The day before Mother’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their mothers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.
Mary looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she her paper in half and began writing. When Mary finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her grow hot---she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a mother could make one for a grandmother or an aunt.
As her teacher to her, Mary tried covering her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently lifted it so that she could it. Mary sat , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a roll down Mrs. Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so .
When school was over, Mary until all the other kids left so that she could apologize . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card you want. I’ll do it at home and it tomorrow.”
“ are you talking about?” asked Mrs. Berry.
“My Mother’s Day card. I know you’re sad because I didn’t do it .”
“Mary, that was the card in the whole class. It was so that it made me cry. ”
Mary was so that she ran out of the classroom.
When her father came home from work that night, Mary to give him the card early .
On the front of the card was a of Mary’s father, with a blue piece of cloth cut like his hair. Inside the card she had written:
Dear Dad,
I know you work really hard to be both a and a father. I want to thank you and you a Happy Mother’s Day!
Love
Mary
When her dad read the card he started , just like Mrs Berry did.
A．cut B．took C．folded D．spread
A．heart B．hands C．face D．body
A．ran B．jumped C．walked D．did
A．catch B．leave C．read D．place
A．still B．alone C．up D．down
A．tear B．hair C．smile D．spot
A．happy B．upset C．satisfied D．glad
A．waited B．worked C．stood D．sat
A．because B．until C．unless D．if
A．take B．hold C．bring D．catch
A．Who B．That C．What D．Which
A．right B．quickly C．wrong D．carefully
A．worst B．best C．favorite D．simplest
A．sweet B．wild C．useful D．hard
A．regretful B．happy C．brave D．rude
A．seemed B．refused C．decided D．promised
A．recording B．drawing C．discovery D．writing
A．teacher B．sister C．aunt D．mommy
A．hope B．wish C．want D．congratulate
A．crying B．joking C．worrying D．laughing
Once upon a time when there was a famine (饥荒), a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, ''In this basket there is a loaf for each of you. it, and come back to me every at this hour till better times come. ''
The hungry children eagerly around the basket, and quarreled for the bread, each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without even the good gentleman. But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not or struggle with the rest, but remained modestly in the distance. When the ill-behaved children had left, she took the loaf, which alone was left in the basket, the gentleman's hand, and went home.
The next day the children were as as before, and poor, shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the open, many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very much , and said, ''Take the money back to the good _ at once, for it must have got into the loaf _. Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! ''
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's , he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no . I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to you. Always be as contented, peaceable, and _ as you now are. Go home now, and the is your own. ''
A．Take B．Buy C．Order D．Smell
A．month B．week C．day D．year
A．stood B．sat C．gathered D．looked
A．but B．so C．since D．because
A．hearing B．thanking C．thinking D．looking
A．play B．laugh C．quarrel D．speak
A．crying B．standing C．quarreling D．singing
A．best B．oldest C．largest D．smallest
A．kissed B．took C．seized D．waved
A．hungry B．angry C．eager D．rude
A．size B．number C．length D．amount
A．letter B．bread C．basket D．bag
A．surprised B．pleased C．terrified D．excited
A．policeman B．teacher C．gentleman D．child
A．by accident B．by heart C．by hand D．by itself
A．letter B．apology C．money D．message
A．luck B．use C．good D．mistake
A．test B．reward C．thank D．attract
A．careful B．grateful C．beautiful D．enthusiastic
A．loaf B．basket C．world D．money
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A ﹑B ﹑C和D ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One afternoon, after I finished all my work, I went to tour an art museum. When I was looking forward to a quiet of the masterpieces (名作) , a young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me talked between themselves . I watched them a moment and she was doing all the talking.
I admired his patience for up with her talkativeness. Annoyed by their noise, I moved on.
I with them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant of words, I moved away quickly. I was making a purchase at the counter of the gift shop when I the couple approaching the exit. Before they left , the man took out a walking stick and then tapped (轻敲着) his into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket .
“He’s a man ,”the clerk at the counter said . “Most of us would
if we were blind at such a young age . During his recovery , he made a vow (誓言) his life wouldn’t change . , as before , he and his wife come in there’s a new art show .”
“But what does he get out of ?”I asked . “He can’t see .”
“Can’t see ! You’re . He sees a lot . More than you or I ,”The clerk said .“His wife each painting so he can see in his head . ”
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the of a young wife describing paintings to a person without and the courage of a husband who would not blindness to change his life. And I saw the love by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.
