I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
“ one of you did this?”
We all the step. There was a child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so afraid. When he asked me, I lied, “Not me, Dad.”
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us must have done it. But as the youngest and smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the to tell the truth.
To find out who had written on the step, Father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to write exactly what you see on the step.”
I tried my best to write the words . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ none of you will admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all.” I stood there and said . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“I did it.” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was grounded for a month.
We didn’t that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry because of it. That was the time I let anyone take the blame for me.
A．smile B．ache C．change D．look
A．Whose B．Which C．What D．Who
A．looked up at B．looked over on C．looked down at D．looked around at
A．surprised B．amazed C．interested D．frightened
A．chance B．courage C．condition D．cause
A．differently B．carefully C．clearly D．slowly
A．Since B．Because C．As D．For
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．worry about B．think about C．talk about D．care about
A．first B．second C．last D．other
Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I 16 . I buy a present for my 
mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father 17 , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to 18 . So she 
dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen 19 , she dialed t
he number again, “Hi, Mom…”
Later I asked, “ 20 did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and 21 . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them 22 time to answer the call. ”
My friend is a good girl. She is 23 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a 24 child, right? Please remember to 25 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.
A．do B．will C．won’t D．don’t
A．a cake B．a kiss C．a present D．some money
A．have a rest B．make a call C．pay a visit D．go gor a walk
A．hours B．minutes C．seconds D．days
A．Why B．What C．How D．When
A．fast B．careless C．healthy D．slow
A．enough B．quick C．no D．little
A．never B．always C．seldom D．sometimes
A．bad B．clever C．sick D．good
A．protect B．look after C．think of D．listen to
One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm. I loved ___31____ better than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy___32___ my father had told me I would have to ask for credit ( 赊账) at the store.
___33_____ is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect (尊重) but not charity. I had seen many times that my friends were ___34____ when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village,___35_____ was needed seriously I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.
At Dali’s Brothers store. Buck Davi was talking to a farmer. After I finished ___36_____ the things I wanted, I walked to him. “I need to put these on credit,”I said to him ____37____.
The farmer gave me a ___38_____look. But Buck’s face didn’t change in the slightest.“No problem,” he said in a relaxing voice,“ I believe your daddy will____39____them in time. " Then he turned to the farmer, This boy is Jame William’s son.”
The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time. I___40_____pride. Jame William’s Son, these three___41____ opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I___42____ that a good name was of great importance. My father’s good name had won our neighbors’ respect for our family. A good name, and the responsibility (责任) that came with ____43_____ encouraged us a lot. They made us be___44______ than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people. __45__ acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.A. something B. anything C. nothing
A. because B. while C. unless
A. Six B. SixteenC. Sixty
A. influenced B. cheered C. refused
A. health B. money C. freedom
A. choose B. choosing C. to cheese
A. carefully B. angrily C. easily
A. pleasant B. kind C. strange
A. care for B. pay for C. look for
A. was full of B. was surprised at C. was famous for
A. letters B. words C. sentences
A. discover B. discovered C. have discovered
A. it B. him C. them
A. better B. stronger C. cleverer
A. With B. For C. By
Liam works in Sydney. Last week he had41 holiday, but he didn’t know 42 to go. He said to his friend Robert, “I43 the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. How will I spend my holiday?”
“That. ’s 44 ,” said Robert. “You’d better go to Moscow. It’s 45 there because it is covered with snow and ice now.”
Liam 46 with his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon 47 Moscow. He made a 48 journey there. But one day he got into trouble. After lunch he went outside the city. He saw a dog 49 him while he 50 by a house. It was 51 and wanted to get some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no pieces of bread or cake with him. He tried to send it away. But it began to shout at him. He wanted to52 something to make the dog go away, but he couldn’t find anything 53 snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone(石头) on the ground. He tried to 54 but he failed.
“ How strange the Russians are!” Liam said to himself. “They do not tie(拴)their dogs, but firmly(紧紧地)tie the55 ”.
A．two-week B．two weeks C．two weeks’ D．a two-week
A．how B．what C．where D．if
A．like B．unlike C．hate D．not like
A．right B．easy C．exciting D．interesting
A．hot B．cold C．warm D．humid
A．agreed B．disagreed C．liked D．hated
A．arrived in B．got C．left D．returned
A．sad B．happy C．tired D．boring
A．to follow B．is following C．following D．followed
A．was walking B．walked C．was crossing D．crossed
A．full B．thirsty C．happy D．hungry
A．have B．discover C．look for D．look out
A．besides B．except C．beside D．without
A．look for it B．put it up C．throw it away D．pick it up
A．dogs B．stones C．food D．sticks
A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very _1_. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the _2_ of the cat, was lying_3_ the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the_4_. So he said to him, “What a nice cat you have! Will you _5_ it to me?”
The farmer asked, “_6_ will you give me for the cat?”
“Twenty dollars. Would that be enough?”
The farmer thought for a few minutes, then he _7_. After he paid the farmer, the man said, “My cat will certainly feel _8_. May I take the bowl _9_the cat can drink with it?” But the farmer said, “I’m _10_ I can’t give you the bowl. Thanks to the bowl, I have sold twenty cats already.”
A．old B．new C．big D．small
A．teacher B．servant C．doctor D．owner
A．in B．over C．beside D．under
A．cat B．bowl C．bottle D．milk
A．sell B．give C．pass D．return
A．What B．Where C．How much D．What time
A．agreed B．refused C．replied D．stopped
A．tired B．thirsty C．comfortable D．excited
A．while B．until C．so that D．though
A．sorry B．happy C．sad D．grateful
When Sandy was a little girl, she liked keeping pets. She had many books about animals and many pictures of animals on the walls of her bedroom. She often said that she would work in a 41 when she grew up.
Most of Sandy’s pets were quiet small—parrots, cats, dogs and so on. But one day she met something quite 42 .
That afternoon, Sandy’s mother was surprised to see a big animal with long hair in the kitchen. He 43 a T-shirt and was sitting on the chair, trying to put on a pair of glasses and making faces at her. In front of him, on the table, were a basket of fruits and a glass of water. “Sandy, where are you?” the mother shouted. Then suddenly she remembered that a few days before a young gorilla (大猩猩) called Jim had run away from the zoo.
“I found him in the city square,” Sandy said. “He seemed so 44 . I talked to him. We became friends at once and he followed me home.”
“Well, you know you 45 keep him,” her mother said. “You must send him back to the zoo. You’d better phone the police.”
Soon a 46 came and also a truck from the zoo. 47 was angry with Sandy when she told her story. The policeman knew Sandy loved animals. And the zookeeper said, “Thank you for your kindness. I can see Jim likes you, 48 we need to take him back.” Sandy agreed. She hugged Jim and said that she would go and see him 49 .
These days Sandy has stopped collecting 50 , but you can still find her with her friend Jim at the zoo on Saturdays and Sundays.
A．hospital B．zoo C．school D．supermarket
A．small B．long C．short D．big
A．wore B．made C．sold D．lent
A．easy B．hard C．difficult D．lonely
A．must B．can C．can’t D．have to
A．teacher B．policeman C．student D．friend
A．Everyone B．The zookeeper C．Nobody D．Sandy’s mother
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．every day B．after school C．at the weekdays D．at the weekends
A．clothes B．glasses C．animals D．fruit