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Years ago, a very rich man and his young son shared an interest in collecting art. They traveled around the world, collecting works of art by famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet.
When war broke out, the son left to for his country. After a few weeks, the old man received a saying his son had died. The man became very lonely and sad.
One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting – it was by his son. The painting was important to the man the world would never think it a great work. He told his neighbors it was the gift he had ever received.
The following spring, the old man died. All of the old man’s paintings would be at an auction(拍卖). The auction began with a painting that was not on any of the buyers’ ... it was the painting of the old man’s son. “Who will open the price at $100?” the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or their hand. Someone said: “Who cares about that painting? Let’s get on to the good ones.” More voices followed in . “No, we must sell this one first,” replied the auctioneer. “Now, who will take the picture of the son?”
, a good friend of the old man spoke: “Will you take $10 for the painting? That’s all I have.” “Will go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more he said: “Going once ... going twice ... sold!” The auctioneer looked at the crowd and said that the whole auction was . “According to the father’s will, takes the son’s picture gets the whole collection, ” the auctioneer said.
In the eyes of a father, nothing is more valuable than his son – not even paintings of the famous artists are as important as his son’s.
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Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏).Our legs were so heavy and cold that 16 felt like big pieces of ice.Have you 17 seen snowmen ride bicylces? That’s what we looked like! Along the way children who were 18 long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late 19
we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰).However, the lakes 20 like glass in the setting sun and loooked wonderful.
Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirt and I knew I didn’t need to 21 her.To climb the mountains was hard work but as we 22 us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going 23 the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much 24 .At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to 25
Our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.
In the early evening we stopped to 26 .We put up our tent and then we ate. Afte supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed 27 .At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.As I 29 below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.
We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We 30 hardly wait to see them!
A．we B．you C．they D．it
A．never B．ever C．even D．yet
A．dressed in B．put on C．taken off D．dressed up
A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．shine B．shining C．shines D．shone
A．follow B．encourage C．remind D．discover
A．looked at B．looked after C．looked for D．looked around
A．up B．down C．around D．into
A．colder B．drier C．warmer D．wetter
A．charge B．check C．chase D．change
A．make beds B．make friends C．make camp D．make money
A．alive B．alone C．away D．awake
A．cloudy B．foggy C．noisy D．quiet
A．lie B．lied C．lay D．laid
A．may B．can C．must D．shall
Of all the things we eat and drink，water is the 1 important.The human body can go 2 food for a long time，but two 3 three days without water could make people 4 .
A lot of people don’t understand how 5 water the human body needs 6 well and many people don’t drink enough，esecially in 7 weather. Most people drink 8 they are thirsty but in fact they need more water，expecially when they take 9 .
A man’s body is 65 to 75 percent of 10 . If we don’t have enough water. We fell tired and may become ill.
1.A.more B.most C.less D.least
2.A.with B.on C.without D.by
3.A.or B.and C.of D.but
4.A.died B.to die C.dies D.die
5.A.many B.little C.few D.much
6.A.work B.working C.to work D.works
7.A.hot B.cold C.cool D.warm
8.A.so B.that C.when D.since
9.A.fun B.exercise C.exercises D.work
10.A.blood B.water C.air D.food
One night, Mary heard some big 36_ noise. “Doh, Doh, …” It 37 for a few minutes. Mary went out of her bedroom to search everywhere. Her parents were sleeping and there were no 38 people in the house. Mary 39 _ to her bedroom.
Mary heard the noise again. She thought, “Is it a cat? Mike has a cat. But cats miaow. They don’t make such noise.”
“Maybe it’s a bird 40 around and looking for a place to rest. No! That doesn’t make any noise.”
Maybe it’s the whisper of my parents. They _41 be 42 in their room. But that noise wasn’t a whisper at all.”
Mary went to bed again but she heard the noise again. She was 43_ and fell 44_ her bed. Her legs were 45_ and she could not climb up any more.
A．strongly B．strange C．frightened D．loud
A．sounded B．went about C．went on D．went away
A．any B．other C．the other D．others
A．went B．ran C．returned D．walked
A．going B．flying C．jumping D．running
A．should B．may not C．must D．mustn’t
A．sleep B．talking C．talk D．sleeping
A．frightening B．frightened C．amazed D．amazing
A．down B．from C．off D．in
A．weak B．strong C．sick D．ill
These days，cars are designed using computers．Let’s look at how a new car is created．
First，several 16 talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have．Then they sit down at their computers and 17 many sketches．The best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed drawings of 18 are developed on the computer．You can change the size，shape or color of any part on the computer to see 19 the car would look and then you can choose the best design．
Both the inside and the outside of the car have to be designed．Part of the inside of the car is 20 so that the designers can sit in it．They can feel if there is enough 21 inside and if they can reach 22 ．Then some cars are built-there are more than 15，000 parts of a car to 23 ．
When everything is known to be 24 ，the cars are made in the factory．Again，computers are used to make sure that all the parts are 25 as they are needed．The factory
usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops．
A．drivers B．designers C．workers D．salesmen
A．draw B．order C．type D．enjoy
A．bicycles B．trains C．cars D．buses
A．how B．if C．what D．that
A．covered B．painted C．locked D．built
A．metal B．glass C．leather D．room
A．nothing B．somebody C．everything D．nobody
A．choose B．test C．show D．repair
A．safe B．easy C．cheap D．fast
A．rare B．electronic C．comfortable D．ready
When people find something valuable and return it to its owner, they are often given a reward. This is because the person not only found what was lost but also spent time 46 its owner or taking it to the police station.
There was once a young boy 47 found a woman’s purse in a shopping centre. Inside the purse there 48 some money and the woman’s driving license. Her name and 49 were printed on the license, so the boy knew where she lived. That evening he went to her house and 50 her door. When she opened it, he said, “ I found your purse,” and handed it to her.
“Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all the money. She wanted to give the boy a small reward, 51 there were only bills of ＄20 in the purse and she thought that $ 20 was too 52 to give the boy. “ I’m sorry,” she said, “ but I don’t have any small 53 to give you.”
The boy said, “That’s all right,” and he went away.
A few days later he found 54 woman’s purse. It also had her driving license in it, so he knew where she lived. He went to her house and said “ I found your purse,” and handed it to her.
“Thank you very much, “ she said. She opened her purse and took out all her money.
“That’s 55 ” , she said, “ Before I lost my purse I had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it. Now I have a $100 bill, a $10 bill and two $5 bills.”
“Yes,” the boy said, and smiled.A. to find B. finding C. find
A. who B. whose C. which
A. is B. were C. was
A. e-mail B. address C.age
A.cut down B. knocked on C. broke into
A. so B. but C. or
A. little B. few C. much
A. change B. menu C. purse
A .another B. the other C. other
A interesting B. exciting C. strange
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