A．scene B．view C．sight D．look
A．continuously B．loudly C．exactly D．obviously
A．thought B．considered C．believed D．decided
A．coming B．standing C．putting D．getting
A．met B．quarreled C．kept D．compared
A．crowd B．flood C．line D．fly
A．realized B．learned C．watched D．noticed
A．way B．road C．direction D．steps
A．patient B．unlucky C．brave D．reasonable
A．give out B．give away C．give up D．give back
A．which B．that C．if D．whether
A．However B．Even C．But D．Therefore
A．whoever B．wherever C．whenever D．whichever
A．art B．museum C．disability D．blindness
A．right B．careless C．foolish D．wrong
A．paints B．copies C．views D．describes
A．kindness B．patience C．bravery D．courage
A．sight B．doubt C．hearing D．delay
A．hope B．make C．allow D．agree
A．expected B．shared C．accepted D．received
For most, getting your first car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Getting a car did this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me . But then it tore us apart.
My best friend lives three minutes from my . Since her is in late summer, seven months behind mine, I basically became her when I turned 16 in December.
And so I her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream , went shopping and to the movies ---- all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so that she gave me a to her house.
A week after I got my license，she was with me I had my first accident. She was there and me and we kept it a , since I didn’t want people to . From then on, through thick and thin, it was just me, my car and my best friend.
High school is a time of , but I couldn’t for a long time we became so distant(疏远) after being so close. My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car：a green 2004 Beetle. With its , the passenger seat of my car became . Our car trips became less frequent I didn’t even drive down her street.
It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to g a car, but once she did, I 60 it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.
A．some B．any C．none D．all
A．closer B．farther C．luckier D．happier
A．neighbor B．school C．home D．family
A．holiday B．birthday C．course D．job
A．driver B．follower C．partner D．guide
A．picked B．woke C．called D．hurried
A．parties B．trips C．plans D．classes
A．happily B．often C．hardly D．seldom
A．phone B．door C．address D．key
A．while B．but C．after D．when
A．saved B．suggested C．advised D．comforted
A．favorite B．secret C．pride D．joke
A．help B．see C．know D．laugh
A．change B．disappointment C．excitement D．friendship
A．understand B．answer C．imagine D．believe
A．when B．where C．how D．what
A．beauty B．dream C．return D．arrival
A．broken B．crowded C．empty D．different
A．however B．until C．as D．before
A．enjoyed B．received C．regretted D．Lost
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers.
Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they for a long time. They discussed the they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（奔驰经销商）send a to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read any more because she can’t very well. I met a businessman who had a parrot that can recite many . It took him 12 years to it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother her thank-you notes, which read, “Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to clean the whole house. It’s a （an） job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to . I stay home and have others work for me, so I’ll use the car. The was good, although not realistic. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for many people to plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you are the son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
A．fought B．talked C．studied D．slept
A．gifts B．chances C．wishes D．challenges
A．warm B．big C．safe D．lonely
A．book B．bike C．car D．bag
A．station B．museum C．library D．theater
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．listen B．feel C．see D．walk
A．stories B．words C．poems D．lyrics
A．protect B．beat C．raise D．train
A．but B．so C．unless D．although
A．shocked B．impressed C．frightened D．embarrassed
A．sent out B．put up C．took out D．picked up
A．enjoyable B．delightful C．tiring D．amusing
A．learn B．work C．exercise D．drive
A．never B．often C．regularly D．sometimes
A．future B．hobby C．idea D．program
A．create B．enjoy C．bring D．record
A．lost B．admired C．remained D．discovered
A．same B．last C．next D．only
A．strange B．unpleasant C．terrible D．delicious
One very cold wet night, there was a knock on my front door. A young man, wet from to foot, explained that he had run out of petrol and had left his wife and two children behind in his car.
After I had a can with petrol, I drove him back to his car. Once his car had started, I suggested he me. Back to the gas station, I turned on the heater so that it is nice and . While the young man was drying his wet clothes, the little ones played and ran around. I prepared bread for the children and hot coffee for the . Before they left, the young man asked me how much he owed me and I told him that the petrol pump (加油泵) had ＄15. He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month , I received a from a large bus company. turned out that the young man was its general manager, the most person in the company. In his letter, he thanked me again and me that, from then on, all their buses would be filled with petrol at my station. his case, a little kindness was rewarded with a huge benefit.
A．finger B．shoulder C．head D．hand
A．supplied B．poured C．equipped D．filled
A．following B．follow C．followed D．to follow
A．neat B．warm C．hot D．cool
A．drivers B．guests C．customers D．adults
A．shown B．appeared C．exhibited D．asked
A．late B．latter C．later D．lately
A．call B．e-mail C．check D．letter
A．It B．That C．What D．Which
A．generous B．successful C．powerful D．serious
A．advised B．praised C．suggested D．informed
A．In B．At C．On D．With
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