When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __31__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __32__ have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my __33__ outside in the back yard. At once, I __34__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __35__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __36__! I thought I __37__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __38__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __39__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __40__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’ t __41__.
As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __42__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __43__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’ t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __44__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __45__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.
A．talked B．spoke C．said D．told
A．hardly B．quickly C．slowly D．easily
A．guitar B．gift C．cake D．card
A．rushed B．rode C．climbed D．came
A．and B．or C．but D．because
A．exciting B．interesting C．relaxing D．disappointing
A．liked B．hated C．hurt D．thanked
A．on B．in C．at D．for
A．got in B．got on C．got off D．got up
A．surprised B．excited C．happy D．bad
A．look ahead B．look back C．come up D．come down
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．love B．money C．friendship D．knowledge
A．idea B．news C．advice D．story
A．spends B．costs C．pays D．offers
When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 1 this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 2 I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “ 3 You are going to college (大学).” I was very 4 when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, 5 took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends 6 together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 7 I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we 8 the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were 9 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 10 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the 11 ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage(婚姻) is even 12 !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 13 I could get into a good college. I 14 studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 15 to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
A．say B．do C．receive D．find
A．teacher B．friend C．father D．husband
A．Yes! B．No! C．Really? D．OK?
A．angry B．tired C．nervous D．surprised
A．he B．she C．it D．they
A．working B．studying C．singing D．farming
A．guess B．mean C．say D．hope
A．looked at B．returned to C．arrived at D．left for
A．outside B．inside C．back D．away
A．terrible B．wonderful C．funny D．special
A．workers B．guard C．building D．factory
A．better B．harder C．worse D．easier
A．but B．if C．so D．or
A．enjoyed B．stopped C．disliked D．minded
A．way B．idea C．plan D．trip
Jack arrived in a big city of China. When he got off the train, he felt very hungry (饥饿的） and wanted to ___1___some food. But he didn’t know___2___to get to a food shop, so he bought a___3___of the city.
Jack read the map carefully. Then he walked along Heping Street and ___4___right when he saw the traffic lights. But he was___5___ . He didn’t find any food shops there!
Jack went to ask a policeman___6___help. He couldn’t speak any Chinese, so he ___7___ a piece of paper and drew a food shop on it. The policeman was___8___and he knew what Jack wanted to do. He told Jack to go___9___the bridge and then walk on for about ___10___The food shop was next to a big hospital.
Jack found the food shop at last.
A．bring B．catch C．make D．have
A．how B．what C．where D．when
A．map B．ticket C．photo D．calendar
A．moved B．stayed C．turned D．got
A．good B．bad C．right D．wrong
A．of B．for C．with D．from
A．put away B．came out C．put up D．took out
A．clever B．lucky C．interesting D．happy
A．past B．across C．through D．above
A．100g B．100 cm C．100 m D．100 km
Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around, looking for its 41 piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll (滚) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine 42 the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but 43 of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on 44 for the lost piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit 45 . The circle put the piece into 46 . It could be whole with nothing lost. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad 47 it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled very slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who 48 everything is poor in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something 49 . He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
We couldn’t be perfect. But we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share 50 with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always have a wonderful time in our life.
A．miss B．lose C．missing D．losing
A．at B．of C．in D．along
A．none B．all C．every one D．each
A．look B．looking C．to look D．looked
A．perfectly B．perfect C．part D．partly
A．it B．itself C．them D．themselves
A．which B．whether C．that D．what
A．own B．has C．owned D．have
A．bad B．worse C．good D．better
A．kindness B．sadness C．happiness D．illness
It's very common to meet different people in public places.
When I was 12 years old,I got a small job in a 16 ,On my first day at work,I didn't come home for lunch. When I came home at night, Mum asked, “How did you 17 your lunch, dear?”I answered,“I made some new friends in the supermarket, twin brothers, their mom and dad. They were my customers. They invited me 18 lunch."
Mum was happy that I had made new friends but she wanted to know what kinds of19 they might be.
Several days later,I asked my friends to come to the supermarket where l worked 20 let Mum meet them. Mum was very 21 to find out that the twin brothers were joined at the chest（胸部）.She felt very strange because I didn't tell her about that before.
When Mum asked me about this,I said,“I know that too. But do you know that their mom has to make all clothes because it's 22 difficult to find anything to fit them? They're also good 23 .That day, Joe, the one on the right, made me noodles for lunch."
When Mum saw the twins, she must have thought how strange they 24 .But to me,what I cared about was that they had difficulty——25 clothes and they were good cooks.
A．supermarket B．post office C．factory D．bank
A．find B．make C．manage D．eat
A．at B．for C．after D．before
A．men B．women C．boys D．people
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．surprised B．excited C．interested D．disappointed
A．so B．very C．too D．really
A．friends B．singers C．workers D．cooks
A．selling B．making C．wearing D．buying
There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36 to him because it was a gift from his father.
After _ 37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.
He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.
The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer __43 _ 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 ___44__ 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 __45__ 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