Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift, a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and .
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very .
Gift giving is different in different . Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be away to someone else, because many people have enough things and don’t want too gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a . In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best . People don’t need to spend too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things , some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however, money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that . When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift has some thought behind it.”
Different people have very different thoughts this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?
A．especially B．usually C．commonly D．specially
A．disagreements B．dislikes C．displays D．disadvantages
A．as B．if C．while D．when
A．huge B．similar C．same D．small
A．lonely B．happy C．sad D．angry
A．cities B．towns C．provinces D．countries
A．kept B．thrown C．put D．given
A．small B．expensive C．many D．cheap
A．guide B．person C．child D．chef
A．gift B．reply C．reward D．behavior
A．funnier B．harder C．better D．easier
A．receiving B．giving C．using D．fetching
A．counts B．invents C．finds D．discovers
A．who B．what C．where D．that
A．in B．to C．on D．up
A generation gap(代沟)has become a serious problem.! read a report about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed 1 after quarrelling (爭吵)with 2 .I think this is because they don't often have a talk with each other. Parents now 3 more time in the office, 4 they don't have much time to stay with their children. As time passes, they both feel that they don’t have the 5 topic(话题)to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more patient with your 6_，get to know them and 7 them. And for children, show your 8_to your parents. They are the people who love you. So 9 them your thoughts. In this way, you 10 have a better understanding of each other.
A．himself B．herself C．themselves D．themself
A．friend B．teacher C．classmates D．parents
A．spend B．stay C．work D．have
A．because B．if C．but D．so
A．interesting B．same C．true D．good
A．business B．children C．work D．office
A．get on with B．look after C．understand D．love
A．interest B．secret C．trouble D．feelings
A．tell B．ask C．answer D．say
A．can B．should C．must D．would
The bell for class rang. All the students took out their 1 , waiting for the teacher. Our Chinese teacher, Miss Liu, had told us before that we were going to write a composition 2 class.
A minute passed, and another, 3 the teacher didn't appear. We began to wonder what the matter with her was. Was she ill? Or had she forgotten about the class? 4 could tell. Soon some students began to study other subjects, some students began to talk and even made 5 .
About ten minutes later, the door opened and Miss Liu 6 came in, smiling. She didn't say sorry to the class. We felt 7 angry. The teacher often told us never to be late for class and said it was 8 manners to be late. She also said that if we were late, we should make an apology (道歉) 9 at once or after class. But now she was late and had kept the whole class waiting for such a long time and didn't even tell us the reason. It was unfair. At this moment, Miss Liu picked up a piece of chalk(粉笔) and 10 "Teacher IsLate" on the blackboard and said that was the topic of our composition today. All of us smiled and understood what the teacher meant.
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A．at B．in C．on D．to
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．Somebody B．Everybody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．voices B．sounds C．noises D．notes
A．at last B．at first C．at all D．at times
A．little B．less C．a little D．much more
A．good B．bad C．nice D．fine
A．neither B．not only C．both D．either
A．read B．wrote C．spoke D．said
In Australia, different people have different ways to enjoy themselves. They also have their own ideas about 1 to pass time.
2 children, about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more. 3 , they put aside their school bags and go out to play.
Some old people 4 early in the morning. Then they go to park to 5 . It helps them know what is happening around the world. In the evening, they would prefer to stay at home 6 rather than do anything else.
Young people enjoy having 7 trip on weekends. They go to mountains to have a picnic or go to the 8 to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days outside. Then on 9 evening, they start their way back home. 10 seems to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiting for them again.
A．what B．how C．when D．why
A．Some B．Most C．All D．No
A．However B．Though C．Instead D．Or
A．get up B．come up C．stay up D．set up
A．read newspapers B．do sports C．enjoy themselves D．have breakfast
A．climbing hills B．watching TV C．go shopping D．going hiking
A．boring B．busy C．tiring D．relaxing
A．forest B．floor C．flat D．factory
A．Friday B．Sunday C．Tuesday D．Wednesday
A．Anybody B．Somebody C．Everybody D．Nobody
A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in the country, “I’ll give 51 of you a seed (种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring. 52 I’ll choose a new king from you.”
A boy 53 Ling got a seed, too. He planted it 54 . But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his 55 box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt 56 .
The king 57 the palace and look around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed 58 couldn’t grow. But all of you, 59 Ling, have bought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty (诚实) and 60 to bring such a box. So he will be the new king! ”
A．each B．neither C．both D．none
A．and B．but C．although D．so
A．liked B．helped C．named D．asked
A．careful B．carefully C．careless D．carelessly
A．full B．empty C．beautiful D．broken
A．sad B．excited C．happy D．satisfied
A．got B．arrived C．went D．arrived at
A．which B．who C．what D．it
A．besides B．with C．except D．as
A．skill B．courage C．experience D．fear
阅读短文，然后根据内容从Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the＿1＿ building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿2＿ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿3＿ cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that ＿4＿ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 5 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 6 achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 7 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 8 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 9 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 10 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 11 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 12 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 13 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most cravensportsmanI’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was 14 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 15 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
A．largest B．highest C．earliest D．latest
A．seldom B．hardly C．always D．almost
A．enjoyed B．needed C．made D．kept
A．while B．after C．if D．though
A．heart B．hope C．body D．love
A．by B．for C．in D．from
A．as B．since C．until D．before
A．pleased B．beaten C．moved D．asked
A．used B．spent C．took D．wasted
A．Here B．There C．He D．It
A．However B．Sometimes C．Again D．Then
A．friends B．helpers C．time D．exercise
A．tried B．saw C．did D．met
A．thinking B．talking C．worried D．proud
A．point B．go C．turn D．hurry
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