"Daddy, can I learn to play the violin?" young Sarah asked her father. She was always things and her father was not very pleased.
"You cost me a lot of money, Sarah," he said. " you wanted to leam horse riding, then dancing, then swimming. Now it's the _ . "
"I'll play every day, Daddy, " Sarah said. "I'Il try very hard. "
"All right, " her father said. " I know _ . I'll do. I 'll pay for you to have lessons for six weeks. At the end of six weeks you play something for me. If you play well, you can have lessons. If you play badly, I will stop the lessons.
"OK. Daddy," Sarah said. "That is _ . "
He soon found a good violin teacher and Sarah began her lessons. The lessons were very expensive, but her father kept his .
The six weeks passed quickly. It was time for Sarah for her father.
She began to play. She played very . She made a terrible noise.
Her father had one of his friends with him, and the friend put his hands _ his ears.
When Sarah finished, her father said, "_ _, Sarah. You can have more lessons. "
Sarah ran happily out of the room. Her father's friend turned to him. "You've spent a lot of money, she still plays very badly, " he said.
"Well, that's true," her father said. "But since she started learning the violin, I able to buy five apartments in this building very cheaply. In six weeks I'II own the whole building! "
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July 4 is the birthday of the United States of America. Since 1776, people have 36 the Independence Day holiday every year.
What do people 37on Independence Day? Many colorful and interesting things. They have fireworks shows in the evenings and sing songs. Some families organize picnics with barbecues (烧烤). Kids can 38much delicious food like hotdogs.
And these parties are a good time to dress up. Some kids make July 4 hats 39 the stars and stripes(星条) of the country’s flag on them. And Independence Day is in summer. Many kids use stars and stripes fans to keep themselves 40 .
It’s a great day, but no one forgets that it’s 41too. US people are proud of their 42 and proud of what the founders did for it. On Independence Day everyone gets the chance to show it. A. spent B. celebrated C. decorated
A. do B. make C. give
A. smell B. sell C. eat
A. for B. with C. at
A. hot B. warm C. cool
A. funny B. serious C. boring
A. country B. school C. home
A new supermarket put on a notice at the entrance. It said, "Remember, once a week, one ofour customers will get __ 41 goods. This may be your lucky day. " All the housewives_42 went to the supermarket wanted to be the lucky customer.
In the following several weeks, Mrs. Black _43__ didshopping in the same supermarket.Unlike many other customers, she never __44 hope. Her kitchen was full of things that she did not need. She dreamed of the __45__ when the manager of the supermarket would come and say to her. “Madam, this is your lucky day and __46__ in your basket is free."
One Friday morning, after she finished her shopping and had taken all the things _47 her car, she realized that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She went back to the __48__ to buy the tea. As she was waiting at the cashier(收银台), the manager of the supermarket came to __49 _and said,“Congratulations. Madam! You are our lucky customer and all that you __50__ in your basket is free!"
A．bad B．heavy C．free D．big
A．who B．which C．whose D．whom
A．never B．always C．sometimes D．seldom
A．gave out B．gave up C．gave in D．gave off
A．day B．week C．month D．year
A．thing B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．school B．supermarket C．car D．home
A．put B．putted C．putting D．puts
Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But 31you use the phone, you can’t see the person you are talking with. That 32 change in the future.
Now some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or a vision phone(视频电话). Two people 33 are talking can see each other w
ith it.
Picture phones can be useful when you have 34 to show the person you are calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a 35and ask to see a book. Then you’ll be able to 36the book over your picture phone. Also you may b
e able to do shopping through your picture phone. If you see something 37the newspaper that you want to buy, you can 38the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re 29in over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over the town and never even leave your room.
The picture phone is really a 40phone. More and more people will use it. A. if B. when C. before
A. can’t B. must C. may
A. whom B. who C. which
A. something B. nothing C. everything
A. shop
B. school C. libraryA. read B. see C. watch
A. in B. about C. on
A. visit B. go C. call
A. interested B. bored C. interesting
A. useless B. helpless C. helpful
Everyone has his dream. ＿21＿do I .In ten years, I think I will be a reporter. I’ll live in Shanghai, because I want to Shanghai and ＿22＿in love with it last year. I think it’s a really beautiful city. ＿23＿ a reporter, I think I’ll meet lots of interesting ＿24＿.I think I’ll live in 25apartment with my best friends, because I don’t like living 26. I will have pets. I can’t have 27pets now because my mother hates them and our apartment is too small. So in ten years, I’ll have many different pets. I might even keep a pet parrot. I’ll probably go skating and swimming 28. During the week, I’ll look smart, and probably will 29a suit. On weekends, I’ll dress more casually. That’s my dream. I’ll work 30to make it come true.A. Neither B. So C. Nor
A. were B. fell C. fall
A. AsB. For C. Like
A. men B. women C. people
A. an B. a C. the
A. alone B. together C. lonely
A. some B. no C. any
A. all day B. every day C. everyday
A. dress B. wear C. put on
A. hardly B. freelyC. hard
Food is very important. Everyone needs to 46 well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is 47. We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are 48in everything around them. They learn 49 while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older. they begin to 50 storybooks, science books, or anything they like.
When they find something new, they have to ask questions and 51 to find out the answers. What’s the best 52to get knowledge? If we learn 53 ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are 54getting answers from others and don’t ask why, we will never learn more and understand 55. A. sleep B. drink C. cat
A. sport B. knowledge C. meat
A. interested B. interesting C. good
A. something B. nothing C. anything
A. write B. learn C. read
A. try B. think C. wait
A. place B. wayC. road
A. with B. to C. by
A. seldom B. always C. sometimes
A. much B. well C. better