My five brothers, my sister and I lived in Toronto with our parents. My father worked in a factory, and my mother stayed at home. Each year my father would dress up as Santa Claus and go through the streets sharing joy and candies with the children there. He loved it as much as they did!
But around Christmas in 1970, my father was out of work. In fact, there was no money for Christmas and my parents weren’t sure how they’d provide for us.
That Christmas Eve, however, as usual, my father left the house dressed as Santa Claus. He knew that even though our Christmas would be hard, he could not make the other kids in the neighborhood disappointed.
As my father left the house and went downstairs, another Santa Claus was walking up, with a great bag of gifts for us! He said nothing, only smiled a sweet smile at my father, and wished him a merry Christmas. The jolly man handed the bag and walked away down the block.
We never knew who showed us great kindness on the snowy Christmas night. We do know, however, that without him we would have had nothing under the tree. His kindness gave my parents hope and showed us in a very real way the true meaning of Christmas.
Our family has never forgotten this kind stranger and his generosity(慷慨). Each year we tell the story of the mysterious(神秘的) Santa Claus and try to repay his gifts by giving help to others in need.According to the passage, the writer’s father is ______on Christmas.
| A．brave | B．lonely | C．serious | D．generous |
The underlined word “jolly” in the passage probably means “______”.
| A．handsome | B．strong | C．happy | D．silly |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The family showed thanks to the Santa Claus and helped others in need. |
| B．The bag from the other Santa Claus was filled with gifts and money. |
| C．Santa Claus that helped the family lived a rich life in the same community. |
| D．The writer’s father arranged another Santa Claus to take the place of him. |
(Enough for two big glasses of milk shake)
Two bananas
Two spoons(150g)of ice cream
125ml of fresh milk
Chocolate，cream and fruit
Don't ask your mother for help with this one!
It's very easy and it takes two minutes to make.
Put the bananas，the icecream and milk in the blender.
Blend for about ten seconds.
Pour it into a glass.
Put some cream，chocolate and fruit on top.
It's nice and cold with that icecream in it—so enjoy it!You don't need________for your milk shake.
| A．icecream | B．milk |
| C．a blender | D．juice |
You need________of icecream
| A．a glass | B．two spoons |
| C．125g | D．150ml |
You will spend________to make banana milk shake.
| A．two minutes | B．five minutes |
| C．one hour | D．two hours |
You can put some fruit________the milk shake.
| A．into | B．Under |
| C．on the top of | D．in the middle of |
This milk shake is________.
| A．nice and cold |
| B．cool and hot |
| C．enough for two men to drink |
| D．not easy to make |
My family makes the best chicken salad.Dad prepares(准备)all of the ingredients (原料) and Mom makes the relish.There are a few things that make this chicken salad different from the other chicken salads.First，we use fruit jam(果酱)in the relish.You can buy any fruit jam，like banana jam or orange jam.But we have bottles of strawberry jam that my mother made，so we use the strawberry jam.Second，we put some green olives(橄榄)．Green olives give the salad an interesting taste and make a big difference.Now let me tell you how my family makes the salad.
First，mix up all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl.The ingredients are chicken，tomatoes，green olives，onions and apples.If you like lettuce，you can also put some.Next，make the relish.Please mix the jam，the juice and the salt.Finally，mix the relish with the salad ingredients.
Do you have a favorite chicken salad recipe？Please tell us about it.You can write to greensalad@yahoo.com．Who make(s)the chicken salad at home?
| A．The writer. |
| B．The writer's mother |
| C．The writer's father. |
| D．The writer's parents. |
What kind of jam does the writer's family use?
| A．Strawberry jam. | B．Banana jam. |
| C．Orange jam. | D．All kinds of fruit jam. |
The chicken salad is different because the writer's family puts________.
| A．green olives and chicken |
| B．green olives and a different relish |
| C．lettuce and a different relish |
| D．chicken and a different relish |
If you have a favorite chicken salad recipe，you can________the writer.
| A．call | B．write an email to |
| C．visit | D．send a letter to |
The passage is mainly about________.
| A．the writer's favorite dish |
| B．all kinds of fruit salads |
| C．a different chicken fruit salad |
| D．the writer's family |
Mr. Smith lived in a village before becoming a famous lawyer (律师). At that time, his family was very poor. His parents borrowed much money for him and he had a hard life when studying in university. So he worked hard and tried his best to make more money after being a lawyer.
Now he lives in a beautiful house with his wife and his son, Richard. Mr. Brown loves the boy very much and sends him to the best school in the city. He hopes that his son can become a great scientist in the future. But he doesn’t know Richard doesn’t like study and spends much time playing. Richard is interested in fishing and sometimes he cuts classes, so he often fails in the exam. Miss Green, his class teacher, tells him not to do that, but he doesn’t listen to her. She became angry after the boy was late again one afternoon. “I’ll visit your father tomorrow evening, Richard,” said Miss Green. “I’ll ask him for a good way to teach you.” “You’d better not talk with him, madam,” said the boy. “Or you’ll have to pay!”What was Mr. Smith’s job?
How did he work after being a lawyer?
Whichone doesRichardlikebetter,studyorfishing?
Why was Miss Green angry?
Miss Green would pay for talking with Mr. Smith, wouldn’t she?
There was once a boy in a village. Whenever he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a wizard(巫师) to solve the problem by using magic. The old wizard tried a lot of spells（咒语）, but it didn’t work.
A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said that he knew the solution. He gave the boy two small pieces of paper.
"These are two spells, my boy. Use the first before you ask others to do something, and use the second when they have done it. A smile is also necessary, "the young man said.
The boy was happy and tried to use the spells. When he asked people to do something, he said "Please" before his words and “Thank you”after they had done it. People were very surprised that the boy could be polite. Soon, they became happy to do what the boy asked them to do.
The wizard was surprised, and asked the young man about the spells.
"It's not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that with good manners you could get anything you want. And he was right. The boy only needed good manners to get what he wanted."At first, when the boy asked for help, .
| A．everyone helped him | B．some people helped him |
| C．only a few people helped him | D．nobody helped him |
The young man give the boy two .
| A．magical spells | B．pieces of paper |
| C．smiles | D．wishes |
Who taught the young man to be polite?
| A．The wizard |
| B．The people in the village |
| C．His teacher |
| D．the boy |
What is the meaning of the underlined word “manners”?
| A．礼仪 | B．魔法 | C．规则 | D．智慧 |
Which of the statements are not true?
| A．The boy changed a lot after the young man gave him the paper. |
| B．Later, People were happy to help the boy. |
| C．The young man taught the wizard the spells. |
| D．Good manner is important to our life. |
One day, David bought a hot dog in a snack bar after school. Suddenly, he stopped and raised his head high. He kept looking at the sky. A woman passed by. She saw David looking at the sky, and she stopped and also looked at the sky. The sky was blue. There were somany white clouds. David still looked at the sky. The woman also looked at the sky. Many people stopped. They looked at the sky, too. After a while, David lowered(低下) his head. He laughed and asked. “What are you looking for in the sky?” The woman said: “why are you looking at the sky?” “I didn’t look at the sky.” David said. “My nose was bleeding.(流血)”David bought a hot dog on his way to school.
The women stopped because she saw David looking at the sky.
Not many people looked at the sky.
Later, David lowered his head.
There isn’t anything special in the sky.