Love，joy and the warm feeling of getting together don't cost a thing.But gifts do cost money.So what's a poor family to do？
Before New Year，I told my mother that the only thing I（1） was a pogo stick（弹簧单高跷）.However，my mother said they were so expensive that we couldn't（2） one.
On a Saturday before New Year，my family（3） together.While my mother and I were picking out the gifts，my dad said， "I'll be back soon— I need to see something in the tool area. "A little later，he came back with a long box.I remember wondering if there was a（4） in it.
When we arrived home，my dad put the box in the garage.While my parents were busy with their chores，I（5） walked out to the garage and found the box.I was so（6） and I knew as soon as I opened that magical box，my bright，shiny pogo stick would appear.No such（7） !Inside the box was a（8） old broom（扫帚）.
That New Year morning，I got some nice gifts（9） I didn't get the present that I really wanted.
After cleaning up the room，my dad went to the garage.When he came back in，he was（10） a beautiful pogo stick.I couldn't（11） it!My parents probably got quite a laugh from the trick they played on（12） .
Although we didn't have much（13） ，my parents gave me the most important gift of all：lots of（14） .That was over 60 years ago and I still think about those
（15） memories.I will never forget all the joy my parents brought into my life.
（1）A.owned |
B.wanted |
C.forgot |
D.found |
（2）A.make |
B.borrow |
C.accept |
D.afford |
（3）A.went shopping |
B.did chores |
C.took a walk |
D.had dinner |
（4）A.toy gun |
B.pogo stick |
C.tool |
D.broom |
（5）A.quietly |
B.politely |
C.suddenly |
D.certainly |
（6）A.surprised |
B.satisfied |
C.excited |
D.relaxed |
（7）A.purpose |
B.promise |
C.advice |
D.luck |
（8）A.magic |
B.silly |
C.different |
D.smart |
（9）A.but |
B.so |
C.and |
D.or |
（10）A.preparing |
B.hiding |
C.choosing |
D.carrying |
（11）A.understand |
B.decide |
C.believe |
D.explain |
（12）A.me |
B.us |
C.him |
D.her |
（13）A.courage |
B.time |
C.money |
D.trouble |
（14）A.trust |
B.love |
C.smile |
D.pride |
（15）A.complete |
B.unbelievable |
C.educational |
D.wonderful |
完形填空
（2014安徽）
In China，very few children make pocket money．________，in western countries，most kids make pocket money by themselves．They make money in many different_______．When kids are very young，their parents help them sell the fruits of their own trees to neighbours．Kids may also help________do housework to make money at home．When they________sixteen，they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants，________during the summer holidays．
There are many_______of making pocket money by kids themselves．First of all，they learn the_______of money by working hard so that they will not waste any．Secondly，they learn to_______money to buy things they need or want，such as books，pencils，movies and even clothes they like．Thirdly，they learn to_________the daily life problems by helping their parents or others．Making pocket money is_________for children when they grow up．That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money．
A．Also B．Anyway C．However D．Besides
A．ways B．levels C．homes D．countries
A．teachers B．friends C．parents D．neighbours
A．get B．have C．catch D．reach
A．really B．hardly C．properly D．especially
A．choices B．advantages C．problems D．lessons
A．fun B．value C．message D．purpose
A．count B．waste C．manage D．change
A．give up B．look up C．deal with D．meet with
A．helpful B．careful C．beautiful D．Successful
Two small words can bring a smile to someone’s face: thank you. But do you say these two words? Perhaps when someone holds the door open for you. Or when a friend does you a big favor.
In Britain, people say “thank you” quite often, even at times when there is no .
Sometimes we say it sarcastically (讽刺地). , if a friend throws my food away, thinking I was finished, I may say, “Oh, thank you!” Then my friend would reply, “Sorry.” This can make a situation confusing (困惑的) to foreign people.
