Mozart saw an old blind street-performer playing the violin in the street corner 26 a hat in front of him . He found out the old man was 27 one of his compositions . The old man played for 28 but still nobody put any money into his hat . Mozart asked the old man , “Do you often play compositions by Mozart ?” “Yes, 29 _ ,” answered the old man . “now, everybody knows Mozart and likes his music .” “Do you 30 a living by playing the violin ?” The old man said he 31 . Mozart took over the violin from the old man and began to play .
He played so well 32 all the passerby stopped to listen to the wonderful music and soon the old man felt very 33 that the man could play so well . He asked Mozart , “Who are you , sir ?” “Your colleague（同行） , a poor 34 like you .”
Then Mozart gave the 35 back to the old man and went away .
A．on B．by C．with D．to
A．writing B．playing C．reading D．listening
A．sometime B．sometimes C．some time D．some times
A．you B．it is C．Mr. D．Sir
A．make B．buy C．give D．take
A．certainly B．did C．yes D．sorry
A．which B．how C．that D．what
A．happy B．worried C．disappointed D．surprised
A．musician B．artist C．scientist D．writer
A．money B．violin C．food D．hat
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