I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities ______ staying at one of its best hotels.” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I ______ and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any ______ in my bathroom.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure!
“I’ll ______ our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked ______. “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he ______ his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing _____! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. ______, I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a _____ situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I ______ into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.
A．since B．while C．after D．before
A．arrived B．passed C．left D．stopped
A．toothpaste B．water C．shampoo D．soap
A．send B．catch C．trouble D．bring
A．proud B．worried C．angry D．excited
A．put up B．cleaned up C．took back D．held out
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．Seriously B．Especially C．Quickly D．Luckily
A．helpful B．perfect C．terrible D．busy
A．broke B．looked C．rushed D．moved
We kids have different ways to get in touch with each other now. And for the old, they’d like to go to the market or 26 each other’s houses, but for the young, we kids needn’t follow the27 of doing so.
The easiest way for us to get in touch and make 28 is to use the Internet services, like QQ. A lot of websites such as www.qq.com have 29 in the last few years and offered such kinds of 30 for free. So we can make friends 31 through the Internet. Maybe we do not 32 all these “friend” well. We add friends only 33 we seem cooler with more friends online.
Then how do we kids keep in touch with friends online? We make it by posting our 34 to each other. At times , “friends”35 “be missing” for months without a message. Is this the friendship in the 21st century?
Of course, using these Internet services is not 36 for saying “ Hi, what’s up?” Some of us have found long-lost classmates and friends 37 these websites. And at times we 38 a time to go to a movie or get together. What’s more, we kids can 39 our friends’ favourite music when we are on the Internet.
Believe it or not, these Internet services will be40 for a while, and it is really a convenient way for us to keep in touch.
A．visit B．enjoy C．like D．build
A．chances B．thoughts C．ways D．plans
A．quarrels B．friends C．sentences D．jokes
A．gone B．had C．turned D．appeared
A．computers B．services C．books D．rooms
A．easily B．loudly C．actually D．early
A．learn B．know C．hear D．teach
A．if B．when C．because D．how
A．money B．paper C．positions D．messages
A．must B．will C．may D．shall
A．already B．also C．just D．yet
A．through B．for C．onto D．into
A．spend B．kill C．fix D．last
A．listen to B．hear from C．look at D．feel like
A．difficult B．popular C．dangerous D．polite
Jim is an American boy. He likes __1__football matches, __2 __he hasn’t enough (足够的) money to buy tickets. He has to watch the matches __3__TV at home when he has __4__homework. He must go to school from Monday to Friday, so he missed (错过) a lot of important football matches.
A big football match would be held (举行) in the afternoon the next day. __ 5 __wanted to watch it very much. But he couldn’t. He would have a physics (物理) test in __6___afternoon.
"Can we have a video, mom?" Jim asked his mother __7___he went to school. "Then from our TV set you can record (录像) the match for me."
"I’m __8___we can’t afford (买得起) one," said his mother. The next morning Jim went home with a smile, __9___a new video. "But where did you get the money, Jim?" His mother asked in surprise.
"That’s __10 __, mom. I sold our TV set."
| 1. |
A. watching |
B. seeing |
C. looking at |
D. hearing |
| 2. |
A. and |
B. so |
C. but |
D. or |
| 3. |
A. in |
B. on |
C. at |
D. with |
| 4. |
A. few |
B. a few |
C. many |
D. quite a little |
| 5. |
A. Mother |
B. Father |
C. Teacher |
D. Jim |
| 6. |
A. the same |
B. the different |
C. a |
D. as |
| 7. |
A. after |
B. before |
C. because |
D. as |
| 8. |
A. glad |
B. afraid |
C. pleased |
D. frighten (恐惧) |
| 9. |
A. carrying |
B. carries |
C. carry |
D. to carry |
| 10. |
A. difficult |
B. easy |
C. difficulty |
D. easily |
It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it 36 we passed by a cafe. Suddenly I noticed a short old man, covered with some bits of clothes, shaking with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would 37 him a coin or a cup of hot tea.
I asked my 38 to go over and hand this old man something. He 39 into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “40 .” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live41 the cold night.
I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next 42 , as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the 43 and came up to my window and44 at me. This time I offered him a 45 of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He 46 food, smiled and said, “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he 47 me think of my father.”
I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could _48___to one of us, 49 please do not pass by a 5 0 person without offering at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.
A．after B．when C．before D．if
A．send B．leave C．invite D．pick
A．father B．son C．husband D．friend
A．watched B．entered C．came D．looked
A．Excuse me B．Beg your pardon C．Take it easy D．Thank you
A．in B．through C．under D．off
A．year B．month C．week D．day
A．office B．gift C．car D．shop
A．smiled B．pointed C．called D．shouted
A．box B．bag C．bottle D．basket
A．held B．ordered C．dropped D．received
A．got B．forced C．made D．allowed
A．wait for B．surprise at C．ask for D．happen to
A．so B． and C．or D．but
A．quiet B．sick C．poor D．shy
Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work, they can remember people’s birthdays; and they are always 31 to their friends and family members. Mr. Brown is such a person.
Mr. Brown works in a 32 , and he lives in the town alone . He only has a sister. She lives in 33 town with her husband and her son, Mike. Mr. Brown doesn’t have time to see his sister or her family, from one year to the 34 , but he never forgets 35 them different kinds of greeting cards. These days, he is busy 36 a birthday card and presents for the 20th birthday of his nephew, Mike.
Last Sunday, Mr. Brown had quite a surprise. He drove home from the hotel at the usual time, and he drove his car very 37 , not too slowly or too fast. When he got home, he parked his car as usual in the right place, and then he went into the house to make supper. Suddenly, there was a 38 the door. Mr. Brown opened the door and found a policeman standing outside the door.
“What’s wrong?” he asked 39 . ‘Did I drive on the wrong side of the street? Or did I make a mistake at work?’
“Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman with a big 40 on his face, “My name is Mike”.
A．rude B．ungrateful C．kind D．unkind
A．hotel B．school C．police station D．bank
A．the same B．a busy C．an old D．another
A．second B．next C．another D．last
A．to get B．to keep C．to send D．to borrow
A．collecting B．getting C．choosing D．writing
A．slowly B．fast C．carefully D．carelessly
A．knock off B．knock over C．knock into D．knock at
A．someone B．himself C．no one D．none
A．anger B．cry C．sadness D．smile
Some people have very good memories and can easily learn quite long poem（诗歌）by heart. Some people have 51 memories and can only 52 things that they have said again and again.
The 53 English writer Charles Dickens said that he could walk down 54 street in London and then tell you the name of every shop on 55 sides of the street. Great men in the world have wonderful memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns 56 language by remembering what he hears 57 he is a small child. Some children live with their parents in foreign countries and they seem 58 two languages as 59 as one. In school it is not so easy to learn foreign languages 60 students have little time 61 it and they are busy with other subjects as well.
A man’s mind is quite like a camera but it62 photos of what we see and it can also take photos of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo 63 a camera there is much work 64 before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends. 65 the same way there is much work to do before we can keep a picture forever in our mind.
A．wonderful B．better C．poor D．badly
A．speak B．study C．know D．remember
A．nice B．beautiful C．famous D．kind
A．any B．some C．many D．the
A．every B．each C．both D．all
A．her B．his C．one’s D．their
A．when B．since C．if D．as soon as
A．to keep B．to get C．to learn D．to take
A．badly B．hard C．easily D．happily
A．because B．why C．what D．when
A．like B．for C．to D．in
A．leaves B．takes C．gets D．receives
A．in B．by C．with D．through
A．to do B．to have C．to start D．to stay
A．In B．On C．With D．As