A beautiful ,well-dressed lady came to see her doctor . She said she was bored by her lifestyle , and her whole life was empty and ________.
So the doctor called the old lady who cleaned the office floors , and said to the rich lady，“I’m going to ask Mary to tell you how she found ________ . All I want you to do is to________”
So the old lady put down her broom(扫帚) ，sitting on a chair to tell her story,“Well ,my husband _____ malaria （疟疾 ） and months later my only son was killed by a car . I had nobody … I had nothing ___ . I couldn’t sleep; I couldn’t eat ; I never smiled at anyone; I ____ thought of the death . Then one evening a little cat _____ me home from work . I felt sorry for the cat . It was cold outside , so I decided to let the cat in . I got it some milk , and it licked(舔 ) the plate ______ . Then it rubbed against my leg , and for the first time in months, I smiled . Then I stopped to think : if _____ a cat could make me smile , maybe doing something for _____could make me happy ,too . So the next day I baked（烘烤 ）some biscuits and took them to a neighbor who was _______ in bed. Every day I tried to do something ______ for someone . It made me so happy to see them happy . Today I don’t______ of anybody who sleeps and eats better than I do . I’ve found ______ by giving it to others . ”
When she heard that , the rich lady cried . She had _____ that money could buy ,but she had lost the things which money couldn’t buy
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Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing World. But the is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of adevelopedcountry like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making for the homeless of Berlin, the capital of Germany. They first doing that during a long hot summer when most Germans were on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t . “What these people also need is warmth and ,” says Rita. The Mullers were always willing to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.
The couple were soon all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to donations. Today, over thirty companiesregularly donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producereven gives away new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive nopayment for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita says she often gets , she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a in the world.
A．result B．reason C．fact D．idea
A．meals B．houses C．preparations D．suggestions
A．began B．met C．called D．left
A．asleep B．alone C．across D．away
A．brought up B．put aside C．set up D．gave away
A．enough B．necessary C．helpful D．expensive
A．right B．freedom C．courage D．caring
A．found out B．made sure C．looked up D．worked out
A．open B．crowded C．noisy D．near
A．spending B．wasting C．costing D．taking
A．pay for B．ask for C．look into D．carry out
A．give away B．give in C．give out D．give up
A．raise B．borrow C．save D．expect
A．surprised B．excited C．tired D．shy
A．difference B．decision C．plan D．rule
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My mother is a kind and nice woman. One Sunday night, when I was watching the film Harry Potter very happily, Mother asked me to go to bed.
that I didn’t move. But for a while, I noticed that she didn’t say anything.
I was so sad and that I went into my room and cried. I thought “I have only two nights in a week to enjoy the TV.
” The next day she cooked and talked with me as usual. I pretended not to hear, but she didn’t mind and told me why she didn’t allow me to watch TV, because she wanted me to have a good rest. Then I understood her. I love my mother.
| A. I loved the film so much. B. Then she got angry and turned off the TV. C. But she is very strict with me. D. Why doesn’t mother allow me to watch TV? |
Alan is a schoolboy. He is good at all his subjects .He thinks computers can help him with his homework. So Alan wanted a computer last week. He asked hisparents_ the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He_ about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors. But this was not_ . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens _he had no tools to do the work with.
Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送)newspaper. I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could even get the computer __ away. I could payfor it a little each week. He ran to __up with Dick. Alan asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was _ to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job tookabout three hours each night. Dick him the phone number of the newspaper manager Alan almost flew home. After he had told his mother _he thought, shesmiled “I think it is agreat idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper….”
“Wait, Mum,” Alan said, “I’ll call. After that, I’m going to be a businessman now.”
Alan’s mother smiled _ . We should learn from him.
A．in B．at C．with D．for
A．said B．told C．thought D．spoke
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．when B．because C．while D．after
A．now B．right C．just D．only
A．take B．catch C．carry D．put
A．friendly B．kind C．wrong D．possible
A．taught B．gave C．made D．asked
A．that B．when C．what D．where
A．sadly B．happily C．politely D．happy
People who have finished education often admire students for their carefree life. But they don't know how difficult it is to _____ a student. He can never finish his homework. Furthermore, he has to ______ the great pressure of examinations. Everyone wants to get the first ____ in exams. And after school, there are also many extra classes waiting for him. The worst of all is that students can hardly do ______they really love to do, for they _____ almost all their time on studies.
A．grow B．take C．as D．be
A．use B．become C．face D．wait
A．place B．top C．position D．desk
A．how B．why C．what D．which
A．take B．spend C．take D．have
As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.
“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.
Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.
One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his . I was moved and was another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.
Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am to be a teacher like him.
Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.
Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.
A．replies B．reasons C．rewards D．results
A．moon B．earth C．star D．sun
A．advised B．announced C．added D．answered
A．distance B．weight C．size D．height
A．very B．too C．really D．so
A．at present B．at once C．at times D．at first
A．with B．to C．in D．for
A．away B．together C．angry D．along
A．thinking B．caring C．considering D．supposing
A．money B．blood C．clothes D．time
A．taught B．given C．taken D．had
A．remembers B．represents C．warns D．reminds
A．just B．never C．ever D．yet
A．able B．about C．allowed D．available
A．well B．good C．better D．best