Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas Plans. With each day passing, everyone became more __1___ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its ___2___ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often ___3___ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __4__ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __5___. I can still remember he was always _6__ a smile and willing to help. He always __7__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He ___8___ just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly __9__ home.
Weeks passed and the __10__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of __11__ before the holiday break. I smiled in __12__ as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David __13__ standing by my desk.
“ I have something for you,” he said and __14__ from behind his back a small box __15__ it to me, he said anxiously, “open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my __16__ saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s __17__.”
“Oh no it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes__18__ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given __19__ to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning __20__ the little empty box set on my desk.
A．anxious B．courageous C．serious D．cautious
A．warning B．ringing C．calling D．yelling
A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．inappropriately
A．popular B．upset C．special D．funny
A．expressing B．delivering C．wearing D．sharing
A．practiced B．wandered C．studied D．stayed
A．would B．should C．might D．could
A．aim at B．turn to C．put off D．head for
A．argument B．excitement C．movement D．judgment
A．school B．year C．education D．program
A．relief B．return C．vain D．control
A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly
A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled
A．holding B．handing C．sending D．leaving
A．delight B．expectation C．appreciation D．surprise
A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper
A．as B．until C．because D．though
A．advice B．support C．attention D．command
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
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I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ?” Just when I started to that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t . Somebody had thought of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my Christmas there special and memorable, I remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I them that they couldn’t open their presents every child had come forward. Finally the they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed(绽放笑容) and their bright smiles up the room. The in the room was obvious, and wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A．receiving B．sending C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．expected C．prepared D．got
A．doubt B．accept C．suggest D．hope
A．turned up B．settled down C．broke in D．showed off
A．loss B．relief C．sadness D．duty
A．laughed B．forgotten C．loved D．affected
A．highly B．little C．enough D．poorly
A．present B．last C．recent D．first
A．hardly B．regularly C．immediately D．frequently
A．importance B．independence C．strength D．safety
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．put up with D．came up with
A．none B．each C．some D．few
A．special B．fine C．helpful D．normal
A．guided B．reminded C．educated D．promised
A．after B．when C．until D．since
A．chance B．moment C．gift D．reward
A．burned B．took C．lit D．cheered
A．terror B．joy C．calmness D．value
A．something B．such C．it D．everybody
A．from B．till C．for D．by
There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). being sent away, this boy was the 22 student in his class. He was at the top in every always with high marks.
But the boy changed after 24 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started . He hated being in a . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt and no one loved him.
His parents started about the boy. But they even did not know what was with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most person for me. I want to see you . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words 36 the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him40!
A．After B．Before C．When D．While
A．hardest B．naughtiest C．brightest D．dullest
A．exam B．activity C．game D．class
A．coming B．returning C．leaving D．reaching
A．rising B．increasing C．reducing D．dropping
A．group B．term C．company D．party
A．led to B．felt like C．thought back D．looked for
A．worthless B．careless C．concerned D．annoyed
A．caring B．turning C．worrying D．speaking
A．crazy B．true C．possible D．wrong
A．talk with B．listen to C．tell to D．care about
A．family B．friends C．study D．grades
A．realize B．analyze C．check D．test
A．outstanding B．important C．famous D．familiar
A．happy B．excellent C．interested D．satisfied
A．caused B．wanted C．encouraged D．forced
A．answered B．ignored C．hated D．hugged(拥抱)
A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．showed B．meant C．intended D．expressed
A．sad B．angry C．pleasant D．joyful
Children all round the world are familiar with fairy tales such as “The Little Mermaid”(美人鱼), “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. The colourful ______ from the stories made us laugh and cry throughout our ______.
The stories are the creation(创作) of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a ______ family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His ______ life was not easy. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He______ very little education. As a child he was very______ and was laughed at for being feminine (女性化的) and tall.
In 1816 his father died and Anderson was______ to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and______ at a tobacco factory. _____ the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a career as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years______ he had to leave the theatre when his voice______ in 1822.
______, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was admitted to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in 1835. They_____ in small volumes (量) until his death.
______ Anderson lived a______ life, he tried to make people______ in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a______ childhood as he did. The works______ Anderson world fame(声誉), but he remained a______ man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson______ on August 4,1875. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.
