Why Short Stories Are Best for English Learning？
You get more time to focus on words．When a text is short，you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in （1） text．This is more useful for those（2） are beginners of English．
You can read a whole story at a time．Attention length is very important for learning．And the ability to finish a story gives you more time （3） （understand）it．Short stories are written to give you （4） （much）information with less effort．
It is best for consistency（一致性）．It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never（5） （seem）to end．
You can share them easily in a group．Since short stories can （6） （read）in any place，they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles．Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read．Short stories are the perfect way for them．
You can focus more on ideas．Language is less about （7） （word）and more about the meanings behind them．If you spend all your time （8） （learn）vocabulary and grammar，you will never be able to speak a language （9） （smooth）because you will have little to talk about．Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text．
In a word，short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension（理解力）（10） also open your mind to different worlds．
All children（1） （ grow） up one day． That is the way it has always（2） （be）．You，too，are growing up． Even as you attend your daily classes ， you are growing up． You should have fun as you are growing up． But you must not forget that you have（3） （ responsibility）．
You might not know exactly（4） you want to be when you grow up．And that's OK．You should try to find out （5） much as you can about future job opportunities． Discover what you'd like to do when you grow up．
Do you know anyone who could give you some good（6） （ advise）．What about your teachers？ How about your parents ，your uncles （7） your aunts？ If you'd like to become a doctor，why （8） you meet with a doctor and discuss what it takes to become one？ You're only in junior high school，but years go by （9） （quick）． It's good to be （10） for the future．
根据短文内容，选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文意思完整，每个选项仅使用一次
A．Although B．Noiselessly C．As a result D．Sometimes E．prefer to stay F．keep away from
G．become silent， watchful and suspicious H．As soon as I．will never see J．However
There are wild elephants in Malaysia， Thailand and several other countries but most people （1） them． Elephants dislike the hot sun． They （2） in the cool shelter of the jungle，coming out at night to feed on the vegetation on the fringe of the jungle．
（3） they are big animals， elephants can move silently when necessary． When then are no hunters（猎人）near them，elephants often make a lot of noise． They tear up young bamboo shoots and eat noisily． But as soon as hunters appear． the elephants （4） ． A big bull elephant stretches out（伸展） his sensitive trunk and moves it round slowly， searching for the scent of his enemy． His large ears protrude from the side of his head and he listens for the slightest sound． （5） he detects（察觉）any danger， the bull taps on the ground with his trunk． Tonk! Tonk! This is the danger signal （信号）． （6） the elephants disappear into the protection of the jungle．
（7） an elephant will attack（攻击） human beings， particularly if it is defending（保护）its young or it has been wounded． An angry elephant can trample an enemy to death or pick him up with his trunk and smash his hated enemy on the ground， Sometimes hungry elephants damage（毁坏）crops but usually they （8） human beings． In recent years， poachers have killed huge numbers of elephants in Africa to get their ivory tusks． （9） ， many countries have banned（禁止）trade in objects made of ivory． （10） ， elephants are still in danger of disappearing completely from many countries where they have lived peacefully for thousands of years．
Venice is considered to be one of the most （1） （beauty） cities in the world．It has been known as the "City of Canals"（运河），"City of Bridges"， and" City of Water"． The city is made up of about 100（2） （island）， 150 canals， and 400 bridges． There （3） （be） no roads in the city，so there are no cars． The only forms of transportation （交通）are on water and （4） foot．There are roads， a train station，（5） an airport at the edge （边缘） of the city． One of the famous symbols of Venice is a "gondola （平底船）"．Gondolas are still used today， though （6） （main）by tourists． All Venice gondolas are painted black﹣it was a law that was passed in the （7） （sixteen） century． Most Venetians travel by water buses called "vaporetti"． Venice has one of the world's most famous bridges（8） （call） the Rialto Bridge， built in 1591．
Venezuela， a county in South（9） （American）， means "little Venice"． This is because the early European visitors to Venezuela first met the local people who lived in homes built over the water， reminding（10） （they）of Venice．
he， kill， scared， silly， lie， courage， hear， against， fight， strong |
One sunny afternoon， a young deer and an old deer were（1） under a tree in the forest． Suddenly， in the distance， they （2） some sounds of dogs' barking．
