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Today is the last Saturday before Christmas. Everyone in the USA is ________ for gifts. ________ is falling. People are walking fast. They are trying to keep ________ when they move from shop to shop. In the shops children are ________ at the toys. They are talking to a man named Father Christmas. He asks, “What do you want for Christmas?”
In the USA it is warm and beautiful in summer. The trees and fields are green then. But now it is winter, it is quite snowy and ________ is white.
At ________ , there are different colours everywhere. Lights make the buildings and the trees look________ . Christmas is a beautiful ________ of a year.
Christmas Day always begins ________ breakfast. Children wake up very early. They open the________ from their parents. Then they wake up their parents, saying “Merry Christmas.”
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All the time，little Dick was happy.He used to go about singing and dancing the whole daylong.Nothing could make him sad.
One day，Dick wanted to travel in the（1） .So he set out with excitement，singing till he made the forest full of songs.
He was about to drink near a river in the woods when he was（2） .He found himself in the hands of a tall giant（庞然大物），a hundred times as（3） as himself!The giant looked at him and then put him into a large （4） ，and carried him off.
Poor Dick tried to get out of the bag，（5） the giant only laughed.
At last the giant came to his house ﹣ a dark place.When he got in，（6） shut the door，and took Dick out of the bag.
Dick now thought he would（7） ，for when he looked around he saw a large fire，and before it his two brothers were roasted （烤）for the giant 's dinner.However，the giant，did not kill Dick，but put him into a prison（监狱）which he had（8） for him.
The prison was dark，with bars （栏杆）all round it.The only food was bread and water.Dick beat his head （9） the bars.Dick was too（10） to think of eating or drinking.
The（11） Dick thought of his free life— warm home，close friends，the（12） ，the trees and the flowers.
The giant came again，and wanted Dick to sing as he（13） do."Sing，sing!"said he.But Dick was too sad to（14） .A prison is no place in which to sing.（15） the giant grew angry ，and took Dick out to force him to sing.Dick cried，struggled，and then died in the giant 's hand!
This is a true story.—Poor Dick was a little bird，and the giant was a cruel boy.
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（1）A.forest |
B.river |
C.hands |
D.house |
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（2）A.found |
B.caught |
C.moved |
D.killed |
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（3）A.big |
B.thin |
C.high |
D.short |
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（4）A.hole |
B.building |
C.prison |
D.bag |
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（5）A.but |
B.so |
C.or |
D.for |
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（6）A.it |
B.he |
C.that |
D.they |
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（7）A.argue |
B.jump |
C.stick |
D.die |
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（8）A.prepared |
B.sent |
C.asked |
D.imagined |
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（9）A.into |
B.above |
C.among |
D.against |
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（10）A.surprised |
B.touched |
C.scared |
D.interested |
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（11）A.clever |
B.happy |
C.poor |
D.shy |
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（12）A.sunlight |
B.giant |
C.darkness |
D.fire |
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（13）A.happened to |
B.used to |
C.seemed to |
D.continued to |
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（14）A.dance |
B.eat |
C.travel |
D.sing |
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（15）A.Widely |
B.Recently |
C.Finally |
D.Mainly |
Today is Tom's birthday.He is seventy years old.But there is nobody being（1） him.He feels very disappointed.He can 't find his happiness anywhere.His sons who are busy working，don't care for him on his special day.（2） the cake is very delicious，he doesn't want to touch it.He just（3） his children to come and stay with him.
Nowadays，many people are so busy that they（4） visit their parents.However，blood is（5） thicker than water.Our dear parents make every effort to bring us up，so we are supposed to treat them well when they become old.
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（1）A.in |
B.with |
C.over |
D.about |
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（2）A.Although |
B.Because |
C.If |
D.Since |
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（3）A.expects |
B.hopes |
C.makes |
D.notices |
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（4）A.usually |
B.often |
C.seldom |
D.always |
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（5）A.less |
B..more |
C.much |
D.little |
Once upon a time，a man spread rumors （谣言）that his neighbour was a thief.As a result，the police caught the neighbour and（1） him to the police station fur questioning.But in the end，the young man was found to be innocent（无辜的）.He decided，however，to sue（起诉）the man for spreading false rumors.
