My friend, David Smith, kept birds. One day he phoned and 26 me he would be away for a week. He asked me to feed the bird 27 him and said he would leave his key in my mailbox.
Unfortunately, I did not remember to feed the birds28 the night before David was going to return. I rushed out of my house and it was already dark when I arrived at 29 house. I soon found the key he gave me could unlock neither the front door 30 the back door! I kept 31 of what David would say when came back.
Then I noticed 32 one bedroom window was open. I found a big tone and pushed it under the window 33 the stone was very heavy. I of niose. But in the end, I managed to climb up.
I had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone34 a torch(电筒)up at me. I looked down and saw35 policeman and an old lady, one of David’s neighbours. “What are you doing up there?” Said the policeman. Feeling like a fool, I replied, “I was just going to feed Mr. Smith’s birds.”
A．tell B．tells C．told D．had told
A．with B．to C．for D．at
A．until B．before C．as D．since
A．her B．his C．their D．our
A．and B．but C．or D．nor
A．to think B．think C．thinking D．thought
A．how B．that C．what D．why
A．If B．Because C．When D．Whether
A．is shinning B．was shone C．shines D．was shining
A．a B．the C．an D．/
April 27 is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughters to Work Day. It was __36__ to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day __37__ school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can __38__ girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a close look at __39__ their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a __40__. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her __41__ her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.
Schools and many companies __42__ the activity, too. Some schools __43__ make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be __44__ than common girls. __45__ parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
A．sent B．given C．brought D．taken
A．off B．at C．away D．of
A．talk B．keep C．teach D．make
A．which B．what C．that D．whom
A．place B．school C．friend D．job
A．thank B．understand C．praise D．remember
A．hold B．refuse C．choose D．support
A．just B．never C．even D．ever
A．successful B．polite C．friendly D．knowledgeable
In the 13th century, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China. He was a famous Italian 31 During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he 32 was that the Chinese used paper money. People in 33 countries didn’t use paper money until the 17th century. However,people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century. 34 was invented by a Chinese about 2 000 years ago. His name was Cai Lun. He then35 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 36 .
Now paper mainly comes from trees. We use it every day. 37 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people 38 cut down many more trees. Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no 39 , there will be no paper.
So how can we 40 paper? When we making notes,we can use 41 sides of each piece of paper. We can buy drinks in bottles instead of 42 in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs ( 棉手帕) and not the paper ones.
43 we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag, we can keep it and44 it later. We can help to protect trees if we think 45 . We should to it now,before it is too late.
A．traveller B．actor C．doctor D．driver
A．disliked B．disagreed C．invented D．discovered
A．Eastern B．Western C．Southern D．Northern
A．Iron B．Paper C．Television D．Silk
A．collected B．divided C．moved D．put
A．magazine B．newspaper C．book D．dictionary
A．Sometime B．Some time C．Sometimes D．Some times
A．have to B．mustn’t C．used to D．shouldn’t
A．make B．use C．save D．buy
A．all B．each C．every D．both
A．them B．those C．these D．ones
A．Before B．After C．As soon as D．When
A．repair B．record C．reuse D．return
A．carefully B．badly C．quickly D．freely
A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．
Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．
“I didn’t know 34I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．
“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch38 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.
“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but 40 saved her life.”
A．interest B．interested C．interesting D．interests
A．sent B．sends C．was sending D．is sending
A．thousand B．thousand of C．thousands D．thousands of
A．how B．what C．where D．when
A．So B．And C．But D．As
A．telephoned B．replied C．found D．talked
A．better B．worse C．harder D．easier
A．with B．on C．to D．at
A．Hardly B．Happily C．Luckily D．Carefully
A．a boy B．doctors C．the police D．email
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When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to find a small wallet lying there. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s 46. There was nothing inside except a little money and an old 47—a picture of a woman and a girl about sixteen years old. The young girl 48the woman. I put the photo back and took the wallet to the
49station. I handed the wallet to a policeman.
That evening I went to have 50with my aunt and uncle. They also 51a young woman. So there were 52people at table. Her face was familiar. I was quite 53that we had met before, but I couldn’t 54where I had seen her. During the talk, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her wallet that afternoon. 55I knew where I had seen her. She was the mother of the young girl in the photo. She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to tell her about her wallet.A. wallet B. name C. money
A. book B. table C. photo
A. looked like B. took care of C. worried about
A. bus B. railway C. police
A. dinner B. breakfast C. lunch
A. found B. invited C. had
A. three B. four C. five
A. true B. right C. sure
A. get B. remember C. forget
A. Suddenly B. Unluckily C. Sadly
Everybody dreams. Some people think dreams can tell us about the future. Other people think dreams tell us about ourselves. It’s like our 61 is talking to us. Why are dreams 62 strange and hard to understand? Some people think our brain uses 63 to talk to us. When
we fly, swim, or fall down in our dreams, it has a 64 meaning. Lots of doctors help people 65 their dreams. They find that dreams tell us about our 66 and fears.
These days, many scientists 67 that dreams are very important. During the day, we have many 68, and our brain receives a lot of information. When we dream, our brain 69 information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our 70. As we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about dreams.
