An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 1 all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥)them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 2 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 3 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 4 are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 5 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. 6 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 7 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody 8 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 9 our hearts, which also made his life 10 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t 11 his wonderful music, but his music has 12 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
A．flowers B．trees C．vegetables D．grass
A．after B．as C．before D．if
A．deaf B．blind C．smart D．strange
A．What B．Who C．Why D．Which
A．although B．since C．because D．unless
A．First B．Second C．Third D．Fourth
A．true B．hard C．cool D．fair
A．greets B．knows C．meets D．doubts
A．broke B．hurt C．pleased D．treated
A．emptier B．busier C．luckier D．happier
A．write B．hear C．play D．believe
A．changed B．directed C．discovered D．encouraged
Cinderella has to do all the housework. She makes the beds. She watches the clothes. She cleans the room. She ＿＿ the meals. She goes shopping_____the family.
One day, the family goes to a ＿＿ at the prince’s palace （皇宫）. Cinderella is ＿＿. She says, “I want to go and dance, too! ”
Then, a fairy(仙女) comes and says, “I can help you. ” She gives Cinderella a party dress and a pair of glass ＿＿. Then she says, “Come home early. You must get home before 12:00___”
Cinderella goes to the party and ＿＿ with the prince. She forgets about the＿＿. Then she sees a clock. It is almost midnight. Cinderella ＿＿ home and she gets home right at 12:00, ______she loses one of her glass shoes on the way.
A．eats B．makes C．buys D．gives
A．with B．up C．in D．for
A．party B．movie C．picnic D．trip
A．relaxing B．busy C．happy D．boring
A．shoes B．hats C．pants D．gloves
A．in the moring B．in the afternoon C．in the evening D．at night
A． sings B．dances C．plays D．talks
A．clothes B．housework C．music D．time
A．goes B．walks C．takes D．runs
A．but B．and C．so D．Because
The happy Prince was blind﹙瞎﹚。The swallow﹙燕子﹚sat on his shoulder and told him many __.
He told him about so many amazing places __ __ Nile River﹙尼罗河﹚，the desert in Africa and so on. The Happy Prince greatly enjoyed his stories. He wanted to know __ was happening in the city, so he asked the swallow to fly over the city to have a look. The Swallow did as the Prince asked. He _ ___ through the sky. Below him, he saw rich people living __ __ in their homes. He saw poor people were in cold and hunger.__ __ one bridge, two boys shook their bodies t stay warm. The Swallow told the Prince everything. The Happy Prince became even __ _ and told the Swallow to take his gold to the cold and hungry people. Heavy snow fell off the sky on the city. Life for the swallow was becoming more difficult._ __ he still didn’t leave the Prince, he flew to the Prince’s shoulder fell dead at his feet. At the same time, there was a loud“Crack”and the Prince _ _ two halves, he might be very sad.The next morning, people in the city found them_ _ and took them out of the square. The angel found them and made them live forever in the city of gold.
A．magazines B．stories C．novels D．words
A．such as B．at least C．so far D．because of
A．how B．what C．why D．when
A．walked B．ran C．flew D．rode
A．normally B．surprisingly C．comfortably D．personally
A．From B．In C．Under D．With
A．sadder B．happier C．sad D．happy
A．And B．But C．So D．Because
A．brought out B．fell down C．made up D．broke into
A．both B．all C．each D．none
It is interesting to visit another country, but there are sometimes problems when we don't know the very well. It may be to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country we are visiting. We may not know how to buy the we need. In a country we might not know where to eat or what to order in a It is not easy to decide how to tip (付小费) waiters or taxi drivers. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. It is not pleasant to have an experience that. a short time, however we learn what to do and what to We learn to enjoy life in another country, and then we may be to leave.
A．people B．country C．language D．words
A．easy B．difficult C．happy D．tried
A．things B．shopping C．something D．anything
A．strange B．now C．old D．new
A．school B．shop C．restaurant D．hospital
A．often B．many C．soon D．much
A．as B．for C．like D．with
A．Before B．After C．For D．When
A．speak B．talk C．tell D．say
A．sorry B．glad C．worried D．interested
Which of your two hands do you use most? Very __ of us can use both of our hands equally（相等的） well. ___of us are right-handed. Only about five _out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can hold things __either of their hands, but__ about two years they usually like to use their right hands. Scientists don’t know _ this happens.They _ that we inherited(遗传) this from our animalvancestors(祖先)but this may not be _ .Monkeys are our closest relatives(亲戚)in the animal _ . Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than ___ --,but it can be __ hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys_ _ left-handed ones . Next time you visit the zoo, ___ the monkeys carefully. You’ll see that some of them will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right hands _ and this __ life difficult for the left-handed people. We live in a right-handed world.
A．few B．a few C．little D．many
A．Some B．any C．All D．Most
A．person B．people C．man D．Woman
A．by B．in C．with D．on
A．in B．after C．bofore D．for
A．when B．why C．that D．what
A．hoped B．heard C．learned D．thought
A．real B．true C．wrong D．good
A．hand B．earth C．world D．country
A．other B．others C．another D．the other
A．either B．any C．every D．the other
A．like B．as C．and D．while
A．look B．see C．watch D．enjoy
A．well B．better C．best D．the best
A．lives B．brings C．makes D．Keeps
Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland（瑞士） is famous for its watches. ___ , the watch was not _ in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage（马车） inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the __ kind of watch. A blacksmith’s（铁匠） assistant hoped to see the watch. He __ what it was. __ he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the ___ but now it isn’t working.”
At once the blacksmith’s assistant decided to try to __ it. So the traveler handed him the watch. He was very __. So it was not surprising that he was __ in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly the same kind.
So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world.
A．So B．And C．However D．For
A．brought B．invented C．came D．appeared
A．on B．at C．in D．through
A．earliest B．latest C．nicest D．cheapest
A．knew B．wondered C．thought D．wrote
A．Because B．After C．So D．Since
A．time B．price C．address D．number
A．repair B．steal C．make D．buy
A．hardworking B．strong C．forgetful D．clever
A．difficult B．hard C．glad D．successful