The old deer stood up quickly． He felt nervous and （3） ． He said to the young deer， "Be quick! It's time to find a place to hide in． The barking dogs are fierce（凶猛的） and they will （4） us． "
The young deer laughed and said， "Why should we hide from the dogs？ We are bigger and（5） than them． We can toss（扔）them aside with our big antlers（角）． We should fight with them bravely． "
The old deer admired the （6） of the young deer， but he did not believe the young． "We'd better run away now．" said the old deer．
The young deer refused to run away． He decided to fight （7） the dogs． As the dogs ran to （8） ， he put down his antlers and wanted to toss them aside， But he didn't win the （9） because there were too many dogs． He was killed by the dogs in the end．
The young deer lost his life because he didn't know his strength and weakness． We can learn a lesson from the story． Don't be like the （10） young deer when we are in danger． We should know our strength and weakness．
for； feet； sorry； sit； careful |
That day was like any other day in his life． After school Michael walked past the shop in the street． He stopped to look at the front row of shoes， and he felt（1） ． He really wanted to have a pair of shoes（2） his birthday．
He walked away and thought of what to tell his mother． But he knew she had little money．He decided not to go home at once． So he went to the park and（3） on a bench（长椅）． Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair（轮椅），he noticed that the boy moved the wheels with his hands．
Michael looked at him（4） and was surprised to see that the boy had no（5） ． He looked down at his own feet．It is much better to be without shoes than without feet， thought． He was luckier in his life．
require， organize， wait， connect， sell |
（1）Jack is a good learner because he always what he needs to learn with something interesting．
（2）English Day is coming， and we an English party soon．
（3）He to hand in his science report last week．
（4）The writer is so popular that he more than 200，000 books so far．
（5）﹣﹣﹣ Where is Grace？
﹣﹣﹣ She is at the gate of the theatre． She in line to buy tickets．
without； not only； them； School； popular |
China's first set of AI textbooks（人工智能教材） will come into the classrooms of some（1） _
soon in many parts of China． The AI textbooks have already appeared in Shanghai and some experts have tested some of（2） ． It's said that these AI textbooks are（3） with local students．
In fact， AI has brought huge benefits （好处） to the education field． Students can（4） choose their own ways to study， but also can study at home（5） going to school．
A．wonderful B．terrible C．with D．daughter's E．right away F．rushed |
King Midas was sitting hungrily at the dinner table when his little daughter ran to him． He hugged her and the little girl became a gold statue（雕塑）（6） ． The king felt afraid． "Fairy，he shouted，take away this（7） gift! Give me back my little girl！"
In a moment， the fairy was standing before him． "Do you still think that gold is the greatest thing in the world？ " asked the fairy． " No， no! "cried the king． "I have learned my lesson! ""Very well，"said the fairy． "There is a spring（泉）in the garden．Sprinkle（洒）things that you have touched（8） the water from the spring．
The king（9） to the spring． He ran back with a bottle of water and sprinkled the water on his（10） head． Soon， the little girl came to life． He then sprinkled his breakfast． To his great joy， it turned back to real bread and meat!
We can't remember clearly when we started to take our mobiles to the dinner table． This often，（1） （ especial） when we eat out． Once a dish comes， （2） of lifting our chopsticks， we take out our mobiles and click． Later， we post the photos onto Weibo or WeChat，waiting to be "liked"． Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal to see whether we get"liked" （3） not． We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If not， how do you feel when others do that while having dinner with you？
A recent study suggests that what we are used to （4） （ do） is not so good． Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant． To test this， some researchers did an experiment． Some people were （5） （ask） to take photos before they could enjoy food． As a （6） ， it showed that the （7） （many） photos they took， the less delicious the food （8） to them． Why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you？
So， next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends， how about not （9） （ take） photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people （10） you． Trust me， and it will be a wonderful time．
love； of； fly； give； other； still； surprised； fail； long； full |
A bird went to look for its happiness in far﹣away places. One day， it suddenly saw a little flower， whose face is（1） of smile. The bird asked the little flower， "You're going to die. Why are you（2） so happy？" "Because I will achieve my dream. My dream is to produce sweet fruit." said the little flower. Then the little bird realized that happiness was a hope in the heart.
The bird continued（3） and saw a lame（瘸的） duck helped a little duck find the way back home. Although it was disabled，it had a smiling face. "I'm happy because I can help（4） ，" said the lame duck. So the bird realized that happiness was a（5） in the heart.
