Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can fill the basket.” man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at so foolish.” He his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying . At last the well was almost .
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You so well in this little thing,” he said, “ now I know I can believe you with many things.”
A．finished B．did C．began D．had
A．ever B．never C．easily D．no
A．The other B．Another C．One D．A second
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．picked up B．put away C．took away D．threw away
A．water B．basket C．well D．work
A．full B．empty C．filled D．clean
A．While B．As soon as C．Before D．Since
A．have done B．will do C．do D．are doing
A．what B．why C．when D．that
A teacher once told each of her students to bring a clean plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school. For every person they didn’t want to forgive(原谅) in their lives, they chose a potato, wrote the person’s 1 and the date on it and put it in the plastic bag. Some of their bags were very 2 . They were then told to carry this bag with them 3 for one week. They would put it beside their bed at night, on the seat when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at 4 . The 5 carrying the bag around with them made students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to(注意) it all the time so that they wouldn’t 6 it or leave it in embarrassing(尴尬的) places. As time passed by, the potatoes went 7 and smelt terrible. Too often we think of tolerance(宽容) as a 8 to other people, but it clearly is for 9 ! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred(仇恨) in our hearts, we will have to 10 them around all our lives.
A．age B．name C．hobbies D．weight
A．small B．beautiful C．light D．heavy
A．everywhere B．nowhere C．somewhere D．where
A．home B．work C．night D．school
A．students B．days C．potatoes D．teachers
A．forget B．buy C．remember D．find
A．big B．wrong C．bad D．good
A．feeling B．waste C．gift D．greeting
A．themselves B．ourselves C．yourself D．itself
A．miss B．meet C．carry D．enjoy
Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They 1 that their parents don’t understand them. They often think their parents are too strict 2 them.
Parents often find 3 difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young.
For example, young people like to do things without 4 . It’s one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can 5 any difficult problems. Older people worry more easily. Most of them like to plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be known. So when you want your parents to let you do 6 , you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry by the clothes they wear, the music they enjoy, and something else. But they 7 to cause any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture 8 their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their ways of speech, the young people feel very sad. Sometimes 9 going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home alone and do what they like.
If you plan to do something, you’d better win your parents over and get them to understand you. 10 your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do.
A．think B．hope C．say D．know
A．with B．in C．to D．over
A．that B．this C．one D．it
A．thinking B． speaking C．seeing D．reading
A．solve B．find C．know D．find out
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．don’t mean B．mean C．don’t like D．like
A．at B．to C．over D．of
A．instead B．instead of C．besides D．except
A．Of B．If not C．If so D．However
There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before he was sent away, the boy was the 41 student in his class. He was at the top in every exam.
But the boy changed after 42 home and studying in the boarding school. His grades started to 43 . He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide(自杀). All of this was because he felt no one loved him.
His parents started to 44 the boy. But they even did not know what was wrong with him. So his father decided to go to the school and talk with him.
They sat by the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and 45 . After some time his father said, "Do you know, son, why I'm here today?"
"To 46 my grades," the boy replied back.
"No, no," his father said. "I'm here to tell you that you're the most 47 person for me. I want to see you 48 . I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. You're my life."
These words caused the boy's eyes to be filled with tears. He hugged(拥抱) his father. They didn't say 49 to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply. And today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him 50 .
A．laziest B．cleverest C．calmest D．worst
A．coming B．returning C．leaving D．going
A．drop B．increase C．rise D．turn down
A．look for B．learn from C．worry about D．shout at
A．friends B．family C．study D．grades
A．find B．teach C．check D．hear
A．famous B．important C．outstanding D．interesting
A．happy B．serious C．excellent D．honest
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．ill B．pleasant C．pleased D．sad
Bill Gates __36___ on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. He was a very ___37___ boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and maths. ___38___ he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computers ___39___ very large machines. Once(一度) he was very interested __40___ a very old computer. He and some of his friends __41____ lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked .out a software program (软件程) with the old machine. Bill ___42__ it for $ 4200 when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill ___43___ Harvard University(哈弗大学). In his third year, he left Harvard to work for a company(公司) called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975 __44____ his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing( 开发)the software for personal（个人的） computers: They improved (改进)the software to __45____ it easier for people to use computers.
A．is born B．was born C．did born D．born
A．talented B．lucky C．loving D．shy
A．At B．Until C．When D．At the moment
A．is B．are C．was D．were
A．at B．in C．on D．for
A．took B．put C．paid D．spent
A．sell B．sale C．sold D．bought
A．went B．went to C．want D．wanted
A．and B．with C．for D．by
A．take B．begin C．make D．start
Look! This is my room. It has a big window. My bed is near 16 . Next to the bed there is17 .My books are 18 the desk. My pens, rulers and other 19 things are in my school bag. The bag is 20 the door. In the morning, I clean 21 and put everything in good order. Can you see the cat under the chair? 22 my cat Mimi. I have a bird Polly, but you 23 it in this room. It’s a Chinese cat. It’s in my24 . The cat and the bird can’t live 25 room, you know.
A．window B．the floor C．the window D．a window
A．a chair B．a desk. C．the table D．the desk
A．in a B．on my C．on D．under a
A．school B．family C．living D．home
A．in B．of C．behind D．under
A．my room B．room C．a room D．the rooms
A．It B．It’s C．That D．They’re
A．can see B．see C．not see D．can’t see
A．parent B．parent’s C．parents’ D．parents
A．in one B．in the same C．in same D．in the one