There was once a young man walking down the streets of Rome, from one end of the city to the other, on his way to visit a relative. While walking, he happened to a beautifully impressive church and heard sounds coming from the building. They sounded like a lot of pounding（冲击）.
Deciding to satisfy his , he approached the building, opened the heavy door and looked inside the church. Well , all he could was an old man in front of a big piece of marble , the marble with a chisel（凿子） and hammer.
“Well , it must be something very ,” the young man probably thought to himself, “ he doesn’t even notice me.” He then left the church and continued with his .
Several days later, he returned on the same . It seemed that the old man was still going at it, so he decided to ask him what he was doing.
He again went to the door, opened it and looked inside. To his , there was a big statue of an angel with wings spreading out wide open, light on it through the stained glass windows, and it the front of the church.
He could not help it but the next moment he was right next to the old man, his jaw hanging wide open. He with absolute amazement and a puzzled look on his face. He just could not understand how the old man knew that there was an angel in that piece of and he could not help but him, “Sir , how did you know that there was an in that piece of marble?”
The old man and replied, “Son, there is an angel in every one of us. All we need to do is to take a hammer and a chisel and chip away at all those little piece that do not look like an angel.”
A．enter B．build C．pass D．visit
A．loud B．noisy C．pleasant D．rough
A．relative B．curiosity C．owner D．wife
A．hear B．see C．feel D．smell
A．wiping B．cutting C．taking D．turning
A．mysterious B．optimistic C．important D．strange
A．because B．although C．unless D．if
A．thought B．work C．journey D．pray
A．route B．square C．business D．time
A．usually B．secretly C．really D．absolutely
A．disappointment B．amazement C．relief D．joy
A．sitting B．kneeling C．lying D．standing
A．shining B．bathing C．throwing D．looking
A．decorate B．exposed C．shaded D．beautified
A．for B．at C．with D．in
A．shared B．wondered C．frowned D．noticed
A．stone B．clay C．marble D．wood
A．challenge B．ask C．praise D．question
A．admire B．inventor C．eagle D．angel
A．sat down B．turned around C．looked up D．came out
The first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC. Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. This made him the first Olympic champion in history. Then the Olympic Games developed and continued to be held every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, put a stop to the Games.
In 1892, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin suggested starting the Olympic Games again but failed. Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 people representing nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the meeting voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin found an international committee (委员会) to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was chosen to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival (复兴) of the Olympic Games and the planning began.
The first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government didn’t have enough money to build a stadium, a wealthy Greek man, Georgios Averoff, donated over $100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium built in 330 BC.Since the Games were not well publicized (宣传) internationally, athletes were not nationally chosen but rather came by themselves. Some athletes were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.
What can we know about the first Olympic Games?
A．There was only one event in it. B．It opened in the first week of April 1896. C．Coroebus was the first man to take part in it. D．It was stopped by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
A．776 B．1892 C．1894 D．1896
A．The History of the Olympics B．How Coubertin Set up IOC C．The First Modern Olympic Games D．Great Changes in Olympic Games
Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still , Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alex from time to time. The family were their trip.
But about three hours later things began to . It was starting to snow. Alvin up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now, because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to down. The snow on the was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to on it. Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow and the engine to start again.
“The snow doesn’t seem to . Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But was to come. Soon they lost their way and had to walk on and on.
Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they that poor Alex would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alex filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They __ and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again.
One, two, three … seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last from Alvin’s , the police and local people. But the young had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbite (冻伤). , there was nothing serious wrong with little Alex!
A．worried B．sorry C．excited D．anxious
A．cried B．laughed C．smiled D．coughed
A．enjoying B．having C．taking D．starting
A．happen B．change C．come D．finish
A．climbed B．turned C．took D．sped
A．get B．look C．go D．slow
A．land B．highway C．fields D．car
A．walk B．stay C．wait D．depend
A．set B．allowed C．refused D．prepared
A．end B．fall C．continue D．melt (融化)
A．liked B．preferred C．decided D．wished
A．better B．something C．worse D．nothing
A．aimlessly B．lonely C．hopelessly D．pleasantly
A．thought B．feared C．wanted D．supposed
A．happy B．silent C．alive D．dead
A．ate B．worked C．watched D．slept
A．few B．several C．countless D．some
A．parents B．friends C．teachers D．neighbours
A．husband B．wife C．baby D．couple
A．Then B．Finally C．Fortunately D．Therefore
Although the Garden God had made him the most beautiful place that there could ever be, Adam was lonely.
