Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving a lonely field, the people on the train looked out of the windows . But when the train reached a bend (转弯处), it became and then people a simple house. It was so easy to find that everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes open. Some people even began to about it. The young man was also at the house.
On his return he the train at the nearest station and found his to the house. Its owner said the of the train was trouble to him. He wanted to the house, but nobody would buy it.
Soon the young man spent 30, 000 dollars on the . Because it was facing the railway bend, he it was a good place for advertisement(广告). When the train moved slowly past, the people on the train would be very interested in the house. He tried to talk with some big companies and told them they could used it for advertisement. the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their signs. To everyone’s surprise, the young man got 180, 000 dollars for a three-year rent (租金).
This is a true story. It tells us that thinking of ideas is very important.
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A．happily B．quietly C．safely D．clearly
A．happy B．tired C．slow D．fast
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A．brightly B．wide C．slowly D．high
A．talk B．speak C．tell D．say
A．amazed B．sad C．good D．bad
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A．address B．way C．key D．trip
A．colour B．whisper C．song D．noise
A．buy B．draw C．sell D．borrow
A．room B．place C．house D．land
A．wondered B．taught C．remembered D．believed
A．excited B．tired C．surprised D．worried
A．At first B．At last C．At least D．As usual
Monday，Scott comes to school at 8:15 in the morning. He has science eight thirty.He likes because it’s interesting. Scott doesn’t like math. At eleven he has math. The teacher teaches math very well, but Scott doesn’t like him. favorite teacher is the P.E. teacher, Mr. Stone. He is fun. His class sounds funny. He P.E on Monday afternoon. So Scott Monday. From Monday to , Scott has at school at 11: 45. After school, Scott plays on the school playground, then he goes home. On Saturday and Sunday Scott doesn’t go to school.
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A．And B．But C．So D．Then
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A．have B．has C．have not D．having
A．like B．want C．wants D．likes
A．Wednesday B．Saturday C．Sunday D．Friday
A．lunch B．breakfast C．supper D．dinner
A．the football B．football C．a football D．footballs
Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his , this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”
Now Martin has changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s helped him to feel good about himself.
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A．So B．But C．Therefore D．However
A．very B．many C．much D．too
A．could B．had to C．should D．would
A．soon B．quickly C．well D．good
A．pleased B．tired C．bored D．interested
A．worried B．patient C．careful D．serious
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A．argue B．say C．discuss D．talk
A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises
A．which B．what C．that D．how
A．seeing B．noticing C．helping D．watching
A．since B．before C．after D．when
A．always B．hardly C．really D．just
A．advice B．love C．idea D．decision
One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had c____. She found that desks were no longer in rows , but were p___
__ together to make eight bigger desks . She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got u___
_ to this new classroom arrangement . “Now our class is quieter.” said Wu .”What’s more , we can come up with our o_
_ ideas and learn more through discussions. It’s a better way to study .”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said ,”Group members first discuss , and then show the r____ of our discussions in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform(改革) at Li’s school . The school made this reform because they wanted to p___
__students with easier ways to study and more c__
_) to discuss. “Our school hopes it can i__
__ students’ abilities to study by themselves and work in groups .” said Zhang Ming , an English teacher .
However, the reform has demanded(要求) more for teachers . Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 40 minutes before . It is difficult to teach well in s___ a short time . The teachers have to find b___
__ ways to teach more effectively.
“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful.” Added Zhang Ming .
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look. Come and sit here,” she said. “are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch aand see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll seethere. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart’s?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-fiveago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I tookto the sea. , they seemed to know what would happen, so theyloudly. Their cry suddenly woke me. How could Imy hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all liveand one of them has his own family.”
Then the woman gave me a, “We should never wait for the door tobefore us. We should find the key to theor try to find another way.”A、tired B、excited C、happy
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A、cry B、shout C、smile
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Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a future.
When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months , he found a new job in a big . Workers in this company traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he the company.
He was so at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he 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 wonderful,” he told me. “The most thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”
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A．tired of B．crazy about C．interested in D．afraid of
A．ago B．before C．later D．afterwards
A．factory B．shop C．school D．company
A．hardly B．usually C．seldom D．never
A．like B．prefer C．hate D．practise
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A．happy B．energetic C．rich D．poor
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A．married B．knew C．met D．visited
A．sisters B．brothers C．cousins D．children
A．difficult B．important C．amazing D．Boring