There was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn ( 仓库 ). The watch was only cheap but it was very ________ to him because it was a present from his father. After ________ the barn for a long time ,he gave up and asked for ________ from a group of children playing nearby.
He promised them that the person who ________ the watch would be rewarded ( 奖赏 ).
Hearing this , the children hurried inside the barn at once . They searched ________ but still could not find the watch . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ________.
The farmer looked at him and thought , “ Why not ? ________, this kid does look honest .”
So the farmer sent the little boy back to the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand ! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ________ where the rest had failed.
The boy ________ , “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch .”
This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think _______ than an excited one .
A．important B．expensive C．useless D．interesting
A．finding B．searching C．watching D．studying
A．money B．danger C．work D．help
A．saw B．found C．looked D．watched
A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere
A．way B．chance C．lesson D．present
A．In all B．That’s all C．After all D．Above all
A．came B．knew C．succeeded D．stopped
A．spoke B．added C．talked D．replied
A．badly B．better C．worse D．Well
There was an island where all the feelings lived. One day, the island would sink, so they the island quickly. But Love decided to stay. When the island was sinking, Love asked help.
Love asked Richness, “Can you bring me with you?” Richness answered, “No. There is a lot of gold in my boat. There is no for you.”
Love asked Vanity(虚荣), “Vanity, please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might make my boat .” Vanity answered.
Love asked , “Please let me go with you.” “Oh, I am sad that I need to be alone!”
Happiness passed by, but she was too to hear Love’s voice!
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love felt so excited that he to ask his name.
When they arrived at a safe place, the elder . Love asked Knowledge, “Who helped me?”
“It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “But did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled and answered, “Because only Time can understand how great you are.”
A．left B．left for C．set D．set out
A．with B．for C．of D．without
A．house B．rooms C．place D．building
A．clean B．dirty C．heavy D．light
A．Richness B．Knowledge C．Sadness D．Time
A．very B．much C．such D．so
A．impolite B．happy C．silent D．careful
A．forgot B．remembered C．encouraged D．chose
A．went away B．ran away C．put away D．took away
A．when B．how C．why D．where
A businessman sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man. The boy walked through the desert for forty days he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain where the Sage (圣人) lived.
When he a room, he saw lots of strange views: businessmen coming and going, a small music group sweet music, and all kinds of delicious dishes on a large table.
The Sage everyone. The young man had to wait for two hours until it was his .
enough patience, the Sage listened to the boy, but he was too to explain to him the secret of happiness. While he suggested that the boy walk his palace and come back in two hours.
“However,” he added, handing the boy a teaspoon with two drops of oil in it, “while you walk, this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”
The boy began to walk around the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At last he returned to the Sage.
“So,” asked the Sage, “did you notice anything amazing in my palace?” Embarrassed（尴尬的）, the boy said that he had seen . He was only concentrating on the .
“OK. Now go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the Sage. Now more , the boy took the spoon and walked again through the palace. Returning to the Sage, he exactly reported he had seen.
“But where is the oil?” asked the Sage. Looking down at the spoon, the boy realized that he had spilled it all.
“Well, the secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never the two drops of oil in the spoon,” the Sage said with a smile. They were both important. Then the boy realized what happiness was.
A．until B．when C．after D．since
A．saw B．left C．entered D．lived
A．hearing B．writing C．enjoying D．playing
A．looked for B．talked with C．heard from D．knew about
A．time B．way C．turn D．duty
A．To B．For C．In D．With
A．busy B．angry C．happy D．funny
A．into B．around C．across D．out of
A．catch B．bring C．get D．take
A．never B．nearly C．always D．sometimes
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．spoon B．man C．castle D．palace
A．carefully B．freely C．luckily D．difficultly
A．what B．which C．who D．that
A．forgetting B．minding C．realizing D．considering
I'm a cute Chinese girl. name is Wang Meili. I live Shanghai. I like reading drawing. I want to be artist(艺术家) when I grow up (长大）. I have a pen friend. Her name is Kelly. She is an American girl and she in New York. She likes animals and insects (昆虫）very much. She says she to be a biologist(生物学家）. We are good friends. We often write to each other. Sometimes we talk on the phone. But we have a problem. If it's noon in China, it's 11:00 in the evening in New York. So when I am lunch, Kelly is sleeping. Kelly likes very much. .She over 12 hours a day. So every time I phone her, she must be sleeping.
A．Me B．I C．My D．Mine
A．in B．to C．across D．from
A．or B．but C．and D．so
A．a B．the C．/ D．an
A．live B．lives C．living D．is living
A．play B．thanks C．thinks D．wants
A．e-mails B．phones C．newspapers D．books
A．drinking B．eating C．sleeping D．calling
A．sleeping B．sleeps C．is sleeping D．to sleep
A．plays B．has C．sleeps D．studies
One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, “How ___ do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers were quite __ __ ─ from 20g to 500g. “It doesn’t matter on the weight itself. It is decided by how long you ____ it. If I hold it for a minute, it is __ __. If I hold it for an hour, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the __ _ I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
“If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on ____ the burden is becoming much heavier.”
“What you have to do is to put the glass __ __ , rest for a while before holding it up again.”
We have to put down the burden sometimes __ __ we canrelax and are able to carry on. So after you ____ home fromwork tonight, put the burden of the work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can ____ it up tomorrow.
Whatever burden you are having now on your shoulders(肩膀), let it down for a moment if you can.
A．hot B．cold C．heavy D．light
A．different B．same C．good D．bad
A．drink B．hold C．throw D．take
A．terrible B．heavy C．interesting D．light
A．short B．shorter C．long D．longer
A．because B．but C．though D．so
A．up B．down C．off D．out
A．to B．in order to C．so that D．so as to
A．get to B．go back to C．return D．return back
A．give B．clean C．pick D．turn
When I met my best friend for the first time. I was studying for an important oral exam in the library and people there made a lot of noise. The more upset I got, the it was for me to stay focused(集中注意力). The worst was that someone was even singing loudly behind me.
I and glared (盯着) at the person. She looked like a friendly girl, it made me even angrier.
I picked up my books, glared at her and said in a low voice angrily. “Thanks to your , I can’t study. You’re so selfish.”
When I got home two hours later, I found that I’d left my most important textbook in the library and the library was closed. I was so that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. After making sure that I was Jane, the girl said that she had found my book and she got my phone number from the librarians’ files according to(根据) my name on the . She said she could bring it around for me.
I was so ! When I found she was the girl I had shouted at for singing, my face turned red and I said sorry several times for my rude behavior(粗鲁的行为). Jenny just laughed and told me she was glad to see that I’d also left my glare in the library! I couldn’t help .We got along really well and ever since then we’ve been best friends. I often think how I am. If Jenny hadn’t been a kind person who was willing to forgive (原谅) my rudeness, I would never have such true friendship.
A．harder B．easier C．more comfortable D．more important
A．turned down B．looked up C．looked down D．turned around
A．though B．or C．but D．for
A．help B．noise C．books D．words
A．surprised B．bored C．excited D．upset
A．book B．desk C．calendar D．ID card
A．careful B．helpful C．wonderful D．thankful
A．studying B．crying C．laughing D．talking
A．lucky B．happy C．successful D．talented
A．promised B．experienced C．refused D．accepted
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