Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more __36__, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its _37____everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _38___what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __39_ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __40_. I can still remember he was always __41____a smile and willing to help. He always _42__after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He__43___just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44___home.
Weeks passed and the __45___over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__before the holiday break. I smiled in ___47 __as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ___48___standing by my desk..
“I have something for you ”he said and ____49____from behind his back a small box .__50___it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it ”I took the box from him ,thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my __51__, I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said,“The box is nice ,David ,but it’s__52__”.
“Oh no, it isn’t”said David.“It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”.
Tears filled my eyes ___53___I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given____54___to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___55___the little empty box set on my desk .
A．anxious B．courageous C．serious D．cautious
A．warning B．ringing C．calling D．yelling
A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．improperly
A．popular B．upset C．special D．funny
A．expressing B．delivering C．wearing D．sharing
A．practiced B．wandered C．studied D．stayed
A．would B．should C．might D．could
A．aim at B．turn to C．put off D．head for
A．argument B．excitement C．movement D．judgment
A．school B．year C．education D．program
A．relief B．return C．vain D．control
A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly
A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled
A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving
A．delight B．expectation C．appreciation D．surprise
A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．special
A．as B．until C．because D．though
A．advice B．support C．attention D．command
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been ____ with them after school. My wife, and I are ____ he has other kids to be with and we have ____ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn ____, so we have asked him to tell us ___ he's going and to come home at a specified time.
The ____ started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion, I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6:30, I needed to go ____ him. I found him at a friend's house, and he looked ____ that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home, I sat Kevin down for a talk about the ____ of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about his arriving a few___ late, after a half hour, he told me he understood and I was ___.
The next day, I came home from work at about 6:30 pm and my wife asked me to go and get Kevin back ___ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of ___appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.
At __, my wife and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to ___ playing. This was ___ so we decided to ground(罚不准出门) him for a week. This ___ no playing with his friends.
For the next week,whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin, we let him ___ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his ___.
As a ___ I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.
A．studying B．playing C．chatting D．quarreling
A．glad B．lucky C．worried D．sure
A．made B．allowed C．trained D．forced
A．amusements B．communications C．honesty D．responsibility
A．when B．why C．where D．whenever
A．changes B．conflicts C．worries D．problems
A．looking for B．picking up C．waiting for D．calling up
A．angry B．nervous C．disappointed D．ashamed
A．quality B．importance C．stories D．ways
A．hours B．minutes C．days D．times
A．satisfied B．shocked C．surprised D．concerned
A．if B．unless C．because D．so
A．guilt B．disappointment C．excitement D．hatred
A．home B．school C．work D．office
A．finish B．keep C．learn D．stop
A．impossible B．impolite C．unacceptable D．unbelievable
A．meant B．suggested C．showed D．implied
A．reply B．apologize C．tell D．explain
A．decisions B．words C．actions D．friends
A．teacher B．parent C．writer D．professor
The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his important inventions was the train. He his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the engine on the train, he met with from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would cows, horses and sheep, that the would burst or that the hot coals from it would their houses. At that time, people believed what they said.
George Stephenson the people that the train could go on small , could pull carriages goods and passengers and there was to them. It was a very matter for him to them believe. However, after , he was able to do it; and the first train that by Stephenson himself what he had said.
The first day the people along the way the noises of the train and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪).They did not dare to come out until it had passed.
A．very B．a lot C．much D．most
A．bought B．made C．introduced D．did
A．electrical B．atomic C．oil D．steam
A．troubles B．success C．people D．pleasure
A．buy B．kill C．interest D．take away
A．smoke B．noise C．engine D．driver
A．pull down B．blow away C．pass D．set fire to
A．few B．most C．only a few D．the rich
A．said B．spoke C．warned D．told
A．roads B．rivers C．rails D．steam
A．full of B．short of C．empty of D．without
A．dangerous B．no great danger C．a lot of danger D．few danger
A．difficult B．easy C．pleasant D．light
A．get B．cause C．force D．make
A．some time B．sometime C．a few times D．sometimes
A．was driven B．was sold C．was pulled D．helped
A．believed B．seemed C．proved D．sensed
A．when B．of C．while D．for
A．caught sight of B．listened to C．thought D．heard
A．in the distance B．nearby C．on the far D．from the distance
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards(胡须) sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I you, but you must be hungry. Please and have something to eat.”
“Is the man of the house ?” they asked. “No,” she replied(答复), “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her came home, she told him had happened. “Go tell them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house ,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth(财富),” he said, one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was . “How nice!” he said. “Since(既然) that is , let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife . “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own , “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our .”
