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
“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can (41) my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling (42).
The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and has mother is (43) in bed. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main (44) of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not (45) the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll (46) in the work place.
The story reminds me of another (47). It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was (48) to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always (49) his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be (50) if he taught them how to fish. So he (51) his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could (52) the fish they themselves caught.
At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only (53) to them. (54), we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and the will learn the ability to (55) money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.
A．solve B．change C．study D．find
A．surprised B．excited C．relaxed D．interested
A．ill B．alone C．silent D．dangerous
A．problem B．example C．relative D．support
A．pass B．copy C．know D．mind
A．repeat B．forget C．need D．test
A．story B．learner C．family D．program
A．afraid B．lucky C．sorry D．able
A．shared B．cooked C．exchanged D．weighed
A．easy B．great C．useless D．crazy
A．drove B．stopped C．called D．searched
A．feed B．save C．touch D．eat
A．time B．fish C．food D．clothing
A．Next B．Instead C．Luckily D．Especially
A．pay B．give C．use D．make
You have probably heard the expression，“It’s raining cats and dogs outside．”That means 16 it’s raining very hard I not that 17 cats and dogs are falling from the 18．However，one day in June，1882，it really did rain 19 over Dubuque，Iowa．The frogs 20 falling along with hailstones(冰雹)during a 21 storm．
Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are 22 by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air．There the raindrops become frozen．Many drops may freeze 23 to form balls of ice；these ice balls，or hailstones，then 24 to earth．
During the storm in Dubuque，the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds(池塘) 25 the air along with raindrops．When some of these frogs became covered with ice，both hailstones and“frog-stones”fell onto the ground．
A．that B．how C．why D．if
A．careless B．blind C．dead D．real
A．hill B．tower C．sky D．building
A．cats B．frogs C．dogs D．birds
A．stopped B．enjoyed C．began D．forgot
A．popular B．terrible C．weekly D．common
A．divided B．added C．changed D．caught
A．together B．alone C．so D．almost
A．hold B．lose C．keep D．fall
A．from B．into C．after D．by
You can reach almost any goal if you want to—but sometimes it takes great efforts to realize your dream．
That was quite true for me．When I was 17 years old，I broke my father’s_____．He had saved enough from an average income to send me to college to become a lawyer．Three months later I was home telling him that I had left college — and for the first time I saw him ______.
“Son，I’m always going to love you even though you’ll never achieve anything，’’he said with tears(眼泪)in his eyes．
When I walked out of that room，I was burning with something within my body．Not everyone has the chance to feel it．I did not just want to______ — I had to．
But I couldn't see how to do it and all the time my father’s words were in my mind. I become a salesperson．It was not______ because I knew almost nothing about marketing.
Then a man introduced me to the Edwards training course．I went and learned a lot of useful______．I tried my best to put them to work．Soon after that，I started tasting the sweet fruits of Success for the first time．
Some time later，I told the manager of my company that I would like to meet with Mr．Edwards．They arranged it for me．When the day came，I told him，“Mr. Edwards，my goal is to be able to train people just as you trained me．’’______，he agreed to let me try．
All that came true because I set goals to make it happen．Sticking to the goal was the most important．
A．promise B．record C．heart D．law
A．shout B．cry C．laugh D．relax
A．succeed B．argue C．stop D．move
A．fair B．easy C．serious D．safe
A．poems B．dialogues C．excuses D．skills
A．Luckily B．Usually C．Clearly D．Suddenly
Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn't know 26 Benny lived. 27 the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the 28 to Benny's house. "His house is not far from my house," said the woman. "It's behind the trees. But you can't get there 29 You can go there by bus. It'll 30 you hours to get there 31 foot. " "What's 32 with her?" Tony thought, "I can see Benny's house from here now. It's behind the 33 ."
Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was 34 There was a river in front of him, and he couldn't see a boat. The house was on the other side of the35 .
A．what B．where C．how D．why
A．By B．On C．Near D．In
A．place B．house C．bus D．way
A．well B．now C．easily D．hurriedly
A．spend B．take C．bring D．carry
A．in B．on C．by D．with
A．matter B．trouble C．wrong D．right
A．houses B．rivers C．trees D．boats
A．right B．good C．wrong D．fine
A．road B．street C．tree D．river
It was June. The sun was in the sky. It was very hot. Jim was tired of school. He wanted to be at the beach. He could not stay in his 1 . He could not 2 talking. While the teacher wrote on the board, Jim got up and talked to a friend. The teacher, Mr Smith, heard the 3 and said: "Jim, sit down and be quiet. "
Jim sat down. Mr Smith 4 his lesson. Jim got up and talked to another friend. "Sit down and be quiet," said Mr Smith. He was very 5 .
"OK," said Mr Smith. "If you want to talk, 6 come to the front of the classroom and7 the teacher. "
"All right," 8 Jim. He came to the front of the classroom and said:"Quiet, 9 . I am the new teacher. Class is over now. Let's have a 10 "
A．office B．home C．seat D．room
A．stop B．enjoy C．forget D．finish
A．news B．story C．fact D．noise
A．got ready for B．went on with C．went over D．was interested in
A．angry B．sad C．worried D．afraid
A．again B．also C．then D．next
A．hear B．find C．ask D．be
A．asked B．agreed C．guessed D．laughed
A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．no one
A．lesson B．break C．try D．meeting