Most people in the world like to enjoy nature. Travel is one of the most popular ways. Nowadays modern transportation can take people everywhere. But people who lived before the 1880s probably would not travel very far. They would not have time to travel far from their work. Anyone who travelled 36 would usually walk or ride a horse. But in Germany a man named Karl Benz had an idea that 37 the world in a dramatic way. In 1885, he made 38 . His car had three wheels, 39 most cars today. The car could only go 40 16 kilometres an hour.
At around the same time, the man 41 his first car in Detroit, America is called Henry Ford. Detroit is now still famous all over the world as the centre of American car-making.
Cars were very few and only 42 people could buy them. 43 , in England cars were thought to be 44 at that time, so for a few years someone 45 walk in front of every car 46 a red flag! This was to make sure that the car did not go too fast and hurt 47 .
In the 1910s, Henry Ford had 48 a better kind of car called the Model T Ford and he built a 49 where the cars could be made 50 . In this way the car could be made 51 and the cost was less and more and more people could 52 them. But there was still a problem 53 all the cars were black. That was because it was 54 to produce cars that were all the same color. Now, of course, you can buy cars in all 55 .
A．by air B．by sea C．on foot D．on land
A．discovered B．found C．changed D．invented
A．a first car B．the first car C．his first wheel D．a first wheel
A．unlike B．like C．as if D．as
A．with a speed of B．at a speed of C．at speed of D．for a speed of
A．making B．made C．makes D．having made
A．busy B．rich C．strong D．kind
A．However B．But C．While D．Therefore
A．interesting B．unusual C．dangerous D．wonderful
A．wanted to B．was forced to C．must D．would
A．waved B．to wave C．waving D．wave
A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．no one
A．sold B．discovered C．found D．produced
A．store B．market C．museum D．factory
A．with machine B．by machines C．by hand D．using hands
A．quickly B．slowly C．quitely D．quietly
A．lend B．sell C．buy D．watch
A．that B．/ C．which D．what
A．cheap B．more cheap C．cheaper D．much cheap
A．kinds B．shapes C．colors D．sizes
About five years ago I began to study at a new school, when my family moved to Iowa. I was just a little wondering whether I could get on well with my classmates.
Lucy, a girl in my class, who I thought wasn't ready to accept a girl, didn't like me from the start. ，I was pretty sure she hated me. When I asked her a question, I could she thought I was a total fool.
My teacher made us sit next to each other for the last term. Lucy was not happy. However, I kept at her, though she rolled her eyes, and I kept telling her that she was beautiful.
Finally, Lucy let me talk to her, even when her friends were around. She telling me how beautiful I looked. I still remember the first time when she smiled at me and said that, and I smiled right back, saying to her. One day Lucy invited me over to her house, and talked to me all the time her other friends. That day Lucy, the girl who had hated me, called me her best desk-mate. After that, we friends for years.
I moved to Arizona later, but I will never Lucy. I still remember she considered me her enemy at first. During that time it felt like I was wasting my time, and losing my dignity (尊严），but I still smiled at Lucy even when she made fun of me. I'm not stupid; I didn't think she was in doing those things, but I still put up with it. And finally we became great friends.
Not long ago, I read the of Abraham Lincoln，“Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?” I smiled, thinking of Lucy. It just me how great a friend I used to have.
A．sad B．surprised C．worried D．eager
A．positive B．successful C．new D．common
A．Usually B．Actually C．Finally D．Fortunately
A．describe B．prove C．tell D．accept
A．shouting B．laughing C．pointing D．smiling
A．started B．minded C．considered D．avoided
A．hello B．thanks C．sorry D．bye
A．according to B．thanks to C．except for D．instead of
A．served B．appeared C．seemed D．stayed
A．forget B．leave C．miss D．teach
A．right B．proud C．interested D．busy
A．books B．words C．stories D．experiences
A．taught B．advised C．warned D．reminded
I have tried many ways to be ill. I don't wear a sweater when I ，and two days ago I walked in the rain without my shoes. But so far nothing have happened. Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who liked school. He would rub (摩擦）the end of the thermometer(温度计）until it went up to 39°C. Then he'd put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was ill.
This morning I tried doing that but it went above 35°C and I rubbed it for ten minutes. So I held the thermometer the light on my desk and it went up to 40°C. I thought I'd put it in my mouth and walk downstairs like that. my mother would take it out and she would be worried when she saw that I was rather ill.
