Children all around the world are familiar with fairy tales ,such as “The Little Mermaid”, “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s new clothes”. The colourful characters from the stories made us laugh and throughout our childhood.
The stories are the of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a poor family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His early life was not . His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He very little education. As a child he was very emotional(情绪化) and was at for being feminine(女性化) and tall.
In 1816 his father died and Anderson was forced to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and then at a tobacco factory. At the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years he had to leave the theater when his voice broke in 1822.
, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was allowed to go to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in1835.They in small volumes（量）until his death.
Anderson lived a hard life, but he tried to make people laugh in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a sad childhood as he did. The works Anderson famous all over the world , but he was still a lonely man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson passed away on August 4, 1875 at the age of 70. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.
A．tell B．speak C．smile D．cry
A．discoveries B．inventions C．creations D．feelings
A．hard B．easy C．excited D．bad
A．bought B．found C．received D．lost
A．spoken B．talked C．smiled D．laughed
A．career B．hobby C．performance D．trip
A．since B．after C．until D．still
A．Even so B．Afterwards C．Since then D．Otherwise
A．turned out B．sold out C．came out D．went out
A．found B．brought C．made D．let
The story tell us about the British writer, Richard Savage. He was once living in London with money in his pockets. In order to get some food and clothes, he wrote the story of his life and managed to have it published. But not many copies of his books were in the shops, and he was still living a hard life. Because of anxiety(忧虑)and malnutrition(营养不良)， he became very weak and before long he fell , and a doctor was sent for. The doctor was not rich enough, but was literature. He tried his best to cure Savage of his illness and a week later Savage was out of danger. When he finally recovered(重新获得) his , the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his , but poor Savage had no money to pay it. The doctor waited for a month and sent another bill. Receiving no money again, the doctor went to Savage himself.
"You know you owe(欠) your life to me," said the doctor, "and I should some thankfulness from you."
"I agree," said the writer, " you've done a great favour(恩惠) for me and if I'm not ungrateful for your kindness, I'll damage(损坏) my life to you."
With these words he handed the doctor two copies of The Life of Richard Savage.
The doctor took the books home and began to _ them carefully.
"I see I've the life of a great writer," the doctor said to himself with a sense of pride, Maybe this is the only thing I could be really of in my life."
Five years later Savage called on the doctor to pay his bill, only to find that the doctor had already passed away.
A．much B．a little C．little D．enough
A．bought B．sold C．printed D．showed
A．weak B．anxious C．frightened D．ill
A．interested in B．familiar with C．popular with D．worried about
A．walk B．health C．movement D．action
A．care B．help C．attention D．treatment
A．wish B．choose C．get D．master
A．write B．correct C．improve D．read
A．made B．saved C．trained D．taught
A．fond B．aware C．proud D．afraid
A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man ____ by, “Let me ____ your shoes, will you?” The young man said, “No, thank you.” “You may ____ me only a pound for that, sir.” said the boy.____ the young man refused again.
Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for ____. The young man agreed to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man gave____ shoe to the boy, but the boy refused to clean it unless he ____ two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away. But one looked __ dirty that he couldn’t walk away. He had to ____ and gave the boy ____. In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.
A．passed B．passing C．pass D．passes
A．clean B．wash C．wear D．buy
A．spend B．cost C．take D．pay
A．And B．Then C．But D．Or
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．another B．others C．the others D．the other
A．paid B．pays C．was paid D．pay
A．such B．so C．very D．quite
A．return back B．go away C．come back D．leave
A．money B．reasons C．way D．knowledge
Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to things with. He to take ten servants with him. They would the things to sell and the food to on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to and asked to with them.
The rich man said to the little boy, “well,______may go with us._____you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my _____,you can’t carry a ___load. You must ______ the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest to carry. That was bread.
“You are ,”said his master. “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.”The boy said13 and lifted the load happily.
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired but the little boy was very . Do you know ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived in the town.
A．eat B．buy C．change D．get
A．decided B．liked C．hoped D．tried
A．take B．bring C．carry D．borrow
A．cook B．eat C．buy D．drink
A．them B．the servants(仆人) C．the road D．the rich man
A．stop B．stay C．go D．talk
A．you B．he C．I D．they
A．Since B．If C．Because D．But
A．family B．guests C．servants D．things
A．heavy B．light C．small D．difficult
A．eat B．choose C．pick up D．understand
A．brave B．right C．clever D．stupid
A．sorry B．nothing C．angrily D．goodbye
A．besides B．of C．except D．with
A．who B．him C．that D．why
Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water makes them cool. If you like swimming but swim in a place, it may not be safe. These years, more than ten people while they were enjoying themselves in the water and of them were students. But some people are not careful. They often think they swim so that nothing can happen to them in water. Summer is here again. If you go swimming in summer, don’t forget better swimmers have died in water. They died because they were not careful, not because they swim. So don’t get into water when you are alone. there is a “No Swimming” sign, don’t get into water, .If you remember these, swimming will be safer.
A．felt B．to feel C．feeling D．feel
A．difficult B．wrong C．right D．small
A．have died B．die C．died D．will die
A．much B．more C．lot D．most
A．still B．already C．yet D．even
A．well B．often C．fast D．hard
A．what B．who C．which D．that
A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
A．Because B．If C．Whether D．Though
A．also B．nor C．either D．too
Mr. and Mrs. Wang are very forgetful. For example, Mr. Wang sometimes goes to work on Sunday morning, because he thinks it is . And Mrs. Wang sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family.
One summer they planned to to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten minutes the plane took off. So time was short. But Mrs. Wang said she must tell Lingling, their daughter, not to forget to the front door when she went to school. But Lingling then was at school. They couldn’t tell her about it by . So they hurried to the post office. Mrs. Wang wrote a short to Lingling, and Mr. Wang bought a and an envelope. Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope in a hurry and dropped it in the letter , but suddenly Mrs. Wang began to cry. The short note was in her hand. She had put the plane tickets in the envelope.
A．sunny B．cloudy C．Monday D．Sunday
A．walk B．drive C．fly D．run
A．before B．often C．when D．because
A．often B．ever C．always D．suddenly
A．open B．lock C．close D．push
A．plane B．train C．telephone D．bus
A．e-mail B．book C．note D．story
A．note B．pen C．stamp D．letter
A．envelope B．box C．/ D．office
A．still B．already C．always D．not
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