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The first stamp was born in England in 1840.
Today almost_____country has its own stamps. We can_______that most stamps are very beautiful . There are all kinds of wonderful_______on them. It may be a great leader(领袖) or a famous man. It may____be a nice bird ，a fish or an interesting place. Each picture on a stamp has_______meaning .It sometimes_____us a story . Stamps collecting may be the best way to learn ______a country.
Today more and more people are _____of collecting stamps .They think of it as a____. In some countries ,because many children like collecting stamps ,there are even______on stamp collecting at school.
A. any B. each C.every
A.hear B. find C. hope
A.people B. animals C.pictures
A. too B.also C.either
A.its B.his C.their
A. talks B. tells C.speaks
A.in B.for C.about
A.fond B.ready C.afraid
A.job B.game C.hobby
A.ideas B.courses C.students
One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very 16 and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep17 the feet of the Happy Prince.
Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some 18 fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked 19 , he found the sky was 20 clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden 21 .
“ 22 are you crying?” asked the swallow.
“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman 23 at a table. She’s sewing clothes for 24 women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty 25 the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the 26 from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”
“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”
The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and 27 it beside the woman’s needle.
28 he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite 29 now.”
“That’s 30 you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.
A．hungry B．tired C．angry D．sad
A．among B．above C．below D．between
A．water B．snow C．grass D．milk
A．at B．down C．up D．for
A．quite B．so C．such D．very
A．ear B．feet C．hair D．face
A．Where B．How C．When D．Why
A．sitting B．eating C．drinking D．cooking
A．poor B．rich C．young D．old
A．but B．or C．and D．so
A．jewel B．orange C．gold D．diamond
A．forgot B．took C．got D．put
A．Before B．After C．Till D．While
A．cold B．hot C．warm D．cool
A．because B．though C．if D．whether
“You know,Ann,” my friend Nick said, “Lisa and Anita were just talking about you.” I immediately got 11. “They said that you join the Students Union just because the teacher likes you, not because you are excellent.”
I 12 to keep myself from crying, getting down to my knees. After Nick told me everything my supposed best friends said about me, I felt I was 13 .
Lisa and Anita came in, acting as if(好像) 14 had happened.Lisa was still my deskmate and Anita was still my partner for our history project. I was 15 that they were able to pretend we had the perfect friendship. 16 they’d said such hurtful things.
I felt like I didn’t have a friend in the world, all because of rumor(谣言).
The tongue can be our worst 17 . Rumors do harm to friendship. They are like sharp knives, breaking one’s dignity(尊严) into pieces. When we say 18 things abut others, we’re hurting their hearts.
So how was I to act next? I thought of 19 them back. But instead, I told them directly they had hurt me. Lisa started 20 and Anita was speechless. I knew they were both sorry for what they had said. They said sorry to me, and I forgave them 21 I was still unhappy. Sure, things were a little embarrassing (尴尬的) at first, but soon enough everything was back to the way it had been before. I still 22 rumors from time to time. Talking about others is a part of our life, but the more I learn about the friendship, the more I realize the importance of tolerating others.
A．relaxed B．nervous C．scared D．energetic
A．struggled B．decided C．continued D．preferred
A．different B．wrong C．sick D．alone
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．surprised B．satisfied C．frightened D．worried
A．simply B．especially C．obviously D．probably
A．criminal B．victim C．suspect D．enemy
A．unpopular B．unlucky C．unkind D．unusual
A．attacking B．arguing C．bringing D．pulling
A．shouting B．keeping C．fighting D．crying
A．because B．although C．after D．unless
A．play with B．agree with C．deal with D．help with
This is a true story . One evening a woman was 36 home when she saw a truck close behind her . She drove more quickly to be far away from the truck ,37 when she sped up (加速），the truck did ，too. The 38 she drove , the faster the truck drove . The woman felt afraid , so she drove onto a main street , hoping to 39 the truck in a traffic . But the truck jumped a 40 light and went on running after her .
Finally the woman drove her car into a service station ,and got out of her car ,shouting for41 . The truck driver didn' d leave , instead he went out of his car . He 42the back door , and pulled out a man hidden (藏）in the back seat . The woman was running from the wrong person .the woman was 43at last .
From the place where the woman stopped her car , the driver44a criminal (罪犯）in the woman' s car . The driver drove after her not to 45her but to help her .A. running B. walking C. driving.
A. but B. though C. or.
A. bigger B. faster C. happier.
A. lose B. look C. come
A. black B. red C. green.
A. advice B. suggestionC. help
A. cleaned B. openedC. bought.
A. safe B. healthy C. free
A. forgot B. found C. put.
A. harm B. visit. C. save.
Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had 41 time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and 42 anything they liked.
One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were 43 than young people. Then one of the old 44 said that young men were stronger than old men.
45 of them agreed that this was true, 46 Mr. Black didn’t. He said, “No. I am as strong now as when I was a young man.” His friends were surprised 47 what he said.
“Well,” said Mr. Black, “Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used 48 to move it, but I couldn’t because I was not 49 . I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still 50 . So, I am as strong as when I was young.”
A．many B．a lot C．lots of D．lot
A．talked for B．talked to C．talked with D．talked about
A．clever B．cleverer C．cleverest D．a clever
A．man B．woman C．men D．women
A．All B．None C．Both D．Neither
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．at B．to C．of D．on
A．trying B．try C．to try D．to trying
A．strong enough B．enough strong C．weak enough D．enough weak
A．can B．can’t C．could D．couldn’t
When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 1 this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 2 I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “ 3 You are going to college (大学).” I was very 4 when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, 5 took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends 6 together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 7 I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we 8 the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were 9 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 10 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the 11 ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage(婚姻) is even 12 !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 13 I could get into a good college. I 14 studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 15 to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
A．say B．do C．receive D．find
A．teacher B．friend C．father D．husband
A．Yes! B．No! C．Really? D．OK?
A．angry B．tired C．nervous D．surprised
A．he B．she C．it D．they
A．working B．studying C．singing D．farming
A．guess B．mean C．say D．hope
A．looked at B．returned to C．arrived at D．left for
A．outside B．inside C．back D．away
A．terrible B．wonderful C．funny D．special
A．workers B．guard C．building D．factory
A．better B．harder C．worse D．easier
A．but B．if C．so D．or
A．enjoyed B．stopped C．disliked D．minded
A．way B．idea C．plan D．trip