A rich man was camping alone on a hill. One day it began to rain and the rain made the tent wet.
At last he 1 make his way home. As he passed a beautiful house he 2 to look for rest. A lady in 3
walked past him with her 4 holding up high. Following her were her two pretty daughters. They
stopped and stared at him 5 .
“Who are you? We don’t like tramps(流浪汉)going around 6 our home .”one of them shouted.
“Go away at once. ”cried the other.
“But I’m not a 7 . ”said the man, “All I want is food and stay for the night.”
“How 8 you come here? Go away at once!” they 9 “We don’t like your feet around our house.
Go, go!”
The man moved on and reached a 10 house. On entering it he saw a 11 preparing their
supper. Though the light was 12 and the furniture was poor, it made him feel 13 and comfortable.
“Can I have some 14 and rest for the night?” he asked. “Of course, friend,” said the woman,
bringing forward a little chair for him. “We are going to15 our supper. Come and 16 us.”
The food was not 17 but they shared it with the stranger. That night they let him sleep on their
bed 18 they themselves used the stable(厩). Early the next morning, the man said good-bye to them. Their 19 left him a memory full of thanks.
When he reached home he 20 ordered a lovely house to be built for the couple in the woods.
A.had to B.must C.should D.would
A.tried B.managed C.asked D.stopped
A.sight B.cloth C.silk D.trouble
A.nose B.head C.eyes D.hands
A.curiously B.suddenly C.surprisingly D.angrily
A.around B.over C.to D.at
A.madam B.tramp C.thief D.stranger
A.do B.can C.will D.dare
A.explained B.continued C.repeated D.announced
A.big B.small C.lovely D.dirty
A.woman B.man C.person D.couple
A.weak B.bright C.dark D.strong
A.sad B.cold C.warm D.clean
A.cloth B.food C.light D.chair
A.prepare B.cook C.buy D.have
A.join B.help C.attend D.enjoy
A.enough B.scary C.short D.lot
A.and B.while C.then D.when
A.coldness B.sickness C.kindness D.thank
A.quickly B.finally C.happily D.quietly
He went to America to improve his English _________ to make money, according to his parents.
A.other than B.more than C.rather than D.better than
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 36 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I 37 there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 38 people feel like that.” My father asked me 39 I meant. “I want to be a motivational (激励人的)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”I replied. A40 was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 41 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 42 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 43 . Many people were 44that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked 45 I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my 46 to start my own company and leave my secure position after 47 a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a 48 that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 49to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 50 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 51 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was 52 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately 53 .One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no 54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job.And I was able to book several 55 engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.
A.raise B.blow C.put D.rise
A.slipped B.came C.arrived D.left
A.get B.make C.hope D.cheer
A.that B.which C.what D.if
A.speaker B.idea C.girl D.dream
A.regarding B.working C.acting D.beginning
A.life B.love C.income D.career
A.surprised B.moved C.disappointed D.delighte
A.when B.if C.why D.how
A.plan B.decision C.promise D.mind
A.entering B.joining C.attending D.holding
A.speech B.book C.report D.newspaper
A.day B.second C.week D.moment
A.help B.god C.job D.company
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
A.alive B.born C.missing D.dead
A.tested B.searched C.checked D.examined
A.help B.harm C.income D.money
A.selling B.speaking C.writing D.listening
The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 36 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I 37 there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 38 people feel like that.” My father asked me 39 I meant. “I want to be a motivational (激励人的)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”I replied. A 40 was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 41 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 42 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 43 . Many people were 44 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked 45 I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my 46 to start my own company and leave my secure position after 47 a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a 48 that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 49 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 50 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 51 I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was 52 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately 53 .One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no 54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job.And I was able to book several55 engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.
A.raise B.blow C.put D.rise
A.get B.make C.hope D.cheer
A.that B.which C.what D.if
A.speaker B.idea C.girl D.dream
A.regarding B.working C.acting D.beginning
A.life B.love C.income D.career
A.surprised B.moved C.disappointed D.delighted
A.when B.if C.why D.how
A.plan B.decision C.promise D.mind
A.entering B.joining C.attending D.holding
A.speech B.book C.report D.newspaper
A.day B.second C.week D.moment
A.help B.god C.job D.company
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
A.alive B.born C.missing D.dead
A.tested B.searched C.checked D.examined
A.help B.harm C.income D.money
A.selling B.speaking C.writing D.listening
Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can 1 swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still 2 away. A mother who has not3 the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following:4 we have learned something, additional learning increases the5 of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and6 ourselves of poems such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but__7 .
The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination,8 it may result in a passing grade, is not a 9 way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning, 10 , is usually a good investment toward the future.
A.only B.still C.hardly D.even
A.move B.ride C.travel D.drive
A.showed up B.cared for C.thought about D.brought up
A.Once B.Before C.Until D.Unless
A.warm B.inform C.remind D.recall
A.recite B.research C.overlearn D.improve
A.so B.though C.if D.after
A.satisfactory B.demanding C.convenient D.swift
A.at most B.on the other hand C.by the way D.in the end
Rosa liked making up stories. She was so __1__ that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact, the whole class believed her! At first she supposed it was __2__. Now, as she got up to __3__ before the class, She knew that make –believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad.
Rosa’s parents were separated. Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer __4__, she went to her father’s farm in Arizona.
The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and __5__ with some farm work. Her father, however, was so __6__ that he couldn’t find time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer, her father would __7__ her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went back to the __8__ he would always buy her a present.
When summer came to a close, Rosa __9__ to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a __10__ to talk about.
Not long after __11__ began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting __12__, like England and Germany. When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer, she made up something that was not __13__. Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to __14__.
When the class began studying England, Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could __15__ about her trip to England!
A.afraid B.worried C.sure D.happy
A.joke B.fun C.turn D.game
A.talk B.teach C.show D.travel
A.passed B.arrived C.lasted D.changed
A.made B.played C.helped D.did
A.weak B.pleased C.busy D.lonely
A.show B.visit C.meet D.send
A.farm B.city C.family D.school
A.wrote B.called C.moved D.returned
A.family B.school C.teacher D.farm
A.meeting B.school C.summer D.talk
A.people B.cities C.languages D.places
A.England B.Germany C.farm D.home
A.think B.see C.remember D.read