As a single mother of four children and working at a low-paid job, I couldn’t get enough money for the family, but we had ____ on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was ____. I’ve always been glad about that.
Christmas was coming, and although there wasn’t enough ____ for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas ____.
The children planned weeks before, asking ____ what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy ____.
The big day arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar note and ____ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ____ again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
On the way home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ____ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ____. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ____ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be angry again.
This is what she told me: “I was looking ____, thinking of what to buy, and I ____ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ____ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so ____ as I did that day.
A．bowls B．forks C．chopsticks D．food
A．busy B．serious C．strict D．kind
A．effort B．room C．time D．money
A．shopping B．traveling C．parties D．greetings
A．the other B．each other C．another D．all of them
A．toys B．clothes C．presents D．bills
A．made B．reminded C．invited D．spoke
A．draw B．stay C．move D．meet
A．including B．besides C．except D．beside
A．quiet B．excited C．happy D．sad
A．since B．after C．while D．until
A．out B．over C．forward D．around
A．forgot B．stopped C．failed D．hated
A．wanted B．did C．got D．played
A．painful B．rich C．helpless D．angry
King William was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked which were strange. His people had to use words in a way to answer these questions.
Once William asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at that moment that George entered the palace. George the habit of the king. He understood the at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can for an answer?”
William said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
even a moment’s thought, George replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so ?” asked William.
George said, “Make your men , My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
William was pleased very much by George’s wise answer.
A．questions B．help C．promises D．advice
A．common B．friendly C．clever D．silent
A．Though B．Because C．If D．As
A．knew B．developed C．hated D．doubted
A．order B．information C．danger D．situation
A．ask B．wait C．try D．reach
A．Before B．Without C．Through D．In
A．smart B．brave C．funny D．sure
A．catch B．discuss C．count D．visit
A．fewer B．larger C．faster D．older
Jim is interested in reading. One day, he wants to borrow a book from the . He goes there Jack. They can’t see assistants there, only some robots standing there. Then Jim says to one of , “Hey, give me a book.” But the robot work.
“What’s wrong the robot?” he asks Jack. Jack tells him, “When you want something from somebody, you must ‘please’ first.”
So Jim says, “Please me a book, Mr. Robot.”
Then the robot brings him the book. But again, Jim can’t take the book out of the robot’s hands.
Jack says, “You must say ‘Thank you’ before you take the book.” Jim says “Oh, thank you very much, Mr. Robot.” Then he gets the book he wants from the robot’s hands.
A．office B．shop C．library D．hospital
A．to B．with C．from D．at
A．a B．some C．the D．any
A．a robot B．robots C．the robots D．robot
A．isn’t B．don’t C．not D．doesn’t
A．at B．with C．to D．about
A．to borrow B．borrows C．borrowing D．to borrowing
A．to say B．say C．says D．saying
A．give B．gives C．to give D．giving
A．But B．And C．So D．Or
Many years ago, a 10—year—old boy walked into a soda shop. He asked the , "How much is an ice cream sundae(圣代) ?"
"Fifty cents," the waitress replied. The boy into his pockets, pulled out a handful of change and began counting. The waitress looked at the boy impatiently. , she had other customers to wait on.
After counting, the boy asked the waitress again, " How much is a dish of plain(普通的) ice cream? " "Thirty-five cents, " the waitress said a little .
Again the boy counted his coins. At last, he said, "I'II have the plain ice cream please. " He put 35 cents the counter(柜台). The waitress took the coins, brought the ice cream and walked away.
About ten minutes later, she retumed and found the ice cream dish . The boy was gone. She the empty dish—then she was surprised.
There on the counter, next to the wet spot where the dish had been, were 15 cents. The boy had . money for a sundae, but he had ordered plain ice cream he could leave her a tip.
In a world that tells us to "get we can" , every so often it's good to be reminded to "give something. away".
A．woman B．waitress C．waiter D．man
A．reached B．took C．moved D．looked
A．After all B．In the end C．To be honest D．At last
A．happily B．angrily C．patiently D．worriedly
A．In B．under C．on D．over
A．dirty B．empty C．broken D．gone
A．picked up B．put up C．cut up D．ate up
A．a lot of B．enough C．much D．a little
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．all B．nothing C．someyhing D．any
Dear friend,
I am American school girl. My name is Alice Green. I am twelve. I two brothers. My brothers and I all at school. We go to school Monday Friday. We have classes on . We don’t go to school on weekends（周末）. My father and my mother are teachers. They say China is great. I like , and I can sing a lot of songs. My brother and I like baseball and basketball. do you like? Let’s friends. Please write soon.
Yours,
Alice Green
A．an B．a C．the D．/
A．has B．to have C．have D．am
A．is B．am C．be D．are
A．in B．at C．on D．from
A．to B．on C．in D．for
A．no B．not C．some D．any
A．Monday（星期一） B．Wednesday（星期三） C．Sunday（星期天） D．Friday（星期五）
A．singing B．to singing C．sing D．sings
A．Who B．Why C．What D．Where
A．are B．is C．do D．be
Mike has a new computer. Now he is wondering what will happen to the old one. “Well, after being broken up into small pieces, it will be sent to China by ship. “ his friend tells Mike.
Things like this _______. Every day. Last month Hong Kong officers found 131,000kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones. They had been sent to China illegally (非法地）. Computers are filled with _______things like mercury(水银）and lead (铅）. So every time an old computer is broken , it needs to be dealt with safely. Of course , _______to deal with broken computers has been a problem. Some countries like Japan and the US send their e-waste to China. Guiyu, a town in Guangdong Province, has been called the e-waste capital of the world. The town has to _________1.5 million kilograms of e-waste each year. This earns $75 million, but it comes at immense cost (以巨大的代价）.
Many harmful things in e-waste find ______own way into the environment. Plastic is burned outdoors and acids (酸性物质）are _______rivers or seas. Greenpeace, an environmental group , has said that the earth and rivers of Guiyu have been _______ polluted. This year _______ will make its first law about waster-recycling. The Chinese government wants to develop cities and towns, but in a way_________ doesn’t damage the environment or people’s lives. Money has been given by computer companies like Lenovo and Founder to ______ deal with computer waste. These companies will also be asked to take back their old computers. This is because they know best how to deal with them safely.
A．happen B．take C．reply D．discover
A．useful B．amazing C．dangerous D．helpful
A．where B．when C．what D．how
A．compare with B．think of C．deal with D．get over
A．their B．it C．them D．its
A．looked into B．run into C．poured into D．followed into
A．fine B．well C．badly D．better
A．India B．US C．Japan D．China
A．that B．what C．whom D．how
A．consider B．try C．learn D．help