An old friend once came visiting Nasruddin. And he brought along a big to him. Nasruddin’s wife it and they enjoyed the feast for dinner. The next morning, they had delicious chicken soup. The friend enjoyed his stay with Nasruddin. When he was , Nasruddin returned his friend’s thanks by thanking the for bringing the big chicken along. An hour later, Nasruddin heard a knock on the door. When he opened it, a man himself and entered, “I’m a friend of your friend who brought you that big chicken!”
Not wanting to turn away the of a friend, Nasruddin invited the man inside and him to stay for lunch. The man immediately. They had some lovely chicken cooked for lunch, which the man also enjoyed. After lunch, the man left thanking Nasruddin for the chicken.
The next day there was no pause as another entered with the same : “I am a friend of the friend of the friend who had come here with a huge chicken!” Nasruddin and asked the man to come right in and have a . A few minutes later, a bowl of soup was before him. Just one sip(一小口) told the man that this “soup” was nothing but water.
“There is nothing in the soup!” the man protested _ __.
“Not at all!” Nasruddin smiled. “This is the soup of the soup of the chicken!”
Moral of the story: When people your generosity, don’t turn them away rudely. Instead, invite them in and serve them a they will never forget---just as Nasruddin did.
A．Egg B．basket C．dinner D．chicken
A．Valued B．killed C．cooked D．ate
A．Short B．safe C．sudden D．secret
A．Promising B．leaving C．standing D．explaining
A．Latter B．next C．owner D．colleague
A．Expressed B．praised C．admired D．introduced
A．freely B．obviously C．quickly D．frequently
A．Father B．teacher C．relative D．friend
A．Asked B．persuaded C．alarmed D．supported
A．Replied B．accepted C．passed D．prepared
A．tasty B．previous C．usual D．big
A．Child B．thief C．friend D．stranger
A．Rule B．invitation C．tale D．exploration
A．smiled B．doubted C．shook D．agreed
A．rest B．meal C．bath D．smoke
A．hidden B．placed C．pushed D．thrown
A．Bitter B．waste C．polluted D．boiled
A．Sadly B．eagerly C．angrily D．violently
A．take pride in B．take advantage of C．lose sight of D．pay attention to
A．chance B．term C．lesson D．Report
Once upon a time a teacher and his student down under a big tree near the big grass area．Then suddenly the student asked the teacher，“Teacher，I’m puzzled．How do we our soul mate(知己)?Could you please help me?”
Silent for a few seconds，the teacher then answered，“Well，it’s a pretty hard and easy question．” The teacher ，“Look that way．There is a lot of grass．Why don’t you walk there? But please don’t walk ．On your way，try to find a blade(叶片)of beautiful grass and it and then give it to me．But just one．”
The student said OK and then he walked straight ahead to the grassy field．A few minutes later，the student came back empty-handed．When the teacher asked the ,the student said，“On my journey，I found quite a few beautiful blades of grass，but I that I would find a better one，so I didn’t pick it．But I didn’t realize that I was at the of the field，and I hadn’t picked any because you told me not to go back，so I didn’t go back.” Hearing this, the teacher said，“That’s what will happen in real life．”
What is the of this story? In the story，grass is the people around you；the beautiful blade grass is the people that you and the grassy field is time．In looking for your soul mate，please don’t always and hope that there will be a better one．By doing that，you’ll your lifetime．Remember “Time Never Goes Back．”
A．lied B．lay C．seated D．stood
A．find B．treat C．remove D．discover
A．repeated B．waved C．continued D．regretted
A．straight B．backwards C．forwards D．directly
A．pick B．observe C．arrest D．carry
A．evidence B．reason C．shape D．purpo se
A．admitted B．thought C．doubted D．remembered
A．bottom B．end C．center D．top
A．message B．result C．limit D．content
A．praise B．attract C．hate D．upset
A．forgive B．wait C．compare D．complain
A．run B．waste C．load D．save
A group of people were in search of a home. After some time walking around, they finally found a place to down.
They needed some , and the chief (首领)sent out three groups of people to the surrounding areas. After a short discussion, the three groups went out in directions.
The first group explored the north. There, they saw large fields with crops, vegetables and fruits. They went back to report their . “We saw lots of vegetation (植物). We can be .”
The second group went southwest. There, they saw lots of . As they went back, they said, “We saw hundreds of animals. We can for our food, and rely on meat to sustain (维持) us.”
The last group went southeast. There, they reached the sea and saw hundreds of fish swimming. They returned and said, “We saw plenty of fish. We can go for our food.”
“We can eat meat alone!” shouted the second group.
“No! ! We did not see any animals at all!” said the first group.
The third group joined in, “Are you ? We did not see anything like you have . There was only water. We need to become fishermen!”
Each group got so with the others that they each went to the place they had explored. They were that they alone had the answer and that the others must have been wrong.
, each group of people only chose to believe themselves. 39 they had chosen to learn from one another and them, they could have had the best of everything.
