except； customer； exactly； our； praise |
（1）Your photos are lovely． Do you want to see some of ？
（2）The museum is open daily Mondays．
（3）My parents me when I did well at school．
（4）I can't remember what she said．
（5）The hotel offers good service to all ．
|
A．seldom B．methods C．nowadays D．oceans E．almost |
Without the television set, the radio and more importantly, the computer, we will （1） have any fun in our homes today. However, the people in the past had their own clever（2） of enjoying themselves. For example, they made music without the use of computers but with tools made from wood and animal skin．
Travel was simple at that time. Most of the people were excellent boat makers and they could make boats in a variety of shapes and sizes for travelling along the rivers and in the（3） . With increased skills and experience, the people learnt how to make the boats stronger against rains and storms．
Some things are basic for us（4） , but the people in the past could live the lives to the full even without them. We should not look down on the wisdom of people long ago．
|
A．modern B．manage C．delicious D．control E．compare |
Technology plays an important part in our daily life now. Yet not many of us will realize how much we rely on it until we（1） our lives to those in the past. There was no （2） technology at that time, yet the items that people had were quite enough for them to live their lives．
Without necessary cooking tools, the people could still（3） to make their food as nice as our food today. Animal parts were thrown away if they were not （4） . Others were cooked over the fire. However, everything they used was taken from the forests around them．
|
A．hurt； B．kind； C．of； D．whether； E．stay； F．back； G．what； H．food； I．before； J．better； K．eyes； L．impolite |
A few years ago，a little boy，not more than eight years old，went to the store himself．While he was going （1） home，a dirty dog followed him．The dog was weak because it had a sore leg．After he found the dog was badly （2） ，he let it follow him home．
The little boy's mother taught him to be （3） and friendly． However， when the little boy asked his mother （4） he would let the dog come into the house or not， she hesitated（犹豫）． "We have no room for it，"said she． The poor dog seemed to understand （5） she said． It looked so sad! The little boy almost cried when he saw the dog's big （6） looking up to him sadly．
His mother was actually kind，too．She did not drive the poor hungry dog away，but let it （7） in the yard．The little boy gave the dog some （8） ，water and clean dry grass to lie on．They also made it clean．
After a few days the dog was （9） with the help of the boy and his mother．It began to show how happy and thankful it was．Because （10） their kindness，the dog finally found a home．It did what a dog could do to be a helpful family member．
|
A． event B． cause C． correctly D． frightening E． suddenly |
Then we heard a （1） sound after a bright flash of lightning．
It started to rain heavily in no time． In order to get some information， Mr． Smith turned on the battery﹣powered radio． The weatherman said that the storm was the（2） of all the problems． It hit a tower at the power station before the first flash of lightning． That was the reason why the lights（3） went out before the rain came． Finally， the lights came back． We cheered loudly． The （4） made it possible for the neighbours to have a chance to be together．
|
A． downstairs B． discovered C． answered D． invitation E． advantage |
Everything went black! All the lights in our flat turned off， including the TV． Mum took out the candles and Dad went to see what was going on． One（1） of living in a tall building is that you always have help nearby． So I went to our next﹣door neighbour， Mr．Smith． With a candle in his hand， Mr． Smith（2） the door． Uh﹣oh! He didn't have lights， either． I（3） that all the buildings in our neighbourhood were dark． Our neighbours went （4） and began chatting outside． They were not worried at all．