A young mother set her feet on the pathway of the life. “Is the way long?”
And her guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old ____ you reach the end of it, but the end will be better than the beginning.” But the young mother was happy and would not ____ anything could be better than these years. So she ____ with her children and gathered flowers for them along the way and bathed with them in the clear springs. The sun shone on them, and life was good. And the young mother cried, “ Nothing will be ____ than this.”
Then the night came. And the storm (暴风雨) ____ them and the path was dark, and the children shook with ____ and cold. And the mother drew them close and covered them with her clothes, and the children said, “ Oh, Mum, we are not afraid, for you are ____, and we know that no harm (伤害) can come to us.” And the mother said, “This is better than the ____ of the day, for I have taught my ____ courage.”
And the morning came. There was a hill ahead, and the children ____ it and soon grew tired. And the mother was ____, too. But she said to the children, “ A little patience and we are there.” So the children climbed and climbed, and when they reached the top, they said, “Mum, we ____ not have done it without you.” And when the mother lay down to sleep that night, she ____at the stars and said, “This is a better day than the ____ , for my children have learned determination(决心) in the face of ____. Yesterday I gave them courage—today I gave them strength.”
A．after B．before C．since D．until
A．know B．believe C．feel D．find
A．worked B．stayed C．played D．studied
A．worse B．better C．easier D．sadder
A．hit B．beat C．took D．carried
A．excitement B．happiness C．interest D．fear
A．far B．away C．near D．out
A．coldest B．coolest C．darkest D．brightest
A．students B．classmates C．friends D．children
A．walked B．moved C．climbed D．flew
A．tired B．happy C．angry D．proud
A．will B．can C．could D．shouldn’t
A．looked over B．looked on C．looked after D．looked up
A．last B．next C．latest D．second
A．dark B．difficulties C．failure D．success
While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I 16 . Because I was in great need of 17 and wanted to do something useful, I applied（申请）.
Three days later, a letter 18 . It asked me to see the 19 at Croydon. It proved to be an 20 journey—a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at 21a quarter of a mile. It was clearly that the headmaster himself opened the door. He was 22 and round.
“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys 23 seven and thirteen.”
I should have to teach all the 24 except art, 45 he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into 26 groups and teach them at three different 27 , and I was not28 at the thought of teaching maths—a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was29 that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be 30 themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary（薪水）, he got up to his feet. “ Now,” he said. “ you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.
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The weather is something no one can control. Maybe that is 16 there are so many expressions about the weather, especially about 17 .
Sometimes, when you need rain, you do not get any. Other times, you get rain when you don’t need it. 18 a baseball game for example, a sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game. If the game cannot continue, people who bought the tickets are given “rain checks”. These are 19 tickets that will let them see a 20 game for free.
“Rain Check” now means a second chance at something. Shops may offer “rain checks” when they sell out all of a product(产品) — a television set, for example, at a special low price. 21 all the TV sets have been sold out, the shop gives rain checks to those who wanted to buy 22 . The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the same low price after the shop receives some 23 TV sets from the factory.
“Rain Check” is also used in social situations. It’s a way of 24 an invitation, but for a later time.
You may ask for a “Rain Check” if you are invited to a friend’s house for dinner, but can’t be there right now. You say, “I would love to go, but I’m busy. Could I have a rain check?”25 you are asking if you could have dinner with your friend at another time. It seems that your friend will probably ask you to dinner very soon next time.
A．what B．where C．why D．when
A．weather B．cloud C．sky D．rain
A．Bring B．Take C．Give D．Carry
A．beautiful B．special C．expensive D．cheap
A．better B．larger C．later D．earlier
A．But B．Before C．Where D．After
A．it B．one C．this D．that
A．much B．better C．more D．less
A．refusing B．printing C．sending D．accepting
A．In fact B．Of course C．By the way D．At least
It was almost 9:00 pm when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was 16 . She started her car and 17 down the dark road that led to her house in the country.
