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Many books have been written about“the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift, a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very
Gift giving is different in different Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone because many people have enough things and don’t want gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,money can make people uncomfortable.“When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,”says John Wilson.“In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift has some thought behind it.”
Different people have very different thoughts this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?
A．specially B．especially C．commonly D．usually
A．displays B．disadvantages C．disagreements D．dislikes
A．while B．when C．as D．if
A．same B．similar C．small D．huge
A．lonely B．happy C．sad D．angry
A．cities B．towns C．provinces D．countries
A．else B．other C．another D．else’s
A．too much B．much too C．too many D．many too
A．a child B．a person C．a guide D．a chef
A．spend B．take C．cost D．make
A．more difficult B．easy C．difficult D．easier
A．using B．giving C．receiving D．fetching
A．counts B．discovers C．finds D．invents
A．who B．what C．where D．that
A．to B．on C．up D．in
My friend Tony is an American 1 . He is ten years old. He lives 2 his family in China now. There are 3 people in his family; his mother Mrs Green, his father Mr. Green and his little sister Amy. He has a white cat. 4 name is Betty. Look ! Amy is playing 5 Betty. His father, Mr. Green,is watching TV. His mother is doing housework. What about Tony? He is doing 6 Chinese homework. He can’t 7 Chinese well, but he likes Chinese very much.
Tony’s 8 works in a TV station. His father works in a school as an 9 teacher. Tony and his sister 10 to the same school.
A．girl B．boy C．cat D．dog
A．on B．after C．with D．in
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．His B．Her C．It’s D．Its
A．to B．with C．from D．at
A．her B．it’s C．a D．his
A．say B．tell C．speak D．talk
A．Chinese B．Japanese C．English D．Australian
A．go B．goes C．going D．to go
Mr. and Mrs. White are teachers. They teach English in a big school. They go to 1 by car. They 2 home at eight o’clock in the morning and come back at four in the afternoon.
They have two children. One is Tom. 3 is Ann. They are students. They are in 4 classes in the same school. They go to school on their bikes. It takes 10 minutes to get there. Some of their friends 5 to school too.
After they get home, Tom and Ann do 6 homework. Mrs. White does the cooking for her family. Mr. White reads the newspaper. But 7 Mr. White helps his wife 8 their supper. After supper. 9 watch TV. The two children usually go to bed 10 from Sunday night to Thursday night, because the next day they must go to school.
A．work B．school C．sleep D．home
A．start B．close C．leave D．begin
A．another B．the other C．the one D．the another
A．the same B．one C．different D．other
A．go B．walk C．ride D．drive
A．/ B．theirs C．his D．their
A．usually B．often C．one day D．sometimes
A．with B．about C．of D．on
A．all they B．all of they C．all of them D．all them
A．early B．late C．quickly D．Hard
A woman saw three old men sitting outside .She said, "I don’t’ think I know you ,but you must be very hungry .Please come in and have something to (1) ______."
"We don’t go into a house (2) ______. " they answered ."Why is that ?" she asked .
One of the old men said ,"His name is Wealth（财富）,this is Success, and I am Love ,Now go in and (3) ______with your family which one of us you want in your house ."
The woman went in and told her family all that happened .She said, "Let’s invite Wealth .We have been so (4) ______ ." Her husband disagreed." My dear ,why don’t we invite Success ? Don’t you want me to be a successful man ?" Then her daughter asked ."Would it be (5) ______ to invite Love ? Our life will then be filled with love!" In the end ,the family decided to take the (6) ______ advice.
So the woman went out and asked ,"Which one of you is (7) ______? Please come in and be our guest." Love got up and started walking to the house. The other two also got up and (8) ______ him. Surprised ,the lady asked Wealth and Success, "I ( 9) ______invite love .Why are you coming along ?" The two old men answered . "If you invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to (10) ______ , but as you invite Love ,wherever he goes ,we go with him. Where there is Love ,there is Wealth and Success."A. say B. eat C. use
A. together B. alone C. crowdedly
A. play B. exercise C. discuss
A. poor B. rich C. lucky
A. worse B. better C. less
A. father’s B .mother’s C. daughter’s
A. Love B. Wealth C. Success
A. left B. followed C. stopped
A. only B. hardly C. never
A. join in B. go along with C. stay out
When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn’t 36 me at home on my own, 37 I had to go to the market with her.
38 , I didn’t have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mother told me jokes and stories so I didn’t get 39 .When I got older, I gave my mother a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Then one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn’t have to go to the market 40 because my mother could leave me at home on my own. I 41 my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made 42 them.
One day, my mother was ill, so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to 43 some candles with me and see 44 I could sell them. They 45 in 20 minutes! The next week, my mother gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out really quickly, too.
Ten months later, we decided 46 flowers. My mother and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my friends started to help us. I paid them one pound 47 every candle, and we 48 sell them for three or four times. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.
At the age of 22, my uncle 49 me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I’ve 50 looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from the designer, furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.
A．forgot B．leave C．remember D．take
A．because B．so C．why D．instead
A．To begin with B．To begin to C．To start to D．Started
A．tiring B．excited C．relaxed D．bored
A．at all B．no more C．no longer D．any more
A．paid B．took C．spent D．cost
A．hundreds of B．hundred of C．hundred D．hundreds
A．take B．bring C．carry D．fetch
A．that B．which C．who D．if
A．came out B．clean out C．were sold out D．sold out
A．stop selling B．to stop selling C．to stop to selling D．to stop to sell
A．for B．on C．with D．in
A．are used for B．used to C．are used to D．use
A．borrowed B．lend C．lent D．borrow
A．sometimes B．always C．never D．usually
句型转换
Long long ago, there was a swan（天鹅）with golden feathers（金羽毛）.She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house 21 the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, 22 still,they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough 23 to buy food.
The swan was 24 to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my 25 to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she 26 to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying 27 .From then on, the swam came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much 28
than before.
But day after day, the woman became greedy（贪婪）.She said to her 29 .“The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all 30 feathers when she comes next time.”
“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will 31 the swan. She helps us a lot !” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the 32 came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers 33 chicken feathers. Then, the Golden Swan said, “Poor Woman, I came to 34 you,but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will 35 come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan flew away.
A．above B．over C．near D．under
A．and B．but C．if D．or
A．money B．time C．room D．energy
A．happy B．surprised C．sad D．scared
A．presents B．golden coins C．feathers D．collections
A．flew B．ran C．climbed D．walked
A．duller B．better C．busier D．harder
A．brothers B．sisters C．sons D．daughters
A．his B．her C．their D．our
A．hurt B．save C．protect D．refuse
A．woman B．daughter C．chicken D．swan
A．heard of B．changed into C．looked for D．came from
A．trouble B．help C．teach D．invite
A．sometimes B．always C．usually D．never
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