I was lucky that I often got help from others, so I thought that perhaps my coming 45th birthday would be my chance to experience the joy of giving.
________ my special day, my husband took me to the Olive Garden. Our ________, Carlini, was very nice. We had a great dinner and after we________the meal, Carlini brought our bill(账单).
When she came back to the table to get our money, I knew it was my ________to give. I put the gift bag on the table and said, “I want to________you a gift, for it’s my birthday.”
“Oh, no,” she said, “not for me! It’s________birthday!” But I insisted(坚持). Then she said, “Can I ________ it in front of you?” And I said that would be fine.
The first thing she noticed was the ________of the gift bag which was purple. Purple is her favorite color and she ________had a purple tie on!
She opened the bag, saying, “It’s Christmas Day in July.”
As she was taking the gift out of the bag, she said she was ________and she never thought that day was her lucky day. It was________to give someone the exact present that she loved! She opened the box and saw it was a purple cup. Inside the cup was a thank-you card and forty-five dollars, a dollar for each ________ of my life.
________ she saw the money, she looked at us and said, “You do not have to leave a tip(小费).” But my husband and I just said________ and left.
Carlini was so thankful for ________ she had received. She said we had given her a big surprise. I thanked her for receiving my gift so beautifully.
A．On B．In C．At D．As
A．actress B．singer C．doctor D．waitress
A．ordered B．finished C．cooked D．bought
A．time B．job C．duty D．pleasure
A．lend B．give C．make D．show
A．my B．her C．his D．your
A．pack B．write C．open D．take
A．color B．price C．as usual D．just now
A．nearly B．actually C．quickly D．simply
A．excited B．bored C．tired D．relaxed
A．interesting B．wonderful C．funny D．silly
A．person B．thing C．event D．year
A．Before B．Though C．After D．Unless
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．how B．why C．what D．where
Kate is my good 1 . She is 2Canada. She is eleven 3 old. She has a round 4 , big blue eyes and a small 5. She 6 tall. She 7 long hair. She is 8 a purple skirt. Her sister is a 9. She teaches(教) English. They are in 10 now. They like China.
( )1. A. friendsB. friend C. father
()2. A. inB. from C. on
()3. A. yearsB.year’s C. years’
()4. A. eyesB. ears C. face
() 5.A. mouthB. ears C. arm
()6. A. amB. is C. are
( )7. A. haveB. is C. has
( )8. A. onB. in C. with
()9. A. teacherB. doctor C. student
()10. A. CanadaB. China C. Japan
Peter and James were brothers. One afternoon ___1____ the lessons were over, they stayed in school to help their teacher. They___ 2__ for an hour. Then the teacher said, “Thank you, boys. We will finish the work tomorrow. Now you must go home.”
When the boys ___3_____ home, it was seven o’clock. There was light inside their house and the door was ____4____. They could see a man inside, too.
“Who can it be?” thought Peter. “Father and Mother have gone shopping. They won’t be home ____5____ eight o’clock.”
When the _____6____ man saw Peter, he smiled and said, “Come in! You don’t know me, but I’m your ______7______ friend. He asked me to fetch （取）some money for him.” The man did not see James.
Peter went inside and began talking to the man but James did not. He quietly but quickly ran off to call the police. He soon found a policeman and _____8____ him back to their home. The man was still there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman _____9____ him and held his arm.
Just then Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the boys’ parents ______10______.
“No!” said Baker. “I don’t know him. He must be a thief. I am glad you have caught him.”
( )1. A. if B. when C. before D. until
( )2. A. studied B. worked C. stayed D. watched
( )3. A. arrived in B. went to C. got to D. reached
( )4. A. open B. opened C. opening D. close
( )5. A. at B. since C. until D. after
( )6. A. awayB. out C. outside D. inside
( )7. A. father B. fathers C. father’s D. brother’s
( )8. A. brought B. bring C. take D. caught
( )9. A. stoped B. stopped C. catchD. saw
( )10. A. returned B. come C. arrive D. reached
White bridge was a small village and old people came and lived there. Some of them had lots of old furniture, some of which they didn’t want to 41 .This was 42 there was no enough place to put it. Every Saturday morning they 43 what they didn’t need and other people came and took it away if they wanted to have it.
Mr. and Mrs. Morton’s children had grown up. The old couple moved to this small village44 the other old people did. The45 were busy forever. All the old in this small village were 46 to meet their children.
Every Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Morton put out a very ugly old bear’s head at the side of their gate, but47 wanted it. Last Saturday they wrote "I’m very48 here." on a piece of paper and put it near the bear’s head.
After a while, they found there was another bear’s head put beside 49 ,with another piece of paper. It 50 , “I am lonely, too."
A．sell B．buy C．lend D．keep
A．if B．because C．though D．that
A．put out B．put away C．put up D．put off
A．like B．and C．as D．or
A．men B．women C．young D．old
A．hard B．easy C．glad D．excited
A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
A．happy B．sad C．lonely D．disappointed
A．the door B．the window C．theirs D．others
A．wrote B．said C．told D．spoke
Today is the last Saturday before Christmas. Almost everyone in the USA 31 shopping for presents. 32 is falling and people are walking fast. They are trying 33 warm as they move from shop to shop. Inside the shops the children are 34 at the toys and talking to a man called Father Christmas. He is asking them what they want for Christmas.
In the USA it is warm and beautiful in summer, the trees and fields are green then. But now it is winter and 35 is white. The white snow is as almost 36 as Father Christmas.
At 37 there are different colours. Thousands of lights decorate(装饰)the houses and buildings of every town. These bright red, green, blue, orange and yellow lights help to make Christmas a beautiful 38 of year.
Christmas Day always begins 39 breakfast. The children wake up very early and can’t wait to open the 40 from their parents. Then they wake their parents up calling "Merry Christmas! "
A．go B．goes C．went D．going
A．Snow B．Rain C．Leaf D．Kite
A．kept B．keeping C．keeps D．to keep
A．seeing B．looked C．looking D．saw
A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．some things
A．interested B．thin C．welcome D．strong
A．evening B．night C．morning D．afternoon
A．time’s B．times’ C．times D．time
Do you have lots of friends? What do you 36 friends and friendship? Are they very important for you? Some of your friends may have different views and interests, and some like doing the same 37 as you. Do you like friends different from 38 the same as you? You may like the friends who 39 the same interests as you. But I don’t really care.
I have two good friends, Peter and James. Peter is 40 me. I am a quiet boy, and Peter is also quiet. We 41 enjoy reading books and surfing the Internet. On weekends, we often go to the library or 42 on the computer together. But James is very different from us. He likes playing ball games, and he is more athletic than us. He is 43 more outgoing. He likes talking and often makes 44 laugh. You see, friends are not 45 to be the same. Do you agree with me?
A．talk about B．think of C．thank for D．look at
A．interests B．views C．things D．habits
A．or B．and C．until D．but
A．are B．have C．show D．get
A．like B．as C．for D．with
A．all B．each C．both D．some
A．watch B．work C．read D．play
A．a few B．few C．a lot D．little
A．him B．her C．them D．us
A．important B．necessary C．difficult D．different