It was the year 1867. Mark Twain was out of money. He walked in the streets, trying to find a way to make some money. At last he a hotel and sat down in the lobby. There came a lovely dog. Mark Twain put the dog in his lap.
At this time an Army General came along and he loved the dog. He said to Mark Twain, “He is a . Would you sell him?”
Thinking of his stomach, Mark Twain thought it seemed to be a good thing and said, “Yes.”
The General asked, “What do you ask for him?”
“Three dollars.”
The General was and said, “Only three dollars! Are you serious?”
“Three dollars.”
“Very well, since you just want it,” said the General. He gave Mark Twain the , led the dog away and disappeared upstairs.
In about ten minutes a middle-aged gentleman came along and began to . Mark Twain asked if he was looking for a dog.
The man’s face had been sad and , but now it became bright and he answered, “Yes. Have you seen him?”
“Yes. He was here a minute ago, and I saw him follow a gentleman . I think I can find him for you, if you would like me to .”
The gentleman said he would pay for the trouble. He asked how much Mark Twain would .
“Three dollars.”
“Dear me, it is nothing. I will .”
“No. Three is the .”
Mark Twain got the General’s room number from the clerk. The door was and Mark Twain asked the General to give back the dog.
“Why?” asked the General.
“The dog’s owner wants it back.”
“Are you not the owner?”
“No, I am not.”
The General began to shout, but he was too tired to with Mark Twain. Finally, Mark Twain paid back the three dollars, and led the dog downstairs. He the dog to the owner and got three dollars for the job.A. stopped B. entered C. built
A. neighbor B. wonder C. doctor
A. empty B. large C. comfortable
A. angry B. patient C. surprised
A. money B. answer C. freedom
A. look after B. look around C. find out
A. relaxed B. disappointingC. troubled
A. downstairs B. upstairs C. everywhere
A. follow B. finish C. try
A. ask over B. ask about C. ask for
A. pay more B. pay up C. pay off
A. price B. answer C. question
A. opened B. shut C. broken
A. discuss B. argue C. discover
A. returned B. sold C. brought
Thank you for joining CCTV’s Around The World show. Today, we’re 51Australia. It’s a beautiful sunny day! There 52 many people here on vacation. Some are taking photos. Others are 53 on the beach. Look at this group of people playing beach volleyball. They look 54 ! I am 55 they can play in this heat. This is a very interesting place. The people are really relaxed! A. on B. in C. at
A. are B. is C. were
A. lieing B. lie C. lying
A. cool B. cold C. ugly
A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised
When I was a little girl, I lived with my grandparents in a small village(村庄).The life there was 41 , and I liked it very much. I had many friends and I liked playing with them 42. After rainy days, there was much 43 in the river(河) near our house. I often went there to get 44 with my friends. I had45fun living there.
Now I live in a big city. I study in a school, but I 46 my life here. It’s too busy and it often makes me very 47 . Now the most interesting thing for me is to go to my grandparents’ home to 48 my vacation. Every time I can’t49 to go there. I 50 a quiet life. I hope to live in a village when I’m older.A. boring B. relaxing C. terrible
A. withB. from C. outside
A. ice B. water C. food
A. fishB. meat C. chicken
A. kind of B. a little C. lots of
A. enjoy B. dislike C. improve
A. dirty B. tired C. happy
A. spend B. describe C. remember
A. likeB. want C. wait
A. order B. need C. think
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择恰当的单词或词语完成短文):
Ben is reading the following magazine article now. He wants to find out more about a special kind of theft.
Identity(身份) theft
The modern world is very convenient. It’s 85 to buy or rent things. We can do a lot of our shopping and banking on the Internet. However, we also face a growing problem: identity theft.
We often give our personal information to stores. That 86 our birth date, personal ID number, and home address. When we apply for a store membership, we give our information to a stranger. When buying something online, we do the same thing.
87 work hard to get that information. They- steal receipts(收据) and 88 computers. They also try to steal our passwords. They can use that information to become" another person. That’s identity theft.
One common crime is to apply for a credit card using 89 else’s name. The thief buys expensive things but doesn’t pay the bill. That can hurt a victims credit. With bad credit, it’s harder to get bank or car loans.
90 can you prevent identity theft? First, be careful about giving away personal information. 91 give someone your birth date and personal ID number when necessary. Second, tear up old credit card receipts and bank statements if you don’t want them. Finally, some experts recommend paying in cash as much as possible.
A.hard B.interesting C.easy D.exciting
A.includes B.collects C.consists D.means
A.People B.Thieves C.Engineers D.Bank clerks
A.break into B.break out C.work for D.keep off
A.someone B.no one C.anyone D.everyone
A.When B.Where C.How D.Why
A.Never B.Ever C.Only D.Even
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