King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked ___36___ which were strange. His people had to use words in a ___37___ way to answer these questions.
Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. ___38___ he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at this moment that Bridal entered the palace. Birbal ___39___ the habit of the king. He understood the ___40___ at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can ____41___ for an answer?”
Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
___42___ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so ___43____?” asked Akbar.
Birbal said, “Make your men ___44___, My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find ___45___ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.
A．questions B．help C．promises D．advice
A．common B．friendly C．clever D．silent
A．Though B．Because C．If D．As
A．knew B．developed C．hated D．doubted
A．order B．information C．danger D．situation
A．ask B．wait C．try D．reach
A．before B．without C．Through D．In
A．smart B．brave C．funny D．sure
A．catch B．discuss C．count D．visit
A．fewer B．larger C．faster D．older
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Imagine a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs(四肢)，so life was not for him. At school many students played jokes on him because he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be their friends, so he always felt . However, he faced that bravely. He to type and write with two toes (脚趾) at the age of six, and he could surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the students in the studies. And he decided on to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular speakers in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story against difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you , not what you don’t have.” He said. His story encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”
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完形填空,阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
I went into a supermarket to pick some vegetables, when a young man asked me, “Can you tell me where the milk counter (柜台) is? ”
“Well, the milk is in the lower right corner,” I replied.
Picking up my things, I finally came to the milk counter where I met the same man ________ almost 10 bottles of milk.
I asked, “Do you need a basket or a trolley？”
“Sure，thank you.” He answered.
I was ________ he was still picking more bottles and after a few minutes his trolley had 24 bottles of milk.
I laughed and asked, “Why so many bottles?”
He smiled and said, “These are for my street dogs. Today, I want to be a Sant________ them.”
I said, “Well, it’s too ________ for you to be a Santa. It is still June and Christmas comes in December.”
He ________ at me and walked a few steps, as if he wanted to say something but he left the counter without saying anything.
________ , we met again at the bread counter.
“So these bread and cakes are also for the street dogs, Mr. Santa.”
He smiled and said, “Yes, these are also for the dogs and I love to be Mr. Santa in the month of June, Santa is a representation (象征) of surprises and ________ . Santa comes in December as we ________ him around Christmas. But in real life there is a Santa in each one of us that shines through our personality at some point of time, no matter which month it is. Maybe when you offered help to me by getting me a trolley, there was a hidden Santa in you. When we offer food to a poor man or a(n) ________ to someone who is caught in the rain, we are being Santa there. So when you offer help to others or get help from others, just think that Santa has come all the way for you.”
He left and I was happy that I had met him. It was right to understand that Santa can come before Christmas. We just need to realize that he is around us by ________ happiness and unconditional love.
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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn’t see things ________ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped ________would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn’t__________ . But her mother’s mind was made up.
Three days later, Carmen got new glasses and instructions from her doctor. “All of the kids will think I’m _________.” Carmen said. Her mother ________ and shook her head. “You look just as beautiful as before”, she said. But Carmen didn’t believe her.
The next day, Carmen kept the________ in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling__________. Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. “What’s the ________ ?” she asked.
“My ring is gone!” Theresa cried. “My sister sent it to me from California. It’s very ________ and I can’t lose it.”
Carmen and her friends began to________ for the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better ________ she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so ________ ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her eyes. It was the _________ .
“Here it is,” she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
“Thanks, Carmen,” she said. “I ________ thought we’d find it.” she paused (停顿). “Hey, I didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!”
Carmen had ________ that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.
“Maybe wearing glasses won’t be so bad after all.” Carmen thought.
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通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station, playing his violin. Many people put money into the ________ lying in front of him.
The next day, the young man came to the ________ of the railway station again. He ________ a large piece of paper on the ground. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sand put something ________into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Sand.”
About half an hour later, a middle-aged man ran to the young man and said, “It’s you! You do come here. I know that you are honest and will ________ come here.” The young man asked, “Are you Mr. George Sand? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery(奖券) ticket,” answered the middle-aged man. The young man took out a lottery ticket and gave it to the man.
The prize of the lottery ticket was worth $ 500,000. Yesterday when the middle-age man knew he ________ , he was very happy. He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket was also ________ in.
Someone asked the young man, “Why didn’t you just ________ the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” The young man said, “________I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose ________ , I won’t be happy forever.”A. hat B. bag C. basket
A. street B. window C. gate
A. looked at B. put off C. took out
A. strange B. important C. dirty
A. certainly B. never C. sometimes
A. lost B. won C. fell
A. filled B. pulled C. thrown
A. take B. borrow C. do
A. Because B. Although C. Since
A. job B. pleasure C. Honesty
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Last night Molly watched a basketball game. Her little brother, Sam, played in it. Sam did his best in the game, but his team the game. Sam was very sad. Molly tried to make him , but he was still unhappy with the result.
Molly thought for a long time and finally she came up with a good . She decided to make his favorite cake for him though she was not good at it. She just wanted him to know that every loss has its own and we can improve our performances next time. She thought it was enough if we had tried our best.
After Molly finished making the cake, she gave Sam a piece. When Sam tried it, he smiled, “ No matter what others the cake, I like it very much. ” Sam continued, “ Because I know you have made it with your and you have tried your best.” Hearing this, Molly said, “ This is just I want to say to you. your team didn’t win the game , you had tried your best. You are the greatest in my heart all the time!”
From then on, every time Sam to do something , he thinks of Molly’s words. He is no longer ___ failing. Instead he becomes stronger to face all his troubles in his life.
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