At lunchtime, Bonnie and Ruth sat together like they always did at school. Ruth and Bonnie were best friends and best friends always sat together for lunch. They 1 sandwiches, cupcakes and almost everything.
But today things were 2 . Bonnie looked upset, and Ruth did not know why. “Why are you sad today, Bonnie?” Ruth asked. “Because my daddy 3 his job yesterday,” she said. “And we may have to move. My mom and dad are very unhappy and they always argue. I am 4 . What is going to happen to us?”
Bonnie’s news made Ruth very sad, too. What would school be like 5 Bonnie? What could she do to help her friend? When Ruth went home she told her mom the bad 6 .
“What can I do to help?” she asked.
“I’m not sure, Ruth,” said her mother sadly.
Ruth thought and thought. She thought while she ate supper and she thought while she did homework. She even thought when she brushed her teeth before going to bed.
“What can I do?” she 7 .
The next day was Saturday and Ruth woke up very early. She dressed and ate a quick breakfast, 8 went to find her friends. They all decided to 9 together to help Bonnie. They pulled weeds, played with babies and walked dogs. They even put on a Talent show in Ruth’s backyard. All the adults paid one dollar to watch the 10 sing and dance and do magic tricks. After the performance, the children 11 their money. They had made three hundred dollars! Ruth’s mom took them to the grocery store and they bought food, soap, paper towels, and all kinds of things that a person might need.
When they left the store they went to Bonnie’s house and each of the children 12 carried a bag to the door, rang the doorbell and ran away quickly. They had so much fun with 13 secret surprise! They knew it would make Bonnie very happy.
Ruth felt happy too, 14 she had helped her friend. She knew it wasn’t much, but all she needed to do was to show her friend that she cared 15 . I think Bonnie got the message, don’t you?
A．found B．cooked C．shared D．bought
A．same B．good C．right D．different
A．changed B．lost C．enjoyed D．got
A．worried B．lonely C．disappointed D．surprised
A．to B．with C．for D．without
A．story B．result C．news D．report
A．dreamt B．answered C．talked D．wondered
A．so B．then C．after D．before
A．work B．study C．help D．think
A．parents B．actors C．students D．children
A．counted B．saved C．sent D．spent
A．slowly B．quietly C．seriously D．patiently
A．their B．his C．her D．its
A．though B．and C．because of D．because
A．helped B．cared C．understood D．realized
完形填空。
J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. She was born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She had one sister who was two years younger than her. Both girls liked to their father’s bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story the age of six.
On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didn’t know it. In 1992, Rowling began the first Harry Potter book for young . It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series (系列) is with people of all ages and about sixty books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That’s the Harry Potter series has been so popular.
J. K. Rowling is very with the success. Now she’s really enjoying life. She said she would go on writing children’s books.
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When we think of Christmas, we probably think of , Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.
A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by British writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870). It is about an old man Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He only thinks about himself and is to share things with others. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect ghosts to visit him.
That , the ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds him his happy days as a child. Then the second ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the . Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning — Christmas Day!
Scrooge decides to change his life and to be a kind person. He celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true of Christmas!
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One day I got into a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were on the right side when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of . My taxi driver stopped at once and missed the other by just inches ( 英寸)!
The driver of the other car turned his head quickly and started shouting at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really . So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost broke your car and sent us to the !” This is when my taxi driver me what I now call “The Law of the Rubbish Truck”.
He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around of rubbish, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their rubbish grows, they need a place to empty it and they’ll empty it onto you. Don’t it personally, just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take the rubbish and it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
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After Tom finished his middle school, he went to work in a post office. He was to work, because he could send the on his bike. It was easy and interesting. One day he sent a letter to a house. When he got to the door, a big dog ran to him. He was afraid of it very much and quickly the letter on the ground. To his surprise, the dog didn’t come at him. It ran before the letter and picked it up with its . Then it carried the letter in to the house. Tom said to himself, “It does the work as me.
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A special present was given to me when I was 12 years old. It was .
That was the early autumn of my first year at a high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very , and afraid to make friends anymore.
Every time I heard the other students talking and . I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.
Then one morning, my classmates had fun talking with their friends, but I sat my desk as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He walked past me and then turned back. He looked at me and, a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt the touch of and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.
That smile my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile my best friend now.
One day. I asked him he smiled and said nothing that morning, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me!
It doesn’t matter all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
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