Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work in the was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will take it.”
So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found __ strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night, __ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. __ did that happen?”
Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he __ again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another coming down the road. He was carrying something on his , too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was _you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly_ that they had been taking rice to each other. They what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.
A.disliked B.hated C.loved D.enjoyed
A.until B.at C.through D.with
A.shops B.fields C.hospitals D.factories
A.never B.sometimes C.usually D.ever
A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something
A.so B.and C.but D.or
A.How B.What C.Why D.Where
A.small B.different C.big D.same
A.planned B.failed C.hoped D.tried
A.brother B.person C.sister D.wife
A.back B.shoulder C.head D.hand
A.proud of B.polite to C.angry with D.worried about
A.smaller B.richer C.larger D.happier
A.remember B.know C.believe D.hope
A.laughed about B.dreamed about C.pointed at D.shouted at
Dear Bob,
Today is my first day in this school. I want to you something about my new school. My school is not but very beautiful. There are three tall buildings in it. In the middle of school. There is a new teaching building. Its colour is white. Do you know my classroom is? It’s the ground floor. The library building the lab building are next to the teaching building. And there is a in my school. We can football and basketball there. I my school very much. I think it’s really great. What you think of it?
Welcome to our school!
Dick
A.say B.talk C.speak D.tell
A.tall B.nice C.big D.small
A.his B.her C.my D.your
A.what B.where C.how D.when
A.at B.in C.on D.of
A.and B.but C.so D.or
A.swimming pool B.library C.playground D.classroom
A.send B.use C.spend D.play
A.study B.think C.like D.meet
A.are B.is C.does D.do
It was a fine Sunday morning. Tom______stay at home. He was on a ____to the zoo. A woman with a baby( 婴儿 ) got on the bus. Tom stood up and______to her, “Come and sit here, please.” The woman said_______to him. Twenty minutes later, the bus____at the zoo. Tom got off(下车 ) the bus and said goodbye to the woman. Tom _____into the zoo. He_____a lot of animals, and he also____many photos. He _____ happy . It’s an_____day.
A.wasn’t B.isn’t C.doesn’t D.didn’t
A.way B.zoo C.bike D.bus
A.spoke B.told C.said D.talked
A.hello B.thanks C.Ok D.sorry
A.stop B.stopped C.stoping D.stops
A.go B.gone C.goes D.went
A.got B.looked C.read D.saw
A.made B.fed C.took D.fed
A.went B.was C.is D.are
A.glad B.exciting C.funny D.boring
Japanese people often ask people what blood group they are. This is b ____ they believe that a person’s blood group says a lot about their character and personality. The Japanese also believe that k___
__ blood group can help them decide that if a person will be a person’s good friend. It is strange that this idea is so popular in Japan because it is not a traditional idea, but a m_
__ one. Blood groups were only d___
___ in 1901 and in 1916 a Japanese doctor suggested that blood groups were related to temperament (气质、性情).
In 1927, a writer did a large study of people and wrote a guide to blood groups. He said that people f____ blood group O are calm, patient and in control of their emotions (情绪). They are f__
__ of self-confidence but are also quiet. People from blood group A are gentle and careful, worry a lot, find it hard to make a d__
__, and do not like arguments. People from blood group B are cheerful and “independent”(独立). They like to talk and do things w__
___ needing help from others. Blood group AB is quite a strange group. These people may seem like people from blood group B but they are actually m__
__like people from blood group A. They are shy and confident, trustworthy (可信赖的)and like to help others. The Japanese also think that your blood group a_
__ your choice of job and even your choice of marriage partner!
A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his field. He was so that he took it home and cleaned its wounds(伤口). After that he placed it outside in the yard, in the hope that it get well soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle his new life on the farm.
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked, “ is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had , and the friend felt quite .
“What a pity!” said the friend. “It should fly in the sky instead of living here!” He picked up the eagle, and it into the air. The eagle was , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could hardly sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another . This time he carried the eagle to the of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright of the rising sun. Then he tossed (抛) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.
A.polite B.brave C.kind D.proud
A.would B.should C.must D.need
A.food B.sounds C.water D.habits
A.walk B.sleep C.talk D.drink
A.missed B.enjoyed C.lost D.forgot
A.When B.Why C.How D.What
A.suffered B.experienced C.happened D.found
A.puzzled B.sorry C.amazed D.worrying
A.pulled B.moved C.took D.threw
A.frightened B.guilty C.excited D.angry
A.drink B.meeting C.rest D.try
A.top B.foot C.center D.side
A.tied B.put C.filled D.held
A.sight B.light C.space D.shape
A.easily B.hardly C.quickly D.powerfully
Mr. Young has a big shop in the center of the city. He tells all his employees to be to the buyers and he gets a lot of . One day an old woman went to the shop to a silk blouse. When she came out of the shop with the blouse, she her wallet in it. A girl picked it up and there were nearly five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and saw it. She put it into her quickly. Soon the old woman came back to look for it, of course she . That evening Mr. Young was told about it. He was very and sent the girl away. Then he decided to employ an honest man to take her . Several young men came, but _ of them could satisfy him.
This morning a young man came to his . He asked, "Do you smoke, sir?" "No, sir," answered the young man.
"Do you ?" "No, sir."
Mr. Young asked him the other questions, and the young man's satisfied him. Before he employed him, he asked him the last question, "You have shortcoming, do you?" "No, I don't, sir. " said the young man. "I only like telling lies.”
A.strict B.friendly C.strange D.terrible
A.business B.surprise C.money D.hope
A.buy B.borrow C.look for D.lend
A.threw B.put C.placed D.left
A.found B.knew C.understood D.wanted
A.somebody B.anybody C.nobody D.everybody
A.hand B.pocket C.bottle D.glass
A.won B.lost C.forgot D.failed
A.sad B.angry C.happy D.worried
A.place B.seat C.table D.chair
A.both B.all C.neither D.none
A.house B.car C.office D.pigstye
A.dress B.drink C.eat D.sleep
A.answer B.clothes C.knowledge D.face
A.much B.some C.any D.no