Jill and Jenny were the best of friends. They were_ so much of the time that people said that they were like twins. They did _ __ and went everywhere together. One day, however, something that_ __ caused their friendship to break happened.
Jill had already made plans with Jenny to watch a(n) _ _ . At the last minute, Jill’s mother had an errand （差事）to run and Jill__ __ look after her sister. Jenny was disappointed(失望的) but said that she would still_ _ Jill and watch the show together.
The next morning, Jill overheard Jenny telling another friend,“I watched it last night. It was a wonderful show.” Jill got _ _ .She walked past Jenny and gave her a cold look. Jenny __ _why Jill was so angry with her. When Jenny called out to Jill, she ignored(不理) her.
After school, Jenny waited for Jill, __ __, for their walk home together. However, Jill just_ __ on alone. Jenny ran after her and asked,“What’s the matter, Jill? Why are you avoiding __ __ like this?” Jill answered angrily,“You broke your _ _ . A good friend should not do that.”
Jenny realised what the _ _ was and laughed. “I didn’t go to the show. I just watched another show on TV. I will _ _ break my promise to you. You are my best friend.”
Jill said _ _ to Jenny and they were the best friends again.
A．out B．together C．in D．around
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．almost B．finally C．probably D．slowly
A．play B．show C．match D．opera
A．could B．might C．should D．had to
A．look after B．help out C．wait for D．try out
A．angry B．worried C．nervous D．tired
A．told B．explained C．knew D．wondered
A．as well B．as usual C．in fact D．above all
A．read B．danced C．walked D．rode
A．me B．him C．her D．them
A．chance B．phone C．secret D．Promise
A．surprise B．prize C．problem D．gift
A．never B．still C．already D．even
In 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate traveled in Italy .He liked the country and
down everything interesting. But he found one thing interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote，“ the Italian eat meat，they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands because，as they say，people do not always have hands.” Before he went back to England，Thomas Coryate bought a few .
At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the steak（牛排）
was brought out，he took out a fork and wanted to the steak as the Italians did in Italy. His friends were when they saw this. He told them what the fork was. They all said that Italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas Coryate tried to prove that his friends were ，so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. But the first of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to at him and he had to take the fork away.
People in England began to use forks only fifty years later.
A．broke B．wrote C．went D．calmed
A．less B．much C．even D．more
A．Why B．When C．Which D．Where
A．clean B．big C．dirty D．safe
A．knives B．dishes C．forks D．plates
A．use B．eat C．make D．cut
A．worried B．bored C．tired D．surprised
A．honest B．correct C．wrong D．clever
A．piece B．kilo C．pound D．packet
A．scream B．look C．shout D．laugh
A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs saying that they were sure to die. , one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, . Then he fell down and died.
The other frog, however, to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he , the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor , explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the timey."
The story teaches us a : There is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue. An word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.
A．small B．deep C．big D．wide
A．care B．refuse C．insist D．think
A．kept B．finished C．practiced D．stopped
A．Luckily B．Finally C．Suddenly D．Happily
A．went on B．ran away C．jumped out D．gave up
A．happened B．continued C．planned D．wanted
A．got out B．ran away C．got off D．woke up
A．smelling B．eyesight C．hearing D．looking
A．way B．skill C．sentence D．lesson
A．interesting B．exciting C．excellent D．encouraging
Mr. Brown____ near Mr. Smith . Every Saturday he ____ to Mr. Smith’s back door and talks to Mr. Smith.
He always ____ Mr. Smith he is going to do something. “I’m going to clean my house tomorrow,” or he says, “I am going to plant some trees in my yard,” or he says, “I am going ____ my car.” But after that, he never does it
So people ____ call ____ Mr. Brown. They all call him “ Mr. Going-to-do”. Because he always ____ he is going to do something, but he ____ nothing.
Many parents always say to ____: “It’s not good to talk a lot every day, but do nothing like Mr. Brown. ____ another ‘Mr. Going-to-do’”
A．live B．lives C．living D．to live
A．goes B．go C．going D．gone
A．say B．tells C．says D．talks
A．clean B．to wash C．wash D．mend
A．aren’t B．don’t C．doesn’t D．all
A．she B．he C．him D．them
A．say B．talk C．says D．speaks
A．doesn’t B．don’t C．do D．does
A．their child B．his child C．their children D．them children
A．Not be B．No be C．Don’t be D．Be not
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of . He stood right before me with his head down and said , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not —he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been . I decided to see the beauty in life, and every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colorful C．simple D．wonderful
A．mind B．trouble C．breath D．work
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．So B．Or C．However D．And
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．admire B．dislike C．want D．have
A．cry B．speak C．smile D．see
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play
A．at most B．at times C．at first D．at last
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget
Mary was born in a worker's family．But she always _ _ her friends that her father is very rich．They know her very well, but _ _ says anything about it．
Last month, Miss Brown,__ _ friends, asked Mary to her birthday party．The girl went there with some _ _．She got on a bus but there were a lot of people in it．She couldn't find any seat．A young man saw this, he _ _and said, “Take my seat, please．”
Mary _ _him and sat down．To her surprise, she saw him again at the party．She was very _ _and went to say hello to him．They began to dance．The young man heard a piece of _ _and liked it very much．He told the girl he taught piano at school．
“I bought a piano ten years _ _,” said Mary．
“You must play it well, I think．”
“_ _,I can't．I don't know how to get the lid（盖子）open,” answered the girl．
A．tells B．says C．speaks D．talks
A．everyone B．anyone C．nobody D．someone
A．her one B．one of her C．one her D．some of her
A．piano B．seat C．man D．presents
A．put on B．looked at C．stood up D．rang up
A．thanked B．listened C．laughed D．wanted
A．tired B．sad C．careful D．happy
A．seat B．bread C．piano D．music
A．after B．ago C．behind D．soon
A．Excuse me B．Of course C．Sorry D．Thank you