Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.
In a ____ to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving ____ his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not ____ that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(鳄鱼) was swimming ____ him. His mother in the house was looking out of the window. She saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ____ toward the water,____ to her son as loudly as she could.
Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a ____ to swim to his mother. It was too ____. Just as he reached her son, the alligator reached him.
From the bank, the mother caught her little boy by the ____ just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an unbelievable tug-of-war(拔河比赛) between the two. The alligator was much ____ than the mother, but the mother wouldn’t give up.
A farmer ____ to drive by. He heard the cry, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy was in good ____ again. But on his legs there were scars(伤疤) ____ by the animal and, on his arms, there were also scars left by his mother in her effort to hold on to the son she loved.
A newspaper reporter asked the boy ____ he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with clear ____, he said to the reporter:” But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mother wouldn't let go.”
A．hurry B．dream C．hungry D．time
A．for B．over C．behind D．out
A．hearing B．understanding C．feeling D．realizing
A．backward B．downward C．toward D．upward
A．ran B．walked C．jumped D．moved
A．smiling B．shouting C．talking D．nodding
A．change B．mistake C．face D．return
A．dangerous B．close C．late D．early
A．legs B．arms C．hands D．feet
A．faster B．taller C．bigger D．stronger
A．happened B．came C．noticed D．stopped
A．shape B．health C．look D．build
A．followed B．written C．left D．broken
A．where B．how C．when D．whether
A．sadness B．pride C．purpose D．service
George lived with his sick mother in a poor village.
One bright sunny in July， he went early to the forest two miles away. He was asked to some wood from under the trees. After working hard for half a day， he looked around for a _ place to rest and eat his lunch. Suddenly some fine red wild caught his eyes.
“How good these will be with my bread and butter!” thought George. He at once began to 35 all the strawberries he could find and sat down by the river， ready to enjoy them.
Just then as he was lifting the strawberry to his mouth， he thought of his mother. “shall I them for her?” said he， thinking how much they would make happy， yet still looking at them with longing (渴望的) eyes.
“ I will eat half， and take the other half to her，” said he. Then he divided the strawberries into two. he found each half looked so small that he put them together again.
“I will only taste one.” Then seeing that he taken the biggest， he put it back. Finally he them carefully with some leaves， deciding to keep all his mother.
When the sun was beginning to go down， George went home. happy he felt that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother. The he came to his home， the less he wished to taste them. As soon as he arrived， he ran to his and happily offered his wild strawberries. Tears in eyes， she put her hand on his head and said ， “And you kept them for your sick mother， did you? God will bless you for all this， my child.”
Could the eating of the strawberries have given George half the happiness he felt at the moment.
A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．night
A．set up B．pick up C．put up D．give up
A．hot B．dark C．cool D．noisy
A．apples B．strawberries C．pears D．peaches
A．buy B．grow C．make D．collect
A．first B．last C．other D．next
A．cut B．peel C．sell D．keep
A．him B．them C．her D．it
A．But B．So C．If D．Or
A．showed B．locked C．covered D．washed
A．to B．from C．for D．on
A．What B．How C．Why D．Whether
A．nearer B．farther C．longer D．later
A．father B．sister C．friend D．mother
A．angrily B．lovingly C．worriedly D．politely
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly tried to make body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
The boy decided to the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be thankful. He took out a knife and cut the hole to make it .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it looked a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was able to fly.
The boy acted with kindness, he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must try very hard. The hard work of getting out of the cocoon makes its wings strong. It helps the butterfly be to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t have to try hard to get out of the cocoon, its wings won’t get strong enough for it to fly.
In our lives, pain is the key all windows. Without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t difficulties or problems. So, next time you have a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Try hard—then fly!
A．dog B．girl C．hole D．bird
A．my B．its C．your D．their
A．eat B．kill C．feed D．help
A．older B．bigger C．shorter D．warmer
A．eyes B．ears C．hands D．wings
A．never B．still C．also D．often
A．or B．if C．but D．because
A．used B．ready C．glad D．afraid
A．to B．on C．in D．at
A．feel B．find C．avoid D．stand
A．free local and national calls B．5p-a-minute calls to Canada C．free international phone calls D．30%-off calls in the U. K.
A．faster B．cheaper C．more expensive D．the same price
A．free B．30% off C．70% off D．50% off
About a hundred people lived in a very small mountain village. It was very from the other villages and towns. They had few friends and they got bad harvest. But of them left the village. Of course there was neither electricity nor gas（煤气）there.
Once a writer the village. The backwardness（落后）of the village surprised him. He decided about it to the world. So he took the oldest villager to London. The old man told all about his home village to the people. Several months he returned. All the villagers went to see him and asked him how he had enjoyed in the city.
“Everything is wonderful in , ”the old man said.
“I’ve to many good places and eaten all kinds of nice food and other things. But the trouble was I could not at night. ”
“What happened to you? ”his wife asked.
“The was on in my bedroom all the time.”
Why not blow（吹） it out, then? ”
“I tried,but it was inside a little glass bottle. ”
A．close B．far C．near D．high
A．All B．Some C．None D．Hundreds
A．visited B．lived C．stayed D．got to
A．to write B．to speak C．to say D．to tell
A．after B．later C．soon D．ago
A．food B．music C．himself D．traffic
A．town B．mountain C．village D．London
A．gone B．came C．been D．got
A．sleep B．help C．walk D．see
A．window B．radio C．light D．TV set
Nowadays lots of people stop drinking cola because it is bad for our bones, especially for women’s bones.
More and more people to drink energy drinks（功能饮料）. Energy drinks look cool. Their makers say they give you energy and you better at sports. So, many students drink them before exams to help them stay .
But wait! To keep you awake, most energy drinks have caffeine（咖啡因）. They are like a strong cup of coffee or tea. If you drink a lot of them, your will beat faster. You will feel nervous. You could have sleeping problems and find it hard to live without them. Tom Brown is a US junior high school student. He drinks energy drinks every day. He started to do this a year ago before his piano lessons. But now, Tom says, “I drink them I feel weak or before a test. I can’t help drinking them.”
In fact, the energy you get from the drinks helps for a short time. You may feel good for an hour or so, but then you’ll feel even than before.
A．refuse B．forget C．start D．used
A．let B．feel C．bring D．make
A．alone B．awake C．tired D．nervous
A．few B．little C．kinds of D．lots of
A．heart B．head C．eyes D．legs
A．too B．as well C．either D．also
A．15 years old B．15-year old C．15-years-old D．15-year-old
A．however B．whenever C．whatever D．whoever
A．ever B．only C．yet D．even
A．better B．best C．worse D．worst