It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing ____ in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn’t.
The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, I’m ____ , but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend?....”
Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so ____ . He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page.
The next day at school, Paul didn’t hand in his homework and ____ a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “Paul, you didn’t do your homework.You didn’t pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you. What’s wrong?”
Paul just sat there ____ . “Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I will. I know that something’s worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.”
As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn’t do his homework because he wanted to get his dad’s ____ . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take her advice.
When Paul got home, he ____ his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). Paul began talking: “Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you ____ our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my ____ sometime. Dad, I love you.”
As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself ____ . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.
A．baseball B．cards C．chess D．toys
A．lucky B．sorry C．surprised D．pleased
A．famous B．helpful C．lazy D．busy
A．made B．missed C．failed D．chose
A．cheerfully B．comfortably C．hopefully D．quietly
A．attention B．message C．praise D．trust
A．saw B．thanked C．called D．greeted
A．prepare B．break C．follow D．question
A．choice B．homework C．speech D．decision
A．regretted B．complained C．insisted D．changed
| Mr. Hutman owns a restaurant. One day, one of his two cooks ran away with some money. Mr. Hutman was sad and worried because the next day was Saturday, and the restaurant 19. very busy then. So that night he called his friends, but could not find anyone to help. On Saturday, many people came to the restaurant for lunch. 20. cook got so busy that he wanted to leave, too. 21. , one of the waiters, Henry, told Mr. Hutman that he could help in the kitchen. People who had lunch in the restaurant that day enjoyed the food Henry cooked. Mr. Hutman was very happy and made Henry a new cook of the restaurant.
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Nowadays we can see more and more electric bikes in the street. Electric bikes are easy to 36 . They run fast and make no pollution. So they become very 37 in many big cities in China.
But the electric bikes also 38more traffic accidents. So China plans to make a new rule
39 the electric bike riders. If an electric bike is 40 than 40 kilos and can go faster than 20 kilometers an hour, its rider must get a 41. It means riders have to pass driving tests 42
they ride their electric bikes on the road.
People have different ideas about the plan. 43 welcome the plan because they think it will make the street much safer. But some are not 44 the new rules at all. One rider said, “I don’t want to get a license or anything. That’s too much 45.” What’s your idea?A. listen B. play C. ride
A. popularB. difficult C. strong
A. share B. cause C. protect
A. for B. to C. from
A. bigger B. heavier C. longer
A. licenseB. photo C. ID card
A. duringB. after C. before
A. None B. Some C. Each
A. happy with B. worried about C. sorry about
A. help B. pleasure C. trouble
Look at the picture. It’s a nice 1 . In the picture you can see a teacher’s 2 on his desk. It’s a Chinese book. There are fifty desks and fifty chairs in the room. There is also a big blackboard. You can see a girl and 3 boys.
The girl’s 4 is Julia. She is thirteen. The boy with the football is Tom. He likes playing 5 . The other boy is Tony. They 6 the same coats and they are the same age. They look the same. I 7 they are twins. Tom is a 8 boy. A book is in his hand. You 9 see the teacher. 10 is the teacher? He is taking the picture.
A．house B．station C．classroom D．shop
A．backpack B．basketball C．book D．hat
A．one B．two C．three D．four
A．name B．age C．brother D．notebook
A．basketball B．chess C．football D．cards
A．are B．wear C．lose D．is
A．think B．see C．look D．meet
A．dear B．first C．lost D．good
A．aren’t B．can’t C．doesn’t D．be not
A．What B．How C．Where D．When
Mr White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his41 and now he has near sight (近视). But he wouldn’t want42 to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often43 him some trouble.
One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He 44 a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn’t smooth(平坦). He fell over some times and it 45 his clothes dirty.46 he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow and it got colder. He was looking for the school while his 47 was blown off. He began to run after it but he couldn’t get it. He couldn’t understand why his hat ran into a house as if(似乎) it had 48 . And he ran into the house， 49 .
A woman stopped him and shouted angrily, “ 50 are you running after my hen for？”
A．ears B．nose C．mouth D．eyes
A．anybody else B．nobody C．woman D．somebody
A．follows B．takes C．brings D．carries
A．tookoff B．got off C．got on D．came on
A．let B．made C．gave D．felt
A．At first B．At home C．At times D．At last
A．clothes B．bag C．hat D．glasses
A．legs B．hands C．shoes D．arms
A．always B．also C．either D．too
A．What B．Why C．Which D．Who
Mike makes wonderful cakes for special occasions. You’ll be 36by what he can do! Mike has been making cakes since he left high school. After working as a chef all around the US, he started his own 37in 1995. Now his cake are 38as far away as England and France.
It’s easy to see why Mike’s cakes 39. They are all personal, and look more like works of art than food.
40someone asks Mike to make a cake, he works with him to find the perfect design. Once, some office workers wanted a good 41for their boss’s 50th birthday. They told Mike that their boss loved noodles. Can you imagine a cake that looks like a packet of noodles? That’s exactly what Mike did, and 42thought it was funny as well as tasty.
Mike lets people visit his company, and says that speaking to others helps him think of new designs. Recently, he made a cake that looked just like a car and 43it next to a real one. Guests at that party had to choose their desserts carefully.
Mike is very busy at Christmas, as many people want special presents for their friends and families. But who knows, he 44even make a cake shaped as an airplane that can
45on your doorstep in China!A. surprised B. pleased C. worried
A. organization B. restaurant C. company
A. magic B. famous C. delicious
A. sell out B. hand out C. stand out
A. Wherever B. Whatever C. Whenever
A. strategy B. joke C. donation
A. someone B. anyone C. everyone
A. drove B. put C. sold
A. should B. would C. might
A. land B. fly C. drop