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Thomas Edison was born in 1837. He was a famous American ______. When he was a child, he liked to find out how things worked. He was in school for only three months. He asked his teacher many strange questions. Most of them had ______ to do with his lessons. The teacher thought the boy was not ______ and was not worth ______. When he told this to Edison’s mother, she ______ her son out of school. As she had been a teacher, she taught him at home. The boy read ______, soon he became very interested ______ science when he was ten, Edison had already built a chemistry lab for ______. Ever since then, he never stopped _____ for new and better ways ______ things.
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A man walked into a restaurant. The restaurant advertised it had the menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how it was.
At the bottom of the , there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away.”
The man the menu and decided to make sure if it was true. He would order that was very unusual.
When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, “You say you can serve any dish, even if it’s not on your longest menu in the world.”
“That is correct, sir. We are able to meet everyone’s requirements.”
“Well,” the man said, “bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears. , not African.”
The waiter wrote down in his paper: Two Indian elephant ears on toast.
“Very good, sir,” he said. “That shouldn’t long.”
The waiter walked away quickly.
The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.
Then he smiled the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.
“Ah!” the man said. “You can’t it to me, can you?”
The waiter made an apology 道歉.
“I’m very sorry, sir, and this is the embarrassing 令人为难的,” he said, “but I’m afraid we can’t because we’ve run out of bread.”A. biggest B. thickest C. longest
A. unfair B. unusual C. beautiful
A. menu B. dish C. restaurant
A. looked for B. looked after C. looked at
A. anything B. something C. everything
A. American B. Indian C. Canadian
A. pay B. cost C. take
A. as B. and C. so
A. catch B. take C. bring
A. least B. most C. less
The old man walked slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched（打补丁的）trousers, and worn - out shoes made him from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. With the help of his walking - stick, he walked toward a by the window. A young waitress named Mary watched him and ran over to him, and said, "Here, sir. Let me give you a with that chair.”
Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded a thank - you. She pulled the chair away from the table. And then she helped him move in front of the chair, and get seated with his walking - stick against the table. In a soft, clear voice he said, "Thank you, Miss." "You're welcome, sir." she replied. "My name is Mary. I'll be back in a moment. If you need , just wave at me!"
he had finished a hearty meal, Mary brought him the change from his ticket, helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table. She him his walking - stick, and walked with him to the door. Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, sir!" He said softly with a smile, "You are very kind!" When Mary went to clean his table, she was greatly .Under his plate she found a business card and a$100 bill! The note read--"dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”
The man she had waited on was the of the restaurant, This was the first time that she, or any of her workmates had ever seen him in person.
A．give out B．put out C．stand out D．work out
A．waiter B．manager C．door D．table
A．menu B．dish C．hand D．bill
A．comfortably B．angrily C．unhappily D．excitedly
A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．many things
A．After B．Until C．Unless D．While
A．made B．took C．got D．handed
A．bored B．frightened C．surprised D．pleased
A．chat B．treat C．deal D．communicate
A．customer B．friend C．owner D．cleaner
There many new ways of shopping, and online shopping is one of them. You can buy almost everything on the Internet, and it's very . First, you choose something. Then you receive it a few days later post. Online shopping has several .First, you can shop at any time. The shops are always . Second, shopping usually takes a lot of time. But to shop on the Internet you only need a computer and a mouse! You can compare the prices of the same product and spend a lot …or save money. But many people enjoy out and shopping with friends. They don't like shopping on the Internet because they can't see the product or the clothes on. Also paying over the Internet isn't always safe. Online shopping is changing our way of life. One day will go to the shops any more,
you'll be able to buy anything on the Internet, and you will be able to receive it anywhere in the world at any time!
A．is B．was C．are D．be
A．easy B．different C．difficult D．bad
A．on B．to C．by D．and
A．advantage B．disadvantages C．disadvantage D．advantages
A．open B． opens C．close D．closes
A．too B．also C．as well D．either
A．goes B．going C．go D．to go
A．try B．put C．look D．take
A．nothing B．everything C．everyone D．no one
A．so B．and C．because D．then
The sun is shining and it’s very hot. many people don’t want to go out after . Mrs West has to(不得不) meet her father at the airport. Her father doesn’t feel well, he wants to see a in the city hospital.
Now she’s in the street. There no trees and she feels very . But she’s too and can’t walk fast(快). Suddenly she finds(发现) a walking behind her. She gets angry and her face turns red. “Why are you walking me, boy?” She asks strictly. “It’s cooler”. The boy answers.
A．But B．Because C．So D．Then
A．breakfast B．dinner C．supper D．lunch
A．watch B．meet C．help D．ask
A．nurse B．waiter C．policeman D．doctor
A．walking B．walks C．walk D．to walk
A．be B．is C．are D．am
A．cold B．cool C．relaxed D．hot
A．happy B．fat C．short D．tall
A．boy B．man C．woman D．dog
A．on B．in front of C．behind D．across from
Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was 14, I was___ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often____me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later,___ happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a (n)___ ideal! It meant I had to___ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to .” Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics（题目）. At last I the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could not my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers(喝彩声) the teachers and students. Those who once looked down on（瞧不起）me, now all said “Congratulations” to me. My mother hugged me and cried .
Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person for a country.
A．so B．too C．very D．quite
A．made faces at B．looked after C．caught up with D．laughed at
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．interesting B．exciting C．terrible D．wonderful
A．write B．speak C．tell D．say
A．win B．lose C．beat D．pass
A．reached B．brought C．chose D．thought
A．remember B．see C．spell D．hear
A．At B．To C．With D．As
A．hit B．hurt C．say D．believe
A．about B．on C．to D．from
A．teachers B．classmates C．boys D．girls
A．angrily B．sadly C．quietly D．excitedly
A．me B．my C．mine D．myself
A．however B．but also C．so that D．as a result
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