My father often works very hard. And he doesn’t often go to the . Here I will tell you a story about him.
One afternoon, he a ticket for the 7 o’clock film under the glass on his desk. He thought he happened to (碰巧) have work to do that evening and it was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.
He came back home at 6:30 and finished his supper. Then he said goodbye and left. But to our surprise, he came back about half an hour later. I asked what was the matter. He
smiled and told us about what had happened. my father was sitting in his seat, a woman came and said that the seat was hers. My father was surprised. He the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, Seat 3. And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. he asked the woman to have a careful look at her ticket again and to their surprise the seat shown on it was Row 17, Seat 3, too.
Why? What’s the matter? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The colors of the tickets are .” They looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I’m . My ticket is for the film a month ago!”
A．office B．cinema C．centre D．club
A．funny B．sad C．bad D．lucky
A．bought B．put C．found D．left
A．much B．some C．few D．little
A．quietly B．quickly C．suddenly D．finally
A．Before B．When C．Because D．Unless
A．handed out B．put out C．found out D．took out
A．But B．Or C．So D．Because
A．different B．same C．red D．pink
A．sorry B．happy C．busy D．excited
Ann is a middle school student. She has a sister and a brother. They are Helen and Paul. They are English but they can Chinese. Ann can sing and play guitar well, but Helen . Helen doesn’t like playing the instruments (乐器) sports. She likes chess. She thinks it’s . Ann can’t play chess. So Helen Ann how to play it. Paul plays it very well. And he plays basketball well. He often plays it with his classmates the weekend. He wants the school basketball club. So he can more (更多的)friends there.
A．tell B．talk C．say D．speak
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．does B．doesn’t C．can D．can’t
A．and B．but C．or D．with
A．interesting B．difficult C．boring D．busy
A．helps B．teaches C．needs D．writes
A．also B．too C．always D．only
A．on B．in C．after D．for
A．join B．to join C．come D．to come
A．helps B．help C．makes D．make
On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. I was feeling a little as I was carrying our shopping bag, so I decided to throw something away. I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us I was walking towards a dustbin（垃圾箱）. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the and some bread over to him. The man looked up and took what I gave him. A huge smile on his face. I felt I couldn’t be happier with . But then he said, “Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”
With that, he me happily and started off on his bike. I heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm inside. I now understand what it means by the saying “Giving is getting”.
A．worried B．interested C．surprised D．tired
A．so B．while C．and D．but
A．nervous B．happy C．sorry D．proud
A．money B．toys C．drink D．clothes
A．in silence B．in surprise C．in anger D．in excitement
A．turned B．appeared C．went D．ran
A．myself B．ourselves C．yourself D．himself
A．helped B．thanked C．returned D．hurt
A．still B．once C．even D．ever
A．idea B．welcome C．word D．feeling
Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you. First, my family try to save . We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when is watching it. Mom only uses cold water in the washing machine.
Second, we also start recycling this week. We to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great to help our environment. Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t the tap running when we brushed our teeth. At last, mom and dad begin to save gas. Mom to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work good exercise! This week dad and his workmates(同事) also start to go to work together in one and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.
These are great ways to help protect our environment.
A．water B．oil C．electricity D．food
A．somebody B．everybody C．nobody D．anybody
A．want B．keep C．refuse D．try
A．divide B．check C．buy D．change
A．ways B．advice C．information D．news
A．again B．instead C．already D．too
A．leave B．stop C．finish D．watch
A．hoped B．began C．used D．needed
A．or B．but C．for D．And
A．car B．bus C．subway D．Train
Chen Min, a kung fu star in Latin America, is trying to blend more Chinese kung fu and culture into Disney XD's coming TV show "Jungle Nest."
Chen has practiced kung fu for 25 years. She tthe martial art (武术) in Argentina at present. She has become a w
kung fu star all over the world because of her appearances in many TV shows. Some fans even c
her the "female Bruce Lee."
Born in China's eastern Zhejiang province, she started her career aa professional martial arts athlete when she decided to learn kung fu at 5. T
her parents wanted her to take up Ping-Pong or swimming, she didn’t give in.
With hard wand gift, Chen soon proved her excellence and joined the national team. She won many awards, i
a gold medal at the East Asian Games.
In 2007, Chen retired and went to South America to realize her dof spreading Chinese kung fu and culture. She opened a kung fu school in Buenos Aires in February 2008 and only one student showed up on the opening of the school. H
, she did not give up. Now the school has more than 900 students.
"In some ways, Chinese kung fu represents Chinese tculture behind it," said Chen.
She believes kung fu is more of a Chinese spirit and way of life.
Homesickness can be a terrible feeling for anyone who travels away from their home town, country or simply away from the house they live in for a period of time. It is a strong feeling of wanting to go back to your own places very much. Some people get homesick easily while never experience it at all.
Different people deal with homesickness in different ways. Some ring home and have a chat with the people who they think ‘home’ – often their mum or dad. This may be a good idea for you to feel that you are not . It reminds you that home and the people you love are still there and that you will see them soon. However, it can make the homesickness even . By talking to people from home, it can make you miss them more! It can make you want to be home even more and make you realise you miss your loved ones. For this very reason, some people find better not to contact home but to let the feeling pass by doing fun activities. This can not only work as a good way to lonely feelings that homesickness can cause, but can also work well towards helping you get used to the place which you are living or staying in. Reminding yourself that where you are can make you see the bigger picture; that home is great, but where I am right now is also great different reasons!
In German there is a(n) which is quite opposite to homesickness and that is ‘Fernweh’. This means the feeling of wanting to get away and see new places.
A．other B．others C．the other D．the others
A．respect B．remain C．represent D．realise
A．lonely B．satisfied C．alone D．single
A．in all B．in general C．in short D．in fact
A．better B．good C．bad D．worse
A．how much B．how often C．how many D．how long
A．it B．that C．these D．those
A．increase B．reduce C．cancel D．improve
A．to B．by C．for D．with
A．idea B．word C．reason D．sickness