One very cold morning, my, father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the ____31____.
“About an hour.”he answered.
“I wish I could go hone now—my __32__ aches.”
“I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?”said my father.
“But my headache is getting __33__.”
“Well,” said he,“you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home __34__ tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄,一种苦药).It will __35__ you a lot.”
I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not to __36__ the terrible medicine. But it was too __37__.She understood my __38__ as well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.
I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter it was! I would rather __39__ all day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be __40__.
Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.A. field B. hospital C. factory
A. tooth B. head C. stomach
A. better B. worse C. less
A. but B. or C. and
A. hurt B. worry C. help
A. take B. buy C. make
A. early B. late C. easy
A. joke B. duty C. problem
A. work B. play C. study
A. kind B. honest C, helpful
Do you think of your parents? “Yes, of course.” you may answer, “I buy a present for my mother on . And I give my father a present on Father’s Day, too.” Then what about the other days of a year? Always to think of your parents, not just on some days.
I have a friend. She alone, because her parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to make a telephone call. She dialed(拨) the number, but then she put the phone . After about ten seconds, she dialed the number again. “Hi, Mom …”
Later, I asked, “Why did you dial the number ?” She smiled, “My parents are old. They can’t get the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them time to answer the call.”
My friend is a good girl. She is always her parents, so why not her? You’ll also be a good child.
A.Father’s Day B.Mother’s Day C.Teachers’ Day
A.ask B.forget C.remember
A.important B.interesting C.difficult
A.live B.lives C.lived
A.up B.off C.down
A.once B.twice C.several times
A.far from B.behind C.close to
A.few B.a little C.a lot
A.thinking about B.picking up C.looking for
A.ask B.learn from C.talk about
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根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案,并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
Every spring, London hosts the Chelsea Flower Show. It is one of the most popular garden and flower shows in the world. People show off their creativity with trees and flowers. Different kinds of shaped and styled gardens during the show time. In one show, you can see a garden hung in the air. In , the whole garden is made out of plasticine! (橡皮泥) The colorful gardens show Britain’s joy of gardening. Up and down the country, people shape and style their gardens. If a home doesn’t have a garden, people will rent a piece of land gardening and growing fruit and vegetables.
But you don’t have to be good at gardening. Anyone can do it including kids. Kids can brooms(扫帚) for buckets(水桶)and help water the plants. This is in Britain, helping with “housework” includes the garden.
My dad was the “master” of the garden. He often asked me to help him with the tasks. He would mow the lawn(修剪草坪) I would water our trees and plants.
Compared with indoor , gardening is very relaxing. The smooth sounds of water, wind and singing birds make gardening a favorite activity. You feel pride as you see a small seed(种子) grow a soft, colorful flower. This teaches us the skills of patience and dedication(奉献): two useful skills for .
A.will be built B.must be seen C.would be planted D.can be seen
A.the other B.another C.others D.other
A.using as B.used as C.using for D.used for
A.change B.buy C.make D.get
A.why B.because C.how D.what
A.outdoors B.outdoor C.indoor D.indoors
A.while B.but C.so D.until
A.homework B.schoolwork C.housework D.farming
A.into B.in C.to D.for
A.study B.life C.people D.Country
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These days computer games have become more and more popular. A lot of small shops along busy streets have changed into computer game houses in order to get more ____. These places are always crowded with people.
In the computer game houses, people______ a lot of money matching on the machines. People want to win when they play computer games. The more they ____, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t ______without it. The result is that some people don’t want to ______and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are ______. They don’t want to have lessons. When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their ______. Some of them can get enough money from their ____. But some of them are not lucky enough to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others and become ______.
Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a ______problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.
A.boys B.money C.computers D.houses
A.take B.spend C.cost D.pay
A.lose B.try C.waste D.watch
A.come B.eat C.study D.live
A.watch TV B.play games C.stay there D.work
A.better B.exciting C.even worse D.interesting
A.classes B.rooms C.schools D.shops
A.classmates B.teachers C.sisters D.parents
A.good B.bad C.rich D.poor
A.important B.serious C.unusual D.wonderful
There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ___ to him because it was a gift from his father.
After _ __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for ___ from a group of children playing nearby.
He ___ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn _____. They searched everywhere but still could not find the _____. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ______.
The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer __ _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he _____ where the rest had failed.
The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a ____ mind can think better than an excited one.”
A.important B.expensive C.useless D.interesting
A.finding B.searching C.watching D.studying
A.money B.danger C.work D.help
A.promised B.taught C.warned D.believed
A.angrily B.slowly C.immediately D.hardly
A.rule B.book C.child D.watch
A.way B.chance C.lesson D.smile
A.threw B.sent C.gave D.caught
A.came B.knew C.succeeded D.suggested
A.beautiful B.smart C.peaceful D.quick
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 home happily with some books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it to calm down to read a whole book. I didn't know what to do with it. Then one day I thought of "Why not make reading interesting?" This idea gave me again. Reading is a journey of' spirit(精神). Every time we read a book, we are actually talking the writer. I tried to put all my effort into his or her books, I could feel all of his or her happiness and sadness. Now books have become a part of my life.
See! Attitude(态度) can make a great . Someone once said, "Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom to their attitude." So, don't complain(抱怨) about study or work. It helps . 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习惯 C.advice D.idea
A.hard B.interesting C.happy D.easy
A.sadly B.quickly C.suddenly D.hardly
A.advice B.hope C.time D.nowledge
A.with B.about C.of D.at
A.because B.thought C.but D.so
A.decision决定 B.difference C.discussion D.promise承认
A.announce B.choose C.show D.hide
A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something