Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn't smoke and never . She didn't eat chocolate. She didn't eat sweet and fatty food, . She weighted herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking, he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said," Good morning! Lovely day ,isn't it?"
He had a wide smile his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
"Good morning! "replied Alicia. "Yes, it is a lovely day. "
Alicia thought he very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the of a happy old age.
"I hope you don't me asking, "she said, "but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do I am your age. "
The man in the rocking chair said, "My secret for ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day. " "
Alicia was . She didn't expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did wrong. She thought he should be and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe ,she thought, people could live a long happy life eating well or doing lots of exercise.
"How old are you ?” she asked.
A．lunch B．breakfast C．dinner D．supper
A．exercised B．drank C．worked D．slept
A．too B．also C．either D．still
A．man B．woman C．boy D．girl
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．in B．with C．at D．on
A．saw B．looked C．listened D．found
A．secret B．dream C．plan D．future
A．stand B．mind C．allow D．enjoy
A．when B．since C．though D．for
A．health B．success C．happiness D．life
A．surprised B．worried C．excited D．relaxed
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．angry B．serious C．quiet D．sick
A．through B．from C．without D．by
There is a big ___ in our city. We can see many ___ there. A(n) ___ ，the biggest animal on land is also living there. Many ____ fly in the sky(天空).Some beautiful ducks always ___ in the river. What are these in the trees? Oh ，they are ___ .They like ___ leaves. They are from Australia. Aren’t they cute? There is a tiger in the cage___ the tree . It eats a lot of meat every day. I like the ____ best because it lives only in China and it is the symbol of_____ .
A．park B．zoo C．hall D．school
A．trees B．students C．food D．animals
A．lion B．giraffe C．elephant D．cat
A．birds B．fish C．tigers D．dogs
A．fly B．swim C．save D．sleep
A．elephants B．tigers C．koalas D．lions
A．eating B．eat C．to kill D．killing
A．on B．in C．under D．over
A．giraffe B．tiger C．panda D．lion
A．smart B．scary C．cute D．friendly
Welcome to Moonlight Music Club! Mr. Dean is a good . He can play the piano, the violin the drums. And he is very good kids.
Do you know Zhang Shaobo? He is Mr. Dean’s good friend . He play the violin in different ways. He often comes here to help children violin. Do you like him ? please come and watch his great .
Do you want to learn music? Please come and join . We can you with music. My telephone number is 010-9587. My address is deanviolion@ 126. com.
A．music B．painter C．musician D．player
A．but B．and C．or D．with
A．with B．for C．at D．of
A．do B．does C．can D．is
A．learn B．learns C．learning D．learned
A．violin B．show C．help D．dance
A．for B．of C．at D．about
A．her B．us C．you D．him
A．call B．speak C．help D．sing
A．family B．home C．club D．e-mail
I go to school by bus every day. It is always very crowded（拥挤） on the bus. It is so . One day I told my parents that I didn’t like taking the bus to school. Then my told me about his story. When he was young, he in he countryside. It was near a . So people there had to go out by boat. parents didn’t have much money, but they let him go to school. Every morning he got up very . It was dark （黑的）. Then he went to take a . It took him abut thirty minutes . Then he had to walk for another twenty minutes. He was always because he could have the chance（机会） to study, although（尽管） it was very cold in winter. I heard my father’s story, I felt very sorry. I think like that. From then on I go to school happily by bus every day.
A．boring B．dirty C．exciting D．dangerous
A．teacher B．father C．brother D．cousin
A．played B．worked C．walked D．lived
A．bank B．river C．school D．mountain
A．My B．Her C．His D．Their
A．late B．loudly C．early D．quietly
A．bus B．train C．boat D．bike
A．sad B．angry C．relaxed D．happy
A．After B．Before C．Until D．When
A．should B．shouldn’t C．could D．couldn’t
I believe listening is a powerful medicine．
It was Sunday ．I had the last to see and I got into her room ．She was an old woman , sitting on the bed , trying to her socks ．Usually I said something like this : “How are you feeling ? The nurse says your son is visiting you today．I believe you are seeing him．”
She me with a serious voice , “Sit down , doctor ．This is my story , not yours ．”
I was surprised and ．I sat down and helped her with the socks ．She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her , she had not seen him for five years ．She believed her health problems were worse because of her son ．After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks , I asked if there was I could do for her ．She her head and smiled ．All she wanted me to do was to ．
Each story is ．Some are clear; others are not．Some are true; others are not , yet all those things do not really ．What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard ．
Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing （康复）．I often 53 what the woman taught me , and I myself of the importance of stopping , sitting down and truly listening ．I the power of listening ．
A．doctor B．nurse C．patient D．student
A．take off B．get off C．clean out D．put on
A．looking forward to B．asking for C．going on D．worrying about
A．impressed B．stopped C．asked D．greeted
A．excited B．mad C．embarrassed D．angry
A．or B．so C．but D．if
A．missing B．loving C．understanding D．meeting
A．nothing else B．anything else C．nothing D．everything
A．shook B．dropped C．waved D．moved
A．see B．smell C．listen D．feel
A．terrible B．different C．similar D．true
A．happen B．appear C．matter D．change
A．think of B．dream of C．lead to D．laugh at
A．teach B．ask C．remind D．cheer
A．talk about B．show off C．believe in D．run out of
Billy is a boy of fifteen．His parents died three years ago．One day when he was walking in the street, he a wallet．He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker．He gave his to the boy．As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his ．Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were with him.
Mr. Baker loved planting ．The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the himself and watered them every day．Several days , he had to leave for another city．Before he started, he said to Billy, “Take good care of these trees．Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “Don’t about them, sir.” answered Billy, “I'll try my best to watch them.” Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back．He asked, “ anyone ever come to steal the trees?” “No, sir.” said Billy．“To stop someone from stealing the trees, I them up six days ago．I have hidden them for almost a week!”
A．bought B．found C．carried D．wanted
A．wallet B．pity C．thanks D．excuses
A．office B．city C．town D．home
A．pleased B．angry C．bored D．sad
A．grass B．flowers C．vegetables D．trees
A．garden B．office C．city D．room
A．ago B．later C．before D．after
A．think B．talk C．learn D．worry
A．Did B．Does C．Has D．Will
A．sent B．pulled C．put D．pick