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
Everyone in our class loves sports. Every morning we get up, we do morning exercises. After the second class, we exercise again. We only have classes twice a week, but we do physical training(体育锻炼) at five every . The most popular is basketball. The enjoy playing it and many of the girls like it, too. Another popular sport is soccer and in every class there a lot of students who like soccer very much. Volleyball is often played when the weather is . We have school teams in basketball, and volleyball. Our teams often friendship matches(友谊赛)with teams from other schools. When there is a match, of us are very excited to go to watch it.
Besides(除…之外) ball games, some of us like track and field events(田径运动), we often practice running and others. Every term(学期) we have in these events and once a year we have a meeting.
Sports help us to keep and happy. Do you like sports?
A．if B．when C．before D．after
A．do B．doing C．did D．does
A．English B．Chinese C．P.E. D．music
A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．sport B．fact C．class D．thing
A．teachers B．boys C．students D．people
A．are B．is C．were D．was
A．cold B．rainy C．fine D．hot
A．baseball B．tennis C．soccer D．ping-pong
A．see B．have C．look at D．watch
A．much B．few C．little D．many
A．because B．and C．or D．but
A．tests B．parties C．situations D．fashion
A．running B．swimming C．sports D．tennis
A．thirsty B．healthy C．tired D．thin
Monday，Scott comes to school at 8:15 in the morning. He has science eight thirty.He likes because it’s interesting. Scott doesn’t like math. At eleven he has math. The teacher teaches math very well, but Scott doesn’t like him. favorite teacher is the P.E. teacher, Mr. Stone. He is fun. His class sounds funny. He P.E on Monday afternoon. So Scott Monday. From Monday to , Scott has at school at 11: 45. After school, Scott plays on the school playground, then he goes home. On Saturday and Sunday Scott doesn’t go to school.
A．On B．At C．\ D．The
A．at B．in C．on D．\
A．science B．English C．Chinese D．math
A．And B．But C．So D．Then
A．Scott B．he’s C．Scott’ s D．him
A．have B．has C．have not D．having
A．like B．want C．wants D．likes
A．Wednesday B．Saturday C．Sunday D．Friday
A．lunch B．breakfast C．supper D．dinner
A．the football B．football C．a football D．footballs
Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his , this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”
Now Martin has changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s helped him to feel good about himself.
A．conversation B．report C．survey D．speech
A．So B．But C．Therefore D．However
A．very B．many C．much D．too
A．could B．had to C．should D．would
A．soon B．quickly C．well D．good
A．pleased B．tired C．bored D．interested
A．worried B．patient C．careful D．serious
A．made B．took C．got D．thought
A．argue B．say C．discuss D．talk
A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises
A．which B．what C．that D．how
A．seeing B．noticing C．helping D．watching
A．since B．before C．after D．when
A．always B．hardly C．really D．just
A．advice B．love C．idea D．decision
One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had c____. She found that desks were no longer in rows , but were p___
__ together to make eight bigger desks . She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got u___
_ to this new classroom arrangement . “Now our class is quieter.” said Wu .”What’s more , we can come up with our o_
_ ideas and learn more through discussions. It’s a better way to study .”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said ,”Group members first discuss , and then show the r____ of our discussions in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform(改革) at Li’s school . The school made this reform because they wanted to p___
__students with easier ways to study and more c__
_) to discuss. “Our school hopes it can i__
__ students’ abilities to study by themselves and work in groups .” said Zhang Ming , an English teacher .
However, the reform has demanded(要求) more for teachers . Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 40 minutes before . It is difficult to teach well in s___ a short time . The teachers have to find b___
__ ways to teach more effectively.
“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful.” Added Zhang Ming .
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look . Come and sit here,” she said. “ are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch a and see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll see there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart’s ?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-five ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took to the sea. , they seemed to know what would happen, so they loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me . How could I my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live and one of them has his own family.”
Then the woman gave me a , “We should never wait for the door to before us. We should find the key to the or try to find another way.”A、tired B、excited C、happy
A、What B、How C、Where
A、train B、bus C、boat
A、nothing B、everything C、something
A、smiling B、breaking C、singing
A、days B、weeks C、years
A、her B、them C、him
A、So B、Or C、However
A、laughed B、talked C、cried
A、in B、out C、up
A、give away B、give up C、get up
A、happily B、sadly C、badly
A、cry B、shout C、smile
A、open B、close C、lock
A、classroom B、office C、door
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