In the USA, books that tell how to do things are very popular today. Thousands of these “how to” books are selling __ in bookstores. In fact, there are about four thousand books with names that____the words “how to”. One book may tell you how to _ money, another may tell you how to spend it, and another may say how to give your money away.
Many “how to” books tell you how to__ They tell you how to choose a job and how to do it well. __ if you fail to get a job, you can buy a book called “how to__ _ money”. If you__ make any money at all, you may need a book with a name“how to live on nothing”.
Why do many of these books__ so popular? It is because life has become hard today and people have far more__ to face. “How to” books people live through the modern life.
A．well B．soon C．slowly D．badly
A．begin with B．deal with C．come up with D．make up
A．study B．make C．get D．use
A．However B．In general C．Luckily D．Instead
A．need B．invent C．make D．spend
A．nearly B．never C．always D．ever
A．be B．show C．become D．take
A．methods B．secrets C．problems D．opportunities
A．ask B．tell C．help D．lead
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Mr.Robinson had to travel somewhere on business，and as he was in a hurry，he decided to go by________．He liked sitting________a window when he was flying，so he got onto the plane and looked for a window seat．He________all of them taken except one．There was a young man________beside it，and Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window．Anyhow，he went towards it．
When he________it，however，he saw that there was a notice on it，written________large letters，________“This seat is kept for proper balance．Thank you．”Mr.Robinson had never seen such a notice before，but he thought the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in its room________made it necessary to have the passengers properly balance．So he walked on and found________empty seat，not beside the window______．
Two or three other people______to sit in the window seat next to the young man，but they also read the notice and went on．Then when the plane was nearly______a very beautiful girl______into the plane．The young man，who was watching the passengers coming in，______took the notice______the seat beside him，and by this means succeeded in having a pretty companion during the whole trip．
A．air B．water C．train D．bus
A．on B．nearly C．beside D．far from
A．wanted B．found C．thought D．hoped
A．seating B．seated C．seat D．sat
A．arrived B．sat on C．reached D．left
A．through B．by C．with D．in
A．said B．saying C．spoken D．speaking
A．and B．this C．who D．which
A．another B．other C．the other D．the only
A．to sit B．to be sat C．to sit on D．to be sat in
A．stuck B．tried C．managed D．refused
A．empty B．full C．up D．down
A．reached B．stepped C．entered D．left
A．quickly B．quick C．slowly D．soon
A．onto B．in C．off D．up
Nasreddin was a poor man，so he tried to grow________possible in his own garden，so that he would not have to buy so many in the market．
One evening he heard a noise in his garden and looked out of the window．A white ox had got into the garden and________his vegetables．Nasreddin at once took his stick，ran out and chased the ox，but he was too old to catch it．When he got back to his garden，he found that the ox had ruined most of his precious vegetables．
________，while he________in the street near his house，he saw a cart with two white oxen which looked very much like the one that________his vegetables．He was carrying his stick with him，________he at once began to beat the two oxen with it．As neither of them looked more like the ox that had eaten his vegetables than the other，he beat both of them equally hard．
The owner of the oxen and the cart was drinking coffee in a_______coffee-house．When he saw________Nasreddin was doing________his animals，he ran out and shouted，“What are you doing？What have those poor animals done to you for you to beat them like that？”
“You keep out this！”Nasreddin shouted back．“This is a matter between me and one of these two oxen．He knows very well______I am beating him！”
A．so many vegetables B．many vegetables C．as many as vegetables D．as many vegetables as
A．was eating B．ate C．had eaten D．has eaten
A．Next day B．Next morning C．Last morning D．The next morning
A．walks B．walked C．was walking D．walking
A．ruined B．had eaten C．ate D．had ruin
A．so B．for C．but D．or
A．beside B．nearby C．near D．near by
A．that B．which C．why D．what
A．for B．to C．with D．on
A．reason B．when C．why D．because
People all over the world celebrate the new year．However，not all countries celebrate in the same way，and in some countries，the new year doesn’t begin on the________date every year．
In many countries，the new year begins on 1st January，but people start celebrating on 31st December，New Year’s Eve．In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square．________they’re waiting for the New Year，they listen to music，sing traditional songs and have fun．Just before 12 o’clock，everyone________down from 10:10，9，8…As soon as it’s 12 o’clock，everyone shouts very_______，“Happy New Year！”
New Year’s Day is often a family day．Some families get together for a special meal．When the weather is fine，many families go out for a________．
On New Year’s Day，many people make resolutions for the new year．They________a list of things，such as“I will help out more with housework．I will work________at school than others．”or“I won’t spend so much time playing video games．”When they have made________list，they read it to their family or friends and promise to________their resolutions．
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate，______people in countries all over the world，it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year，and to welcome the new．
A．familiar B．same C．important D．normal
A．If B．Even though C．While D．Before
A．comes B．turns C．looks D．counts
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．safely
A．walk B．secret C．job D．treatment
A．put on B．write down C．take away D．look after
A．quickl B．hard C．harder D．hardly
A．its B．his C．her D．their
A．follow B．make C．do D．give
A．by B．for C．with D．from
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town．Suddenly the bag________from his horse onto the road．He did not know________to do about it because it was________heavy for him to lift the bag by himself．He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and________him a hand．
Just at this moment a man_______a horse came up to him．But the farmer’s heart________when he saw who he was．It was the great man living________．The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him to come along and help him．He couldn’t ask such a great man to help him．But to his________，the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer．He said to the farmer，“I see you________help，friend．How good it is that I’m here just at the right time．”Then he took one end of the bag，and the farmer the other．They together raised it and put it on the horse．
“Sir，”asked the farmer，“how can I pay you？”
“It’s quite easy．”the great man replied with______．“Whenever you see anyone else in trouble，do the same for him．”
A．fall B．fell C．falling D．fallen
A．what B．how C．that D．it
A．very B．so C．quite D．too
A．lend B．ask C．borrow D．gave
A．riding B．ride C．rode D．rides
A．falls B．sinks C．sank D．rose
A．nearby B．hard C．nearly D．hardly
A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises
A．needs B．need C．to need D．needed
A．smiles B．smile C．a smile D．an smile
Farley worked for the Canadian government．One day，he was________to learn more about wolves．Do wolves kill lots of caribou(北美驯鹿)？Do they kill people？
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns．Then they put him on a plane and took him to________．The plane put him down and went away．There were no houses or people in this place．But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves．
People tell terrible stories about wolves．They say wolves like to kill and eat people．Farley remembered these stories，and he was________．He had his gun with him________．
Then one day，he saw a group of wolves．There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves．A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them．
Farley watched these wolves every day．The mother was a very________mother．She gave milk to her babies．She gave them lessons about life．They learned how to________food．The father wolf got food for the mother．The young wolf________the children．They were a nice，happy family—wolf family！Farley did not need his_______any more．In a short time，he got on well with the family．Farley watched them for five months．He learned that many stories about the wolves were________．Wolves do not eat people，and they do not eat many large animals．And he also learned bad things about men．It was men who killed many caribou and wolves．
Later，Farley wrote a book about wolves．He wanted people to______them and not to kill them．
A．seen B．told C．heard D．found
A．a small town B．a big city C．a far place D．a lonely village
A．afraid B．happy C．angry D．tired
A．at times B．all the time C．once a week D．every afternoon
A．bad B．good C．hungry D．thirsty
A．cook B．make C．get D．pick
A．shouted at B．looked into C．laughed at D．played with
A．food B．clothes C．gun D．plane
A．not good B．not true C．not easy D．not clear
A．grow B．have C．teach D．understand