I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look . Come and sit here,” she said. “ are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch a and see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll see there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart’s ?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-five ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took to the sea. , they seemed to know what would happen, so they loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me . How could I my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live and one of them has his own family.”
Then the woman gave me a , “We should never wait for the door to before us. We should find the key to the or try to find another way.”A、tired B、excited C、happy
A、What B、How C、Where
A、train B、bus C、boat
A、nothing B、everything C、something
A、smiling B、breaking C、singing
A、days B、weeks C、years
A、her B、them C、him
A、So B、Or C、However
A、laughed B、talked C、cried
A、in B、out C、up
A、give away B、give up C、get up
A、happily B、sadly C、badly
A、cry B、shout C、smile
A、open B、close C、lock
A、classroom B、office C、door
Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a future.
When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months , he found a new job in a big . Workers in this company traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he the company.
He was so at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he reading books. Three years later, he the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.
“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”
A．While B．When C．Until D．If
A．bad B．bright C．coming D．interesting
A．tired of B．crazy about C．interested in D．afraid of
A．ago B．before C．later D．afterwards
A．factory B．shop C．school D．company
A．hardly B．usually C．seldom D．never
A．like B．prefer C．hate D．practise
A．worst B．happiest C．best D．strangest
A．reached B．called C．left D．started
A．happy B．energetic C．rich D．poor
A．cloth B．fruit C．book D．dress
A．enjoyed B．finished C．began D．forgot
A．married B．knew C．met D．visited
A．sisters B．brothers C．cousins D．children
A．difficult B．important C．amazing D．Boring
When Mr. Hunt woke up in the morning, he felt his bedroom was very bright. He thought he ____ to turn off the light again. He sat up and tried to do that. And now he ____ it was the sunlight.
Mr. Hunt went to see their daughter in the city two days ago. She cooked some food for him ____ he left. But Mr. Hunt hoped to have breakfast in a restaurant near the park. And then he could walk ____ the lake. He put on his clothes and went out. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and the ____ was fresh (清新的) . But people were busy and he could see only some old people and children. He went in the restaurant and sat down at a table, waiting for the ____.
“Hi, Peter!” someone called him and he saw it was his ____ Richard. “Hi, Richard. Glad to meet you here.” “Glad to meet you, too,” said Richard. “I’m sorry , but I ____ my wallet at home . So could you lend fifty dollars to me, please?” “Sure, but I have only twenty five dollars in my ___.” “It doesn’t matter ,” said Richard , “ then you’ll owe(欠) me twenty-five dollars and I’ll owe you ____ dollars , too . That’ll be fair (公平的) .”
A．knew B．hoped C．forgot D．liked
A．guessed B．found C．said D．told
A．before B．after C．when D．because
A．in B．on C．under D．around
A．fruit B．cloud C．air D．water
A．money B．glass C．answer D．menu
A．friend B．worker C．driver D．waiter
A．took B．put C．forgot D．left
A．shoes B．pocket C．shirt D．hand
A．fifteen B．twenty C．twenty-five D．thirty
阅读下面短文然后从各题所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项。
Helen 's favorite food is chocolate. Her parents and teacher often say that it's for her teeth to eat too much chocolate. But she doesn't believe it. She often puts some chocolate in the milk for breakfast, the juice lunch, even the soup for supper. Her mother has to some chocolate in her bag before she goes to school. Sometimes when her mother goes shopping with her, Helen won't leave the shop her mother buys some chocolate for her.
The little girl back from school with a painful(痛苦的) look yesterday afternoon. A tooth hurt and she had nothing. Her mother made some soup for her. But she put some chocolate in it. Her father bought some for her, but she put some chocolate in it, too. Of course it was useless. the next morning her mother took her to see the .The dentist saw there was a cavity(洞) in her bad tooth .So he had to fill（填充）it with something.
“Now, young girl,” said the dentist , “What kind of filling（填充物） would you like for that tooth ?”
“ , please,” answered Helen. The dentist and Helen’s mother both laughed. The dentist asked Helen to eat fresh fruit and vegetables chocolate. And it’s necessary for Helen to have healthy eating habits.A. good B. bad C. well
A. for B. with C. at
A. get B. put C. buy
A. when B. if C. until
A. go B. came C. returned
A. medicines B. pills C. medicine
A. But B. So C. And
A. doctor B. nurse C. dentist
A. Chocolate B. Milk C. Fruit
A. instead B. but C. instead of
Most people want to be happy but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone don’thappiness. A famous person once said, “Happiness depends on .” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few ways to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the , for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we can’t enjoy the present. We should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, spending time with close friends, listening to your favorite music, or reading a good book. People have close friends often enjoy happier and healthier lives.
Another of happiness is to be active,and have . We can collect toy cars,go fishing or play a sport.. In this way, we enjoy ourselves. We can our problems and only think about the activities.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they offer to help others. you want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. We can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an elderly relative, or simply help our parents to do the dishes. A. set B. bring C. show
A. ourselves B. themselves C. himself
A. strange B. surprising C. simple
A. future B. health C. money
A. in fact B. such as C. instead of
A. which B. whom C. who
A. secret B. plan C. task
A. wishes B. hobbies C. honor
A. talk B. know C.forget
A. After B. Though C. if
“Never give up!” It is my law of my life. It has brought me ____. I learned the law from my father’s ____ story.
