“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It’s Friday, and we don’t have any .Can I, please?” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.
“I’m so sorry, James,” she said.
“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?” James asked sadly, almost in .
“I know it’s for you,” Mum said softly. “But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange. And then they would make fun of you.”
“No, they wouldn’t, Mum,” James protested. “We’re not at all. We’re just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy . And your poor father ---he doesn’t feel . He really needs a rest.”
“I can help, Mum!” James said. “ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?”
“Well…”Mum began.
“Great! Thanks, Mum!” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and what he needed ---two spanners(扳手). “Hang on, Mum,” he said. “This won’t take a second.” After some , James was finished. With a smile of on his face he said, “There! How does that feel?” “Oh, James,” Mum said. “That’s a much better! How did you do it?”
“Easy,” James said .” Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”
“What about you father? Can you him?” asked Mum.
“I’ll try,” James replied. He up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. Then he turned the on. Dad opened his eyes and immediately. “He just let his run too low, that’s all,” James said, “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?”
“I guess so,” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!”
A．chance B．message C．difficulty D．homework
A．reading B．alone C．asleep D．standing
A．see B．explain C．agree D．doubt
A．terror B．surprise C．silence D．tears
A．hard B．fair C．easy D．good
A．normal B．popular C．strange D．anxious
A．loss B．headache C．task D．day
A．ill B．well C．funny D．sorry
A．As B．Since C．Before D．If
A．found B．kept C．controlled D．returned
A．requests B．repairs C．thoughts D．instructions
A．sympathy B．bitterness C．politeness D．satisfaction
A．embarrassedly B．proudly C．gratefully D．impatiently
A．collected B．produced C．adjusted D．covered
A．greet B．accompany C．help D．ask
A．caught B．lifted C．gave D．filled
A．television B．light C．gas D．power
A．grew up B．lay down C．sat up D．broke down
A．battery B．food C．temperature D．blood
A．prove B．expect C．accept D．suspect
My First Trip in the United States I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my . On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers（摩天大楼）and their man-made . me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something . Since I couldn't speak a single word of English, I couldn't tell the what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some ，but he didn't understand me. Finally, I ordered the thing as the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn't fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to .
A．took off B．landed C．dropped D．reached
A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool
A．look B．listen C．enjoy D．mind
A．home B．hotel C．office D．school
A．first B．one C．last D．only
A．satellites B．lakes C．beauty D．parks
A．Helped B．Helping C．Had helped D．Being helped
A．Before long B．Shortly after C．Soon D．Then
A．restaurant B．shop C．supermarket D．pub
A．to drink B．to read C．to eat D．to listen
A．boss B．cook C．waiter D．waitress
A．voices B．suggestions C．sounds D．gestures
A．similar B．different C．same D．right
A．looking B．ordering C．picking D．eating
A．until B．when C．before D．after
A．tired B．stopped C．determined D．continued
A．anything B．everything C．something D．some things
A．asleep B．awake C．afraid D．alive
A．noise B．voices C．streets D．places
A．drive a car B．cook meals C．teach Chinese D．speak English
Secret Santa of Kansas City In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had run out of money and was to spend the night in his .
This continued until one morning, after a week of in his car, he walked into a restaurant and a big breakfast. After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself to the waiter, telling him he had "lost his wallet". The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been .
He ，and came up with a $ 20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor. " Son, you must have this，" the owner said. The young man couldn't believe his ！ He quickly paid for the ，left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed west. On the way out of town, it dawned on him，" Maybe dropped the money at all. Maybe the waiter just knew I was in and he helped me in a way that didn't me. "
Now older, the man lives near Kansas City. Each year he thousands of dollars, primarily in increasements（递增）of $100. He is as the "Secret Santa"，because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands out to those on the street or at restaurants.
" I've lived the story, so I know it's definitely more blessed to than receive, because it comes back to you many, many times over，" he says. He is to be able to share the gift that blessed his life so many years ago.
A．completely B．never C．hardly D．nearly
A．permitted B．advised C．forced D．persuaded
A．celebrating B．sleeping C．crying D．researching
A．proudly B．excitedly C．nervously D．happily
A．exchanged B．cooked C．sold D．ordered
A．explaining B．reading C．lying D．announcing
A．arguing B．sitting C．shopping D．praying
A．bent down B．turned up C．went out D．praying
A．demanded B．dropped C．owned D．praying
A．practice B．memory C．character D．luck
A．everybody B．somebody C．nobody D．anybody
A．confusion B．somebody C．nobody D．anybody
A．encourage B．inspire C．embarrass D．fool
A．brings in B．gives away C．puts away D．gets back
A．known B．awarded C．scolded D．introduced
A．works B．tools C．knowledge D．money
A．charge B．give C．collect D．deliver
A．afraid B．sorry C．uncertain D．grateful
I was a reporter of an evening paper in London. One day I was asked to write a few articles on in London. It was that all my adventures started. I made a that the best way of collecting was that I would go deep into the of life. I used to be an actor, of course, I had all the skills of make-up (化妆)and could still make good use of them. Having finished all necessary preparations, I myself in one of the busiest streets. At home that night I was to find that I had received more than a pound.
