Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, ____ the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him ____ he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were very_______.
The moneylender then told them that he would put a small ______ stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to _____ one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s ______ and her father’s debt would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would_____ be let go. Her father would be put into prison（监狱）if she refused to pick a stone.
As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl____that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.
The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. _____ looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it ______ became lost among all the other stones. “Oh how_____ I was！” She said, “But never _____. If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to _______ which stone I picked.” This ______ tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a ______way. Most difficult problems do have an solution
A．pleased B．listened C．loved D．saw
A．if B．unless C．so D．but
A．bored B．afraid C．relaxed D．excited
A．pink B．red C．black D．yellow
A．show B．damage C．check D．choose
A．daughter B．cousin C．wife D．friend
A．again B．still C．never D．hardly
A．said B．feared C．thought D．noticed
A．On B．About C．For D．Without
A．usually B．surprisingly C．quickly D．slowly
A．worried B．clever C．careless D．lucky
A．laugh B．mind C．cry D．complain
A．tell B．explain C．ask D．arrange
A．saying B．story C．news D．man
A．careful B．funny C．different D．normal
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __1__ through which I learned __2__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __3__ have goals (目标) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __4__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very _5__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to _6__ with my father and to be in deep thought __7__ develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me _8__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __9__. I wanted to __10_ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __11__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his __12__. But later after that, I __13__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __14__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as _15_ as crystal.
A．conversations B．emotions C．conclusions D．expressions
A．classes B．tests C．lessons D．news
A．can B．may C．would D．should
A．spent B．enjoyed C．hoped D．kept
A．busy B．lazy C．weak D．free
A．play B．work C．talk D．study
A．as much as B．as soon as C．as long as D．as well as
A．though B．because C．and D．but
A．legs B．ears C．eyes D．fingers
A．put up B．take up C．get up D．give up
A．after B．when C．before D．since
A．stories B．words C．pictures D．lessons
A．wanted to B．tried to C．got to D．hoped to
A．myself B．himself C．yourself D．ourselves
A．blue B．white C．clean D．clear
Betty and Lingling are talking about the future. “What will our life 1 in the future?”
asks Betty. “I don’t know,” says Lingling. “What do you think?” “Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting 2 .” “We will 3 go to school. We 4 our lessons on the Internet. When we have problems(难题), . The teacher will 5 us the answers on the Internet.
“Now almost everyone 6 a mobile phone ,but_ 7 twenty years everyone will carry apocket computer.” “A lot of people will live and work under the sea.” “Machines will do lots of 8 _, and so people will have more 9 .” “ We will have some rice, vegetables and fruit for meals every day. We will not get any meat to eat because there will be 10 animals. “
“ Oh , our way of life in the future will change a lot.”
A．be like B．be C．look like D．like
A．guess B．guessing C．guesses D．to guess
A．often B．never C．usually D．always
A．will think B．will bring C．will learn D．will help
A．take B．give C．talk D．drive
A．have B．has C．is D．are
A．On B．In C．At D．Of
A．job B．work C．works D．working
A．busy time B．busy times C．free times D．free time
A．few B．many C．much D．some
“Low *carbon” becomes the most popular words these days because more and more people pay attention to our environment. Not only China but all other 1 concentrate on the topic of “low carbon”. Low carbon life 2 a kind of lifestyle in which people do their best to use less energy. The purpose of the lifestyle is to push us to 3 the environment.
Because of the fast increase of population and human *desire, the human living environment, health and safety are 4 worse and worse. So we can say, the lifestyle is becoming the killer of the earth and human beings. Therefore, low carbon life is needed by man’s own health. So we should develop good 5 in our daily life. For example, when we go shopping, we’d better use 6 plastic bags. We should eat more 7 and less meat. As for clothing, we’d better buy the necessary clothes and not buy clothes with animal *leather. As for housing, when building a 8 , we must use green material; buy the lights that need less energy and remember to 9 the lights when not needed; put rubbish into different kinds and recycle the useful things, like bottles and paper. As for transportation, we can 10 if you go to the places near your house. For short trips, we can ride a bike instead of driving a car. Try to use public transportations. As for working, companies should 11 clerks to use e-mail, MSN and other ways instead of using paper. We use paper only when necessary. For using 12 : If you don’t use computer in a short time, you can change the computer into its “sleep”.
Besides, we should try 13 best to tell the people around us the importance of the low carbon lifestyle. And we can also ask them to 14 us to take the low carbon life, in this way, not only can we make our city better, 15 also it’s good for ourselves.
In all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice.
A．countries B．cities C．towns D．villages
A．helps B．means C．lives D．thinks
A．keep B．pollute C．protect D．make
A．doing B．trying C．discovering D．becoming
A．lists B．shops C．decisions D．habits
A．more B．less C．fewer D．many
A．tea B．vegetables C．meat D．food
A．house B．bridge C．store D．market
A．turn off B．turn on C．put off D．put on
A．walk B．rush C．run D．drive
A．make B．let C．see D．encourage
A．machine B．light C．bed D．computer
A．ours B．we C．our D．us
A．stop B．tell C．join D．hear
A．so B．but C．and D．though
Dear Dad,
I’m writing to you because it’s not easy to talk about it. I still 1 clearly how my uncle died two years ago. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up a lot of information about smoking and I found out something 2 . You know that smoking is bad for your 3 and can cause cancer. I’ve learnt that it causes many other 4 too. Do you know that over ten thousand people die from smoking every year in Britain?
When mum asks you to smoke 5 , you think she’s angry. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the 6 of smoke in the house. When you smoke, it’s also 7 for mum and me. In other words, when we 8 in your smoke, it’s like we’re smoking ourselves. 9 , we can also get disease. Doctors are finding that more and more 10 are falling ill because of the others’ smoking.
I know that it’s very 11 to stop smoking, but you must give it up. Please see the doctor and ask him 12 help. We will do anything we can to help you. You must try to 13 your own life. We don’t want to 14 you because you are so important to us. 15 you, who can help me with my maths homework or mend my bike? Please don’t smoke!
Your daughter,
Meimei
A．remember B．forget C．think D．feel
A．interesting B．terrible C．boring D．strange
A．health B．study C．work D．mind
A．things B．mistakes C．feelings D．illnesses
A．nowhere B．anywhere C．outside D．inside
A．color B．smell C．shape D．taste
A．useless B．useful C．bad D．good
A．move B．rest C．arrive D．breathe
A．However B．As a result C．In fact D．For example
A．doctors B．nurses C．non-smokers D．smokers
A．difficult B．easy C．important D．dangerous
A．on B．from C．of D．for
A．save B．waste C．refuse D．accept
A．trouble B．lose C．hurt D．keep
A．With B．Without C．Behind D．By
My friend Sally is an English __1___. Her family name is ___2____. She is 13 years old. Here is a photo ___3____ her room. In ___4___ room, her notebook and computer game ____5_____ on the desk. Her schoolbag is on the sofa. Her ___6____ are on the sofa, too. Some books and two pens are in her schoolbag. A baseball is under the bed, ___7____ it’s not hers. It’s her brother’s. Sally has a TV. It’s on the table. Next to the table is a photo. Three girls are ____8____ the photo. Do you know ___9____ the two girls are? Well, ___10___ are Sally’s good friends, Mary and Cindy.A girl B boy C dog D father
A EricB FrankC BrownD Bill
A for B of C at D in
A his B her C he D she
A is B are C am D /
A pencil B penC schoolbagsD pencils
A andB too C but D also
A at B to C in D under
A whatB howC whereD who
A these B they C this D that