Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you .
I wanted to do something very for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it it looked almost new. I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔)and a riding outfit(全套装备）.
I could hardly wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to the coffee, tea, and morning dishes. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so surprised. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could take lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s promise.
I stood there shocked, crying a river, myself how my son could this expensive gift.
Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction（反应）. Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I realized that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard. Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to this story. Yours,
Hilary
A．hope B．advice C．spirit D．courage
A．strange B．similar C．special D．private
A．after B．before C．unless D．until
A．start B．cook C．set D．serve
A．sign B．notice C．word D．note
A．asked B．asking C．to ask D．ask
A．present B．find C．afford D．order
A．tear B．open C．check D．Receive
A．only B．still C．ever D．even
A．send B．publish C．share D．Write
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I have a good friend. Her name is Kate. She is 1 American girl. She is eleven. She 2 with her family in China. There 3 four people in her family. They’re her father, her mother, her brother and herself. She has a cat. 4 name is Mimi. It’s Sunday today. They5 at home. Look! Kate 6 with Mimi. Her father is reading newspapers. Her mother is cleaning the house. Where is her brother Jim? He is doing _7 homework in his study. Kate8 Chinese very much, but she can’t __9 it very well. Jim likes 10 soccer. He can play it very well.
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．live B．living C．to live D．lives
A．is B．are C．am D．be
A．It B．It’s C．Its D．It is
A．are all B．are both C．all are D．both are
A．play B．plays C．playing D．is playing
A．he B．his C．her D．my
A．like B．to like C．likes D．liking
A．speak B．tell C．say D．talk
A．play B．plays C．to play D．playing
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This boy is Peter Smith. His 1name is Peter. His 2name is Smith. This is 3school. His school_4__ number is 20048567. His teacher is Miss White. Miss White is 5__ good teacher. Li Min is a Chinese boy. 6is his good _7__at school. Look! 8_ a pencil sharpener. 9that her pencil sharpener ? Let’s__10___ Li Min at 495-6548.A.firstB. familyC. last
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A. fatherB. friendC. boy
A. What’sB. This’ sC. That’s
A. AreB. IsC. Am
A. callB. askC. get
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This is Alice White . She is from Canada . She is twelve 1 old . She is 2Class Eight , Grade Seven . She has big eyes and long hair . 3 mother is 4 English teacher . She has a sister . She is a student , 5 . They are in the same school but in different classes.A.yearsB.monthC.year
A. inB. fromC. at
A. He B.HisC. Her
A. an B. a C. the
A. to B. and C. too
After Mom died， I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was weak. He always put a glass of 1on the kitchen table for me， with a note reading， “Drink your juice.”
As a kid， I once 2Mom， “Why doesn’t Dad love me？”Mom asked me， “ 3？ Why do you think so？”“Well， he never tells me，” I said.“But 4， how hard he works to take care of us. That’s how he 5his love.”
Many years later， after drinking the juice， I hugged（拥抱） my father and said， “I love you， Dad.” From then on， I did that every6. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs.
Then one day， I didn’t hug him and just7towards the door. Dad said， “Well？”
“Well， what？” I asked. “Well…” he said again， holding out his8. Then I hugged him， and told him， “I’m fifty years old， Dad. You’ve9told me you love me.” A minute later， Dad said， “All right! I 10you.” Although he spoke in a very low voice， I heard it clearly. A. water B. juice C. wine
A. asked B. surprised C. told
A. When B. What C. How
A. watch B. look C. see
A. kisses B. does C. shows
A. morning B. afternoon C. evening
A. arrived B. came C. moved
A. arms B. head C. neck
A. always B. never C. usually
A. hate B. miss C. love
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Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved 1 very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 2 of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally 3 a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go 4 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱), 5 his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the 6
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much 7 than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he 8 , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
9 James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James 10 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear 11 He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your 12 will come true. I will take care of you. "
But Jack said 13 , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too 14 Now I can’t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with 15 towards the sky.
He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.
A．painting B．books C．school D．money
A．any B．all C．both D．neither
A．looked out B．worked out C．took out D．got out
A．off B．away C．up D．down
A．support B．agree C．follow D．let
A．home B．mine C．college D．school
A．better B．worse C．cheaper D．older
A．arrived B．graduated C．walked D．waited
A．Before B．When C．Though D．While
A．picked B．turned C．looked D．stood
A．brother B．sister C．father D．mother
A．way B．idea C．dream D．practice
A．happily B．surprisedly C．angrily D．softly
A．early B．late C．good D．helpful
A．legs B．feet C．arms D．fingers