A．body B．spirit C．brain D．heart
A．never B．seldom C．ever D．often
A．symbols B．examples C．numbers D．pictures
A．special B．serious C．similar D．great
A．finish B．forget C．understand D．continue
A．hopes B．rights C．positions D．abilities
A．reply B．believe C．doubt D．worry
A．experiences B．dreams C．mistakes D．inventions
A．passes on B．looks into C．throws away D．asks for
A．feelings B．stories C．lives D．memories
A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how 51 the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn’t 52 and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs 53 saying that they were sure to die. 54, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, 55 . Then he fell down and died.
The other frog, however, 56 to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he 57 , the other frogs asked, "Didn’t you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor 58, explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the timid."
The story teaches us a 59 : There is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue. An 60 word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.
A．small B．deep C．big D．wide
A．care B．refuse C．insist D．think
A．kept B．finished C．practiced D．stopped
A．Luckily B．Finally C．Suddenly D．Happily
A．went on B．ran away C．jumped out D．gave up
A．happened B．continued C．planned D．wanted
A．got out B．ran away C．got off D．woke up
A．smelling B．eyesight C．hearing D．looking
A．way B．skill C．sentence D．lesson
A．interesting B．exciting C．excellent D．encouraging
A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to 36 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.
Her father, a cook, took her 37 the kitchen. He poured water into three pans(锅)and boiled(煮)it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the 38 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He39 them for a few minutes without any words.
The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, not knowing40 her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned41 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 42 in another bowl. After that the43 was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, "What do you44 ?" "Carrots, eggs, and coffee, " she answered.
Her father told her to 45 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and 46 them. Then, she got the eggs, cooked and hard. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. "What’s the meaning, Father?" He 47 that each had suffered the same unlucky experience— the boiling water, but 48 had a different reaction(反应). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 49 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. "Who are you?" asked her father, "When calamity(厄运) 50 your door, what’s your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?"
A．grow up B．give up C．set up D．pick up
A．into B．within C．out of D．away from
A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
A．looked for B．searched for C．waited for D．called for
A．that B．what C．where D．why
A．on B．over C．off D．in
A．it B．its C．them D．themselves
A．eggs B．carrots C．coffee D．water
A．hear B．taste C．smell D．see
A．close B．open C．wash D．drop
A．keep B．protect C．break D．drink
A．complained B．explained C．told D．expected
A．every B．all C．each D．either
A．before B．after C．behind D．under
A．lies in B．comes across C．meets with D．knocks at
Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and 36 happily with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The 37 of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it 38 to calm down to read a whole book. I didn’t know what to do with it. Then 39 one day I thought of "Why not make reading fun?" It gave me 40 again. Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually talking41 the writer. I tried to put all
my effort into his or her books, 42 I could feel all of his or her happiness and suffering. Now books have become a part of my life.
See? Attitude (态度) can make a great 43 . Someone once said,"Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom ( 自由) to 44 their attitude. "So,don’t complain about study or work. It helps 45 . Try to see things from a different way. Believe me; this will change the situation and help you a lot.
A．sang B．jumped C．returned D．danced
A．way B．habit C．suggestion D．idea
A．hard B．interesting C．happy D．easy
A．advice B．hope C．time D．knowledge
A．with B．about C．of D．at
A．because B．though C．but D．so
A．decision B．difference C．discussion D．promise
A．announce B．choose C．show D．hide
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
I’m Millie.I’m 12 1 old.I have black 2 and black hair.I 3 born in Beijing and I live 4 Hoping Road.I have a brother. 5 name is Andy.I like 6 TV and Andy 7 listening to the radio.I have 8 of good friends at school.My 9 friend is Kitty.She is my classmate.She is a good student.She wants to be a doctor when she 10 up.
1.A.month B.months C.year D.years
2.A.mouth B.nose C.eyes D.eye
3.A.am B.is C.was D.are
4.A.in B.on C.for D.with
5.A.His B.He C.Her D.She
6.A.watch B.watches C.to watch D.watching
7.A.like B.love C.enjoys D.enjoy
8.A.lot B.lots C.a lots D.lot a
9.A.good B.better C.best D.well
10.A.gets B.puts C.rings D.grows
“Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call…”
That advertisement in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the money. Even though times were 16 , I couldn’t wait any longer to ask. “Daddy, may I have a violin of 17 ?” Daddy’s face looked 18 . But a few weeks later, Daddy went home, with a case in his hand, 19 ,“Mary, I found this secondhand violin for seven dollars.”
The day when I carried my violin to school for my first lesson , no one could know how 20 I was. I practiced, joined the school orchestra(管弦乐队), gave performances……Several years seemed to run even quickly and I found myself in the first violin chair. More years 21 , and my violin made every move with me, until one day, I carefully 22 it away.
Now here 23 this want advertisement, I discovered the case deep in my closet（储藏室）. I put it on the table. Then I picked up the 24 , walked to the telephone and called by the 25 .
Later in the day, a man of about 30 knocked at the door. “I’ve been expecting someone would 26 my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so 27 ,”he said, examining my violin. “How much are you asking?”
