Recently Steve had a car accident and his car was broken． So until the car was （1） he had to go to work by subway． One day， he noticed a （2） guy at the station at night． He felt （3） for him， so he gave him some money．
The homeless guy thanked him for it． The next day again， he noticed the homeless guy at the same place． This time Steve （4） him a meal． The homeless guy thanked him for his （5） ． But Steve got curious（好奇的）and asked， "How did you get to this（6） ？"
（7） a smile， the homeless guy said， "By showing love．" Steve didn't（8） it， so he asked him， "What do you mean by that？" The homeless guy replied， "In my whole life， I made sure that everyone was happy． No matter what happened in my life， I always helped everyone．"
Steve asked him， "Do you （9） it？"， to which the homeless guy replied， "No． It just breaks my heart that the very people I gave money to wouldn't give me a coin （10） I was in need． Son， it is better to build your own house and invite someone in for shelter（庇护）than to（11） them your bricks（砖）while you are building yours． Because one day when you turn around and look at the place where you planned to build your house， it will be an empty （12） ． Then you are the one looking for bricks．"
Steve understood what the homeless guy meant and thanked him for the good （13） ．
Helping others is a good thing． But sometimes， while we are helping others， we （14） our own problems and needs． One must remember that sometimes sharing is better than giving away． You can do a lot more by being in a（15） position instead of bringing yourself into a weaker situation．
（1）A． old |
B． cheap |
C． ready |
D． dirty |
（2）A． rich |
B． homeless |
C． smart |
D． handsome |
（3）A． happy |
B． sorry |
C． angry |
D．excited |
（4）A． told |
B． lent |
C． sold |
D． bought |
（5）A． shyness |
B． sadness |
C． kindness |
D． illness |
（6）A． point |
B． hotel |
C． station |
D． restaurant |
（7）A． For |
B． From |
C． With |
D．About |
（8）A． finish |
B． discuss |
C． describe |
D． understand |
（9）A． regret |
B． need |
C． study |
D．plan |
（10）A． since |
B． before |
C． when |
D． unless |
（11）A． order |
B． offer |
C． show |
D． throw |
（12）A． lot |
B． room |
C． store |
D． house |
（13）A． meal |
B． advice |
C． gift |
D． question |
（14）A． forget |
B． believe |
C． protect |
D． remember |
（15）A． difficult |
B． strange |
C． special |
D． strong |
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It seems that food deliverymen（送货员） are always in a hurry． You may find many of them don't （1） traffic rules． They drive on the wrong side of the road and run（2） lights． They use mobile phones while they're（3） ． These reckless（鲁莽的） behaviors have caught the public's attention． In the （4） half of 2018， food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai． That means every two and a half days， a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road．
What makes deliverymen take such risks？ The strict （5） of the food delivery service companies（公司） and the anxious（焦急的） customers may be the answer． Many companies will fine a deliveryman up to 2，000 yuan， if he fails to deliver an order （6） _ time， reported China Daily． Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers．
（7） the problem， food delivery companies need to improve their incentive systems（激励制度）．Some cities are（8） taking action． Shanghai has asked companies to train（9） _ deliverymen on traffic rules and safety． Now in Shenzhen， if a deliveryman gets caught breaking traffic rules （10） than twice． then he will not be allowed to drive food service delivery vehicles（交通工具） for a whole year
A boy called Tom sat near a wall with tears（眼泪） in his eyes． Mrs Bell came and asked， "What makes you so（1） ？" Tom answered， "We will have a poetry（诗歌） competition． I don't think I can make it because other boys（2） me and call me 'Slow Tom'．"
In a kind（3） ， Mrs Bell said， "Look at the snail（蜗牛） on the wall． It is slow but sure． When you（4） heart， think of the snail．" Tom thought he could run a race with the snail． So he decided to practice his poems until the snail got to the（5） of the wall．
（6） ， the day came． Tom did best in the competition． He didn't miss a word and won the prize． The headmaster（校长） asked， "How（7） you learn the poems so well？" "The snail on the wall taught me（8） to do it．" said Tom， "I saw it climb up the wall little by little． （9） didn't stop， nor turn back， but went on． And I thought I would do the same with my task． By the time the snail had got to the top of the wall， I had learned it all．" "Well done， Tom!" said the headmaster（10） ， "Now boys， let us cheer for Tom and the snail on the wall．"
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（1）A． proud |
B． bored |
C． excited |
D． sad |
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（2）A． take after |
B．laugh at |
C．fall behind |
D．believe in |
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（3）A． voice |
B． smile |
C． face |
D． joke |
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（4）A． open |
B． give |
C． lose |
D． have |
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（5）A． top |
B． middle |
C． bottom |
D． side |
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（6）A． At first |
B． At least |
C． At last |
