Fire can help people in many ways. Fire can heat water, (21)____ your house, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things too. Nobody knows (22)____ people began to use fire. One story from Australia tells about a man a very long time ago. He (23)____ the sun by a rope and brought fire down.
Today people know how to (24)____ a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very (25)____.
Fire kills people every year. So you must be careful (26)____ matches. You should also learn to (27)____ fires. Fires need oxygen（氧气）. Without oxygen they die. There is (28)____ in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or (29)____, with your coat or a blanket. This keeps the air from a fire and kills it.
Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it might (30)____ you.
A．brighten B．warm C．beautify D．lighten
A．where B．when C．what D．how
A．watched B．got up to C．went up to D．discovered
A．set B．make C．cause D．catch
A．dangerous B．bright C．unusual D．common
A．about B．to C．on D．after
A．lay out B．put out C．put away D．do away with
A．fire B．moisture（湿气） C．oxygen D．substance
A．in general B．in particular C．in a hurry D．in an emergency （紧急）
A．stop B．hurt C．destroy D．hit
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination. ____, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived ____ for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son ___.
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long over the hills. They had been ___ _ this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days ____. To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some ____.
One morning , the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert __ that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of ___ . "What's that?" he asked. "That's the _ _ treasure," said the boy. Robert suddenly _ ___something of an adventure story in the boy’s _ _ . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the _ _ a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the __ __ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to ____ such a man in a story. _ __ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was _ ___.
So, thanks to a___ ___ September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of greatest _ ____ stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．burden
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．injured B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．humorous D．adventure
Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he his mother again. The poor boy had to live on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to very much, but he had no money. But he never gave up and found some old books near the school and himself to read and write.
There was a narrow path（小路） between two mountains which connected the village and the town. One morning people there was a big stone on the path. It brought them difficulty: they had to cross the mountains to the town, or they had to move it away. the stone weighed at least thirty tons and even the strongest young man couldn’t move it. They for a long time, but nobody knew what to do.
Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a to move it away.” But people believed him. Some villagers even laughed at him. The night fell and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was the next morning. They didn’t know who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself.
“How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!”
“He dug(挖掘) a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could push it into the hole!”
Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word.
A．lost B．loved C．supported D．helped
A．angry B．proud C．sorry D．excited
A．town B．mountain C．school D．bed
A．asked B．taught C．agreed D．caused
A．found B．believed C．asked D．counted
A．For B．So C．And D．But
A．cried B．stayed C．played D．discussed
A．book B．question C．text D．way
A．few B．most C．many D．some
A．broken B．heavier C．gone D．smaller
A．mainly B．only C．nearly D．already
A．excitedly B．easily C．luckily D．happily
Angela at the age of 11years old was badly ill and she was attacked by a rare disease influencing her nerve system(神经系统). She was unable to and her movement was limited (限制) in other ways as well．The doctors did not hold much of her recovering from this illness. They said she would the rest of her life in a wheelchair. They also said that few were able to come back to their level after suffering from this disease. However, the little girl was . There, lying in her hospital bed, she that she was going to be walking again someday.
Angela was moved to a(an) hospital in San Francisco, where she could get better after the illness．All the treatments(治疗)that could be used to her disease were . The doctors praised her, she never once thought of giving up. They taught her about seeing herself walking. If it would do else, it would at least give her hope and something optimistic(乐观的)in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela worked as hard as possible in physical treatment，and in exercise periods. Also she worked hard when she lay there, herself moving，moving, moving!
One day， she was trying，with all her determination, to imagine her legs moving again，it seemed as though something happened: the bed moved! it began to move around the room! She out, “Look what I'm doing! Look! Look! I can do it! I moved! I moved!”
Of course，at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was crying aloud and running for .Everything started to .People felt that the floor moved back and forth a bit like being on a boat on gentle waves(浪)．You see，it was the San Francisco earthquake．Angela didn’t know that．Instead，she felt that she did it.
And now only a few years later, she’s back in school, on her own . No wheelchair, no sticks to help her. You see, anyone who can shake the earth can a little disease, can’t they?