The only trouble was I didn't know the thermometer would be so As soon as I put it into my mouth I burnt my tongue(舌头）！ I spit (吐）the thermometer out. It fell on the floor but it was not .
A．could B．should C．must D．might
A．being away from B．leaving C．staying at D．being out of
A．really B．well C．quickly D．badly
A．often B．always C．never D．sometimes
A．near B．near to C．next D．next to
A．When B．Then C．So D．If
A．cold B．hot C．warm D．cool
A．left B．relaxed C．broken D．surprised
Once 1 spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal a sick student named Matthew had expressed an in meeting me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I about overcoming obstacles (障碍)and for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about winning and succeeding and seeking his dreams.When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and out the first gold medal I won and put it around his . I told him he was more of a and knew more about success and overcoming than 1ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off handed it back to me. He said, "You earned that medal. when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you. ”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had passed and he sent me a letter：
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank you letter for the picture you sent me.I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I' . But God knows I'm a champion. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my and when you get there. I will show it to you.Thank you for loving me.
Your friend, Matthew
A．idea B．agreement C．opinion D．interest
A．knew B．read C．thought D．asked
A．looking B．longing C．going D．waiting
A．pushed B．pulled C．carried D．got
A．neck B．head C．hand D．waist
A．loser B．winner C．patient D．buy
A．pains B．diseases C．obstacles D．shortcomings
A．or B．so C．but D．and
A．Somewhere B．Somehow C．Nowadays D．Someday
A．out B．away C．on D．by
A．seldom B．already C．never D．ever
A．medal B．picture C．life D．letter
At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the United States team would be the winner of canoe (划艇）racing. One member of that team was Bill Havens. It became clear that Bill's first child would be born about the time that theU. S. team was in the Paris Games.
Bill's wife insisted that he go to Paris. ，competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But finally Bill decided to stay at home, where he could his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her his highest priority (优先考虑的事），even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his .
The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill's wife was in giving birth to their child. ，Bill could have competed in the event and returned home to be with her when she gave birth.
But Bill said he had no . For the rest of his life, he he had made the better decision.
Twenty-eight years later, Bill a telegram. It was from Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read，“Dad, I won. I'm bringing home the gold medal you while waiting for me to be born. ”
A．competing B．struggling C．preparing D．winning
A．In all B．After all C．As a result D．As usual
A．persuade B．encourage C．support D．satisfy
A．place B．side C．door D．mercy
A．busy B．successful C．safe D．late
A．In addition B．For example C．In fact D．At last
A．on time B．in time C．in general D．in surprise
A．judgments B．excuses C．choices D．regrets
A．believed B．concluded C．learned D．proved
A．discovered B．wrote C．sent D．received
A．grasped B．offered C．took D．lost
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected that his father had bought the gift . , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his own .His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He .his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, and somewhat ., the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather bound Bible，with the young man’s name written in gold. Angry, he.his voice to his father, and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very.in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but .his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him. .he could make arrangements, he received a telegram him his father had passed away and willed all of his .to his son. When he arrived at his father’s, sudden sadness and regret .his heart. He began to.his father’s important papers and saw the still new gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had .it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully.a verse(诗),Matthew 7-11,“And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?”
As he read those words, a car key .from the back of the Bible. It had a tag(标签) with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the of his graduation, and the words:PAID IN FULL.
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A．computer B．bike C．car D．recorder
A．pay B．buy C．support D．afford
A．signs B．facts C．marks D．results
A．However B．Finally C．Quietly D．Actually
A．house B．room C．study D．office
A．gave B．handed C．showed D．presented
A．excited B．nervous C．interested D．disappointed
A．raised B．changed C．improved D．increased
A．ran B．went C．walked D．stormed
A．busy B．successful C．comfortable D．happy
A．remembered B．realized C．knew D．considered
A．When B．As C．After D．Before
A．informing B．announcing C．telling D．discovering
A．treasures B．possessions C．clothing D．eagerness
A．filled B．caught C．attacked D．beat
A．pick up B．remind of C．searchthrough D．refer to
A．seen B．got C．left D．thrown
A．made B．written C．underlined D．designed
A．dropped B．appeared C．rolled D．showed
A．year B．date C．moment D．day