短文填空
阅读短文,用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文意思通顺、完整。
注意:1.每个单词只能用一次;
2.每空限填一词,有些词需要做相应的变化;
3.其中有两词多余。
| house,smile,keep,happy,listen,money,all,look,ill,friend,travel,be |
How can you get happiness?You may say that happiness requires nice comforts like a_______,a car,a big bank balance,a high paying job.
Here in India where I live,I have_______through villages where people seemed to earn just enough to make ends meet.I have seen happiness there.I have seen__
__faces and smiling eyes that readily gave me directions.They were very__
___and made my journey easier.
I have also worked for 3 years on Wall Street,in a big Investment Bank.I have seen some people with a lot of_______but still unhappy.I am not saying that all rich are unhappy(or the poor,happy).But the fact that there___
___some rich people who look angry or listless(无精打采的)and there are some poor people who__
____happy,points out that there must be something else to___
____,rather than just money,luxuries(奢侈品)and comforts.
Happiness,it seems,is not a factor of how much you have.You can feel happy______to a good song;you can feel happy watching a beautiful sunrise;you can feel happy in any number of ways that don’t require any possessions at___
___.
I was four months pregnant (怀孕的) with my first child when my baby's heart stopped beating. I was terribly sad. As days went on, I was nervous about (1) to work. I am a middle school teacher and didn't know how to face kids. After four weeks of rest, I (2) into my empty classroom and turned on the lights. On the wall were a hundred colored paper butterflies, each with a handwritten (3) on it from my students. All of them had (4) words: "Keep moving forward." "Don't give up on God." "Know I love you." It was(5) what I needed. These words really comforted me.
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(1)A. stopping |
B. beginning |
C. returning |
D. choosing |
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(2)A. ran |
B. walked |
C. moved |
D. rushed |
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(3)A. message |
B. wish |
C. dream |
D. name |
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(4)A. patient |
B. creative |
C. secret |
D. warm |
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(5)A. hardly |
B. exactly |
C. probably |
D. mainly |
Eric shook his piggy bank again. There was nothing left! He carefully(1) the coins that lay on the bed. All he had was ﹩24.52. The(2) he wanted was at least $90! How was he going to get the rest of the money?
His friends all had bicycles. It was hard to(3) with people when you were the only one without a bicycle. He thought about (4) he could do. There was no point asking his parents, for he knew they had no extra money.
The only way he could get more money was to earn it. He would have to find a job. He decided to ask Mr. Smith for advice.
"Well, you can (5) right here," said Mr. Smith. "You see,my windows needs cleaning and my car needs(6) "
That was the(7) of Eric's part﹣time job. For the next three months, he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs for walks, cleaned windows and watered flowers.
At last the day came when Eric counted his money again and found ﹩94.32. He(8) no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode home (9) , looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. He had done a lot of hard work, (10) Eric valued his bicycle far more than anyone else. He had achieved what he thought was impossible and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
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(1)A. counted |
B. spread |
C. watched |
D. threw |
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(2)A. book |
B. bicycle |
C. basketball |
D. smart phone |
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(3)A. hold on |
B. run away |
C. hang out |
D. talk about |
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(4)A. how |
B. what |
C. which |
D. where |
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(5)A. wait |
B. stay |
C. learn |
D. start |
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(6)A. driving |
B. locking |
C. racing |
D. washing |
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(7)A. beginning |
B. excitement |
C. trouble |
D. organization |
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(8)A. asked |
B. spared |
C. wasted |
D. spent |
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(9)A. purposely |
B. polite |
C. proudly |
D. properly |
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(10)A. so |
B. as |
C. though |
D. because |
In the US, lots of people have waimai, or food delivered to their home. Pizza and Chinese food are popular. The delivery (1) can usually get the food to your door in half an hour.
But waimai for other things is not so quick in the US. For example, if you order toothpaste or cooking oil, it will usually(2) at least one day to arrive.
Here in China. I can order nearly anything and get it(3) just 30 to 45 minutes. Did I forget to buy onions and cabbages for making dinner? No problem ﹣﹣waimai will deliver it soon. There is even waimai for things(4) medicine and snacks.
Some people say this makes people lazier.I guess they're not wrong.But I really love the(5) life.
