I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The look on his face said that one of us did something .
“Which one of you did this?”
We all looked down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I had a lot of . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so worried. When he asked me, I lied, “Not me, Dad.” The others denied(否认)it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of must have done it. But as the youngest and smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the truth.
To who had written on the step, Father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to exactly what you see on the step.”
I tried my best to write the words . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He our pieces of paper and looked at them. “Since none of you will admit (承认) to have done it, then I will punish (惩罚) you and said nothing. The last thing I wanted was for Dad to me.
“I did it.” My sister said she did something that she didn’t. Father grounded her for a month.
We didn’t talk about that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry for it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame (责备) for me.
A.hard B.wrong C.special D.true
A.surprise B.happiness C.fear D.joy
A.them B.me C.you D.us
A.find out B.talk about C.think about D.look for
A.write B.read C.recite D.draw
A.clearly B.slowly C.differently D.carefully
A.opened B.colored C.showed D.collected
A.only B.all C.both D.one
A.beat B.teach C.punish D.understand
A.lucky B.silly C.easy D.safe
Reading newspapers has become an important part of our everyday life. Some people read newspapers the first thing to do in the morning, others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day they can learn what in the world.
People just choose their favorite newspapers. Some like the world news, and prefer short stories. Sometimes we don’t have enough time all the news carefully, so we just a quick look at the front page. At other time, we be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the titles(标题) of the passages.
Today, newspapers in English have of readers in the world. The English language is so popular many Chinese students are reading English newspapers, such as China Daily, 21st Century and so on. They bring information together with the Internet. We can’t live without newspapers.
A.for B.to C.like D.as
A.because of B.so that C.though D.such that
A.happens B.happened C.is happening D.will happen
A.some B.others C.the others D.else
A.to read B.read C.reads D.reading
A.get B.take C.bring D.give
A.must B.need C.should D.may
A.the large number B.the larger number C.the largest number D.the most large number
A.if B.that C.because D.though
A.many and many B.many and more C.more and more D.most and most
Lisa loved to read! Every time her morn took her to the bookstore, she would
two books. By the time she went to bed, Lisa had already read one of
_____ .Mom said to Lisa the next day, "I think we need to get you your own hbrary card." "Wow!" cried lisa.The next day after school, Morn took Lisa to the library to get
a card. Lisa was so excited! She could hardly wait to search the many shelves of books. Lisa's favorite books were mysteries (推理小说 ). She liked to solve the mystery in her head and see
___ she was right when she got to the,end of the story. Her other favorite books ,were the ones that took her to far away places.
Lisa had three books to
___the next day and was excited to take out three more. However, when Lisa got to the library, she didn't have her card. "Oh, no!" Lisa said to the lady at the desk. "I can't find my h'brary card! "I'm sony, " said the lady. "I can't let you take any books
_____ your card." Lisa left the library feeling very sad and also
______about what her morn would say when she told her she lost her card.
_____Lisa got home, Mom told Lisa that a boy came to the house with her library card, and he said he found
on the sidewalk near the library. "It must have dropped out of one of the books I was carrying," said Lisa. Morn said, "You need to be very
_." Lisa said, "I think I will keep it in my wallet." Morn said, "Let's go back to the library and get those books you wanted."
The story is about a young student .She worked very hard at her lessons She worked so hard that she became ill. She couldn't go to sleep at night. But when she got up the next morning, she felt very tired .
So she went to see a doctor. Hearing the student's , the doctor said, “You are too stressed out. You must eat more yin foods like vegetables and tofu. Besides(此外), you can try to count numbers when you are lying in bed . By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep(入睡). I'm sure of it. ”Next day , the student came to see the doctor again. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you feeling today? ”The student still looked tired. “Yes,” she said. “ I tried to count one , two, three, four...up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty, I feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that(以便)I could go on counting up to one thousand . But then I still couldn't be asleep.Why couldn't the young student go to sleep?
A.She was worried about her lessons B.She always couldn't finish her homework C.She worked too hard and became ill. D.Her bed was too small.
A.To eat more yin foods and count numbers when she was lying in bed in the evening. B.To exercise more in the morning. C.To do more reading. D.To take some medicine.
A.She fell asleep B.She got up to have some coffee C.She listened to some music D.She got up to do some homework.
A.The doctor's advice B.The student's lesson. C.The student's illness D.The coffee.
A.I will ask the girl to do more homework every day B.I will ask her to go to bed earlier C.I will ask her not to do so much homework D.Both B and C
Is it safe to talk on the phone while driving? It’s reported that many accidents are caused by that are driving while making phone calls. Now some people want to if driving while talking on the phone is dangerous.a car accident happens, the police will ask whether the driver is a mobile phone. They the information in a report. The information is saved, and later they canit.
Why do mobile phones cause accidents? Drivers sometimes to watch the road carefully when they are using their mobile phones. Not looking at the road can be because drivers can’t focus on(集中注意力)is going on around them. Now, the police has made rules using mobile phones while driving.
A.riders B.drivers C.walkers D.passengers
A.look for B.care about C.find out D.think about
A.Before B.If C.Until D.Later
A.using B.talking C.playing D.buying
A.copy B.remember C.search D.write
A.read B.study C.find D.learn
A.like B.want C.forget D.wish
A.dangerous B.difficult C.easy D.carefully
A.how B.where C.what D.why
A.to B.in C.of D.against
Mrs. White was very fat. She was over 100 kilos. she went to see a doctor. The doctor said, “You need a balanced diet, Mrs. White, and I have a good here.” He gave Mrs. White a small book and said, “Read this carefully and eat the things on page 11 every day. Then come back and see in four weeks.”
Mrs. White came again four weeks , but she wasn’t . She was still very fat. The doctor was surprised and asked, “Are you eating the things on page 11 of the small ?” “Yes, doctor.” She answered.
The next day the doctor visited Mrs. White during her He was very surprised. He said, “Mrs. White, are you eating potatoes and bread? They in your diet. ”“But, doctor,” Mrs. White answered, “ I follow my diet lunch time. This is my dinner. ”
A.But B.So C.However D.Because
A.pen B.news C.pie D.way
A.me B.you C.it D.your food
A.after B.late C.later D.before
A.fatter B.thinner C.smaller D.more healthy
A.food B.book C.thing D.diet
A.holiday B.weekend C.dinner D.home
A.Why B.How C.Where D.What
A.are B.aren’t C.don’t D.won’t
A.at B.in C.for D.with