Mr. Evans lives and works in Sydney. Last week he had a______holiday, but he didn’t know______ to go. He said to his friend Robert “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t______a cool place in Australia. Where should I go______a holiday?”
“That’s easy,” said Robert, ” You can go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground there now.” Mr. Evens______ his advice. He bought a plane ticket and______Moscow. He enjoyed himself there, but one day he got into trouble. After lunch______a cold day, he went to a park in the city. He found that a dog followed him when he walked______a house. It seemed hungry. Maybe it wanted some food______,he thought. However, Mr. Evans had______ food in his pockets. He tried to make the dog______, but it began to bark at him. Just at that moment, he ______a small stone on the ground. He tried to pick it up, but he______.
“______strange these Russians are!” Mr. Evans said to_____.”They tie up stones instead of their dogs.
A．two weeks B．two-weeks’ C．two week’s D．two-week
A．what B．which C．where D．how
A．think of B．think about C．think over D．thought of
A．to B．for C．in D．over
A．caught B．thought C．followed D．forgot
A．reached in B．arrived in C．get to D．arrived
A．in B．on C．at D．with
A．passed B．pasted C．past D．pass
A．eat B．eating C．to eat D．ate
A．nothing B．no C．none D．some
A．take away B．throw away C．go away D．put away
A．saw B．heard C．watched D．listened
A．can’t B．won’t C．couldn’t D．may not
A．What a B．How a C．What D．How
A．itself B．himself C．myself D．yourself
When Mr Black was young, he often played football, and he was good it. But then he went and worked in a town and there was football team for him there, so he stopped . Then he began to get fat, so he thought, “I stopped playing football and I’ve got fat. What shall I do?” He thought about it for days and he said to , “I’ll play pingpong.” He had some and he played for a few months. He met a nice girl at the club day and they played a game of pingpong against young man and young woman. Mr Black played very , and he was very sad about this. “I never played than this before,” he told the girl. “Oh,” she said, “You played pingpong before, didn’t you?”
A．at B．in C．for D．about
A．no B．an C．on D．a
A．play B．playing C．played D．to play
A．every B．much C．a little D．a few
A．himself B．herself C．themselves D．itself
A．games B．friend C．times D．lesson
A．every B．one C．each D．whole
A．the other B．others C．each other D．another
A．worse B．badly C．good D．well
A．badly B．well C．worse D．better
Grow deep roots
When I was young, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He ____invited us to play in this yard, but he was a very kind person.
Dr. Gibbs had some ___ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants would spoil them. If you watered them, each young tree would grow weaker and weaker. So you had to make things difficult for them and __the weaker trees early.
He talked about how watered trees grew shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in ____of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important. So he never watered his trees.
Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. When I came back home, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about 25 years ago. They were very big and strong. I planted some trees a few years later and carried water to them for a whole summer. After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blow in, they ___a lot.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I hope that their lives will be ___. But now it’s time to change my thought . I know my children are going to face difficulties. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is get roots that reach deep into the brave heart. When the rains fall and the winds blow, we can face them strongly and won't be beaten down.
A．always B．never C．probably D．directly
A．general B．crazy C．interesting D．wrong
A．look up B．put off C．depend on D．pick up
A．search B．need C．charge D．favour
A．grow B．cover C．shake D．change
A．long B．easy C．difficult D．horrible
Will you put other’s needs before your own?What will you get if you do?Here is an experience of mine.
It was a wet day and I had a time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What’s more，I went out without breakfast and I left my at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.
When I finshed my work，I to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy .Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my meal of the day at 5：00 p.m.
As I was halfway home，my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in and needed a lift（搭便车）home. My mind said，“I will get him I get the meal.”But my mouth said，“All right,I’ll give him a .”
He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his company but that day the stopped him from making that journey.
Traffic was a . A drive to him normally took 10 minutes but that day it took 30 minutes.
Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a friend of mine. But，in fact，he is a friend of a friend.
I wonder if I will ever see this person again but I feel glad I was there when he me.
So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you 15 more about others.
A．help B．feeling C．change D．reward
A．fun B．quiet C．hard D．good
A．keys B．glasses C．wallet D．notebook
A．called B．wanted C．tried D．remembered
A．gifts B．clothes C．fruit D．dinner
A．hot B．first C．simple D．free
A．trouble B．danger C．fear D．treatment
A．since B．after C．before D．when
A．choice B．greeting C．ride D．suggestion
A．sorry B．grateful C．surprised D．satisfied
A．rain B．time C．work D．traffic
A．view B．stop C．joy D．mess
A．new B．lovely C．close D．common
A．chose B．phoned C．joined D．needed
A．learn B．worry C．care D．talk
As a single mother of four children and working at a low-paid job, I couldn’t get enough money for the family, but we had ____ on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was ____. I’ve always been glad about that.
