Mrs. Smith was looking at the show window of a shop selling shirts. She wanted to buy a
1 for Mr. Smith, her husband. There were so many beautiful shirts that she couldn’t decide
2 At last, she chose one and bought it home.
While Mr. Smith was reading a newspaper, she showed him the shirt. She wanted to know whether it would fit her husband or not. Her husband 3 the shirt. But it didn’t fit him 4 It was both too long and too big. Then Mrs. Smith washed it in order to make it become smaller. But the shir 5 didn’t fit him. Now it was too small for him. She asked Tom, his son, to 6 and he did so. The shirt didn’t fit him, Then the woman began to wash the shirt once more to make it 7 . But this time the shirt became too short after she washed it again.
Now the little girl, her daughter was 8 when her mother dressed her in the shirt. Why? Because it was too large, she didn’t like it at all. None of them knew 9 Mrs. Smith felt so upset.
A．shirt B．shoes C．clothes D．short
A．she chose which one B．to choose which one C．that which one she chose D．which one to choose
A．tried on B．tried out C．wore D．put on
A．not at all B．at all C．any longer D．any more
A．usually B．still C．ever D．always
A．put on it B．put it on C．have on it D．have it on
A．also B．too C．as well as D．either
A．smaller B．bigger C．the smallest D．the biggest
A．happy B．nervous C．worried D．unhappy
A．how to do with B．what to do C．when to do D．how to do
As we all know, eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a . “Eat good things for breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat at dinner.” Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, but their about lunch and dinner are different.
Most Americans only give a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Talking about their day with all the family is a great way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.
Eating at restaurants is also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while . Very often you can hear people talking and laughing , and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. If someone is talking too loudly at table, the manager of the restaurant may and ask them to be quiet. After dinner, it’s thought quite rude if you leave you finish eating. You are expected to stay and around the dinner table.
So if you want to be , there’s an English saying, “When in Rome, do as Romans do.”
A．saying B．word C．sentence D．Information
A．little B．less C．few D．fewer
A．languages B．food C．ideas D．words
A．ourselves B．yourselves C．themselves D．oneselves
A．cooking B．eating C．playing D．speaking
A．quietly B．easily C．hardly D．loudly
A．come on B．come in C．come out D．come up with
A．as soon as B．until C．when D．while
A．say B．talk C．tell D．speak
A．rude B．kind C．polite D．Happy
A man was walking through a forest. He was holding an axe（斧子）in his hand. A little tree stopped him and said, “Please use your axe to those tall trees, my friend. Because of them, the sunlight cannot fall on me, and I have no room, at all to spread myself. them, I’ll be the pride of this part of the forest these years.”
The man decided to help the little tree. He used his to cut down the trees. Then the little tree had enough room. The little tree felt happy and said to the man. When the sun came out, the little tree lost water and it became very . Later when a storm came, the little tree all its leaves and branches（树枝）.
“Oh, poor little tree!”a bird said, ”You shouldn’t have asked the man to cut down the . The tall trees protected you you didn’t worry about heat or wind and rain. Time went by and you have . When you get all and , you can have enough strength to fight against the sun and the storms. So I don’t think you should do that.”
After hearing the words of the bird, the little tree felt regretful（后悔的）.
A．put down B．cut down C．put off D．set off
A．With B．Without C．Because of D．As for
A．knife B．hand C．axe D．rope
A．sorry B．thanks C．no D．hello
A．thirsty B．hungry C．happy D．Sad
A．loved B．lost C．caught D．threw
A．grass B．plants C．trees D．forests
A．although B．while C．if D．so that
A．grown up B．got up C．used up D．stayed up
A．weak B．low C．short D．Strong
There is an old English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” One person certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.
Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called Saturday Review for almost forty years. He also and spoke about world peace and anti-war issues(反战议题), traveling to many different countries to share his .
In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe. Mr. Cousins got . He discovered he had a strange disease that caused great pain in his bones(骨头).
In less than a week after he got back, he could not it. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to at night. The doctor told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure (治疗)his problem and he might never the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope .
Mr. Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by thoughts. He did not want to take to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.
He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
Deciding that the could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins in the hotel room watching comedy shows on television, reading amusing books, and sleeping whenever he felt . Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for .
After a few months, Mr. Cousins was to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.
A．laughed B．taught C．wrote D．copied
A．magazines B．subjects C．photos D．ideas
A．rich B．sick C．lonely D．famous
A．stand B．realize C．face D．improve
A．dream B．eat C．shout D．sleep
A．go through B．look after C．get over D．find out
A．unhappy B．pleasant C．silly D．clever
A．food B．time C．medicine D．money
A．unusual B．false C．real D．wild
A．friends B．laughter C．experiment D．doctors
A．begin B．end C．continue D．report
A．rested B．worked C．studied D．played
A．well B．tired C．afraid D．worried
A．help B．exercise C．freedom D．fun
A．able B．safe C．lazy D．uncertain
Reading is an activity that people enjoy a lot in their free time.
Some like reading newspapers and o________ enjoy novels or comic(喜剧的) books. My favourite books are t________
about the lives of great people. Reading them always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my own life b_________
.
Great people are r__________ not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up w__________
their lives were difficult. They tried to use every chance to change their lives and make the world better.
One good e__________is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers invented the airplane. The plane has made the world into a small v__________
. Hard work, not good luck, is the r________
why the Wright Brothers could invent this convenient machine and become great people. Today we will remember them when we see planes fly in the sky.
W__________ I read something about great people, I always learn a lot from them and they e__________
me to march on. This is why I enjoy reading about great people’s l________
.
My life, as it really is, is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face it .
In July, last year, I couldn't believe the news that I was to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn't seem as as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn't help _ .
What I saw didn't make me surprised. I knew very well _ my family was like. My mum had been in bed for two years because of her disease. I knew my family lived a hard life and couldn't afford my tuition fee(学费). I felt so upset at that moment but I could say to my parents.
I decide to help my father with his work to support my family instead of my schooling.
To my surprise, things completely changed just three days before the beginning of the new term. My head teacher who had taught me three years came to my family with some money, which had been raised(筹集) by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have .”
At the same time, my father also earned some extra money, he tried his best to afford part of my tuition fee.
I knew I was such a lucky dog and decided to study harder in return. With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school I had dreamed of.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I always think of my teacher and schoolmates, and I can always get enough courage to go on. Because I have a college dream and must work hard for it no matter how hard life is. Just as a saying goes, “When one door shuts, opens in life.”
A．differently B．bravely C．carefully D．angrily
A．ordered B．invited C．allowed D．persuaded
A．nervous B．excited C．interested D．outgoing
A．smiling B．shouting C．crying D．singing
A．what B．how C．where D．who
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．to go on B．continuing C．enjoying D．starting
A．money B．a dream C．time D．a chance
A．that B．who C．whom D．when
A．it B．another C．other D．the other