Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender , who was old and ugly, _____ the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him _____ he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were____.
The moneylender then told them that he would put a small ____ stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to ____ one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s _____ and her father’s debt (债务) would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would ______ be let go. Her father would be put into prison if she refused to pick a stone.
As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl ____that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.
The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it became lost among all the other stones. “ Oh how I was！” She said, “But never . If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to which stone I picked.” This tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a way. Most difficult problems do have an solution.
A．pleased B．attracted C．loved D．saw
A．if B．unless C．so D．but
A．bored B．frightened C．relaxed D．excited
A．pink B．red C．black D．yellow
A．show B．damage C．check D．choose
A．daughter B．cousin C．wife D．friend
A．again B．still C．never D．hardly
A．said B．feared C．thought D．noticed
A．On . B．About C．For D．Without
A．usually B．surprisingly C．immediately D．slowly
A．worried B．clever C．careless D．lucky
A．laugh B．mind C．cry D．complain
A．tell B．explain C．ask D．arrange
A．saying B．story C．news D．man
A．careful B．funny C．different D．normal
Richard found a job in a big office after he finished college. He liked to use his (1)_______ and was good at his job. So he was often paid more than (得到的报酬多于) his workmates and he worked (2) __________. But something was wrong with the young man a month ago. He couldn't fall (3) _________ at night. So he was always (4) _________ in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The doctor (5) _________ and told him to buy some sleeping pills. He took them (6) _________ he went to bed. Soon after that he went to sleep. Richard (7) _________ in the morning. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (8) _________ . As soon as he went into the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr Clarke! I've (9) _________ had a good sleep like last night's and I'm feeling much better now!" "Skunk (混蛋)!" the head (10) _________ loudly. "We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"
A．hand B．head C．eyes D．feet
A．hard B．fast C．harder D．faster
A．asleep B．alone C．afraid D．awake
A．well B．hungry C．thirsty D．tired
A．looked for him B．looked at him C．looked after him D．looked him over
A．after B．because C．before D．if
A．stood up B．woke up C．sat down D．lay down
A．lunch B．dinner C．supper D．breakfast
A．always B．usually C．never D．often
A．laughed B．shouted C．smiled D．asked
The best thing to start your day is a good breakfast. There are different 1 of breakfasts around the world.“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper(穷人).” 2 the old saying tells us, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It 3 us with energy after a long night without food.
If people don’t have breakfast in the morning, they will feel tired and get angry easily. Breakfast helps children stay more focused in school. A study showed that children who eat breakfast regularly score 4in most subjects.
Breakfast is also important for weight loss. If you have a balanced breakfast, you will eat 5 throughout the day.A healthy and 6 breakfast should include some protein(蛋白质) like eggs, milk or a little meat, which makes you energetic all day.Carbohydrates(碳水化合物)like rice or bread can keep you active. Vegetables and fruit 7 the vitamins that humans need. 8 ,in China, breakfast is different from region to region. Porridge with pickles(咸菜),baozi, noodles, soybean milk and youtiao are common throughout the 9 country. Although Western culture has influenced China a lot, most people still 10 traditional Chinese breakfast. They think that porridge and noodles are not only easily digested(消化), but also can provide enough energy in the morning.
A．ways B．types C．rules D．methods
A．So B．Though C．As D．When
A．provides B．gives C．offers D．has
A．lower B．less C．higher D．more
A．less B．fewer C．more D．much
A．experienced B．balanced C．excited D．different
A．has B．have C．is D．are
A．Therefore B．Thus C．Because D．However
A．all B．one C．whole D．total
A．dislike B．know C．want D．prefer
The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and picked up four people from the street. One of them was in a most15 condition, and I told the others: You look after the other three. I take care of this one who looked16 . So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful17 on her face. She took hold of my __18__as she said “thank you” and she died. I asked myself what I would say if I was in her 19. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little20 to myself. I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something else, but she gave me much more---she gave me her grateful love. And she21 with a smile on her face. As did that man whom we picked up from the drain (下水道), half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home. “I have lived like an22 in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.” And it was so 23 to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without complaining, without cursing(诅咒) anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel---this is the24 of our people.
A．comfortable B．important C．difficult D．terrible
A．better B．happier C．worse D．different
A．smile B．tear C．laugh D．surprise
A．head B．face C．coat D．hand
A．place B．room C．home D．side
A．attraction B．ability C．advice D．attention
A．lived B．died C．came D．talked
A．ant B．angel C．animal D．actor
A．wonderful B．difficult C．grateful D．important
A．achievement B．greatness C．behavior D．unhappiness
“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can (1) my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling (2).
The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and has mother is (3) in bed. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main (4) of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not (5) the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll (6) in the work place.
The story reminds me of another (7). It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was (8) to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always (9) his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be (10) if he taught them how to fish. So he (11) his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could (12) the fish they themselves caught.
At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only (13) to them. (14), we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and the will learn the ability to (15) money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.
A．solve B．change C．study D．find
A．surprised B．excited C．relaxed D．interested
A．ill B．alone C．silent D．dangerous
A．problem B．example C．relative D．support
A．pass B．copy C．know D．mind
A．repeat B．forget C．need D．test
A．story B．learner C．family D．program
A．afraid B．lucky C．sorry D．able
A．shared B．cooked C．exchanged D．weighed
A．easy B．great C．useless D．crazy
A．drove B．stopped C．called D．searched
A．feed B．save C．touch D．eat
A．time B．fish C．food D．clothing
A．Next B．Instead C．Luckily D．Especially
A．pay B．give C．use D．make
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