However, anyone working in the service sector (行业)—waiters, taxi drivers, shop assistants, bus drivers and so on –will a “thank you” from British customers. If you’re happy with the driver who got you to school on time, or the waiter who served you food, say “thank you” to them. You’re really saying “good ”.
I was first that people don’t often say “thank you” here in China. But I know people can replace these words with a smile or nod.
Yet I can’t change my British of saying “thank you”. Even here in China, I know I use these two words too much. But saying “thank you” is free, and I believe the more the better.
A．how B．where C．when D．why
A．need B．use C．good D．time
A．By the way B．For example C．Above all D．After all
A．look B．sound C．taste D．smell
A．say B．write C．send D．get
A．job B．man C．friend D．team
A．excited B．bored C．surprised D．interested
A．way B．habit C．standard D．spirit
There was once a farmer who lived near a road. It was not a road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm.
Near the farm gate, there was a large in the road. This hole was always full of water.
The drivers of the cars that passed by could not how deep the hole was. They thought it was probably shallow (浅的). Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive because it was very deep.
The farmer did not spend much time on his farm. He spent most of time watching the hole. When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor (拖拉机) and demanded a lot of for doing this.
One day, a driver of a car said to him: “You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole .”
“Oh, no,” the farmer said. “I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water.”A. busy B. wide C. nice
A. stone B. bag C. hole
A. understand B. see C. hear
A. out B. away C. along
A. walking B. living C. working
A. food B. money C. questions
A. day and night B. from now on C. again and again
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Most of us have three meals a day .We take food for granted(想当然)。And we don’t think about it. experts argue a food crisis(危机)is coming.This crisis is going to make us the way we think about food.
Food is in great need a growing of world population.By 1960,the population was three billion.It doubled to six billion by 1999.By 2050,this planet will need to at least nine billion people.As a result,the food prices get higher and higher.
So,what can a ,crowed world do?One suggestion is to eat less meat.Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物) .It requires more to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more water than vegetables. So ,eating less meat will more land for farming,and it will save water.
To eats less meat,people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be easy. Americans, for example,have loved meat. In general, They eat twice as much meat as people in other countries.At the same time,in developing countries like China and Brazil,sales of meat have doubled in the last 20 years. will double again by 2050.Growing need of meat wil continue to put pressure on natural resources.
World population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore, we need to rethink what we eat every day. For meat lovers, we don’t need to give up meat .But we need to eat more grains and less meat.
A．And B．But C．Or D．Until
A．change B．find C．get D．tell
A．instead of B．thanks to C．because of D．as for
A．help B．have C．feed D．meet
A．busy B．tired C．thirsty D．hungry
A．time B．land C．people D．place
A．provide B．produce C．waste D．need
A．never B．seldom C．hardly D．always
A．It B．That C．We D．They
A．quickly B．completely C．finally D．especially
Henry was a kind, good boy. His father was dead, and his mother was very poor. He had a little sister about two years old. He wanted to ____ his mother, for she could not always make enough money to buy food for her little ___.
One day, a man gave him a dollar for ____ a wallet which he had lost. Henry might have kept all the money, for no one saw him when he found it. ____ his mother had taught him to be honest, and never keep what did not belong to him.
With the dollar he bought a box, three brushes and some blacking. He ____ went to the corner of the street and said to every one whose boots(靴子) did not look nice, “____ your boots, sir, please?” He was so polite that gentleman soon began to notice him, and to let him black their boots. The first day he brought home fifty cents, which he gave to his mother to buy food with.
When he gave her the money, she said, as she dropped a tear(泪水) of ____, “You are a dear, good boy, Henry. I did not know how I could make enough money to buy bread with, but now I think we can manage to ____ quite well. ”
Henry worked all the day, and went to school in the evening. He made almost enough money to support his mother and his little sister.A. save B. help C. leave
A. family B. man C. sister
A. buying B. finding C. hiding
A. But B. So C. For
A. still B. even C. then
A. Empty B. Black C. Dry
A. fear B. regret C. joy
A. dress up B. eat out C. get along
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