Once there was a king and his daughter． The king asked his daughter how much she loved him． She said that she loved him as much as the loved（1） ． Her answer made the king very happy． Salt is simple thing， （2） it is very important． So the king thought his daughter cared a lot about him．
Salt has many（3） ． Our bodies need salt． If we don't have enough， our bodies can't work properly． We put salt on icy roads to make them（4） ． We also use salt to produce other products， like paper and glass． But for many years， salt's most important job was to（5） food． Like other living things， most bacteria（细菌） need water to live． Salt takes in plenty of water， so most bacteria（细菌） can not live（6） a salty environment． As a result， salt protects food and many other things． For much of human history， this ability has made salt（7） ．Every ancient culture from Egypt to China depended on salt． Even today， the hard﹣working ，useful people are（8） as "the salt of the earth"．
For centuries， salt was also hard to （9） ． Its usefulness， together with rarity（稀有） made it very expensive． Salt could even be used like（10） ． In fact， the word salary （薪水） comes from the word salt．
Today， salt is used more widely and it still plays an important role in our life．
（1）A． salt |
B． air |
C． gold |
D． sugar |
（2）A． or |
B． so |
C． and |
D． but |
（3）A． forms |
B． secrets |
C． uses |
D． skills |
（4）A． wide |
B． safe |
C． smooth |
D． thick |
（5）A． protect |
B． provide |
C． produce |
D． prepare |
（6）A． in |
B． outside |
C． for |
D． without |
（7）A． hopeful |
B． comfortable |
C．valuable |
D． successful |
（8）A． saved |
B． dreamed |
C． invited |
D． described |
（9）A． sell |
B． get |
C． take |
D． keep |
（10）． money |
B． medicine |
C． earth |
D． food |
From my father I have learned a lot． And I'm very thankful to him． I remember when I was a child， my father always got up very early． He was afraid to wake up others， so he（1） put on his clothes and went off to work． To arrive in time to open his tiny store at 8：30 he need to leave our apartment at 6：30． After all ，he had to take a bus and then the subway． The last（2） was a long walk through a neighborhood much of which was full of the smell of rubbish． I learned： it is very important to work． No（3） ．
When I was 12， I would， on some Saturdays， go to my father's store to（4） After helping set up the outside clothing display （陈列）， for the rest of the day， I'd watch to make sure no one stole anything． When I noticed someone looking（5） or strange， I would look the person in the eye， smile and say， "May I help you？" Usually that（6） but sometimes， someone would run off with something． The first time， I ran after the thief（7） my father shouted， "Martin， stop! There is no need to do that．" It's true that （8） ____ is more important than money．
After 10 years of hard work， he saved up enough money to buy his first car， a cheap one﹣he wouldn't buy one（9） he could afford to pay for it without borrowing money． I learned： buy only what you can afford． Buying（10） food and clothing won't make us go in debt （债务）． The unnecessary things won't give us happiness， which comes from achievement only．
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（1）A． loudly |
B． quietly |
C． easily |
D． suddenly |
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（2）A． vacation |
B． location |
C． direction |
D． journey |
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（3）A． excuse |
B． thought |
C． agreement |
D． situation |
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（4）A． sell out |
B． help out |
C． work out |
D． set out |
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（5）A． unexpected |
B． unusual |
C． unlucky |
D． unhappy |
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（6）A． got |
B． failed |
C． worked |
D． took |
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（7）A． or |
B． so |
C． and |
D． but |
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（8）A． safety |
B． silence |
C． happiness |
D． success |
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（9）A． if |
B． until |
C． when |
D． because |
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（10）A． necessary |
B． special |
C． useless |
D． expensive |
Once a young man was travelling by train． It was a long and boring journey．
As the train was moving （1） a wilderness （荒野）？ the passengers looked out of the windows （2） ． When the train reached a bend（转弯处）， it （3） and then a simple house（4） ． It was so easy to notice， （5） everybody on the train turned to "enjoy" with eyes wide open． Some passengers even began a （6） about it． The young man was also （7） by the scenery． On his return he（8） the train at the nearest station and found his（9） to the house． Its owner said that he was troubled by the （10） of the train．He wanted to （11） the house， but nobody would buy it．
（12） the young man spent 30 000 dollars on the（13） ． He thought it was a good place for（14） because it was facing the railway bend． When the train moved slowly past？the（15） passengers would be very interested in the house．
He （16） to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement． （17） the Coca﹣Cola Company took it to put up their（18） ． To everyone's surprise， the young man was （19） 180 000 dollars for a three﹣year rent（租金）．
This is a true story． It tells us that discovery is very important to （20） Many people have got new ideas from it．
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（1）A．over |
B． around |
C．through |
D．across |
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（2）A．happily |
B．quietly |
C．safely |
D．clearly |
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（3）A．dropped off |
B．fell behind |
C．slowed down |
D．rushed out |
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（4）A．appeared |
B．found |
C．discovered |
D．came |
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（5）A．when |
B．that |
C．why |
D．how |
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（6）A．discussion |
B．meeting |
C．subject |
D．competition |
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（7）A．attacked |
B．frightened |
C．trapped |
D．attracted |
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（8）A．got on |
B．looked for |
C．got off |
D．waited for |
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（9）A．address |
B．way |
C．key |
D．trip |
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（10）A．track |
B．conductor |
C．passenger |
D．noise |
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（11）A．change |
B．paint |
C．sell |
D．mend |
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（12）A．Soon |
B．Yet |
C．Instead |
D．After |
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（13）A．room |
B．place |
C．house |
D．land |
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（14）A．information |
B．relaxing |
C．travelling |
D．advertisement |
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（15）A．excited |
B．tired |
C．surprised |
D．worried |
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（16）A．tried |
B．had |
C．agreed |
D．stopped |
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（17）A．Since then |
B．At last |
C． At least |
D．So far |
