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Six-year-old Brandon decided one morning to make his parents pancakes. He ________ a big bowl and a spoon, pulled a chair to the table, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour(面粉）bag. He put some flour ____ the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and _______some sugar.
Soon Brandon __________ flour and getting frustrated(懊恼的）. He wanted this to be something ____for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn’t know what to do _____.
Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push her away, ____________ the egg box to the floor. He tried to clean up but slipped(滑倒）on the eggs, getting his clothes ____. Just then, he saw his Dad___________ at the door.
Brandon’s eyes were full of tears. All he wanted to do was something good, but now. He was sure his Dad would beat(揍）him, but his father didn’t. ____________, he picked up his crying son and kissed him.
That’s what we sometimes face in ___________. We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess(一团糟). Sometimes we just________ there in tears ____________we can’t think of anything else to do. Hopefully, that’s someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us. But we can’t ___________ trying to “make pancakes” for Dad or for other. Sooner or___________ we’ll get it right, and then they’ll be glad we tried.
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阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There are many festivals around the world. Dads have Father’s Day. Mums have Mother’s Day. But do our grandparents have a ____（1）____? Yes, they do.
The Double Ninth Festival is a ____（2）____ day for old people in China. The festival is on lunar September 9th. On this day, people show ____（3）____ and respect （尊敬）for their grandparents.
Respecting old people is a tradition in China. There are many ways for Chinese people to ___（4）___ their respect. When an old person enters a room, everyone should stand up. Also, people are introduced from the ____（5）____ to the youngest. When we give something to an old person, two hands are used. The old usually don’t have to buy tickets for buses and young people always ___（6）___ their seats to old people on a crowded subway or bus.
However, in western countries, old people have ____（7）____ lifestyles from those in China. They don’t often live with their children—they live ____（8）____. They don’t want to get help from others. They even don’t want to be offered seats by others.
Westerners ____（9）____ respect old people. For holidays, families usually ____（10）____ at the grand-parents’ homes. A great smile and a warm hug are enough for grown children to show their respect.
（1）
| A． |
house |
B． |
festival |
C． |
partner |
D． |
relative |
（2）
| A． |
boring |
B． |
simple |
C． |
special |
D． |
surprising |
（3）
| A． |
love |
B． |
interest |
C． |
hope |
D． |
invitation |
（4）
| A． |
stop |
B． |
express |
C． |
find |
D． |
refuse |
（5）
| A． |
richest |
B． |
tallest |
C． |
oldest |
D． |
strongest |
（6）
| A． |
offer |
B． |
lend |
C． |
sell |
D． |
take |
（7）
| A． |
usual |
B． |
strange |
C． |
same |
D． |
different |
（8）
| A． |
wisely |
B． |
easily |
C． |
alone |
D． |
sadly |
（9）
| A． |
still |
B． |
even |
C． |
only |
D． |
just |
（10）
| A． |
grow up |
B． |
get off |
C． |
make up |
D． |
get together |
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman’s living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t ____（1）____ the box.” After saying this, he left for the company.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said “no” to her.
The woman didn’t give up her ____（2）____. One day, she decided to find out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it. But she ____（3）____.
That evening, the businessman came home and found the box was open. He was very ____（4）____ and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The businessman shouted at them, “The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That’s ____（5）____!”
（1）
| A． |
move |
B． |
open |
C． |
close |
D． |
touch |
（2）
| A． |
idea |
B． |
habit |
C． |
attention |
D． |
job |
（3）
| A． |
succeeded |
B． |
failed |
C． |
finished |
D． |
continued |
（4）
| A． |
excited |
B． |
glad |
C． |
angry |
D． |
worried |
（5）
| A． |
interesting |
B． |
wonderful |
C． |
useful |
D． |
important |
阅读下列短文，然后从后面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入文中空缺处的最佳选项。
Last year, I worked near my mother’s house and stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her do some housework and ____（1）____ some food.
A week later, I noticed that the food ran out very ____（2）____. Then I began keeping an eye on my mum. To my ____（3）____, I found that she would put some food into a bag and go out with it every morning. And finally, I decided to ____（4）____ her. I saw her taking the food to the street children and spending a lot of time talking and playing with them.
One day, I talked with a neighbor and ____（5）____ that my mum was well-known in the area. The children were very friendly to her and even thought of her as their own mother. Why didn’t she tell me about it? Was she ____（6）____ that I would stop buying food if I knew the truth?
When my mum got home, I gave her a big hug (拥抱), I told her she didn’t need to keep it a ____（7）____ from me. And she told me ____（8）____ about the children. Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house. Others slept on the street. ____（9）____ she told me everything, I was so moved by her kindness.
I continued to buy food for my mum after that. But I ____（10）____ added one more bag for her other “children”.
