The following is a story about Josie Dew.
When Josie Dew was , she fell out of a car, so she has never learned to .
She was still at primary school when she decided she wanted to . So when she was eleven, she decided to go for long bike rides, and cycled 40 or 50 every day.
Josie says, “The only thing about the middle school was cycling there and back. I left school when I was 16. I cooking so at that time I started a business. I cooked three-course meals, and delivered（递送） them ! In 1985, as soon as I had some , I cycled to Africa and back.”
Josie has to 40 countries and has had all kinds of interesting . She has cycled through the Himalayan Mountains in Nepal, then down into India. She has cycled through millions of locusts （蝗虫）in the Moroccan desert and through tornados（龙卷风）in the USA. She was in Romania on Christmas Day in 1989. And she hasn’t been to Egypt yet, because when she was in Turkey, a war nearby. So she went to Greece instead.
She has sometimes traveled with friends, boyfriends and even her mother, but she has often cycled . She had only one really frightening experience — a man her in Bulgaria.
In 1997 she hurt her leg very badly, she started writing books about her . She’s written five books, and now she is on her bike again! At the moment she is planning to cycle around New Zealand.
A．old B．young C．short D．tall
A．drive B．dance C．run D．walk
A．travel B．swim C．work D．jump
A．meter B．miles C．inches D．feet
A．good B．terrible C．boring D．tiring
A．hated B．imagined C．advised D．loved
A．by car B．by bike C．on foot D．by ship
A．water B．fruit C．money D．food
A．been B．gone C．returned D．moved
A．bikes B．souvenirs C．pictures D．experiences
A．ended B．started C．stopped D．left
A．happily B．quickly C．alone D．quietly
A．found B．loved C．greeted D．attacked
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．family B．friends C．business D．Journeys
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Once when Kevin was selling hats under a big tree, the monkeys on the tree picked some hats and put them on. So Kevin took off his own hat and threw on the ground. The stupid monkeys threw their hats, too! Kevin soon all the hats and left happily.
Fifty years later, young Tony, of Kevin, also sold hats for a living. a long walk, Tony was tired, so he put his bag of hats beside him and laid down under a big tree. He was soon fast .
When he woke up, Tony found that there weren’t any hats in his bag! Tony started looking for his hats. To his , he found some monkeys on the tree wearing his hats.
Tony didn’t know what to do. Then he remembered the story his grandfather used to tell him. “Yes! I can fool these monkeys!” said Tony. “I’ll them imitate (模仿) me and very soon I will get all my hats back!”
Tony then waved at the monkeys, the monkeys waved at him. Tony started dancing, the monkeys were also dancing. Tony threw his hat on the ground…
Just then, one of the monkeys jumped down the tree, picked up the hat Tony threw on the ground and up to Tony. He said, “Do you think only you had a grandfather?”
A．it B．its C．him D．his
A．pointed B．put C．collected D．matched
A．father B．son C．grandson D．friend
A．When B．After C．Before D．As
A．alive B．afraid C．awake D．asleep
A．pleasure B．interest C．value D．surprise
A．recently B．luckily C．proudly D．angrily
A．tell B．make C．promise D．realize
A．from B．beside C．toward D．through
A．put B．brought C．walked D．took
Mr. Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often some books from the library. He to the radio every morning and reads after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His worship(崇拜)him very much. Mike， Mr. Clarke’s little son， is only nine. He likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Clarke always thinks he’s too to understand him and chooses ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对……满意)it. One day Mike read about the lights and was it. When his father told him to do some housework， he went on thinking of it. He asked him questions， and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly， “Fathers always know than sons!” The boy thought for a while and said， “ .” His father asked， “Oh? Why?” Mike didn’t answer， and asked， ， “Who invented the lights?” “ ”answered Mr. Clarke. “Why didn’t his father invent them， then? ” Looking at his son， Mr. Clarke didn’t know 47 to answ!
