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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I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.
One day, while I was on the street, I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.
She was singing songs about love, yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there , watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be enough to perform in front of so many people.
She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her sounded. "Thank you." she said.
"I have been going through a hard time recently, you've made me hopeful again." I said to her.
"I’m glad that I could help," she replied. "Why are you so ?”
"Well, my mum has lost her job, and I’m not so sure what to do... "
"Did you notice the you were walking? Your head was down." she said. "Don’t be upset, because comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should more ... lift your head up. "
I looked her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. " are you playing the piano here?"
I asked her with a smile.
She that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer up by playing music.
I smiled a little wider, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.
A.driving B.riding C.running D.walking
A.find out B.send out C.take out D.get out
A.dressing B.believing C.hurting D.losing
A.nervously B.rudely C.angrily D.quietly
A.brave B.shy C.bored D.honest
A.advice B.idea C.music D.interest
A.or B.but C.so D.and
A.dirty B.busy C.sad D.lazy
A.way B.time C.reason D.station
A.opportunity B.health C.pain D.life
A.complain B.rest C.smile D.pay
A.like B.after C.for D.at
A.How B.Why C.When D.Where
A.dreamed B.hoped C.guessed D.explained
A.us B.them C.me D.her
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If we take a close look at successful language learners, we may discover a few techniques (技巧) which language learning easier for them.
, successful language learners are independent learners. They do not depend on books or teachers; they their own way to learn the language. They try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves waiting for the teacher to explain everything. They are good guessers who look for clues and form their conclusions which are very different from others'.
Successful language learning is an learning. Therefore, successful learners do not wait for
a to use the language; they such a chance. They find people who speak the language and ask these people to correct them they make mistakes. They will try anything to communicate. When communication is difficult, they can information that is incomplete (不完整的).It is more important for them to learn to in the language than to know the of every word.
Finally, successful language learners are learners with a .They want to learn a language because they are interested in the language and the people who it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. They find it to practise using the language regularly because they want to learn with it。
A.to make B.make C.makes D.making
A.As usual B.First of all C.By the way D.So far
A.explain B.invent C.discover D.change
A.instead of B.after C.because of D.from
A.correct B.own C.only D.main
A.ideal B.informal C.early D.active
A.place B.way C.person D.chance
A.look for B.care about C.work out D.write down
A.until B.whether C.before D.when
A.break B.check C.download D.accept
A.agree B.ask C.think D.read
A.usage B.meaning C.grammar D.pronunciation
A.purpose B.certificate C.guide D.question
A.say B.talk C.call D.speak
A.interesting B.easy C.hard D.impossible
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Little Mike’s grandma died weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city ___ _ where his grandma used to go. There he saw an old lady. She looked very ___ _. She was sitting there, watching pigeons. Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave ___ _ to her. She smiled at him. Her smile was so sweet that Mike wanted to see it again. She seemed to understand him, so once again she ___ _. Mike was very glad.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and talking. As it grew ___ _, Mike got up to leave. Before he left, he hugged the old lady and she gave her sweetest smile.
When Mike got home, his mother was surprised by the look of ___ _ on his face.
“I met a granny in the park. Her smile was like the kind of smile I had seen on grandma’s face.”
The old lady also returned to her home __ _. He told her son that she had food and drinks with a little boy. “He was __ _ lovely as Brittany.” She said. Her son was ___ _, because he had never seen her so happy ___ _ Brittany, her grandson, got lost weeks ago.A. park B. zooC. square
A. nervous B. kindC. brave
A. none B. fewC. some
A. smiled B. jokedC. agreed
A. black B. darkC. dawn
A. joy B. worryC. anger
A. hopefully B. sadlyC. happily
A. very B. moreC. as
A. surprised B. frightenedC. shocked
A. when B. sinceC. before
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There was a small bridge over a river. One day a goat was going the bridge. When he was in the middle of the bridge, he met another goat. There was no for them to pass, so one goat said to the other, “Go back. There is no room for of us to cross.”
“Why should I go back?” said the other goat. “ don’t you go back instead?”
“You must go back”, said the first goat. “because I am than you.”
“But I don’t think so,” said the second goat.
“We will see about that,” said the first goat. And he his horns(角) to fight.
“Stop!” said the second goat. “If we fight, we will both into the river and drown. I have an idea—I will lie down, and you may over me.”
Then the clever goat lay down on the bridge, and the other goat went over him. they passed each other, and went on their ways.
A.over B.through C.across D.above
A.space B.river C.door D.boat
A.both B.all C.either D.neither
A.How B.Where C.When D.Why
A.weaker B.stronger C.taller D.shorter
A.held B.cut C.put D.dropped
A.throw B.fall C.jump D.swim
A.run B.sit C.fly D.walk
A.excitedly B.carefully C.impolitely D.carelessly
A.Because B.But C.So D.However
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American _____ begins in September after a long ____ holiday. There are two terms in a school ______. The first term is from _____ to January, and _ __ is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen to eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students in America take only five or six ___ each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework ___ every class. After class they do all kinds of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small or a large one. They usually have to give ____ money. So, many ____ students work after school ____ money for their studies.
A.student B.school C.class D.teacher
A.winter B.autumn C.summer D.spring
A.day B.week C.month D.year
A.July B.August C.September D.October
A.two B.a second C.the second D.second
A.hours B.lesson C.schools D.subjects
A.in B.for C.to D.on
A.many B.a few C.a little D.a lot of
A.school B.high school C.college D.middle school
A.to get B.to take C.to borrow D.to give