In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he 31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to 32 the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took 33 farmer to the judge (法官).
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34 that I do no
t have enough money to buy anything to weigh it, 35 I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from 36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"
We 37 what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this 38 , "Am I honest?"
Honesty or dishonesty can become a 39 . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Ot
hers lie so much that they do not even 40 what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.
A．gave B．fed C．threw D．sold
A．weigh B．watch C．cut D．use
A．/ B．a C．an D．the
A．rich B．poor C．honest D．quiet
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．I B．my C．me D．mine
A．get back B．look back D．turn back
A．answer B．question C．help D．idea
A．difference B．habit C．mistake D．difficulty
A．Study B．mean C．imagine D．know
More and more people are becoming interested in the internet. They have formed a bad habit. In fact,the bad habit has become a (31) —Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD网络综合症）.Staying (32） for more than six hours a day (33) working or studying, and feeling very upset from not being able to get online, are the two major symptoms (症状)of IAD
Internet addiction(上瘾) is（34） in China now. A recent research （35） that 42% Of Chinese young people get quite interested in the web, while only 18% of Americans feel in the same (36) .
What causes IAD? Some people believe that It's the lack(缺乏) of family care. Most children in China are the (37) ones in their families. They are only told to (38) hard, but few really care about their personal interest .So some children would like to keep (39) away from the real world
How can people stay away from IAD? Don t get online any more, go back to the real world and if it doesn't work, go to see the (40)___, A. disease B.task C. rule
A .home B.online C. in school
A. because of B. Out of C. instead of
A. changing B. increasing C .becoming less
A. shows B. notices C knows
A. road B. way C. country
A. best B .worst C. only
A. study B. play C. think
A. themselves B.their parents C. their teachers
A. friend B. teacher C.doctor
Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb 31 highest peak (山峰) in the Alps. 32 mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop 33 and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not 34 his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber 35 was planning to climb the highest peak.
Franz was very angry when he found out 36 Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, too. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top 37 him.
Rudi turned out to be a very good climber, 38 as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and couldn’t go on farther. Franz 39 behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the 40 to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to 41 him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was 42 and hurt. Rudi must decide whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.
He thought Saxo’s life was more 43 than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz continued the climb, and finally 44 reached the top. Later, the villagers 45 knew Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.
A．the B．a C．an D．/
A．Rudi B．The Rudi’s C．Rudis’ D．Rudi’s
A．climbing B．climb C．to climb D．climbed
A．try out B．give up C．go over D．work out
A．what B．which C．whom D．who
A．which B．what C．that D．where
A．after B．behind C．before D．over
A．but B．so D．for
A．walked B．rested C．stayed D．watched
A．first B．second C．third D．last
A．take B．beat C．push D．help
A．helpful B．helping C．helps D．helpless
A．popular B．successful C．important D．interesting
A．he B．they C．them D．him
A．both B．none C．either D．all
How do you usually get to school? Buy bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little 36__________---he goes by horse (马).
Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and from school 37 __________the beginning of the semester. “Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I’m on my way at 6 am.” Burch says, “The streets are mostly 38__________ at this time of morning. It’s a nice way to start the day.”
The idea was his 39__________. His family were enjoying their vacation on their farm this summer, “My dad just said, ‘Roby, you 40__________ ride your horse to school every day.’” says Burch. He thought it really was a good idea.
When they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster (校长), Joe Cox, and surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox even 41__________ Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster’s house. Then his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and has 42__________cars than the others.
For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he 43__________ to ride his horse. “ I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather.” he says.
Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a four-year-old boy he was afraid. 44__________ now, “it’s what I do best.” It’s no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy (牛仔) when he grows up. “I love riding horses more than 45 __________ else.” He says, “It’s really a guy thing.”
A．normally B．casually C．differently D．actually
A．for B．since C．before D．after
A．empty B．crowded C．busy D．awful
A．sister’s B．brother’s C．mom’s D．dad’s
A．will B．won’t C．should D．shouldn’t
A．invited B．allowed C．taught D．urged
A．fewer B．few C．more D．many
A．begins B．stops C．continues D．refuses
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．anything B．nothing C．everybody D．somebody
When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friedns.One day my mother was 46 and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.
Suddenly I ran to my mother and said,“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very 47 and ran out of the kitchen.Then I said,“Don’t worry,I’m just 48 .”And my mother shouted at me,“If you do it 49 ,I’ll hit you.”
One day I went swimming with my 50 in the sea.I wanted to play a joke on them.In the beginning,I went swimming 51 ,and I called out,“Help!”All my friends came to help me,only to 52 that I was joking.But the next time I wasn’t joking.I was so 53 that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my frineds for help,but this time nobody came to help me.
54 ,They found I was telling the truth.They came and saved my life.They took me to the hospital.This is the best 55 in my life.From then on,I haven’t joked on anyone.
