Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 26 job which gets him 27 at five o’clock every morning. He is a 28 .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner 29 the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the 30 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.
In 31 , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each 32 on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from 33 , rain or snow. His 34 think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him 35 .
Billy 36 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest 37 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to 38 money from his customers. Since many of them 39 during the day, Billy has to collect the money 40 . Sometimes, when Billy is 41 , his older brother has to 42 the newspapers. Once Billy’s father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now, 43 he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a 44 to Europe, but he will also be happy 45 he wins a new bicycle.
A．full-time B．strange C．good D．part-time
A．indoors B．outdoors C．down D．up
A．schoolboy B．newspaper boy C．cowboy D．clever boy
A．that B．where C．which D．whether
A．house B．porch C．school D．corner
A．autumn B．winter C．morning D．summer
A．newspaper B．magazine C．letter D．email
A．air B．wind C．water D．fire
A．teachers B．parents C．bosses D．customers
A．books B．some bread C．a new bike D．tips
A．makes B．saves C．spends D．pays
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．give B．borrow C．collect D．catch
A．play B．study C．work D．rest
A．in the morning B．at night C．in the afternoon D．at noon
A．sick B．angry C．at school D．sad
A．carry B．collect C．deliver D．sell
A．then B．but C．so D．for
A．trip B．car C．bicycle D．job
A．because B．whether C．unless D．if
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 36 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, ___37___,I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the ___38___, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ___39___ in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I ___40___ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ___41___ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He ___42___ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ___43___ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ___44___my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ___45___ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ___46___would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed___47___ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ___48___ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then ___49___ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of___50___ in the way he seemed to be doing things— ___51___the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and ___52___, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a ___53___ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a ___54___if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ___55__ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.
A．forces B．allows C．causes D．forbids
A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．besides
A．parking lot B．bus stop C．school D．market
A．interesting B．surprising C．awful D．useful
A．noticed B．recognized C．called D．assisted
A．back B．handle C．wheel D．seat
A．searched B．left C．moved D．wandered
A．stopped B．started C．intended D．finished
A．crossed B．slipped C．disturbed D．inspired
A．attractive B．shiny C．simple D．expensive
A．repairmen B．businessmen C．drivers D．cyclists
A．busy B．content C．careful D．bored
A．waving B．looking C．laughing D．pointing
A．about B．for C．with D．like
A．worry B．respect C．sympathy D．pride
A．cleaning B．fixing C．replacing D．covering
A．still B．yet C．again D．soon
A．lesson B．subject C．skill D．fact
A．business B．living C．success D．right
A．tired B．doubtful C．fearful D．ashamed
I am now a good student in my class．But you don’t know that 16I started senior English
in the beginning，I found ___17_____ difficult and quite different from what we had learned in junior school．Now I still remember a teacher who taught me at that time. ___18__ teacher is a good teacher because she always tries her best to be the one _19___ classes are more active and lively with some stories and examples.
__20_ the help of my teacher, I realized the 21(important) of English，so I was 22 （determine) to learn English well. My teacher suggested that we __23_____(read) more if we want to improve our English, so every day I would do some English reading. She also 24(tell) us lessons learned in classes could help us deal with exams, but even more valuable were the lessons learned in extra-curricular activities in school. I like my English teacher very much．
Now I have made 25great progress in my English study that I am more interested in learning it than before．
There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists _____1_____. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he ____2_____
liked and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a ___3___ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering ___4____ were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a _____5_____ picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains too. But there were rugged and ____6____. Above was an ____7____ sky from which rain fell, in which lightening ____8____. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look ____9____at all.
But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny ____10____growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her ____11____. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, ____12____ the mother bird on her nest…perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize?
The King ____13____ the second picture.
Do you know why?
“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, ___14___, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your ____15___. That is the real meaning of peace.”
A．tied B．tried C．died D．mined
A．probably B．generally C．really D．finally
A．calm B．clean C．clear D．beautiful
A．houses B．mountains C．fields D．deserts
A．awful B．fearful C．terrible D．perfect
A．bare B．thick C．strong D．handsome
A．sunny B．happy C．angry D．kind
A．predicted B．drowned C．expected D．played
A．dreadful B．peaceful C．grateful D．respectful
A．tree B．grass C．bush D．flower
A．room B．kitchen C．toilet D．nest
A．sat B．trembled C．shook D．strained
A．removed B．chose C．abandoned D．postponed
A．excitement B．happiness C．trouble D．joy
A．hand B．mouth C．stomach D．heart
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting( attracting) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, __36_ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 37, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the __38__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, _39_as high as he could, but even at his tallest __40__he was unable to touch it. He began to __41__ up and down, as high as he could, at the _42 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of _43_.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to 44 on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 45 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 46 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, 47 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighbourhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. 48 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first, he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he 51 like this, the more unhappy he became.
52 , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “ This isn’t 53 . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling sad as well. There is 54 more I can do to get the apple— that is unchangeable —but we are supposed to be able to 55 our feelings. If that is the case, what can I do to feel better.
A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
A．tip B．stage C．top D．level
A．hope B．hand C．sight D．reach
A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
A．break B．shake C．take D．strike
A．up B．forward C．down D．around
A．back B．away C．up D．down
A．wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals
A．thought B．imagined C．tried D．claimed
A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D．helpful
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at 36. When I made my first visit 37 the Unites States, I was 38 I could have a nice easy holiday without any 39 problem. But how 40 I was!
At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to 41 my friend Jenny I had 41 . A worker asked if he could 43 me. “Yes,” I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s nice. Are you getting married?” he asked. “No,” I answered. “I just want to tell her 44 the phone I have arrived.” “Oh,” he said, “there is a 45 downstairs on the first floor.” “But we’re on the first floor now,” I said. “Well, I don’t know what you are 46 about. Maybe you aren’t feeling too well after your 47,” he said. “You just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better.” And he went 48 ,49 me wondering where on earth I was: at home we wash up after a 50 to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?
At last we did 51. She 52 the misunderstanding(误会): American say “to give someone a 53 ”, but we English say “ to give someone a ring”. When we say “to wash your hands”, they say “to wash 54”. And Englishmen start numbering from the floor, so the 55 floor is the second for Americans.
A．work B．school C．home D．table
A．to B．by C．from D．on
A．afraid B．worried C．wondering D．sure
A．food B．life C．language D．travel
A．late B．wrong C．right D．early
A．say B．tell C．mean D．call
A．got B．worked C．spoken D．arrived
A．help B．stay with C．lift D．drive
A．by B．in C．with D．on
A．policeman B．shop C．phone D．gate
A．listening B．talking C．saying D．coming
A．phoning B．arriving C．journey D．drive
A．off B．back C．inside D．down
A．watching B．learning C．bringing D．leaving
A．walk B．sleep C．rest D．meal
A．meet B．quarrel C．get out D．phone
A．showed B．called C．explained D．pardoned
A．visit B．present C．call D．meal
A．down B．up C．out D．back
A．one B．first C．another D．down