Joe wanted a computer. He asked his for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbours. But this was not . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn't cut grass for their gardens he had no tools to do the work with.
Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering . I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could get the computer right away I could pay it a little each week. He ran to Dick. Joe him a lot of questions. He learned that it was to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took three hours each night. Dick him the phone number of the newspaper manager
Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother he thought, she . "I think it
is a idea, " she said, "I'll call the newspaper...."
"What, Mum," Joe said, "I'll call." After that, I'm going to be a businessman now.
Joe's mother smiled .
A．teachers B．parents C．classmates D．friends
A．said B．told C．thought D．spoke
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．because B．when C．while D．after
A．newspapers B．bikes C．computers D．cars
A．on B．to C．of D．for
A．answered B．asked C．wrote D．read
A．friendly B．kind C．possible D．wrong
A．at B．about C．before D．after
A．taught B．gave C．made D．asked
A．that B．when C．what D．where
A．smiled B．shouted C．cried D．worried
A．big B．large C．great D．bad
A．sadly B．happily C．politely D．angrily
Mr. Smith works in New York. Last month he had a fifteen-day holiday, but he didn’t know where to spend it. He spoke to his friend Bill,“I the hot weather, but I can’t find a cool place in America. How should I spend my holiday?”
“That’s easy, ” said Bill, “You’d to Snow and ice are covering the ground now. ”
Mr. Smith agreed his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon Moscow. He had a happy trip there, but one day he . After lunch he went outside the city, he saw a dog him while he past(走过) a house. The dog was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to drive it away. But it began to bark at(对……大叫) him. He wanted to look for a stick but he couldn’t find anything snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone on the ground. He hurried to but failed.
“How strange Russians are!” Mr. Smith said to himself, “They don’t tie dogs, but firmly (紧紧地) the stones. My God!”
A．like B．unlike C．not like D．hate
A．would go B．would not go C．better go D．better to go
A．to B．with C．at D．about
A．arrived in B．arrive in C．reach D．reached in
A．made a mistake B．get into trouble C．got into trouble D．find the trouble
A．to follow B．is following C．followed D．following
A．was walking B．walked C．was crossing D．crossed
A．except B．besides C．beside D．without
A．picked it up B．picked up it C．pick it up D．pick up it
A．tied B．lied C．tie D．Lie
What do the people usually do on weekends? Some people like to at home, but others like to go out for a walk or play football. Mr. Smith hard in a factory during (在期间) the . On the weekends, he usually the same thing. On Saturday he washes his car and on he goes with his family to a village(村庄) by car. His uncle and aunt a farm there. It isn't a big one, but there is always to do on the farm. The children help with the animals and give them some . Mr. and Mrs. Smith help in the field. At the end of the day, they are all and Mr. Smith's aunt them a big meal.
A．play B．stay C．be D．so
A．works B．does C．makes D．studies
A．day B．year C．week D．month
A．does B．do C．make D．has
A．Friday B．Saturday C．Thursday D．Sunday
A．have B．has C．bring D．find
A．many B．much C．any D．most
A．food B．rice C．cakes D．fruit
A．full B．angry C．hungry D．happy
A．give B．puts C．makes D．Does
My father died when I was a little kid. I have been my mother since then. We were so that sometimes I didn’t have enough food to eat. However, my mother didn’t lose the at all. She got two part-time jobs to pay for my education. She did what she could to make me live happily.
At the age of twenty-two, I from the college and found a good job. However, a few months ago, I felt and then the doctor told me I had a stomach cancer. I couldn’t the terrible fact. I couldn’t eat rich food. And I could only eat a little and frequent 频繁的meals. Every day, my mother went out of her way to simple but delicious food for me. She told me there were some sick people beat cancer successfully.
To our , after another CT, the doctor told me my tumor肿瘤got much smaller than before, and I was away from the of caner. On that day, I hugged my mother and smiled with tears.
A．waiting for B．looking after C．living with D．looking for
A．poor B．rich C．happy D．lonely
A．chance B．job C．life D．hope
A．learned B．returned C．graduated D．started
A．worried B．sick C．sad D．unhappy
A．hear B．believe C．see D．care
A．cook B．buy C．catch D．keep
A．whom B．what C．which D．who
A．sadness B．happiness C．disappointment D．embarrassment
A．news B．story C．danger D．Beginning
Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was ____ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou（北美驯鹿）? Do they kill people?
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to ____. The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was _____. He had his gun with him______.
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them. Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very ____ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to ____ food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf ____ the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his ____ any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were ____. Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to ____ them and not to kill them.
A．seen B．told C．heard D．found
A．a small town B．a big city C．a far place D．a lonely village
A．afraid B．happy C．angry D．tired
A．at times B．all the time C．once a week D．every afternoon
A．bad B．good C．hungry D．thirsty
A．cook B．make C．get D．pick
A．shouted at B．looked into C．laughed at D．played with
A．food B．clothes C．gun D．plane
A．not good B．not true C．not easy D．not clear
A．grow B．have C．teach D．understand
It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠) . The road is nearly good all the way.
Sometimes there is deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small ___ along the way. Tom reached the first place, at 10 p.m. He had his ____ in a little restaurant there. It was a warm night in August. Tom wanted to ____ through the night.
He left the restaurant at 11:30 and drove over two hours. There wasn’t the moon, but the ___ were wonderful. There was nothing else on the road. Tom thought, ‘It’s an empty desert. Not a tree. Not a house. Not a man.’ He could __ the endless, white road in the cars’ headlights. A million stars looked down on him. It was two o’clock in the morning. Tom stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the ___ _ town. ‘ I will light the cooker,’ he thought, ‘ and make some tea.’ He got out of the car. He heard some sounds ten or fifteen meters ___ __. He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, ‘ Good morning. It’s a __ __ morning, isn’t it?’ The man came forward, out of the darkness. Tom did not move. Then the man said, ‘ You’re going to ___ _ some tea, aren’t you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always ____ __ near here at this time. Sometimes I get a meal. Now listen, and I will tell you a story. Then you will give me..’
A．cities B．hotels C．villages D．towns
A．tea B．supper C．lunch D．breakfast
A．live B．stay C．drive D．walk
A．trees B．animals C．stars D．clouds
A．see B．ride C．hear D．find
A．home B．other C．next D．last
A．about B．from C．far D．away
A．noisy B．lovely C．sleepy D．sunny
A．eat B．make C．cook D．drink
A．stop B．leave C．meet D．run