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It was the turkey that made it the worst Thanksgiving ever…well, it ___（1）___ did.
All the family—my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister and I— ___（2）___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiest thing to ___（3）___. It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot of work to cook…and there are a lot of chances for things to go wrong.
My mum and dad bought a nice, big turkey a few days before Thanksgiving. ___（4）___ was proud of herself as she got it for a good price. ___（5）___ Thanksgiving, Mum got the turkey out of the fridge. Early the next morning, my sister and I helped her put some butter and salt on the turkey. After that, Mum put it in the oven. It looked like it would be delicious. My sister and I were ___（6）___.
But soon, we noticed something was wrong. The oven was ___（7）___. Dad checked it closely. ___（8）___ he said in a low voice, “it’s broken.”
Mum’s heart almost stopped. She didn’t want her dinner to be a failure. We didn’t know ___（9）___. How were we going to feed everyone without the turkey? Mum looked worried.
Finally, Dad had an idea, and we all agreed with his suggestion to order ____（10）____ instead. After all, Thanksgiving is about giving thanks and spending time with your family.
That evening, we shared a delicious pizza. We had a great time, talking, eating and playing games. Thanksgiving without turkey can still be fun!
（1）
| A． |
really |
B． |
nearly |
C． |
finally |
D． |
hardly |
（2）
| A． |
shared |
B． |
hated |
C． |
expected |
D． |
bought |
（3）
| A． |
cook |
B． |
eat |
C． |
buy |
D． |
raise |
（4）
| A． |
Grandma |
B． |
My aunt |
C． |
My sister |
D． |
Mum |
（5）
| A． |
The night before |
B． |
After |
C． |
On |
D． |
Two days before |
（6）
| A． |
worried |
B． |
excited |
C． |
nervous |
D． |
full |
（7）
| A． |
cooking well |
B． |
self cleaning |
C． |
not heating up |
D． |
not smoking |
（8）
| A． |
For |
B． |
Or |
C． |
But |
D． |
And |
（9）
| A． |
what to do |
B． |
how to do it |
C． |
where to buy it |
D． |
when to have it |
（10）
| A． |
pizza |
B． |
a turkey |
C． |
sandwiches |
D． |
chicken |
Thanksgiving Day was near. The Grade 7 teacher asked her students to 16a picture of something for which they were thankful.
People celebrated the 17 with turkey and other traditional goods of the season. So, 18 of her students’ pictures were about them.
However, Jack made a ___19____ kind of picture. Jack was not the same as other boys. He always looked sad. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was 20 , he drew a hand. Other students were all very 21in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers feed 22. Another suggested a police officer, because the police 23 and care for people. Still 24 guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the 25 went on until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other subjects, she stopped at Jack’s desk and asked him 26 it was. The little boy looked up and said in a 27 voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She remembered the times she had taken his hand and28 with him here or there, as she had with the other students. She often said, “ 29 my hand, Jack. We’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to use your pencil.” Jack was most thankful for his ___30____ hand.
A．print B．find C．draw D．take
A．festival B．week C．night D．Sunday
A．little B．none C．few D．most
A．nice B．different C．same D．best
A．thankful B．pleased C．sorry D．afraid
A．sad B．interested C．careful D．angry
A．chickens B．dogs C．cats D．turkeys
A．hurt B．protect C．harm D．smile
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．tile B．speech C．discussion D．talk
A．what B．where C．which D．whose
A．high B．low C．hard D．beautiful
A．walked B．said C．sang D．taught
A．Touch B．Look C．Take D．Push
A．mother’s B．classmate’s C．teacher’s D．friend’s
Much meaning can be carried clearly, with our eyes, so it is often __35____that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of__36____? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he___37___that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is__38____wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel__39____toward the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he___40___ her. When two people are in a conversation, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, ___41___ make sure that the listener does pay attention___42___what he or she is saying. Lovers will enjoy looking at each other or being looked at for a long time, to show something that ___43___cannot express.
Clearly, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the place___44___you stay.
A．spoken B．said C．told D．talked
A．experience B．eyes C．mind D．news
A．found B．knew C．finds D．saw
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．happy B．angry C．sad D．thankful
A．loves B．hates C．thanks D．looks at
A．in order that B．so that C．in order to D．for
A．for B．of C．with D．to
A．eyes B．words C．minds D．body
A．which B．that C．where D．there
Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to 15 each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and 16 to swim deeper and further.
One morning, the three fish were 17 to a shallow(浅) water by a big wave(浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were 18 , and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish 19 with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much 20 for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around 21 .
At last, the largest fish returned to the 22 by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in 23 his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the sun rose up, the water in the small shallow corner 24 . The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏) of water.
A．listen to B．look after C．talk with D．worry about
A．dared B．hated C．refused D．stopped
A．allowed B．given C．invited D．taken
A．in safety B．in doubt C．in danger D．in peace
A．agreed B．talked C．disagreed D．discussed
A．time B．food C．water D．air
A．slowly B．sadly C．luckily D．happily
A．sea B．river C．lake D．pool
A．catching B．joining C．taking D．telling
A．rose up B．ran out C．washed away D．dried up
My 4-year-old daughter Maddie once taught me a good lesson.
One day, we were taking a walk in the park. Then we 31 some kids (小孩) around an old lady, laughing at her. A little boy said, "Look at this funny lady! She is 32 and she is crying!"
Maddie walked to the woman. I wanted to 33 her away from the woman. But Maddie sat 34 the woman and held her hand. The woman looked down at Maddie and a35 appeared on her face. Maddie gave the woman a hug（拥抱） and then left.
On the way home, I asked her, "Maddie, 36 did you go up to that woman for and hold her hand? All the other kids were either laughing at her or 37 her?"
Maddie looked at me and said, "I did that to tell her God (上帝) 38 her. It can make her feel better!" I was 39 . A 4-year-old little girl showed me what love 40 means. What a kind girl!
A．heard B．saw C．asked D．met
A．hungry B．shy C．dirty D．ill
A．bring B．send C．carry D．take
A．beside B．behind C．next D．between
A．question B．change C．smile D．pity
A．what B．how C．why D．which
A．worried about B．crazy about C．afraid of D．tired of
A．loves B．follows C．needs D．knows
A．glad B．strange C．excited D．surprised
A．usually B．really C．certainly D．finally
John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters (31) .
John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball (32) was over. John did what the doctors told him, but it (33) .When he left the hospital, John was sent to a rehab center(康复中心).
A week (34) he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach（教练）.His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident.
Though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because (35) on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited John to (36) the game. John played badly, but for the (37) time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.
After becoming a part of the Suns, John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much (38) than before. When John became unhappy, Sunny was there to comfort him. The day before John (39) the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs.
Sunny (40) and said, "It's really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows will fall behind."
A．away B．from C．out D．in
A．game B．dream C．team D．coach
A．worked B．affected C．didn't work D．didn't affect
A．until B．when C．before D．later
A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
A．join B．show C．study D．watch
A．next B．last C．first D．early
A．worse B．better C．busier D．smarter
A．arrived B．got to C．went to D．left
A．smiled B．shouted C．cried D．turned
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