The Catherine family enjoyed the good things in life as much as anyone else. They ____ games, books, music, toys, good food and good times. But sometimes _____seemed, especially to Mrs. Catherine that they had too many things in the house, which made Mrs. Catherine a little ____.
One day, at breakfast, Mrs. Catherine made a(n) __ _. "This family," she said, "has too many things. It's time to deal with some of them. "The three children all _____with this idea and helped pack used things and unused things into the car.
Their first __ _was Home for the Elderly. Nurses and doctors looked after them, but sometimes the older got a little lonely and ____. They liked visitors and things to do. When
the family arrived, they ____out their games and puzzles to the older and then sat down to play games and do puzzles with them. They had a _____time and they were sorry when it was time to leave.
Their next stop was the Young Cubs Hospital. The Catherine family brought a lot of used toys which were very welcome. The hospital workers said the toys would be given out at the hospital _____party.
Their last stop was People Who Care store. This was a store that sold things to _____money for those who needed warm clothes and good food. The Catherine family left all their old clothes and furniture there.
After that, the Catherine family __ _home with warm feelings about what they had done. _____they drove along, they passed the lighted _____of supermarkets which were beautifully decorated for Christmas. There was window after window of the very latest things, but they were so filled with special thoughts about helping others that they ___noticed the wonderful things in the windows.
A．read B．played C．had D．enjoyed
A．this B．they C．it D．that
A．uncomfortable B．happy C．satisfied D．pleased
A．report B．reply C．mistake D．decision
A．did B．agreed C．argued D．delt
A．stop B．home C．thing D．person
A．bored B．surprised C．excited D．relaxed
A．found B．sold C．took D．put
A．terrible B．sad C．bad D．wonderful
A．Thanksgiving B．Christmas C．Halloween D．Eastern
A．borrow B．pay C．raise D．waste
A．left B．drove C．walked D．rode
A．As B．Though C．Since D．Before
A．rooms B．windows C．doors D．houses
A．hardly B．nearly C．closely D．immediately
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 2 but a failure.”
After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to do something positive(积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s face it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 8 and went to college. My first novel 9 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the 10 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a degree in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 11 that job to write full time 12 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself. —Here was a working-class boy who’d 13 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does it mean? I 14 wish all the people that have put me down had 15 “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
A．bright B．useless C．simple D．hopeful
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．low B．poor C．good D．useful
A．support B．happiness C．surprise D．thing
A．agreed B．decided C．planned D．told
A．me B．them C．her D．it
A．wrong B．right C．stupid D．faulty
A．experiment B．practice C．writing D．composition
A．came on B．came in C．came out D．came back
A．day B．night C．month D．year
A．giving in B．giving back C．giving out D．giving up
A．while B．if C．when D．Or
A．left B．attended C．changed D．graduated
A．just B．exactly C．so D．very
A．praised B．said C．answered D．advised
Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to do 1 . Because their parents do almost everything for them at home. This is a big problem.
Joy is 14 years old. One day her parents went away 2 business, so she had to stay at home alone. At first she thought she would be happy 3 her parents were not in. She could do everything 4 she liked. But it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt 5 . “Oh, it’s time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” she said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she 6 know how to cook. At that moment, she missed her 7 very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket and 8 some food to eat.
Many of teenagers are 9 as Joy. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves 10 . They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.
A．their homework B．some shopping C．business D．housework (0.65运用)
A．in B．at C．on D．with
A．so B．because C．but D．until
A．that B．who C．where D．when
A．hungry B．full C．excited D．bored
A．couldn’t B．didn’t C．might not D．wouldn’t
A．cousin B．aunt C．brother D．parents
A．made B．bought C．gave D．saw
A．the same B．difficult C．different D．warm-hearted
A．actually B．carelessly C．properly D．slowly
I have only seen my father cry once. It was at the Alton Train Station, back when the trains will ran. I was on my way to Philadelphia to 1 the train that would take me to Boston and the college. I was eager(热切的) to go. College, with its 2 and the promise of the better future had become more interesting. It 3 me to see tears in my father’s eyes as he shook my hand and said goodbye.
For eighteen years, we had never had a(n) 4 to say goodbye like this. He was taller than me, 5 I was not short. I was going somewhere, and he was seeing me off. He 6 me, but he had not needed to say before, and now his tears were 7 it.
The tears in my father’s eyes told me that we would have less and less to do with each other. I had taken my 8 from his, and now I was learning it. The train 9 and I boarded(登上) it. My father looked smaller from the train. We 10 goodbye to each other through the window. I was wearing the heavy winter coat that my father had bought for me to keep me from catching a cold in New England.
A．return B．catch C．design D．watch
A．habits B．license C．courses D．advertisements
A．shocked B．supposed C．helped D．encouraged
A．time B．luck C．chance D．interest
A．because B．though C．so D．and
A．taught B．beat C．forgot D．loved
A．saying B．knowing C．creating D．describing
A．money B．time C．present D．life
A．continued B．broke C．arrived D．left
A．reached B．waved C．talked D．cheered
Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face,“What a long day this is going to be!”
Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off 1 hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.
“What a nice 2 ,”said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight.“It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up 3 smile.”
George, the little boy, told his mother about that 4 girl when he got back home,“She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”
“Why not give her some 5 ?”said his mother. George agreed.
The next morning, as Jennie 6 at he window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said,“Can I come in?”Jennie told him 7 to get into the house.
Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle“Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”
“Are they for me?”said Jennie 8 .“How kind you are,”she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap.“I’ve 9 received any flower since we moved to the town.”
“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George, 10 the old, small and empty room.
“Yes,”said Jennie.
Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She 11 walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick 12 so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.
George told his parents 13 . They decided to help her. More and more people in the 14 gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.
A few months later, Jennie and her mother 15a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.
A．her B．his C．your D．my
A．house B．door C．smile D．schoolbag
A．and B．but C．as D．or
A．rich B．lucky C．bad D．poor
A．money B．flowers C．clothes D．food
A．danced B．cried C．sat D．laughed
A．how B．who C．when D．why
A．angrily B．easily C．sadly D．happily
A．never B．usually C．always D．sometimes
A．looking for B．looking around C．looking like D．looking after
A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
A．for B．in C．at D．on
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．countryside B．town C．village D．city
A．reached B．left C．closed D．opened
The first way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you are __1___ and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile. But, you can practice in the mirror(镜子). When you look at yourself, think if you’d like to __2___ to your smiling face or your usual face. Of course the smiling face. Most people stay away from an __3___ face.
One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say __4___ nice about them. For example, you could talk about an interesting __5___ to a teacher’s question, good match at the ball field, pretty shirt, etc…. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to __6___ talking to that person?
Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Such as: “Who’s their favorite singer?” “Where do they live, who’s their teacher?” “What do they do after school?” … etc. They are all good questions to start a __7___.
When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for them. If you don’t __8___ who your favorite singer is, or what your hobbies are, think about it. There’s nothing that will __9___ a conversation quicker than a shrug(耸肩) for an answer.
Shy kids often have some trouble with complements. When someone says something nice, shy kids often say nothing. This leaves the other person __10___ if they said something wrong. The best and easiest reply to a complement is a simple “thank you”.
A．funny B．strang C．crazy D．friendly
A．talk B．say C．see D．look
A．honest B．old C．angry D．exciting
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．answer B．book C．decision D．invention
A．have B．prefer C．finish D．keep
A．discussion B．conversation C．meeting D．game
A．meet B．believe C．know D．guess
A．try B．stop C．find D．make
A．wondering B．forgetting C．hearing D．knowing