I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of . He stood right before me with his head down and said , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not —he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been . I decided to see the beauty in life, and every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colorful C．simple D．wonderful
A．mind B．trouble C．breath D．work
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．So B．Or C．However D．And
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．admire B．dislike C．want D．have
A．cry B．speak C．smile D．see
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play
A．at most B．at times C．at first D．at last
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget
Jim Green is a student in No.5 Middle school. He does a part-time (业余的)36 because he needs some37 . He works in a supermarket after38 from Monday to Friday and all 39 on Saturday. He helps people look after their kids and he works with 40 kids. He thinks it is great41 .After school, he42 a bus to the supermarket. He 43 there at about 4:30. He works44 4:30 to 8:30. He45 home at 9:00. Jim likes his job very much.
A．work B．job C．assistant D．I
A．money B．help C．thanks D．take
A．work B．call C．school D．hospital
A．day B．date C．time D．when
A．difficult B．different C．dangerous D．boring
A．fun B．boring C．smart D．funny
A．takes B．gets C．gives D．have
A．arrives in B．from C．gets D．with
A．for B．from C．to D．with
A．come B．gets C．arrives at D．comes to
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Some people seem to have a secret for learning language. They can pick up new vocabulary, master rules of grammar, and learn to write in the new language __1__than others. Perhaps if we take a close look at these successful language learners, we may discover a few__2___ which make language learning easier for them.
First of All, __3__ language learners are independent(独立的) learners. __4__, Successful language learning is active learning. They look __5__every chance to __6__the language bravely. Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose(目的).
What kind of language learner __7__ you?
A．more quickly B．quickly C．slowly D．more slowly
A．skill B．skills C．books D．book
A．unsuccessful B．successful C．beautiful D．outgoing
A．next B．first C．in the end D．At last
A．at B．into C．after D．for
A．use B．make C．dance D．teach
A．is B．was C．are D．were
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Last year my English class was ____1___for me. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher when she ___2___to the class. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t ___3___every word. Later on, I realized it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word, ___4___ I was afraid to speak in class because I thought my classmates might laugh ___5__me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. Then I started to ___6___ English-language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of ___7___a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English ___8___. So I decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class.
A．lucky B．happy C．difficult D．great.
A．talked B．talk C．sing D．sang
A．think B．believe C．forget D．understand
A．either B．neither C．also D．too
A．to B．with C．at D．in
A．watched B．watch C．watches D．watching
A．making B．becoming C．changing D．turning
A．grammar B．words C．pronunciation D．tests
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Children use their parents as models, whether the model is good or bad. My neighbors are very good 1.
Mrs. Goodhouse is a careful housekeeper. 2she went to work yesterday, her children cleaned the rooms. The eldest daughter took all the carpets 3 and shook them. The middle daughter did all the dishes, and the youngest daughter put the toys 4good order. The only boy in the family cleaned the furniture. When the children 5their work, they put beautiful flowers on the table for their mother.
Mrs. Frowze is a terrible housekeeper. When she went to work, her children made a big mess. One of 6drank some coke and threw the bottle. The glass wasn’t swept up, and the carpet was made 7. The rubbish in the kitchen grew 8 because the children ate bananas and oranges and threw the peels on the floor. One child drew pictures on the wall and rode his bike in the rooms. Both mothers 9home, but 10of them was glad of that.
A．facts B．stories C．examples D．friends
A．Before B．Until C．Since D．When
A．outside B．inside C．upstairs D．downstairs
A．at B．in C．for D．with
A．began B．finished C．prepared D．wanted
A．us B．them C．you D．him
A．clean B．dry C．dirty D．neat
A．smaller B．more useful C．lighter D．larger
A．came B．come C．comes D．were coming
A．neither B．both C．only one D．all
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Carol and Susan are very good friends. They are in the same 1at school and they often visit 2home at weekends. Now they are 3eight years old. Carol’s mother has got a new baby. Carol is very 4to have a little sister. So she is always talking about her to Susan. At first Susan is very 5in the new baby because she doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. But 6some time she begins to get tired of Carol’s endless talking about it. She also feels a little jealous of her friend. One morning when the two girls 7in the school ground, Carol says to Susan, “Do you 8, Sue, my baby sister has put on nearly half a pound in weight this week.”
“That is not very 9.” answers Susan. “I know a baby and he puts on ten pounds a day.”
“Oh, that can’t be 10.” answers Carol laughingly. “Whose baby is it?” “An elephant’s.” says Susan.
A．home B．table C．class D．group
A．each other’s B．their C．theirs D．each other
A．all B．two C．both D．either
A．angry B．sorry C．surprised D．glad
A．interesting B．interested C．happy D．satisfied
A．before B．for C．after D．at
A．play B．meet C．weight D．walk
A．hear B．think C．find D．know
A．much B．many C．few D．little
A．impossible B．wrong C．true D．sure