Mr．Smithistellingtwofunnystori-优题课

My grandpa loves playing chess． Every day he plays chess with his friends．Last week，he（1）　　（come） to visit us in Canada． But he was very disappointed when he found nobody here could play chess with（2）　　（he）．

One day． when I came back from school．I found my grandpa was siting（3）　　（quiet） in a chair， doing nothing． I knew he was lonely．Why not teach him to play online chess on my computer？ I thought．

"Grandpa， someone is waiting （4）　you to play chess．"I went to him and said．

"Really？" he said， his eyes opening wide． "Who？ And were？"

I took him to（5）　　 computer in my room and said， "Right here．" Then I taught him how to use the Internet and how（6）　　（play） chess online． At first，he was slow． Having tried several times． he became better and began to play chess with people from around the world．

"（7）　　 interesting it is! This is simply fantastic!" he cried excitedly．

Now he is quite good at playing chess online and has made a lot of（8）　　（friend） on the Internet at the same time． My grandfather is much（9）　　（happy） than before．

Grandpa will go back home soon．I believe the time when we played online chess together was so great（10）　　 both of us will never forget．

Singapore is a city of different cultures．Walking through the streets of Singapore，you can（1）　　（听到） different languages spoken， such as English， Chinese and Malay． People from different cultures live and work peacefully with each other and （2）　___　（分享） their traditions．

In Singapore， cultural differences are shown in building styles，shops and in many other ways． Take food as an（3）　　（例子），ach culture has its own place to sell their traditional food but there are also the（4）　　（著名的）Hawkers markets．Different food are sold here in these （5）　　（繁忙的） markets． And these are very popular with Singapore citizens and （6）　　（游客） from around the world． The food is good and very （7）　　（便宜的）．

Singapore is also an interesting city． Large numbers of people，ideas， etc． are mixed together （8）　　（在…下面） the same sky．English is used for business，（9）　　（虽然） the official language here in Malay．Now，however there is a strong Chinese business community and also a growing Indian business community．Singapore welcomes talented people from around the world and （10）　　（希望）they will live there all their lives．

attend；beside； season； sudden； take pride in

（1）Among the four　　of year．I like winter best．

（2）Usually， parents　　the smallest success of their children．

（3）We　　 realized that everything seemed to have changed in one night．

（4）Sally is my best friend． She always sits　　 me silently when I am sad．

（5）Everyone likes to　　Mr． Smith's classes． They are always interesting and lively．

Sam was very nervous． It was his first day in a new（1）　　，and lunch was only thirty minutes away． For most students， Lunch is the（2）　　part of the school day． It is time when you talk with your friends，get to know what interesting things everyone is doing，and of course，（3）　　．Sam，however， didn't know anyone or anything， like where to sit or with whom to sit at lunch．

Sam's （4）　　was in the army， so his family moved a lot． He had really liked his old school and （5）　　 leaving his two best friends． They still talked to each other through phone calls and emails，（6）　　 he couldn't see them every day． He wondered if their （7）　_____　would continue． He didn't want to lose them， but he knew it would be （8）　　 for them to stay close．

"I know this is hard on you，" his mother said as he got ready for school this morning，"and I'm really （9）　　 you have to keep changing schools．" Sam could see regret in her eyes， but he didn't want her to feel that way，（10）　　had always been ready to defend （保卫） not only the family but also the country． Sam loved her so much． He gave her a smile and told her not to（11）　　．He had wanted to mean it，but there was still always worry in him when they moved．

The （12）　　 time came quickly． As Sam was walking to during room， a voice behind him said，"Excuse me．" Sam （13）　　 and saw five friendly faces．

"Would you like to join us？ " asked one of them．

This （14）　　invitation was exactly what he needed． Sam nodded yes （15）　　and joined them． He was sure about his future school life now．

（1）A． company	B family	C． factory	D． school
（2）A．best	B． longest	C． shortest	D． worst
（3）A． eat	B． learn	C． run	D． sleep
（4）A． brother	B． father	C． mother	D． sister
（5）A． hated	B． imagined	C． tried	D． suggested
（6）A． so	B．or	C． but	D． if
（7）A． discussion	B． dream	C． business	D． friendship
（8）A． safe	B． hard	C． natural	D． terrible
（9）A． proud	B． sorry	C． excited	D． surprised
（10）A． He	B． I	C． She	D． We
（11）A． forget	B． move	C． return	D． worry
（12）A． breakfast	B． lunch	C． tea	D． dinner
（13）A． sat down	B． got up	C． ran away	D． turned around
（14）A． unexpected	B．creative	C． funny	D． popular
（15）A． bravely	B． happily	C． nervously	D． patiently

My brother Claudio is one of the people I love most． He is wise and always helpful， taking care of me and（1）　　（we） young sister， Sarah．The day when he left home to go to college，I（2）　　（teach） the importance of being a man．

It was a（3）　　（rain） Saturday morning in August． We were woken up by the sound of Sarah playing the piano as usual． In the kitchen， there was（4）　　surprise for Claudio一his favorite pancakes．Mom gave us a big smile and told us（5）　　（sit） down for the breakfast． This was an important day for all of us!

While we（6）　　（eat） breakfast， Claudio went upstairs to collect his things．I suddenly heard him calling my name． When I walked（7）　　 the room we shared，I found Claudio sitting at my bedside．"It's time， brother，" he said． I thought he was saying that it was time for him to leave the house，（8）　　in fact he told me that I should take on a bigger role in the family from then on． He said I should do（9）　　（many） for Mom than before after he was gone．

I thought about his words very（10）　　（careful） and then understood everything． That day I learned about family， love and duty．