Suzie goes to her art class Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always looks forward to those days when she can do creative things all afternoon. She loves ___41___ bowls
and cups out of clay. Last month she learned to put ___42___ into a hot oven, called a kiln, to make it hard and strong. After the pottery（陶器）has __43____ down from the kiln, sometimes she ___44___ it with all different colors. Bright colors are her __45____, although sometimes she likes to paint in "___46___ colors," like brown and dark green. What Suzie likes best about art is the good feel
ing she gets ___47___ she has finished __48____ on a piece of art. And then when she takes it home to show her parents she feels so __49____ of what she has made.
On Wednesdays Suzie does something else that she really ___50___. On Wednesday afternoons she writes articles for the school newspaper. When she first ___51___ to her school, she wrote an article about how it feels to be a new student in a new school. Her second article in the newspaper was about a teacher at her school who had just finished writing a book. On the day the newspaper comes ___52___, the first thing Suzie does is to ___53___ where her article is in the newspaper. And at the beginning of her article, are the words: By Suzanne Jefferson.
On the way home from school yesterday, Suzie ___54___ to thinking about how __55____ art and writing are the same. In art class she thinks of __56____ things to make, and then spends a lot of time making it look just right. And when she writes articles for the school newspaper, she thinks of creative things to __57____, and then spends a lot of time making it __58____ just right. And when she has finished writing a really good sentence, she feels almost as if she has made a beautiful piece of art.
Suzie __59____ home so she could write something short before dinner. She already had lots of ideas for next month's newspaper. And she wanted to make sure that none of her creative ideas ___60___ away before she wrote them down permanently on paper.
A．using B．painting C．drawing D．making
A．bowls B．pottery C．cups D．clay
A．dropped B．cooled C．come D．fallen
A．rubs B．cleans C．brushes D．paints
A．bests B．friends D．fears
A．bright B．earth C．black D．deep
A．before B．when C．that D．until
A．working B．painting C．putting D．taking
A．worried B．anxious C．happy D．proud
A．promises B．wants C．hates D．enjoys
A．got B．sent C．moved D．returned
A．up B．in C．out D．about
A．read B．search C．overlook D．check
A．began B．went C．got D．started
A．soon B．much C．long D．far
A．relative B．creative C．productive D．active
A．tell B．talk C．speak D．say
A．feel B．look C．sound D．appear
A．rushed B．walked C．got D．went
A．left B．forgot C．floated D．kept
Many people spend their New Year’s Eve getting dressed up and dancing their way to midnight. My brother and I decided to do things a bit .
We each filled a backpack with clothes, shoes and other things and headed out to the . The first person we saw was a 15-16-year-old boy picking up plastic bottles on the train platform(站台). We called him over and started up a(n) .We had a look at his and noticed he had fingernails (手指甲). We explained that it was to keep short nails and then we cutting them for him. When we were , we offered him some chocolate candies, which made him look at us .We talked to him some more and began some of the chocolate ourselves. Finally, he took the chocolate himself and then began telling us his .
His name was Raju. After his mother died, his father remarried. Unable to his stepmother (继母), Raju ran away from and has been living on the streets for 3 years, collecting and empty plastic bottles.
When we met Raju, he wasn’t wearing any . One quick look into our backpacks and we what we were looking for － a pair of Nike shoes. When we dressed him in them — Raju’s eyes were full of . “These shoes are so great, Nothing will hurt my . Thank you so much!” Touched by our actions, he joined us as we walked around and looked for those in need.
A．busily B．differently C．quickly D．carefully
A．shop B．bus station C．train station D．forest
A．empty B．new C．useful D．beautiful
A．trouble B．game C．experiment D．conversation
A．head B．legs C．hands D．face
A．no B．broken C．long D．dirty
A．difficult B．possible C．strange D．important
A．began B．preferred C．enjoyed D．continued
A．asked B．done C．accepted D．advised
A．gladly B．bravely C．doubtfully D．nervously
A．sending B．throwing C．eating D．keeping
A．slowly B．secretly C．directly D．hopelessly
A．wish B．story C．luck D．wealth
A．catch up with B．make use of C．get along with D．take hold of
A．school B．platform C．city D．home
A．borrowing B．selling C．returning D．painting
A．shoes B．shirts C．gloves D．trousers
A．forgot B．described C．found D．checked
A．fear B．happiness C．surprise D．politeness
A．feet B．heart C．belief D．life
I still remember the year when I started university. It was a very time for me. Like many other new students I missed my mother’s cooking and my friends, got quite homesick and thought of leaving university and going home.
The time for many students was getting letters from home, and at first my mailbox was full. But the letters gradually became fewer and finally the day came when I found my mailbox was . It made me feel quite miserable(愁苦的，不幸的). Then one day while I was waiting for the postman I saw that I had a postcard in my box. Happily I sat down to read it, that it was from one of my friends. it was of a young woman called Annie and her new baby. I took the card back to my room, put it into my desk drawer and all about it.
Several days later, I another postcard. This time it was about Antonio, Annie’s cousin. Soon later, another card came and then another, full of interesting information about people I had met. I began to really look forward to them, to see what the writer would next. They made me feel unhappy with my own life and I even began to smile. while the cards coming, I joined some societies and made some new friends. At last I was beginning to enjoy life. The postcards had made me feel happy and helped me begin a new life so I all the cards and even now bring them out I feel miserable.
