A father was sitting at his desk and looking at his bills when his young son rushed in and said, “Dad, because today is your birthday and you’re 40 years old, I’m going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!” When the boy started kissing, the father shouted, “Oh, Andrew, don’t do it now. I’m too busy!”
The boy soon became silent as tears fell down from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said, “You can finish the kisses later .”
The boy said nothing but quietly walked away. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t.
Unfortunately, a few days later, the boy had an accident and died. His sad father wrote,“If only I could tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless words, and how much my heart is hurting.”
Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept any loving act, or others will take it as a “No” and it may leave a scar(伤痕). If we don’t receive love, our life will lose its true meaning.
Any loving act must be warmly accepted, or it will be taken as rejection and can leave a scar. If we are too busy to give and receive love, we are too silly! Nothing is more important than accepting love from those who are and dear to us.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）On his father’s birthday, the boy wanted to .
| A．help his father write the bills. |
| B．give kisses to his father. |
| C．buy a gift for his father. |
| D．talk with his father. |
The boy felt when his father refused him.
| A．sad | B．puzzled | C．excited | D．happy |
A few days later, the boy .
| A．went back to school. |
| B．was hurt in an accident |
| C．was killed in an accident |
| D．was angry with his father |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Andrew’s father was busy looking at his bills on his birthday. |
| B．Andrew was killed in an accident on his father’s birthday. |
| C．Andrew’s father asked him to give him the kisses later. |
| D．Andrew’s father felt sorry after the accident happened. |
We can know from the passage that .
| A．love keeps one busy all the time. |
| B．love can make people happy and unhappy. |
| C．it is important to love people around us |
| D．we should learn to give and receive love |
I am Steve. I was born and grew up in South Wales. My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand (拓展).
My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in. That’s the time I started writing, just for myself, and I’ve been writing ever since.
I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories. And I also write horror (恐怖) I think they are like the old fairytales (童话故事) ，and can teach you important things.
I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside. I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits. If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy any books, go to www. showkett. freeserve. co. ukWhen he was 13, the writer ________.
| A．wrote lots of poems | B．moved out of Wales |
| C．sold many story books | D．became a famous singer |
He liked playing out on the hills because he could ________.
| A．expand his imagination | B．learn French |
| C．listen to stories | D．buy some books |
Maybe the writer is ________ years old now.
| A．12 | B．22 | C．32 | D．42 |
According to the passage, the write keeps _______
| A．cats, hens and pigs | B．ducks, goats and rabbits |
| C．hens, rabbits and dogs | D．rabbits, pigs and cats |
From the passage, we can learn that the writer ________.
| A．lives in a big city with his son | B．likes eating Japanese and Indian food |
| C．lives in the countryside with his wife | D．introduces a nice book to us |
If you want to take English classes, you should pay______ an hour.
| A．$8 | B．$10 | C．$15 | D．$18 |
You want to work in a restaurant, so you should call________.
| A．Lisa | B．John | C．Ben | D．Sue |
You can see a new play at Bay College Theatre at________ on Saturday.
| A．8:00 p. m. | B．5:00 a. m. | C．5:00 p. m. | D．9:00 p. m. |
Dave worked in Center’s Restaurant from Monday to Friday last week, 2 hours every night, so he could get______ last week.
| A．$8 | B．$80 | C．$16 | D．$10 |
You can help the book sale every day except__________
| A．Sunday | B．Monday | C．Thursday | D．Saturday |
As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream, the book says.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to
your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is
the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.Your dreams can be very _______, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
| A．big | B．small | C．high | D．low |
Follow Your Heart is a _______ .
| A．movie | B．song | C．book | D．dream |
What idea stops you from realizing your dream?
| A．I can’t be a writer. | B．I am good at some school subjects. |
| C．I think I am very great. | D．I am the best student in our class. |
Don’t let ____ leave your heart.
| A．your idea | B．your decision | C．your dream | D．your book |
Studying will help you to get better exam results ____ watching TV.
| A．with | B．instead of | C．without | D．by |
Basketball is still a young game. It’s over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn’t play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.
Some of the teachers at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent（发明）a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court（球场）was not very large.
Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet（英尺）above
the floor on the wall. At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr.
Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name.How long is it since basketball was invented?
| A．100 years | B．Less than 100 years |
| C．110 years | D．More than 100 years |
The students felt unhappy because _______.
| A．they had little time to study | B．they often got into fights |
| C．they had much homework to do | D．they couldn’t play outdoors |
Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?
| A．Some students | B．Some teachers |
| C．Some students’ parents | D．Some of his friends |
When a student ________, he makes a score.
| A．receives the ball. |
| B．throws the ball to another student |
| C．runs quickly with the ball in his hand |
| D．throws the ball into the basket |
Which sentence is right?
| A．The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad. |
| B．It was easy to invent the game. |
| C．Dr. Naismith had to use fruit baskets to throw the ball. |
| D．The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor. |
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You must hear about earthquakes,but do you know what to do during and after an earthquake?Here is some advice for you:
Before an earthquake.It is necessary to prepare yourself and your family.All family members should know how to turn off gas,water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers（doctor,hospital,police,119,etc）.Never put heavy things over beds.
During the earthquake.It’s important to for each of you to stay calm.If you are indoors ,quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong desk or a strong table.It can protect yourself from falling things.Stay away from windows ,large mirrors,heavy things and so on.If you are cooking,turn off the gas.
If you are outdoors,move to an open area like a playground.Move away from buildings,bridges and trees.If you are driving,stop the car as soon as possible .Stay in your car.
After an earthquake.Once the shaking stops,do not run out of the building at once.It’s better to wait and leave when it is safe.
Check around you and help the people in trouble.If your building is badly broken,you should leave it.If you smell or hear gas,get someone outside and open windows and doors.If you can do it safely,turn off the gas.Repeat it to the gas company.
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Before an earthquade |
Don’t Remember some useful telephone numbers and not to |
Moving to a safe place in the room can protect yourself from falling things if you are Remmember to turn off the gas if you are cooking. Moving to an open area and away from builings is Remember to stop your car and stay in it if you are driving. |
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After an earthquake |
Run out of the building Check around you and help the people in trouble. Leave your badly broken building. Keep everyone outside and ererything |