For years I wanted a flower garden. I would spend hours_ _1___ of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had children, five children! I was too busy _2____ care of them to grow a garden.
Money was always_3____ . When my children were _4____, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d get annoyed and say, “ Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t grow on__5___, you know.”
Finally, all five got through college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a __6_____.
I wasn’t sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money.
Then, one spring morning, _7____ Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. __8____, I heard a car come. I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right _9____ the yard.
There was a money tree in my yard! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, all over that tree.
That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty, just the way I wanted. I __10___ what my children did for me, and then I get tears in my eyes every time.
A．to think B．think C．thought D．thinking
A．taking B．to take C．taken D．took
A．short B．long C．enough D．large
A．few B．a few C．little D．a little
A．houses B．trees C．lands D．fields
A．tree B．garden C．window D．kitchen
A．in B．for C．on D．at
A．Luckily B．Unluckily C．Certainly D．Suddenly
A．in B．in front of C．behind D．near
A．think of B．think about C．think up D．think over
A businessman sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man. The boy walked through the desert for forty days he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain where the Sage (圣人) lived.
When he a room, he saw lots of strange views: businessmen coming and going, a small music group sweet music, and all kinds of delicious dishes on a large table.
The Sage everyone. The young man had to wait for two hours until it was his .
enough patience, the Sage listened to the boy, but he was too to explain to him the secret of happiness. he suggested that the boy would walk around his palace and come back in two hours.
“However,” he added, handing the boy a teaspoon with two drops of oil in it, “while you walk, this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”
The boy began to walk around the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At last he returned to the Sage.
“So,” asked the Sage, “did you notice anything amazing in my palace?” , the boy said that he had seen nothing. He was only concentrating on the .
“OK. Now go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the Sage. Now more , the boy took the spoon and walked again through the palace. Returning to the Sage, he exactly reported all he had seen.
“But where is the oil?” asked the Sage. Looking down at the spoon, the boy realized that he had spilled it all.
“Well, the secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never the two drops of oil in the spoon,” the Sage said with a smile. They were both important. Then the boy realized what happiness was.
A．until B．unless C．after D．while
A．saw B．left C．entered D．lived
A．hearing B．writing C．enjoying D．playing
A．looked for B．conversed with C．heard from D．knew about
A．time B．way C．turn D．duty
A．To B．For C．In D．With
A．busy B．angry C．happy D．funny
A．Though B．While C．Because D．Since
A．catch B．fetch C．grab D．take
A．never B．nearly C．always D．sometimes
A．Interested B．Terrified C．Embarrassed D．Excited
A．spoon B．man C．castle D．palace
A．carefully B．freely C．luckily D．difficultly
A．what B．which C．who D．that
A．forgetting B．minding C．realizing D．considering
Mr. Green is an old man. He is very kind, and he has many friends. But there is _ wrong with his eyes. So he can't see clearly.
One day, he went to New York train. He went there to visit his best friend. After he got here _ the evening, he found his friend at home. So he find a hotel to live in. The next day, his friend didn't come back. In the afternoon he went to buy two bottles of wine(酒).When he came back to his room in the hotel, he found a fly(苍蝇) was on the wall. But he thought it was a snail(钉子),so he put the bottles on .Of course, the fly flew away and the bottles were broken. He had to buy two bottles.
The waitress in the hotel knew this, then she put a into the wall.
When he came back, he looked up at the wall and found the "fly" was there again. So he walked and hit（敲）it hard with his hands. At once(立刻)he cried.
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．in B．on C．by D．at
A．at B．in C．on D．from
A．was B．wasn't C．did D．didn't be
A．could B．would C．did D．had to
A．it B．them C．that D．this
A．other B．the other.. C．more D．another
A．fly B．snail C．bottle D．friend
A．quickly B．fast C．careful D．quietly
A．loudly B．happily C．quickly D．clearly
Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的). We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long . This is very good, but it doesn’t a lot, for an effective students must have enough sleep, enough food and enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.
When you return your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒) and you’ll learn more study better. Psychologists(心理学家) that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning an example. First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems the same. So you will think you’re learning and you may give up. This can last for days or every week, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will again take another big . You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and . Don’t give up along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.
A．days B．time C．hours D．weeks
A．help B．give C．make D．take
A．after B．for C．at D．to
A．yet B．and C．although D．but
A．have found B．have taught C．told D．said
A．with B．for C．as D．to
A．to have B．to make C．to take D．to stay
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．work B．jump C．walk D．result
A．hard B．common C．interesting D．possible
Recently a specialist(专家) in teenager studies does some research on teenage problems. He thinks parents shouldn’t be blamed of themselves because there is nothing they can do to deal with the teenage problem. Whatever they do, sometimes a wonderful, kind and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, should stand up, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman whenever anyone entered the room. I saw him last week when I visited them. Lying on the sofa, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in. His mother was angry. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She said that she would like to throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress, it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong?” Her parents are now very sad. Probably nothing is wrong with the parents.
This text is most probably written by________.
A．A specialist in teenager studies B．a headmaster of a middle school C．a parent with teenage children D．a doctor for mental healeh problems
A．the change of the children from good to bad B．the way that parents often blame themselves C．the opinion that a child has of his parents D．the advice that parents want their children to follow
A．lazy B．quiet C．unusual D．rude
A．Parents have no choice but to try to accept it. B．Parents should pay more attention to the change. C．Parents should work more closely with school teachers. D．Parents are a fault for the change in their children.
Some people have a kind of magic. They will make you comfortable while they are around. You feel at ease while talking to them. How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they'll help people feel relaxed and make friends with them quickly.
First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, "At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It's a common question, but it will get things going." From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.
Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn't. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what kind of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the topic of conversation. If someone insists on one topic, it means he's really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to the voice. If the voice sounds bored, then, it's time for you to change the topic.
Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the moment of saying good-bye. If you're saying it, you may give him a handshake and say, "I've really enjoyed meeting you." If you want to see that person again, don't keep it a secret. Let people know your thoughts.
Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way ________.
A．for you to make more and more new friends B．to begin your business talks C．to get things going D．for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others
A．agree with what others say all the time B．listen to his reply attentively C．wait impatiently for his answer D．go on asking him more questions
A．are not good at making any topic interesting B．never talk too much or too little C．always speak in a gentle way D．know when they should change the topic of the talk
A．you may take him as your lifelong true friend B．it seems necessary for you to let him know it C．it's proper for you to give him a second handshake D．it'll be helpful for you to have further understanding of him