This story happened in a small mountain village. One day there was an earthquake. Nothing was destroyed and was hurt. But a huge rock fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.
When the earthquake , many people came to the road and saw the huge rock. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the rock the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to it with ropes but nothing worked.
"Well," they all agreed, "There's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the ." At this time a boy of 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the rock."
"You?" they shouted, "What are you talking about?" The men all at the boy.
The next morning some people came into the street. One of them shouted, "The rock is !" More people ran out to see. It was right. The rock wasn't in the road any more. It wasn't near the road.
"This is ," they said, "Where did it go?"
The boy stood in the street, , "I told you I could move it last night."
The boy walked over to where the had been and uncovered some earth. "I buried it," he said.
The people looked . "You see," he said, " I dug a deep hole next to the rock and I dug a small incline （斜坡）up to the rock and the rock down into the hole by itself. I covered it with earth."
The crowds shouted, "What a boy!" And some of them said, "Why haven't we thought of this good ?"
A．somebody B．nobody C．anybody D．everybody
A．stops B．started C．happened D．stopped
A．over B．into C．off D．onto
A．push B．lift C．change D．pull
A．road B．stone C．rope D．village
A．looked B．laughed C．called D．pointed
A．gone B．missed C．broken D．stolen
A．very B．quite C．even D．still
A．heavy B．dangerous C．special D．impossible
A．crying B．smiled C．thinking D．smiling
A．street B．town C．rock D．mountain
A．surprised B．sad C．happy D．relaxed
A．lay B．dropped C．walked D．ran
A．clever B．strong C．brave D．poor
A．boy B．hole C．story D．way
The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the deadly disaster of the typhoon. Bernadette Tenegra, a 44-year-old high school teacher, was in her which was on the bank of a river. The Tenegra family together in their shelter to keep away from the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as it did .So they were just hanging on there.
But things didn’t happen they had thought, the water rose with a frightening speed and their house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者)，including Tenegra’s husband and her other daughter. They were able to struggle to , but the 6-year-old Tenegra was against the strong wind and water, along with sharp deadly debris(残骸). Bernadette made her way to the child and was holding her and kept her to keep on.
“I crawled(爬) over to her, and I tried to pull her up. But she was too and wasn’t able to make it. It seemed she had already , ” Tenegra said, crying. “I screamed but it didn’t work."
The mother said that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before , “Ma, just let go, just let go. Save . I love you forever.
“Yolanda” , the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year- old Tenegra her life. She has just seen a small part of this wonderful world that short lifetime, while the whole world witnessed all the beauty of her.
A．family B．school C．building D．home
A．marched B．stayed C．arranged D．collected
A．in the past B．in the day C．in the end D．in the future
A．while B．before C．as D．since
A．wooden B．golden C．hidden D．modem
A．strength B．warmth C．safety D．difficulty
A．fighting B．beating C．touching D．preventing
A．inviting B．ordering C．training D．telling
A．sleepy B．weak C．impatient D．careless
A．given hack B．given away C．given up D．given off
A．excitedly B．sadly C．angrily D．confidently
A．arrival B．break C．choice D．death
A．myself B．yourself C．himself D．herself
A．lost B．saved C．spent D．changed
A．above B．below C．during D．beyond
My mother only had one eye. And because of this, I never wished her to show up in my school, being afraid that my classmates would I had an ugly mother.
One day during elementary school, I was terribly ill. My mother came.
“Your mom only has one eye?!” asked some of my classmates. I was so .
I wished my mother would just from this world. “If you make me teased(嘲笑)，why don’t you just die?” I shouted at her, taking no notice of the sad look on her face. My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying .
At that time, I felt to say what I always wanted to say, and I didn’t think I had hurt her feelings very much. That night I saw my mom in her room, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might me. Even so, I hated her tears from one eye. I made a : I must study hard and leave my mother.
Years later my dream came true. I was quite successful and lived . I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother one day I got a letter, which said, “My son… I’m sorry I only have one eye. When you were little, you got into a(n) and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn’t watching you live with only one eye. I gave you mine. I was never with you and I never regretted(后悔) what I did because I you…”
I cried out aloud. Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!
