The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was 31 cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she 32 but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler, 33 happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the 34 .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is 35 I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you 36 .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the 37 , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by 38 . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry 39 those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was 40 to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as 41 as he could, ‘how silly you are! My 42 ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43 I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man 44 to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the 45 person.
A．drinking B．making C．selling D．washing
A．turned around B．turned down C．turned on D．turned off
A．what B．when C．where D．why
A．air B．land C．water D．environment
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．a lie B．a joke C．a story D．a truth
A．wind B．rain C．waves D．sands
A．himself B．itself C．ourselves D．themselves
A．afraid B．surprised C．sad D．angry
A．slow B．fast C．soon D．high
A．father B．mother C．son D．daughter
A．Or B．So C．Because D．Though
A．began B．continued C．forgot D．waited
We have an English corner in our classroom. Every morning many of my classmates come to the corner. My teacher Miss Zhang comes here, too. At the corner, we all speak English.
The corner started last year. At first, there were only__ students because many were ____to speak English. After several weeks, more and more students came here. At first, some students just _____to the other students. I was one of them. I was afraid to speak English. I thought someone would ______me, but I wanted to speak. I always spoke English in my heart. My teacher went on saying, “Don’t be afraid. Open your mouth.” I tried and tried to open my mouth. At last, I said, “Hello!” to the teacher. The teacher was very ____. She said “Hello!” to me at once. From ___on, I began to speak English. I work hard at English and I try my best _more. I learn __my teacher and my classmates at the corner. Now I can speak a little English. Every Sunday morning, I come to the corner ___.
It’s a good ___ to speak English. Please join us.
A．a lot of B．a few C．a little D．a bit of
A．excited B．interested C．angry D．afraid
A．talked B．spoke C．listened D．came
A．help B．laugh at C．stop D．fit into
A．happy B．interesting C．sad D．afraid
A．then B．now C．today D．that
A．saying B．of talk C．to speak D．telling
A．to B．at C．for D．from
A．late B．often C．early D．too
A．room B．place C．home D．school
Kate Spotz is a 22-year-old girl from America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she__ ___ , she’ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip.
Spotz began___ ____ when she was at university. She has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike from Seattle to Washington.
Spotz knows that she______ see some unexpected(想不到的) things during the trip. It will be very______ if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. _____ she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties. “I had never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said. “But once I ______ it, I realized that maybe I could do something even______.”
Spotz wants to collect______ for an organization called“ Blue Planet Run” by going on this trip. The organization offers free and safe drinking water to people who need it.
It’ll take her about three months to finish this______. Good luck to this______ girl and best wishes to her!A. dreams .B. missesC. succeeds
A. sailingB. bikingC. swimming
A. mustB. mayC. should
A. dangerous B. boringC. exciting
A. IfB. ButC. So
A. saw B. metC. finished
A. easier B. more difficultC. more dangerous
A.food B. moneyC. clothes
A.plan B. lessonC. trip
A. brave B. modernC. polite
When Mr. Hunt woke up in the morning, he felt his bedroom was very bright. He thought he ____ to turn off the light again. He sat up and tried to do that. And now he ____ it was the sunlight.
Mr. Hunt went to see their daughter in the city two days ago. She cooked some food for him ____ he left. But Mr. Hunt hoped to have breakfast in a restaurant near the park. And then he could walk ____ the lake. He put on his clothes and went out. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and the ____ was fresh (清新的) . But people were busy and he could see only some old people and children. He went in the restaurant and sat down at a table, waiting for the ____.
“Hi, Peter!” someone called him and he saw it was his ____ Richard. “Hi, Richard. Glad to meet you here.” “Glad to meet you, too,” said Richard. “I’m sorry , but I ____ my wallet at home . So could you lend fifty dollars to me, please?” “Sure, but I have only twenty five dollars in my ___.” “It doesn’t matter ,” said Richard , “ then you’ll owe(欠) me twenty-five dollars and I’ll owe you ____ dollars , too . That’ll be fair (公平的) .”
A．knew B．hoped C．forgot D．liked
A．guessed B．found C．said D．told
A．before B．after C．when D．because
A．in B．on C．under D．around
A．fruit B．cloud C．air D．water
A．money B．glass C．answer D．menu
A．friend B．worker C．driver D．waiter
A．took B．put C．forgot D．left
A．shoes B．pocket C．shirt D．hand
A．fifteen B．twenty C．twenty-five D．thirty
John Thomas was a student, but he had been a famous champion(冠军). Everybody at Boston University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was . People all over the country about John Thomas and often asked, “Will he ever jump again?”
John's mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his leg. Then she looked into his . She knew what her son would . “You're going to jump again, John, I know it,” she said. “ will be all right.”
If John hoped to jump again, he would have a to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed, John started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his looked like a machine shop!
It was May when John the hospital. “Is it all right if I go camping this summer?” he asked the doctors.
“Yes,” the doctors said. “But take care of that foot.”
John took only walks at first. He was taking care of his foot, but not of anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little . In late summer John went back to . He asked if he could practise with the football team. Football wasn't his favorite, but he had to get that leg again! He worked hard. “No one pushed him as hard as he pushed himself,” said one of his friends. “To a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch.”
A．sorry B．afraid C．alone D．tired
A．thought B．talked C．heard D．moved
A．broken B．lost C．missing D．dead
A．arms B．feet C．eyes D．legs
A．make B．use C．agree D．do
A．Nothing B．Anything C．Something D．Everything
A．little B．lot C．few D．bit
A．chair B．classroom C．home D．bed
A．reached B．called C．left D．found
A．short B．long C．quick D．fast
A．after B．if C．before D．when
A．later B．better C．more D．less
A．school B．hospital C．shop D．church
A．thick B．strong C．straight D．hard
A．look B．hear C．know D．see
Mr Smith from London. Now he is in China. He is .He teaches English a middle school. He works very hard. His students like very much. He can a little Chinese . His students often teach him Chinese Sundays. Mr Smith likes playing football . He often plays football his students.
Mr Smith a son. His name is Jack. He is student. He studies in a middle school. He goes to school bike everyday. He gets back home at four in the afternoon. He likes TV in the evening.
A．come B．comes C．are D．coming
A．a teacher B．a worker C．a driver D．a farmer
A．on B．in C．to D．from
A．he B．him C．she D．her
A．say B．speak C．talk D．tell
A．at B．on C．of D．in
A．for B．to C．with D．at
A．has B．have C．there is D．there are
A．on B．by C．in D．of
A．seeing B．looking C．watching D．looking at