Most elephants are grey. Only a few are . It’s difficult to see a white elephant. When people find a white , they feel excited.
Long ago, a white elephant was to the king. Only the king could have a white elephant. And the white elephant must be a very good one. People wanted to take a look at the animal. On its way to the king, the white elephant attracted (吸引) many people. They ran into the street and shouted, “A white elephant is coming!”
All the people liked the cute elephant. Some gave it to drink. Others sang songs to the elephant. A boy put a red hat on the elephant’s head.
Then the elephant came before the king. At last the king saw the white elephant. The king it a name himself. The elephant ate from gold dishes and it began a new life.A. grey B. white C. red
A. elephant B. king C. street
A. swept B. painted C. taken
A. dishes B. water C. food
A. asked B. gave C. built
Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same___1__?
A new__2____—Hi, Ke'ai is on at Beijing Children's Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke'ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a __3_____ one day. They teach him to __4__and to play the violin, but Ke'ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke'ai's parents see Liu Xiang win a gold___5___ at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.
"___6___do they want me to be someone else?" Ke'ai asks and says, "I only want to be____7______."
The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to _____8_____their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.
Young audiences(观众)enjoy the story, and also the___9___in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, "Ke'ai's Song" is very ___10_____to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!
A．jobs B．dreams C．habits D．hobbies
A．song B．film C．play D．opera
A．writer B．teacher C．sportsman D．musician
A．paint B．write C．run D．drive
A．match B．ring C．medal D．race
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
A．myself B．different C．alone D．great
A．encourage B．understand C．criticize D．inspire
A．light B．clothes C．skill D．music
A．easy B．difficult C．important D．necessary
Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.
Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 1 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 2 .my father around in the fields, too.
One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground 3 a big tree and said to Curly. “ 4 my coat.”
Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to 5 dinner for the family. 6 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog
Late in the evening I 7 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.
Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 8 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 9 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 10 .
A．hand B．back C．foot D．leg
A．follow B．put C．go D．run
A．for B．under C．to D．from
A．Look B．Listen C．Watch D．Hear
A．fix B．discover C．cook D．tell
A．Because B．So C．Though D．Or
A．hoped B．rode C．missed D．saw
A．that B．what C．if D．who
A．always B．often C．still D．usually
A．away B．in C．down D．for
Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “ You won’t be a real man until you begin to_1_____ helping others.”
One morning, his parents gave him some money to 2____ some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very 3____. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”
The old man answered, “ I’m hungry. I haven’t had any food for two days.”
All the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the 4_______.”
When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 5_____the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for give you too much6_____. I’m fine now. I’ll 7____ forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”
Bill was 8______ when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned 9______ that he food was free 10___ it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer(顾客) that day.
A．think about B．depend on C．give up D．go on
A．lend B．buy C．drink D．borrow
A．afraid B．glad C．sick D．angry
A．bank B．library C．hospital D．restaurant
A．sent out B．got down C．gave back D．took away
A．excuse B．advice C．trouble D．difficulty
A．never B．always C．usually D．sometimes
A．nervous B．pleased C．sorry D．shy
A．in surprise B．as usual C．once again D．at first
A．when B．until C．unless D．because
Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness can cause many health problems and even death. What they didn’t know is 16 this feeling causes illness. A study in the online magazine Genome Biology 17 that loneliness actually influences the important part of our bodies—our genes.
In a small population of patients, researchers 18 more than 20,000 genes to compare how the genes of lonely and non-lonely individuals (个体) express themselves in molecular processes (分子过程) and in personal health. They found that gene expression is 19 in chronically (长期地) lonely people. “We now have a new way for understanding the relationship 20 social experience and physical health,” explains the study’s lead author, Steve Cole of University of California, Los Angeles.
“This study—the first to link (联系) 21 with gene changes—is special and exciting,” says Emma Adam, a professor of human development at Northwestern University. “It 22 in the black box.”
According to John Cacioppo, an author of the study from the University of Chicago, the
work suggests that loneliness is a warning 23 , much like physical pain. “This feeling is so bad because 24 of us wants to be forgotten; that’ s also what human means,” he says. “It makes us 25 for other people and want to be with friends when we’re lonely.”
A．when B．where C．how D．if
A．explains B．talks C．replies D．answers
A．collected B．grew C．found D．surveyed
A．important B．different C．interesting D．difficult
A．in B．between C．about D．both
A．work B．health C．life D．feelings
A．fills B．makes C．builds D．repairs
A．note B．sign C．sound D．picture
A．each B．nothing C．any D．none
A．look B．live C．care D．think
Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same 36 is going on at school now. 37 it seems that doing weekend home-work is 38 problem for the modern students.
All the students should agree that weekend homework should be canceled. It's 39 for them to study at school five days a week. They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, how can they find 40 to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations (娱乐), or just have 41 _ at home? Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished until 42 . So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are 43 and often threaten (威胁) to fail whole class of students because they know nothing about the 44 . If there were no weekend homework for the students to do, they would be happy to go to school on Monday _ 45 _ having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.
A．thing B．school C．class D．homework
A．Also B． But C．Still D．Though
A．no B．another C．one D．other
A．not enough B．enough C．no good D．nouse
A．friends B．time C．places D．money
A．a rest B．an exam C．a lesson D．a picnic
A．Monday afternoon B．Saturday afternoon C． Friday night D． Sunday night
A．pleased B．sorry C．unhappy D．not worried
A．lesson B．games C．interests D．activities
A．until B．when C．before D．after
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