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
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Jim Green is an announcer (播音员）for the program (节目). Most of the girls boys like the program. They like Jim Green. Some of them often make phone calls to him and thank him
_ his work, there are lots of _ _ to him every day, too.
Jim Green gets up at 6：00 every morning. He has bread and a glass of milk _ _ breakfast. He leaves home at 6：30 and ___ _ his office at 7：15. The program _ at 7：30.He plays the new records (唱片) of the pop songs and modern music for his listeners. At 8：00 it's time __ the news. Jim finishes work at 10：30. He goes home __ his car. He__ newspaper and listens to music after supper. He thinks his life is very interesting.
A．and B．with C．but D．about
A．too B．to C．also D．so
A．to B．for C．of D．and
A．letter B．letters C．friends D．words
A．at B．with C．for D．to
A．goes B．gets C．gets to D．gets up
A．begins B．finishes C．over D．start
A．to B．for C．of D．in
A．by B．in C．on D．takes
A．looks B．reads C．sees D．watches
One day in the class everyone is busy drawing pictures, but Xiao Ming is doing .When the bell rings for break（课间休息）, Xiao Ming gives his to the teacher.
The teacher looks at it and gets . “Why did you give me a piece of paper with nothing on it, Xiao Ming?” the teacher.
“I’m sorry, sir,” says Xiao Ming. “I a dog and some on the paper.”
“Where’s the dog and where’s the bread?” asks the teacher.
“I draw the bread . When I finish drawing the dog, he the bread. When I give it to you, he away,” Xiao Ming answers.
A．computer B．writing C．drawing D．music
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．bread B．picture C．dog D．paper
A．glad B．happy C．angry（生气） D．excited
A．asks B．answers C．says D．speaks
A．write B．draw C．put D．take
A．pictures B．bread C．cakes D．food
A．first B．last C．once D．now
A．eats B．sees C．drinks D．brings
A．carries B．washes C．runs D．comes
Do you think of your parents? “Yes, of course,” you may answer, “I buy a present for my mother on . And I give my father a present on Father’s Day, .” Then what about the other days of a year? Always to think of your parents, not just on some important days.
I have a friend. She alone, because her parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice chat. Then she wanted to make a . She dialed(拨) the number, but then she put the phone . After about ten seconds, she dialed the number again. “Hi, Mum…”
Later I asked, “Why did you dial the number ?” She smiled, “My parents are old. They can’t get close to the telephone . I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them34 time to answer the call.”
My friend is a good girl. She is always her parents. You also want to be a good child, right? So why not learn from her?
A．Father’s Day B．Mother’s Day C．Teachers’ Day D．Children’s Day
A．too B．also C．both D．same
A．willing B．look forward C．prepare D．remember
A．live B．lives C．lived D．living
A．face B．card C．call D．cake
A．up B．off C．down D．on
A．once B．twice C．some times D．many times
A．luckily B．slowly C．quietly D．quickly
A．less B．little C．enough D．a lot
A．thinking about B．laughing at C．worrying about D．looking for
Many people like travelling for their holiday. They go to ，seaside or forests. Some people like ，so they like to visit some old interesting places. In many countries，the travel agency can help you your holiday. You can tell the travel agency what kind of you like，how much you want to spend，and the .travel agency will give you a lot of information about where to go，how there，where to stay，and what kind of activities you can do there. the holidays is ‘Package”holiday. is，you just pay the money，and the travel agency will plan for you，the ticket for the train or plane，the hotel，the activities，and so on.
A．schools B．shops C．hills D．the Great Wall
A．history B．music C．country D．city
A．to plan B．planned C．plans D．planning
A．weather B．holiday C．train D．city
A．water B．day C．time D．money
A．get B．to get C．getting D．got
A．Both B．All C．One of D．Every one of
A．call B．calling C．calls D．called
A．That B．What C．How D．This
A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something
Joe and Tony studied in a medical college. They were twenty years old. June, after a school year was over, they decided around the country. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest and saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed .
One afternoon, they felt too to go any . How they wished they could find a river and in the cool water! They drove the car slowly while they were looking around. Suddenly, Joe saw a lake not far away. They the car beside the lake, looked around, and found a man who was sitting on a stone fishing there. They their clothes and were going to jump into the water. Just at that time, the man came up to them and said, “Sorry，swimming isn’t allowed in the lake!”
“Why didn’t you tell us about it before we took off our clothes?” Tony said angrily.
“ But it isn’t forbidden(禁止) to take off clothes the lake, ” said the man.
A．either B．both C．all D．none
A．On B．At C．To D．In
A．to travel B．travel C．travelling D．travelled
A．them B．their C．they D．themselves
A．hotter B．hot C．hottest D．the hottest
A．far B．farer C．farther D．farthest
A．swimming B．swim C．swims D．swam
A．stopped B．stops C．stopping D．stop
A．took away B．took back C．took off D．took down
A．on B．by C．in D．into