A．easy B．difficult C．good D．bad
A．often B．sometimes C．only D．seldom
A．busiest B．hardest C．happiest D．worst
A．as time went by B．as time going C．with time went D．with time going by
A．open B．closed C．full D．empty
A．enjoying B．expecting C．hoping D．writing
A．So B．Although C．However D．But
A．postcards B．emails C．letters D．news
A．cared B．forgot C．thought D．realized
A．sent B．accepted C．received D．wrote
A．either B．neither C．every D．each
A．ever B．never C．once D．always
A．surprised B．interested C．frightened D．worried
A．write about B．think about C．ask for D．come up
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．Actually B．At the same time C．Luckily D．Frequently
A．began B．continued C．stopped D．finished
A．college B．home C．hardship D．common
A．sold B．sent C．thrown D．kept
A．whenever B．wherever C．whichever D．when
Two thieves came to a house to steal something, they a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many in the house. The woman in the moonlight a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house. “Look! In one,” she said to the man in the house. He was so frightened that he crawled out of the house and said to the one outside, “She me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to into the house together.” At that time two mice to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come , catch them!” The two thieves were terribly . The man in the house said, “You saw them come in where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear they had been found or not the night before. The next day they as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein(缰绳) broke and the woman came home for a . She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “ they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly their sweet potatoes.
A．pulled B．dug C．pushed D．worked
A．rope B．mouse C．mice D．dog
A．saw B．see C．listened to D．listen to
A．rises B．flows C．comes D．stands
A．hardly B．hurriedly C．properly D．finally
A．waiting B．doing C．taking D．ploughing
A．gave B．found C．existed D．led
A．go B．walk C．crawl D．jog
A．happened B．took place C．happen D．take place
A．many B．little C．one D．two
A．disappointed B．frightened C．surprised D．amazed
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．running away B．running back C．running after D．running out
A．that B．what C．which D．whether
A．operated B．spotted C．acted D．gathered
A．water B．plough C．rope D．tool
A．couldn’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t
A．What B．When C．Where D．How
A．permit B．admit C．remind D．hurry
A．with B．without C．along D．around
Most people would have given up on an old, blind horse. But Berowra’s Justine Ruta is not most people.
The lights went out for 27-year-old Appaloosa Prince in March last year_ _cataracts(白内障)，an eye disease __ _ blindness. Experts advised euthanasia(安乐死) as the best choice. Instead, Ruta, 27, retrained the __ _she was given on her 13th birthday and the pair are _ __ together again.
Two years ago, one of the horse’s eyes developed a cataract and Ruta was told he might go _ __. When he did go _ _ blind, some people said the best thing to do would be to put him down. But one vet saw him and gave a(n) _ __opinion. He said the connection between the ___ _ was so strong that he would trust her to do anything with the horse.
So, for the next six months, Ruta would teach Prince to _ __her other senses to get around. She used wind chimes(风铃) to __ _him to his food. She played the radio before walks. She lifted his head to encourage him to _ _ his legs when walking up hills. The __ __ helped improved Prince’s weak legs and put a(n) _ _ on his owner’s face.
Ruta thought she could not face the idea of __ _ the horse who helped her through so much as a teenager, __ _ after losing her father when she was 15. When she first got the horse, she fell in love with him and _ _ every weekend with him.
Ruta, who is a vet at Wild Life Sydney Zoo, said she hoped her__ _would encourage others not to _ _ when things get difficult. “It takes _ _ and patience,” she said, “It was so challenging but it was __ _in the end.”
A．in case of B．according to C．because of D．in need of
A．introducing B．causing C．stopping D．avoiding
A．dog B．friend C．partner D．horse
A．swimming B．riding C．waiting D．holding
A．blind B．dead C．mad D．deaf
A．normally B．finally C．completely D．exactly
A．different B．important C．similar D．immediate
A．group B．pair C．team D．couple
A．forget B．play C．use D．close
A．lead B．send C．show D．carry
A．step B．shake C．bend D．lift
A．performances B．walks C．tasks D．lessons
A．expression B．mask C．shadow D．smile
A．selling B．punishing C．losing D．training
A．surely B．generally C．mainly D．especially
A．began B．appreciated C．finished D．spent
A．story B．idea C．wish D．memory
A．fall down B．try out C．turn back D．give up
A．money B．understanding C．love D．work
A．suitable B．worthwhile C．useful D．interesting
阅读下在短文，从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。
A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, “Aunty Misery” at her.
One evening, a passer-by asked to for the night. Seeing that he had an face, she let him in and gave him a nice . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her that anyone who climbed up her tree not be able to come back down until she it.
When the children came back to steal her , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long she gave the tree permission to let go. Aunty Misery was free from the at last.
One day another man her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, she asked who he was. “I am Death. I’ve come to take you me,” said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to some pears from my pear tree to remember the it brought to me in this life. But I am too to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree _ and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
A．hopeless B．painful C．dull D．crazy
A．calling B．shouting C．announcing D．whispering
A．stay B．live C．hide D．lie
A．interesting B．honest C．anxious D．angry
A．gift B．kiss C．treat D．smile
A．suggestion B．advice C．permission D．wish
A．could B．should C．might D．must
A．permitted B．promised C．answered D．declared
A．branch B．food C．tree D．fruit
A．after B．while C．since D．before
A．it B．them C．him D．her
A．trick B．question C．trouble D．difficulty
A．stepped into B．left for C．stopped at D．walked around
A．so B．but C．although D．because
A．with B．off C．upon D．for
A．choose B．pick C．shake D．hit
A．honor B．pleasure C．hope D．excitement
A．light B．short C．old D．thin
A．proud B．kind C．fine D．smart
A．disappointedly B．cheerfully C．unwillingly D．Eagerly