Mary’s dime（一毛钱）
It was Sunday afternoon. I decided to clean up the room nicely so that my parents would feel 1 when they returned from a long ride! Then, I sat in the room, having nothing to do.
What else could I do? Then, with no reason, I suddenly 2 the pale face of that little beggar(乞丐) girl. I could see the glad light 3 her eyes when I put the dime in her little dirty hand.
How much I 4 that dime, too! Grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago, and I had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs, but those sugar apples looked so attractive, and were so 5 — only a dime a piece — that I wanted to have one.
I could imagine the little girl stood there in front of the 6 in her old dirty dress, looking at the 7 that were put all in a row in the window. I wonder what I should say, “Little girl, what do you want?” I gently asked. She felt 8 and looked straight at me, just as if（似乎）nobody had spoken so 9 to her before. She realized what I had meant, so she said seriously and sadly. “I was thinking how good one of those delicious hamburgers would 10 . I haven’t had anything to eat today.”
Now I thought to myself, “Mary Williams, you have had a good breakfast and a good lunch today, 11 this poor girl has not had a mouthful yet. You can give her your 12 . She needs it a great deal more than you do.”
I could not run away from that little girl’s sad, 13 look — so I dropped the dime right into her hand. How 14 the girl was! I am so glad I gave her the dime, 15 I had to go without the apple lying there in the window.
A．disturbed B．unhappy C．satisfied D．interested
A．saw B．remembered C．forgot D．described
A．filling B．protecting C．attracting D．touching
A．hated B．loved C．missed D．noticed
A．valuable B．meaningful C．expensive D．cheap
A．market B．library C．store D．bookshop
A．dresses B．magazines C．books D．candies
A．surprised B．excited C．pleased D．worried
A．happily B．kindly C．angrily D．sadly
A．taste B．sound C．feel D．smell
A．since B．so C．and D．but
A．apple B．hamburger C．dime D．candy
A．proud B．angry C．calm D．hungry
A．grateful B．unlucky C．lonely D．friendly
A．unless B．if C．though D．because
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Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This always tells me the importance of time in my life.
It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over. I suddenly remembered my uncle and to the airport. It was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.
I was very worried that my father would be with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not(不敢) my uncle and my father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say . Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an ever voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not my uncle. This will happen again. I promise.” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to and said. “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of time.”
The watch has been with me for twelve years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of I learned from it. It tells me to respect and never be late to do what I have promised to.
A．watch B．clock C．bell D．time
A．hotel B．station C．bus stop D．airport
A．before B．from C．after D．to
A．though B．because C．and D．so
A．moved B．turned C．hurried D．flew
A．happy B．angry C．sorry D．lucky
A．look up B．look for C．look at D．look after
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．is B．was C．does D．did
A．funnier B．louder C．happier D．lower
A．waking up B．giving up C．picking up D．putting up
A．always B．never C．often D．usually
A．you B．him C．them D．me
A．what B．that C．which D．who
A．culture B．friendship C．time D．family
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What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
Most of the students think stress can do harm them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually that someone turns to psychological (心理的)doctors because of heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.
On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. They stress can produce momentum(动力）in the end. For them, right attitude and action can reduce stress and make it . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to an ideal for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born to a poor family, I deeply knew was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future. the saying goes, “no pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up(达到标准） to my mom’s expectation and go to college . Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.
Overall, stress is not a bad thing in . The key is how we deal with it.
A．for B．in C．to D．of
A．began with B．showed off C．gave up D．cheered for
A．wonder B．decide C．promise D．hear
A．doubt B．believe C．disagree D．forget
A．useful B．difficult C．strange D．terrible
A．company B．college C．factory D．f arm
A．life B．spirit C．opinion D．silence
A．Then B．But C．As D．Or
A．quietly B．wildly C．specially D．successfully
A．himself B．myself C．itself D．herself
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What is this English ? a picture. It’s my picture. that? It’s Tom. He is my brother. He is only . I love very much. This is Jack. He is my brother, . He is nine. My name is Sally. are in the same class. My names are Helen and Alan. They are both . My father teaches English . My mother teaches math .
A．in B．on C．for D．at
A．He’s B．She’s C．It’s D．Is
A．family of B．families C．family’s D．family
A．What B．What’s C．Who D．Who’s
A．5 years old B．5 year old C．5 years D．5 old
A．he B．his C．him D．his
A．also B．too C．either D．as
A．I and Jack B．Jack and I C．Jack and me D．me and Jack
A．parent’ B．parent’s C．parents’ D．parents
A．teachers B．doctors C．drivers D．nurses
Now the idea of “car sharing” is_____around the world. That’s to say，more people are sharing the___of a car. Not everyone can ____a car. Think about it. __ many families today have one car, a lot of them don’t use it every day. Some cars spend most of their time _____in garages(车库).When we don’t use them ,we have to pay for ____ and other things. That needs a lot of money. To _____ money, some people _____with the idea of “car sharing”. If we share a car, we only pay when we use it.
Now more and more people are _____to do car sharing. In Switzerland(瑞士)，40000 people are doing it. Japan is also _____ to make “car sharing” popular around the country. Car sharing is a new____ in vehicle. It’s very easy____us to go ___we want ____buying a car. It also reduces(减少)air____.Let’s do it at once.
A．famous B．different C．important D．popular
A．use B．way C．try D．drive
A．afford B．rent C．drive D．raise
A．Because B．Though C．So D．But
A．playing B．living C．staying D．running
A．parking B．driving C．running D．putting
A．waste B．save C．afford D．use
A．come up B．come down C．come over D．come out
A．leaving B．remembering C．starting D．forgetting
A．able B．trying C．making D．doing
A．way B．try C．thought D．idea
A．from B．for C．of D．with
A．somewhere B．everywhere C．nowhere D．anywhere
A．never B．hardly C．without D．with
A．trouble B．pollution C．problem D．matter