When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.
Suddenly I ran to my mother and said, “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said, “Don’t worry, I’m just .” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it , I’ll hit you.”
One day I went swimming with my in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning, I went swimming , and I called out, “Help!” All my friends came to help me, only to find that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I was so that I swam in deep water. I tried my test to call my friends for help, but this time came to help me.
they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best in my life. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone.
A．writing B．sleeping C．cooking D．running
A．angry B．worried C．sorry D．excited
A．smiling B．saying C．playing D．joking
A．now B．then C．again D．once
A．friends B．classmates C．brothers D．parents
A．fast B．slowly C．well D．alone
A．careful B．carefully C．fast D．slow
A．somebody B．nobody C．everybody D．anybody
A．In the end B．At first C．Since then D．At that time
A．time B．sport C．lesson D．day
Driving in China
I have been driving cars since I reached the pedals(踏板). In Canada you 1 16 to get a driver’s license. I 2 myself to be a very good driver.
I visited China 20 years ago. I with my wife was in Shanghai to give a paper at a conference. We 3 the number of bicycles on the roads and the few cars. In Canada almost each family has one car, but it was 4 that most Chinese depended on bicycles.
I 5 Shanghai and to other Chinese cities many times since then and have watched the fast changes on the roads. There are far fewer bicycles now but 6 cars. The roads are crowded, the government has been forced to limit the number of days some cars can 7 and the traffic jams are almost constant (经常的). So are the accidents. On a recent visit I saw four or five
8 within a two-week period.
To get a driver’s license in Canada, you must drive, with an examiner, on real roads and in real traffic. However, in China you learn on a closed course, 9 real traffic, get a license and only then are able to drive under real roads.
Driving in Canada and driving in China 10 two different experiences. In Canada there are traffic jams but they aren’t so bad. We have more traffic lights; we obey them and drivers are usually
11 , allowing other cars to cut in front of them knowing it won’t make much difference. In China, if you stop 12 another car cut in front of you will probably be there for a long time because once one car gets in, dozens of 13 will follow.
I would rather 14 the bus than drive my car in downtown Shanghai and Beijing. Because it’s 15 and stronger than most things that might run into it.
A．must be B．may be C．can be D．could be
A．regard B．wonder C．consider D．think
A．were fond of B．were angry with C．were satisfied with D．were amazed at
A．impossible B．clear C．similar D．useless
A．have been to B．have been in C．have gone to D．have come to
A．fewer B．more C．less D．many
A．be driven B．drive C．allow D．be allowed
A．cars B．bicycles C．accidents D．people
A．in B．without C．with D．under
A．be B．is C．am D．are
A．polite B．impolite C．angry D．unhappy
A．wanting B．letting C．to let D．to want
A．ones B．another C．other D．others
A．taking B．to take C．took D．take
A．smaller B．bigger C．brighter D．lighter
“You speak very good English”
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You 1 very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite
2 at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself 3 or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still 4 saying “No”. 5 the foreigner gave up and didn’t know what to say.
What’s wrong with the student’s answer? It is because he didn’t accept a compliment as the American people 6 . He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”. He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If someone says to a woman, “ You look 7 beautiful with the new clothes 8 .” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think 9 modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No, 10 I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然)that you 11 can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by 12 . When 13 for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it. So in the West, one should always be confident. 14 self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great 15 to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)
A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell
A．surprising B．surprised C．laughed D．laughing
A．understood B．understand C．to understand D．understanding
A．keep B．keeping C．keeps D．kept
A．At first B．By the way C．In the end D．First of all
A．did B．done C．to do D．do
A．such B．such a C．so D．so a
A．for B．on C．in D．into
A．being B．be C．having D．have
A．I’m afraid B．I’m not sure C．I don’t mind D．I don’t know
A．hardly B．really C．badly D．luckily
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．asking B．ask C．provide D．providing
A．With B．Without C．by D．under
A．importantly B．unimportant C．important D．importance
One night , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, _____ his violin . Some passers-by（行人） slowed down their paces and put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next day the young artist came to the same place. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and _____ it on the ground and put some stones on it . Then he began playing. Before long , many people were attracted by the words on that paper which said, “ Last night a gentleman ______George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim（认领）it soon.”
A middle-aged man ran there _____ and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed （抓住）his shoulders and said, “ Yes, it is you. You did come here. I knew that you are an( a ) _____ man and would certainly come here.”
The story turned out to be this: George Sang bought a lottery ticket a few days ago. The award opened yesterday and he won a prize of 5000,000 dollars. _______ his way home, he took _____ 50 dollars and put it in the violinist’s hat. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown in . The violinist was a student at an Arts College . He had booked the ticket to flight and came back to ____ he was given the lottery ticket.
Later someone asked the violinist _____ he didn’t take the lottery ticket for himself. The violinist said, “ Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. _____ if I lose honesty, I won’t feel happy forever.”
A．to play B．played C．plays D．playing
A．lied B．lay C．laid D．dropped
A．call B．named C．names D．naming
A．in a hurry B．in surprise C．in the end D．in silence
A．dishonest B．honest C．generous D．brave
A．In B．By C．On D．At
A．off B．away C．in D．out
A．where B．when C．which D．wherever
A．How B．why C．Where D．When
My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally 1 what my parents meant.
One day, when I 2a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!
“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went 3 the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need,” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few 4 from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?” 5 he, “Or do you have any work experience?”
I felt so ashamed and 6 that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left. I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my 7 . “I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I 8 to myself silently. I never went back to the store again 9 I finished my study and got a diploma.
10 looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more 11 . The manager told me they needed new 12 . So it was a great chance for me.
I 13 my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in.”
Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always 14 people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I’m still 15in my spare time.
A．realize B．remember C．wonder D．imagine
A．went through B．left for C．stepped into D．walked past
A．out of B．into C．away from D．onto
A．days B．hours C．minutes D．seconds
A．continued B．answered C．warned D．reported
A．uncomfortable B．impolite C．unkind D．impatient
A．hobbies B．future C．parents D．manger
A．shouted B．listened C．said D．cried
A．when B．while C．after D．before
A．Nothing B．Everything C．Nobody D．Everybody
A．grade B．luck C．confidence D．pleasure
A．volunteers B．teachers C．students D．workers
A．sold B．showed C．sent D．shook
A．teach B．allow C．order D．advise
A．learning B．working C．playing D．chatting
Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An 1 had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
He was Matthew. 2 he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told 3 would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about 4 and succeeding and seeking（追寻）his dreams.
When we finished talking, I went to my 5 and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about 6 and overcoming obstacles（克服障碍）than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it 7 to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had 8 and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are 9 to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.
I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll 10 . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.
Thank you for loving me.
Your friend
Matthew
A．excuse B．effect C．operation D．illness
A．While B．When C．Although D．Because
A．they B．he C．she D．I
A．winning B．teaching C．playing D．working
A．home B．desk C．classroom D．bag
A．failure B．success C．luck D．smile
A．around B．in C．back D．down
A．went away B．passed away C．stayed away D．moved away
A．surprised B．brave C．sorry D．happy
A．never B．ever C．often D．seldom