Once there lived an unhappy king who slept badly and didn’t feel like eating anything. This made queen and his people worried. A doctor was called in to him. The doctor said it’s all in his mind instead of his body. So medicine nor rest could help him but a shirt of a happy person.
The prime minister was called to the palace. When hearing the king’s situation, he said, “Although I have much power, it doesn’t make me . I’m always worried about losing it.” Then, the king’s banker came and said he had lots of wealth, but he also worried about losing it. He was never happy, either. Next, the palace singer came and his words were almost the same.
Finally, the top general was told to find a happy man in time. Luckily, he found a poor man without power, money or fame singing happily on a street. The general asked him made him so happy. The poor man answered that he had everything he wanted and he didn’t want those he couldn’t have. His songs came from the happiness in his heart. When the general asked for the man’s shirt, , the man said, “What shirt? I don’t own any shirts!”
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．examine B．notice C．look D．watch
A．none B．neither C．both D．all
A．happily B．unhappily C．unhappy D．happy
A．three day B．three days’ C．three day’s D．three-days
A．that B．which C．what D．where
A．to his surprise B．after all C．as usual D．in total
There are different kinds of friends. Many friends will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints .
I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the . I know she will always be my best friend. It was a golden season. I liked walking alone in the leaves, the sound of them.
Autumn is a harvest season but life is uninteresting. The free days always get me . But one day, the sound of a violin flowed into my ears. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin.
I had never seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been there for so long .But it did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly To my surprise, the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why didn’t you continue?” I asked.
Suddenly, a look appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me.” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn.” I answered, “Let's be friends.”
A．good B．true C．new D．old
A．sound B．song C．play D．violin
A．looking for B．listeningto C．finding D．hearing
A．up B．off C．down D．over
A．lost B．active C．busy D．interested
A．waiting B．stopping C．standing D．hearing
A．because B．so C．when D．but
A．stopped B．began C．gone D．changed
A．happy B．sad C．strange D．surprised
A．surprised B．excited C．encouraged D．interested
Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food, . She weighted herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking, he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”
He had a wide smile his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”
Alicia thought he very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the of a happy old age.
“I hope you don’t me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do I am your age.”
The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”
Alicia was . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did wrong. She thought he should be and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life eating well or doing lots of exercise.
“How old are you?” she asked.
“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”
A．lunch B．breakfast C．dinner D．supper
A．exercised B．drank C．worked D．slept
A．too B．also C．either D．still
A．man B．woman C．boy D．girl
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．in B．with C．at D．on
A．saw B．looked C．listened D．found
A．secret B．dream C．plan D．future
A．stand B．mind C．allow D．enjoy
A．when B．since C．though D．for
A．health B．success C．happiness D．life
A．surprised B．worried C．excited D．relaxed
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．angry B．serious C．quiet D．sick
A．through B．from C．without D．by
At one of the schools in London, the students can go into town in the afternoon. But they must to the school before six. One afternoon, Bob went to see a film. When he came back to the school, the school gate had already been closed. He went around the building to door. That one was closed, too. Then he saw an open window on the floor. It was the office, Bob looked the room, but no one was in. He quickly into the room. Just then he heard a voice. Bob looked round and hid himself a chair. Then the head teacher came in and sat down on the chair. He read a book for an hour. At last the head teacher stood up and went towards the door. “Thank goodness, he didn't me.” Bob thought. he left the room, the head teacher said to the chair, “Would you pleasethe lights when you leave?”A．come B．go C．return
A．the other B．another C．small
A．first B．second C．third
A. teacher's B. head teacher’s C. students'
A．at B．out of C．into
A．climbed B．went C．ran
A．behindB．in front of C．beside
A．see B．hear C．find
A．As soon as B．After C．Before
A．turn off B．turn on C．turn down
Jenny, from Germany, spent some time traveling in India. While she was there, she stayed with her Indian friend, Leela. However, there was a language barrier(障碍) for her there. It was very for her to communicate in the new environment, which was very different from of her own country.
One day, together with Leela, Jenny went to an orphanage(孤儿院). All the children there were very young. At first, Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children and sat beside them. After some time, one of the children her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled back. Then she went close to the child. She slowly put her arm around the child and started a song in German. The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her. The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm(节奏) was the same. Jenny sat a little more and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the , another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm. Then more children joined. They many smiles together.
From the other side of the hall, Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing Leela’s on her, Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart: “See, I don’t have any language barriers here. We speak and communicate!” At that moment, she understood: we’re all simple human, and we have the ability to connect with each other.
A．nice B．dangerous C．difficult D．easy
A．these B．those C．this D．that
A．show B．visit C．build D．improve
A．slowly B．early C．hardly D．easily
A．looked at B．laughed at C．shouted at D．smiled at
A．singing B．writing C．saying D．playing
A．club B．talk C．fun D．dance
A．forgot B．remembered C．shared D．missed
A．hands B．eyes C．influence D．question
A．can B．must C．need D．should
Last year Tom left school . He came to Taipei to_____a job . He went from one company（公司） to another but_____wanted him . Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station, he felt___ and tired . It was very late at night and ____was full of people . They were waiting ______tickets for the last train . He bought the last ticket , and he was very happy .
____ that time , a woman with a crying baby walked to him . She asked him to sell her the ticket . He gave her the ticket . He thought they needed it ______he did . After the train left , he sat on the bench and didn’t know _____to go . Just then , an old man came and said , “Young man , I ____ what you did to the woman . I have a big company . I need a good young man like __ __ . Would you like to work for me ?”A. find B. see C. look
A. everyone B. no oneC. nothing
A. happy B. interesting C. sad
A . the city B. the company C. the station
A. to buy B. to sell C. to give
A. At B. In C. To
A. less than B. more than C. smaller than
A. what B. which C. where
A. saw B. don’t know C. looked
A. the woman B. you C. the baby