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（18）A．messages |
B．companies |
C．notices |
D．signs |
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（19）A．shown |
B．allowed |
C．offered |
D．returned |
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（20）A．success |
B．confidence |
C．activity |
D．invention |
My parents turned my whole world upside down when they told me they were getting a divorce （离婚）． I couldn't （1） our family was going to break up．
It changed my life completely． My mother and I moved （2） a small apartment （公寓） across town， （3） my father and brother， Bill， remained in our house．
And very soon I had my soon﹣to﹣be stepfather （继父）， Dan． Although I wasn't very nice to him， he （4） gave up on me．
As time went on， I realized that we had some things in （5） ， especially when it came to movies and TV shows． We began to spend a lot of time together （6） out． It gave us a chance to talk （7） get to know each other．
（8） still， Dan was always around when I needed help on school or friends． Once I grew to warm to Dan， the （9） of us began spending a lot of time together． We often went out to eat and took short trips． Eventually （最后）， I discovered I had the （10） family that I had never had before．
My father found happiness， （11） ﹣ he remarried and had （12） child， my half﹣sister， Michelle． （13） 13， I learned an important truth ﹣ （14） is not always for the worse． Sometimes， it is just something（15） we need the most． We should learn to accept it bravely．
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（1）A． hear |
B． believe |
C． feel |
D． mind |
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（2）A． into |
B． on |
C． by |
D． with |
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（3）A． then |
B． even |
C． while |
D． or |
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（4）A． ever |
B． already |
C． yet |
D． never |
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（5）A． danger |
B． common |
C． need |
D． trouble |
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（6）A． hanging |
B． hang |
C． to hang |
D． hung |
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（7）A． or |
B． but |
C． and |
D． so |
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（8）A． Better |
B． Less |
C． Worse |
D． Well |
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（9）A． four |
B． three |
C． one |
D． five |
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（10）A． sad |
B． unlucky |
C． happy |
D． unhappy |
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（11）A． also |
B． either |
C． too |
D． neither |
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（12）A． another |
B． other |
C． others |
D． the others |
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（13）A． In |
B． At |
C． To |
D． For |
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（14）A． change |
B． choice |
C． problem |
D． failure |
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（15）A． what |
B． whose |
C． which |
D． that |
A small "shop"by the road in Japan has a dog "shopkeeper"．It's selling roasted（烤的）Sweet （1） there．
The friendly dog is （2） Kenkun．Because the shop is a self﹣service one，what the dog should do is just to be cute for customers and he does well（3） that．The roasted sweet potatoes are kept in a heated "box" outside the shop．So customers can help（4） directly．They need to（5） 100 yen（日元）into the money box for each potato they take．It seems to be working fine now． （6） ，who would steal a dog？Actually，the three﹣year﹣old dog is a good "shopkeeper．It's （7） cute and lovely that some of the customers come to see him and of course，they will leave with （8） one or two potatoes．
People online have different opinions about this．Some of them think that's interesting and they say the dog is the （9） one they've ever seen．But others think it's crazy to keep a dog （10） near a "box" for several hours a day．In their opinion，dogs should run and play here and there in the sun．
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（1）A．corn |
B．tomatoes |
C．potatoes |
D．bread |
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（2）A．given |
B．named |
C．shown |
D．offered |
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（3）A．at |
B．in |
C．on |
D．for |
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（4）A．herself |
B．himself |
C．yourselves |
D．themselves |
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（5）A．put |
B．make |
C．raise |
D．borrow |
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（6）A．So far |
B．First of all |
C．Once in a while |
D．After all |
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（7）A．so |
B．such |
C．too |
D．very |
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（8）A．at once |
B．at first |
C．at least |
D．at last |
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（9）A．oldest |
B．scariest |
C．loveliest |
D．heaviest |
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（10）A．sleeping |
B．running |
C．swimming |
D．sitting |
I stood in my grandmother's front yard with my son． He had a bottle of soapy water and a plastic loop （圈）． You know the type． You dip （浸） the loop in the bottle， pull it （1） and blow it to make bubbles （气泡）．
My son dipped and dipped and blew and blew， but （2） to blow bubbles． He handed me the bottle and loop and asked me， "Daddy， （3） you make bubbles？" I hadn't blown bubbles for years． I am a chemist by education．All my knowledge is （4） when it comes to trying to blow bubbles from a loop filled with soapy water． I had no more success than my son．
After several tries （5） the loop of soapy water， I gently （轻轻地）breathed on it． My son cried with joy as a big beautiful bubble （6） and moved slowly in the air． He grabbed （抓住）the loop，dipped and blew． No bubbles． I （7） explained to him， "Son，you can't blow so hard； you must ever so gently breathe on the loop to make bubbles．" He followed my（8） and blew gently． This time he made a big beautiful bubble， then （9） …
There are some things that you can get with force， （10） there are other things that only come with the gentleness of a soft breath． The closer something is to higher spirit， the more it is like bubbles； it can't be forced．
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（1）A．down |
B．off |
C．out |
D．along |
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（2）A．tried |
B．learned |
C．managed |
D．failed |
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（3）A．may |
B．can |
C．must |
D．should |
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（4）A．useless |
B．wide |
C．helpful |
D．basic |
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（5）A．in |
B．up |
C．on |
D．into |
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（6）A．worked out |
B．tried out |
C．set out |
D．came out |
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（7）A．happily |
B．angrily |
C．patiently |
D．sadly |
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（8）A．plan |
B．suggestion |
C．order |
D．rule |
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（9）A．another |
B．the other |
C．other |
D．the others |
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（10）A．but |
B．and |
C．unless |
D．if |