Love got up and walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and followed him. , the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”
The old men replied together, “If you had invited Wealth or Success, two of us would have stayed out, but since you Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”
A．like B．know C．recognize D．need
A．go out B．get away C．get up D．come in
A．in B．out C．away D．off
A．friend B．father C．brother D．husband
A．what B．that C．which D．why
A．one by one B．one after another C．alone D．together
A．laughing at B．looking at C．pointing to D．staring at
A．argue with(争论) B．discuss with C．debate with(辩论) D．quarrel with(争吵)
A．excited B．surprised C．shocked D．tired
A．the situation B．the position C．the case(情形) D．the point(要点)
A．agreed B．appreciated(欣赏) C．nodded D．disagreed
A．suggestion B．decision C．solution D．explanation(解释)
A．discuss B．take C．consider D．ignore(忽视)
A．Success B．Wealth C．Love D．them
A．friend B．relative C．son-in-law D．guest
A．started B．stopped C．continued D．enjoyed
A．Pleased B．Surprised C．Worried D．Disappointed
A．others B．another C．other D．the other
A．invited B．invite C．had invited D．will invite
A．Wherever B．However C．Whenever D．Whatever
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more anxious waiting for the final school bell. Upon its ____everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged(衣衫褴褛的) clothes. I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school____so inappropriately(不适当的) for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David ____. I can still remember he was always ____ a smile and willing to help. He always ____after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He would just smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly_____home.
Weeks passed and most of my students were _____ about the coming Christmas until the last day of school before the holiday break. I smiled in relief as the last of them hurried out the _____. Turning around I saw David ______standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,” he said and pulled a small box from behind his back. _____it to me, he said anxiously “Open it”. I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid. But to my ____, I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’ s___”
“Oh, no, it isn’t.” said David, “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes ______ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given_____to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___ the little empty box set on my desk.
A．warning B．ringing C．calling D．yelling
A．talked B．did C．said D．dressed
A．popular B．upset C．special D．funny
A．expressing B．delivering C．wearing D．sharing
A．practised B．wandered C．studied D．stayed
A．aim at B．turn to C．put off D．head for
A．upset B．excited C．moved D．satisfied
A．classroom B．school C．home D．window
A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly
A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving
A．delight B．expectation C．appreciation D．surprise
A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper
A．as B．until C．because D．though
A．advice B．support C．attention D．command
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
Once two brothers，John and Tony，asked a sage(智者) to tell them about their future. The sage them, “It may not be good for you to know your future. ，your future can change later even if I tell you now！” They knowing their future. The sage said, “John will become a king in a year while Tony will in a murder.”
John was and started dreaming of becoming a king while Tony started spending his time in spiritual activities and used his time to everyone and soon came out of his .
Eleven months passed. One day，the brothers discovered a half－buried pot. They it and found it full of gold. John shouted， “This is just for me to set up my palace！” Just then，a robber jumped out and gave a on John’s head and tried to take the pot away. Tony jumped at the robber to John. But the robber attacked him with a knife. During the the robber dropped the pot and ran away.
John was very to his injured brother and offered him half the gold. Tony politely saying he was not going to live much longer in any case. John，with his new treasure，started eating and drinking. One year passed. There was no of any crown in sight. Tony was also enjoying good .They decided to visit the sage again. “How did your predictions go ？” John asked. The sage explained， “I told you，your destiny(命运)can be changed. The crown you were to get was to a pot of gold. But，Tony’s life changed his destiny too. Death in the murderer’s hand was reduced to only being ”
How life meets us is called destiny；how we meet life is called self effort!
A．informed B．advised C．ordered D．encouraged
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise
A．insisted on B．depended on C．gave up D．took up
A．recover B．appear C．hurt D．die
A．worried B．pleased C．shocked D．disappointed
A．serve B．receive C．observe D．guide
A．work B．debt C．depression D．anger
A．bought B．wrapped C．sold D．dug
A．experience B．treasure C．award D．success
A．blow B．gift C．tap D．touch
A．calm B．stop C．protect D．inspire
A．performance B．investigation C．action D．struggle
A．polite B．cruel C．grateful D．loyal
A．refused B．accepted C．demanded D．answered
A．symbol B．sign C．mention D．comment
A．chance B．position C．work D．health
A．short B．bad C．wrong D．well
A．reduced B．connected C．devoted D．exposed
A．comfortable B．spiritual C．difficult D．hopeless
A．disturbed B．forgotten C．arrested D．wounded
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