There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36 to him because it was a gift from his father.
After _ 37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.
He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.
The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed.
The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”
A．important B．expensive C．useless D．interesting
A．finding B．searching C．watching D．studying
A．money B．danger C．work D．help
A．promised B．taught C．warned D．believed
A．angrily B．slowly C．immediately D．hardly
A．rule B．book C．child D．watch
A．way B．chance C．lesson D．smile
A．threw B．sent C．gave D．caught
A．came B．knew C．succeeded D．suggested
A．beautiful B．smart C．peaceful D．quick
I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.
One day, while I was ______ on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to _______ where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano. She was singing songs about love, ‘Believing yourself and keeping on trying’. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there _________, watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be _________ enough to perform in front of so many people.
She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her _________ sounded.“Thank you.”she said.
“I have been going through a hard time recently, _______ you’ve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.
“I’m glad that I could help,”she replied,“Why are you so sad ?”
“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I’m not sure what to do.”
“Did you notice the ___________ you were walking? Your head was down.”she said. “Don’t be upset, because ____________ comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should smile more, and lift your head up.”
I looked at her, amazed at how she was encouraging me.“___________ are you playing the piano here?”I asked her with a smile.
She ____________ that she saw a lot of unhappy people like me around and she tried to cheer us up by playing music.
I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.
A．driving B．riding C．running D．walking
A．find out B．send out C．take out D．get out
A．nervously B．Rudely C．angrily D．quietly
A．brave B．shy C．bored D．honest
A．advice B．idea C．music D．interest
A．or B．but C．so D．and
A．way B．time C．reason D．station
A．opportunity B．health C．pain D．life
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
A．dreamed B．hoped C．guessed D．explain
The situation seemed hopeless.
From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own , shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be . Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence.
Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less people in our school district.“Christmas is a season of giving ,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season. donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.”
When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he two coins into the small box.
“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said quietly . For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.
That night, after school, I took our donations to the school principal. I couldn’t sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.
“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.
“Yes, I believe it is hopeful for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him a bit of his world with us. I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”
As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.
A．class B．school C．world D．home
A．equal B．simple C．friendly D．common
A．seen B．heard C．found D．discovered
A．poor B．good C．sad D．rich
A．By B．With C．For D．On
A．mostly B．hardly C．almost D．simply
A．while B．after C．before D．as
A．threw B．dropped C．brought D．changed
A．keep B．enjoy C．stop D．finish
A．compare B．begin C．mix D．share
Every Friday night, Winston would stand at the gate of the railway station, playing his violin . He smiled to everyone and many people put money into the in front of him. One day, Winston showed up and put his hat on the ground as usual. But from what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.
It --Last night, a gentleman named George Miller left an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Miller. About half an hour later, a middle-aged man rushed to Winston in a hurry and said, “It’s you! I know you are an man and will certainly be here.”
Winston asked, “Are you Mr. Miller? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery ticket!” answered the middle-aged man. Winston then it to the man. Yesterday when the man knew that his was worth $ 500,000, he was so _______! Then he realized that he threw the ticket together with the money into the young man’s hat!
Someone asked Winston, “You play the violin to make . Why didn’t you keep the ticket and take the prize for yourself?” Winston replied, “Though I don’t have much money, I live happily now. But if I honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
A．angrily B．silently C．happily D．confidently
A．hat B．bag C．paper D．ground
A．usual B．different C．free D．tired
A．said B．told C．spoke D．talked
A．interesting B．able C．energetic D．honest
A．returned B．offer C．sent D．sold
A．watch B．clothes C．ticket D．car
A．puzzled B．excited C．nervous D．sad
A．friends B．fun C．money D．mistake
A．have B．remove C．find D．lose
Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented(有天赋的). It’s always interesting other people show their talents. Today talent shows are getting more and more popular. All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? That’s up to you to decided. people watch a show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.
However, not enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but fact they are just actors. , if you don’t take these shows too seriously, are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people way to make their dreams come true.
A．watch B．to watch C．watching D．watches
A．good B．well C．better D．best
A．who B．how C．whose D．which
A．Unless B．After C．When D．Before
A．anybody B．everybody C．nobody D．somebody
A．made B．is made C．are making D．are made
A．on B．with C．by D．in
A．However B．But C．And D．So
A．they B．their C．them D．theirs
A．the B．an C．a D．/
New Year’s Day, many people eat special foods for good luck. In Spain and some Latin American countries, peopletwelve grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve. One grape is good luck in _month of the new year. Chinese people eat . Some have coins inside.tries to find the coin for luck and money in the new year. Of course they don’t eat the .Japanese eat noodles on New Year’s Eve and their birthdays.may bring them good luck and life.A. OnB. In C. For
A. are eatingB. eats C. eat
A. withB. for C. to
A. everyB. any C. each
A. dumplingsB. hot dogC. hamburgers
A. NobodyB. Everybody C. Somebody
A foodB. dumplingsC. coin
A. peopleB. man C. children
A WhatB. This C. It
A. shortB. long C. large