A businessman sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man. The boy walked through the desert for forty days he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain where the Sage (圣人) lived.
When he a room, he saw lots of strange views: businessmen coming and going, a small music group sweet music, and all kinds of delicious dishes on a large table.
The Sage everyone. The young man had to wait for two hours until it was his .
enough patience, the Sage listened to the boy, but he was too to explain to him the secret of happiness. While he suggested that the boy walk his palace and come back in two hours.
“However,” he added, handing the boy a teaspoon with two drops of oil in it, “while you walk, this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”
The boy began to walk around the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At last he returned to the Sage.
“So,” asked the Sage, “did you notice anything amazing in my palace?” Embarrassed（尴尬的）, the boy said that he had seen . He was only concentrating on the .
“OK. Now go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the Sage. Now more , the boy took the spoon and walked again through the palace. Returning to the Sage, he exactly reported he had seen.
“But where is the oil?” asked the Sage. Looking down at the spoon, the boy realized that he had spilled it all.
“Well, the secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never the two drops of oil in the spoon,” the Sage said with a smile. They were both important. Then the boy realized what happiness was.
A．until B．when C．after D．since
A．saw B．left C．entered D．lived
A．hearing B．writing C．enjoying D．playing
A．looked for B．talked with C．heard from D．knew about
A．time B．way C．turn D．duty
A．To B．For C．In D．With
A．busy B．angry C．happy D．funny
A．into B．around C．across D．out of
A．catch B．bring C．get D．take
A．never B．nearly C．always D．sometimes
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．spoon B．man C．castle D．palace
A．carefully B．freely C．luckily D．difficultly
A．that B．which C．who D．what
A．forgetting B．minding C．realizing D．considering
I used to watch a little girl playing basketball every day. One day I asked her why she practiced so 1 . She said, “I like basketball and I want to be the 2 player. My dad told me, ‘If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.’”
She never changed her mind. She practiced basketball every day. 3 one day before she graduated from high school, I saw her sitting on the grass 4 . I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was 5 short to be a good basketball player. She was heartbroken. Then her father said to her, “If you 6 want to be a good basketball player, nothing but you 7 can stop your dream.” He told her 8 , “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, she and her team went to a big match. She was 9 by a coach of a famous team and was given a chance to the 10 basketball team.
【小9】 A. allowed B. taught |
C. much D. hardly C. well D. best C. So D. First of all C. sadly D. noisily C. quite D. too C. badly D.successfully C. herself D. yourselves C. always D. ever C. refused D. noticed C. children’s Dadults’ |
In 1608 an Englishman called Thomas travelled in Italy. He liked the country and 2 down everything interesting. But he found one thing 1 interesting than others. In his diary Thomas wrote, “ 3 Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They don’t eat with hands because, as they say, people don’t always have 4 hands.” Before he went home, Thomas bought a few 5 . One day he invited his friends to dinner at home. He took out a fork and wanted to 6 the steak(牛排) as Italians did. His friends were very 7 . Thomas told them what the fork was. But they all thought the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas tried to prove that his friends were 8 . But the first 9 he took with the fork fell onto the floor. His friends began to 10 at him and he had to take the forks away. Fifty years later, people in England began to use forks.
| A. broke A. less A. Why A. clean A. knives A. use A. worried A. honest |
B. wrote B. much B. When B. big B. dishes B. eat B. bored B. correct |
C. went C. even C. Which C. dirty C. forks C. make C. tired C. wrong |
D. climbed D. more D. Where D. free D. place D. take D. surprised D. clever |
A．piece of meat B．kilo of meat C．Fork D．meat
A．scream B．look C．shout D．laugh
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We were going to play a game with a country school. They didn’t come until the game began. They looked 1 than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue jeans and looked like farm boys. We even thought that they had never seen a basketball before.
We all sat down. We felt that we didn’t 2 any practice against a team like that. It was already so late that no 3 could be given to them for a warm-up(准备动作).
The game began. One of our boys 4 the ball and he shot(投) a long pass to our forward(前锋). From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt 5 the pass and with a beautiful form(姿势) he shot and got two points. They 6 us. Then they got another two points in a minute.
Soon it was all 7 . The country team 8 us. We certainly learned that even though a team is good, there is usually another 9 a little better. But the important lesson learned was: One can’t tell a man, or a team, by the 10 .
A．stronger B．younger C．worse D．less
A．get B．try C．use D．need
A．basket B．space C．ball D．time
A．got B．played C．missed D．carried
A．caught B．changed C．started D．stopped
A．surprised B．kept C．broke D．hit
A．out B．away C．over D．off
A．won B．saved C．beat D．joined
A．just B．already C．about D．almost
A．T-shirts B．clothes C．places D．points
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What’s your plan for the holidays? When July comes, children know they’ll have __1__ examinations and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and some of them will __2_ to see their parents _3__ train or car.
The summer holidays are the _4__ time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so one can __5__ most of his time playing outside. If one lives in the country, he can __6__ into the woods and in the fields. If one lives in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play. The best place for a summer holiday is the __7__. Some children are __8__ enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.
__9__ makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun. Of course, there are __10__ new things to see, nice food to eat and interesting things to do. But the feeling of sand under their feet and the feeling of the warm sun on their backs make them happier.
A．they B．them C．theirs D．their
A．go to town B．return to school C．leave home D．return home
A．on B．by C．in D．at
A．best B．better C．worst D．worse
A．take B．use C．spend D．waste
A．go out B．go on C．go back D．go away
A．village B．seaside C．city D．park
A．lucky B．sad C．worried D．quiet
A．Why B．Which C．Who D．What
A．little B．much C．lots of D．no
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No visitor was left in the museum now, and John was walking around to check if everything was all right. __1__ he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John _2_ and gave it to the curator (馆长).
The curator called several museums to check if it was a stolen painting _3_ no one claimed (认领) it. So the curator decided to hang it. __4__ said it was beautiful and had a very deep meaning. The curator was __5__ to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery.
Some weeks later a woman and her __6__ came to the museum. While they were looking at that painting, the little boy began to __7__. The curator went over and asked what was making him so sad.
The child pointed to __8__ and said, “That’s my painting and I want it back.”
“Yes,” said his mother. “He __9__ it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully, you can see the name on the painting.” The curator __10__ believe his ears when he heard the truth.
A．Suddenly B．Actually C．Usually D．Quickly
A．set it up B．picked it up C．tried it out D．put it down
A．because B．so C．or D．but
A．Everyone B．Someone C．No one D．None
A．nervous B．lucky C．proud D．worried
A．husband B．son C．daughter D．friends
A．cry B．shout C．smile D．laugh
A．John B．his mother C．the painting D．the curator
A．put B．drew C．found D．left
A．might B．could C．might not D．couldn’t
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