The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall.The spider fell off the wall halfway,but it kept climbing again and fell off again.Even so，the spider didn't（6） up. The little bird asked the spider in（7） ， "you（8） again and again， why don't you have pain but happiness on your face？" "As long as I keep making my efforts， I' m able to climb it up. Because（9） this， I'm so happy，" said the spider. The little bird realized that happiness is a faith （信念） in the heart.
So the little bird no（10） looked for happiness because it had seen the truth： happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart.
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Charlie was a boy．His family was very poor．There was a chocolate factory near their house and Charlie loved chocolate more than anything else．
Mr．Wonka was the（81） of the chocolate factory．He had hidden five Golden Tickets inside chocolate （82） ，and the children who got the Golden Tickets would be invited to visit his factory．And they would get a prize．
Charlie wanted to get a ticket so badly．One day，he （83） some money on the ground on his way home，and he used it to buy chocolate．（84） ，he got a Golden Ticket!
When five children visited different chocolate rooms，four other children caused some trouble．Charlie was the only one who didn't cause any trouble．He won the prize﹣the factory （85） ．He was very happy．
A dog entered a butcher's shop with a note in his mouth．The note read，"﹩10of lamb chops （羊排），please．"
The butcher was very （1） （surprise）．He took the money，put a bag of chops in the（2） （dog） mouth，and then he closed the shop （3） （quick）．He followed the dog and watched him wait for a green light．Then the dog crossed the road to a bus stop．He checked the timetable and sat on the bench．When a bus arrived，the dog checked the number and got （4） it．
As the bus traveled out into the countryside，the dog enjoyed the scenery．After （5） while，he stood on his back paws （爪子）（6） （push） the"stop"button．Then the butcher followed （7） （he） off．
The dog ran up to a house and dropped his bag on the ground．He went back down the path，took a big run，and （8） （throw） himself against the door．No answer．He repeated the action a few times．Then a big man opened the door （9） started complaining about the dog and beating him．
Seeing this，the butcher ran up and shouted at the man，"What are you doing？This dog is a genius!"The man replied，"Genius？No way!He has forgotten his key for the （10） （four） time this month!"
like why bird usually discover |
Do you have a dog，a cat or a bird at home？Do you watch them carefully？
Sientists have found that cats，dogs，（92） and even goldfish are left﹣handed or right﹣handed．These scientists work in Queen's Belfast University．They said that pets are left﹣handed or right﹣handed（93） people．As we all know，it is important for animals to be good at getting food．Some like to get food with their right hands，but some like to get food with the left hands．
That's （94） the animals are left﹣handed or right﹣handed．
The scientists have （95） that male cats and dogs are almost left﹣handed，and female cats and dogs are right﹣handed，because their work in everyday life is different．
People（96） think that left﹣handed people are better at languages； some even think that left﹣handed people are smarter．When it goes to animals，it makes animals act more quickly．
Ernest Hemingway， the son of a doctor and a music teacher， was born in 1899 in Oak Park， Illinois． Hemingway's father（1） （teach） him early on how to hunt and fish， two activities Hemingway loved throughout his life．Instead of（2） （go） to college， Hemingway became a reporter for the Kansas City Star．
Later， in Europe， he worked as a driver（3） the Italian army until he was wounded and shipped home， where he again wrote for newspapers． Two years（4） ， he moved to Paris， where he hoped to improve his writing． There he became friends with other（5） （America） writers， including Gertrude Stein and F． Scott Fitzgerald．
Hemingway developed（6） style of writing that was simple and direct． He chose words sparingly（俭省地）， avoided using adjectives， and trusted the reader to understand the（7） （mean） of his writing． As he put it， "I always try（8） （write） on the principle（原则） of the iceberg（冰山）． There is seven eighths of it under water for every part that shows． " This style continues to influence writers today． In his career（生涯）， which lasted some 40 years， Hemingway earned the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize． He was one of the finest writers of the（9） （twenty） century．
For a while Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West， Florida， where he had nearly 50 cats． One of them was a cat with six toes（脚趾）， which a ship's captain had given him． Today his Key West home is a museum， and many cats still live there． Some of them are（10） （child） of Hemingway's six﹣toed cat． Hemingway was married four times and had three sons． He died in 1961．
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