Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such 16 that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on 17 things in life and about devoting ourselves to 18 is important to us. This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the sub-way. He would 19 the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and 20 . He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at 21 street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His 22 was dirty, and a stench came out and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of 23 all over the house 24 he had collected over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon 25 that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house expecting to ___26__ the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a 27 man now, a millionaire.
But the old man said 28 ; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up 29, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.
Clearly, this old man had no great plans, 30 or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.
A．class B．teacher C．lesson D．study
A．interesting B．special C．important D．necessary
A．what B．that C．how D．where
A．get up B．get onto C．get from D．get to
A．sing B．sleep C．think D．beg
A．a different B．another C．the same D．a strange
A．house B．coat C．cap D．bag
A．food B．money C．books D．clothes
A．that B．where C．whose D．who
A．recognized B．said C．realized D．thought
A．tell B．share C．cover D．discuss
A．thanks B．something C．nothing D．much
A．much later B．much earlier C．so quickly D．as usual
A．friends B．jobs C．chances D．dreams
I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The 1 on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
“ 2 one of you did this? ”
We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very 3 . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I 4 , “Not me, Dad. ”
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us 5 have done it. But as the 6 and the smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the 7 .
To find out who had written on the 8 , father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to 9 exactly what you see on the step. ”
I tried my best to write the words 10 . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ Since 11 of you will
admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all. ” I stood there and said 12 . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“ I 13 it. ” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was punished for a month.
We didn’t talk 14 that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry 15 it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.
A．sound B．taste C．look D．feeling
A．What B．Which C．Who D．Where
A．unhappy B．surprised C．angry D．frightened
A．lied B．said C．talked D．told
A．can B．may C．must D．might
A．oldest B．kindest C．youngest D．healthiest
A．answer B．story C．truth D．thing
A．step B．ground C．floor D．door
A．write B．draw C．paint D．print
A．carefully B．differently C．heavily D．badly
A．all B．none C．neither D．both
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．did B．done C．do D．doing
A．on B．with C．to D．about
A．because B．because of C．though D．except
It was Friday. Andy Barton was in a bad mood . At six o’clock his __1__ programme, “Travel with us”, was on TV. Andy liked to get home in ___2___ for that. But then, just as he was leaving his office a little earlier , a customer (顾客) rang up with a few complaints for the next fifteen minutes. “I can ___3__ get home in time if I hurry,” Andy told himself as he___4___out of the office. As he drove off in his car, he ___5___ that he was almost out of petrol(汽油). “I’ll have to stop at Fenton’s”, Andy thought. He ___6___Fenton’s because it was a self-service petrol station. “You do all the work yourself, but you pay___7____for the petrol,” he used to complain. At Fenton’s, the pump (泵) was not working properly and it ___8__ much time to get petrol. So when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past six. Just then the phone rang. “Shall I answer it?” Andy thought. He tried to___9__ his attention on the programme and forget the phone. But it kept ringing and finally he picked it up.
“Mr Barton?”__10__said. “Fenton’s Garage here.”“Fenton’s?” Andy said. “Why, I was at your place only a few minutes ago, getting some petrol. Did I _11_ something behind or what?” “No, you didn’t, Mr Barton.” And the voice went on. “That’s just the __12__ ! You went off without paying for your petrol, you __13___！ Now normally, when that happens, we ring up the police. But Luckily I knew you and I know it was a _14__.” “I’m really very sorry,” Andy said. “Oh, that’s all right, Mr Barton. But could you __15__round now and pay for your petrol? And please hurry! We close at half past six!”
A．favourite B．funny C．popular D．lovely
A．chance B．time C．seat D．spirit
A．surely B．obviously C．normally D．still
A．stepped B．climbed C．looked D．rushed
A．observed B．noticed C．thought D．suggested
A．hated B．liked C．meant D．promised
A．a little B．the same C．a lot D．the bill
A．cost B．spent C．took D．spared
A．draw B．pay C．fix D．force
A．a woman B．a man C．a recorder D．a voice
A．lose B．leave C．forget D．destroy
A．trouble B．worry C．excuse D．reason
A．remember B．see C．do D．drive
A．mistake B．joke C．trick D．truth
A．look B．come C．show D．turn
These days computer games have bcome more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy ___1___ have changed into computer game houses in order to get more ___2__. These places are always crowded with people
In the computer game houses, people __3__ a lot of money matching on the machine. It’s __4__ for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to __5__ when they play computer games. The more they __6__, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t __7__ without it.
The result is that some people don’t want to _8_ and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are __9__. They don’t want to have __10__. When school is over, they rush to the computer houses near their __11__. Some of them can get enough money from their ___12__. Some of them are not _13__ to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others’ and become __14_ . Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a __15_ problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.
A．streets B．schools C．towns D．cities
A．boys B．money C．computers D．houses
A．take B．spend C．cost D．pay
A．possible B．easy C．good D．hard
A．read B．learn C．win D．download
A．lose B．try C．waste D．watch
A．come B．eat C．study D．live
A．watch TV B．go out C．stay there D．work
A．better B．exciting C．even worse D．interesting
A．lessons B．games C．families D．sports
A．classes B．rooms C．schools D．shops
A．classmates B．teachers C．sisters D．parents
A．lucky B．unlucky C．careful D．polite
A．good B．bad C．rich D．poor
A．important B．serious C．unusual D．wonderful
From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying，but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies，others take part in sports. This is 1 by their own interests .
There are many different ways to spend our 2 time. Almost everyone has some kind of3 . It may be something from 4 stamps to making model planes.Some hobbies are very 5 ，but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth 6 of money, others are valuable only to their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a fifty-cent piece which 7 him 250 dollars. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was all right. I know another man who likes collecting match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. However, to him they are quite valuable.8 makes him happier than finding a new match box for his collection.
That’s 9 a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important,10 the pleasure it gives us is.
A．decide B．decided C．depend D．depended
A．work B．free C．busy D．sports
A．hobby B．thing C．job D．way
A．buying B．selling C．making D．collecting
A．interesting B．exciting C．cheap D．expensive
A．a little B．a few C．a lot D．a number
A．paid B．cost C．took D．spent
A．Everything B．Anything C．Nothing D．Something
A．where B．how C．what D．why
A．so B．but C．because D．as
Mr Bean, who is silly, awkward (笨拙的) 1 always funny and enjoyable, is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people 2 through a series of simple and funny acts 3 body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the 4 who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite 5 for playing Mr Bean.
Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and 6 his early years on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe 7 the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he 8 at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (硕士学位) in electrical engineering. He was particularly 9 fast cars, of which he has a large collection.
Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly 10 some speaking problems he had in his childhood.
While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in 11 . Although his teachers predicted (预言) a career in acting, Rowan was not confident 12 he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event 13 . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces 14 . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was 15 that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”
A．and B．or C．but D．while
A．laugh B．sing C．cry D．dance
A．use B．using C．to use D．to using
A．doctor B．writer C．actor D．farmer
A．honest B．friendly ` C．helpful D．famous
A．cost B．took C．paid D．spent
A．in B．on C．at D．/
A．worked B．studied C．played D．helped
A．good at B．amazed at C．interested in D．worried about
A．because B．because of C．so D．since
A．swimming B．driving C．acting D．singing
A．until B．but C．after D．before
A．caused B．missed C．caught D．occurred
A．in the mirror B．in class C．on the wall D．in the playground
A．afraid B．sure C．worried D．surprised