A．speak B．watch C．smell D．walk
A．breath B．hope C．position D．power
A．lose B．spend C．share D．bring
A．usual B．exact C．local D．low
A．careless B．fearless C．harmless D．selfless
A．introduced B．wondered C．dreamed D．requested
A．language B．experiment C．performance D．recovery
A．needed B．conquered C．guided D．viewed
A．or B．but C．though D．for
A．admitting B．imagining C．suggesting D．considering
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．mirroring B．streaming C．picturing D．cornering
A．until B．after C．before D．while
A．annoying B．frightening C．disappointing D．surprising
A．cried B．pointed C．spoke D．read
A．distance B．order C．shelter D．space
A．shake B．escape C．return D．avoid
A．stupid B．certain C．sorry D．comfortable
A．hands B．eyes C．legs D．arms
A．develop B．treat C．catch D．beat
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was hard at work on a museum project when the client(客户) suddenly canceled it. In January, my __ told me I was no longer needed. I had just $1,000 in savings.
I one interview after searching the Internet for architecture jobs, but came of it. Finally, I took a job as a in a restaurant. I knew I’d have to find a place to live that less than the $500 a month I was paying.
I went to see a bedroom for rent. The landlord(房东) me $500 for it, but he said I could have it for $350 if he maintained control of the closet for storage, I told him later,“I don’t want the bedroom, I’m interested in the closet” I suggested that I pay $150 a month for it. He thought I was .
The closet measured just 5.5 feet 14 feet. With my experience, I was I could make it into a great living space. I it for three days. I measured old pieces of wood that people donated. It was like putting together a .
In March, I moved in. It was a legal rental. The landlord a door so I’d have access to a kitchen and bathroom, which I with three other tenants(租客). I had a mini-fridge, a microwave, and a storage bin for dry goods. I a loft(阁楼) for my bed, TV, and DVD player.
On my website, I’ve posted of my new home, and that’s some freelance(自由职业的) design work. A few more and I’ll be able to afford a new place. That’s definitely a(an) thing: My girlfriend, Susan, and I are engaged, and once we’re married next March, I’m sure I’ll leave my little closet .
But now I know that I don’t need much to live well.
A．teacher B．officer C．doctor D．boss
A．ordered B．acquired C．watched D．prepared
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．worker B．player C．waiter D．student
A．cost B．earned C．saved D．spent
A．proved B．charged C．named D．called
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．joking B．quarreling C．bargaining D．talking
A．to B．for C．by D．on
A．negative B．confident C．afraid D．curious
A．mended B．painted C．covered D．designed
A．secret B．problem C．puzzle D．game
A．cut out B．cut off C．cut up D．cut in
A．worked B．studied C．played D．shared
A．took B．made C．drew D．imagined
A．pictures B．desks C．windows D．books
A．brought out B．brought up C．brought in D．brought down
A．chances B．jobs C．items D．gifts
A．unique B．challenging C．genuine D．excellent
A．behind B．forward C．ahead D．upside
The other day I decided to come home early because it was such a beautiful day. The were outside playing in my apartment complex (公寓大楼) and the ice cream truck was whistling its tune. As I slowly to avoid an accident, I noticed a little boy at the ice cream truck. He didn’t get anything and he walked away with a look on his face. I asked the ice cream seller what happened and he said the little boy had no . I had no cash on me so I drove to my building and went upstairs to some cash. When I found it, the ice cream seller was waiting but the little boy had .
I went in the I thought he might have gone and I saw a getting out of her vehicle. I asked her if she had a little boy and she said yes. She then told me that she and her son had gone to the grocery store the day before and had ice cream but she did not have enough money to buy .
She quickly went into the to get her son, and when she several minutes later, I realized that he was not the little boy I had seen. This boy was a bit older and his sister came out with him. I took them both to the truck and let them out what they wanted.
I told the mom it was not the same boy I was talking about. I myself to the mother properly and my baby-sitting services free of charge if she ever needed them. 1 couldn't find the original boy but 1 hope he gets some ice cream soon.
A．cats B．kids C．dogs D．students
A．walked B．ran C．climbed D．drove
A．puzzled B．curious C．disappointed D．delighted
A．excuse B．money C．parents D．friends
A．still B．anxiously C．doubtfully D．nervously
A．left B．appeared C．cried D．escaped
A．station B．line C．sight D．direction
A．woman B．girl C．granny D．conductor
A．chosen B．ordered C．wanted D．eaten
A．it B．ones C．them D．those
A．house B．shop C．truck D．market
A．disappeared B．returned C．waited D．stayed
A．lost B．strange C．short D．same
A．look B．pick C．speak D．make
A．never B．seldom C．often D．ever
A．explained B．admitted C．devoted D．introduced
A．denied B．resigned C．offered D．operated
A．somewhere B．everywhere C．anywhere D．nowhere