A．parts B．pictures C．heroes D．characters
A．days B．time C．childhood D．years
A．poor B．musical C．big D．happy
A．early B．writing C．later D．school
A．accepted B．found C．received D．gained
A．emotional(感情冲动的) B．upset C．popular D．naughty (调皮的)
A．allowed B．forced C．willing D．used
A．then B．lately C．second D．finally
A．By B．From C．At D．Since
A．since B．after C．until D．still
A．lost B．changed C．broke D．worsened
A．Even so B．Afterwards C．From then on D．Otherwise
A．turned out B．sold out C．came out D．went out
A．Since B．Because C．Although D．As
A．hard B．interesting C．happy D．successful
A．cry B．laugh C．appreciate D．learn
A．sad B．happy C．busy D．strange
A．got B．brought C．made D．cost
A．poor B．unhappy C．moody D．lonely
A．passed away B．passed by C．left D．went
Do you know why there is a little angel on the top of the Christmas tree?
One particular Christmas season a long time ago, Santa was ______ his usual trip. But there were _____ everywhere. Four of his elves(小精灵) got _____, and the trainee(学徒工) elves did not produce the toys as fast as the ______ ones, so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind _____. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her mom was coming to visit; this _____ Santa even more.
When he went to ride the deer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and that two had ______ the fence and were out—heaven knows where.
Then when he began to load the sled(雪橇), one of the boards _____ and the toy bag fell to the ground and the toys were everywhere. So, _____, Santa went into the house for a cup of coffee and a little wine. When he went to the ______, he discovered that the elves had ______ the wine and there was nothing to_______.
In his frustration, he ______ dropped the coffeepot and it broke into thousands of little pieces all over the kitchen _____. He went to get the broom and found that mice had _____ the straw which it was made of. Just then the doorbell _____ and Santa cursed(咒骂) on his way to the door. He _____ the door and there was a little angel with a big Christmas ______.
Smiling, the angel said, very _____,”Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn’t it just a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to put it?” This cheered Santa up.
_____ began the tradition of the little angel on the top of the tree.
A．paying attention to B．getting ready for C．coming up with D．taking part in
A．wealth B．danger C．presents D．problems
A．old B．rich C．sick D．well
A．regular B．devoted C．lazy D．clever
A．travel B．schedule C．preparation D．work
A．encouraged B．worried C．interested D．frightened
A．jumped B．made C．cleaned D．fixed
A．crossed B．stopped C．cracked D．disappeared
A．moved B．tired C．pleased D．frustrated
A．bed B．boards C．toys D．cupboard
A．hidden B．found C．bought D．polluted
A．wash B．drink C．watch D．add
A．angrily B．luckily C．carelessly D．slowly
A．door B．wall C．table D．floor
A．eaten B．covered C．cut D．thrown
A．failed B．rose C．rang D．fell
A．repaired B．felt C．painted D．opened
A．light B．bag C．tree D．cake
A．cheerfully B．exactly C．hungrily D．sadly
A．And B．So C．If D．But
I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.
It is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride （自豪）and ___ to ____ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in ____ way: changing the dishes’ colour, the meat’s type or the soup’s style（风味）. Thus, my American friends could discover the ____ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “____” job, I was often rewarded （奖励） by their ____ of appreciation （感激）such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
But the joke was here: Yesterday, I cooked Sichuan style ___ for dinner. I was ____ at my achievement.（成就）
When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked ___ at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their ____?” they asked, “It’s terrible!”
Terrible or beautiful? I don’t know. But I ___ know that fish heads are delicious. The ____ is the best part of fish; in ___ only the respectable （受敬重的）guest can have the special honor of ____ it.
Another ___ thing is: The American friends often said to me “__ ” as they ____ fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness ____ actually helping myself to any of the food. ___ , I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they ___ hesitated （犹豫）to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished
A．worry B．attention C．delight D．pleasure
A．buy B．fetch C．cook D．leave
A．their B．a new C．the same D．a simple
A．way B．joy C．trouble D．importance
A．hard B．daily C．good D．new
A．expressions B．flowers C．talk D．smile
A．meat B．fish C．soup D．egg
A．praised B．pleased C．good D．surprised
A．happily B．excitedly C．surprisedly D．worriedly
A．bones B．skins C．tails D．heads
A．do B．will C．want to D．should
A．tail B．head C．soup D．flesh
A．fact B．China C．USA D．the West
A．enjoying B．looking at C．playing with D．cooking
A．real B．exciting C．interesting D．easy
A．please help us B．excuse me C．help yourself D．eat them please
A．brought home B．wanted C．were buying D．were eating
A．not B．but not C．without D．nor
A．At last B．Above all C．After all D．In return
A．usual B．often C．never D．Had