She 18 the radio and listened to songs while she was driving. The heater wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her 19 .
The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small 20 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知觉).
When she woke up, her head was bleeding (流血)，and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know 21 she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very sad. She 22 the ice wouldn’t hold her car for very long. She tried to walk up several times, but she kept falling into the snow. Mia tried 23 time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that 24 could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t move. Mia closed her eyes and waited to die.
Then she heard a voice. Mia 25 her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck”, said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”
A．raining B．sunny C．snowing D．windy
A．ran B．drove C．walked D．rode
A．turned on B．turned over C．turned off D．turned down
A．happy B．excited C．tired D．warm
A．bridge B．village C．town D．farm
A．how B．what C．why D．where
A．know B．knew C．knows D．knowing
A．one B．one more C．other D．the other
A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
A．close B．closed C．opened D．open
1970 was the World Conservation(保护)Year. Everyone must know that the world is in danger. 16 is one example of the 17 .At one time there were 1,300 different kinds of trees and flowers in Holland(荷兰),but now only 866 remain(继续存在), 18 have been destroyed by modern man. We are changing the earth, the air and the water, and 19 that grows and lives. If we go on like this , we shall destroy ourselves.
What will happen in the future? Perhaps 20 is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world tomorrow are 21 young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save 22 .
Now fifteen million young people in many countries are studying 23 and the country around him. In some countries they spend much time as “conservation volunteers.” They plant trees and help to 24 wild birds and animals.
But everyone, 25 young people, must work to save our world.
A．Here B．It C．He D．There
A．trouble B．question C．problem D．difficult
A．some B．others C．the other D．the others
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．all things
A．this B．that C．one D．it
A．a B．an C．/ D．the
A．ourselves B．our world C．our lives D．living things
A．man B．men C．a man D．the men
A．find B．protect C．catch D．keep
A．not only B．except C． also D．together with
As an exchange student, I have been staying in a host family in Beijing for the past five months. The parents are 36 in their mid-30s and the son just turned 5. In exchange for room and board, I teach their son 37 .
Like in many of the other Chinese families, he’s an only child. And though he has 38 plastic trucks and boxes full of crayons, I don’t know 39 he has the time to play. When he’s not in the kindergarten, he’s taking after-school classes. On the weekends, the boy goes to more classes. He has one day off―Sunday.
Compared to his schedule, I feel like my childhood was 40 a waste of time. I learned how to climb trees and draw cartoons. I wasn’t learning Chinese at his age. But he and lots of other children are learning English. Both his parents dream that he will have 41 jobs, higher pay, and bigger houses.
The boy seems to take no interest 42 learning English. He doesn’t need a teacher, but a playmate. He is, 43 , only 5. When I think about my life as a 5-year-old, I know for sure I wasn’t half as 44 as he is.
In the evening, when his parents 45 him to speak with me in English, he gets 46 . He lies on the floors, hides under the table and climbs on the furniture. When he finally stops 47 , and starts talking, it isn’t in English, but it isn’t in Chinese, 48 . He speaks in his own language.
He 49 not be a very good student, but I’m not a great teacher. I just want to be his big brother 50 can speak in gibberish(胡言乱语) with him and help draw trucks, robots or spiders.
A．both B．all C．either D．none
A．drawing B．Chinese C．English D．playing
A．a hundred of B．hundreds of C．hundred of D．hundreds
A．when B．what C．where D．that
A．hardly B．never C．usually D．almost
A．more B．fewer C．better D．worse
A．with B．in C．for D．on
A．after all B．at all C．first of all D．all the time
A．busily B．busiest C．busier D．busy
A．make B．push C．have D．let
A．frustrated B．relaxed C．pleased D．injured
A．move B．to move C．moving D．moved
A．too B．also C．as well D．either
A．can B．may C．must D．need
A．who B．whom C．whose D．which