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Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers . It is celebrated(庆祝)in the United States , England , India and ______ countries . In a short time , it becomes widely celebrated . Mother’s Day ____ on the second Sunday in May . On that day , many people ______ gifts (礼物) of love to their mothers .
The ____ of a day for mothers was ______ given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadephia(费城). As a result(结果) of her ____ , the celebration of the first ___ Mother’s Day was __ in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908 . Soon the ___ became popular all over the USA and around the world .
In China , people do the same on the day for mothers . And , in some cities , people sometimes ask ___ to be broadcast(广播) on the radio for his or her mother only . __ might cost a little money , ___ , as it is said , “______ is invaluable(无价的) .”
On May 8 , 1899 , just the day before the Mother’s Day that year , a Chinese ___ was killed in a criminal bombing(罪恶轰炸) in Yugoslavia(南斯拉夫) . Her name is Shao Yunhua , a ____ who wrote lots of articles(文章)for Chinese newspapers . All the Chinese will remember her for ever .
A.the other B.any other C.some other D.another
A.lasts B.holds C.makes D.fulls
A.put B.send C.write D.post
A.visit B.work C.trouble D.idea
A.first B.rather C.suddenly D.carefully
A.good news B.hard work C.nice photo D.bad accident
A.American B.English C.Indian D.Canadian
A.holding B.held C.deciding D.decided
A.game B.meeting C.holiday D.city
A.a present B.a song C.some flowers D.some clothes
A.This B.These C.She D.They
A.but B.though C.then D.so
A.Money B.Time C.Love D.Hate
A.boy B.girl C.father D.mother
A.worker B.reporter C.doctor D.teacher
I was born in Quincy, a town on the east coast of America. There were lots of things to in Quincy, with many stores, two movie theatres, and football and baseball teams there. presidents of the USA, John Adams and his John Quincy Adams, were born in Quincy. You can their old family houses.
house was big. There was a big living room a TV, a kitchen, a bathroom and three bedrooms. On my bedroom walls there were of my favourite movie stars.
There was a big garden with many trees and there was a pond (池塘)with in it. It was great to play there.
There were a lot of , so I had many friends there. Quincy was my last home in the , and the last time I was there was in 2003. One day I’ll go back.
A.see B.do C.read D.play
A.One B.Two C.Three D.Four
A.mother B.son C.wife D.sister
A.look B.show C.visit D.live
A.His B.Their C.Our D.Your
A.at B.in C.for D.with
A.posters B.books C.letters D.maps
A.dogs B.birds C.sheep D.fish
A.children B.animals C.flowers D.trees
A.USA B.UK C.UN D.UFO
When I was in Grade Three, I was picked to be the princess(公主) in the school play. For weeks my mother helped me practice my lines. once on the stage, every word disappeared from my head. My teacher asked me to change roles and be the narrator (解说员).Though I didn’t tell my mother had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the . It was a lovely spring day. We could see daisies coming out of the grass, lovely and cute. I watched my carelessly bend down by some flowers.
“I think I am going to dig up all these weeds (野草),”she said.
“But I like daisies,” I said. “All flowers are beautiful— daisies!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” She said. I nodded.
“And that is true of people, ,” she added.
She had guessed my pain. I started to cry and told her the truth.
“You will be a beautiful ”, she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. Over the next few weeks, I learned to take pride in the role. The big finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,’’ she said, handing me a . After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a daisy.
A.But B.Before C.And D.Since
A.when B.why C.what D.which
A.pool B.garden C.earth D.pond
A.grandma B.dad C.mother D.cousin
A.except B.even C.or D.if
A.also B.either C.addition D.too
A.doctor B.narrator C.visitor D.creator
A.day B.dog C.danger D.name
A.over B.out C.true D.back
A.letter B.note C.daisy D.fish
My uncle had a small farm. He also worked in a .
One autumn, he promised to help his neighbor harvest(收割) their corn(玉米). , after harvesting their corn, my uncle’s little machine broke. the same time, the factory where Uncle worked began to work for more hours. He had to leave the farm early in the morning and didn’t get home until very late. It now seemed to help out his neighbor. But my uncle decided to do it by hand.
One night, after working all day in the factory, my uncle went to the neighbor’s farm and the work under the bright moon.
My uncle kept his promise. He also taught me an important lesson: keeping a promise is more important than making it.
A.school B.hotel C.factory D.hospital
A.However B.Whatever C.Wherever D.Though
A.In B.With C.On D.At
A.impossible B.important C.useful D.possible
A.finishing B.finished C.finishes D.finish
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阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged.
Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week.We were supposed to do nice things our friends without letting them know who was doing it.We could leave encouraging notes or cards either on their desks or in their bags.Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days.
Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving instead of notes.Everyone was getting cool presents except me.My friend exactly what the teacher had told us.So I received nothing but hand-made cards with nice words about me.
On the last morning, I finally got a package.When I it, the girls around all .It was an "old lady" gift.My face went red.
I tried to forget about the shaming gift, but when the same girls it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't want it." The girls laughed at my words and went out of the bathroom.Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers I thought about my words.It wasn't like me to say things like that.
"I'm your secret friend." It was Rochelle." I' m sorry about the gift," she said to me, tears running down her face.
From a poor family, she was a target(目标) at school for those with rich parents.Yet she just took all the terrible treatment silently.
I was sick to my stomach as my words ran through my mind.She had heard everything.How could I have been so unkind?
Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury(奢侈品).
And I had destroyed everything for her.
I told her that I had only said those things to try to fit in.
"We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled understandingly.Her simple , spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine.
A.for B.behind C.through D.like
A.drew B.changed C.found D.picked
A.chances B.help C.hope D.gifts
A.learned B.copied C.followed D.understood
A.discovered B.opened C.caught D.held
A.cheered B.shouted C.laughed D.clapped
A.mentioned B.saw C.showed D.suggested
A.just B.ever C.even D.only
A.if B.as C.since D.because
A.exactly B.perfectly C.normally D.necessarily
A.powerful B.hurtful C.useful D.helpful
A.cards B.actions C.choices D.words
Do you write your own blog(博客)? Do you often other’s blogs on the Internet?
All over the world, not only famous persons but also many students use blogs as diaries and places to share their experiences and advice or help.
“ I write my activities every day, funny things and worries in my life.” says Lili, a high school student in Washington. “ I like putting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more and more people will like it. It’s a good way my life to the world.” She has had her blog for eight months.
Students like writing blogs they can write anything they want to, but don’t need to any money.
When you start to write your blog, you will find necessary to open up your eyes to a new world. But what you write down may trouble you . So use the blog carefully you can keep yourself away from some trouble. The blog makes everyone’s life colorful.
A.read B.write C.forget D.miss
A.learn from B.hear of C.ask for D.depend on
A.without B.including C.between D.include
A.common B.modern C.famous D.interesting
A.to show B.showing C.show D.showed
A.unless B.while C.until D.because
A.save B.spend C.take D.waste
A.that B.it C.one D.those
A.sometimes B.always C.ever D.never
A.only when B.even though C.so that D.ever since