Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. When he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard in the . Soon he had more money than his friends his hard work. It seemed that he would have a bright future.
When he was 25 years old, however, he began to his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months later, he found a new job in a big company. Workers in this company traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. after a year, he began to hate it. He had to and he was always in a car or on a train. The worst thing was he couldn’t make any new friends! Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he had to leave the company.
He was at that time, so he sold his house. He had to accept a part time job in a book shop. He was surprised to find he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed reading books. Three years later, he the shop owner’s daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.
“Life is ,” he told me. “The most important thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”
A.factory B.theatre C.bank D.post office
A.because B.because of C.as a result D.while
A.dislike B.love C.like D.enjoy
A.almost B.usually C.seldom D.never
A.So B.And C.But D.Though
A.stay in one place B.move around C.make noise D.make a wish
A.happy B.energetic C.rich D.poor
A.married B.understood C.met D.visited
A.sisters B.brothers C.children D.cousins
A.boring B.important C.necessary D.wonderful
完形填空:从每小题A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
The boy 1red is my classmate. He’s Jimmy. He 2from the USA. Now he is in China to study(学习)Chinese. He likes 3very much. He thinks China is great(非常好).
Jimmy is my good friend, too. He has a big problem. He speaks English well but only(只有)a little Chinese. He often helps me 4my English. I often help him study(学习)Chinese. We 5
each other. He can 6English. 7 his Chinese is not very good. We often study together(一起)after(在……之后)school.
I have a pen pal from Canada. He can speak English, 8. He often helps me study English.
He 9 China, too. And he wants to visit the Great Wall(长城). I am very happy to have these
10good friends.A.in B.from C.of
A.meets B.comes C.come
A.Japan B.Canada C.China
A.of B.from C.with
A.help B.look C.thank
A.tell B.speak C.think
A.And B.But C.Or
A.to B.and C.too
A.likes B.like C.looks
A.one B.two C.three
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
About ten years ago when I was a student at college, I spent my summer holidays1 at a museum. 2 was hard for me then. Dad had lost his job and Mum was sick3. I was4 if I would be able to go on with my study the next term.
One day while I was working, I saw an old man come in with a little girl5 a wheelchair. As I looked 6 at this girl, I found that she had no arms7 legs. She was wearing a little white dress and she 8had a hat on.
As the old man pushed the wheelchair up to me, I was busy with my work. I9my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼). When I took the money from her grandfather, I looked back at the girl, 10was giving me the prettiest, largest smile I have 11 seen. Suddenly her handicap(生理缺陷) 12 and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile almost gave me a better understanding of what life is all about. She 13 me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her14of smiles, love and warmth.
I’m now a successful business and15I get down and think about the trouble of the world, I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me.
A.to work B.worked C.work D.working
A.Work B.Life C.Business D.School
A.in the bed B.in a hospital C.in bed D.in the hospital
A.wondering B.guessing C.hoping D.checking
A.at B.for C.in D.with
A.longer B.nearer C.further D.closer
A.or B.and C.then D.so
A.too B.either C.as well D.also
A.held B.turned C.lifted D.gave
A.whose B.whom C.who D.that
A.ever B.never C.almost D.even
A.was driven B.was lost C.was gone D.was covered
A.saved B.took C.helped D.taught
A.place B.mind C.earth D.world
A.whatever B.whenever C.whoever D.however
One day a poor boy, who was selling newspapers in a town, found that he had only ten pennies(便士)left, and he was hungry. He decided to ask for a at the next house. However, he had another idea when a young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. But as he looked , she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it, and then asked, “How much do I own(欠)you?”
“My mother teaches me that I should get money for any kindness,” she replied. “So you don’t owe me
.”
Many years later, the woman became seriously ill. Then she was sent to a famous hospital in London. Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness. When he heard the name of the which she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. As soon as he walked into her room, he got to know her at once. He did his best to
her. Then he gave special attention to her. After some time she got well.
Dr. Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital. He it, then wrote something on it
it was sent to her. She was afraid to open it, for she believed it would cost the rest of her life to
for it all. But
she opened it, and read these words on it: Paid in full with one glass of milk.
A.banana B.drink C.meal
A.excited B.thirty C.hungry
A.always B.never C.sometimes
A.anything B.everything C.nothing
A.country B.house C.town
A.protect B.remember C.save
A.looked at B.looked after C.looked for
A.after B.before C.when
A.take B.pay C.spend
A.finally B.quickly C.happily
完形填空
Do you often think of your parents? You may say, "Of course, I1 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother's Day and on Father's day I give my father 2 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 3 . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen4 , she dialed the number again, "Hi, Mom …"
Later I asked, " 5 did you dial the number twice?" She smiled, "My parents are old and 6 . They can't get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them 7 time to answer the call. "
My friend is a good girl. She is 8 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a1child, right? Please remember to 10 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
What day is __61___ day of the week? We Chinese may say Monday, because Monday is the first working day in the week. But__62___people have different ideas. They say__ 63___ is the first day of the week. Also, they work only five days a week and have a long __64___: Saturday and Sunday. People are different __65___ many other ways, too. We Chinese put our last names first and our first name last .British and American people put them in the other way. Chinese people speak Chinese, but British and American people speak English. Chinese eat a lot of__ 66___ . British and American people have a lot of bread and potatoes. Most Chinese ride bicycles, but most British and American people drive __67___. People write __68___ in different ways, too. We Chinese write “November 10, 2005” as “05 / 11 / 10”, in big -to - small order. But British put it as “___6 9__”, in small - to - big order, and the Americans even write it as “10/ 11 / 05”. What a difference!
Do you know any other __70___ between us Chinese speaking people and English speaking people.
A.one B.first C.the first D.a first
A.speaking English B.English speaking C.English spoken D.spoken English
A.Sunday B.Saturday C.Monday D.Tuesday
A.holiday B.time C.weekday D.weekend
A.to B.by C.in D.from
A.bread B.crops C.rice D.corn
A.buses B.cars C.taxis D.bikes
A.dates B.days C.months D.years
A.05 / 10 / 11 B.10 / 11 / 05 C.05 / 11 / 10 D.11 / 10 / 05
A.different B.more different C.differences D.difference