A．writing B．sleeping C．cooking D．running
A．angry B．worried C．sorry D．excited
A．smiling B．saying C．playing D．joking
A．now B．then C．again D．once
A．friends B．classmates C．brothers D．parents
A．fast B．slowly C．well D．alone
A．find B．understand C．say D．think
A．careful B．careless C．fast D．slow
A．In the end B．At first C．Since then D．At that time
A．time B．sport C．lesson D．day
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realisticgoal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 45 .”
A．speech B．paper C．notice D．diary
A．paint B．win C．own D．sell
A．just B．almost C．ever D．even
A．heart B．life C．advice D．trust
A．to B．with C．from D．for
A．word B．letter C．note D．post
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
A．unusual B．unforgettable C．unimportant D．unrealistic
A．money B．time C．space D．effort
A．wonder B．way C．problem D．matter
A．Though B．since C．Until D．If
A．himself B．him C．it D．itself
A．change B．gift C．message D．decision
A．long B．thick C．same D．correct
A．grade B．dream C．duty D．secret
As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He’s very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other 31 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 32 . He was an actor.
Maybe it’s interesting to hear that and that’s 33 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted 34 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 36 __.Dickens’ early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He 37 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write 38 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39 a story. But what a pity! We’ll never know _40_ it ended.
A．cities B．countries C．towns D．villages
A．reading B．writing C．acting D．playing
A．what B．how C．when D．why
A．the next B．next C．next to D．next time
A．too B．as well C．as well as D．also
A．book B．story C．play D．film
A．hated B．enjoyed C．wanted D．shamed
A．as B．while C．until D．since
A．drawing B．singing C．writing D．making
A．what B．how C．who D．which
Everyone can feel stressed out because of too many things happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have __36__ opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard.
You are not a children any more, but you are not __37__, even though you have to deal with some grow-up problems and made decisions by __38__. Families can be one of the biggest causes（原因）of stress, such as problems of arguing with __39__ or brothers or sisters. Teenagers also have lots of stress from __40__, either from their teachers or from their classmates. Some teenagers also feel __41__ about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some can’t __42__ to go to university. It is hard for some teenagers to get a job after they graduate. There are so many young people finishing school __43__ not enough jobs for them. Though there is a lot of stress, you can find many ways to __44__ it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound __45__, but it is helpful. A. more B. fewer C. many
A. a baby B. a teenager C. an adult
A. yourself B. himself C. myself
A. teachers B. parents C. classmates
A. family B. society C. school
A. relaxed B. stressed C. excited
A. afford B. offer C. refuse
A. and B. but C. or
A. agree with B. talk with C. deal with
A. simple B. difficult C. good
One day a woman got into her car and started driving home after work. Just at that time, she saw a __26__ car behind her. The driver was a __27__. When she turned left, the yellow car turned left. When she turned __28__, the yellow car turned right, too. When she stopped at the traffic lights, the yellow car stopped __29__ her..
The woman was __30__, so she drove quickly to __31__. When she arrived, she was very __32__ to see that the yellow car stooped behind her again. But she felt __33__ because she saw a policeman standing outside the police station. She jumped out of her car at once and __34__ to the policeman. She asked the policeman to arrest（逮捕）the man in the yellow car, then the police man walked to the man.
The man didn’t run away. He just __35__ and said to the woman, “I want to give this purse back to you. I think you dropped it on the street.”A. red B. yellow C. black
A. man B. woman C. policeman
A. left B. back C. right
A. opposite B. before C. behind
A. anxious B. scared C. pleased
A. the police station B. her office C. her home
A. interested B. excited C. surprised
A. sad B. safe C. dangerous
A. ran B. run C. runs
A. cried B. laughed C. smiled
There are many kinds of pollution around us, 36 air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and light pollution. They are bad __37__ our health in many ways.
Burning gas, oil and coal creates air pollution. It can cause sore eyes and __38__ problems.
With the increase of pollution and the development of industry, litter is everywhere. It makes our environment dirty. People put lots of rubbish in the land. Farmers use too many __39___ in the fields. They destroy the soil. So soil pollution has become serious.
Noise pollution can make people__40__. For example, people may lose their hearing if they work in a _41_ place for a long time. Too much noise can cause high blood pressure __42__.
Working for a long time in strong, changeable light __43__ cause some kinds of illnesses. It makes people feel __44__ and is especially bad for the eyes.
With ___45__ pollution, our planet will become greener and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people.
A．such as B．for example C．as well as D．because of
A．to B．in C．for D．of
A．breath B．breathe C．breathed D．breathing
A．chemical B．chemicals C．chemist D．chemistry
A．blind B．lame C．deaf D．healthy
A．noise B．noisy C．quiet D．quietly
A．as well B．too C．also D．either
A．must B．need C．should D．may
A．comfortable B．possibly C．terrible D．terribly
A．little B．less C．few D．fewer
A boy lost his arms in an accident and his father lost his life. Since then, he had to 31_ the arms of his younger brother. Except for writing with his toes(脚趾头), he could hardly do _32 in his life.
As the two brothers grew up together, they had lots of 33 and they often argued(争吵). Then one day, his younger brother 34 him. So he was very sad and didn’t know 35 to do.
