Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy, she had an accident, which meant that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n) for him; they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.
There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr. Postman, that way you’ll more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr. Taxi Driver. You that thing better than anyone else. ”
He also had great ideas and for everything; and he shared them so generously that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.
One day, though, he came up against a real . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets… my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks, trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.
Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and although Waterworks was just about to cry, he Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask(小丑面具) you just put on!”
On saying those words, Waterworks felt so that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the funny side of everything.
A．problem B．mistake C．excuse D．topic
A．sensitive B．humorous C．responsible D．enthusiastic
A．surprised B．moved C．pleased D．disappointed
A．send B．write C．print D．find
A．paint B．play C．park D．repair
A．opportunities B．solutions C．comments D．impressions
A．cleared B．noticed C．enjoyed D．invented
A．difficulty B．surprise C．risk D．disaster
A．means B．reason C．method D．value
A．let down B．taken up C．set free D．driven away
A．hardly B．quickly C．constantly D．specially
A．aimed B．moved C．threw D．dropped
A．ahead B．right C．almost D．even
A．missed B．loved C．envied D．wanted
A．ordinary B．sorry C．good D．curious
Are you a top student in your school, or at least a top one in your class? If not, you may learn something from my story.
Growing up in a poor family with uneducated parents, I was not good at my study. But a teacher changed my life. Without her, I couldn’t have 36 so much in my later career. I can still remember the very important day that has 37 my whole life.
I did so 38 in math that you may not imagine that I even couldn’t count from “ONE” to “TEN”, when I was in Grade Three.
Then the39_ day came. My father was asked to come to school to 40_ with my teacher, Ms King. You can’t imagine how angry and41_ my father was when he heard about my “excellent achievement”. He42 at me：“since you can’t even count from ‘ONE ’to ‘TEN’, what are you able to be when you 43_ up? Now, tell me！”I was scared and 44_ and didn’t know what to say and tears came immediately into my eyes.
Then the most unforgettable time in my life came. “Maybe he can be a boxing refereeone day. That45 only needs him to count from ‘ONE’ to ‘NINE’, which may
46 him well.” Ms King looked into my eyes and firmly said.
Now, I am in my forties, and can you believe it that thanks to Ms King, I am really a well-known boxing47 of WBO(World Boxing Organization),and that I do need to count only from “ONE” to “NINE”? So are still worried about your poor grades at school? Remember there will always be a place waiting for you!
A．lost B．remembered C．achieved D．abandoned
A．transformed B．conveyed C．celebrated D．transported
A．well B．badly C．hopefully D．doubtfully
A．wonderful B．amazing C．boring D．terrible
A．meet B．come C．deal D．cope
A．cheerful B．ashamed C．delighted D．jealous
A．laughed B．smiled C．whispered D．shouted
A．take B．use C．grow D．wash
A．embarrassed B．angry C．curious D．unsatisfied
A．suggestion B．profession C．introduction D．instruction
A．teach B．train C．educate D．suit
A．teacher B．coach C．referee D．apprentice
I take the train into work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite 31 because there’s a short cut(捷径) to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the 32 . So I always try to 33 through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual when something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful 34 by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white stick.
She was short and 35 and had white hair. She was walking 36 as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her at first, until she stopped near a rubbish bin.
She slowly placed her walking stick 37 the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(倾斜) on it with her right hand. She bent down and reached for the rubbish. She clearly found it difficult and it took her a while. She 38 some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to 39 herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then 40 walking. It all took her great effort.
There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does 41 about it. I was moved to see this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it clean! I haven’t been able to 42 thinking about that all day.
I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the ground if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.
A．easily B．hard C．early D．late
A．boxes B．bottles C．paper D．rubbish
A．go B．walk C．rush D．pass
A．mark B．color C．back D．act
A．rich B．weak C．clever D．sad
A．slowly B．happily C．quickly D．angrily
A．under B．against C．in D．around
A．lifted up B．dropped down C．picked up D．put in
A．hide B．warm C．help D．support
A．enjoyed B．remembered C．continued D．started
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．regret B．keep C．mind D．stop
Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp（流浪汉） has passed. This special sign-language is frequently 36 by tramps to inform their37 whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to38 them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.
