Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift, a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and .
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very .
Gift giving is different in different . Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be away to someone else, because many people have enough things and don’t want too gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a . In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best . People don’t need to spend too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things , some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however, money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that . When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift has some thought behind it.”
Different people have very different thoughts this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?
A．especially B．usually C．commonly D．specially
A．disagreements B．dislikes C．displays D．disadvantages
A．as B．if C．while D．when
A．huge B．similar C．same D．small
A．lonely B．happy C．sad D．angry
A．cities B．towns C．provinces D．countries
A．kept B．thrown C．put D．given
A．small B．expensive C．many D．cheap
A．guide B．person C．child D．chef
A．gift B．reply C．reward D．behavior
A．funnier B．harder C．better D．easier
A．receiving B．giving C．using D．fetching
A．counts B．invents C．finds D．discovers
A．who B．what C．where D．that
A．in B．to C．on D．up
This is a map of our school. There six buildings in our school: a library, office building, a classroom building, a dining hall, a sports hall and a science building. In the middle of the is a big playground. The library is the left of the playground near the school gate. There are many , maps and computers in it. Behind the library, on the left, are the school offices. Between this building the dining hall is the classroom building twenty-four classrooms. On the right of the classroom building is the hall. In front of the dining hall is the sports hall and the in front of that is for science. There are six labs and five computer rooms in the science building.
A．is B．am C．are D．be
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．school B．farm C．hospital D．shop
A．at B．in C．for D．on
A．books B．film C．kitchen D．shop
A．or B．and C．but D．also
A．on B．at C．to D．with
A．reading B．sports C．dining D．clothes
A．music B．building C．hotel D．cinema
A．food B．animal C．science D．plant
Now in some places of our country, many people are cutting down (砍伐) the trees in the forests. They need more to build houses and more farmland to grow crops and so on. The areas of forests are getting . Some scientists say that there no big forests in 20 or 30 years. It is really a(n) thing. the forests, we will have sandstorms (沙尘暴) often. The weather will get . The earth will become a big desert (沙漠). A lot of plants and animals will . Crops will not grow anywhere. Life will be for everyone.
So we should do our best our living environment and keep our mountains , the water clean, and the sky blue.
A．wood B．money C．deserts D．leaves
A．bigger and bigger B．less and less C．smaller and smaller D．more and more
A．has B．have C．will have D．will be
A．excited B．happy C．better D．terrible
A．With B．Under C．Within D．Without
A．wet and cold B．hot and dry C．cold and dry D．hot and wet
A．come B．live C．die D．turn
A．difficult B．easy C．enjoyable D．poor
A．protect B．to protect C．protecting D．protected
A．clear B．fresh C．green D．blue
A king is old and he knows it is time to choose (选择) a new king. He all the young people in his country,“I will give of you a seed (种子). Plant it and it back here one year later. Show me the plants (植物) you bring, I’ll choose a new king from you.”
A boy named Peter gets a seed, too. He it carefully. But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Peter take his empty (空的)box to the palace (宫殿). Others all take beautiful plants there and Peter feels .
The king gets to the palace and looks around. When he finds there is nothing Peter’s box, the king smiles and says to the others,“One year ago, I gave everyone a seed. In fact (事实上), all the seeds can’t grow. But all of you, except (除了) Peter, brings me beautiful plants. Peter is the one with the honesty (诚实) to bring me such a box. So he will be the new !”
A．says B．tells C．speaks D．asks
A．many B．some C．one D．each
A．take B．bring C．go D．come
A．but B．so C．and D．if
A．plants B．makes C．finds D．gets
A．listens to B．has to C．wants to D．needs to
A．happy B．excited C．sad D．soft
A．on B．in C．behind D．over
A．first B．last C．next D．only
A．plant B．man C．king D．palace
Food is very important. Everyone needs to well if he or she wants to be healthy. Our minds (头脑) a kind of food, too. This kind of food is knowledge (知识). We began to get when we were very young. Small children very interested in everything around them. They learn everything while they are watching listening. When they are getting older, they began to read books, science books, and anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and to find the answers.
What is the best to get knowledge? If we learn by , we’ll get the most knowledge. If we’re getting answers from others and do not ask why, we’ll never learn well.
A．eat B．drink C．learn D．read
A．hope B．wish C．need D．can
A．talent B．gift C．question D．knowledge
A．is B．are C．am D．be
A．but B．then C．so D．and
A．stories B．story C．a story D．an story
A．try B．have C．wait D．work
A．place B．way C．road D．school
A．yourself B．themselves C．myself D．ourselves
A．sometimes B．never C．always D．usually
Jim likes reading very much. One day, he wants to borrow a book from the . He goes there Jack. They can’t see librarians, only some robots (机器人) standing there. Then Jim says to one of , “Hey, give me a book.” But the robot work.
“ is wrong with the robot?” he asks Jack. Jack tells him, “When you want something from somebody, you must say ‘ ’ 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 hand.
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.
A．office B．shop C．library D．hospital
A．to B．with C．from D．at
A．a B．some C．much D．any
A．a robot B．robots C．the robots D．robot
A．doesn’t B．don’t C．not D．isn’t
A．Which B．What C．Who D．Why
A．borrow B．borrows C．borrowing D．to borrow
A．Sorry B．Please C．Hello D．Goodbye
A．give B．gives C．to give D．giving
A．But B．For C．So D．Or