One will feel happy when others flatter(奉承) him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a “top hat” .
A student was going to leave the capital to become official(官员) in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say to his teacher.
“It is job to be a good official.” His teacher said. “You must be strict yourself and never be careless.”
“Don’t worry about me, sir.” The student answered.” I have already one hundred top hats, which will those people quite happy.”
“But we are really gentlemen! could a real gentleman do such a thing.” His teacher was a bit . “Never forget I taught you in class!”
“ are always right, sir, I also hate such things. But, sir, no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now.” said the student. It seemed that he had to do so.
After hearing this, the teacher was . “What you said is true!”
“I have one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine .” The student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.
A．to put on B．putting on C．wearing D．to wear
A．a B．the C．an D．/
A．hello B．goodbye C．OK D．thanks
A．not an easy B．not easy C．a good D．difficult
A．about B．with C．from D．to
A．made B．bought C．prepared D．repaired
A．give B．let C．keep D．make
A．How B．What C．Why D．When
A．anger B．angry C．angrily D．hungry
A．that B．how C．why D．what
A．You B．We C．They D．Us
A．hardly B．about C．almost D．nearly
A．disappointed B．pleased C．angry D．sorry
A．sent out B．bought C．sold D．borrowed
A．left B．already C．yet D．Else
Jim is an American boy. He is 1 New York. He likes 2 football matches, 3 he doesn’t have enough money 4 tickets. He has to watch the matches 5 TV at home when he has 6 homework. He 7 go to school from Monday to Friday, so he missed a lot of important football matches.
A big football match would be held(举行) in the afternoon the next day. 8 wanted to watch it very much. But he couldn’t. He would have a physics(物理) test in the 9 afternoon.
“Can we have a video, mom?” Jim asked his mother 10 he went to school. “Then from our TV set you can record the match for me.”
“I’m 11 we can’t afford(买得起) one,” said his mother.
The next morning Jim went home with a smile, 12 a new video.
“But where did you get the 13 , Jim?” His mother asked in 14 .
“That’s 15 , mom. I sold our TV set.”
A．on B．at C．from D．to
A．watching B．seeing C．playing D．looking
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．to buy B．buying C．buy D．bought
A．in B．on C．at D．with
A．few B．a few C．many D．quite a little
A．may B．can C．must D．should
A．Mother B．Father C．Teacher D．Jim
A．other B．different C．same D．another
A．after B．before C．because D．as
A．glad B．afraid C．pleased D．happy
A．carrying B．listening C．watching D．playing
A．car B．money C．match D．TV
A．surprise B．person C．a low voice D．great pain
A．easy B．easily C．difficult D．hardly
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The weekend is usually a time of rest. B 1today’s Chinese students cannot rest during the weekends. According to a survey(据调查), 24% of the junior students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the Junior 3 have less t 2eight hours’ sleep each night because o 3 too much study. Ji Ping, a junior student in Guangzhou, h 4to get up at 6:30 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday she goes to extra classes for math and English. But she doesn’t complain(抱怨). She says that a5her classmates work hard on Sunday. Liu Yang is from Dalian. As a Junior 2 student, his weekends are less busy. But he also spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after d 6homework, he plays basketball. He feels happy b 7he still has time to do the things he likes. A few students are a little luckier. Yang Qing, a Junior 3 student from Zibo, Shandong, is o 8of them. And she is a top student. During the weekends, she usually gets up at 8:00. Then she s9some time doing homework. After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV. “Don’t push yourself too much. Learning well at school is e10 ,” she said.
Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often ____ some books from the library. He ____ to the radio every morning and reading ____ 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 electric lights (电灯) 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, ____" "Oh? Why?" Mike didn’t answer and asked, ____, "Who invented the electric lights?" ____ "answered Mr Clarke. "Why didn't his father invent them, then?" Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know _____ to answer!
A．finds B．sells C．buys D．borrows
A．hears B．listens C．says D．reads
A．newspapers B．letters C．stories D．messages
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．easy 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 know C．I agree D．I don’t think so
A．instead B．carefully C．quickly D．brightly
A．Thomas Brown B．Allan Smith C．Thomas Edison D．Ron Jenkins
A．when B．what C．where D．which
A teacher was giving a lesson to his students on stress management (压力). He raised a glass of 1 and asked the students, “How 2 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ 3 ranged from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you 4 it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it 5 a day, you will have to call an ambulance(救护车). It is the exact same weight, but the 6 I hold it, the heavier it becomes.
“If we 7 our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.
“__8_you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up _9_.”
We have to 10 the burden from time to time, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So 11 you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it 12 home. You13pick it up tomorrow. 14 burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is 15 , enjoy it.
A．coffee B．drink C．juice D．water
A．heavy B．much C．soon D．long
A．questions B．say C．answers D．ask
A．hold B．take C．bring D．put
A．in B．on C．for D．of
A．have B．carry C．don’t have D．don’t carry
A．How B．Who C．That D．What
A．still B．also C．too D．again
A．put on B．put down C．put off D．put up
A．in front of B．behind C．before D．ago
A．back B．to C．on D．go
A．must B．can C．have to D．need
A．Whenever B．Whatever C．However D．Wherever
A．short B．long C．wide D．thin
Once, there was a beautiful girl who didn’t like herself, because she was blind, she couldn’t see anything.
In fact, the girl 1 nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always 4 to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “ 3 I could see the world, I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of 4 to the girl. When the bandages came off，she was able to see 5 ,including her boyfriend for the 6 time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you 7 me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was blind, 8 . She had never expected that, and she would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she 9 to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a 10 to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes. Before they are yours, they were 11 .”
So, this is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember 12 life was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the 13 of your food，think of those who have nothing to 14 . Before you complain about life，think of some ones who went to heaven too early. Before you complain about your old 15 , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs.
In a word, enjoy the things you have and don’t forget your past.
A．forgot B．loved C．disliked D．needed
A．ready B．exciting C．angry D．sad
A．Though B．Because C．If D．But
A．shoes B．glasses C．pants D．eyes
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．first B．second C．next D．1ast
A．follow B．love C．marry D．see
A．too B．also C．either D．neither
A．decided B．agreed C．refused D．wanted
A．diary B．note C．song D．story
A．yours B．your C．mine D．my
A．which B．what C．that D．how
A．taste B．size C．color D．shape
A．do B．wear C．eat D．make
A．food B．house C．clothes D．car