Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother, Mike, in town who was an excellent gardener. His skill and his beautiful trees were everywhere.
One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. “Look, my brother,” said Mike, “Here is the best tree from my garden. Take it home and it so that you, and your children, and your children’s children can enjoy it.” Henry was with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began to where he should plant it.
“If I plant it on the hill,” he said to himself, “the wind might catch it and down the fruit; If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by will pick some of them; but if I plant it…”
he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could notice it. But the tree bore（结出）no fruit the first year, nor the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him , “You have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me but leaves.”
When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, “You have planted the tree in such a cold corner without or warmth. How, then, could you expect flowers and fruit?”
A．simple B． famous C． similar D．common
A． pear B． grape C． apple D．banana
A． sell B． wash C． hide D．plant
A． tired B． patient C． pleased D．popular
A．learn B．wonder C．realize D．understand
A．put B．cut C．push D．shake
A．Finally B．Firstly C．Luckily D．Certainly
A．happily B． angrily C．kindly D．carelessly
A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．air B．earth C． water D．sunlight
One summer evening as I was caking dinner, there was a knock at the door. I it and saw a truly bad-looking man. But his voice was as he said, “Good evening. I come to see if you have a for just one night. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and there’s no bus till next morning.” He told me he had been hunting (寻找) but with no . I told him we would find him a bed, but to rest on the porch (门廊). I went inside and prepared dinner. When we were ready, I asked him if he would like to us. “No, thank you. I have plenty.” When I had the dinner, I went out to talk with him. It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had oversize heart crowded that tiny body. He told me he fished for a living to his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly disabled from a back injury. At bedtime, we a bed in the children's room for him. On his next trip, as a gift, he brought a big fish and some fresh oysters (牡蛎) I had never seen. In the years he came to overnight with us, and there was never a time he did not bring us some fish or vegetables from his garden.
I know our family will always be thankful to have known him, from him we learn what it was to accept the bad without a complaint and the good thanks.
A．felt B．opened C．repaired D．painted
A．boring B．angry C．scary D．pleasant
A．room B．bus C．television D．cake
A．success B．dinner C．job D．problem
A．call B．visit C．join D．invite
A．checked B．finished C．prepared D．cooked
A．provide B．fetch C．educate D．support
A．put B．planted C．covered D．discovered
A．help B．play C．work D．stay
A．from B．for C．with D．without
My dear brothers and sisters:
The unexpected earthquake attacked you today last year, my dear friends. Actually it hit every Chinese because we are in the same, sharing the same sky. Though we are not in Sichuan with you, we know how you feel afteryour family members and belongings in the earthquake. Many volunteersthe country come to help you because we know what difficulties you are facing. When we heard the sad or moving stories over the radio or watched them on TV, tears came to our . We are as heartbroken as you are.
, we brave Chinese can beat any disaster and overcome any difficulty. In the past year, we hid our tears andour best to rebuild our hometown. We told ourselves“ Don’t!” “No hope, no success!” “Nothing is impossible to a willing heart!” We are stillwalking in a desert (沙漠) at present, but we are ready to live on bravely. Please remember that you are not, not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world are with you, weyou and we are willing to help you.
So just believe we’ll beat the disaster, and a happy life is just on its way!A. village B. country C. town
A. getting B. calling C. losing
A. across B. under C. behind
A. eyes B. ears C. mouths
A. Although B. However C. Because
A. tried B. said C. made
A. give out B. give away C. give up
A. like B. after C. before
A. boring B. happy C. alone
A. look for B. care about C. take after
Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you travel to other countries, do you know what to say to small talk with local people?
In Britain the best topic is the weather. British changes quite often. It’s a safe topic. You can start small talk simply by saying “It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it?”the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with English people. For example, you could say, “Those roses look really beautiful, ?” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely ! What’s its name?”
In America, people like to talk about sports, Amecican football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it?” The weather is a topic there, too.
Of course, you should avoid a lot of topics during small talk in western countries. Don’t ask people “How old are you?”. Age is usually secret , for women. ask “How much money do you make?” It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend boyfriend. Politics(政治) and religion(宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either. A. end B. start C. speak
A. weather B. people C. food
A. Besides B. Except C. But
A. isn’t it B. aren’t they C. don’t they
A. picture B. dog C. boy
A. the same as B. so that C. such as
A. safe B. dangerous C. hard
A. extremely B. especially C. exactly
A. Never B. Usually C. Please
A. with B. and C. or
请用适当的词完成下面这封信，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to tell you about our experience on Train 2315 the other day. It is a traingoes from Winston to Stenberg.
This train was never late before, but last Thursday it did not get to the stationtime and my friends and I had to wait for nearly fifty minutes. The train was supposed to
the station at 9:10 am but it was 10:30 am when it set off in the end. Officials at the station neither said sorry to us
gave us any reason for the delay(延误). On our way to Stenberg it stopped for another thirty minutes and still nobody told
why.
What’s more,service on the train was also very poor. The trip took more than five hours. However, we could buy
but some soft drinks on the train. Worst of all, something was
with the air conditioning(空调) and the temperature reached 38℃ before we arrived in Stenberg.
All theon the train were so angry that they asked me to write this letter to your company. We hope you can give us some explanations and improve your work later.
We are looking forward tofrom you.
Yours,
John Armstrong
Andy went home from school by bus one day. When an old woman carrying a basket full of apples got onto the bus, Andy his seat. The old woman her thanks to him and before she got off, she three big apples and said, "I want to give you these three apples. Tell one apple your wish, eat it and then wait and see."
The next day Andy went to a park with the apples. "I wish to be tall and strong." Andy said when he saw boys playing baseball there. He ate the first apple and grew into a very tall boy. But all the boys ran away with when they saw this.
Andy was sad. He took out another apple and said, “I wish to be famous so as to have lots of friends.” With these words, he ate the second apple. But when hundreds of reporters tried to interview him, he had to hide himself to them.
Andy’s third wish was to be one of the richest men in the world. But when his wish came true, he found himself still .
One night Andy the old lady again in the street. She saw he was not in high spirits and asked him what he really wanted to be. "I just want to be !" Andy said. Suddenly he was at the again. One of the boys came up and said to him, "Come on and play with us!"
A．refused B．offered C．kept D．shook
A．expressed B．explained C．imagined D．regretted
A．checked out B．pointed out C．picked out D．sold out
A．bitter B．plain C．magic D．funny
A．joy B．pride C．courage D．fear
A．avoid B．control C．receive D．warn
A．lonely B．silent C．lively D．excellent
A．came down B．came up with C．came to D．came across
A．him B．me C．them D．you
A．bus B．street C．park D．heaven