It was ten o'clock at night. And the last bus just stopped at the gate of a Park. An old woman got out, and the conductor（售票员） was just going to ring the bell for the to start the bus again, when he saw a small boy at the bus stop.
“What's the matter?”the bus conductor said to the boy.
“My mother gave me ten pence to go home by bus after I finished playing football in the park with my friends,” the small boy answered. “But I've it, so now I have to walk all the way home.” “That's all right,” said the conductor. “Come on, we'll you home.”
The small boy thanked him, the bus and sat down near the door. The conductor rang the bell, then the bus started. “ are you going?' asked the conductor. The boy told him the name of the place where he lived. It was about two miles away, and the would have cost three pence if the boy had had the money to pay for it.
The conductor went to give some other people their tickets, and when he came back a few minutes , he saw that the boy was crying again. 'And what's the matter you now?' the conductor asked. 'You are on your way home, aren't you?'
“Yes, I am,” answered the boy. “But what about my change(找零)? You haven't given that to me yet. You should give me pence.”
A．boy B．conductor C．driver D．old woman
A．cry B．cried C．crying D．to cry
A．dropped B．forgot C．lost D．left
A．bring B．take C．carry D．show
A．got off B．got up C．got on D．got in
A．what B．where C．how D．when
A．ticket B．seat C．bus D．chair
A．before B．after C．earlier D．later
A．about B．of C．from D．with
A．seven B．ten . C．three D．no
My aunt bought me a bicycle on my ninth birthday. She told me to learn to ride by ___36___. But I really didn’t know___37___to ride a bike. What should I do? First, I watched the other people ride. Then I pushed out the bicycle from my house. I was ___38___ I’d fall down and hurt my knees. But I knew I had to get on it sooner or later. So I___39___ to get on just like what the other people did. But I fell off twenty___40___later. Just at that time, my aunt came out from the ___41___. She told me to practice again and again. So I got on the bike a second time, and fell off a second time. But I never gave up. I practiced a third time, a fourth time …. I could be on it ___43___every time I tried again then before, 5 minutes, ten minutes, half an hour… until I could.
Like anything in life that you want to learn how to do or to be good at, you have to practice to ___44___it happen. Diligent practice is the key to success___45___you really want to learn to do a thing. More practice helps you to improve on the skills that you learn and ingrains （使根深蒂固）them in you until you can do it.
A．herself B．yourself C．myself D．himself
A．how B．what C．where D．when
A．happy B．surprised C．interested D．afraid
A．had B．tried C．like D．hate
A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days
A．school B．house C．farm D．village
A．fifth B．fourth C．third D．second
A．shorter B．longer C． safer D．dangerous
A．practice B．enjoy C． make D．set
A．if B．when C．until D．after
Life is not easy, so I’ d like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself. "
When I was a young boy, I was so shy to talk to anyone that my classmates 17 laughed at(嘲笑) me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, 18 happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest (比赛). My 19 asked me to take part in it. What a 20 idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.
" 21 , boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win the contest. " Then Mother and I talked about many different topics. 22 I chose the topic "Believe in yourself", I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it 23 100 times. With the help of my mother, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe myself when the 24 came that I had won the first place; I heard the cheers from the teachers and the students. Those classmates who once looked down on me, now all25 "Congratulations!" to me. My mother hugged (拥抱) me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything has changed for me. 26 I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is not only for a person but also for a country.
A．never B．often C．also D．still
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．father B．teacher C．friend D．mother
A．funny B．good C．terrible D．special
A．Hurry up B．Come on C．Look out D．Hold on
A．At last B．In fact C．At once D．At first
A．at B．in C．with D．over
A．letter B．topic C．news D．report
A．said B．passed C．sent D．gave
A．Although B．If C．Because D．When
In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live 16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She 17 a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned 18 $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be 19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still 20 $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in 21 expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the 22 cost small. For people, that 23 housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 24 . When she ate 25 , she went to cheap restaurants. 26 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often 27 a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the 28 for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even 29 to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, 30 to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.
A．happily B．luckily C．hopefully D．cheaply
A．found B．gets C．looked for D．makes
A．more than B．less than C．more D．less
A．dangerous B．hard C．easy D．comfortable
A．made B．gave C．took D．saved
A．so an B．such an C．so D．such
A．expensive B．much C．big D．heavy
A．does B．becomes C．helps D．means
A．food B．clothes C．studying D．traveling
A．away B．out C．up D．inside
A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again
A．pay B．spend C．cost D．take
A．tickets B．seats C．exhibition D．tea
A．tried B．had C．needed D．managed
A．another B．the other C．other D．other
When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined that she would become a writer one day. Like many 16 writers on the Internet, the 17 woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).
Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost 18 to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing 19 on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbours and their life 20 she is familiar with.
Amy has been interested in writing 21 she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels 22 people she knew. Then one day an editor of a famous website emailed her, asking her 23 she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授权) of one of her novels. She 24 immediately and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.
Now Amy is a full-time 25 . So far her eight novels have come out online, and five of them26 .
“The Internet made me famous and brought me 27 ,” she said. “I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am 28 with my career, but there is one problem — that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to 29 to work in the medical industry.”
“Before that day comes, I’ll keep 30 for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.
A．other B．others C．another D．the other
A．28-year-old B．28-years-old C．28 years old D．28-year old
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．reports B．novels C．diaries D．plays
A．who B．which C．that D．whom
A．when B．while C．since D．until
A．about B．of C．to D．with
A．that B．if C．why D．how often
A．agreed B．disagreed C．refused D．left
A．housewife B．editor C．saleswoman D．writer
A．will print B．were printing C．printed D．were printed
A．success B．succeed C．successful D．successfully
A．unhappy B．angry C．satisfied D．proud
A．come B．go C．return D．get
A．to write B．writing C．write D．written
A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 16 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 17 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted. Then on the morning of his graduation（毕业）,he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 18 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 19 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 20 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very 21 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 22 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him 23 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a phone telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him. When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, 24 as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 25 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.
A．expected B．believed C．enjoyed D．felt
A．afford B．spend C．cost D．pay
A．excited B．proud C．angry D．anxious
A．Interested B．Tired C．Surprised D．Relaxed
A．hand B．head C．voice D．sound
A．careful B．helpful C．wonderful D．successful
A．Wanting B．Suggesting C．Noticing D．Realizing
A．on B．since C．after D．from
A．just B．only C．always D．already
A．place B．date C．test D．name