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Tony and his friends found a strange old box and a treasure (财宝) map. They thought these be from Stickybeard, a famous Spanish pirate (海盗) who a lot of treasure in a secret place. They were very and started to look for the treasure.
They the map and found another small box. In the box, they found a few candies, the letter and another map. The new map led them to a big tree where they found box with some candies, a new map, and a big letter O. They went on and found other boxes with the letters V and E. However, on the last map they found this was a puzzle (谜).
They spend a long time arguing about the meaning of the puzzle. , Alex, one of Tony’s friends, found the answer, “The puzzle wants us to put the letters we have collected beside father and mother. Father and mother are our parents.” He added, “ the answer to the puzzle is ‘ love your parents’.”
The great treasure Stickybeard left them was a great piece of —love your parents. From then on, Tony and his friends loved their parents more than ever.
A.might B.can’t C.should D.will
A.made B.took C.got D.hid
A.excited B.tired C.sad D.relaxing
A.found B.read C.drew D.brought
A.M B.P C.L D.S
A.other B.the other C.another D.others
A.two B.three C.four D.five
A.Also B.Still C.Before D.Later
A.If B.So C.Or D.And
A.advice B.paper C.gold D.News
One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then down to eat something. A fewlater, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard terrib, the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too. The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to for it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no. At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.” “Oh,” the rich man shouted. “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.” “Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he say ? “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was and would kill my horse.” “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he you. Then can you expect to get money from him? ”
The rich man said nothing and left silently.A. put B. sat C. turned
A. daysB. minutes C. weeks
A. SoB. AndC.But
A. songB. bellC. noise
A. lateB. hardC. quick
A. payB. waitC. care
A. ideaB. mistake C. answer
A. heavilyB. angrilyC. happily
A. quietB. niceC. wild
A.helped B. warnedC. ordered
Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to look after each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and were to swim deeper and further.
One morning. the three fish were to a shallow (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A smallwas taken there. too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was fight in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were inand said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fishwith his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was muchfor their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around . At last, the largest fish returned to theby jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in joining his eider brother in the other side of water.the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.A. afraidB. sad C. pleased
A. allowed B. givenC. taken
A. tree B. boat C. stick
A. safetyB. danger C. peace
A. agreed B. talked C. compared
A. timeB. foodC. water
A. slowly B. luckilyC. happily
A. seaB. river C. lake
A. AndB. But C. So
A. stormB. moonC sun
Denny was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is .
And he told the . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photograph it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always . “I’ll travel for my work, not for ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I am not a child,” his wife didn’t . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I have got to take photos of wild there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very , and at first she had a very enjoyable time. Then Denny went to some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her. Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “ , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A.dangerous B.natural C.convenient D.close
A.lie B.reason C.news D.truth
A.allowed B.refused C.failed D.joked
A.wealth B.prize C.pleasure D.luck
A.money B.time C.interest D.dreams
A.meet B.work C.shop D.stay
A.meal B.picnic C.room D.party
A.agree B.hear C.reply D.complain
A.worried B.forgot C.asked D.thought
A.land B.flowers C.animals D.people
A.confused B.excited C.surprised D.disappointed
A.find B.feed C.drive D.shoot
A.singing B.crying C.laughing D.cheering
A.threw B.fired C.showed D.pointed
A.Hurry up B.Look out C.Slow down D.Go ahead
The bell rang loudly. Everybody packed their schoolbags and got ready to go home. When the dismissed(解散) the children, lined up in two rows and walked orderly to the school gate.
Usually David’s would come and get him home from school but today she was not there. David waited for 15 minutes he walked home.When he reached home, he knocked on the as he did not bring his keys. Surprisingly, no one answered the door. David his mother was in the toilet so he waited patiently for his mother. After a few minutes there was no response(回答). Just as he was about to go to the nearby coffee shop where his father worked to the keys, he heard the voice of his neighbour, John. David told him that no one was at home and John’s mother suggested that David in their house till his mother came back. David and John played till evening when David’s mother came back.
David John and his family before he went back into his house. David’s mother David that she had a backache and she had to see a doctor. this experience, David learnt an important , “Neighbours are people who help each other.”
A.teacher B.nurse C.worker D.farmer
A.he B.they C.she D.we
A.father B.neighbour C.mother D.doctor
A.before B.after C.when D.while
A.window B.floor C.wall D.door
A.hoped B.thought C.said D.imagine
A.almost B.already C.still D.always
A.get B.make C.find D.buy
A.friendly B.angry C.lazy D.unhappy
A.sit B.stay C.come D.drop
A.carefully B.quickly C.easily D.happily
A.called B.loved C.thanked D.visited
A.told B.answered C.asked D.kissed
A.From B.About C.To D.Of
A.word B.lesson C.sentence D.saying
Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then ? Here is an example.
There was a farmer who corn (玉米) all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the and won the first prize.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something about how he grew it. The farmer his seed(做种子的) corn to his neighbors.
"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the with you each year."
"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must my neighbors to grow good corn. "
The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve his neighbor's corn improves.
As a great man says, "We make a living by what we ; we make a life by what we give." We can't without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us from other animals.
So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find in their life.
A.why B.how C.when D.where
A.grew B.bought C.sold D.collected
A.cheapest B.prettiest C.best D.shortest
A.popular B.serious C.terrible D.surprising
A.lent B.showed C.offered D.recommended
A.game B.fight C.experiment D.competition
A.wind B.water C.farmer D.neighbor
A.tasty B.bad C.tall D.unusual
A.teach B.remind C.help D.require
A.unless B.though C.because D.when
A.do B.own C.get D.grow
A.cheer B.move C.work D.live
A.and B.but C.or D.so
A.different B.free C.safe D.far
A.hope B.success C.friendship D.happiness