The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago, I got to know a ____ lady named Rose, she had no kids and lived alone. ____ I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she wanted to____ me to have lunch.
We walked ____ my workplace to a little restaurant on David Street. On the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to ____ the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.
There were many people in the ____, and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to ____ in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to ____ the delicious food together. She told ____ that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers ____ were working there were all volunteers.
I ____ remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. ____ we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose’s work. The weather was ____ and bright, and everyone’s smile was warm and bright too.
I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do ____ for our friends and neighbors. The world will be ____ if everybody would like to share happiness with others.
It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone’s heart.
A．poor B．rich C．outgoing D．crazy
A．Unless B．After C．Unitl D．When
A．invite B．help C．borrow D．give
A．By B．In C．from D．into
A．pay for B．ask for C．look for D．care for
A．park B．restaurant C．hotel D．bar
A．sit B．rest C．sleep D．work
A．buy B．cook C．enjoy D．drink
A．her B．him C．me D．you
A．who B．where C．which D．whose
A．never B．still C．hardly D．already
A．So B．But C．Though D．Because
A．hotter B．cold C．cool D．warm
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．colder B．nicer C．harder D．worse
My friend Richard went far to work， so he asked me to take care of his yard in the mountains．He worked hard and often kept the yard（1） without any grass． But I was too lazy to sweep the fallen leaves，and I（2） pluck（拔）grass， allowing it to grow rapidly． In the early （3） ， in March， the leaves were green and soft． A month later， when the leaves spread quickly， I discovered they were like wild orchids （兰花） in the forest．
As the summer came， the "grass" really lowered． The flowers looked like those forest orchids，（4） they were yellow， unlike those people or brown red forest orchids． I picked one flower， then went to find I friend who studied（5） ． As soo0 as my friend saw it he asked me（6） I picked it． "I's amazing!" He（7） explained， "This kind of orchid is hard to find． Now it is worth at least 10，000 dollars each． "
I told the good news to Richard． He was（8） ． After s while he said gently， he saw the orchid in the yard every year， but he thought it was common grass， so he always plucked it． He said， "I could（9） ， it would flowers a few years before．" Yes， all of us might miss some rare（稀有的） orchids in our own lives． We don't give them the time to lower to prove their value，
Give the "grass" time to lower and give everybody a（10） to prove his value． Don't pluck a leave of any "grass" or negate （否定） a person rudely and how many "are orchids" we will get in our lives!
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（1）A． wild |
B． clean |
C． dry |
D． dirty |
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（2）A． sometimes |
B． often |
C． never |
D． always |
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（3）A． spring |
B． summer |
C． autumn |
D． winter |
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（4）A．so |
B． but |
C． then |
D．or |
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（5）A． colors |
B． rivers |
C． seasons |
D． plants |
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（6）A． that |
B． why |
C． where |
D． who |
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（7）A． proudly |
B． successfully |
C． carelessly |
D． excitedly |
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（8）A． worried |
B． surprised |
C． seared |
D． relaxed |
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（9）A． wait |
B．get |
C． take |
D． make |
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（10）A． tree |
B． yard |
C． flower |
D． chance |
I have two older brothers， Matt and Martin．They love me very much．Perhaps it is because I am the（1） child and the only sister they have．
Both Matt and Martin have thick and dark hair. They look alike（相像）with（2） short hairdos （发型） and big eyes． They are also very tan （晒黑的） because they enjoy outdoor（3） ． For example， Matt likes football and Martin is a tennis player． They are much taller than me and I always have to look up when I（4） to them． They both love to（5） ， so Mum often says that they could eat a horse．
Their personalities （性格） are very（6） ． Matt is very active and lively． He often takes part in club activities and gets along（7） with people． He also likes to play jokes on others， especially Martin! Sometimes Mum is not very（8） with Matt because he plays so much and does not listen to his teachers carefully when he is in class．
Martin, on the other hand（另一方面）, is the quiet one. He is less active than Matt, （9） he has a really close group of friends．He also does well in his（10） because he works very hard on his studies． Mum never has to worry about Martin．
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（1）A． fattest |
B． youngest |
C． rudest |
D． strongest |
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（2）A． their |
B． our |
C． your |
D． her |
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（3）A． trips |
B． picnics |
C． sports |
D． risks |
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（4）A． talk |
B． write |
C． bow |
D． fly |
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（5）A． sing |
B． eat |
C． laugh |
D． drive |
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（6）A． important |
B． difficult |
C． dangerous |
D． different |
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（7）A． loudly |
B． easily |
C． suddenly |
D． recently |
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（8）A． nervous |
B． honest |
C． happy |
D． angry |
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（9）A． whether |
B． if |
C． or |
D． but |
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（10）A． exams |
B． hobbies |
C． interviews |
D． adventures |
A man had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down．He（1） warm milk．It would not come down．
The tree was not（2） enough to climb， so the man decided that if he tied a rope to his （3） and pulled it until the tree bent down， he could then（4） and get the kitten．
