A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the editor 21 the story to her. The lady was 22 . She wrote back to the editor:
“Dear Sir.
Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. 23 I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a 24 to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were 25 pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?”
The editor wrote back:
“Dear Madam,
At breakfast then I have an egg. I don’t have to eat the whole egg in order to discover(发现) that it is bad.”
A.gave B.came back C.handed D.returned
A.angry B.happy C.satisfied D.glad
A.After B.until C.Before D.Since
A.lesson B.test C.question D.thing
A.already B.still C.even D.yet
When you get a gift, make sure you plan to thank the person in writing. You’d better use a card a thank-you note. And it should be big enough to write a few words. There are so many lovely cards today. Find a that you like. The note cards do not need to include the words “thank you”. Yours own written words on it will tell that . But you should send a thank-you note soon. If you wait too long, it is not . You’d better write by . But if you write too terribly, you can use the computer.A. to show B. to know C. to write
A. gift B. style C. place
A. meaning B. dream C. suggestions
A. right B. helpful C. polite
A. you B. yourself C. your
Last spring I was walking in a park. In front of me there was a mum and her 3-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding a string(线), which had a balloon at the other ___
___.
All of a sudden, a light wind took the balloon away from the little girl. I thought she ___
__ (cry). But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon rise to the ___
___, she cheerfully shouted out, “Wow!”
That little girl __
___ (teach) me something. Later that day, I received a phone call from my friend, he told me an unexpected problem. I felt annoyed replying with “Oh no, ___
___ should we do?” But remembering that little girl, I found ___
__ (me) saying: “Wow, that is interesting! How can I help you?”
One thing is for sure --- life is always going to make us ___
_ unexpected problems. However, how to deal with them is our choice. We can choose to be annoyed or ___
___ (interest). No matter what the situation is, a “Wow!” will always __
__ “Oh, no.”
So the next time you meet one of life’s unexpected ___
___ (guest), remember that little girl and make it a “Wow!” experience. The “Wow!” always works.
Recently, a reader asked me about the dangers that pets can face around the house. So, I visited my local animal last weekend and got some advice to share about how we can make our homes for our pets.
When I arrived, several pets and their were in the waiting room. Mr. Smith, with a cat, chatted with me. “My cat will be for an uncomfortable stomach in a minute,” he said. “My children gave a bowl of milk. However, if she is given milk, she will get a stomachache.”
Just then, the vet (兽医) walked over to us. “Yes, Mr. Smith is . Only a few people know this. In fact, milk mustn’t be fed to cats some cats can’t take it in easily,” the vet said. “Other human foods are bad for pets . For example, if a dog eats chocolate, it will become .”
I asked the vet what other there are for pets around the house. “Well,” she replied, “we should not small things, such as batteries(电池), lying around as they can be eaten by pets. Last month, a small cat was brought because it had eaten a button(纽扣)which was on the floor without being noticed!”
Before I left, the vet me some more important advice to share with you:
You should keep all medicine and cleaning products(产品)away from pets. Also, pets, such as cats and dogs, sometimes will their hair if they are unwell. If your pet looks unwell or is acting unusual, you should your vet at once. Follow the advice and you can keep your pets safe.
A.school B.hospital C.market D.museum
A.warm B.safe C.clean D.beautiful
A.owners B.visitors C.teachers D.actors
A.paid B.chosen C.treated D.returned
A.it B.me C.him D.her
A.friendly B.healthy C.good D.right
A.until B.though C.while D.because
A.as well B.so far C.as usual D.just now
A.brown B.sick C.smart D.comfortable
A.secrets B.changes C.dangers D.mistakes
A.buy B.use C.leave D.collect
A.in B.off C.on D.down
A.offered B.posted C.wasted D.accepted
A.colour B.keep C.lose D.sell
A.point to B.ring up C.hear from D.look after
A: Excuse ___ ___ , are you Jane ?
B: Yes, I ___ ___ .
A: Good. My name is Liu Qiang. Welcome to China.
B:____ ___
A:____ __ are you from ?
B: I’m from Chicago(芝加哥).
A: Chicago ? Is it ___ ____ England ?
B: No, it isn’t. It’s in ___ ____ .
A:_____ __ he?
B: Oh, ____ _____ Michael.
A: Is he from England ?
B: No. He is from Washington (华盛顿).
A: Is Washington in the USA, ____ ___ ?
B: Yes, that’s righ. Michael is ______ American boy.A. I B. my C. me
A. am B. is C. am not
A. How are you ? B. Thank you C. Welcome.
A. Who B. What C. Where
A. from B. to C. in
A. the USA B.Canada C. Cuba
A. Who B. Who’s C. What’s
A. it’s B. his C. He’s
A. too B. right C.OK
A. a B. anC. the
Molly spent her summer vacation in China with her parents last year. They visited a lot of famous ____, such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai. She ___ Beijing for a week. She ____ the Palace Museum, the Great Wall, Tian’an Men Square __ the Summer Palace. They ___ went to the zoos and the parks.____ was cloudy, but not rainy, so it ____ not too hot. They ____ great fun playing in the zoos and the parks. Molly learnt a lot ___ Chinese history. She said, “It is interesting to visit China. I ____ China very much.”
A.parks B.gardens C.cities D.countries
A.stayed B.stayed in C.lived D.lived at
A.made B.cried C.felt D.visited
A.and B.Or C.But D.until
A.too B.either C.so D.also
A.It B.This C.That D.They
A.is B.are C.were D.was
A.have B.did C.had D.do
A.about B.at C.for D.in
A.hope B.visit C.like D.decide