There was once a farmer who lost his watch in his barn ( 仓库 ). The watch was only cheap but it was very ________ to him because it was a present from his father. After ________ the barn for a long time ,he gave up and asked for ________ from a group of children playing nearby.
He promised them that the person who ________ the watch would be rewarded ( 奖赏 ).
Hearing this , the children hurried inside the barn at once . They searched ________ but still could not find the watch . Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ________.
The farmer looked at him and thought , “ Why not ? ________, this kid does look honest .”
So the farmer sent the little boy back to the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand ! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ________ where the rest had failed.
The boy ________ , “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch .”
This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think _______ 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．saw B．found C．looked D．watched
A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere
A．way B．chance C．lesson D．present
A．In all B．That’s all C．After all D．Above all
A．came B．knew C．succeeded D．stopped
A．spoke B．added C．talked D．replied
A．badly B．better C．worse D．Well
I 1 you’re well. I’m 2 holiday in London with my friend Jenny. We arrived 3 plane last Monday and 4 a taxi to our hotel. I went for a walk in Hyde Park but Jenny5 with me6 she was tired.
Then 7 Tuesday we saw the clock, Big Ben, and BuckinghamPalace. Queen Elizabeth lives in the palace, but we didn’t see her. I 8 some presents.
9 day we visited the BritishMuseum 10 had dinner in a Chinese restaurant.
A．hope B．hoped C．hopes D．hoping
A．at B．on C．in D．with
A．in B．At C．by D．on
A．take B．took C．taked D．by
A．came B．didn’t come C．comes D．doesn’t come
A．and B．but C．because D．so
A．on B．in C．at D．by
A．buy B．buyed C．bought D．buys
A．Next B．The next C．Tomorrow D．On
A．And B．but C．so D．\
The English often go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why？ 36the weather In Britain often changes quickly.
Spring can be rainy or windy, but the weather is 37warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact , there 38as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is the 39time for visitors to go to the seaside. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season. During autumn it is still nice to be outside ,too. In winter, it gets colder, and it might40,especially in the north. There are 41very heavy winds in this season.
February is usually the coldest 42of the year , while the warmest 43often July.
The difference 44temperature between winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average temperature for winter is about 4.5℃,and for 45is about 15.5℃.A. Because B. As C. Since
A. getB. getting C. gets
A. can have B. canC. can be
A. worst B. best C. earliest
A. snow B. rain C. wind
A. also B. either C. too
A. month B. season C. weather
A. isB. was C. are
A. in B. onC. for
A. springB. autumn C. summer
George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a 36 , so she was always finding ways to save money.
She 37 vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to 38 to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip39 the bus was slow because of the traffic.
One day, the traffic was even 40 than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day 41 work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to42 the bus.
He arrived home. Betty was 43 to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty 44 , but it didn’t.
“ 45 didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”
A．work B．job C．child D．house
A．grew B．gave C．bought D．knew
A．make B．carry C．bring D．take
A．or B．and C．but D．so
A．larger B．bigger C．worse D．better
A．after B．before C．finished D．began
A．get out of B．get along with C．come up with D．catch up with
A．excited B．surprised C．interested D．bored
A．tired B．sad C．clean D．happy
A．When B．What C．Why D．Where
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food 26 they can eat and others often forget 27 the light when they leave the classroom.
Waste can 28 a lot of problems. Although China is rich 29 some resources(资源), we are short for others, for example, fresh water. It is said that we will have 30 coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on 31 our resources, what can we use in the future? Think about it.
In our daily life, we can do 32 things to stop waste, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish 33 it, try not to throw so much rubbish, and so on. Little by little,34 will be changed. Waste can stopped one day if we do35 best. I hope we can.
A．than B．as C．like D．and
A．to turn off B．turning off C．to turn on D．turning off
A．binging B．brought C．bring D．brings
A．in B．for C．of D．about
A．not B．many C．no D．much
A．wasted B．wastes C．waste D．wasting
A．much B．many C．few D．little
A．used B．to use C．using D．use
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．us B．ours C．our D．ourselves
Do you like going to the movies? Most of the 1 in high schools like movies very much. Last Sunday I went to a school and asked some students 2 their favorite movies. 3 of their answers were really interesting. Here are their likes and 4 :
Jim, a 5 boy, likes watching thrillers because they are scary 6 exciting. His classmate, Kate, can’t stand documentaries. She told me they were 7 parents. But she really likes comedies because they are funny. Jack is a big boy. He said he 8 mind documentaries. But he doesn’t like comedies 9 they are boring! And the coolest movies are action movies. Everyone 10 them very much!
A．teacher B．students C．parents D．people
A．about B．of C．at D．from
A．Any B．Some C．Lot D．Much
A．dislike B．dislikes C．hobbies D．enjoyments
A．13-year-old B．13-years-old C．11 year-old D．11-years-old
A．also B．too C．but D．and
A．for B．with C．to D．of
A．can’t B．didn’t C．doesn’t D．couldn’t
A．so B．why C．because D．before
A．enjoy B．enjoys C．watch D．watches