Well, you can imagine how it was to settle down to work hard the newspaper at two pounds a week，when I knew that I could as much as that in a single day ！ I my job as a reporter, though my was hurt. My knowledge of make-up helped me and my clever answers quickly made me almost a character. All day and every day, the money into my cap and I usually received two pounds in a day. In the end，I buy a large beautiful house in the country, and later to . Nobody had any idea where my money came from. My dear wife only knew that I had business in London：that was all.
A．playing B．shopping C．publishing D．begging
A．then B．there C．soon D．the capital
A．promise B．conclusion C．decision D．preparation
A．facts B．news C．money D．problems
A．diaries B．realities C．beginnings D．difficulties
A．played B．acted C．learned D．tried
A．found B．placed C．lay D．expressed
A．excited B．pleased C．surprised D．disappointed
A．interesting B．successful C．easy D．hard
A．at B．on C．in D．for
A．make B．spend C．save D．care
A．gave in B．gave off C．gave up D．gave out
A．heart B．future C．feeling D．pride
A．a lot B．a little C．many D．well
A．favorite B．public C．popular D．funny
A．ran B．came C．threw D．poured
A．nearly B．totally C．at least D．at most
A．was able to B．could C．had to D．must
A．move in B．sell out C．marry D．engage
A．really B．easily C．simply D．usually
The film starts out as a normal day at a typical American high school. Friends chat in the dining room and boys play football. But there's a big surprise when the movie with two students going crazy in the 1 shooting and killing people.
This is “Elephant”，filmed in just 20 days； it stars real high school kids. American Gus Van Sant had no ready-made lines (台词). The student actors their own dialogue，with Van Sant asking them to base their characters on their own .
it may not sound very high quality, the won the Golden Palm (金棕榈奖)for Best Film and the award for Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 25. The film is based on the at a high school in the US，where two boys killed 13 people and then themselves in 1999. The of the movie refers to the old expression about a problem that's as hard to ignore (忽略)as an elephant in the house.
The film takes a close look at a few hours in the lives of the victims(受害者)and the . It shows how high school is a experience for everyone—fun and friendly, or hard and . In many ways, the two , who carry out the shooting, act like ordinary kids. They joke around with one boy's mother as serves them cakes and play the piano. But，there are hints (暗示)of the 30 they feel inside. One of the most boys is bullied (欺负)at school. The other plays video games. But Van Sant isn't their killings on either bullying or violent video games. In fact, the film doesn't offer any for why school violence happens.
“ I didn't want to anything. It's up to the to draw its own conclusions, ” said the 51 -year-old director.
A．deals B．begins C．ends D．agrees
A．school B．country C．city D．room
A．writer B．actor C．director D．student
A．made of B．made up C．carried on D．spoke of
A．lives B．movies C．friends D．families
A．Because B．When C．If D．Although
A．arts B．music C．wine D．film
A．playing B．shooting C．fighting D．teaching
A．actors B．director C．killers D．title
A．killers B．teachers C．children D．people
A．different B．same C．happy D．sad
A．lovely B．happy C．lonely D．excited
A．teachers B．boys C．actors D．girls
A．they B．he C．it D．she
A．hunger B．surprise C．joy D．anger
A．sexy B．lively C．violent D．healthy
A．making B．praising C．discussing D．blaming
A．reason B．help C．introduction D．information
A．understand B．write C．promise D．explain
A．audience B．students C．killers D．listeners
A newspaper reporter's job can be very interesting. He meets all kinds of people and lives quite life. He is on the rush for a newspaper all the time, then after several years he get a desk job，and life becomes a bit more settled.
In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of a foreign country, and the next day he may be writing a football match. Sometimes he may be so that he has hardly any time to sleep. And other times he may go on for days out for news，and yet return empty hands.
In the beginning，a reporter has to a very wide field. After the early years, he becomes more specialized (专门的)in his work. example，he may finally to write only on politics or sports. Some newspapers have book reviews. Their job is . They read the books and then write reviews on the ones they like. Then there are those write on films. So they get to see them even they are shown in the cinema. lucky, you would say!
A newspaper reporter's job can also be very A number of them have died rushing from one place to another and if there is a flood or a riot(暴乱)they may get or even be killed. Three years ago there was a reporter camera was broken by a group of men， they were angry with him for taking their pictures. Dangerous or not, one thing is certain，and that is, their job is never .
A．a happy B．an easy C．a busy D．a simple
A．must B．need C．has to D．may
A．to B．about C．down D．with
A．excited B．tired C．busy D．asleep
A．at B．in C．on D．from
A．looks B．looking C．looked D．be looking
A．by B．in C．of D．with
A．plough B．work C．cover D．develop
A．Take B．An C．Follow D．For
A．be agreed B．be asked C．be hoped D．be enjoyed
A．pleasing B．pleased C．hard D．easy
A．oldest B．newest C．earliest D．latest
A．that B．whom C．who D．which
A．after B．until C．unless D．before
A．What a B．How C．So D．Too
A．dangerous B．difficult C．exciting D．safe
A．hurting B．to hurt C．hurted D．hurt
A．that B．which C．whose D．whom
A．although B．since C．but D．because
A．unknown B．unable C．uninteresting D．successful
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