Mum's Christmas Surprise
Molly ran back home from school and dropped her schoolbag on the sofa．Then on the table she saw"Mum's Wish Book"﹣a mail order catalog（商品目录） from a gift shop．"Mum，"she said excitedly to herself，"this year you'll get the gloves you want!"Molly had walked a dog for a neighbor and saved her（1） all year to buy Mum the gloves．
She opened"Mum's Wish Book"and hoped that she could find these （2） in it．Tears ran down her face when she saw the gloves in the catalog．Mum wouldn't buy them for herself，because the family had a （3） time on the farm．She once heard Mum say to Dad，"Maybe some day，I'll have the money to get them．"
Molly ran out by the back door and went straight to the post office．There she carefully filled out the order form torn from the catalog．
"I need to buy a stamp to （4） the form．"She said to Mr．Smith，the only worker in the post office．
"Umm，a pair of gloves？"said Mr．Smith，as he passed a stamp to her．
"Yes，It's a Christmas gift for Mum，but please don't tell her．It's our （5） ，OK？"Molly didn't realize how white Mr．Smith's beard was until that moment．In face，he reminded her of Santa Claus．
As Molly walked back home，she decided to tell Dad her secret．"You've got to check the mailbox every day，"said Molly （6） to Dad．He nodded，with a big smile．
Coming home from school every day，Molly peeked at （偷看） Dad when Mum wasn't （7） ，but every time he shook his head．
On Christmas Eve，Dad came back from mailbox，still empty handed．Molly felt（8） when she went to bed，because she didn't have the gloves for Mum．
Before Christmas dinner，as Mum took the apple pies out of the oven，Molly began（9） the table．Suddenly，they heard someone pulling up the driveway．From the window they saw Mr．Smith making his way to the door，with a box in his hand．Mr．Smith（10） Mum the box，"I believe this is yours．"
Mum looked from Dad to Molly and opened the box．Her eyes lit up when she saw the gloves．"Oh，who bought these for me？"she asked．
"Santa did，"said Molly smilingly．
"Ho!Ho!Ho!Merry Christmas!"Mr．Smith，with a loud laugh．
It was Christmas that no one would ever forget．
1．A．time |
B．money |
C．energy |
D．food |
2．A．flowers |
B．sunglasses |
C．gloves |
D．chocolates |
3．A．hard |
B．lonely |
C．short |
D．busy |
4．A．design |
B．check |
C．complete |
D．send |
5．A．secret |
B．choice |
C．dream |
D．task |
6．A．patiently |
B．doubtfully |
C．proudly |
D．quietly |
7．A．working |
B．looking |
C．smiling |
D．talking |
8．A．sad |
B．strange |
C．angry |
D．tired |
9．A．pushing |
B．changing |
C．setting |
D．booking |
10．A．bought |
B．handed |
C．lent |
D．returned． |
Everyone needs friends. We all like to close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people . But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are . Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up(言归于好)，and become again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very . We miss them very much, but we can them and write to them. It could be possible that we could even see them again. And we can also new friends.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t have. Why? It could be that they are . Being happy helps you stay well and it could be good just knowing that someone cares about you.
A．look B．watch C．feel D．see
A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
A．alone B．away C．all over D．around
A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different
A．that B．whether C．how D．why
A．enemies B．strangers C．students D．friends
A．angry B．sad C．happy D．alone
A．call B．ask C．tell D．talk
A．look for B．find C．make D．know
A．happier B．stronger C．kinder D．richer
We can see him everywhere, on the pencil-cases, the T-shirts or the toys. He has thousands of fans all over the . When you feel , you can see his warm smile. Then you will be happy again. is he? He is Doraemon, a robot from the 22nd century.
Do you want to know the secrets about Doraemon? Here are two of them.
§ Why does Doraemon always help Da Xiong?
Doraemon helps Da Xiong he is the great-great-great-great grandfather of Doraemon’s owner in the 22nd century. Doraemon helps Da Xiong become ( 成为 ) a _____ man. How does Doraemon help Da Xiong? If you the cartoon, you will find Doraemon has a magic ( 有魔力的 ) pocket full of useful tools( 工具 ).
§ Why does Doraemon have blue skin?