I said, “Seven dollars.” “Are you sure?” he asked, 28 he did not believe his ears. “Seven dollars.” I 29 and then added,” I hope your little girl will enjoy it 30 I did.”
I smiled, but I found my tears(眼泪) rolling down my face.
A．easy B．hard C．late D．long
A．my B．mine C．myself D．me
A．angry B．happy C．sad D．funny
A．answering B．saying C．asking D．telling
A．surprised B．excited C．interested D．embarrassed
A．past B．was passed C．passing D．passed
A．carried B．put C．took D．threw
A．about B．by C．in D．for
A．advertisement B．violin C．case D．newspaper
A．date B．name C．number D．address
A．offer B．answer C．receive D．find
A．badly B．easily C．quickly D．luckily
A．though B．when C．as if D．until
A．repeated B．continued C．reminded D．suggested
A．which B．when C．what D．as
Mr Green had a little boy. Every day had work he came home and played with his son.
One night ,while Mr Green was at work, he __41__ that he had extra work to do for the evening ,and that he wouldn’t be able to play with his son._____42____ he wanted to give the boy something to keep him __43__. So , looking around his office , he saw a44 with a large map of the world on the cover(封面). He got an ___45 ____ He removed the map , tore(撕) it up into small pieces and put all the pieces in his coat pocket.
When he got home , the little boy came running to him and was ready to play. Mr Green ___46___that he had extra work to do and couldn’t play at the moment . Then he ___47__ all the pieces of the map and put them on the table . He said to the boy,”_48__” was a map of the world, and ___49___th time you put it back together, my extra work will be finished, and we can ___50___”. Surely, this would keep the child busy for ___51___ , he thought.
About half an hour later the boy came to Mr Green and said,” Okay, it’s ___52___ . Can we play now?”
Mr Green said ,“That’s amazing!_____54 did you do that?” The boy said, “It was 55 . On the back of the page was a picture of a man . When I put the man together the whole world fell into place.”
A．imagined B．realized C．dreamed D．revealed
A．Although B．Since C．But D．Because
A．embarrassed B．smart C．busy D．tiring
A．bag B．desk C．coat D．magazine
A．accident B．opinion C．idea D．explanation
A．considered B．agreed C．explained D．decided
A．showed up B．took out C．set up D．put into
A．used B．enjoyed C．bought D．finished
A．easy B．impossible C．true D．important
A．How B．Why C．What D．When
A．simple B．difficult C．confusing D．misleading
China is the home of tea, 36 has more than 4,000 years of history. People in China drink tea daily. 37 the three major drinks ----tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 38 people in the world. Tea from China, along 39 silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 40 .
Tea leaves 41 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the mild 42 and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all43 kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people44 their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is 45 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.
A．who B．which C．where D．when
A．In B．For C．Of D．By
A．the number of B．a number of C．a large number of D．the largest number of
A．between B．with C．except D．besides
A．at that time B．from now on C．since then D．since now
A．produce B．are produced C．make D．are made
A．climate B．weather C．condition D．environment
A．interesting B．important C．famous D．normal
A．had developed B．have developed C．developed D．are developing
A．too B．as well C．either D．also
Denny Crook was a famous photographer(摄影师). He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is
41 .”
And he told the 42 .He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 43 . “I’ll travel for my work, not for 44 ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have 45 to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to 46 ,and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good 47 or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t 48 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he 49 about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife,” You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild 50 there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very 51 ,and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went off to 52 some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分开).She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her 53 .He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 54 it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “ 55 ,woman !I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．impossible
A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth
A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked
A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．ability
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．understand C．replay D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．exciting B．excited C．surprised D．surprising
A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot
A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead
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Have you ever heard of Agatha Christie, an excellent writer? Agatha Christie is, without a doubt, 16mystery writer in the world. Her books have been translated into more than 100 languages. All 77 novels and story collections she wrote are still on the market 25 years after her 17.
Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in a southwest England seaside town. She enjoyed a very comfortable childhood in a big house with 18servants(仆人). Agatha was known 19an imaginative child. With her sister and brother away at school, she often played alone. She passed the time by making up stories which she told to 20.
Agatha Christie’s first novel was published in 1920. In it, she 21one of her most popular characters, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. He went on to appear in 33 of her novels, and in several movies 22. Although Poirot appears again and again in her novels, Christie certainly could not be considered as repeating her ideas. Her powers of invention and her ability to surprise continue to attract 23readers around the world.
Christie also wrote several 24. One of these, “The Mousetrap”, became the longest-running play in the history of theater. It is about a murder mystery that 25in a country house. All these mysterious stories earned her the title “Queen of Crime”.
A．more practical B．more famous C．the most famous D．the most practical
A．loss B．birth C．death D．arrival
A．much B．plenty of C．lots D．a lot
A．as B．like C．by D．for
A．her brother B．her C．herself D．her sister
A．created B．produced C．built D．continued
A．also B．besides C．as well D．either
A．million B．millions C．millions of D．million of
A．stories B．plays C．movies D．comedies
A．takes place B．takes in C．takes off D．takes down
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