It snowed again.My seventh Christmas was round the corner.I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb.“There is no Father Christmas.”
I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth.Grandmother was at home. I told _1_everything.“No Father Christmas?”she was a little_2_.“Don’t belive it.Put on your coat,and let’s go.”
“Go?Where,Grandma?” I asked.
“Kerby’s Store.”
As we walked through its doors. Grandma handed me the dollars and said.“Take the _3_and buy something for someone who needs it.I’ll wait for you in the car.”Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.
For a few seconds I just stood there,holding the money,wondering_4_to buy,and who to buy it for.
I thought of_5_I knew my family,my friends,my neighbours…I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decbar, a _6_with bad breath and messy hair.He sat right behind me_7_Mrs. Polack’s class.
Bobbie_8_went to any party during the winter.His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, _9_we all knew that he didn’t have a cough,and he didn’t have a coat.I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat_10_he would like.
That evening, grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and_11_“To Bobbie.From Father Christmas”on it.Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he _12_ them.Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s home ,telling that I was helping Father Christmas_13_ the presents.
Grandma parked the car along the street.and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s home .Then Grandma said to me.“All right , Father Christmas get going.”
I took a deep breath,rushed to his front door,put the present down_14_the door,rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the _15_and Grandma.We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open.Finally it did and there stood Bobbie.
That night ,I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well.and we were on his team.
A.him B.her C.them D.you
A.angry B.happy C.tired D.afraid
A.book B.coat C.present D.money
A.what B.when C.where D.how
A.everybody B.nobody C.somebody D.anybody
A.girl B.boy C.man D.woman
A.for B.on C.in D.with
A.always B.often C.sometimes D.never
A.so B.if C.but D.and
A.where B.that C.who D.why
A.read B.say C.write D.spell
A.helped B.belived C.taught D.made
A.give up B.give away C.put up D.put off
A.on B.behind C.outside D.over
A.shop B.cars C.door D.trees
A mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. One day, she said to her 31________, “Betty, come here. Look at all these little yellow marks on the 32________ of the cabbages. They are eggs of a
kind of insect(虫子). They are very beautiful but very bad for cabbages. This afternoon you must 33________ all the eggs on the leaves and kill them. In this way, you will help us have 34________, greener and bigger cabbages.”
Betty didn’t think she could do it 35________ and in the end she forgot all about it. The mother fell ill for a few days and 36________ work in her garden. When she was well, she took Betty with her to the garden to see the cabbages. To 37________ surprise, the insects had eaten every leaf. When Betty saw this, she began to 38________. Then her mother said to her, “We should never put off what we have to do today till 39________. And you must learn to deal with the bad things while they are small, 40________ it will turn into a big problem. A son B. mother C daughter
A tress B. leaves C. grass
A find B. eat C. fly
A worse B better C thinner
A at most B at last C at once
A must B couldn’t C need
A my B their C his
A cry B wait C run
A yesterday B today C tomorrow
A. butB. orC. and
Mental health is about the way you think and feel and your ability to deal with ups and downs. Even though you are mentally healthy, it doesn’t __11__ that you don’t have a menta1 health problem.
Mental health is everyone’s business. We all have times when we feel down or __12___. Most of the time those feelings pass,__13___ sometimes they develop into a more serious problem. It seems that our mental health doesn’t always stay the same. It can change as the environment changes and as you move __14___ different stages(阶段)of your life.
Here are four practical __15___ to look after your mental health. Making simple changes to how you live doesn’t cost much or take up lots of time. Anyone can __16___ them.
●Talk about your feelings. It can help you stay in good mental health. It isn’t a sign of __17___, but part of your ability to do what you can to stay healthy.
●Eat well. What you eat and how you feel are __18___ connected. A proper diet can have a good effect on your mental health.
●Keep in touch. Friends and family members can offer __19___suggestions which may help you keep active and solve practical problems.
●Take a break. It could be a weekend __20___ new places to enjoy the nature, or even a ten-minute break from doing your homework. A few minutes can be enough to relax you.
A.agree B.mean C.doubt D.notice
A.but B.and C.so D.as
A.away B.inside C.through D.against
A.answer B.replies C.ways D.chances
A.follow B.find C.advise D.count
A.weakness B.laziness C.happiness D.richness
A.easily B.closely C.equally D.hardly
A.difficult B.terrible C.strange D.various
A.protecting B.exploring C.providing D.imagining
In learning English,one should first pay attention to listening and speaking.It is the groundwork of reading and writing.You’d better 31 your best to speak while you do much listening.Don’t be 32 of making mistakes.But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your 33 .While you are doing this,a good 34 is to write-keep a diary,write notes or letters.Then if you can,ask some others to go through 35 you have written and tell you where it is wrong.Many mistakes in your speaking will be 36 found when you write.Through correcting mistakes,you can do better in learning English.
If you are slow in speaking,don’t 37 about it.One of the helpful ways is reading,either aloud or to yourself.The important thing is to choose 38 interesting to read. It mustn’t be too difficult for you.When you are reading 39 this way,don’t stop to 40 the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences.You can do that some other time.
A.have B.send C.make D.try
A.sure B.afraid C.proud D.tired
A.English B.Chinese C.Japanese D.French
A.start B.idea C.way D.manner
A.how B.when C.why D.what
A.happily B.easily C.really D.slowly
A.talk B.fear C.worry D.hurry
A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing
A.by B.on C.at D.in
A.look at B.look for C.look up D.look over
Last year my dad got a new job in a small town,__51__ my family moved there. On my first __52__ at the new school I was really worried. The teachers were friendly, but the __53__ was the other students. They didn’t seem friendly. I knew nobody and I couldn’t __54__ understand what they said.
During the break all the other students went out. I didn’t know where to go, so I ___55___ in the classroom. After a while, a ___56___ came back in and came up to me. I ___57___ what he wanted to do. He took ___58___ out of his bag and said to me,“Would you like something to ___59___?”It was an apple. Suddenly I felt really ___60___ and we began to talk.
It was Tony who gave me the apple and now he is my best friend. I am thankful to the apple, which started our friendship.A. or B. so C. but
A. day B. spring C. winter
A. project B. custom C. problem
A. hardly B. ever C. even
A. danced B. stayed C. sang
A. woman B. girl C. boy
A. knew B. wondered C. thought
A. something B. anything C. nothing
A. eat B. drink C. read
A. shy B. happy C. lonely
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying. Mark helped the boy pick them up. 16 they were going the same way, he carried them for the boy. As they walked, Mark knew the boy’s name was Bill. Mark 17 discovered that he loved computer games, baseball and history and that he was having a lot of 18 with his other subjects.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in 19 Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 20 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They 21 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice and then 22 ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before they finished school, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk.
Bill 23 him of the day years ago when they had first met. ‘Do you 24 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’ asked Bill. ‘You see, I 25 out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had planned to 26 from home and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together 27 and laughing, I realized that 28 I had done that, I would have 29a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You 30 my life.’
A.After B.Since C.Although D.Until
A.also B.still C.always D.almost
A.questions B.ideas C.trouble D.doubt
A.from C.to D.for
A.quickly B.proudly C.freely D.pleasantly
A.continued B.hoped C.preferred D.offered
A.all B.both C.every D.none
A.removed B.reminded C.asked D.described
A.ever B.soon C.even D.never
A.checked B.took C.cleaned D.put
B.take away C.put away D.pass away
A.reading B.playing C.talking D.watching
A.before B.if C.while D.as
A.forgotten B.made C.became D.lost
A.helped B.saved C.changed D.improved