At the beginning, Doraemon’s skin was . One day, he lost his ears and his girlfriend laughed him. Doraemon felt sad and for a long time. When he stopped crying, he found that his yellow skin turned to blue.
A．China B．America C．world D．Japan
A．sad B．happy C．excited D．hungry
A．Where B．How C．Who D．How old
A．cat B．dog C．mouse D．duck
A．because B．if C．when D．so
A．funny B．lazy C．clever D．successful
A．watch B．make C．do D．work
A．orange B．blue C．red D．yellow
A．over B．at C．with D．on
A．laughed B．smiled C．cried D．shouted
I used to be a very self-centered（自我中心的） person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a different person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my degree（学位）and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I talked to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone had made friends and was having fun, except me. So I had a（n） . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble, I would to help. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who was badly ill became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was , but I was very grateful（感激的）to her.
I think I am a much better person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have taught me to about other people more than about myself.
A．since B．before C．unless D．or
A．change B．interest C．tour D．education
A．usually B．often C．hardly D．just
A．happy B．relaxed C．angry D．lonely
A．hobby B．problem C．idea D．job
A．offer B．have C．refuse D．forget
A．us B．you C．them D．it
A．hobby B．attitude C．hope D．job
A．friend B．teacher C．classmate D．guide
A．strange B．terrible C．polite D．happy
A．liked B．asked C．visited D．believed
A．understand B．guess C．explain D．hate
A．homeless B．sad C．hopeless D．lazy
A．face B．forget C．find D．improve
A．talk B．care C．worry D．learn
It has been over eleven years now. It was a snowy afternoon. Laura, our tenyearold daughter, sat quietly, and was busy with her work. Suddenly, she asked how to spell a name of someone in our ， and then wrote the notes one by one. Next, she some flowers with grass, a red sun, and the blue sky on them.
That evening. I noticed a “mailbox” on the doors to each of our bedrooms. There was one for Steve, one for Tom. She hadn't forgotten Sam or baby Paul. My heart felt when I saw that Reed, her dad, and I also one.
For the next few weeks, we received notes that showed love for each of us. When Steve lost a baseball game, there was a note telling him she thought he was the best player in the world. After I had a busy day, there was a note thanking me for my hard work, with a smiling face on it. In baby Paul's notes, there were lots of colorful _ including flowers with happy faces.
“He can't _ yet，” she said. “But he can look at the pictures.”
However, one night, I noticed the mailbox that Laura had made for herself. Suddenly, I that our little angel's mailbox had been but the others had enjoyed her love notes. My eyes were filled with tears.
“I'll take care of it，” Reed said. And in the following weeks, her _ wrote the sweetest of love notes to this little girl, our daughter.
this little girl is grown now, driving to the college every day, some things about her have changed. One afternoon only about a week ago, I found a love note on my bed.
“ always being there for me. Mom，” it read, “I'm glad that we're the best of friends.”
I always remember the nice child whose smile and have brought me thousands of hours of joy during these years. There are angels among us. I know, I live with one.
A．class B．office C．family D．company
A．drew B．bought C．picked D．planted
A．warm B．worried C．sad D．afraid
A．gave B．borrowed C．had D．pushed
A．his B．her C．our D．my
A．basketball B．football C．volleyball D．baseball
A．pictures B．books C．clothes D．toys
A．write B．read C．speak D．sing
A．laughed B．said C．realized D．told
A．empty B．full C．beautiful D．dirty
A．sister B．boy C．mom D．dad
A．And B．Though C．So D．But
A．never B．always C．often D．usually
A．Ask for B．Thanks for C．Wait for D．Care for
A．voice B．study C．reason D．love
The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler, happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish into the sea as soon as he could, ‘how you are! My son .’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, “ I can’t help them all ,I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the person.
A．drinking B．making C．selling D．washing
A．turned around B．turned down C．turned on D．turned off
A．what B．when C．where D．why
A．air B．land C．water D．environment
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．a lie B．a joke C．a story D．a truth
A．wind B．rain C．waves D．sands
A．himself B．itself C．ourselves D．themselves
A．of B．for C．from D．forward
A．afraid B．surprised C．sad D．angry
A．after B．back C．up D．down
A．clever B．kind C．silly D．ugly
A．Or B．So C．Because D．Though
A．began B．continued C．forgot D．waited
A．shortest B．tallest C．smallest D．biggest
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