Adam needed some . So God reached into the ground again and took some more stuff from the earth. This time he made every kind of animal and every kind of bird. He brought them all to Adam to see he would call them. It must have a long, long time to think up all those ! Luckily, he didn't call them things like 'Foo Foo' or “Snuggems”or 'Pooky' or anything like that. , he called them 'gerbils' and 'rabbits' and 'rhinoceroses'. And he the birds 'eagles' and 'egrets' and 'ruby throated warblers'.
Well, , we don't know what Adam named them, he didn't speak English. But he named each kind, and that's important because people are the only ones that name things. Your knows what a squirrel is, but he doesn't call a squirrel. He just barks it! But naming things is one of the things that shows we are from all the other creatures that God made.
even with all the animals around to keep him company, God saw that Adam was sad. Monkeys are fun to play with, but they don't have very much to say and they have table manners. So God made Adam fall , and while Adam was sleeping, God took one of his ribs(肋骨).God took Adam's and he made a woman from it. When Adam woke up, God Eve to him , and Adam said, “At last! Here is like me! Her bones were made from my bones, and her body was made from my body. I will call her 'woman' because that means she was taken out of man.”
At last Adam was . And so Adam and Eve lived together in God's garden.
A．friend B．classmates C．company D．family
A．how B．what C．why D．that
A．taken B．cost C．paid D．spent
A．birds B．animals C．plants D．names
A．Instead B．But C．However D．Therefore
A．raised B．called C．played D．names
A．surprisingly B．strongly C．relatively D．actually
A．that B．why C．because D．how
A．dog B．bird C．plant D．flower
A．that B．him C．them D．it
A．in B．at C．on D．about
A．different B．difficult C．great D．clever
A．Because B．And C．But D．However
A．much B．even C．any D．still
A．terrible B．polite C．good D．trained
A．ill B．asleep C．awake D．alone
A．body B．animal C．bird D．rib
A．slept B．got C．brought D．took
A．someone B．anyone C．nobody D．everyone
A．lonely B．happy C．sad D．alone
The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “ station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) a at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly wounded,” said an anxious voice of a young woman.
“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait.” Replied the policeman.
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was fine. No collision, no wounded man.
“What a dirty !” said the policeman angrily. “ We must find out that woman and…”
They had not been able to say anything about a when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just as the young woman had predicted on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was at last. Later the police did whatever they could to the woman who had them, but failed.
It is really that a prediction should agree with the fact so .
A．Weather B．Railway C．Fire D．Police
A．bus B．truck C．taxi D．train
A．turned B．took C．set D．walked
A．call B．signal C．trick D．arrangement
A．reward B．praise C．thanks D．punishment
A．turning B．running C．starting D．passing
A．continued B．refused C．began D．stopped
A．saved B．dead C．awake D．alive
A．find B．attack C．award D．thank
A．laughed B．visited C．repeated D．telephoned
A．exciting B．pleasing C．surprising D．interesting
A．equally B．truly C．exactly D．carefully
On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. from the day before, he took out a large piece of and laid it on the ground. Then he began .
Before long, the young violinist was with people, who were all attracted by the on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat . Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would come here."
"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.
The violinist a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket himself, the violinist said," I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the of going up.
A．box B．hat C．bowl D．bag
A．Free B．Away C．Different D．Far
A．paper B．stone C．cloth D．wood
A．begging B．shouting C．playing D．singing
A．crowded B．surrounded C．surprised D．satisfied
A．words B．money C．ticket D．picture
A．on purpose B．in time C．in advance D．by mistake
A．looked B．lived C．get D．rushed
A．rarely B．certainly C．recently D．nearly
A．lose B．get C．bring D．buy
A．handed out B．gave out C．sent out D．took out
A．tore B．threw C．kissed D．hid
A．beat B．sold C．took D．won
A．Fortunately B．However C．Otherwise D．Generally
A．by B．from C．for D．with
A．Unless B．Whenever C．Although D．Until
A．often B．never C．seldom D．always
A．may B．should C．must D．need
A．air B．water C．grass D．tree
A．road B．path C．chance D．method
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