Christmas was coming, and although there wasn’t enough ____ for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas ____.
The children planned weeks before, asking ____ what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy ____.
The big day arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar note and ____ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ____ again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
On the way home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ____ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ____. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ____ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be angry again.
This is what she told me: “I was looking ____, thinking of what to buy, and I ____ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ____ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so ____ as I did that day.
A．bowls B．forks C．chopsticks D．food
A．busy B．serious C．strict D．kind
A．effort B．room C．time D．money
A．shopping B．traveling C．parties D．greetings
A．the other B．each other C．another D．all of them
A．toys B．clothes C．presents D．bills
A．made B．reminded C．invited D．spoke
A．draw B．stay C．move D．meet
A．including B．besides C．except D．beside
A．quiet B．excited C．happy D．sad
A．since B．after C．while D．until
A．out B．over C．forward D．around
A．forgot B．stopped C．failed D．hated
A．wanted B．did C．got D．played
A．painful B．rich C．helpless D．angry
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.
In a ____ to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving ____ his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not ____ that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(鳄鱼) was swimming ____ him. His mother in the house was looking out of the window. She saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ____ toward the water,____ to her son as loudly as she could.
Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a ____ to swim to his mother. It was too ____. Just as he reached her son, the alligator reached him.
From the bank, the mother caught her little boy by the ____ just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an unbelievable tug-of-war(拔河比赛) between the two. The alligator was much ____ than the mother, but the mother wouldn’t give up.
A farmer ____ to drive by. He heard the cry, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy was in good ____ again. But on his legs there were scars(伤疤) ____ by the animal and, on his arms, there were also scars left by his mother in her effort to hold on to the son she loved.
A newspaper reporter asked the boy ____ he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with clear ____, he said to the reporter:” But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mother wouldn't let go.”
A．hurry B．dream C．hungry D．time
A．for B．over C．behind D．out
A．hearing B．understanding C．feeling D．realizing
A．backward B．downward C．toward D．upward
A．ran B．walked C．jumped D．moved
A．smiling B．shouting C．talking D．nodding
A．change B．mistake C．face D．return
A．dangerous B．close C．late D．early
A．legs B．arms C．hands D．feet
A．faster B．taller C．bigger D．stronger
A．happened B．came C．noticed D．stopped
A．shape B．health C．look D．build
A．followed B．written C．left D．broken
A．where B．how C．when D．whether
A．sadness B．pride C．purpose D．service
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阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Mr. Smith was hanging some family pictures on the wall of his new house. While he was using a hammer* to knock nails* into the hard ________ , some of them fell on the floor.
Mr. Smith’s 4-year-old daughter, Kate, was standing nearby. She wanted to ________ with her dad and called out to him. However, Mr. Smith didn’t finish his work then, so he asked her to go outside and play with her ________ . Kate saw the nails lying on the floor. She ________ a nail and went out.
After a while, the son rushed ________ . He told his dad that Kate was scratching* the newly bought ________ with a nail.
Mr. Smith ran outside and became very ________ as soon as he saw it. He took his child’s hand and ________ it. He didn’t realize he was using the hammer that was in his ________ . With blood* all over her hand, Kate was taken to a hospital and had an operation* at once.
________ the operation was done, Kate lay on her bed. Sadly, she said to her father, “Dad, I feel very ________ that I have scratched your car. ”She looked at her hand and asked, “Dad, when will ________ hand get well? I promise that I will never do that again.”
At the doctor’s office, the father was told that his daughter would ________ lose one finger. He was so hurt and speechless that he couldn’t stop crying for hours. ________ his mad action, his daughter might have one finger less.
Mr. Smith went back to the car and kicked it many times. Sitting in front of the car, he ________ the scratches*, to his surprise, he found that his daughter had written： “LOVE YOU DAD”.
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“I don’t like my parents. They always tell me this should be done, and that should not be done. It sometimes makes me______,” said Zhang Hua, a middle school students in Guangdong. Do you have the same problem? Why does it ______that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?
Your parents ______everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, ______something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They tell you the______of making friends. They ask you to concentrate on your lessons______ computer games. They also worry about how much sleep you get and tell you it’s bad for your health to___. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents_____what you are doing. Call them if you stay somewhere else later than usual. Say sorry to them you make_____. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you. School rules ______anytime.
