A woman saw three old men sitting outside. She said," I don’ t think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something to___1____ . ""We don’t go into a house ___2___," they answered. "Why is that?" she asked. One of the old men said, "His name is Wealth (财富) this is Success, and I am Love. Now go in and___3___with your family which one of us you want in your house. "The woman went in and told her family all that happened. She said, "Let’s invite Wealth. We have been so___4___ . " Her husband disagreed, "My dear, why don’t we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man?" Then her daughter asked, "Would it be___5__ to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with love!" In the end, the family decided to take the ___6___advice.So the woman went out and asked, "Which one of you is___7___? Please come in and be our guest. " Love got up and started walking to the house. The other two also got up and ___8___ him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, " I____9___invite Love. Why are you coming along?" The two old men answered, "If you invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to___10____, but as you invite Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success. "
When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friedns.One day my mother was 46 and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.
Suddenly I ran to my mother and said,“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very 47 and ran out of the kitchen.Then I said,“Don’t worry,I’m just 48 .”And my mother shouted at me,“If you do it 49 ,I’ll hit you.”
One day I went swimming with my 50in the sea.I wanted to play a joke on them.In the beginning,I went swimming 51 ,and I called out,“Help!”All my friends came to help me,only to 52 that I was joking.But the next time I wasn’t joking.I was so 53 that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my frineds for help,but this time nobody came to help me.
54 ,They found I was telling the truth.They came and saved my life.They took me to the hospital.This is the best 55in my life.From then on,I haven’t joked on anyone.
A．writing B．sleeping C．cooking D．running
A．angry B．worried C．sorry D．excited
A．smiling B．saying C．playing D．joking
A．now B．then C．again D．once
A．friends B．classmates C．brothers D．parents
A．fast B．slowly C．well D．alone
A．find B．understand C．say D．think
A．careful B．careless C．fast D．slow
A．In the end B．At first C．Since then D．At that time
A．time B．sport C．lesson D．day
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realisticgoal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 45 .”
A．speech B．paper C．notice D．diary
A．paint B．win C．own D．sell
A．just B．almost C．ever D．even
A．heart B．life C．advice D．trust
A．to B．with C．from D．for
A．word B．letter C．note D．post
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
A．unusual B．unforgettable C．unimportant D．unrealistic
A．money B．time C．space D．effort
A．wonder B．way C．problem D．matter
A．Though B．since C．Until D．If
A．himself B．him C．it D．itself
A．change B．gift C．message D．decision
A．long B．thick C．same D．correct
A．grade B．dream C．duty D．secret
As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He’s very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other 31in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 32 . He was an actor.
Maybe it’s interesting to hear that and that’s 33 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted 34 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 36 __.Dickens’ early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He 37 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write 38 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39a story. But what a pity! We’ll never know _40_ it ended.
A．cities B．countries C．towns D．villages
A．reading B．writing C．acting D．playing
A．what B．how C．when D．why
A．the next B．next C．next to D．next time
A．too B．as well C．as well as D．also
A．book B．story C．play D．film
A．hated B．enjoyed C．wanted D．shamed
A．as B．while C．until D．since
A．drawing B．singing C．writing D．making
A．what B．how C．who D．which
Many Chinese students don’t pay much attention to spoken English at school. They think it necessary to practice 36English in class, but not 37class. Here is a story to show you 38important it is to speak the English language freely in everyday life.
A foreigner once 39hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he 40his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again in order to 41that he wanted something 42because he could not speak English. The waiter soon 43him a cup of tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then took 44the tea and gave him a cup of coffee. Still the man didn’t 45what he wanted. He tried again and again, but he wasn’t able to make the waiter 46him. Finally 47man came in. He spoke English 48and fluently. After a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of 49.
So you see a man can go hungry if he 50master（掌握）a foreign language.A. speak B. speaking C. to speak
A. outsider B. out C. out of
A. how B. how an C. what an
A. get B. gets C. got
A. open B. opened C. opens
A. express B. expressed C. expressing
A. eats B. eating C. to eat
A. took B. brought C. bought
A. away B. out of C. down
A. make B. give C. get
A. understand B. understood C. be understood
A. other B. the other C. another
A. clean B. clear C. clearly
A. he B. him C. his
A. doesn’t B. won’t C. isn’t
Everyone can feel stressed out because of too many things happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have __36__ opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard.
You are not a children any more, but you are not __37__, even though you have to deal with some grow-up problems and made decisions by __38__. Families can be one of the biggest causes（原因）of stress, such as problems of arguing with __39__ or brothers or sisters. Teenagers also have lots of stress from __40__, either from their teachers or from their classmates. Some teenagers also feel __41__ about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some can’t __42__ to go to university. It is hard for some teenagers to get a job after they graduate. There are so many young people finishing school __43__ not enough jobs for them. Though there is a lot of stress, you can find many ways to __44__ it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound __45__, but it is helpful. A. more B. fewer C. many
A. a baby B. a teenagerC. an adult
A. yourself B. himself C. myself
A. teachers B. parents C. classmates
A. family B. society C. school
A. relaxed B. stressed C. excited
A. afford B. offer C. refuse
A. and B. but C. or
A. agree with B. talk with C. deal with
A. simple B. difficult C. good