King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a w for something. The king replied at o
, ‘‘I love gold. I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well, tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold.” Saying this, the fairy d
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The king waited e till the next morning. To his joy, everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the r
man in the world now.” He shouted.
Soon Midas became h . He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand. ‘‘I’m d
of hunger.” He cried.
Just then his daughter came running in. ‘‘Why are you so sad, dad?” she asked, putting her arms a him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much. Seeing this, he began to cry. He looked up and s
saw the fairy before him. ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘Please take it away,” begged the king, ‘‘give me back my d
.” ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.
“Are you OK?” “Yes, I am OK.” You may hear this kind of talk around you. “OK” ____most widely ________(use) around the world. Where did “OK” come from? Let’s take a look!
“OK” was first written in the Boston Morning Post on March 23, 1839. It read: o.k. - oll correct (all correct). It was only a joke at that time. But later “OK” _____(become) popular. People used it______ (say) that all was well.
Today we use this expression many times a day.
根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意思通顺，语法正确。 Spring Festival usually comes in J_______or February.
Thegirlisstillveryw_______afterherillness.
Our parents provide us with food and c_______and never ask for anything in return.
Eve felt very t_______ after a whole day’s hard work.
It’s usually considered impolite to ask ________ (个人) questions about others.
Most foreign visitors are very ________ (兴趣) in Chinese traditional culture.
Many people will come to Jining to _______ (观看) the 23rd Games of Shandong in September来源:]
I plan to travel to several ________ (欧洲) countries this summer vacation.
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
A young woman in her twenties was sitting on the train, next to her mother. They both looked tired but excited.
The young woman was looking out f_______ the train’s window. Suddenly, she shouted, “Mom, look, the trees are behind us!” Her voice was so
l________ that everyone on the train heard.
Mom smiled. B________ a young couple who were sitting nearby looked at the young woman’s childish(孩子气的) behavior with pity. “Poor girl. There must be something wrong with her
m_________ .” they thought.
A few minutes later, the young woman shouted a________. “Mom, look! The clouds are running with us!” Mom smiled again. And she seemed very happy with her daughter’s
w _______ that she said just now.
Finally, the couple couldn’t help asking the old woman, “Sorry if we offend（冒犯）you. But why don’t yout_________ your daughter to a good doctor?”
The old woman smiled and said, “Actually, we have just come from a hospital.”
“Then you should go to a b_______ one. Because it seems that your daughter’s situation (状况) hasn’t improved.” said one of them. They felt so bad for the old woman.
“No, in fact I’m very happy with the treatment(治疗).” said the mother, “My daughter was blind from birth. Today, she is seeing the world for the f_______ time.”
Every single person has a story. Don’t judge（判断）people before you knowt________
well. The truth might surprise you.
阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。
Tears went out of my eyes when I talked to my mum on the phone.
It was 7:30 in the evening, she still______(work) in the fields. These are my parents. They are always working hard. My father works from seven in the morning to nine in the evening. And my mum is much busier than him because all the housework
______(leave) to her. Besides, she also
______ (look) after the vineyard(葡萄园).
Every day she _____(get) up early at 4:00 in the morning, and keeps on working till evening. One day I
_____(call) her at eight in the evening. She said, “I’ve just got home from the vineyard and
_____(not have) supper yet. I
______(wash) the clothes now.”
Although they are busy and tired, they forget it as soon as I appear. For them, the happiest time is to be with me. Once my mum saw me ______ (walk) towards home, she cried happily. Whenever I go back home, she always runs into the kitchen
_____ (cook) something delicious for me.
Dear mum and dad, I am your hope. I’ll take more exercise to keep healthy. I ______( study) harder to be excellent at school.
Love, sometimes, doesn’t need many words. Love your parents as they love you. Give them a call and tell them you miss them.
根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词） Lucy is one of the _______________ girls in our class. (高)
Last term, I _______________ a bicycle to school every day. (骑)
I'm strongly _______________ smoking because it may cause cancer. (反对)
We are pleased with the good _______________ in Yangzhou restaurants. (服务)
Rome was not _______________ in a day, so you should work hard to make progress. (建造)
The books on the shelf are that _______________. (visit)
The foreigner has been used to _______________ with chopsticks. (eat)
Kids, help _______________to some fruit, it's good for your health. (you)
_______________, the "Chinese Dream”will come true in the near future. (hope)
Two _______________ of the students have read the book Alice in Wonderland. (five)