It was Christmas Eve, 1881. I was 15 and feeling likethe world was for me I didn't have enough money to myself the gift.
Dad came back in and there was ice in his beard "You've been by Widow Jensen's house recently? he asked. Widow Jensen two miles down the road. Her died a year ago and left her with three children "I rode by just today, n Dad continued. " Little Jakey was out looking for wood. They must be out of , Matt. "
We filled our sled (雷橇) high wood. Then we went to the store and Dad bought some food, and a smaller pair of shoes. I knew we didn't have much money, so was Dad buying them so many things?
We got to the Jensen's house "We brought you a few things, madam," Dad said Then Dad Widow Jensen the shoes. She bit（咬） her lower lip (嘴唇) to keep it from trembling and then tears filled her eyes and started running down her face.
My throat seemed to be filled with something, and there were tears in my eyes too. Just then my dream gift seemed very . Dad had given me the look on Widow Jensen's face and smiles of her children He had given me the best Christmas of my life.
A．out B．off C．over D．away
A．catch B．buy C．choose D．control
A．lived B．took C．spent D．drove
A．father B．friend C．husband D．uncle
A．money B．ice C．food D．wood
A．in B．with C．of D．on
A．who B．when C．why D．where
A．handed B．ordered C．picked D．returned
A．beautiful B．great C．impossible D．unimportant
A．two B．three C．four D．Five
Tolstoy, the greatest Russian writer, liked to walk about in a railway station near his home. One day when he was walking up and down as ___1___, looking at people getting on and off the trains, he heard a lady __2___ after him, “Hey, you old man, go and bring back my handbag I left in the __3___ room.”
Tolstoy went there. He picked the bag up and walked quickly along the platform (站台). At the same time the lady was waiting beside the carriage (车厢), looking __4___. When at last the old man gave the bag back to her, she opened it to make sure nothing was __5___. “ Good, old man,” said the woman. “ You are just as quick as I can __6___. Here you are. ” She gave a coin to him. Tolstoy __7__ the coin and put it into his pocket with a smile.
The woman was very _8__ when she heard he was Tolstoy, the writer of the great novel War and Peace. She returned to Tolstoy and said, “ Oh, excuse me ….. Oh, how silly I was to __9__ you as a porter (搬运工). Please throw back that coin if you forgive me.”
“Oh, madam, why? You have nothing wrong,” Tolstoy laughed and said, “ The coin is given for my work, so I’ll __10___ it. Thank you, madam! ”
A．possible B．often C．usual D．well
A．talking B．speaking C．telling D．shouting
A．reading B．meeting C．waiting D．dining
A．happy B．back C．well D．worried
A．there B．inside C．missing D．wrong
A．expect B．run C．do D．like
A．showed B．watched C．accepted D．picked
A．angry B．surprised C．happy D．sad
A．see B．treat C．have D．look
A．throw B．put C．keep D．stay
I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed 1 I like, drinking tea and read those thick newspapers that are brought by the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the 2 I haven’t got time to read during my work time.
When I 3 the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is 4 of the week. There’s no need to hurry because there’s no bus to 5 and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of being troubled by the telephone.
6 spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair 7 boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and 8 when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.
Then there’s the evening ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema 19 a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are 10 pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting near.
A．as long as B．as soon as C．as well as D．as much as
A．things B．books C．information D．knowledge
A．am reading B．have read C．had read D．read
A．the much pleasant B．the more pleasant C．the most pleasant D．the very pleasant
A．sit B．catch C．get in D．take
A．What to B．How to C．When to D．Where to
A．looking B．seeing C．looking at D．watching
A．fall asleep B．go to sleep C．go to bed D．get to sleep
A．when there’s B．if there will be C．when there has D．if there will have
A．so many B．such many C．a lot D．quite few
Trees are one of the oldest plants on the earth. Just like us, trees change a lot 1 they grow. At one to three years old, young trees learn to 2 themselves. For example, many tree grow thorns (刺)to tell animals 3 near. Most young trees have large and deep green leaves to 4 enough sunlight and turn it into their food and energy. When trees are four years old, they are strong enough to 5 the challenge(挑战)in life. At the age of fifteen, they become young adults and grow more 6 . They will have their own flowers and fruit. After the trees are twenty to twenty-five years old, they are called real adults because they reach their 7 . Adults trees give us oxygen and natural beauty. If we 8 them very well, they will live healthily for many years. As time goes on, trees begin older and older and even 9 . At this time, they still have their important places in nature and uses for people. 10 many ways, the life of trees is like our own life experience.
A．before B．when C．after D．since
A．protect B．provide C．prevent D．pollute
A．to go B．to leave C．not to go D．not to leave
A．enjoy B．keep C．stay D．catch
A．get B．receive C．face D．welcome
A．fast B．faster C．slow D．slowly
A．weights B．heights C．styles D．sizes
A．look for B．look after C．look out D．look at
A．die B．hurt C．waste D．throw
A．On B．In C．For D．At
This morning, I went to a charity show __(1)_____ in the town center. The charity show, called 'For Every Child', was to raise money for an orphanage(孤儿院). Many __(2)______ persons, including a few bosses, donated money at the show. What surprised us was that a little boy also donated 100 yuan. He had saved the money for more___(3) ____two years. He said that everyone should do something for others. Some famous pop singers gave wonderful__(4)____ on the stage. One of them even came ___(5)___ the stage and walked among the audience. She asked the audience to sing a song ___(6)____ her, and they did just __(7)___she wanted them to. The show lasted for about three hours. At the ___(8)___ of the show, some children from the orphanage __(9)___in front of the microphone. All of them were so thankful that they___(10)___ while they said thanks to those people who donated. Again, they felt the warmth of being helped by others.
A．have B．holding C．hold D．held
A．success B．successful C．succeed D．succeeded
A．then B．about C．than D．for
A．perform B．performer C．performance D．performance s
A．up B．down C．away D．behind
A．together B．follow C．with D．follows
A．how B．why C．which D．what
A．beginning B．ending C．end D．ends
A．stand B．stands C．standing D．stood
A．cries B．cried C．crying D．shouted
About 70，000，000 Americans are trying to lose weight．This is almost one out of every three people in the United States．Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running exercise with machines，take medicines，or even have operations.2 you can see losing weight is 3 work，and it will also cost a lot of money．But 4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body．For many people，looking nice also means to be 5 ．Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good．
Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat，and books of this kind are very popular．These books tell people how to lose weight．Each year a lot of new books like these are 8 ．Each one says it can easily help people take fat away．
Losing weight can be expensive．Some overweight people go to health centers，like La Costa in California．Men and women 9 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers．People live there for one week or two，taking exercise，eating different foods．Meals there may be just a little．All this works for losing weight． 10 4 days on the program，one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27kg)．At 400 dollars a day, she spent 320dollars to lose each pound．But she said she was still glad to do so．
Health centers，books，medicines，operations，running and exercise machines all get a lot of money．So in the United States，losing Weight may mean losing money too。
A．1ess B．more C．nice D．fast
A．For B．So C．Or D．And
A．good B．useful C．hard D．easy
A．why B．what C．how D．when
A．high B．short C．thin D．fat
A．talk B．say C．speak D．tell
A．dearer B．harder C．shorter D．easier
A．taken B．given C．written D．copied
A．pay B．cost C．take D．have
A．Before B．Until C．After D．At
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