（1）
| A． |
save |
B． |
buy |
C． |
cook |
D． |
throw |
（2）
| A． |
well |
B． |
late |
C． |
soon |
D． |
early |
（3）
| A． |
shame |
B． |
surprise |
C． |
happiness |
D． |
pleasure |
（4）
| A． |
follow |
B． |
tell |
C． |
change |
D． |
catch |
（5）
| A． |
worked out |
B． |
gave out |
C． |
looked out |
D． |
found out |
（6）
| A． |
interested |
B． |
pleased |
C． |
worried |
D． |
bored |
（7）
| A． |
secret |
B． |
promise |
C． |
story |
D． |
habit |
（8）
| A． |
nothing |
B． |
something |
C． |
some |
D． |
any |
（9）
| A． |
If |
B． |
Unless |
C． |
Before |
D． |
After |
（10）
| A． |
always |
B． |
sometimes |
C． |
seldom |
D． |
never |
阅读下列短文，然后从后面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入文中空缺处的最佳选项。
During the summer vacation, Zhang Hua took part in the 16th Natural English Competition, and at last he was listed in the top 10 and got valuable ____（1）____.
He never ____（2）____ to go that far. And he had never thought about standing that high on the stage (舞台). ____（3）____ at that moment, he was ready to challenge himself.
To take part in the competition he prepared fully, ____（4）____ a three-minute speech again and again and overcame stage fright (恐惧).
____（5）____ of his teammates, his good friend in his school, gave him lots of encouragement and ____（6）____ during the competition. Her ideas were new and powerful. She was like his coach, who showed him ____（7）____ to search for useful materials online and how to express his own ideas ____（8）____.
Thanks to the competition and the ____（9）____ of his friend, he now feels more relaxed on stage and he isn’t ____（10）____ talking in public any more.
（1）
| A． |
experience |
B． |
wealth |
C． |
time |
D． |
health |
（2）
| A． |
planned |
B． |
refused |
C． |
forgot |
D． |
expected |
（3）
| A． |
And |
B． |
But |
C． |
So |
D． |
As |
（4）
| A． |
practiced |
B． |
made |
C． |
wrote |
D． |
finished |
（5）
| A． |
Many |
B． |
Some |
C． |
One |
D． |
None |
（6）
| A． |
hope |
B． |
information |
C． |
advice |
D． |
trouble |
（7）
| A． |
how |
B． |
when |
C． |
what |
D． |
why |
（8）
| A． |
suddenly |
B． |
clearly |
C． |
simply |
D． |
slowly |
（9）
| A． |
decision |
B． |
help |
C． |
progress |
D． |
agreement |
（10）
| A． |
glad about |
B． |
excited about |
C． |
tired of |
D． |
afraid of |
阅读下面短文。掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项。
My husband and I recently went to an amusement park with our children and grandchildren. We had a wonderful time and made lots of ___（1）___ memories together. Unexpectedly. I came across（偶遇）a warm ___（2）___ as we made our way through the park.
Our four grandchildren were excited ___（3）___ the attraction（吸引人之处）where children could drive the cars. I sat outside and prepared to take photos of my family. As I waited for my family to drive by, I noticed a car with a father and his son ___（4）___ looked to be about 7 years old. They rolled down the hill at the beginning and suddenly the car ___（5）___. The son shouted. “I can’t do it.” His father ___（6）___ said, “Yes, you can.”
“No. I can’t!”
“Yes, you can, son.”
The little boy was almost in tears. “I CAN’T! “With deep patience, the father said. “Son, you can do this. Let me help you.” Then he taught the boy to push the gas pedal（踏板）and ___（7）___ the car. And a few minutes later, the two went smoothly on their way down the track（轨道）.
The scene brought ___（8）___ to my eyes. “Yes, you can”, the words whispered（悄声说）to my heart. Then every time things got ___（9）___ or when I had failures along the way, I would think of “Yes, you can.” That’s where the true strength（力量）comes in. Are you struggling（奋斗）with something today? You can ___（10）___ the words “Yes, you can.”
（1）
| A． |
terrible |
B． |
sweet |
C． |
nervous |
（2）
| A． |
moment |
B． |
program |
C． |
promise |
（3）
| A． |
for |
B． |
about |
C． |
with |
（4）
| A． |
who |
B． |
which |
C． |
whom |
（5）
| A． |
left |
B． |
flew |
C． |
stopped |
（6）
| A． |
angrily |
B． |
quietly |
C． |
sadly |
（7）
| A． |
make |
B． |
wash |
C． |
drive |
（8）
| A． |
sand |
B． |
tears |
C． |
pictures |
（9）
| A． |
hard |
B． |
exciting |
C． |
comfortable |
（10）
| A． |
forget |
B． |
regret |
C． |
trust |