A girl lost her hands because of a fire. Though her elder sister wanted to 36 her, she decided to be completely independent (独立的). At school, she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her composition, “I am 37 . Though I lost my hands, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly.”
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited 38 a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote “My younger brother’s arms are my arms” 39 the girl wrote “Broken wings, 40 heart”.
A．go on B．work on C．look for D．depend on
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．questions B．hobbies C．problems D．differences
A．hit B．left C．loved D．hated
A．who B．where C．what D．which
A．leave B．take care of C．write to D．forget
A．sad B．lucky C．excited D．shy
A．to B．on C．for D．from
A．as B．so C．while D．when
A．jumping B．broken C．beating D．flying
Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate red with a strong feeling like 36 . Red is used for signs of 37 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of 38 in autumn. People say orange is a 39 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of __40__. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in __41__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people __42_ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and __43__. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be __44_. Th
ose who like to be with __45 _ like red. The cool colors are _46 and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems 
to __47 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good __48_ for a living room or a __49_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __50 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.
A. sadness B
. anger C. administration D. smile
A．roads B．ways C．danger D．places
A．land B．leaves C．grass D．mountains
A．lively B．dark C．noisy D．frightening
A．moonlight B．light C．sunlight D．stars
A．summer B．spring C．autumn D．winter
A．speak B．say C．talk about D．tell
A．green B．yellow C．white D．gray
A．calm B．sleepy C．active D．helpful
A．the other B．another C．other one D．others
A．black B．green C．golden D．yellow
A．go round B．go by C．go off D．go along
A．one B．way C．fact D．matter
A．factory B．classroom C．restaurant D．hospital
A．Different B．Cool C．Warm D．All
My dad was a fisherman. He worked hard and stayed out until he caught enough 36 to feed the family nearly every day. When the weather was bad he would 37 me to school. An old truck was used in his fishing business. When we got to the school, he would give me a big 38 on the face and tell me to be a good 39 . It was so embarrassing for me. I was 12 years old, and my dad would still kiss me goodbye!
I remember the day when I decided I was too 40 for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean (倾斜) toward me, but I put my hand up and 41 , “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way. He had a surprised look on his face for a long time, and his 42 started to be wet. He turned and looked out of the windshield (挡风玻璃). “You’re 43 ,” he said.“You are a big boy—a man. I won’t kiss you any more.”
It wasn’t long after that when my dad went out to 44 and never came back. It was a day when most of the fishermen stayed at home except Dad. He had a big family to feed
How I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would 45 have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.
A．food B．birds C．animals D．fish
A．ride B．carry C．drive D．bring
A．kiss B．laugh C．look D．hand
A．man B．boy C．teacher D．fisherman
A．old B．young C．excited D．moved
A．spoke B．said C．repeated D．answered
A．hands B．feet C．eyes D．face
A．kind B．clever C．wrong D．right
A．school B．sea C．boat D．river
A．still B．ever C．never D．only
One Friday night, a poor young man stood at the train station. He played his violin and many people put 41 into the hat in front of him.
The next day, the young man came to the station 42 . But this time he took out a large piece of paper 43 some words on it. It said “Last night a lady 44 Mrs Sang put an important thing into my hat 45 . Please come for it.”
After about an hour, a middle-aged woman ran to the young man in a hurry and said, “You do come here. I know that you’re a(n) 46 man and will certainly come here.” They had a talk and the young man made sure she was the owner. Then he took out a lottery ticket and 47 it to the woman. Her husband bought a lottery ticket every day. Yesterday when she knew the lottery ticket he bought won, she was very 48 . The prize of the lottery ticket was $ 500,000. When she walked past the young man, she took out $50 and put it in the hat. 49 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
Later, someone asked the young man, “You play the violin every day to make money. Why didn’t you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” the young man said，“Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I 50 honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” A. money B. tickets C. paper
A. instead B. differently C. again
A. for B. with C. over
A. introduced B. spelled C. named
A. by mistake B. for mistake C. on mistake
A. crazy B. cool C. honest
A. gave B. lent C. offered
A. surprising B. happy C. exciting
A. But B. However C. Therefore
A. have B. win C. lose
George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved 31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 32 about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 33 for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow 34 children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas 35 he finished high school. All this time he had to work to 36 his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a 37 of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 38 . He had other 39 . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many 40 in the south grew only cotton. This was 41 to the soil(土壤). After a while the 42 would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was 44 “The Wizard(能手) of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the 45 of 79.
A．animals B．plants C．buildings D．photos
A．much B．many C．little D．few
A．house B．farm C．hospital D．school
A．brown B．yellow C．black D．white
A．when B．until C．for D．since
A．cost B．spend C．pay D．take
A．love B．hate C．question D．surprise
A．accepted B．refused C．understood D．cared
A．situations B．suggestions C．plays D．plans
A．farmers B．scientists C．doctors D．inventors
A．helpful B．harmful C．careful D．wonderful
A．pumpkin B．peanut C．cotton D．potato
A．soil B．water C．air D．weather
A．seen B．look C．found D．called
A．time B．year C．age D．season
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