A．spending B．costing C．taking D．losing
A．break B．cool C．settle D．calm
A．water B．food C．energies D．information
A．explore B．clean C．measure D．cover
A．same B．a C．/ D．different
A．main B．few C．poor D．many
A．experiences B．findings C．results D．conditions
A．vegetarians B．fishermen C．hunters D．miners
A．mountains B．people C．animals D．houses
A．prepare B．hunt C．fight D．wait
A．mainly B．partly C．fully D．hardly
A．surfing B．boating C．fishing D．swimming
A．Fishes B．Crops C．Cows D．Flowers
A．going B．sleeping C．coming D．joking
A．described B．brought C．wrote D．explained
A．strict B．angry C．sad D．pleased
A．sad B．pleasant C．sure D．anxious
A．Happily B．Luckily C．Unluckily D．Hopefully
A．After B．Because C．Before D．If
A．admire B．believe C．appreciate D．understand
Seven loyal（忠实的）readers came to the Teens Office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what made them excited was that they had their say. “What most __ me was when I was saying something, I found all eyes were on me,” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei __, and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors（编辑） nodded and __ took notes.
Students are happy to see the editors listen to their __ . You may often __ about being neglected（忽视） by teachers and parents. ___ before complaining, please make sure that you have already spoken about your _ _.
Traditionally in China, teachers at school and parents were__ the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are __ to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brain and not be __ .
A girl wrote to Teens about her family story. She ___ to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she _ decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her __ , the father _ , saying that he didn’t realize his mistake. From then on, he really __ .
Sometimes, we need to let our ___ be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings.Don’t be afraid of being __ for what you have done. You know it is your _39_ to speak your mind. Even if your suggestions are denied, at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any __ .
A．directly B．really C．completely D．immediately
A．disappointed B．frightened C．impressed D．horrified （恐惧）
A．refused B．disagreed C．disliked D．agreed
A．even B．yet C．already D．still
A．speeches B．opinions C．songs D．articles
A．talk B．complain C．write D．speak
A．And B．So C．But D．Instead
A．pleasure B．love C．hatred憎恨 D．worry
A．seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes
A．used B．reduced C．devoted D．told
A．remembered B．used C．touched D．heard
A．used B．pretended C．seemed D．had
A．sadly B．suddenly C．angrily D．finally
A．sorrow（悲伤） B．disappointment C．surprise D．satisfaction
A．apologized B．smiled C．laughed D．sighed
A．exchanged B．changed C．left D．played
A．voices B．decisions C．suggestions D．secrets
A．praised B．blamed C．beaten D．fined
A．duty B．task C．right D．pleasure
A．regret B．sadness C．trouble D．difficulty
Two men travelling through a forest together promised to help each other whatever danger threated them. They had not gone far ______ a bear rushed at them from some bushes. One man was a good ___
___(climb), and quickly climbed a nearby tree, but the other, ___
____(see) that he had no chance alone against the bear, fell flat on his back and pretended to be dead.
The Bear came up to him, sniffed at him.The Bear thought the man was dead,so he went off into the wood again _______ hurting him.When he had gone, the other traveler came down from his tree, and __
____(smile) asked his companion what the Bear ___
___(say) to him. "For I could see," he said, " that he put his mouth close to your ear."
"He told me to tell ______," replied the other, "that you were __
____great coward(懦夫), and that in future I should not trust those ___
__make fine promises, but will not stand by their friends in danger."
Don't trust fine promises _____ you are sure of the person who makes them.
It was the middle of my third grade, and I always lied for no reason about many things. Later, I realized that I was labeled(标签为) a liar, and my parents did not_____ me. Therefore, I promised to_____telling lies.
A few days later, my sister and I were invited to spend the weekend with my aunt. On that day, someone took one of Aunt Kim’s erasers and_____it across the top of the TV. The eraser ruined the shiny_____of the TV. When Aunt Kim discovered the destrction, all three of us were called into the TV room and asked to tell the____. Nobody did! The next thing I knew was that she was on the phone with my parents and they were on their way to____ me up.
It must be me! I was the_____. I was taken home and sent to my room. I begged them to believe that I was innocent, but no one______.
I stayed in my room the rest of that day. My parents_____let me out for dinner. And then there was a knock at the front door. Aunt Kim was standing there. It turned out that my younger sister finally felt_____! She_____that she was the one who rubbed the eraser on the TV. Aunt Kim had come to get me. I was invited back!
I don’t even remember being_____at my sister. I learned a valuable lesson about lying. A liar is not believed when he tells the truth.No matter how big or_____your lie is, once you are labeled a liar, _____trust takes a lot of work and time. I promised myself right then_____to lie again.
A．understand B．care C．trust D．like
A．begin B．continue C．try D．stop
A．rubbed B．threw C．washed D．cleaned
A．back B．surface C．picture D．shape
A．answer B．secret C．result D．truth
A．look B．give C．pick D．ring
A．maker B．thief C．liar D．criminal
A．received B．listened C．obeyed D．wanted
A．quickly B．gradually C．finally D．immediately
A．angry B．guilty C．moved D．frightened
A．admitted B．refused C．promised D．argued
A．sad B．cold C．cruel D．mad
A．clever B．good C．bad D．small
A．earning B．making C．wasting D．losing
A．sometimes B．proudly C．never D．carefully
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