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
What must you do when you receive a present 56 your birthday? You have to sit down and write a thank-you note. The words “Thank you” are 57 important. We have to use them very often. We say them when someone gives us a drink, 58 us to pick up things, lends us a book or gives us a gift.
Another important word is “please”.Many people 59 to use it. It is rude to ask someone to do something without saying “please”.We have to use it when we 60 something, too. It may be a book 61 a pencil, more rice or help. We have to use “please” to make request pleasant.
We have 62 “Sorry”,too. When we have 63 someone, we’ ll have to go up and say we’ re sorry. When we have forgotten something, we will also say “sorry”.We can make people 64 wrongs by saying it.
These three words are 65 .Our children must learn to use them. They are pleasing words to use in any languages.
A．in B．at C．for D．to
A．so B．very C．rather D．such
A．helps B．has C．lets D．makes
A．want B．forget C．like D．remember
A．ask for B．say C．need D．want
A．but B．and C．or D．as
A．learn to say B．to learn and say C．learn and say D．to learn to say
A．fell B．touched C．felt D．hurt
A．remember B．forget C．need D．think
A．difficult but important B．simple but important C．useful but difficult D．helpful but difficult
Maria was born in Peru（秘鲁）.She grew up in a small village. She 46 when she was six years old. She went to elementary school，but she 47 to high school. Her family was very 48 ，and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She 49 in a shoe factory.
When Maria was seventeen years old，her family 50 to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria 51 in the United States，she was not very happy.
She missed her friends in Peru，and she didn’t 52 a word of English. She began to study English at night， 53 worked in a factory during the day.
Maria studied very hard，and now she speaks English well. She’s still 54 at night，but now she’s studying typing. She wants 55 a secretary. Maria still misses her friends. But she’s very happy now，and she hopes she will have a good future（将来）in the new country.
A．went to school B．go to school C．goes to school D．begins school
A．went B．didn’t go C．began D．wasn’t
A．rich B．poor C．happy D．glad
A．works B．is working C．is going to work D．worked
A．moved B．go C．stayed D．lived
A．reached B．arrived C．got D．moved
A．tell B．talk C．know D．say
A．when B．so C．or D．and
A．studying B．studied C．study D．studies
A．to do B．do C．to be D．be
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have 31 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 32 . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become 33 . She didn't believe what the doctor said 34 she started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she 35 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did 36 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some 37 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me38 .I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe 39 eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good 40 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother 41 told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met 42 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very 43 person. I get best 44in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. 45 my mother's strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.
A．achieved B．failed C．suggested D．told
A．legs B．hands C．arms D．eyes
A．patient B．confident C．frustrated D．proud
A．or B．and C．if D．because
A．forgot B．changed C．succeeded D．worked
A．nothing B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everything
A．time B．exercise C．medicine D．shopping
A．away B．from C．into D．up
A．her B．my C．his D．its
A．advice B．end C．chance D．start
A．hardly B．never C．always D．nearly
A．dreams B．experiments C．jobs D．difficulties
A．excellent B．dangerous C．busy D．special
A．presents B．friends C．books D．grades
A．According to B．Instead of C．Thanks to D．Together with
When I was in primary school，I got into a major(主要的) argument with a boy in my class. I can't 1 what it was about，but I have never forgotten the 2 I learned that day.
I was sure that I was right and he was wrong－and he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The 3 decided to teach us a very important lesson. She 4 both of us up to the 5 of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other. In the 6 of her desk was a large，round object. I could 7 see that it was black. She asked the boy what 8 the object was. "White," he answered in a loud voice.
I couldn't believe he said the object was white, 9 it was obviously black！Another 10 started between my classmate and me，this 11 about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed 12 ，and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I 13 answer，"White." It was an object with two 14 colored sides，and from his side it was white. 15 from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day：You must stand in the other person's shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their view.
A．think B．suppose C．remind D．remember
A．lesson B．speech C．class D．text
A．officer B．teacher C．doctor D．parent
A．told B．came C．brought D．woke
A．back B．front C．middle D．side
A．middle B．way C．front D．back
A．happily B．luckily C．clearly D．nearly
A．width B．shape C．color D．size
A．when B．unless C．until D．if
A．fight B．argument C．conversation D．game
A．time B．year C．month D．day
A．places B．seats C．attitudes D．glasses
A．needed to B．was able to C．hoped to D．had to
A．similarly B．differently C．beautifully D．surprisingly
A．Still B．Since C．Only D．Also
People all over the world enjoy sports, because sports can help them keep 1 and live long. Some sports or games go back 2 years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are very new. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
Many people like to watch 3 play sports or games. They don’t play themselves. They buy tickets or 4 their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very 5 and happy when “their” player or team 6 the match.
People play different games in different seasons. Swimming is fun in warm weather, 7 skating is good in winter.
Some sports are 8 interesting that people everywhere enjoy them. For example, basketball 9 by about 100 million people in more than 200 countries. People can play it in parks, schools, or factories. 10 fun it is to watch an NBA match!
A．health B．healthy C．healthily D．healthier
A．thousand B．thousand of C．thousands of D．thousands
A．another B．the others C．the other D．others
A．turn on B．turn off C．turn down D．turn to
A．interested B．exciting C．excited D．interesting
A．beats B．wins C．fights D．hit
A．though B．so C．but D．and
A．much B．quite C．very D．so
A．plays B．is played C．is playing D．played
A．What an B．What a C．How D．How a