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Old George selected(挑选) his food in the supermarket more carefully than NASA chose its astronauts. When he left the cashier, he was ____________ to think that he had saved 80 cents today.
At the exit, the cold wind made him ____________ his gloves. He looked for them in his coat and pants _____________ could not find them anywhere. He had bought the black gloves at a(an) ____________ price, for just $35, years ago. They were ____________ and very comfortable. He had taken great care looking ____________them, so they were in good condition.
George, calm on the outside but mad on the inside, re-entered the _____________. He followed the same route he had walked before. Several minutes of searching turned out to be in vain (徒劳). His ___________ were gone. “People have changed,” he said to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Not any more!”
He stared at anybody wearing black gloves to see if they looked like ____________. On his way to the dairy section, he _____________ a lady wearing a pair of black gloves. He sped up and in three seconds was in front of her. But ____________ the surprised woman looked over, his eyes dropped, for her gloves were just far too small to be his. He went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves, but she said no. He finally walked out _____________ the street.
A few days later, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. _____________ getting on the subway, he stepped into the supermarket again. He wanted to see if by any chance his gloves had been returned to the lost and found office. “What color are they?” the woman in the office asked. “Black,” he _____________the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of ___________ leather gloves. “Are they?”
“Yes! Those are mine,” George exclaimed, his eyes full of joy.
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It has been over eleven years now. It was a snowy afternoon. Laura, our tenyearold daughter, sat quietly, and was busy with her work. Suddenly, she asked how to spell a name of someone in our , and then wrote the notes one by one. Next, she some flowers with grass, a red sun, and the blue sky on them.
That evening. I noticed a “mailbox” on the doors to each of our bedrooms. There was one for Steve, one for Tom. She hadn't forgotten Sam or baby Paul. My heart felt when I saw that Reed, her dad, and I also one.
For the next few weeks, we received notes that showed love for each of us. When Steve lost a baseball game, there was a note telling him she thought he was the best player in the world. After I had a busy day, there was a note thanking me for my hard work, with a smiling face on it. In baby Paul's notes, there were lots of colorful _ including flowers with happy faces.
“He can't _ yet,” she said. “But he can look at the pictures.”
However, one night, I noticed the mailbox that Laura had made for herself. Suddenly, I that our little angel's mailbox had been but the others had enjoyed her love notes. My eyes were filled with tears.
“I'll take care of it,” Reed said. And in the following weeks, her _ wrote the sweetest of love notes to this little girl, our daughter.
this little girl is grown now, driving to the college every day, some things about her have changed. One afternoon only about a week ago, I found a love note on my bed.
“ always being there for me. Mom,” it read, “I'm glad that we're the best of friends.”
I always remember the nice child whose smile and have brought me thousands of hours of joy during these years. There are angels among us. I know, I live with one.
A.class B.office C.family D.company
A.drew B.bought C.picked D.planted
A.warm B.worried C.sad D.afraid
A.gave B.borrowed C.had D.pushed
A.his B.her C.our D.my
A.basketball B.football C.volleyball D.baseball
A.pictures B.books C.clothes D.toys
A.write B.read C.speak D.sing
A.laughed B.said C.realized D.told
A.empty B.full C.beautiful D.dirty
A.sister B.boy C.mom D.dad
A.And B.Though C.So D.But
A.never B.always C.often D.usually
A.Ask for B.Thanks for C.Wait for D.Care for
A.voice B.study C.reason D.love
The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler, happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish into the sea as soon as he could, ‘how you are! My son .’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, “ I can’t help them all ,I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the person.
A.drinking B.making C.selling D.washing
A.turned around B.turned down C.turned on D.turned off
A.what B.when C.where D.why
A.air B.land C.water D.environment
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.a lie B.a joke C.a story D.a truth
A.wind B.rain C.waves D.sands
A.himself B.itself C.ourselves D.themselves
A.of B.for C.from D.forward
A.afraid B.surprised C.sad D.angry
A.after B.back C.up D.down
A.clever B.kind C.silly D.ugly
A.Or B.So C.Because D.Though
A.began B.continued C.forgot D.waited
A.shortest B.tallest C.smallest D.biggest
When I was 14 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a . It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school and my old school was far away. , no one knew who I was. I was very lonely and afraid to make friends with .
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing. I my heart break. I couldn't talk to anyone about my problems, and I didn't want my parents tome. Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He me and without a word, smiled. Suddenly I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It me feel happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile my best friend now.
I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will .A. smile B. magazine C. box
A. As usual B. As a result C. The same as
A. someone B. everyone C. anyone
A. felt B. smelled C. feared
A. hear about B. worry about C. care for
A. slowly B. politely C. unhappily
A. listened to B. looked at C. took pride in
A. made B. led C. offered
A. has become B. became C. become
A. look back B. come back C. smile back
There are many problems between parents and their children. Some parents don’t understand their , and many of them even argue with each other. If I am a parent, how will Imy child? Well, I think there are many ways., I’ll encourage my child to do things he or she likes. The things should be goodhim or her. If it is not good for my child, I’ll talk to him or her about the disadvantage of the thing in away.
Second, I will always take pride in everything good that my child. For example, if he or she gets good grades, I’ll say something like, “Well done! I’m very proud of you.” These words will both make my child and me very.
Third, I will spendtime staying with my child than my parents did with me. I’ll chat and go shopping with my child. I am these things will make parents and their kids get on well.
A. classmates B. kids C. friends
A. give lessons to B. get along with C. talk to
A. First B. Next C. Later
A. for B. about C. before
A. silent B. lazy C. patient
A. will do B. is doing C. has done
A. it B. this C. them
A. happy B. strange C. sad
A. little B. less C. more
A. afraid B. sure C. surprised
This is my bedroom. You can see pictures on the wall.(墙) A nice light(台灯 )is the desk. A football is the chair. is the bed? It’s near the window.(窗户)
My father and mothertheir bedroom.flowers and a nice big bedin their room. Some windows arethe wall. A yellow door is in the w.all, .
Do youmy bedroom ?A. a B. an C. some
A. in B. on C. under
A. to B. in C. under
A. Who B. How C. Where
A. has B. have C. do
A. one B. a C. six
A. am B. isC. are
A. under B. in C. on
A. of B. too C. here
A. like B. likes C. to like