In court（法庭），the man said to the judge（法官）： "They were just stories.It was just for fun and my neighbour was not a（2） . " The judge said to the man： "Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper.Then cut the paper into many small pieces and，on your way home，（3） the pieces away on the road.I then want you（4） here in court tomorrow to hear my verdict（裁决）. "
Next day in court，the judge said to the man： "（5） I give my verdict，I want you to leave the court and，and pick up all the（6） of paper you threw away yesterday. "（7） ，the man said： "I can't do that.The wind has blown the pieces all over the place.I'll never find them! "
"Great， " said the judge. "Your mean rumors have spread and harmed the good reputation（名誉）of your neighbour.You may never be able to fix it.If you cannot speak well of someone，don't say（8） at all! "
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（1）A.carried |
B.invited |
C.welcomed |
D.took |
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（2）A.doctor |
B.thief |
C.teacher |
D.judge |
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（3）A.move |
B.keep |
C.throw |
D.sweep |
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（4）A.back |
B.away |
C.Off |
D.up |
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（5）A.During |
B.Until |
C.After |
D.Before |
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（6）A.bills |
B.verdicts |
C.pieces |
D.instructions |
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（7）A.Relaxed |
B.Excited |
C.Surprised |
D.Interested |
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（8）A.something |
B.everything |
C.nothing |
D.anything |
Every day in newspapers and magazines there are articles telling us we should exercise more.
And scientists now say that（1） is one of the best way to keep fit.It can make you feel better and look better.Some say it can even make you live（2） .
All you need for naming，some comfortable clothes and a pair of sports shoes.You don't need to buy special clothes（3） you should get a good pair of sports shoes.And remember一you should always buy shoes for running one size larger than your（4） shoes.
Some people find running boring，so，cycling or swimming instead once in a while.Also，you shouldn't exercise every day.It's very important to（5） two or three times a week.You should eat well and drink lots of water but you can still have nice things like chocolate（6） .Do some leg exercises every week as well，because this makes you stronger and helps you run better.
If you're a beginner，there are lots of ways to make exercise fun.You can join a club or you can exercise with a friend.Another idea is to run in a race.This can give you a（n）（7） to train and keep you interested in running.
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（1）A.running |
B.swimming |
C.cycling |
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（2）A.long |
B.longer |
C.longest |
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（3）A.and |
B.or |
C.but |
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（4）A.usual |
B.clean |
C.different |
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（5）A.play |
B.rest |
C.work |
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（6）A.never |
B.often |
C.sometimes |
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（7）A.reason |
B.excuse |
C.method |
My mother often asked me "What is the most important part of the body？" Through the years I would guess what I thought was the correct answer.
When I was younger，I thought（1） was very important to us as humans，so I said， "My ears，Mommy." She said， "No.Many people are deaf.But try to（2） your head and I will ask you again soon."
Then last year，my grandpa died.Everybody was（3） .Everybody was crying.My mum looked at me （4） it was our turn to say our final goodbye to Grandpa.She asked me， "Do you know the most important body part yet，my dear？"
I was surprised when she asked me this now.I always thought this was a game（5） her and me.She saw the conclusion（结论） on my face and told me， "This question is very important.It shows that you have（6） enjoyed your life." I saw that her eyes were filled with（7） .She said， "My dear，the most important body part is your shoulder."
I asked， "Is it because it（8） my head？"
She replied， "No，it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they cry.（9） needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life，my dear.I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you（10） it."
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（1）A.sound |
B.smell |
C.taste |
D.touch |
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（2）A.shake |
B.nod |
C.move |
D.use |
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（3）A.happy |
B.sad |
C.surprised |
D.interested |
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（4）A.if |
B.why |
C.when |
D.what |
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（5）A.with |
B.from |
C.between |
D.among |
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（6）A.quickly |
B.usually |
C.hardly |
D.really |
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（7）A.tears |
B.energy |
C.pleasure |
D.happiness |
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（8）A.picks up |
B.takes up |
C.holds up |
D.pulls up |
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（9）A.Nobody |
B.Everybody |
C.Somebody |
D.Everything |
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（10）A.accept |
B.need |
C.refuse |
D.avoid |