An elderly carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. He told his boss his plans to 1 the business and live a more relaxed life with his wife. He would miss the pay, but he needed to retire.
The boss was 2 to see his good worker go, and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 3 it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used poor skills and 4 materials. It was an unfortunate way to 5 his career.
When the carpenter finished his work, the boss came to 6 the house. After he checked it out, he handed a 7 to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said. ‘It is my gift to you.”
What a shame！If he knew he was building his own house, the old man would have done it all so 8 .
So it is with all of us. Think of your life as a 9 . Each day you hammer a nail(钉子), place a board, or set up a wall. You must try your best to build the house wisely because it is the only life you will ever have. Your life tomorrow will 10 from the attitudes you choose today.
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A．open B．begin C．leave D．find
A．happy B．worried C．angry D．sorry
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．fresh B．cheap C．rich D．expensive
A．start B．improve C．meet D．end
A．buy B．build C．see D．sell
A．bill B．letter C．key D．phone
A．differently B．difficultly C．possibly D．simply
A．present B．journey C．map D．house
A．learn B．result C．hear D．answer
Coke(可乐)is one of __ drinks in the world. A lot of people enjoy __ it. But now people begin to believe that it’s not a good drink for health. There is lots of _ __ __ in the coke. Having much sugar is ___ for people. And it also has some caffeine(咖啡因)in it. The caffeine can get people into the habit(习惯)of drinking more coke when they feel __ . If they don’t drink coke they __ bad. And __ __ thing is some people can’t work or study __ drinking several cups of coke every day. More and more people want to cut down the coke they drink and ask _ __ help from the doctors. If you like drinking coke very much, I think you must have the Coke Habit. In fact drinking more fruit and vegetable juice is __ __ for you.
A．more popular B．most popular C．popular D．the most popular
A．drink B．drinking C．to drink D．drinks
A．salt B．pepper C．sugar D．juice
A．good B．well C．tired D．bad
A．hungry B．fine C．thirsty D．excited
A．will feel B．are feeling C．felt D．feel
A．bad B．worse C．the worst D．the worse
A．not B．without C．with D．after
A．to B．for C．on D．at
A．good B．well C．best D．better
If you live in the United States, the law(法律) says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacations you can work 40 hours each week. Does that mean if you are younger than 14, you can’t make your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can make money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, often makes money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lana , 13, makes money by knitting（织）sweaters for dogs and selling them to her neighbors, and Lisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People have asked her draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 12, writes articles for different magazines!
Making money is learning. By working to make your own money, you are learning the skills you need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology(技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning(挣) it. However, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better than the twenty dollars you ask for.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of .
A．10 B．13 C．15 D．16
A．after school B．at school time C．on weekends D．during summer vacations
A．By drawing pictures for others B．By cleaning up other people’s yards C．By writing articles for different magazines. D．By knitting sweaters for dogs and selling them to her neighbors.
Sam waited patiently in the long line at the grocery store（杂货店）. He had come to a few things for his mother. He often did for his parents after school. He enjoyed helping out at home. he waited, he daydreamed about the new camera he wanted to buy. He wanted to buy it soon his family was going on a vacation, and he wanted to take pictures of their trip. There was only one problem. He needed seven dollars to buy the camera. His lawn-mowing(草坪修剪) job at Mr Smith’s should the money soon.
Suddenly Sam was shoved aside(挤到一旁). He recognized Mrs Sanders, an unkind and person who lived in his block. She had shoved in front of him without even smiling. Just as Mrs Sanders received her change(找回的钱) and things she had bought, a ten-dollars bill flew out of her hand andat Sam’s feet. Mrs Sanders was busy criticizing the clerk for his slowness to notice it. As Sam bent down to pick up the money, he thought quickly. The money did Mrs Sanders ,but she deserved（应得）to lose it after the way she had behaved , and, with it, he could buy the camera.
A．sell B．pack C．make D．buy
A．chores B．nothing C．washing D．homework
A．Before B．Where C．After D．When
A．if B．because C．until D．though
A．another B．else C．more D．the other
A．cost B．receive C．spend D．provide
A．poor B．unfriendly C．pleasant D．unhealthy
A．looked B．shouted C．fell D．laughed
A．so B．such C．too D．much
A．belong to B．come in C．go to D．pay for
I have a good friend. Her name is Kate. She is American girl. She is eleven. She with her family in China. There are people in her family. They’re her father, her mother, her brother and herself(她自己). She has a cat.
name is Mimi. It’s Sunday today. They at home. Look! Kate with Mimi. Her father is reading newspapers. Her mother is cleaning the house. Where is her brother Jim? He is doing homework in his study. Kate Chinese very much, but she can’t it very well. Jim likes soccer. He can play it very well.
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．live B．living C．to live D．lives
A．five B．four C．six D．three
A．It B．It’s C．Its D．It is
A．are all B．are not C．all are D．not are
A．play B．plays C．playing D．is playing
A．he B．his C．her D．my
A．like B．to like C．likes D．liking
A．speak B．tell C．say D．talk
A．play B．plays C．to play D．playing
Every school has its own(自己的) rules. In some schools in Asia(亚洲), students smoke(吸烟) or talk loudly. In some schools in America, each child must look after their well. They should cover the books. But one is very popular around the world: students have to wear on weekdays, but many students don’t like to wear the school uniforms they think the uniforms are the most ugly clothes in the world, but schools don’t let their students wear own clothes at school. Some students beautiful pictures or their favorite stars on their uniforms, because they don’t want to wear the clothes. What do you think it? Do you your school uniform?
A．can’t B．don’t C．needn’t D．aren’t
A．school B．books C．parents D．family
A．school B．class C．rule D．uniform
A．shirts B．skirts C．uniforms D．sweaters
A．because B．if C．when D．before
A．their B．they C．them D．themselves
A．read B．write C．draw D．take
A．good B．same C．cheap D．new
A．for B．on C．with D．of
A．like B．make C．wash D．take