A man was walking through a forest. He was holding an axe(斧子)in his hand. A little tree stopped him and said, “Please use your axe to those tall trees, my friend. Because of them, the sunlight cannot fall on me, and I have no room, at all to spread myself. them, I’ll be the pride of this part of the forest these years.”
The man decided to help the little tree. He used his to cut down the trees. Then the little tree had enough room. The little tree felt happy and said to the man. When the sun came out, the little tree lost water and it became very . Later when a storm came, the little tree all its leaves and branches(树枝).
“Oh, poor little tree!”a bird said, ”You shouldn’t have asked the man to cut down the . The tall trees protected you you didn’t worry about heat or wind and rain. Time went by and you have . When you get all and , you can have enough strength to fight against the sun and the storms. So I don’t think you should do that.”
After hearing the words of the bird, the little tree felt regretful(后悔的).
A.put down B.cut down C.put off D.set off
A.With B.Without C.Because of D.As for
A.knife B.hand C.axe D.rope
A.sorry B.thanks C.no D.hello
A.thirsty B.hungry C.happy D.Sad
A.loved B.lost C.caught D.threw
A.grass B.plants C.trees D.forests
A.although B.while C.if D.so that
A.grown up B.got up C.used up D.stayed up
A.weak B.low C.short D.Strong
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In 1998, when the volunteer(志愿者) teacher Han Mei first entered the small mountain village school, she couldn’t believe her eyes. She was ____(1)____ to see the sights (情景) in front of her: broken windows, small old desks and chairs. Even ____(2)____ , students of different ages were in the same classroom. It was the only class in the school. Han Mei ____(3)____ how poor the local people were in education, so she decided to find out as many ways as she could to help them.
One day when Han Mei was giving a class, Ma Qiang, a naughty(顽皮的) boy, made some noises for ____(4)____ . Other kids laughed. At that time Han Mei decided to make good use of the chance to help him. She walked towards Ma Qiang and asked him to put out his ____(5)____ . Han Mei stood silently beside Ma Qiang and looked at them ____(6)____ , then she said with a smile, “I examined(查看) your little fingers just now. I know you will become a good ____(7)____ in the future. Come on!” Hearing this, Ma Qiang was surprised because ____(8)____ had said such words to him before. This was the first time he had heard them. He couldn’t believe that completely ____(9)____ he remembered what the teacher said in his heart.
After that, Ma Qiang studied much harder and later he went to college. After many years, just as his volunteer teacher had ____(10)____ , he became a famous doctor. Ma Qiang always says his volunteer teacher’s encouraging words have made what he is.
(1)
A. |
surprised |
B. |
happy |
C. |
proud |
(2)
A. |
better |
B. |
fairer |
C. |
worse |
(3)
A. |
wondered |
B. |
forgot |
C. |
realized |
(4)
A. |
fun |
B. |
help |
C. |
pity |
(5)
A. |
books |
B. |
hands |
C. |
toys |
(6)
A. |
carefully |
B. |
nervously |
C. |
angrily |
(7)
A. |
teacher |
B. |
doctor |
C. |
player |
(8)
A. |
nobody |
B. |
everybody |
C. |
somebody |
(9)
A. |
and |
B. |
or |
C. |
but |
(10)
A. |
worried |
B. |
expected |
C. |
regretted |
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There are many festivals around the world. Dads have Father’s Day. Mums have Mother’s Day. But do our grandparents have a ____(1)____? Yes, they do.
The Double Ninth Festival is a ____(2)____ day for old people in China. The festival is on lunar September 9th. On this day, people show ____(3)____ and respect (尊敬)for their grandparents.
Respecting old people is a tradition in China. There are many ways for Chinese people to ___(4)___ their respect. When an old person enters a room, everyone should stand up. Also, people are introduced from the ____(5)____ to the youngest. When we give something to an old person, two hands are used. The old usually don’t have to buy tickets for buses and young people always ___(6)___ their seats to old people on a crowded subway or bus.
However, in western countries, old people have ____(7)____ lifestyles from those in China. They don’t often live with their children—they live ____(8)____. They don’t want to get help from others. They even don’t want to be offered seats by others.
Westerners ____(9)____ respect old people. For holidays, families usually ____(10)____ at the grand-parents’ homes. A great smile and a warm hug are enough for grown children to show their respect.
