There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ___ to him because it was a gift from his father.
After _ __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for ___ from a group of children playing nearby.
He ___ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn _____. They searched everywhere but still could not find the _____. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ______.
The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer __ _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he _____ where the rest had failed.
The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a ____ mind can think better than an excited one.”
A．important B．expensive C．useless D．interesting
A．finding B．searching C．watching D．studying
A．money B．danger C．work D．help
A．promised B．taught C．warned D．believed
A．angrily B．slowly C．immediately D．hardly
A．rule B．book C．child D．watch
A．way B．chance C．lesson D．smile
A．threw B．sent C．gave D．caught
A．came B．knew C．succeeded D．suggested
A．beautiful B．smart C．peaceful D．quick
Julia was a very beautiful woman. She was tall and her skin was white and smooth. She only had one: she was a little bit fat. So she took part in a club, and didn’t eat anything that might make her put on weight.
At a party, Julia told us that she had her family’s favorite delicious cake over the weekend, and they had eaten half of it at dinner that evening. The next day, Julia kept staring at the other half and finally she cut a piece for herself. One piece led to another, and soon she had finished the cake.She went on to tell us that she was so that she could not stop herself from eating the cake and her husband would be so unhappy. Everyone her, until someone asked: “What did your husband say when he found out?”Julia smiled happily. “He found out,” she answered. “I made another cake and ate half of that one too.”A. problemB. hopeC. advantage
A. sportsB. dietC. music
A. made B. boughtC. eaten
A. largeB. halfC. small
A. surprisedB. sadC. angry
A. thanked B. punishedC. pitied
A. never B. seldomC. sometimes
Today ,I want to tell you a story about something I did when I was 14 years old. I made some friends in school they turned out to be bad. They were some boys who stole（偷盗） and sold them. Whenever we were stealing a bike , a boy named John would break the lock two other boys were watching out. Then one of us would the bike to a cave （洞穴）. The next day ,we would meet there and repaint the bike. When we stole four or five bikes ,we would sell them a few hundred dollars.
One afternoon ,we went to an apartment in Bukit Batok. We found a bike on the fifth floor and started to work on the . It was hard to break. We spent 10 minutes it. We were about to escape with the bike when the owner of the bike came out of the elevator. “ My bike !” he .
We dropped the bike and ran down but two policemen nearby us. We were taken to the police station. Our parents were called and our teachers were told what had happened. The police took down what we had done. The next day ,a bright Sunday, I to the Boys’ Home.
Life in the Boys’ Home was very hard but it me a very important lesson. I learnt that stealing was not right. At the Boys’ Home ,the officers helped me and encouraged me my ways. I decided to stealing.
To this day , I feel so for what I have done. I hope you will learn something from my story.
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．bikes B．books C．Suitcases D．backpacks
A．When B．while C．since D．after
A．fetch B．Pull C．fill D．take
A．To B．with C．by D．for
A．Tuesday B．Friday C．Saturday D．Sunday
A．floor B．lock C．elevator D．bike
A．breaking B．to break C．break D．broken
A．said B．walked C．Shouted D．stopped
A．saw B．pointed C．impressed D．caught
A．sent B．was sending C．was sent D．would send
A．offered B．taught C．told D．passed
A．to change B．change C．to keep D．keep
A．pick up B．put up C．look up D．give up
A．scared B．sorry C．confident D．excited
Be yourself
We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Everyone likes to feel that lie or she is special.____ ____ , many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We believe we are not good enough just as we are.
Most parents want us to be the best we can be. Very often, they________us to others. By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better. They mean well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is by being better than someone else, but we are often_______.There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at something. Plenty of people around may not be as smart as we are, but they are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is ______ for us to be better than everyone else all the time.
We all want the things that we believe will make us better people. But very often we don’t realize that we already have________us the very things that we want. These things make us different from others. When we are growing up, ______sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough. Maybe no one told them when they were growing up. Anyway, it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are is enough.
A．Again B．Next C．Besides D．However
A．describe B．compare C．introduce D．prefer
A．lonely B．forgetful C．disappointed D．nervous
A．helpful B．impossible C．necessary D．unfair
A．inside B．among C．around D．for
A．friends B．scientists C．parents D．doctors
A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.
“Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most day in our lives is？Is it the day when we were born or the day we ？Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed？”The young man asked.
“ The most important day in our lives is today. ”The wise man replied calmly.
“Why？”The young man felt more than . “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today？”
“No. Nothing has happened today. ”
“Is it because of my visit？”
“Even if nobody visited me today, today is very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come; but no matter how common today is, it is our control (控制). ”
The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have a lot of it. ”
The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.
Actually, today is the only we have. So, what we should do now is to yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!
A．important B．necessary C．comfortable D．funny
A．miss B．die C．grow D．start
A．Nothing B．None C．No one D．Neither
A．awful B．pleased C．surprised D．excited
A．yet B．already C．ever D．still
A．for B．under C．on D．with
A．stopped B．refused C．encouraged D．ordered
A．treasured B．handed C．wasted D．avoided
A．excuse B．way C．chance D．plan
A．forget B．remember C．call D．treat
Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening in big cities and in the countryside, all over the United States, you can see Americans running — men and women, young and old. People run — along the beaches of California, Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym. Some people even run in living rooms.
Running wasn’t so popular in the past. In the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes and healthy strong people. When people saw a runner, they used ,“Hey, what’s the hurry for？”or they might say to ,“Is he crazy？”At that time, women almost never ran. If they did, they might be laughed at. But today all these have Men and women of all enjoy running.
Doctors say many of the health problems in the United States these bad habits: eating too much, smoking cigarettes, and taking exercise. Doctors tell us,“Eat less, don’t smoke, and exercise more. ”Running is a good exercise it helps build strong hearts and lungs. It also helps most people lose weight.
A．anywhere B．somewhere C．everywhere D．nowhere
A．among B．through C．with D．on
A．our B．your C．his D．their
A．to asking B．to speak C．to speaking D．to ask
A．them B．themselves C．their D．they
A．changed B．stopped C．worked D．done
A．people B．cities C．villages D．ages
A．come from B．look for C．care for D．think of
A．few B．many C．much D．little
A．how B．where C．because D．until