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One day. A farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe 31 the ground. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It wastes my time. ” His father said 32 but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer 33 the horseshoe and with the money he bought some strawberries.
The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the 34 . They soon drank up their water, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree for them to 35 . Thomas felt too 36 to walk on. At this time, his father gave Thomas a strawberry 37 he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him 38 strawberry and once again, his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth.
And so they 39 . The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own strawberries 40 . Always remember the lesson: If you don’t worry about the little things, you’ll find difficult to do the great things.”
A．under B．on C．for D．to
A．everyone B．anything C．nothing D．someone
A．threw B．sold C．found D．bought
A．sky B．mountain C．river D．tree
A．have a look B．have a try C．have a rest D．have a picture
A．excited B．cold C．full D．thirsty
A．and B．though C．or D．because
A．the others B．another C．others D．other one
A．turned up B．came down C．went on D．got over
A．to drink B．to ride C．to use D．to eat
Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland（瑞士） is famous for its watches. (1) , the watch was not ( 2) in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went (3) a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage（马车） inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the _(4) kind of watch. A blacksmith’s（铁匠） assistant hoped to see the watch. He (5) what it was. (6) he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the (7) but now it isn’t working.”
At once the blacksmith’s assistant（助理）decided to try to (8) it. So the traveler handed him the watch. He was very (9). So it was not surprising that he was (10) in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly（精确地） the same kind.
So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world.
A．So B．And C．However D．For
A．brought B．invented C．came D．appeared
A．on B．at C．in D．through
A．earliest B．latest C．nicest D．cheapest
A．knew B．wondered C．thought D．wrote
A．Because B．After C．So D．Since
A．time B．price C．address D．number
A．repair B．steal C．make D．buy
A．hardworking B．strong C．forgetful D．clever
A．difficult B．hard C．glad D．successful
Walt Disney，the great film-maker was born in Chicago in 1901. His greatest wish was to be a famous ___1___. When he was young, he went to a __2___ office in a city named Kansas. There he had some friends __3__. He took some pictures with himself and wanted to get a job. But he had no __4_. They looked at the pictures and said, “Sorry, young man, we don’t think there is __5__interesting in your pictures. ”
But he didn’t lose 6_ . He went on to draw pictures. His family was __7__. One day a mouse came into his room and played on the floor. He stopped __8 _ and watched it. The mouse came to him and sat on his desk, so he gave the mouse a piece of bread. Then the mouse came nearer and was given more bread.9 this way after some days the mouse became his good friend.
Disney went to the west of the USA after a few years. He tried to get work as an artist, but he wasn’t still 10 . One day he remembered the cute mouse. He picked up his pencil and began to draw. He drew some different pictures of the mouse. He called it Mickey Mouse. Now most people knew and loved him all over the world.
A． artist B． scientist C． inventor D． actor
A． book B． newspaper C． post D． photo
A． working B． living C． playing D． doing
A． luck B． luckily C． unluckily D． lucky
A． anything B． nothing C． something D． everything
A． head B． mind C． heart D． idea
A． rich B． happy C． poor D． sad
A． draw B． drawing C． to draw D． drew
A． for B． with C． in D．on
A．successful B． success C． successfully D． fail
A new term has begun. Teachers are 1 about the fact that new students are not easy to deal with(对付). They like to bring telephones（手机） and MP3 players to school. What is 2 , some students even use telephones to do out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun. Some otherstudents listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in.
Are these new students really that 3 ? “Yes.” says Delaney Kirk, a professor at Drake University. 4 she says it’s not their fault(过错). 5 , the teachers should be blamed(责备). Mrs Kirk first began thinking about students’ manners six years ago. “I had my first class in which students were sleeping or talking to each other. It seemed that learning well had nothing to do with them.” she says. “At first, I got worried about this.” but then I said to myself, “You’re giving 6 , and you need to deal with this kind of situation (情况). These students need to know more about manners. It’s time to help them develop some good 7 . They shouldn’t waste time doing nothing when they are young. Sooner or later, they may regret(后悔) the time they have wasted.”
Mrs Kirk also 8 a list of suggestions(建议) to help teachers better manage (控制) their classes. The following are among her suggestions:
lOn the first day of class, tell students how they will benefit(受益) by taking the class and the importance 9 listening carefully in class.
lDo not allow（允许） them to bring telephones or MP3 players to the class at all.
lTell them how to use telephones or MP3 players 10 .
A．excited B．worried C．surprised D．interested
A．bad B．worse C．good D．better
A．rude B．polite C．friendly D．boring
A．But B．However C．And D．So
A．Such as B．For example C．Like D．Instead
A．Math B．English C．Chinese D．lessons
A．ideas B．problems C．habits（习惯） D．classes
A．makes B．produces C．designs D．gets
A．on B．of C．at D．by
A．carefully B．properly C．clearly D．quickly
It’s November 6th today. Ben and Lisa want to buy a birthday 46. It’s their 47birthday.
“What does she 48?” Ben asks Lisa. “I don’t know.” Lisa says, “We bought（买）her some hamburgers last time.”
“Yes,” Ben says, “and we ate (吃) some of them! We can’t do that 49.”
“Let’s buy her a book. She likes 50.” Lisa says.
“What kind of book would she like?” Ben asks.
“I don’t know.” Lisa says, “Let’s go 51ask her.”
The children go to the living room. Mrs. Wilson is watching TV.
“We want to buy a book 52you, Mom.” Lisa says.“What book do you want?”
“ 53money do you have?” Their mother asks them.
“We have twenty-five yuan.” Ben says.
“Good. That’s enough(足够) for the book I want. It is Quick and Easy Cooking.”
The children buy their mother the book for her birthday. They 54her present this time, but they often eat the nice food because their mother learns a lot 55the book and cooks for them. They are very happy.A.flower B. present C.cards
A. mother’s B. Lisa’s C.brother
A.need B.can C.must
A.before B.ago C.again
A.running B.shopping C. reading
A. but B.and C.so
A. for B.on C.about
A.How much B.How often C.How many
A.not eat B.eat C.don’t eat
A.from B.about C.with
Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, and looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and ___(1) are creative（有创造性的）. Hobbies can develop your interests and help you learn new skills.
David Smith is a student. His hobby is writing. ___(2) the summer of 2000, he spent four weeks on a summer camp. As well as the usual activities, such as sailing, climbing and mounting biking, there was a writing workshop with a profession ___(3). “She asked us to imagine that we were in a story. Then we wrote about our ___(4) at the camp.”
In senior high school David wrote a story about teenage life, and it ___(5) as a book in 2003. Many teenagers love his book, and as a result, David has become a ___(6) young writer.
David has been very lucky ___(7) his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success. But he is ___(8) interested in many other things. “I like playing volleyball, too.” says David. “I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team. ___(9) I’ll write more books in the future, but I’m not sure.”
It's something difficult ___(10) that we shouldn't spend all our time on our favourite hobby. There are many other interesting things to do in life, and we should try to do something new or different.
A．other B．others C．the other D．another
A．During B．At C．For D．On
A．manager B．doctor C．singer D．writer
A．experiences B．examples C．excuses D．experiments
A．took out B．tried out C．came out D．went out
A．successful B．normal C．polite D．lonely
A．or B．but C．because D．though
A．too B．also C．only D．either
A．Usually B．Immediately C．Maybe D．Once
A．remember B．remembers C．remembered D．to remember