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(1)A. drivers |
B. postmen |
C. policemen |
D. cleaners |
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(2)A. spend |
B. cost |
C. take |
D. pay |
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(3)A. at |
B. for |
C. after |
D. in |
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(4)A. as for |
B. such as |
C. rather than |
D. instead of |
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(5)A. comfortable |
B. convenient |
C. careful |
D. common |
Police Officer Fang was a generous man. He always tried to help people who were(1) .Many policemen just arrested (逮捕)people whenever they did anything(2) ,but Police Officer Fang really(3) people.
If he saw a beggar in the street,he did not arrest him for begging.Instead,he gave him(4) coins to buy a meal.
If he saw children behaving badly, he did not take them to the(5) and charge (指控)them with an offense. Instead, he tried to find out(6) they were behaving badly and then lectured them on the importance of good behavior.
One day he saw a small girl(7) in the street. She was crying loud and tears(眼泪) were rolling down her face.
"Hello," he said to her,"and what's your problem?"
The small girl looked up at him(8) her tears.
"I've(9) my money,"she said.
"Oh,dear!" Police Officer Fang said."And how did you do that?"
"My(10) fell out of my pocket," the small girl said."It had all my money in it."
And she continued(11) .
"It's all right,"Police Officer Fang said."Don't worry.It's not the (12) of the world.Tell me how much money was in your wallet."
"(13) dollars," the small girl said.
Police Officer Fang took out his wallet. He(14) it, took ten dollars and gave it to the girl.
"Here you are," he said. "Here's ten dollars. Now you can stop crying.
But instead of stopping crying, the small girl cried even(15) , still standing there.
"Now what's the matter?" Police Officer Fang said.
"I wish I'd said I'd lost fifty dollars," the small girl replied.
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(1)A.in surprise |
B. in trouble |
C. in excitement |
D. in peace |
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(2)A.wrong |
B. right |
C. unusual |
D. good |
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(3)A.thought of |
B. talked about |
C. cared about |
D. heard of |
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(4)A.little |
B. a little |
C. few |
D. a few |
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(5)A.police station |
B. bus station |
C. school |
D. hospital |
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(6)A.when |
B. where |
C. how |
D. why |
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(7)A.sleeping |
B. standing |
C. dancing |
D. drawing |
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(8)A.across |
B. over |
C. under |
D. through |
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(9)A.spent |
B. lost |
C. forgotten |
D. saved |
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(10)A.wallet |
B. money |
C. card |
D. phone |
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(11)A.asking |
B. speaking |
C. crying |
D. playing |
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(12)A.beginning |
B. middle |
C. end |
D. part |
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(13)A.Fifty |
B. Forty |
C. Sixty |
D. Ten |
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(14)A.opened |
B. closed |
C. handed |
D. showed |
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(15)A.loud |
B. louder |
C. high |
D. higher |
Peter lived in a village. He was sad recently because he thought that he had (1) left.One day, Peter went to ask a wise man(2) help. He said to the wise man,"I don't have anything left,(3) I don't want to live."The wise man said, "I'm sorry to hear that."
Then the wise man took a piece of paper and drew a straight line down the middle. He explained that he would write down the things Peter(4) on the left side and the things Peter still had on the right side.
The wise man asked, "When did your(5) leave you?"
"What do you mean? They haven't left me. They love me!"
"That's great!" said the wise man."Then that will be the first thing on the right side﹣Family haven't left. Now,do you have freedom?"
"That's a silly question. Of course I(6) !"
"Good! That's the(7) one on the right side﹣You have freedom!" said the wise man,writing it down.
After Peter(8) some more questions in the same way, he finally understood and smiled."Things will change when you think of them in a(9) way!" he said.
As a matter of fact, change your(10) and you will change your world.
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(1)A. something |
B. anything |
C. everything |
D. nothing |
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(2)A. in |
B. at |
C. for |
D. on |
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(3)A. though |
B. but |
C. or |
D. so |
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(4)A. lost |
B. got |
C. afforded |
D. locked |
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(5)A. friends |
B. family |
C. classmates |
D. teachers |
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(6)A. will |
B. won't |
C. do |
D. don't |
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(7)A. first |
B. second |
C. third |
D. fourth |
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(8)A. asked |
B. has asked |
C. is asked |
D. was asked |
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(9)A. safe |
B. social |
C. harmful |
D. different |
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(10)A. attitude |
B. advice |
C. speech |
D. energy |