D． At times |
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（7）A． should |
B． could |
C． will |
D． must |
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（8）A． how |
B． when |
C． where |
D． why |
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（9）A． I |
B． He |
C． She |
D． It |
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（10）A． nervously |
B．happily |
C．angrily |
D． silently |
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A book review of the Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a lively story full of fun．
Tom， the hero of the book， lives with his aunt Polly． He is a lively and clever boy． He doesn't like people telling him （1） to do， so he always gets into trouble． He and his best friend， Huck Finn， run away to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River． Tom has more（2） because a bad man named Injun Joe is looking for him． Later， Tom escapes （runs away） from a cave with another friend， Becky． He also finds Injun Joe's treasure box and takes it （3） ．
My favourite part of the book is when Tom and Hunk start （4） adventures on the island in the Mississippi River． At first， they are （5） ． But when they hear that everyone thinks they are dead， they feel very sorry， so they come back home． They hide and watch for a time when they see their family and neighbours （6） to their funeral in the church． Then， Tom and Huck （7） appear． Everyone is surprised to see them at first， but very pleased to find that they are alive．
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book． It is more than an adventure story． Mark Twain wrote it in 1876． It describes people's lives in the southern （8） of American at that time． It tells how young people grow， how people love each other and how bad people（9） for their actions． It is written in everyday English， and the dialogues sound especially real． Today， it is still read and loved （10） people all over the world， and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories．
提示词：adventure冒险； funeral葬礼； church教堂
The plane took off． A passenger needed a cup of water to take his medicine． An air hostess （空姐） told him that she would bring him the（1） soon． But the air hostess was （2） busy that she forgot to bring him the water． （3） ， the passenger couldn't take his medicine on time． About half an hour later， she hurried over to him with a cup of water， but he（4） it．
In the following hours， each time she （5） the passenger， she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not． But the passenger （6） paid notice to her．
When it was time to get off the （7） ， the passenger asked her to hand him the passengers' booklet （notebook）， she was very（8） ． She thought that he would （9）_ down bad words in it， but with a smile she handed it to him．
Off the plane， she opened the booklet and then（10） ． The passenger put it， "In the past few hours， you have asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all． How can I refuse your twelve faithful （真诚的） smiles？"
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（1）A． water |
B． medicine |
C． cup |
D． coffee |
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（2）A． very |
B． too |
C． quite |
D． so |
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（3）A． With her help |
B． As a result |
C． On the one hand |
D． To tell the truth |
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（4）A． drank |
B． accepted |
C． refused |
D． received |
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（5）A． looked at |
B． listened to |
C． talked about |
D． passed by |
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（6）A． usually |
B． never |
C． sometimes |
D． often |
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（7）A． plane |
B． train |
C． ship |
D． bus |
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（8）A． interested |
B． happy |
C． excited |
D． sad |
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（9）A． break |
B． get |
C． write |
D． go |
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（10）A． smiled |
B． cried |
C． wondered |
D． worried |
Chinese Products More Popular Abroad
Riding a Mobike on the street，you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud． Turning to the right， You see a Sichuan﹣style restaurant． After walking into a store， you see that Huawei smartphones are on sale．
But you're not in （1） ﹣﹣you're in Manchester in Britain． In fact，you might see similar things in many other cities． Chinese （2） have been going global（全球的）．
Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time．（3） meet local people tastes，Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes．One（4） is the meat．"We like to eat meat with the bone（骨头）in，but people here don't． So Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones． "Said Yin Hang， who is studying at University of Wollongong in Australia．
Some Chinese brands（品牌）are also becoming more （5） ．In many cities in Europe， stores sell TCL televisions， Haier fridges and Lenovo computers， according to Reuters（路透社）．
In the past，most western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable（不可靠的）．But now， things have （6） greatly． More people trust Chinese brands．"Made in China"becomes cool．