My father is a farmer. he lives__1_my mother in a house in a village. It is__2_the town of Ashland.
My father grows rice and__3_.he works very hard. He gets up very__4_every morning. He_5__home at half past six and walks to the field. His work starts at seven o’clock.
He comes__6_home for lunch. He has a short_7__after lunch. Then he goes back to work again. He often__8_his work at a quarter to six. He goes back home at a quarter past six. He usually goes to bed_9__ ten o’clock.. He goes to bed earlier_10__my mother.
A．and B．with C．in front of D．together
A．together B．at C．outside D．out
A．vegetables B．vegetable C．tree D．out
A．early B．late C．earlier D．later
A．leave B．leaves C．to D．goes
A．to B．back C．at D．on
A．lunch B．drink C．rest D．food
A．begin B．begins C．finish D．finishes
A．before B．in C．than D．about
A．as B．than C．of D．in
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Every spring, London hosts the Chelsea Flower Show. It is one of the most popular garden and flower shows in the world. People show off their creativity with trees and flowers. Different kinds of shaped and styled gardens during the show time. In one show, you can see a garden hung in the air. In , the whole garden is made out of plasticine! (橡皮泥) The colorful gardens show Britain’s joy of gardening. Up and down the country, people shape and style their gardens. If a home doesn’t have a garden, people will rent a piece of land gardening and growing fruit and vegetables.
But you don’t have to be good at gardening. Anyone can do it including kids. Kids can brooms(扫帚) for buckets（水桶）and help water the plants. This is in Britain, helping with “housework” includes the garden.
My dad was the “master” of the garden. He often asked me to help him with the tasks. He would mow the lawn（修剪草坪） I would water our trees and plants.
Compared with indoor , gardening is very relaxing. The smooth sounds of water, wind and singing birds make gardening a favorite activity. You feel pride as you see a small seed(种子) grow a soft, colorful flower. This teaches us the skills of patience and dedication(奉献): two useful skills for .
A．will be built B．must be seen C．would be planted D．can be seen
A．the other B．another C．others D．other
A．using as B．used as C．using for D．used for
A．change B．buy C．make D．get
A．why B．because C．how D．what
A．outdoors B．outdoor C．indoor D．indoors
A．while B．but C．so D．until
A．homework B．schoolwork C．housework D．farming
A．into B．in C．to D．for
A．study B．life C．people D．Country
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These days computer games have become more and more popular. A lot of small shops along busy streets have changed into computer game houses in order to get more ____. These places are always crowded with people.
In the computer game houses, people______ a lot of money matching on the machines. People want to win when they play computer games. The more they ____, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t ______without it. The result is that some people don’t want to ______and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are ______. They don’t want to have lessons. When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their ______. Some of them can get enough money from their ____. But some of them are not lucky enough to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others and become ______.
Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a ______problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.
A．boys B．money C．computers D．houses
A．take B．spend C．cost D．pay
A．lose B．try C．waste D．watch
A．come B．eat C．study D．live
A．watch TV B．play games C．stay there D．work
A．better B．exciting C．even worse D．interesting
A．classes B．rooms C．schools D．shops
A．classmates B．teachers C．sisters D．parents
A．good B．bad C．rich D．poor
A．important B．serious C．unusual D．wonderful
There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ___ to him because it was a gift from his father.
After _ __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for ___ from a group of children playing nearby.
He ___ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn _____. They searched everywhere but still could not find the _____. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ______.
The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer __ _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he _____ where the rest had failed.
The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a ____ mind can think better than an excited one.”
A．important B．expensive C．useless D．interesting
A．finding B．searching C．watching D．studying
A．money B．danger C．work D．help
A．promised B．taught C．warned D．believed
A．angrily B．slowly C．immediately D．hardly
A．rule B．book C．child D．watch
A．way B．chance C．lesson D．smile
A．threw B．sent C．gave D．caught
A．came B．knew C．succeeded D．suggested
A．beautiful B．smart C．peaceful D．quick
Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and home happily with some books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it to calm down to read a whole book. I didn't know what to do with it. Then one day I thought of "Why not make reading interesting?" This idea gave me again. Reading is a journey of' spirit(精神). Every time we read a book, we are actually talking the writer. I tried to put all my effort into his or her books, I could feel all of his or her happiness and sadness. Now books have become a part of my life.
See! Attitude(态度) can make a great . Someone once said, "Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom to their attitude." So, don't complain(抱怨) about study or work. It helps . Try to see things from a different way. Believe me, this will change the situation and help you a lot.
A．sang B．jumped C．returned D．danced
A．way B．habit习惯 C．advice D．idea
A．hard B．interesting C．happy D．easy
A．sadly B．quickly C．suddenly D．hardly
A．advice B．hope C．time D．nowledge
A．with B．about C．of D．at
A．because B．thought C．but D．so
A．decision决定 B．difference C．discussion D．promise承认
A．announce B．choose C．show D．hide
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
Two men, Mr Smith and Mr Martin were both badly ill.They were in the same hospital room. Mr Smith was able to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was the only window of the room.
Mr Martin had to spend all his time lying on his bed.The men for hours without stopping. They spoke of their families, their times, their jobs...
And every afternoon when Mr Smith could sit up in his bed, he would pass the time by talking to his about all the things that he could see outside the . Mr Martin believed that his world was made "larger" by the "colourful" outside world.
Out of the window was a with a lovely lake. Mr Smith told Mr Martin about the beautiful ducks swimming freely on the water, happy children playing around, colourful flowers and big old trees around the lake.
As Mr Smith told him all this, Mr Martin would close his eyes and tried to make the richest pictures for himself in his mind.
Days and passed, and finally, Mr Smith went back home.Then Mr Martin the nurse if he could move to the other bed. for him, the nurse said he could. When everything was done, he tried hard to raise himself a bit to see what was outside. To his , as he looked out of the window, he saw nothing but a wall.
Mr Martin asked the nurse what made Mr Smith able to see so many wonderful things outside. The nurse answered that the man was and could not even see the wall.
A．out of B．away from C．next to D．well above
A．danced B．sang C．talked D．said
A．schoolmate B．roommate C．classmate D．workmate
A．window B．door C．box D．bed
A．library B．market C．church D．park
A．weeks B．hours C．minutes D．seconds
A．thanked B．asked C．told D．invited
A．Unluckily B．Worriedly C．Happily D．Seriously
A．surprise B．joy C．hope D．happiness
A．old B．blind C．poor D．ill