(1)
A. |
house |
B. |
festival |
C. |
partner |
D. |
relative |
(2)
A. |
boring |
B. |
simple |
C. |
special |
D. |
surprising |
(3)
A. |
love |
B. |
interest |
C. |
hope |
D. |
invitation |
(4)
A. |
stop |
B. |
express |
C. |
find |
D. |
refuse |
(5)
A. |
richest |
B. |
tallest |
C. |
oldest |
D. |
strongest |
(6)
A. |
offer |
B. |
lend |
C. |
sell |
D. |
take |
(7)
A. |
usual |
B. |
strange |
C. |
same |
D. |
different |
(8)
A. |
wisely |
B. |
easily |
C. |
alone |
D. |
sadly |
(9)
A. |
still |
B. |
even |
C. |
only |
D. |
just |
(10)
A. |
grow up |
B. |
get off |
C. |
make up |
D. |
get together |
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Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman’s living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t ____(1)____ the box.” After saying this, he left for the company.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said “no” to her.
The woman didn’t give up her ____(2)____. One day, she decided to find out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it. But she ____(3)____.
That evening, the businessman came home and found the box was open. He was very ____(4)____ and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The businessman shouted at them, “The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That’s ____(5)____!”
(1)
A. |
move |
B. |
open |
C. |
close |
D. |
touch |
(2)
A. |
idea |
B. |
habit |
C. |
attention |
D. |
job |
(3)
A. |
succeeded |
B. |
failed |
C. |
finished |
D. |
continued |
(4)
A. |
excited |
B. |
glad |
C. |
angry |
D. |
worried |
(5)
A. |
interesting |
B. |
wonderful |
C. |
useful |
D. |
important |
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Last year, I worked near my mother’s house and stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her do some housework and ____(1)____ some food.
A week later, I noticed that the food ran out very ____(2)____. Then I began keeping an eye on my mum. To my ____(3)____, I found that she would put some food into a bag and go out with it every morning. And finally, I decided to ____(4)____ her. I saw her taking the food to the street children and spending a lot of time talking and playing with them.
One day, I talked with a neighbor and ____(5)____ that my mum was well-known in the area. The children were very friendly to her and even thought of her as their own mother. Why didn’t she tell me about it? Was she ____(6)____ that I would stop buying food if I knew the truth?
When my mum got home, I gave her a big hug (拥抱), I told her she didn’t need to keep it a ____(7)____ from me. And she told me ____(8)____ about the children. Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house. Others slept on the street. ____(9)____ she told me everything, I was so moved by her kindness.
I continued to buy food for my mum after that. But I ____(10)____ added one more bag for her other “children”.
(1)
A. |
save |
B. |
buy |
C. |
cook |
D. |
throw |
(2)
A. |
well |
B. |
late |
C. |
soon |
D. |
early |
(3)
A. |
shame |
B. |
surprise |
C. |
happiness |
D. |
pleasure |
(4)
A. |
follow |
B. |
tell |
C. |
change |
D. |
catch |
(5)
A. |
worked out |
B. |
gave out |
C. |
looked out |
D. |
found out |
(6)
A. |
interested |
B. |
pleased |
C. |
worried |
D. |
bored |
(7)
A. |
secret |
B. |
promise |
C. |
story |
D. |
habit |
(8)
A. |
nothing |
B. |
something |
C. |
some |
D. |
any |
(9)
A. |
If |
B. |
Unless |
C. |
Before |
D. |
After |
(10)
A. |
always |
B. |
sometimes |
C. |
seldom |
D. |
never |
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During the summer vacation, Zhang Hua took part in the 16th Natural English Competition, and at last he was listed in the top 10 and got valuable ____(1)____.
He never ____(2)____ to go that far. And he had never thought about standing that high on the stage (舞台). ____(3)____ at that moment, he was ready to challenge himself.
To take part in the competition he prepared fully, ____(4)____ a three-minute speech again and again and overcame stage fright (恐惧).
____(5)____ of his teammates, his good friend in his school, gave him lots of encouragement and ____(6)____ during the competition. Her ideas were new and powerful. She was like his coach, who showed him ____(7)____ to search for useful materials online and how to express his own ideas ____(8)____.
Thanks to the competition and the ____(9)____ of his friend, he now feels more relaxed on stage and he isn’t ____(10)____ talking in public any more.
(1)
A. |
experience |
B. |
wealth |
C. |
time |
D. |
health |
(2)
A. |
planned |
B. |
refused |
C. |
forgot |
D. |
expected |
(3)
A. |
And |
B. |
But |
C. |
So |
D. |
As |
(4)
A. |
practiced |
B. |
made |
C. |
wrote |
D. |
finished |
(5)
A. |
Many |
B. |
Some |
C. |
One |
D. |
None |
(6)
A. |
hope |
B. |
information |
C. |
advice |
D. |
trouble |
(7)
A. |
how |
B. |
when |
C. |
what |
D. |
why |
(8)
A. |
suddenly |
B. |
clearly |
C. |
simply |
D. |
slowly |
(9)
A. |
decision |
B. |
help |
C. |
progress |
D. |
agreement |
(10)
A. |
glad about |
B. |
excited about |
C. |
tired of |
D. |
afraid of |