Someday when you become a parent, you may be able to know how to get along with your children.
A．happy B．interested C．angry D．excited
A．smell B．sound C．taste D．seem
A．read about B．worry about C．look for D．talk about
A．though B．so C．or D．since
A．difference B．trouble C．importance D．opportunity
A．besides B．with C．except D．instead of
A．give up B．end up C．look up D．stay up
A．see B．hear C．know D．feel
A．faces B．success C．mistakes D．friends
A．must obey B．must be obey C．must be obeyed D．should be obey
One Sunday afternoon, Marion sat at his desk and looked at his bills when his young son rushed in and said happily, “Happy birthday, Daddy. You’re 40 years old today, I’m going to give you 40 kisses, one for !” When the boy started making good in his words, the father ,“ Michael, don’t do it now, I can’t come up with any ways to solve my . I’m too busy!”
The boy soon fell silent as tears from his big blue eyes slowly. Feeling , the father said, “You can finish later. Daddy is busy with business now. ” He hugged the boy hurriedly as well.
The boy said nothing but quietly walked . That evening the father said: “Michael, Come and your work now!” But the boy didn’t.
Unluckily, a few days later after the father’s birthday, the boy had a terrible and died. His sad father wrote, “If only I could tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless words, and how much my is hurting.”
Do remember: Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept any loving act, or others will it take it as a “No” and it can a scar(伤痕). If we don’t receive , our life will lose true meaning. is more important than accepting love from those are near and dear to us.
A．because B．so C．then D．though.
A．each B．every C．other D．anther
A．spoke B．told C．shouted D．said
A．business B．problems C．questions D．things
A．came B．felt C．were D．ran
A．unhappy B．sorry C．tired D．angry
A．off B．away C．down D．in
A．catch B．begin C．finish D．do
A．homework B．father C．luck D．accident
A．heart B．ears C．eyes D．hands
A．have B．cut C．give D．leave
A．present B．love C．money D．kiss
A．it B．itself C．its D．it’s
A．Nothing B．Everything C．Something D．Anything
A．whom B．whose C．what D．who
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Mike was the best table tennis player in his school and always won the games. He was afraid of losing ____. When he won, he would feel really good. If he lost, he would feel ____. Mike thought losing was the worst(最坏的) thing in the world.
A new kid, Albert, came to Peter’s school. He also does well ____ table tennis. Soon there would be a game ____ Mike and Albert. Mike worked hard to prepare for the game, but Albert didn’t think much of it. When the game began, Albert was a real ____. There was always a smile(微笑) on his face, while Mike looked serious(严肃的) all the time. Mike thought it was so important to win the game ____ he even(甚至) wanted to cheat(舞弊)，but he lost in the end.
“You played very well, Mike. I think we can play again sometime,” said Albert. But Mike didn’t feel happy and couldn’t ____that night.
One day, Mike saw Albert ____ basketball. He lost again and again, but the happy smile never _____ his face.
Whether Albert won or lost the game, he enjoyed it. Mike came to know that ____ a game was much more important than winning or losing it. He felt happier than anytime.
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Li Yue used to be a happy girl. She used to ________ every day and wanted to be a dancer. But everything ________ in 2008.
The year of 2008 was a(n) ________ year for Li Yue. She was trapped (使困住) under some stones during the Wenchuan earthquake (地震). After some time, Li Yue was saved. However, she lost one of her ________ .
Can a girl dance with one leg? Yes, but it is really difficult. Li Yue is so ________ that she has never stopped dancing. During the opening ceremony (仪式) of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (残奥会), she ________ a ballet (芭蕾舞) performance to people all over the world.
Now Li Yue is a student in a school in Beijing and she is very happy. Her ________ even have a special volunteer team “Li Yue Assistance Team” to help her move ________ . The boys and girls in her class take turns to ________ her wheelchair and that makes Li Yue more cheerful.
“Now the most important thing for me is to study hard. But I will continue to dance. ________ can stop me!” said Li Yue. She is braver than everyone ever expected.
A. sing B. dance C. run
A. happened B. dropped C. changed
A. unlucky B. successful C. unimportant
A. arms B. legs C. ears
A. tired B. scared C. brave
A. gave B. watched C. liked
A. teachers B. classmates C. parents
A. completely B. differently C. easily
A. find B. push C. use
A. Something B. Everything C. Nothing
When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he 16 a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the 17 of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too 18 and asked again, “Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No,” Then he tore(撕)it to pieces. In great 19 ,the foreigner said, “Young man, are you __20__?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it 21 500 dollars because I thought it was worth the 22__ . But you wanted a __23__ price. It means you didn’t think 24 and it is not good enough. I’ll go on 25 until my customers are satisfied.” At that time, 26 Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never 27_ his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.