My father was ___ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to a school in the morning, then ____ in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework ____ midnight. Life was hard, because they had no ____!
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States. It was the land of gold, the land where ___ people can become rich.
“____ don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.
So, my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ___ money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire me because I spoke _____ English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, _____ dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was ____ for the first few years. I worked from 10am to 11pm. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t ___ the schooling.”
My father __ working hard, and reached his goal!
“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come____ in life.” That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．toward C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
When Alesia Reuis was nine years old, she had an accident that left her unable to walk for years. Now Alesia is telling the story of the first day she again.
I remember the very first time I walked by myself. My sister Alexis was in high school then. She was on the basketball team, and she was going to take me to her practice. She went to drive the car to the front door for me while I was sitting in my room, but we were going to be late, so I said to myself, “Let me help her out a little.” I I would try to walk to the door.
else was at home, so I had to do it by myself. I was a little afraid, but I wanted to do it, so I pushed up off the arms of my wheelchair and . There wasn't going to be anything for me to hold on to 。 if I leaned over(倾身) to catch the table, I would fall. So I put my mind on walking and nothing else, and I just took a step, and another one, and then about three more, and I was at the door of my . I stood the wall and started smiling. I was so I'd made it that far. I to the sky and said, “Thank you.”
I stayed there for a minute. I was hoping I wouldn't have anything wrong with my , so I practiced it a little bit, and then I started across the living room. I looked straight ahead, and I made it to the next wall, and I said “ ” again. Then I had to walk just more steps to get to the door — and I did it! I said, "I made it, I made it, thank you!" I looked out to see where Alexis was. She was driving to the house. She was so surprised that I was standing there waving at her. She laughed and gave me a great big hug.
That’s to say: impossible is nothing.
A．stood B．walked C．played D．run
A．thought B．knew C．suggested D．hoped
A．very B．first C．back D．front
A．Nobody B．Anybody C．Somebody D．Everybody
A．sat down B．stood up C．looked up D．turned around
A．however B．but C．because D．so
A．wheelchair B．car C．room D．house
A．against B．on C．near D．beside
A．surprised B．nervous C．happy D．afraid
A．look at B．look down C．look for D．looked up
A．hand B．arm C．foot D．knee
A．move B．moving C．to move D．movement
A．Thank you. B．I can do it. C．I did it. D．I am sorry.
A．a little B．little C．a few D．few
A．happily B．quickly C．suddenly D．luckily
Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing ____ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her ____. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons ___ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __ found work in a big shop. The __ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice ____ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. But she __ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __ did anything at home. She didn’t love her ___ but she lived a city life.
Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few ___ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She ____ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were ____the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all ___. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”
The women looked at each other but they tried not to ___. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（流浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a___ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”
A．him B．himself C．her D．herself
A．classes B．English C．maths D．language
A．when B．while C．because D．after
A．hardly B．easily C．no longer D．happily
A．bookseller B．shopkeeper C．gatekeeper D．policeman
A．agreed B．hated C．preferred D．failed
A．sold B．was sold C．gave D．was given
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．often
A．husband B．son C．brother D．uncle
A．cheap B．expensive C．terrible D．strange
A．liked B．interested C．watched D．knew
A．looking up B．looking for C．talking about D．hearing from
A．old B．clean C．dirty D．thin
A．stop B．smile C．laugh D．lie
A．busy B．clever C．rich D．poor
I have a good friend and we are like sisters. But sometimes the things she does make me I’m independent and I don’t depend on others. I like to be different others. But she does everything the same I do. For example, I have friends from groups, because I want different friends. But she them and tries to make friends with them. Also, I got a nice hat and she got the same one. I want to color my hair and she wants to color ,too. There are more things that. I like her very much because she is a great friend, but I can’t the things she does sometimes. I don’t want to say to her because it ‘ll make things worse I don’t know to do. Can you give me some advice?
A．excited B． tired C．angry D． cool
A．with B． as C．from D．with
A．If B． as C．so D．and
A．necessary B．different C．important D．famous
A．meets B．watches C．beats D．forgets
A．she B．her C．she’s D．hers
A．of B．for C．about D．like
A．finish B．about C．afford D．stand
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．whom B．when C．where D．what
Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you..
Not long ago, a friend of mine decided to read a lot of books to get knowledge. So he went to the library and happily with several books. But after a few days, he felt bored. The idea of finishing all of the books seemed , because it was for him to sit quietly to read a whole book. He didn’t know what to do. Then one day, he suddenly thought of “Why not make reading fun?” It gave him again. Reading is a journey of spirit(心灵之旅). Every time when we a book, we are actually talking the writer. Since then, he tried to spend more time reading books, so he could feel all of the writer’s happiness and sadness. And reading is boring, but kind of interesting.