Quite39 one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be40 , old worn trousers, and a jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into 41 . But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not been a 42in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger,43a funny turn, laid a small parcel by the front gate, and began 44a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been 45 , for the tramp’s face lit up with46 . He entered the front gate confidently and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him 47 his hat but couldn’t hear his words. The48 was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face. I felt49 for him as he walked 50 out of the house, But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and 51 his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. 52 deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the53 sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his54 , pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried55 , whistling as he went along.
A．employed B．made C．taken D．put up
A．parents B．classmates C．fellows D．friends
A．share B．save C．give D．put
A．in a way B．by mistake C．by the way D．by chance
A．with B．in C．by D．on
A．a fashion B．a design C．pieces D．blocks
A．success B．care C．failure D．family
A．gave B．got C．set D．made
A．drawing B．kissing C．correcting D．studying
A．pleased B．strange C．funny D．exciting
A．surprise B．satisfaction C．worry D．disappointment
A．rise B．put on C．raise D．throw
A．conversation B．introduction C．quarrel D．greeting
A．happy B．frightened C．worried D．sorry
A．cheerful B．sadly C．bravely D．eagerly
A．waved B．swung C．shook D．nodded
A．Digging B．Stealing C．Putting D．Looking
A．appearing B．moving C．shining D．existing
A．belongings B．clothes C．umbrella D．stick
A．step B．position C．pace D．situation
The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different 36 about the foods they eat on this 37 day. In Northern China, people 38 eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the 39 and the beginning of time. According to historical 40 , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps 41 the areas in Southern China 42 more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly 43 to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. 44 , the most common foods for the first 45 are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle 46 long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which 47 the hope of improvement in 48 year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of 49 according to the Chinese.
To 50a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to 51a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. 52 , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have 53 new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. 54 , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into 55 .
A．word B．habits C．meanings D．stories
A．usual B．unforgettable C．common D．special
A．seldom B．usually C．always D．hardly
A．end B．future C．result D．effect
A．reasons B．records C．notes D．stories
A．as long as B．though C．when D．because
A．caused B．took C．produced D．brought
A．understood B．knew C．made D．began
A．Besides B．Therefore C．Consequently D．Usually
A．subject B．title C．program D．meal
A．symbolizes B．reveals C．shows D．indicates
A．transports B．represents C．fetches D．takes
A．health B．family C．life D．work
A．reunion B．luck C．happiness D．harmony
A．do B．pay C．get D．carry
A．express B．describe C．establish D．define
A．Luckily B．Unfortunately C．However D．Besides
A．given away B．made out C．got into D．taken up
A．Instead B．Fortunately C．Moreover D．Furthermore
A．fashion B．effect C．sight D．Power
Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he got. He thought for a long time before answering and then said, "Yes, it was at school.I can remember 1 about it.Schoolboys in those days never 2 teachers and never took care of thing of the school.They often damaged their desks.There was a(n) __3 in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the 4 school or have to pay five dollars."
"One day, I damaged my desk in some 5 . I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school.My father said it __6 be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school.He 7 to give five dollars to hand over to the teacher.But before giving me the money he took me upstairs and give me a beating."
"But as I had had one beating and wasn't afraid of it any 8 , I decided I would take __9 beating at school and 10 the dollars.So that was what I did.That was the first money I ever got."
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．loved B．trusted C．hated D．respected
A．punishment B．bet C．issue D．rule
A．whole B．total C．complete D．all
A．way B．method C．manner D．means
A．could B．would C．should D．ought to
A．agreed B．permitted C．accepted D．screamed
A．time B．longer C．more D．way
A．another B．more C．a D．some
A．earn B．keep C．make D．obtain