Santa Can Come before Christmas
It was last June. I entered a supermarket to pick some vegetables，when a young man asked me，“Can you tell me where the counter（柜台） is? ”
“Well， the milk is in the lower right corner，” I replied.
Picking up my things，I finally came to the milk counter where I met the same man almost 10 bottles of milk.
I asked，“Do you need a basket or a trolley？”
“Sure，thank you.”he answered.
I was he was still picking more bottles and after a few minutes his trolley had 24 bottles of milk.
I laughed and asked, ”Why so many bottles?”
He smiled and said, ”These are for my street dogs. Today, I want to be a Santa them.”
I said,” Well ,it`s too for you to be a Santa,It is still June and Christmas comes in December.”
He at me and walked a few steps,as if he wanted to say something but he left the counter without saying anything.
,we met again at the bread counter.
“So these bread and cakes are also for the street dogs ,Mr.Santa.”
He smiled and said, ”Yes ,These are also for the dogs and I love to be Mr. Santa in the month of June, Santa is a representation(象征) of surprises and . Santa comes in December as we him around Christmas. But in real life there is a Santa in each one of us that shines through our personality at some point of time ,no matter which month it is. Maybe when you offered help to me by getting me a trolley ,there was a Santa in you ,When we offer food to a poor man or a(n) to someone who is caught in the rain ,we are being Santa there, So when you offer help to others or get help from others, just think that Santa has come all the way for you.”
He left and I was happy that I had met him. It was right to understand that Santa can come before Christmas, We just need to realize that he is around us by happiness and unconditional love.
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Life in the year 3044 is very different life in the 21st century. We still do many of the things you did, but we do them . For example, we now have e-friends to help us and keep us company. An e-friend is a machine that looks just a human being. It can walk and talk and can do almost we human beings do. My e-friend is a lot like me and we have fun together. She helps me my homework and we often go swimming. She is programmed to take care of me if anything , so I always feel safe when we are together. She can also send me messages, just like old-fashioned e-mail, and I can download information from her memory. It’s great an e-friend. I am never lonely and I always have someone to talk .
I would like to tell you more about life in the year 3044, but I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room. Maybe I will be able to travel back in time and visit you.
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A．many B．a few C．a lot of D．little
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A．will happen B．happens C．happened D．is going to happen
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A．one day B．in one day C．after one day D．with one day
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Li Feng is my friend. ___ English name is David. His parents are ____ in No. 4 High School in Chongqing. He lives there and he ____ to be a teacher, too. The teachers in his school are very ____ to him. He ___ a little Chinese and English. He ___ breakfast at home and has ___ at school. His favorite food ___ chicken and fish. ____ dinner, he has fish, vegetables and rice. He would like ____ the Great Wall(长城). He likes living in China.
A．Her B．Theirs C．His D．Hers
A．teachers B．workers C．doctors D．drivers
A．want B．wants C．would D．sure
A．glad B．happy C．kind D．nice
A．says B．tells C．speaks D．speak
A．has B．have C．drink D．drinks
A．dinner B．food C．breakfast D．lunch
A．are B．is C．be D．likes
A．In B．About C．With D．For
A．to visit B．visits C．visit D．visiting
When I was 5 years old, I went to the USA with my mom. I can still remember the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.
On Halloween, we paid a visit to a pumpkin farm in the morning. Each of us （bring） a pumpkin to school. I used the pumpkin to make a lantern
had two triangle (三角的) eyes and a scary
. In the afternoon, we put on the Halloween costumes（化妆服） and went on parade(游行) in school. Some of the costumes were nice, but some of them looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Superman’s clothes.
I did a lot of things on that day, but the part I liked best was “trick or treat” in the evening.
After dinner, I went outside with an empty bag. I (hope) to get a lot of candies from people. At first, I was a little
, so when I knocked at the door, my heart was
(beat) very fast. A lady came out, and I said
(careful) to her, “Trick or treat”. My voice was very low, and even I myself could hardly hear it. To my
, the lady was so kind to give me two candy bars. I was so
, thanked the lady and moved on. I couldn’t remember how many houses I visited, but I could remember how many candies I got – I got 91 pieces of candy that day. I was so proud of
(I).
What a happy Halloween I had! And I wish that we could have a Halloween every month!
The smell of coffee wakes me. I run into the . There Pa is! Pa lifts me onto his shoulders. Ma says, “I’m going to bake a . Go down to the cellar(地窖), Jimmy, and bring me that jar of apples from the shelf.” That’s the last jar---the we’ve been saving and saving to welcome Pa home.
I take down the jar carefully and put both my hands around it. I can Pa and Ma laughing upstairs. I hurry up the steps. I take the steps two at a time but my
catches on the middle one. The jar slips(滑落) through my fingers and on the floor. Bits of apple fly everywhere.
“Are you hurt?” Ma comes . I look at her face. “Go on upstairs now. Don’t cut your feet.” I want her to be at me, but that’s all she says. Upstairs, Pa wipes my eyes. “Never mind, son, accidental happens.” I bury my face in Pa’s old jacket. I wish I hadn’t hurried.
Ma comes back. She kisses my cheek. “Now out of the kitchen,” Ma says. “I’m going to a special sugar pie, and it doesn’t need apples.”
Pa and I go out. I show him the place I caught a rabbit. He measures me against the back door and a new notch(刻痕) with his knife. I’ve grown a whole half-inch he’s been away. “Pa, are you home to stay now?” I ask him.
“Not yet, son. Got to till times get better. And they will. The sun will shine, rain will fall, and things will grow the way they’re supposed to.”
“I’ll Ma while you’re gone, Pa.”
“I know you will, son.”
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A．cake B．biscuit C．cookie D．pie
A．it B．one C．that D．this
A．see B．feel C．hear D．smell
A．foot B．hand C．eye D．finger
A．opens B．stays C．breaks D．stops
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A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．buy B．send C．find D．make
A．which B．where C．when D．what
A．makes B．cuts C．puts D．gets
A．since B．until C．before D．when
A．start B．stop C．wait D．leave
A．look for B．look up C．look over D．look after
Dear dad,
Happy birthday to you! On this special day, I’d like to tell you in a special way.
I don’t think I’m good at telling you my thought face to face with you, so I’m _______to show my deep love for you. You are not a rich man_______ a famous person. But in my heart, you are one of the greatest ______in the world. I am ______you. You are ______interested in being famous and rich. You do _ ___things like paying for your phone on time, and working as a worker in your factory. The smile on your face shows you are pleased with the family. You take good care of my grandparents. You help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with mom on Sundays.
In the past, I didn’t care _________you were with me or not. Now I am sorry ______I didn’t realize you before. But I am thankful for what you have done for me.
I am quite lucky that I have_____ a great father. And I feel happy that now I can let you know ______I love you. You are successful as a son, a husband, a father and a friend.
Love from,
Lydia
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A．kids B．adults C．men D．women
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A．common B．interesting C．wonderful D．popular
A．what B．that C．whether D．where
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A．how many B．how much C．how often D．how wide