An 8-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother Andrew. All she knew was that he was very and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could him.
One morning, the girl heard her father say to her mother: “Only a miracle(奇迹) can save Andrew now.” The girl went to her bedroom, collected all of her money and counted it . She hurried to a drugstore.
“How can I help you?” asked the salesman.
“I want to buy a miracle,” the girl answered. “My brother has something growing inside his head. My daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle
?”
“We don’t sell miracles here, my dear. I’m so sorry,” the salesman said .
“What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” asked a well-dressed man standing nearby.
“I don’t know,” she answered. “He’s really sick and needs an operation in his head. So I all my money.”
“ do you have?” asked the man.
“$1.11,” she answered, “ but I can try and get some more.” She said again and again.
“Well, what luck,” said the man. “$1.11 is the of a miracle. Let’s go to see your brother.”
That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous brain doctor. The operation was and it wasn’t long before Andrew was well again. Sometimes miracles do happen.
A．happy B．sick C．strong D．funny
A．save B．take C．make D．use
A．carefully B．early C．really D．hardly
A．nice B．clean C．bad D．beautiful
A．spend B．take C．pay D．cost
A．happily B．wisely C．sadly D．easily
A．took B．brought C．put D．sent
A．How many B．How much C．How long D．How often
A．price B．power C．money D．prize
A．important B．expensive C．difficult D．successful
Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and __1___ happily with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The ___2__ of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it hard to ___3__ down to read a whole book. I didn’t know what to do with it. Then ___4___ one day I thought of “Why not make reading for fun?” it gave me __5___ again. Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually(事实上) talking ___6___ the writer. I tried to put all my effort into his or her books, __7___ I could feel all of his or her happiness and sadness. Now books have become a part of my life.
Attitude (态度) can make a great ___8___. Someone once said, “Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom(自由) to __9___ their attitude.” So, don’t complain about study or work. It helps __10___. Try to see things from a different way. I’m sure this will change the situation and help you a lot.
( )1. A. sang B. jumped C. returned D. danced
( )2. A. way B. habit C. suggestion D. idea
( )3. A. calm B. sit C. lie D. turn
( )4. A. sadly B. quickly C. suddenly D. hardly
( )5. A. advice B. hope C. time D. knowledge
( )6. A. with B. about C. of D. at
( )7. A. because B. though C. but D. so
( )8. A. decision B. difference C. discussion D. promise
( )9. A. announce B. choose C. show D. hide
( )10. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
Look at this picture. This is a photo 1 my family. There are 2 people in the picture. They are my 3 , my mother, my brother, my sister and me. My father 4 very happy every day. My mother is near my father. The __5 beside (在……旁边) my mother is my brother. He 6 play sports. The little girl near my mother is my 7 . 8 is very smart and cute. Everyone likes 9 very much. Who is 10 boy in the middle (在中间)? Ah! It is me. I love my family very much.
A．for B．on C．of D．in
A．seven B．six C．five D．three
A．mother B．father C．grandfather D．grandmother
A．are B．am C．is D．does
A．girl B．boy C．son D．man
A．likes B．don’t C．doesn’t D．like
A．brother B．sister C．son D．cousin
A．He B．She C．They D．It
A．her B．she C．she’s D．he
A．a B．these C．the D．an
Mr. Li had never been up in an airplane before and,he had read a lot about accidents．So one day when a friend came to his house and wanted to take him for a ride in his own small plane，Mr. Li was very 16．He thought to 17 .“If I don’t agree,my friend may not be happy． 18 if I agree，I am really afraid that there might be some danger．” 19 ，however，his friend made him believe that it was very 20 ，and Mr. Li got on the plane．
His friend 21 the engine(发动机)and the plane began to move along on the ground of the22 ．Mr. Li was very frightened and 23 his eyes．After a minute or two he opened them，looked out of the window of the plane，and said to his friend，“Look 24 those people down there．They look as 25 as ants(蚂蚁)，don’t they?”
“Those are ants，”answered his friend．“We are still on the ground．”
A．excited B．pleased C．worried D．glad
A．him B．himself C．he D．his
A．And B．For C．So D．But
A．Finally B．First C．Last D．Slowly
A．interesting B．safe C．comfortable D．dangerous
A．began B．carried C．moved D．started
A．airport B．town C．station D．garden
A．opened B．closed C．with D．looked
A．up B．over C．at D．after
A．slow B．big C．strange D．small
These days computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along the __1__have changed into computer game houses in order to get more __2___. These places are always crowded with people.
In the computer game houses, people __3__a lot of money matching on the machine. It’s __4__for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to __5__when they play computer games. The more they __6__, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t __7__without it.
The result(结果) is that some people don’t want to __8__and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are __9__. They don’t want to have __10__. When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their __11__. Some of them can get enough money from their __12__. Some of them are not __13__enough to get the money. So they have to steal（偷） or rob（抢） others’ money and become __14__.
Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a(n) __15__problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.
( ) 1 A streets B schools C towns D cities
( ) 2 A boys B money C computers D houses
( ) 3 A take B spend C cost D pay
( ) 4 A possible B easy C good D hard
( ) 5 A read B learn C win D download
( ) 6 A lose B try C waste D watch
( ) 7 A come B eat C study D live
( ) 8 A watch B win C stay there D work
( ) 9 A better B exciting C even worse D interesting
( ) 10 A lessons B games C families D sports
( ) 11 A classes B rooms C schools D shops
( ) 12 A classmates B teachers C sisters D parents
( ) 13 A lucky B unlucky C careful D polite
( ) 14 A good B bad C badly D worse
( ) 15 A important B serious C unusual D wonderful
Erik was a fourteen-year-old boy. He thought he was a young man but his parents didn’t think so. They told him, “When you begin to think about 1 others, you’ll be a young man.”
One morning, his parents gave Erik 2 money to buy hamburgers at a store. He saw an old man there. The old man looked very 3 . Erik went up to him and found that the old man had lost his money and hadn’t had 4 for his breakfast. Erik took the old man to the nearest restaurant. But the man ordered only a glass of water for5 . Erik felt sorry for him, so he asked the waiter to 6 the old man some bread and a cup of coffee. The old man was so 7 that he ate up all the food very soon. After that, the old man told Erik that he would never forget 8 kindness. Erik was very pleased when he heard the old man said, “You are a very good young man.”
9 their surprise, the food was a present because 10 day was the birthday of the boss.
A．help B．helping C．to help D．helped
A．a few B．few C．some D．many
A．sick B．tired C．weak D．fine
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．themselves B．herself C．myself D．himself
A．take B．bring C．taking D．bringing
A．full B．worried C．hungry D．sad
A．your B．my C．her D．his
A．For B．To C．At D．On
A．that B．this C．those D．these