Denny Crook was a famous photographer. 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 to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. 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．reply D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．confused B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed
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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One Sunday afternoon, I was alone at home. I was doing my homework. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. I thought it was my parents, so I opened the door quickly.
A tall man stood outside and asked politely my parents were at home.
Without thinking, I said,” No.” When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pulled the door very hard and came into my house. He took out a rope(绳索) to tie up my hands. Then he me to the kitchen.
Quickly, he went to the bedroom to look for for him. I tried to find a to cut the rope. But it’s hard to cut off it. Just then I heard someone speaking and there were steps upstairs. So I went to the door quietly and knocked at the door loudly with my foot.” ?” asked the man outside. I still knocked at the door loudly. Then I heard him my father and 110. At that time, the thief came out of the bedroom and bullied (恐吓) me. I pretended to be afraid and said nothing.
Soon the police came and my father came home, too. The thief and I was not hurt badly. I knew it was my fault. I should stop the from going into the door. I learned a new rule.
A．put B．missed C．left D．stayed
A．what B．if C．when D．why
A．gave B．put C．took D．pushed
A．something important B．important something C．anything important D．important anything
A．stone B．rope C．knife D．chopstick
A．What are you doing ? B．I can do something for you. C．What’s wrong with you? D．Don’t knock at the door loudly
A．call B．called C．calls D．to call
A．caught B．was caught C．was tied D．was hurt
A．thieves B．policeman C．stranger D．parents
A．safe B．safety C．danger D．dangerous
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Chinese people________ Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are in the shape of _______ full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. They carry
_________ wishes to the families they love and miss.
There are many________ folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi ________ the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Peng Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not ______. Chang’e refused to give it to him and drank it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was _________ sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly_______ her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. _______ he wished that Chang’e could come back!
After this, people started the tradition of admiring _______ and sharing mooncakes with their families.
A．has been celebrated B．has been celebrating C．have been celebrated D．have been celebrating
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．the people B．the people’s C．people’s D． people
A．tradition B．traditional C．west D． western
A．shoot down B．shoot at C．shot down D． shot at
A．at home B．homeless C．homework D． away
A．very B．so C．too D． quite
A．laid out B．lay out C．lain out D． call out
A．How B．What C．What a D． How a
A．moon B．the moon C．moons D． the moons
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根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案
What do you think of your Chinese? Is it good or bad? If you think you are good at Chinese, you can_____the competition named the Chinese Characters Dictation Competition(汉字听写大赛). The competition became popular_____the teenagers. Let’s know something about it.
More and more computers and smart phones ____by teenagers. They spend_ _time on the Internet in playing or chatting. They are used to____messages by computers and smart phones. Some of them forget how to write Chinese Characters_____.The teachers and parents are very_ __it.What can they do?
Not long ago, they found an interesting game called the Chinese Characters Dictation. The program modeled（成形于）_8_after the American show National Spelling Bee, where middle school students stand on the stage to write down Chinese via(通过) dictation. Over two hundred competitors are from forty-six schools. The audience(观众) are interested in this new kind of competition ,too. They would like to write down the characters________the competitors were writing them. But they found it was also difficult for them to write down all the characters.Is it an interesting competition? Can you be the____?
A．take part in B．join up C．take part D．join
A．between B．in C．on D．among
A．use B．are use C．are used D．used
A．too many B．too much C．much too D．many too
A．sending B．send C．sent D．sends
A．at hand B．by hand C．in hand D．with hand
A．crazy about B．worried about C．serious about D．care about
A．it B．itself C．its D．this
A．as for B．while C．as though D．what
A．worker B．teacher C．winner D．writer
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I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of breath. He stood right before me with his head down and said , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
However, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I want.” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not see — he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome,” he smiled, and then ran off to . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself always was . I decided to see the beauty in life, and every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colorful C．simple D．wonderful
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget
完形填空阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups—crystal(水晶的), glass, plastic, some nice looking, some plain looking, some , some cheap. And he told them to help to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were , leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your and stress.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you consciously went for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and in society are the cups. They are just to hold and contain life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has us. God gave us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the of everything.
Live simply. Love feverously. Care deeply. Speak . And leave the rest to God.
A．think of B．think for C． complain about D．drop out
A．for B．at C．in D．with
A．expensive B．ordinary C．strong D．serious
A．them B．themselves C．him D．everyone
A．mixed up B．left C．taken up D．refused
A．normal B．important C．impossible D．necessary
A．thoughts B．failure C．questions D．problems
A．Who B．How much C．What D．That
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．position B．age C．health D．purpose
A．cups B．tools C．bags D．bowls
A．putting B． getting C．turning D．concentrating
A．taught B．provided C．returned D．bought
A．fun B．use C．the best D．the worst
A．kindly B．sadly C．rudely D．seriously