We all know that some things are obviously right. For example, it is right to be kind to other people. It is also right to look after the environment. Some things are wrong, too. For instance, we should not hurt or bully others, nor should we litter. Rules often tell us what is right or wrong.
Rules can help the public make the right , and remain safe. Car drivers have to obey traffic regulations that tell them the right things to do on the road to avoid crashes. Cyclists who give signals before turning or stopping help prevent .
If people follow rules without taking other matters into consideration, it will be for them to form what is sometimes called a “black and white” view. For example, they may believe that people should always tell the truth, and that lying is acceptable. Such people always stick to their views, even if it means that they may get into trouble.
Sometimes it may not be so easy to know what is right or wrong. Some people choose not to eat meat because they believe that it is cruel to eat animals, but others argue that they can eat meat and be kind to animals; some insist that stealing is always wrong, but others think that one does not need to feel when stealing some food to eat, if lives in a really poor area and he is starving. Rules help us live together in harmony, because they show us the right way to _ others. However, some people argue that rules may be confusing, having observed that rules change all the time, and that some schools have some regulations and other have different ones --- so who is to __ what is right?
A.equally B.slightly C.clearly D.increasingly
A.suggestion B.conclusions C.turns D.choices
A.accidents B.mistakes C.falls D.deaths
A.interesting B.vital C.easy D.valuable
A.seldom B.rarely C.merely D.never
A.roughly B.exactly C.deliberately D.eventually
A.still B.even C.later D.somehow
A.nervous B.anxious C.afraid D.guilty
A.follow B.instruct C.treat D.protect
A.predict B.decide C.discover D.consider
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __ __ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __ __ what to do, she began crying. After a while,she__ __ to walk along a path with tall trees and thick bushes. When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __ __ entered. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the __ __. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a stream(小溪).
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy sensed that his mistress(女主人)was in danger. He jumped __ __ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __ __ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __ __ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __ __ into the air, the dog __ __ through the woods until he found the __ __. But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his delight, he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __ __ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __ __.
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents were happy. That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of pork.
A.before B.since C.while D.as
A.wondering B.forgetting C.remembering D.repeating
A.preferred B.refused C.failed D.decided
A.carelessly B.carefully C.hopelessly D.unwillingly
A.trees B.bushes C.woods D.grasses
A.at B.through C.in D.onto
A.terrible B.strange C.pleasant D.familiar
A.missed B.discovered C.followed D.noticed
A.calmly B.loudly C.happily D.gently
A.searched B.found C.looked D.travelled
A.window B.girl C.house D.hero
A.jumped B.climbed C.walked D.flew
A.awake B.afraid C.available D.asleep[
A.listened B.watched C.heard D.saw
A.disturbed B.comforted C.saved D.scared
It was very cold. It was snowing fast and almost dark; the evening—the last evening of the old year was drawing in. In the cold and darkness there went along the street a poor little girl, wa cap and shoes. When she l
her home she had shoes on . H
, they were much too large for her f
---shoes that her mother had used till then and the poor little girl l
them when she was running across the street when two carriages(四轮马车) were p
by terribly fast. When she looked for them, one was not to be found, and a boy hid the o
and ran away with it, saying he would use it as a house for his mouse.
In the old c that she wore were boxes of matches, and she carried a box also in her hand. No one had bought so much as a box all the long day, and no one had g
her even a penny.
Poor little girl, shaking with cold and hunger, she walked slowly, q and carefully along , a perfect picture of great unhappiness.
Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender , who was old and ugly, ____ the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him ____ he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were_______.
The moneylender then told them that he would put a small ______ stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to ______ one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s ______ and her father’s debt would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would______ be let go. Her father would be put into prison if she refused to pick a stone.
As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl_____that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.
The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. ______ looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it ______ became lost among all the other stones. “ Oh how______ I was!” She said, “But never ______. If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to _______ which stone I picked.” This ______ tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a _______way. Most difficult problems do have an solution.
A.pleased B.attracted C.loved D.saw
A.if B.unless C.so D.but
A.bored B.frightened C.relaxed D.excited
A.pink B.red C.black D.yellow
A.show B.damage C.check D.choose
A.daughter B.cousin C.wife D.friend
A.again B.still C.never D.hardly
A.said B.feared C.thought D.noticed
A.On . B.About C.For D.Without
A.usually B.surprisingly C.immediately D.slowly
A.worried B.clever C.careless D.lucky
A.laugh B.mind C.cry D.complain
A.tell B.explain C.ask D.arrange
A.saying B.story C.news D.man
A.careful B.funny C.different D.normal
Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15 years old, his father him to work on the farm for one year at his free time. Jim was with his father's idea. 'That isn't my job. I have schoolwork to do. ' At hearing this, his father said, 'I promise(答应) to give you the best present if you finish one year's work. , Jim thought for a while and . Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed . Jim's crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him, 'I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,' said the father, Now, tell me you want.' The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. 'I've already got the present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to .
A.asked B.invited C.promised D.helped
A.happy B.unhappy C.excited D.familiar
A.a few B.so little C.too much D.too many
A.shall B.must C.need D.can
A.refused B.answered C.agreed D.began
A.hard B.hardly C.easily D.difficultly
A.fast B.quickly C.slowly D.immediately
A.that B.which C.how D.what
A.least B.worse C.best D.smallest
A.decide B.like C.take D.know
I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my .At first, my parents said "no" to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this, but it didn't work.
As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become .To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere! One evening, I was doing some on my computer while Mike was listening to music. However, I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I .He was using my computer to play games. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program saving it-all I had done had disappeared! I him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.
Then I did my homework once again. At 10: 00 p.m.. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the computer, I saw the photo of my .that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how he was when my mom beat him. I really felt . I went to see what he was doing, I found he was sleeping in my parents' bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. "I'm sorry. I won't bring you any more trouble."
I was as moved and said. "From now on, my room is not only mine. It is !"That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.
A.clothes B.food C.room D.toys.
A.dirty B.empty C.quiet D.tidy
A.business B.homework C.reading D.shopping
A.danced B.fell C.returned D.slept
A.after B.by C.for D.without
A.agreed with B.heard from C.looked after D.shouted at
A.brother B.cousin C.father D.grandfather
A.clever B.sad C.happy D.silly
A.bored B.excited C.proud D.sorry
A.his B.hers C.ours D.theirs