Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very 1 woman. She didn’t buy many jewels(珠宝)or 2 clothes. 3 , she spent millions in 4 a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah’s 5 was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 6 because Sarah was afraid to 7 building it.
Sarah’s house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of 8 arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, 9 the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 10 . There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.
Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 11 ? It was because Sarah was afraid of 12 . She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn’t want her house to be finished.
Sarah Winchester’s 13 seemed to have worked 14 she lived to be 83 years old. But 15 , her house was finished.
A．poor B．rich C．useful D．brave
A．cheap B．expensive C．simple D．old
A．Still B．Usually C．Instead D．Even
A．building B．buying C．selling D．setting
A．door B．window C．kitchen D．house
A．years B．months C．weeks D．days
A．keep B．enjoy C．stop D．help
A．drivers B．workers C．farmers D．visitors
A．but B．until C．since D．so
A．floors B．kitchens C．windows D．rooms
A．bigger B．smaller C．stronger D．cleaner
A．working B．dying C．living D．growing
A．age B．family C．plan D．husband
A．or B．because C．neither D．nor
A．hardly B．usefully C．carefully D．finally
I really only meant it as a joke. I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly.
My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week. He was walking around bragging (吹嘘) about it to everyone. He was saying, "My cell phone can download the newest off the Internet."Then he everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it. The pictures and sound were really .
class, he would use his cell phone to watch TV. The rest of us didn't have a phone like , so we had to crowd(拥挤) around him. I was just trying to see the screen, there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly. I was getting really jealous.
But then yesterday, he forgot his cell phone at the end of class. He left it right on his desk. noticed it was there except me. I decided to teach him a lesson. I took his phone quietly off the desk, and put it in my own bag. My was to give it back to him the next day. I wanted to see his reaction (反应). Maybe he would stop being such a show-off.
But this morning he rushed into class, screaming and yelling (吼叫). He was very and almost mad. He started accusing (指责) different people of his phone, but I had it in my the whole time. He even started fighting with another classmate Matthew was sure that person had taken it. The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office. They got in a lot of trouble. Now I don't know what to ! If I tell him that I took the cell phone, he'll think I stole it. If I don't tell him, then I really did steal it. How did I get into such a trouble?
A．ads B．songs C．films D．games
A．gave B．showed C．lent D．asked
A．good B．bad C．noisy D．unclear
A．After B．During C．In D．From
A．hers B．ours C．his D．theirs
A．and B．but C．then D．so
A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．plan B．suggestion C．dream D．action
A．always B．hardly C．just D．sometimes
A．happy B．quiet C．sad D．angry
A．losing B．stealing C．playing D．using
A．desk B．hand C．bag D．pocket
A．if B．because C．until D．though
A．both B．all C．neither D．none
A．say B．take C．see D．do
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight, "You need fortune(运气)，" his father said. "But you work hard, no fortune will come."
What made him was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn't like him. "You have no talent(天赋).You will never be a pianist." As an eight-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly . He decided that he didn't want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn't touch the piano. Wisely(明智的)his father didn't ,but wait.
Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn't want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he he could show other people that he had ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.
He started competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition when it was announced that Lang Lang had won, he was too to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn't stay in China forever-he had to play on the world's big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang again, this time to Philadelphia, US. There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over．After his performance at Chicago's Raviniu Festival, gigs（演奏会）in Lincoln Center and Camegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(找到)him, and lets him shine.
A．if B．unless C．when D．since
A．energetic B．happy C．lucky D．sad
A．hurt B．ill C．broken D．scared
A．hear B．push C．eat D．sleep
A．realized B．explained C．forgot D．noticed
A．argur B．dance C．study D．interview
A．winning B．beating C．watching D．refusing
A．annoyed B．mad C．tired D．excited
A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
A．helpful B．meaningful C．successful D．useful
A little boy invited his mother to his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To his surprise, she agreed. He felt . Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a scar(伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her .
At the meeting, all the people were ____by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from ___.Suddenly, he heard his mother talking with his teacher.
“____did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked. She replied, “When my son was a boy, his room caught on fire one day. Everyone was too ____to go in, so I went in and ran towards his bed. Just then I saw a beam coming down and I placed myself over him trying to____ him. I was knocked but luckily, a fireman saved____ of us.” She touched the scar. “This scar will be here forever, ____ I will never regret doing what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running to his mother ____tears in his eyes. He hugged her and held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
A．worried B．happy C．angry D．proud
A．ear B．hand C．face D．arm
A．impressed B．followed C．agreed D．encouraged
A．somebody B．anybody C．nobody D．no one
A．Where B．How C．Why D．When
A．afraid B．quiet C．calm D．careful
A．prevent B．save C．protect D．hold
A．neither B．either C．all D．both
A．because B．however C．but D．although
A．for B．of C．with D．without
As I look back on it now, I realize it was kind of silly of me to be so worried when Daddy was really just late. I waited every night for Daddy whom I followed around everywhere.
That day, I stood at my place by the door, waiting for his return from work.
After standing there for a while, I began to where Daddy was. I ran into the kitchen and asked Mummy ,“When is Daddy coming? ”
“ Soon, honey, ”Mummy replied distractedly (心不在焉的) because she was following a difficult recipe(cookbook) for dinner.
I ran back to the door for I knew that Daddy was coming and that I wasn’t standing there for nothing, I began to read the words from my favorite books.
Tired of that, I went back to the kitchen to ask Mummy again but I could open my mouth, she handed me a My little Pony coloring book. She said: “I’m busy, Daniel. Go and a pretty picture and I’ll hang it on the fridge. ”
I went back to the door, put my book and crayons (蜡笔) down, then went to get my mini chair to sit in. After a while, the became a pink-and-purple artistic wonder.
Soon I with relief (放心) as I heard the sound of the garage door and Daddy’s car driving in. I heard him turn off the engine and open and close his car door. The next thing I knew was that the door opened and there stood Daddy. I stood up and my arms . I hugged him tightly and whispered, “I love you”.
As I sit at the computer finishing this story, I know Daddy will be home soon. I still when he’s late. I still go to greet him when he arrives. And I still tell him I love him.
A．own B．usual C．favorite D．strange
A．think B．understand C．wonder D．search
A．hopefully B．thoughtfully C．politely D．sadly
A．when B．as C．until D．before
A．color B．make C．draw D．paint
A．book B．picture C．fridge D．chair
A．smiled B．cried C．laughed D．called
A．shaking B．opening C．shutting D．breaking
A．carried out B．took out C．gave out D．held out
A．mind B．realize C．doubt D．worry
Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you.
First, my family try to save . We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when is watching it. Mom only uses cold water in the washing machine.
Second, we also start recycling this week. We to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great to help our environment.
Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t
the tap running when we brushed our teeth.
At last, mom and dad begin to save gas. Mom to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work good exercise! This week dad and his workmates(同事) also start to go to work together in one and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.
These are great ways to help protect our environment.
A．water B．oil C．electricity D．food
A．somebody B．everybody C．nobody D．anybody
A．want B．keep C．refuse D．try
A．divide B．check C．buy D．change
A．ways B．advice C．information D．news
A．again B．instead C．already D．too
A．leave B．stop C．finish D．watch
A．hoped B．began C．used D．needed
A．or B．but C．for D．and
A．car B．bus C．subway D．train