That′s what he did， all the while checking his progress in the car．He then thought if he went just a little bit（5） ， the tree would be bent low enough for him to reach the kitten．But as he moved the car a little further forward，the rope broke．
The tree went "boiling!"and the kitten was nowhere to be found．
The man felt（6） ．He asked people he met if they'd（7） a little kitten．No．Nobody had．
A few （8） later he met a neighbor at the store．He happened to look into shopping basket and was（9） to see cat food．
This woman was a cat（10） and everyone knew it， so he asked her， "（11） are you buying cat food？"She replied，"You won't believe this， "and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat ，（12） she kept refusing．Then a few days before， the child had begged again， so the Mom finally （13） her little girl，"Well，I'll let you keep a cat if it falls from（14） ．"
She told the man，"I watched my child go out in the yard，and look straight into the And really，（15） won't believe this， but I saw it with my own eyes．A kitten suddenly came flying through the air， and landed right in front of her．"
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Word Bank bend 弯曲 forward 向前 beg 恳求 |
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（1）A．left |
B．offered |
C．threw |
D．drank |
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（2）A．tall |
B．old |
C．close |
D．strong |
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（3）A．car |
B．body |
C．door |
D．window |
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（4）A．pick up |
B．look up |
C．reach up |
D．climb up |
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（5）A．faster |
B．higher |
C．nearer |
D．further |
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（6）A．sick |
B．bored |
C．funny |
D．terrible |
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（7）A．seen |
B．lost |
C．raised |
D．bought |
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（8）A．hours |
B．days |
C．weeks |
D．years |
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（9）A．happy |
B．sorry |
C．worried |
D．surprised |
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（10）A．lover |
B．hater |
C．keeper |
D．trainer |
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（11）A．Why |
B．How |
C．When |
D．Where |
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（12）A．so |
B．or |
C．but |
D．until |
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（13）A．told |
B．warned |
C．advised |
D．ordered |
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（14）A．sky |
B．tree |
C．wall |
D．building |
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（15）A．he |
B．you |
C．she |
D．they |
One day a little mouse was thirsty． She looked everywhere for water to drink． She climbed up onto a table． And she saw a bottle on the table． The mouth of the bottle was （1） D ． The little mouse looked inside the bottle． "Aha， there is （2） B milk in it． That's great! "She went into it and began to drink．
She drank and drank． After a moment she had drunk enough． Her stomach was too big and she couldn't come （3） C the bottle． She cried for help． Just then a cat came up to the table． When the cat （4） A the cry he jumped onto the table so （5） D ， and said， "You'll be my nice lunch!" The little mouse was very clever and she （6） B for a moment and said， " Brother Cat， you mustn't roll the bottle．"" （7） C ？" asked the cat．" I would get dizzy（头晕目眩的），" said the mouse．The cat said that he would let her （8） B soon． So he began to roll the bottle． Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor and broke into （9） C ． The little mouse ran （10） A as fast as she could． When the cat jumped off the table and ran after her， the mouse had already gone into her home．
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（1）A．big |
B．strong |
C．weak |
D．small |
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（2）A． little |
B． some |
C．few |
D．a few |
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（3）A．into |
B．up |
C． out of |
D．down |
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（4）A．heard |
B．saw |
C． tasted |
D．looked |
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（5）A．happy |
B．honest |
C． honestly |
D．happily |
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（6）A．ate |
B．thought |
C．drank |
D．took |
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（7）A．When |
B．Where |
C．Why |
D．How |
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（8）A．dying |
B．die |
C． to die |
D．died |
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（9）A．boxes |
B．glasses |
C．pieces |
D．cakes |
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（10）A． away |
B．in |
C．to |
D．at |
One day a little mouse was thirsty． She looked everywhere for water to drink． She climbed up onto a table． And she saw a bottle on the table． The mouth of the bottle was （1） ． The little mouse looked inside the bottle． "Aha， there is （2） milk in it． That's great! "She went into it and began to drink．
She drank and drank． After a moment she had drunk enough． Her stomach was too big and she couldn't come （3） the bottle． She cried for help． Just then a cat came up to the table． When the cat （4） the cry he jumped onto the table so （5） ， and said， "You'll be my nice lunch!" The little mouse was very clever and she （6） for a moment and said， " Brother Cat， you mustn't roll the bottle．"" （7） ？" asked the cat．" I would get dizzy（头晕目眩的），" said the mouse．The cat said that he would let her （8） soon． So he began to roll the bottle． Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor and broke into （9） ． The little mouse ran （10） as fast as she could． When the cat jumped off the table and ran after her， the mouse had already gone into her home．
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（1）A．big |
B．strong |
C．weak |
D．small |
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（2）A． little |
B． some |
C．few |
D．a few |
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（3）A．into |
B．up |
C． out of |
D．down |
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（4）A．heard |
B．saw |
C． tasted |
D．looked |
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（5）A．happy |
B．honest |
C． honestly |
D．happily |
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（6）A．ate |
B．thought |
C．drank |
D．took |
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（7）A．When |
B．Where |
C．Why |
D．How |
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（8）A．dying |
B．die |
C． to die |
D．died |
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（9）A．boxes |
B．glasses |
C．pieces |
D．cakes |
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（10）A． away |
B．in |
C．to |
D．at |