In a small city in England， there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he a pound of butter to his neighbour， who was a baker， One day the baker decided to the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it， he found that he wasn't. The baker then took farmer to the judge (法官).
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butter. The farmer replied. "I am so
that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it， I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked， "Then how do you weigh the butter?" The farmer replied， "Before the baker started buying butter from ， I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker， I put it on the scale and give him the butter of the same weight，"
We what we give to others in life. Whenever you take actions， ask yourself 28， "Am I honest?"
Honesty or dishonesty can become a . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact， those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behavior.
A．gave B．fed C．sold D．threw
A．weigh B．watch C．cut D．use
A．/ B．a C．an D．the
A．rich B．poor C．honest D．quiet
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．I B．my C．me D．mine
A．get back B．look back C．give back D．turn back
A．answer B．question C．help D．idea
A．difference B．habit C．mistake D．difficulty
A．study B．mean C．imagine D．know
Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into in Chinese middle schools soon.
Heavy schoolbags have been a serious for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will . An e-schoolbag is lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. It is as as a usual book, it can still have all the things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on which can be made 53 chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then they can use it.
Some people say e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good for eyes. But only time will tell.
A．use B．useful C．used D．to use
A．idea B．problem C．question D．thought
A．work it out B．work out it C．work out D．work them out
A．very B．much C．too D．so
A．call B．calls C．called D．calling
A．small B．smaller C．smallest D．most small
A．and B．as C．or D．but
A．into B．from C．up D．of
A．bring B．get C．take D．put
A．if B．what C．that D．which
About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our city park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on(作弄) a smaller boy. They were calling his names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked something in his face. When I saw that, I walked over to the group.
I stepped them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done . One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” Then I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird” , and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone was , and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He even him to play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so brave. As I looked around, I realized that there were many other people at the park no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was to stand up against his friends to help someone in need, but I felt sad that else had even taken a second look.
I hope that I’ve helped them realize that they could make a with a little effort and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.
A．against B．between C．beside D．with
A．guess B．sign C．problem D．answer
A．read B．spelled C．meant D．wrote
A．different B．free C．important D．strong
A．angrily B．silently C．carefully D．happily
A．refused B．taught C．invited D．hoped
A．or B．so C．and D．but
A．too strong B．so strong C．strong enough D．enough strong
A．someone B．anyone C．nobody D．everyone
A．difference B．practice C．mistake D．a face
Henry was not good at math. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, he still couldn’t ____ it.
“Never mind. I’ll sit next to the boy who’s the best at ____,” Henry thought, “and ____ his answers.”
The day of the exam came, and Henry sat next to Allan, who was ____ at the top of the class in math. Henry copied Allan’s answers onto his own exam paper. At the end of the exam, the teacher said, “Well, boys and girls, I’ve decided to give a red star to the student who got the highest grade. It’s ____ for me to decide who I’ll give the star to, however, ____ two students, Henry and Allan, got the ____ grade.” After a moment she went on, “But I’ve decided to give the star to ____ this time.”
Henry was ____ when he heard this. He stood up and said, “But I got the same grade as Allan, madam.”
“That’s true.” The teacher said. “However, Allan’s answer to Question 6 was ‘I don’t know.’ , but ____ was ‘Nor do I.’.A. retell B. answer C. understand
A. English B. math C. science
A. checkB. copyC. keep
A. never B. almost C. always
A. hardB. easyC. unusual
A. because B. though C. until
A. lowB. highC. same
A. Allan B. HenryC. nobody
A. afraid B. angryC. pleased
A. hisB. mineC. yours
阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
Maria Gomez was born in Peru. She grew up in a small village. She when she was six years old. She went to elementary school, but she to high school. Her family was very _and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She in a shoe factory.
When Maria was seventeen years old, her family __to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles, and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria __in the United States, she was not happy.
She missed her friends in Peru, and she didn't _ a word of English. She began to study English at night, _ worked in a factory during the day.
Maria studied very hard, and now she speaks English well. She’s still at night, but now she is studying typing. She wants a typist. Maria still misses her friends in Peru. But she is very happy now, and she hopes she will have a good future in the new country.
A．went to school B．go to school C．goes to school D．begins school
A．went B．didn't go C．began D．wasn't
A．rich B．poor C．happy D．glad
A．works B．is working C．is going to work D．worked
A．moved B．go C．stayed D．lived
A．reached B．arrived C．got D．moved
A．tell B．talk C．know D．say
A．when B．so C．or D．and
A．studying B．studied C．study D．studies
A．to do B．do C．to be D．be
My name is Emily Brown. I am a middle school student. We have some at school and at home. We can't get to late. We have to finish our homework, We can't stay out school nights. Some students think these rules are and they don't like them. But I can't agree with . I think these rules can help a lot. If we don't follow them, can we do well in our studies? For example, our teachers ask us to clean our classroom every day. If we , the classroom will be very dirty. It is bad (不好) for our health, too. If your parents ask you in bed early and you don't listen to them, you can't on time next morning. Everyone needs some rules. Do you think so?
A．books B．clothes C．rules D．classmates
A．school B．home C．office D．dining hall
A．at B．in C．for D．on
A．good B．bad C．funny D．easy
A．these students B．these rules C．the school D．my parents
A．me B．you C．us D．them
A．what B．how C．when D．where
A．can't B．aren't C．won't D．don't
A．to be B．to do C．be D．do
A．get to B．get in C．get up D．get on