A．stole B．picked C．drew D．saw
A．attention B．education C．decision D．discussion
A．terrible B．big C．old D．expensive
A．fear B．difficulty C．surprise D．excitement
A．over B．for C．about D．among
A．size B．price C．weight D．position
A．me B．about C．so D．it
A．selling B．watching C．buying D．working
A．though B．because C．whether D．until
A．broke off B．gave in C．gave up D．sent off
Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness can cause many health problems and even death. What they didn’t know is 16 this feeling causes illness. A study in the online magazine Genome Biology 17 that loneliness actually influences the important part of our bodies—our genes.
In a small population of patients, researchers 18 more than 20,000 genes to compare how the genes of lonely and non-lonely individuals (个体) express themselves in molecular processes (分子过程) and in personal health. They found that gene expression is 19 in chronically (长期地) lonely people. “We now have a new way for understanding the relationship 20 social experience and physical health,” explains the study’s lead author, Steve Cole of University of California, Los Angeles.
“This study—the first to link (联系) 21 with gene changes—is special and exciting,” says Emma Adam, a professor of human development at Northwestern University. “It 22 in the black box.”
According to John Cacioppo, an author of the study from the University of Chicago, the
work suggests that loneliness is a warning 23 , much like physical pain. “This feeling is so bad because 24 of us wants to be forgotten; that’ s also what human means,” he says. “It makes us 25 for other people and want to be with friends when we’re lonely.”
A．when B．where C．how D．if
A．explains B．talks C．replies D．answers
A．collected B．grew C．found D．surveyed
A．important B．different C．interesting D．difficult
A．in B．between C．about D．both
A．work B．health C．life D．feelings
A．fills B．makes C．builds D．repairs
A．note B．sign C．sound D．picture
A．each B．nothing C．any D．none
A．look B．live C．care D．think
Years ago, while I lived in Engand, part of my college task was to help the children with special needs.I was chosen to in a school with disabled children. The teacher asked me to Nancy, a ten-year-old girl. One of hands could not move. At her school the teachers would think it was an achievement she was able to put on her own coat. But I saw more in her. She had always wanted to put a string the hole of a key.
For the 5 years Nancy was in the school, the teachers always to help her, but always ended up doing all the work for her. I knew Nancy could do , so I encouraged her to do something herself. At first Nancy often failed and got very . Sometimes I wanted to give up too. , after a week Nancy was able to do she had wanted to alone for so many years. Her teachers cried when they saw the thing she was able to do with just some encouragement.
Disabled people should be told they can’t do this or that. With just some encouragement they can do it. The look that girl’s face when she was able to do it herself meant to me. I hope everyone will encourage people to do all they want by themselves telling them they can’t do it.
A．read B．study C．work D．visit
A．look after B．look for C．look at D．look over
A．his B．her C．my D．your
A．before B．through C．if D．until
A．through B．across C．over D．into
A．failed B．refused C．agreed D．tried
A．less B．more C．nothing D．anything
A．excited B．pleased C．unsafe D．unhappy
A．And B．However C．But D．So
A．which B．that C．what D．how
A．in danger B．in fear C．with care D．with joy
A．never B．always C．often D．sometimes
A．of B．in C．on D．at
A．the earth B．the sun C．the moon D．the world
A．instead of B．because C．together with D．more than
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A special call
A man in Florida, in his 80s, called his son in New York one November day.
The father said to the son, “I hate to tell , but we've got some here in the house. Your mother and I can't each other any more, and we're getting a divorce (离婚). I've had it (受够了)! I want to out the rest of my years in peace. I'm telling you now, you and your sister don't go into shock (吃惊) later when I move out."
He up, and the son immediately called his sister in Hampton and told her the .
The sister said, “I'll handle (处理) this."
She called Florida and said to her father, “Don't do anything we get there! We'll be there Wednesday night!"
The father agreed, "All right."
The old man hung up the phone and yelled (喊叫) to his wife, "OK, they're coming Thanksgiving. Now, are we going to tell them for Christmas?"
A．me B．her C．you D．them
A．troubles B．guests C．friends D．furniture
A．help B．stay C．stand D．expect
A．go B．live C．take D．get
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．hung B．got C．stood D．put
A．story B．truth C．decision D．news
A．when B．until C．if D．though
A．to B．for C．with D．on
A．what B．which C．how D．when
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