One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt and ordered his driver to stop and he got out to ask why.
He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for . We have to eat grass.” the poor man replied.
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll you,” the boss said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“Bring them along,” the boss replied. to the other poor man, he said, “You come with us, too.” The second man said a pitiful voice, “But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”
“Bring them along ,” the boss answered. They all the car, which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”
The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my because the grass there is almost a meter high.”
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People all over the world are learning English. Some learn at school, others study by _____. A few learn English by listening ____ the radio. Why do all these people want to learn English? It's difficult ____ this question. Many children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Some people learn English because ______useful for their work. Many students often learn English for their______ education because _____ college some of the books they will use are written _____ English. It is not _____ to learn a foreign language. But there is _____ difficult in the world if you _____ your heart into it.A. himself B. themselves C. ourselves
A. of B. with C. to
A. answer B. to answer C. answered
A. it's B. its C. they're
A. lower B. further C. shorter
A. near B. at C. on
A. in B. with C. on
A. easy B. difficult C. busy
A. something B. anything C. nothing
A.keep B. put C. take
Only mother love is true love. It gives everybody everything all her life. When you are still a baby, mother takes good care of you as as she can. In your walking hours she always holds you in her arms.
When you are ill, she looks after you day and night and forgets about . when you are growing up day by day, she feels very happy. When you are to go to school, mother still looks after you all the time. cold winter days she always tells you to put on more clothes. She always stands in the wind for you back from school.
When you hurry to leave home for school with breakfast, she always feels about you at home. She usually knows about your study and much money on your school things. When you do at school, you will see the brightest smile on her face.
Mother is always ready to give everything she has to her children, not to , what true love that is in the world! We’ll remember mother love forever!A. possible B. impossible C. quickly
A. her B. hers C. herself
A. enough old B. old enough C. strong enough
A. In B. At C. On
A. waits B. waiting C. waited
A. much B. many C. little
A. worried B. afraid C. sad
A. costs B. pays C. spends
A. good B. well C. bad
A. return B. carry C. receive
Today， many people send cards， presents and flowers on Mother’s Day to show their love， but few people know how Mother’s Day started. The earliest festival for _ _ was from Greece. Christians (基督教徒) celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday. In England， people celebrated the holiday to _ _ all the mothers and called it “Mothering Sunday”.
In America， Mother’s Day started nearly 150 _ _ ago. Anna Jarvis， a housewife， organized a day to raise people’s awareness(意识) of the poor. She believed that mothers would _ __ her. She called it “Mother’s Work Day”. In 1905 whe_ _nna__ __， her daughter， also named Anna， began an activity in memory of the work of her mother. She __ __ what her mother said， “There are many days for __ __， but none for mothers”. She wrote letters to lots of famous people asking for a day for mothers. After three years， Anna handed out her mother’s favorite flowers， white carnations (康乃馨) at a church. In 1913， the government (政府)decided that officials(官员) would wear__ __ carnations on Mother’s Day. The next year， Mother’s Day_ __an American national holiday and it was on the second Sunday in May.
Soon ， more and more countries began to _ __ Mother’s Day. It became a popular holiday all over the world.
A．sisters B．mothers C．fathers D．Teachers
A．thank B．allow C．discover D．treat
A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
A．change B．suppose C．support D．advise
A．died B．woke C．ran D．started
A．cheered B．reminded C．forgot D．remembered
A．flowers B．men C．stars D．animals
A．white B．red C．yellow D．pink
A．became B．named C．planned D．imagined
A． invite B．express C．celebrate D．develop
My parents always told me that I couldn’t dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning form books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents’ support, that ______ seemed all but impossible to reach.
One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked _____parents for permission(允许)to take her to the lessons. What a _____chance to learn dancing!
One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked _____.
“What’s the matter, Maggie?” I stopped ______.
“Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?”
“What is it?” I wondered.
“There’ll be a dancing performance in my school, ____ the boys think I’m slow,and none of them wants to be my partner. ____ you dance with me for it?” She looked at me anxiously.
“You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let’s show those people that they have been ___all along.”
In the following months, we ____ every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and ____Maggie improved a lot.
Finally came the big day.I became ____ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the ____began,I took a deep breathe and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd,I was sure we had ____.
My heart was beating wildly when I saw my ____ coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit it, you really looked like you ____ this stage(舞台).Go for it and make us proud.”
I’d been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn’t going to be easy, but I wouldn’t give up.I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.
A．line B．dream C．answer D．message
A．my B．your C．his D．her
A．similar B．funny C．good D．strange
A．out B．away C．through D．in
A．drawing B．dancing C．singing D．writing
A．but B．or C．so D．if
A．Need B．Must C．Could D．Should
A．sad B．lazy C．sorry D．wrong
A．chatted B．rested C．slept D．practiced
A．first B．soon C．never D．seldom
A．shy B．bored C．nervous D．angry
A．music B．lesson C．meeting D．party
A．arrived B．finished C．succeeded D．regretted
A．father B．mother C．sister D．classmate
A．took away B．paid for C．fell into D．belonged to
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Two months ago, there was a serious earthquake in my country. Many people were hurt and their homes. In my school, we decided to organize a 5-kilometer run to collect money for the people. signed up for the run and asked their relatives and neighbors to support them. These people agreed to some money—50 cents or a dollar, for example, for every kilometer that the students completed.
Joe was my classmate. He was the student in my class because he seldom did any exercise and he ate plenty of junk food. He never walked to school. He always took a bus. When he was asked he was going to take part in the run, he said he would think about it. A few students laughed and I think Joe felt embarrassed. I felt a bit sorry for .
The next day, as I was riding to school, I saw Joe walking in the street. I stopped and asked him why he was . He said he was training to take part in the run. “Good for you, Joe!” I said. , I told my friends about Joe. Most of them just laughed and said that they didn’t think he would the run. I wasn’t sure, but I decided that I would Joe. So, for the two weeks before the run, I was his trainer. He walked to school for a few . Then he started to run slowly.
On the day of the run, Joe lined up with the other students. The began and soon Joe was left behind. Well, it took him hours to finish and he didn’t expect to the other students, but he tried to do his best. And he completed the 5-kilometer run. Everyone was very and said, “Well done, Joe!” What is more, Joe collected more money than any other student!
A．cleaned B．reached C．lost D．made
A．Parents B．Students C．Teachers D．Workers
A．borrow B．get C．give D．lend
A．happiest B．heaviest C．tallest D．youngest
A．how B．where C．why D．if
A．her B．him C．us D．you
A．crying B．riding C．singing D．walking
A．Again B．However C．Later D．So
A．complete B．discuss C．support D．understand
A．help B．invite C．stop D．visit
A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
A．class B．movie C．race D．school
A．catch up with B．get on well with C．make friends with D．talk with
A．easily B．quickly C．firstly D．finally
A．busy B．happy C．interested D．nervous
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