It was almost 9:00 pm when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was 16 . She started her car and 17 down the dark road that led to her house in the country.
She 18 the radio and listened to songs while she was driving. The heater wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her 19 .
The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small 20 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知觉).
When she woke up, her head was bleeding (流血)，and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know 21 she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very sad. She 22 the ice wouldn’t hold her car for very long. She tried to walk up several times, but she kept falling into the snow. Mia tried 23 time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that 24 could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t move. Mia closed her eyes and waited to die.
Then she heard a voice. Mia 25 her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck”, said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”
A．raining B．sunny C．snowing D．windy
A．ran B．drove C．walked D．rode
A．turned on B．turned over C．turned off D．turned down
A．happy B．excited C．tired D．warm
A．bridge B．village C．town D．farm
A．how B．what C．why D．where
A．know B．knew C．knows D．knowing
A．one B．one more C．other D．the other
A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
A．close B．closed C．opened D．open
Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads. Sometimes the drivers drive too fast or do not drive carefully enough .Some of them traffic rules and cause accidents.
According to some researchers, it is usually the pedestrians(行人) who cause the accidents. A lot of road users are very . They walk or run across the roads the cars. They walk in the roads but not on the walkways. Some do not take the time to the green lights and simply cross the roads against the red lights.
Many people think accidents often happen in roads in large cities, but this is not always true. , Tokyo is one of the world’s largest cities and probably one of the busiest cities. However, there are accidents to pedestrians. The reason is that the police there are very and the pedestrians are very careful . Pedestrians never cross the roads against a red light and they follow the traffic rules.
Do you know alcohol(酒精) is another main cause of traffic accidents? It delays(延缓) people’s response(反应). Those who have drunk alcohol are in making decision. They need a few more seconds to react. Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers. It is not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking, drunk pedestrians may put their lives in danger as well.
A．make B．break C．follow D．remember
A．tired B．careful C．careless D．afraid
A．at the end of B．in the center of C．on top of D．in front of
A．turn on B．wait for C．set up D．look for
A．busy B．wide C．clean D．new
A．In fact B．By the way C．For example D．In other words
A．very few B．so many C．some D．lots of
A．lazy B．polite C．patient D．strict
A．even B．never C．hardly D．always
A．slow B．active C．excited D．lazy
Robert was always busy. One day, some naughty children wanted to make fun of . One of them said to Robert, “There are birds’ eggs that tree. Could you please get them for us?”
Robert wanted to help the children, he knew that the naughty children would take away his boots if he left them on the ground. So he tied (捆) the boots to his body .
“We’ll your boots for you! You can leave them here,” said the children.
“Thank you!” Robert replied. “But I’m quite busy .As soon as I get the for you, I’ll go home.”
A．her B．him C．you D．me
A．in B．with C．for D．without
A．so B．or C．but D．because
A．put on B．look for C．take off D．take care of
A．eggs B．birds C．kits D．leaves
“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my father’s story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework midnight. Life was hard, because they had no !
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where people can become rich.
“ don’t I go to America?” he said to himself, full of hope.
So, my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire（雇佣） me because I spoke English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t the schooling(学费).
My father working hard, and reached his goal.
“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.” That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．towards C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
Mrs. Turner, a doctor in a big hospital, liked all things tidy and clean. One Friday, Mr. Turner went work and he a lot of dirty clothes here and there. That day Mrs. Turner happened to be at home. When she those dirty clothes, she felt sick. And she didn’t want to do .After breakfast, Joan, one of her friends to visit her. The girl found the rooms were ,so she asked, “Don’t you your room today, Mrs. Turner?”
“No, I don’t,” said the doctor.
“Why don’t you your glasses, then?”
“In this way I think the rooms are tidy and clean,” answered Mrs. Turner.
A．washed B．left C．gave D．made
A．looked at B．watched C．saw D．wrote
A．nothing B．something C．the washing D．cleaning
A．nice B．beautiful C．clear D．dirty
A．clean B．sweeping C．cleared D．dusted
A．wear B．put on C．take D．take off
What’s the difference(区别) between studies and life in primary schools and middle schools? Here, two students give you ideas.
Wang Junli, 14, Chongqing
In the primary school, I walked to school every day because it is not far my home. But in the middle school, I should live at school because our school tells us to do so. After two middle school life, I learn a lot. That is, you need to learn to yourself(你自己) and learn to do things by yourself.
Huang Lu, 14, Chengdu
My name is Huang Lu. I had(有) only 4 subjects they were very easy to learn in the primary school. When I to the middle school, I find that there are more subjects history and geography. They are to learn so I don’t know how to learn them well. Every day I to be interested in all subjects. Listen to the teachers and take notes carefully. They are my .
A．our B．their C．your D．my
A．near B．in C．at D．from
A．years’ B．years C．weeks’ D．weeks
A．look out B．look at C．look after D．look for
A．because B．but C．so D．and
A．am B．come C．want D．hope
A．like B．likes C．is like D．are like
A．easy B．fun C．difficult D．bad
A．have B．try C．dislike D．ask
A．notes B．subjects C．schools D．ideas