As a single mother of four children and working at a low-paid job, I couldn’t get enough money for the family, but we had ____ on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was ____. I’ve always been glad about that.
Christmas was coming, and although there wasn’t enough ____ for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas ____.
The children planned weeks before, asking ____ what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy ____.
The big day arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar note and ____ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ____ again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
On the way home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ____ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ____. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ____ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be angry again.
This is what she told me: “I was looking ____, thinking of what to buy, and I ____ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ____ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so ____ as I did that day.
A．bowls B．forks C．chopsticks D．food
A．busy B．serious C．strict D．kind
A．effort B．room C．time D．money
A．shopping B．traveling C．parties D．greetings
A．the other B．each other C．another D．all of them
A．toys B．clothes C．presents D．bills
A．made B．reminded C．invited D．spoke
A．draw B．stay C．move D．meet
A．including B．besides C．except D．beside
A．quiet B．excited C．happy D．sad
A．since B．after C．while D．until
A．out B．over C．forward D．around
A．forgot B．stopped C．failed D．hated
A．wanted B．did C．got D．played
A．painful B．rich C．helpless D．angry
Tim was a boy. He was not a very good student, and he did not like _ _ homework _ _ he enjoyed doing other things in his free time. Usually, he did not do his homework and when he did it he always ___ __ a lot of mistakes.
One day his math teacher _ _ Tim’s homework and saw that he got all his _ _ right. He was very __ ___ and rather(相当) ____ __. He called Tim to his desk and said to _ _ . “You got all your homework ____ _ this time, Tim. ____ __? Did your father help __ __?”
Usually Tim’s father helped him ____ ____ his homework, but the evening before this, he had not been able to(能), because he __ ___ at home that evening, so Tim answered, “No, sir, he was very busy last night, _ _I had to do it all by myself.”
A．ten years old B．ten-year-old C．ten year old D．ten-years-old
A．do B．doing C．did D．done
A．because B．so C．also D．as well
A．makes B．made C．has made D．was making
A．looked for B．looked at C．looked around D．looked after
A．homework B．housework C．farm work D．home
A．happy B．sad C．angry D．lively
A．angry B．sad C．surprised (感到惊讶的) D．surprising
A．him B．he C．his D．himself
A．right B．wrong C．mistake D．false
A．Why B．When C．What D．Where
A．yourself B．himself C．you D．him
A．with B．in C．on D．of
A．didn’t B．wasn’t C．haven’t D．doesn’t
A．so B．but C．too D．Because
One day, a poor man was travelling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then sat down to eat something. A few minutes , a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”
But the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a loud , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”
“Oh,” the rich man shouted . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”
“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he ? ”
“He advised me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”
“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he you. Then can you hope to get money him? ”
The rich man said nothing and left silently.
A．later B．ago C．late D．after
A．the other B．other C．others D．another
A．song B．word C．bell D．noise
A．slow B．late C．hard D．quick
A．wait for B．look for C．pay for D．care for
A．idea B．answer C．money D．mistake
A．angrily B．quietly C．happily D．heavily
A．speak B．tell C．say D．talk
A．helped B．warned C．thanked D．said
A．from B．for C．with D．about
I visited Mount Maofeng two weeks ago. I the hotel at 7:00 and arrived at the foot of the mountain an hour later. On the bus, I happened to Chen Zhi, an old friend of . I was to see him. We climbed the mountain happily together. our way to the of the mountain, we visited the Maofeng Cliff and the HalfPeak Temple and some beautiful pictures with our cameras. Then, about two hours later, we the top of the mountain. It was so great to the view (风景) of the area at the highest part of the mountain. Mount Maofeng is also the highest place of Guangzhou, it is only about 534 meters high.
After having ice cream, we began to go back. We almost ran all the way. When we got to the foot of the mountain, we saw visitors there. And they were waiting the bus there. When the bus arrived, most of them ran quickly towards it, but we didn’t. We almost the whole day and climbing. As last we were but very happy.
A．lived B．got up C．left D．leave
A．find B．call C．meet D．invite
A．me B．mine C．my D．ours
A．shy B．happy C．sad D．serious
A．in B．at C．on D．of
A．foot B．middle C．top D．end
A．saw B．got C．drew D．took
A．got to B．got off C．went up D．went to
A．dream B．enjoy C．make D．travel
A．if B．when C．though D．however
A．a bit B．a little C．a lot D．lots of
A．in B．on C．at D．for
A．gave B．spent C．cost D．paid
A．walk B．riding C．walking D．ride
A．tire B．tired C．tiring D．tires
The Sweetest Sight
I was in the most beautiful city in the world, yet I only wanted home.
It was an amazing week for my husband and me –the trip of a lifetime. Months ago, when my husband told me that he would have a meeting in London. I expressed my to go to Europe together with him. Then we asked his mother to our two children and started off.
During the week’s time, visited London and Paris –as much as we could, Big Ben, the Louvre and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourselves.
On our last night in Paris, we enjoyed the night view(夜景) of the Eiffel Tower, my husband called home. His mother the phone. In a second, my husband’s face fell and he looked so worried. I could feel something happened.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
He didn’t answer and continued to listen. A few minutes later, he said to me that Tony, our seven-year-old son, had fallen off his bike and his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.
At that moment, Paris suddenly lost its charm(魅力).
“I don’t want to be here! I shouldn’t be here! I should be home my kids!”
We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport …
Finally, we got home. We rushed into our children’s bedroom. Seeing our two children, I suddenly realized the truth: there is no sight(风景)in the world than your children’s faces that greet you at home.
A．question B．wish C．step D．place
A．look after B．talk with C．find out D．wake up
A．he B．she C．we D．they
A．after B．since C．though D．because
A．shouted B．finished C．wrote D．answered
A．ugly B．useful C．right D．bad
A．hardly B．clearly C．sadly D．truly
A．danced B．broken C．thrown D．opened
A．toward B．with C．under D．from
A．quieter B．richer C．sweeter D．wider
Once there was a rich man named Chulong.
One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange with beautiful features(特征) and sweet voice in a tree. Chulong went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could and get lots of money.
“Don’t think about making money through me!” said the bird, “ will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.” Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered. He became angry and wanted to the bird for the meat.
Then the bird suggested, “Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”
Chulong didn’t believe the bird , and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird it would keep its word(守信). Chulong wanted to take a risk. He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree. It became again.
Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the bird.
Then the bird taught Chulong the : The first rule is Never believe everything others say. The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have. The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.
“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone. You me.”
But the bird said, “Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me. the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird and disappeared from his sight.
A．cat B．bird C．panda D．monkey
A．proudly B．freely C．slowly D．weakly
A．eat B．study C．draw D．sell
A．Nobody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Everybody
A．find B．borrow C．smell D．kill
A．busy B．helpful C．clever D．lucky
A．three B．four C．five D．six
A．for ever B．later on C．at first D．at last
A．promised B．remembered C．guessed D．hoped
A．ugly B．beautiful C．lazy D．hard-working
A．songs B．languages C．rules D．skills
A．cheated B．helped C．found D．forgot
A．Until B．Unless C．If D．Although
A．history B．value C．reason D．connection
A．woke up B．fell down C．flew away D．held on
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