A．finds B．sells C．borrows D．buys
A．hears B．listens C．says D．reads
A．CD B．music C．TV D．newspapers
A．teachers B．parents C．students D．classmates
A．also B．never C．even D．only
A．old B．young C．clever D．able
A．more difficult B．the most difficult C．easily D．the easiest
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．worried about B．interested in C．afraid of D．angry with
A．few B．little C．a few D．a little
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．I think so B．I don’t think so C．I agree D．I don’t know
A．instead B．carefully C．quickly D．brightly
A．Thomas Brown B．Allan Smith C．Thomas Edison D．Ron Jenkins
A．when B．where C．which D．what
Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around. People ______ coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困) that______ his unhappy life. One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______ about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.” The poor man looked at the vase ______ . Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However , he didn’t want to ______ such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home on the table. “It.s not right for something so beautiful to be ______.” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. ______ he was still not satisfied . “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint the walls. His house turned into _______ place immediately. The poor man _______ . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.
A．enjoyed B．avoided C．forgot D．considered
A．led to B．connected to C．made up D．set up
A．service B．knowledge C．advice D．care
A．peace B．happiness C．mess D．regret
A．sadly B．nervously C．proudly D．surprisedly
A．throw away B．give out C．pay for D．keep off
A．ugly B．Full C．empty D．dirty
A．Although B．But C．So D．Because
A．large B．dark C．strange D．comfortable
A．cheered up B．rang up C．sped up D．stayed up
Online shopping is more and more popular. You can shop without your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your and your things will be sent to your house in several days.
Last November 11th, many online stores offered a big discount(折扣) and free delivery(邮递) . The biggest online shopping sites in China, taobao.com and tmall.com, sold worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.
“Goods online are often much cheaper. It also me a lot of time. And we often find more goods online to than in shopping malls.” said Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing. She late for a lot of cheap goods online.
Another big of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different places . “I like eating duck necks very much and Taobao makes it for me to buy them from shops in Wuhan.” said Zhang Xi, a girl in Yangzhou. While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily attracted(吸引) by advertisements on the Internet and things they don’t need.
“Middle school students pay more attention to their studies. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert(专家). “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things they want. Some of the goods are for young students such as cigarettes(香烟) and wine(酒).”
A．leaving B．reaching C．returning D．arriving
A．head B．mouth C．mouse D．printer
A．price B．address C．job D．service
A．clothes B．things C．food D．shoes
A．takes B．spends C．needs D．saves
A．look for B．choose from C．pay for D．meet up
A．looked up B．got up C．stayed up D．stood up
A．advantage B．problem C．result D．example
A．easily B．finally C．carefully D．difficultly
A．important B．interesting C．possible D．impossible
A．certainly B．simply C．luckily D．especially
A．sell B．steal C．buy D．borrow
A．can B．should C．could D．would
A．places B．hobbies C．interests D．ages
A．good B．bad C．useful D．helpful
You may have a lot of friends and expect your friendship to last a lifetime. However, lifelong friendships are not ________ what everybody can get. Friends sometimes misunderstand each other. For one thing, you may want your _______ to be near at hand, but also you need your independence (独立).
For example, when one of your friends comes asking _______ it is all right to spend the evening in your house, sometimes you just say “_____” to him or her because it is not convenient for you. Unfortunately, not all your friends _______ this type of independence. They believe that friends can ask for any favor and the answer should always be “yes”.
Also, misunderstanding sometimes happens when you ask for ______. You expect your friends to help you whenever you need. But the fact is, your friends may not always drop everything to satisfy _______ of your needs. This may make you ______ with them and your friendship could end. The most important thing for you and your friends to do is to always show understanding and respect for each other.
Lifelong friendships don’t develop overnights. In a true friendship, both people equally _______ each other. Long-term friendships provide the time to build up a _____ together. As you spend more time with your friend, you are creating special times and stocking up (存储) on memories.
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．ever
A．parents B．friends C．students D．teachers
A．when B．as C．if D．why
A．yes B．no C．good D．OK
A．provide B．understand C．produce D．invent
A．help B．food C．money D．respect
A．every B．each C．both D．either
A．happy B．excited C．cheerful D．angry
A．connect B．compare C．support D．solve
A．story B．family C．character D．history