When I had something difficult to do, I used to ask my mother for help. But she always said, “Do it yourself,dear.” I was not 1 at all. I thought she was the 2 mother in the world!
For example,one day, I decided to 3 some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were everywhere. And I didn’t make the bed. I asked my 4 to help me clean it, 5 she still said,“Do it yourself,girl.”
Because of my “lazy mother”,I have to 6 my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents 7 I even have to go to the dentist by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well,but I have learned 8 .
As time goes by, I understand my mother. She makes me clever and diligent (勤奋的) 9 a great mother! A 10 mother is worth(等值于) one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?A. old B. glad C. thin
A. tallest B. most foolish C. laziest
A. leave B. invite C. visit
A. mother B. father C. brother
A. or B. when C. but
A. wash B. lead C. knoc
A. do housework B. go swimming C. go camping
A. on show B. by mistake C. a lot
A. Which B. What C. Who
A. young B. good C. happy
Michael Essany is the young star of his own TV talk show. When he was 14, he bought some 36machines and asked a local television station to air (播放) his show. Michael contacted 500 famous people but only three of them 37to be on his show. However, now many well-known people want to be on his show. In 2003, the Michael Essany Show became so 38that even the E! network made a show about his show!
Michael’s show is 39from the living room of his family’s house. Before the show starts, his parents 40the guests at the airport and make them comfortable. While the show is 41, Michael tells jokes and interviews the guests, and his parents 42the video machines. After Michael finished the show, the guests eat dinner with Michael and his43in the dining room.
Michael’s fame (名气) is 44, but he still has plans and goals. “I would like to be the host of The Tonight Show. That is my 45, and it’s a dream I intend to realize one day.” A. radio B. video C. Internet
A. forgot B. refused C. agreed
A. strange B. popular C. serious
A. recorded B. discovered C.introduced
A. help out B. look after C. pick up
A. on B. off C. up
A. mend B. run C. sell
A. family B. audience C. boss
A. falling B. disappearing C. growing
A. advice B. dream C. story
More and more people are becoming interested in the internet. They have formed a bad habit. In fact,the bad habit has become a (31)—Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD网络综合症).Staying (32)for more than six hours a day (33)working or studying, and feeling very upset from not being able to get online, are the two major symptoms (症状)of IAD
Internet addiction(上瘾) is(34)in China now. A recent research (35)that 42% Of Chinese young people get quite interested in the web, while only 18% of Americans feel in the same(36).
What causes IAD? Some people believe that It's the lack(缺乏) of family care. Most children in China are the (37)ones in their families. They are only told to (38)hard, but few really care about their personal interest .So some children would like to keep(39)away from the real world
How can people stay away from IAD? Don t get online any more, go back to the real world and if it doesn't work, go to see the(40)___, A. disease B.task C. rule
A .home B.online C. in school
A. because ofB. Out of C. instead of
A. changing B. increasing C .becoming less
A. shows B. notices C knows
A. road B. way C. country
A. bestB .worst C. only
A. study B. play C. think
A. themselves B.their parents C. their teachers
A. friend B. teacher C.doctor
One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat ___26____a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were ____27______.
“Is 28 there?” Millie asked. Nobody answered. They 29 very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.
“What happened?” Andy asked. “There’s a ghost in the 30 . Please help us.” Millie said. “Really? Tell me more.” Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, 31 beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard 32 noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was now sure the sound33 from the bushes. He searched carefully.
“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself. He 34a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, 35 made a sound like a whisper.
A.under B.on C.behind D.in
A.excited B.frightened C.frightening D.exciting
A.saw B.looked C.heard D.listened
A.church B.school C.garden D.park
A.a B.the C.an D.other
A.came B.learned C.heard D.fell
A.smelled B.looked C.searched D.found
A.he B.she C.it D.that
"Where is the university(大学)?"This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥)ask. But no one can give them a 36 answer, for there is no wall to be found 37 the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, 38 , museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and 39 of the thirty-one colleges (学院). .
Cambridge was already a 40 town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once 41 the Cam. A 42 was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name "Cambridge".
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much 43 in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a 44 in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100, 000. Many young students in other countries 45 to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.
A.true B.clear C.right D.real
A.around B.in C.near D.by
A.cinemas B.parks C.zoos D.libraries
A.parents B.farmers C.workers D.teachers
A.interesting B.usual C.developing D.common
A.said B.called C.spoken D.talked
A.bridge B.building C.station D.house
A.smaller B.slower C.faster D.cleaner
A.city B.college C.university D.country
A.stop B.hate C.hope D.need
Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb 31 highest peak (山峰) in the Alps. 32 mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop 33 and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not 34 his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber 35 was planning to climb the highest peak.
Franz was very angry when he found out 36 Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, too. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top 37 him.
Rudi turned out to be a very good climber, 38 as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and couldn’t go on farther. Franz 39 behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the 40 to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to 41 him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was 42 and hurt. Rudi must decide whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.
He thought Saxo’s life was more 43 than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz continued the climb, and finally 44 reached the top. Later, the villagers 45 knew Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.
A.the B.a C.an D./
A.Rudi B.The Rudi’s C.Rudis’ D.Rudi’s
A.climbing B.climb C.to climb D.climbed
A.try out B.give up C.go over D.work out
A.what B.which C.whom D.who
A.which B.what C.that D.where
A.after B.behind C.before D.over
A.but B.so D.for
A.walked B.rested C.stayed D.watched
A.first B.second C.third D.last
A.take B.beat C.push D.help
A.helpful B.helping C.helps D.helpless
A.popular B.successful C.important D.interesting
A.he B.they C.them D.him
A.both B.none C.either D.all