Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had 41 time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and 42 anything they liked.
One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were 43 than young people. Then one of the old 44 said that young men were stronger than old men.
45 of them agreed that this was true, 46 Mr. Black didn’t. He said, “No. I am as strong now as when I was a young man.” His friends were surprised 47 what he said.
“Well,” said Mr. Black, “Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used 48 to move it, but I couldn’t because I was not 49 . I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still 50 . So, I am as strong as when I was young.”
A.many B.a lot C.lots of D.lot
A.talked for B.talked to C.talked with D.talked about
A.clever B.cleverer C.cleverest D.a clever
A.man B.woman C.men D.women
A.All B.None C.Both D.Neither
A.so B.or C.and D.but
A.at B.to C.of D.on
A.trying B.try C.to try D.to trying
A.strong enough B.enough strong C.weak enough D.enough weak
A.can B.can’t C.could D.couldn’t
阅读下列短文,从文后所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
John Thomas was an 18-year-old student, but he had been a famous champion (冠军). Everybody at Boston University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was 36 . People all over the country 37 about John Thomas and often asked, "Will he ever jump again ?"
John' s mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his38 leg. Then she looked into his 39 .She knew what her son would 40 . "You're going to jump again, John, I know it," she said. " 41 will be all right. "
If John hoped to jump again, he would have a 42 to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed John started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his 43 looked like a machine shop!
It was May when John 44 the hospital. "Is it all right if I go camping( 宿营) this summer?" he asked the doctors.
" Yes," the doctors said. " But take it easy on that foot. "
John took only 45 walks at first. He was taking it easy on his foot. But not on anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised 46 his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little 47 . In late summer John went back to 48 . He asked if he could practise with the football team. Football wasn't his favorite, but he had to get that leg 49 again! He worked hard. "No one pushed him as hard as he pushed himself," said one of his friends. "To 50a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch. ":
A.sorry B.afraid C.alone D.tired
A.thought B.talked C.heard D.moved
A.broken B.lost C.missing D.dead
A.face B.foot C.eyes D.leg
A.make B.use C.agree D.do
A.Nothing B.Anything C.Something D.Everything
A.little B.lot C.few D.bit
A.chair B.classroom C.home D.bed
A.reached B.called C.left D.found
A.short B.long C.quick D.fast
A.after B.if C.until D.when
A.later B.better C.more D.less
A.school B.hospital C.shop D.church
A.thick B.strong C.straight D.hard
A.look B.hear C.know D.see
Happiness is for everyone.You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses 21 large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? 22 those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their 23 time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will 24 you. When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you get 25 , your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. When you do something good to others,you will feel happy, 26 . All these are your happiness. If you notice 27 of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same 28 money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also be very happy ,because you have something else that can’t be bought with money .When you meet difficulties, you can say 29 you are very happy ,because you have more chance to challenge yourself .So you cannot always say you are poor and you have30 luck. As the old saying goes : “Life is like a revolving door, when it closes, it also opens .”If you take every chance you meet ,you can be a happy and lucky person.
A.use B.has C.with D.and
A.After B.Before C.If D.because
A.free B.busy C.happy D.bad
A.give B.help C.take D.carry
A.things B.fruit C.success D.fail
A.too B.also C.either D.as well
A.little B.a lots C.a bit D.few
A.like B.in C.of D.as
A.strongly B.loudly C.quietly D.sadly
A.good B.well C.worse D.bad
To learn a foreign language well, you need to spend a lot of time on it. The ___46___ time you spend on the language, the faster you will learn. This does not ___47___ sitting in class looking out of the window, nor listening to other students who do not speak well. This means spending time enjoyably on the ___48___ you are learning.
Listen to the language you are learning on your MP3 player. Read ___49___ you are listening to. Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can mostly ___50___, or even partly understand. One hour of listening or reading is more effective(有效率)than many hours of class time. If you ___51___ listening and reading, you will improve yourself.
Build up your vocabulary lists, which you’ll need lots of. Start to notice words and how they come ___52___ as phrases. Learn these words and phrases ___53___ listening and reading. Read online, using online dictionaries, and make your own vocabulary lists. Do not ___54___ for someone else to show you the language, nor to tell you what to do, and you should discover the language by yourself, like a child growing up. Talk when you feel like it. ___55___ when you feel like. You are learning and improving. The language will become clearer in your mind. Just make sure you spend enough time on the language.
A.worse B.less C.more D.farther
A.mean B.point C.bring D.make
A.song B.report C.news D.language
A.how B.what C.where D.why
A.hear B.write C.understand D.check
A.finish B.stop C.remember D.keep
A.out B.together C.around D.down
A.through B.across C.between D.except
A.look B.care C.wait D.use
A.Speak B.Listen C.Read D.Write
We are all busy talking about using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are ___36___ when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers ___37___ large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network ___38___ down, the whole network stopped. ___39___ a new network system(系统)had to be set up. It should be ___40___ to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, ___41___ could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on ___42___ all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and ___43___ to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing”(浏览)the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. ___44___ e-mail is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of ___45___ parts of people’s life.
A.surprise B.surprising C.surprised D.surprises
A.is B.are C.was D.were
A.break B.breaks C.broke D.would break
A.Because B.So C.But D.However
A.good enough B.well enough C.enough good D.enough well
A.information B.informations C.an information D.the informations
A.work B.to work C.working D.worked
A.easy B.easily C.more easily D.easier
A.Send B.Sending C.To be sent D.Sent
A.important B.more important C.most important D.the most important
Hello, everyone. My name is Jane Smith. I am 46 . Jane is my 47 name. In my family, there are 48 people------my parents, my sister, my brother and I. 49a happy family. My mother is a manager 50 she works in a hotel. My father is 51 actor. He often has meals outside(在外面). So we can’t 52 him all day. My brother Jet is a 53 and he works in a police station. My 54 and I are both middle school students. We are in 55 school, but in different grades. We study hard.
A.England B.English C.from English D.Englishes
A.first B.last C.family D.full
A.four B.five C.six D.seven
A.Its B.It’s C.it D.This's
A.and B.but C.or D.then
A.a B.an C.the D.some
A.see B.look C.listen D.watch
A.nurse B.worker C.policeman D.doctor
A.brother B.sister C.cousin D.friend
A.same B.the same C.different D.the