A．run out B．put out C．come out D．find out
A．happy B．embarrassed C．cool D．pleased
A．disappear B．change C．come D．go
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．worried B．bad C．good D．annoyed
A．cooking B．working C．reading D．crying
A．break B．wake C．lose D．see
A．decision B．difference C．suggestion D．mistake
A．luckily B．healthily C．busily D．happily
A．if B．unless C．until D．though
A．accident B．appointment C．university D．habit
A．enjoy B．stand C．help D．stop
A．So B．Because C．Or D．But
A．excited B．surprised C．angry D．proud
A．dislike B．love C．hate D．miss
One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt and ordered his driver to stop and he got out to ask why.
He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for . We have to eat grass.” the poor man replied.
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll you,” the boss said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“Bring them along,” the boss replied. to the other poor man, he said, “You come with us, too.” The second man said a pitiful voice, “But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”
“Bring them along ,” the boss answered. They all the car, which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”
The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my because the grass there is almost a metre high.”
A．surprised B．angry C．happy D．proud
A．him B．them C．us D．you
A．grass B．food C．shoes D．clothes
A．leave B．teach C．find D．feed
A．Carrying B．Having C．Turning D．Shouting
A．by B．on C．of D．in
A．as usual B．as well C．in general D．no longer
A．cleaned B．drove C．entered D．pulled
A．kind B．lucky C．exciting D．interesting
A．work B．car C．place D．family
Yesterday my son and I went to the grocery store. In front of us was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking broke the mother’s heart. “I’m sorry, honey, but we have no money to buy it.”
My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he had been raking leaves in our garden to himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the , he ran to the candy counter and bought a box of Smarties with his money. Then he ran out after the little girl and her mother, and gave them the . He came back and told me what he told them, “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you .”
I was so excited I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him, and that was for his act of generosity because he gave his own Smarties to others. Quickly, he , “But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it.” I explained, “When you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t get anything, but when you do get something you should be very .”
A．in order B．in line C．in place D．in control
A．almost B．hardly C．seldom D．never
A．buy B．pay C．provide D．raise
A．store B．house C．mall D．centre
A．money B．box C．leaves D．bike
A．happy B．smart C．sweet D．lovely
A．and B．as C．that D．but
A．replied B．told C．lied D．talked
A．answer to B．apply to C．expect to D．turn to
A．hopeful B．wonderful C．thankful D．helpful
It began a year ago, around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street, I an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking, and looking rather unhappy.
One day, while I was driving past him with my , I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement. , when he noticed me waving at him, he looked a bit shocked. Then, I saw his hand go up and he waved back.
“ did you wave at him?” my daughter asked.
I told her it’s just an act of kindness that doesn’t anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a , but next time she would try it as well.
We liked close to the old man, we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would start waving at him and, pretty soon, the old man started at everyone who passed by his house.
One time, my daughter’s friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very . She mentioned that she waved back, although she didn’t know , and it felt really good.
As soon as my daughter heard this, she told her friend the of how all the waving began. Her friend answered: “Tell your mom that’s really cool!”
Other friends gave similar . This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and , if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to the giver and the receiver.
Moved by the old man’s actions, we’re planning to give our waving neighbor a thank-you card to express our for his exciting waves. We are really thankful for him sharing his simple joy with all who pass by his house.
A．noticed B．felt C．heard D．kept
A．husband B．son C．daughter D．friend
A．Just now B．On time C．In the end D．At the beginning
A．Why B．How C．When D．Where
A．buy B．cost C．hide D．guess
A．friend B．driver C．classmate D．stranger
A．or B．but C．so D．yet
A．shouting B．waving C．laughing D．looking
A．angrily B．excitedly C．loudly D．carefully
A．him B．me C．her D．us
A．lesson B．accident C．news D．story
A．gifts B．notes C．opinions D．books
A．easy B．funny C．usual D．special
A．past B．between C．all D．both
A．attention B．thanks C．suggestions D．interests