One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm. I loved ___31____ better than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy___32___ my father had told me I would have to ask for credit ( 赊账) at the store.
___33_____ is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect (尊重) but not charity. I had seen many times that my friends were ___34____ when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village,___35_____ was needed seriously I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.
At Dali’s Brothers store. Buck Davi was talking to a farmer. After I finished ___36_____ the things I wanted, I walked to him. “I need to put these on credit,”I said to him ____37____.
The farmer gave me a ___38_____look. But Buck’s face didn’t change in the slightest. “No problem,” he said in a relaxing voice, “ I believe your daddy will____39____them in time. " Then he turned to the farmer, This boy is Jame William’s son.”
The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time. I___40_____pride. Jame William’s Son, these three___41____ opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I___42____ that a good name was of great importance. My father’s good name had won our neighbors’ respect for our family. A good name, and the responsibility (责任) that came with ____43_____ encouraged us a lot. They made us be___44______ than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people. __45__ acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.A. something B. anything C. nothing
A. because B. while C. unless
A. Six B. Sixteen C. Sixty
A. influenced B. cheered C. refused
A. health B. money C. freedom
A. choose B. choosing C. to cheese
A. carefully B. angrily C. easily
A. pleasant B. kind C. strange
A. care for B. pay for C. look for
A. was full of B. was surprised at C. was famous for
A. letters B. words C. sentences
A. discover B. discovered C. have discovered
A. it B. him C. them
A. better B. stronger C. cleverer
A. With B. For C. By
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Most children like watching TV.On TV________can learn a lot and they can see and know many things about________country and the world.Of course,they can learn over the radio,but they can learn better and more easily with________.Why?Because they can hear and________at the same time.But they can’t________anything over the radio.Many________watch TV on Saturday or Sunday evenings.They are very busy with their lessons on________.But a few children watch TV every________.They________very late.So they can’t have a good_______.How about you,my young friends?
A.they B.you C.I D.we
A.your B.our C.my D.their
A.radio B.film C.game D.TV
A.watch B.speak C.listen D.sing
A.hear B.like C.see D.learn
A.children B.old people C.parents D.teachers
A.Monday B.Friday C.weekends D.weekdays
A.place B.time C.man D.night
A.go to bed B.go to the park C.come back home D.get home
A.time B.rest C.game D.meal
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Peter and Charley will go to the movie house.But Peter doesn’t know the________.
Charley writes the way________a piece of paper.Walk straight Sun Avenue____3____you see a restaurant.________left and you are________Center Street.You will go past a library.Then turn right.Go straight and you will see a park________you.Go________the park and turn left.After you pass________shop,you will see a supermarket.The movie house is_______the supermarket.You can’t________(错过)it.
A.way B.road C.time D.street
A.at B.on C.with D.by
A.after B.while C.until D.to
A.Walk B.Take C.Turn D.Round
A.on B.at C.in D.for
A.behind B.from C.in the front of D.in front of
A.over B.through C.on D.across
A.seventh B.seven C.five D.the first
A.next B.between C.next to D.to
A.see B.look C.lost D.miss
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Mrs Green lives in the country and she doesn’t know London very well.One day,she goes to London.She can’t find her________.Just then(就在那时)she________a man near a bus stop.
“I can ask him the way,”she says to________and asks,“Excuse me,will you please________me the way to King Street?”The man smiles(微笑)with________answer.He________know English.He speaks Japanese.He is a tourist.Then he________his hand into his pocket(口袋),________a piece of paper and asks her________it.On the paper are these words,“Sorry,I______English.”A.streetB.wayC.room
A.looks atB.watchesC.sees
A.herselfB.himselfC.itself
A.speakB.tellC.talk
A.notB.anC.no
A.don’tB.doesn’tC.isn’t
A.putsB.takesC.carries
A.bring outB.take outC.takes out
A.to seeB.to look inC.to look at
A.am not speakB.don’t speakC.don’t say
It was in autumn. A young woman was ill. She in the hospital. There was a tree her room. She saw the leaves fall down. Day after day, there were less and less leaves on the tree. The woman was very . She didn’t want to eat or drink, and she didn’t want to talk. The doctor asked her to and take a walk. She wouldn’t do that. She became worse day by day. One day she said, “When the last leaf falls down, I will die, .”
An old artist knew that. He decided to help this woman. One night, all yellow fell down. The artist painted a green and yellow leaf, then put it in the tree. The next morning, the woman looked out of the window and saw the last leaf, she was filled with . She wanted to be alive. She didn’t want to fall down like other leaves. From then on, she became and lived a long time.
Don’t your hope at anytime.
A.played B.stayed C.studied D.worked
A.outside B.inside C.from D.under
A.glad B.relaxed C.sad D.interested
A.fall asleep B.get ready C.hurry up D.get up
A.too B.also C.either D.neither
A.flowers B.plants C.leaves D.trees
A.if B.before C.until D.when
A.hope B.dream C.interest D.happiness
A.worse and worse B.better and better C.harder and harder D.thinner and thinner
A.give out B.give in C.give up D.give away
阅读下面一篇短文,理解答疑,然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。
I was once a fat girl . I weighed 336 pounds and looked as big as my fridge. I was never it. But one day I had a medical examination(体检). The told me that I was having heart trouble. It me up. I began to feel nervous. Then I decided to do something!
In a year and five months, I 104 pounds. What a great thing I did ! I didn’t have any expensive food, medical treatment(治疗)or camp-style(训练营式的)exercise. What was the secret to my ?
First I looked through the Internet for do-it-yourself that people could follow on losing weight. Of course I saw countless ads which try to get me to buy their products. But I bought nothing. The only thing I did was to change my bad . The following are what I have done. You can try these. Stop drinking something with too much sugar in it. sweet cakes. Eat green vegetables. Use only vegetable oil. Never eat after 6:30 pm. Also, do light exercise for 15 to 20 minutes five days a week.
Then I kept doing what I should do. People sometimes say,“You don’t need to tell me to do. I know it already!”But the fact is that knowing what to do and doing what you know are totally . The important thing is to know what to do and then just keep doing it.。
A.excited about B.worried about C.proud of D.happy with
A.doctor B.friend C.mother D.teacher
A.gave B.cheered C.dressed D.woke
A.borrowed B.lent C.lost D.got
A.happiness B.success C.kindness D.richness
A.advice B.news C.food D.medicine
A.grades B.look C.wish D.habits
A.Accept B.Bring C.Refuse D.Make
A.how B.what C.why D.whether
A.easy B.difficult C.similar D.different