At the beginning of the new school year, every child was given a job. It was(1) most exciting thing for the children in class. As some jobs were more interesting than (2) , the children hoped to get one of the best. Rita was a kind and quiet girl. Last year she got the best job to look after the class dog. She did it (3) .
This year each child got one of the normal jobs, (4) preparing the books for the lessons, cleaning the blackboard or looking after one of the pets. But to Rita's (5) , her job was very different. She was given a little box (6) some sand and one ant. Although the teacher explained that this ant was very special, Rita could not(7)___ feeling disappointed.
"I will turn this little task into something great," Rita said to(8) . She started to study everything about the little ant, gave it the best food and made the box perfect. In the end the ant grew much bigger. One day, the teacher said that Rita's class had been chosen(9) to the tropical(热带的)rainforest with Doctor Martines to study all kinds of insects in summer, because the class had cared for the little ant best.
The class(10) joy. Everyone thanked Rita for being so patient. And children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to have responsibility even in what seems the smallest tasks.
(1)A.a |
B. an |
C. the |
D. 不填 |
(2)A. other |
B. others |
C. the other |
D. another |
(3)A. perfectly |
B. carelessly |
C. sadly |
D. happily |
(4)A. next to |
B. look like |
C. as if |
D. such as |
(5)A. surprise |
B. surprised |
C. moved |
D. moving |
(6)A. through |
B. without |
C. with |
D. except |
(7)A. think |
B. say |
C. tell |
D. help |
(8)A. her |
B. herself |
C. him |
D. himself |
(9)A. to go |
B. gone |
C. went |
D. going |
(10)A. full |
B. was full of |
C. was filled |
D. fill |
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One day the boss asks Tom to meet his friend Mr. Green in London. But it is his __41__ time to come to London. He doesn’t know the __42__ to Mr. Green’s home He thinks he can ask people for help.When he __43__ in London, He gets off the
bus.There are __44__ people in the street. He looks around and stops a __45__ and tells her where he wants to go. The woman is very helpful. __46__ her help, he finds Mr. Green’s home. Two weeks __47__, Tom needs to visit Mr. Green again. But he can’t __48__ where his home is. He stops a person to ask the way. It’s the same woman. The woman is very__49__. She says, “Are you__50__ looking for the place?
A.last B.first C.second D.third
A.name B.way C.city D.man
A.comes B.gets C.arrives D.goes
A.many B.much C.a little D.a lot
A.man B.woman C.boy D.girl
A.With B.Without C.Under D.By
A.after B.later C.behind D.late
A.remember B.forget C.know D.tell
A.sad B.glad C.surprised D.sorry
A.never B.still C.just D.again
Failure is part of life .No matter what we do, there are always two results: 61 and failure .All of us 62 to be successful, but we can’t always keep ourselves away from failure.
People have different opinions 63 failure. Some people think failure is a 64 thing. They hope they could always do everything 65 . If they fail in something, they will lose 66 confidence. Other people think failure is just a chance to learn. If they fail in something, they will do it 67 . They know that complaining won’t help .
As an old saying goes,“Failure is the 68 of success.” 69 we work hard, we will succeed one day. In my opinion, failure is not bad and it’s not good, 70 .What’s your opinion about failure?
1.A. subject B. fault C. success D. prize
2.A. want B. face C. enjoy D. call
3.A. at B. about C. in D. like
4.A. good B. so-so C. bad D. hard
5.A. equally B. badly C. great D. well
6.A. their B. our C. your D. her
7.A. else B. again C. ever D. once
8.A. son B. daughter C. mother D. uncle
9.A. If B. Before C. Until D. Before long
10.A. too B. also C. either D. so
Different from popular thoughts, sometimes flu(流感) is not caused by bad weather. It is caused by viruses in the body. 51 , A/H1N1 flu has been spreading in the most parts in the world. Some studies have now shown that one of 52 ways of spreading the viruses is through the air when 53 A/H1N1 flu-sufferer coughs or sneezes. However, its viruses can sometimes spread by 54 . After a flu-sufferer rubs his nose, the viruses might be spread to his hand. Then a friend55 to visit him, they shake their hands. The friend then gets something 56 by hand, and several days 57, he is infected. A child 58 is carrying A/H1N1 viruses uses tissues(面纸) to clean his running nose, although his parents pick up the tissues and carefully throw 59 away, they fail to wash their hands, and they will catch the viruses, too. So it is important for you to wash your hands often, it will stop the viruses from 60 in a way.
A.Recently B.Finally C.Luckily D.Happily
A.more usual B.the most usual C.more unusual D.the most unusual
A.a B.the C.an D./
A.hands B.feet C.mouth D.legs
A.get B.leaves C.comes D.arrive
A.eat B.to eat C.eating D.eaten
A.ago B.before C.after D.later
A.which B.what C.who D.where
A.it B.them C.itself D.themselves
A.coming B.to come C.spreading D.to spread
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Once there was a rich man in a village. He never gave anything to help 42 . The villagers didn’t like him. One day he said to them, “I know you don’t like me. I will give everything I have43 you when I die. Then everyone will be happy.”
But nobody 44 him. The rich man couldn’t understand why they didn’t believe him. One day he went for a walk by a lake. Under a big tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow 45. The pig 46 to the cow, “Why everyone likes you and nobody likes me? After I die. I provide people with pork, ham, etc. I give three or four things to them. But you give 47 one thing—milk. Why do people like you all the time and not me?”
The cow said, “Look, I give them milk while I’m 48 . They see that I’m generous(慷慨的) with what I have. But you don’t give them anything before you die. You give them ham, pork and so on only after you’re dead. People don’t believe in the 49 ; they believe in the present. If you give something 50 you are living, people will like you. It is quite simple.”
From that moment on, the rich man did his 51 to help the poor.
A.other B.others C.the other D.another
A.for B.with C.to D.after
A.believes B.believe C.believes in D.believed
A.fighting B.talking C.shouting D.joking
A.sang B.told C.asked D.said
A.more than B.only C.less than D.but
A.lives B.live C.lived D.alive
A.future B.past C.present D.now
A.while B.where C.what D.how
A.good B.better C.best D.well
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__41__ New Year’s Day, many people eat special food for good luck. In Spain and some Latin—American counties , people __42__ twelve grapes(葡萄)at midnight on New Year’s Eve—one grape __43__ good luck in __44__ month of the new year. Chinese people eat __45__ .Some have coins(硬币)inside. Everyone __46__ to find the coin for luck and money in the new year. Of course they don’t eat the __47__ . Japanese __48__ eat noodles on New Year’s Eve and their birthdays . __49__ may bring them good luck and __50__ life.
A.On B.In C.For D.During
A.are eating B.eats C.eat D.is eating
A.with B.for C.to D.is
A.every B.some C.any D.each
A.hamburgers B.hot dogs C.pizza D.dumplings
A.try B.tries C.is trying D.trys
A.food B.dumplings C.coin D.grapes
A.man B.woman C.children D.people
A.It B.What C.That’s D.This
A.large B.hurry C.short D.long