Bruce shook his money box again.
Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. All that he had was $24.52. The 31 which he wanted was at least $90. How on earth(究竟) was he going to get the rest of the 32 ?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang out(闲逛) with people when you were the only one 33 a bicycle. He thought about 34 he could do. He couldn’t get money from his parents, because he knew they had no extra(额外的) money.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn(挣钱) it. He would have to find a job. He decided to ask Mr Clay for 35 .
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr Clay. “You see, my windows need cleaning and my car needs washing”.
That was the beginning of Bruce’s part-time(兼职) job. For the next three 36 he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs for walks and cleaned rooms.
The day finally came when Bruce 37 his money and found $94.32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to 38 the bicycle he wanted. He rode home proudly, looking forward to 39 his new bicycle to his friends. Bruce liked his bicycle very much because he had bought it with his own money. At last, his dream came true, and his parents were 40 of him. A．car B．bicycle C．truck
A．money B．help C．food
A．with B．without C．behind
A．why B．how C．what
A．food B．advice C．water
A．months B．minutes C．seconds
A．lent B．lost C．counted
A．choose B．sell C．drive
A．borrowing B．showing C．asking
A．famous B．strict C．proud
One very cold morning, my father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the .
“About an hour.” he answered.
“I wish I could go home now—myaches.”
“I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?” said my father.
“But my headache is getting.”
“Well,” said him,“ you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄，一种苦药). It willyou a lot.”
I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not tothe terrible medicine. But it was too. She understood myas well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.
I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter(苦) it was! I would ratherall day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be.
Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.A. field B. hospital C. factory
A. tooth B. head C. stomach
A. better B. worse C. less
A. but B. or C. and
A. hurt B. worry C. help
A. take B. buy C. make
A. early B. late C. easy
A. joke B. duty C. problem
A. work B. play C. study
A. kind B. honest C. helpful
Joe wanted a computer. He asked his for the money, but they said he must get it himself. But did he get it? He thought about this for a long time. Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送) . "I could do that," he thought. "Maybe I could even get the computer right away. I could pay for it a little each week." He ran to up with Dick. Joe asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was to get twenty dollars each week. He learned that the job about three hours each night. Dick him the phone number of the newspaper manager.
Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother he thought, she ,"I think it is a great idea," she said. "I'll call the newspaper manager."
"Wait, Mum." Joe said. "I'll call. After that, I'm going to be a businessman now. " Joe's mother smiled .
A．teachers B．parents C．classmates D．friends
A．how B．what C．when D．why
A．newspapers B．bikes C．computers D．books
A．take B．catch C．carry D．get
A．possible B．friendly C．available D．wrong
A．spent B．paid C．took D．cost
A．taught B．made C．asked D．gave
A．that B．when C．what D．where
A．shouted B．smiled C．cried D．worried
A．sadly B．politely C．angrily D．happily
The shortest player in the NBA
Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963. He was very small-much smaller than kids at school. However, he had a big dream – he wanted to play in the NBA.
While junior high, Spud the school team, but he was refused to play at first because he was too small. He did not lose heart. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game. From then on, he was the star of the team.
In senior high, Spud often had to sit in the stands his height. He practiced even and got the coach to change his mind. Spud went on to become leader of the team. In his last year of senior high, he was named player of the Year in Texas.
However, no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only 170 cm tall. He decided to play at a junior college. There he led his team to the national championship. This brought him to the attention of North Carolina State University. As a result, he succeeded a scholarship.
Although he was a great player at university, the NBA was not in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was. After he graduated, he in another basketball league. He remained there for about a year the NBA took notice of him. In 1985, he joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time. He had many great achievements, but his proudest moment came in 1986 – he won the Slam Dunk Contest.
Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter – you can do almost if you never give up.
A．any B．the other C．all the D．all
A．attended B．attending C．to attend D．attends
A．joined B．took part in C．entered D．tried out for
A．because of B．because C．since D．as
A．hard B．harder C．hardly D．more hardly
A．to get B．getting C．in getting D．got
A．interest B．interesting C．interested D．interests
A．was willing to B．was happy to C．was forced to D．was ready to
A．when B．before C．while D．after
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．all thing
It was a Saturday afternoon in summer. The weather was very and nobody wanted to stay at home. Timmy decided to go swimming in the river. His brother, Bob, wanted to go with him. “ him with you, Timmy,” said their father, “and you must him well.”
When they got to the river, they saw a lot of people in it. Some people had great fun playing in the water. Timmy told Bob to play on the bank, and then he into the water. About an hour later, Timmy swam back to the bank with a fish in his hand. Bob was very . He found a bottle and put the fish into it. Then they went home.
Bob didn’t do anything else that evening. He just watched the in his own room. Suddenly Timmy heard Bob in the room. He ran to him and asked,” What’s the matter with you, Bob?” “The fish is dead.” Bob said, “I thought it was , so I took it out of the and put it on the chair. I only wanted it to have a good rest.”
A．warm B．hot C．cool D．cold
A．Carry B．Bring C．Take D．Catch
A．look after B．find out C．worry about D．turn on
A．washing B．running C．resting D．swimming
A．ran B．walked C．fell D．jumped
A．happy B．angry C．sad D．sorry
A．sky B．bottle C．TV D．fish
A．singing B．crying C．smiling D．laughing
A．tired B．sick C．hungry D．thirsty
A．table B．river C．bottle D．bag
Look here, please! Can you see the man in black?is Mr Smith, my English teacher. He teaches (教)English. He is a very good teacher.is he? He’s forty-five. He isAmerica. He has a small yellow car. It’s beautiful. It’s the tall building now. He goes toby car every day. He leaves (离开) home at 7:00 a.m. angets home at 5:00 p.m. Tom and Tim are his twin sons.
are not in our school. They are in No.1 Middle School. They are in. They go to school early every morning. They are both good . They are good at English. But they can’tChinese. Today they are not at school, because it is Sunday.A. He B. She C. This
A. we B. our C. us
A. What B. How C. How old
A. in B. from C. of
A.under B. on C. behind
A. home B. work C. working
A. He B. They C. We
A. Class five B. class fiveC. Class Five
A. students B. classes C. girls
A. tell B. say C .speak