Attitude can make a great . Someone once said, “ the situation is bad, people are free to choose their attitude.” So, don’t complain about the situation. It helps . For example, one day the weather is fine. You and your friends want to go for a picnic. Just before you go, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).
Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and happy. Let’s smile to we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
A．seem B．taste C．sound D．smell
A．cry B．smile C．complain D．shout
A．more B．less C．many D．a lot
A．sang B．jumped C．returned D．danced
A．easy B．unnecessary C．possible D．impossible
A．hard B．interesting C．happy D．easy
A．money B．hope C．time D．knowledge
A．buy B．borrow C．read D．write
A．on B．about C．of D．with
A．of course B．no longer C．as usual D．in fact
A．decision B．difference C．discussion D．problem
A．Even though B．Because C．As if D．So
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．comfortable B．nervous C．sad D．happy
A．wherever B．whenever C．however D．whatever
Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子). The king then told his people that one person each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be of milk.
After receiving the order(命令), everyone home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just hid a glass of water put that into the pond instead. Since it was dark night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and home.
In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his , the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea
that man. They all thought,“I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”
Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that will take care of it. Instead, it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a .A. at B. from C. on
A. filled B. empty C. full
A. get B. went C. left
A. and B. then C. but
A. of B. at C. on
A. left B. came C. returned
A. surprise B. satisfaction C. joy
A. with B. to C. as
A. others B. the others C. none
A. face B. mistake C. difference
“It’s over! Thank goodness!” school was _ and I was tired. I _at the front of the school bus.
Janie, the driver, tries to the uncomfortable atmosphere(气氛,氛围) by striking the match of talks. I try to listen , but usually I am too thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth .
“My father’s ill ,” she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see worry in her . I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students a smile.
With a sudden change of interest, I asked, “ What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice , she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve already my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.” I couldn’t answer. My heart ached for her.
I sat on the thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus , that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares .
I suddenly very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
I shouldn’t have been so selfish and self-centered. people is an art.
A．in B．off C．over D．on
A．ran B．walked C．sat D．stood
A．rest B．break C．close D．open
A．polite B．rude C．politely D．quickly
A．busy B．free C．busily D．freely
A．looking at B．agreeing with C．talking to D．listening to
A．eyes B．face C．mouth D．ears
A．with B．within C．without D．for
A．usually B．usual C．unusual D．truly
A．remembered B．forgotten C．lost D．missed
A．seat B．house C．room D．desk
A．worker B．driver C．teacher D．doctor
A．also B．either C．too D．at all
A．felt B．feel C．thought D．was
A．Looking at B．Understanding C．Getting to know D．Watching
When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a .
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. a result, no one knew who I was. I was very , and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to me.
Then one day, my classmates talked with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. , a boy came into the classroom. I didn’t know he was. He passed me and then turned back. He me, without a word, but a smile.
, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and .
That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember at me!
I have been happy every day all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and smiles will come back to you.
A．kiss B．smile C．hug D．bow
A．For B．Because C．As D．Since
A．lonely B．happy C．hungry D．popular
A．heard B．listened C．listen to D．heard of
A．sing B．playful C．broken D．dance
A．look for B．worry about C．feel glad like D．know about
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．happily
A．At present B．Just at that moment C．By the time D．For a moment
A．whose B．that C．which D．who
A．looked at B．looked for C．looked like D．looked after
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Hurriedly D．Seriously
A．cold B．warm C．sad D．alone
A．near B．nearly C．closer D．closely
A．laughing B．looking C．meeting D．smiling
A．though B．because C．even if D．until
根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me ____. I learned the law from my father's ____ story.
My father was ____ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu，in China. When he was a young boy，he went to school in the morning，then ___ in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework ____ midnight. Life was hard，because they had no ___！
At the age of 14，my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold，the land where ____ people can become rich.
“____ don't I go to America？” he thought to himself，full of hope.
So，my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ____ money in America，” he told me. “But when I arrived there，I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke ____ English. Later，I worked in a small restaurant，cleaning up tables，____dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was ____ for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English，but it was impossible. I couldn't ____ the schooling(学费). ”
My father ____ working hard，and reached his goal.
“Alan，” he often says to me. “If you want something，you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come ____ in life. ” That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．towards C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
通读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my was more manageable , I ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. that was years ago and times have changed. I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my ; he gave me a long thoughtful . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand on his treasure(财宝) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
A．loneliness B．sadness C．tiredness D．sickness
A．set B．enjoyed C．kept D．shared
A．Gladly B．Finally C．Unfortunately D．Surprisingly
A．Now B．Then C．Sometime D．Meanwhile
A．If B．As C．Though D．Before
A．reaching out B．living up C．getting on D．going back
A．recognized B．interviewed C．found D．invited
A．money B．time C．energy D．knowledge
A．actually B．hardly C．nearly D．mainly
A．job B．family C．idea D．offer
A．face B．view C．look D．sight
A．over B．along C．towards D．through
A．unhappily B．lovingly C．pitifully D．gratefully
A．more B．the ones C．few D．the rest
A．courage B．happiness C．kindness D．trust
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