Karl Marx was born in Germany on May 5th,1818.(1) he was a child,he was forced to leave his country again and again.He lived in Belgium,England and some other(2) .
His mother tongue was German and at school he(3) French and English,but he felt his English was poor.So he(4) up his mind to improve his English.He began to work hard(5) it.He made so much progress(6) he could soon read English newspapers and write English articles.
However,there were(7) things that he thought were too difficult for him﹣ the grammar and some of the idioms (习语).He often encouraged himself by saying"(8) I keep on trying,I'll make even greater progress." At the same time,his close friend,Engels,often wrote to(9) him for his hard work in learning English.
In one of Marx s books,he gave people who were learning a foreign language some (10) on how to learn it well.He said a foreign language was necessary for a person to have a(11) future.He said a person should translate every word he heard into the foreign language he was learning.If he could do this,it would be. (12) for him to use the language freely.
In April,1841,he (13) his doctor 's degree.After that,he began to write articles for a newspaper.He wrote about the housing problems of poor people and their hard life.(14) he tried,he did his best.
During the 1840s,Marx and Engels wrote a book together.These words of theirs became very, (15) :"Working people of all countries,unit (联合)!"
(1)A.When |
B.Before |
C.After |
D.While |
(2)A.farms |
B.factories |
C.schools |
D.countries |
(3)A.has learned |
B.was learning |
C.learns |
D.learned |
(4)A.has made |
B.makes |
C.made |
D.was making |
(5)A.on |
B.at |
C.in |
D.for |
(6)A.that |
B.what |
C.when |
D.how |
(7)A.one |
B.two |
C.three |
D.four |
(8)A.But |
B.If |
C.And |
D.As |
(9)A.praise |
B.ask |
C.help |
D.call |
(10)A.examples |
B.meanings |
C.money |
D.advice |
(11)A.good |
B.better |
C.well |
D.worse |
(12)A.probably |
B.impossible |
C.possible |
D.perhaps |
(13)A.gets |
B.receives |
C.has received |
D.received |
(14)A.Whoever |
B.Whenever |
C.Whatever |
D.However |
(15)A.humorous |
B.understanding |
C.similar |
D.famous |
Norman Bethune is one of China’s most famous heroes, but he wasn’t Chinese—he was Canadian. He gave his life to helping Chinese people.
Norman Bethune born in 1890. He became a in 1916, and he went to the front to look after injured soldiers in the First World War. He saw many soldiers die in the war. Later he invented new treatments to soldiers, and medical tools to use outside hospitals.
In 1938 he came to China to treat the Chinese soldiers in the mountains north of Yan’an. There were doctors, so he had to work very hard. He opened hospitals to give treatment to local people and soldiers, and to train doctors and nurses. He also wrote books so that doctors can learn about new treatments.
Dr Bethune worked very hard without stopping to . Once, he performed operations 69 hours without stopping, and saved 112 people. He working in spite of cutting his hand during an operation. In the end, he died because he did not take care of his .
Dr Bethune’s work with the Chinese soldiers made a hero in China. There are books and films about him, and he is remembered in both Canada and China.
A.is B.was C.has been D.be
A.doctor B.nurse C.teacher D.worker
A.understand B.believed C.help D.count
A.little B.few C.much D.many
A.rest B.act C.with D.for
A.from B.since C.with D.for
A.allowed B.continued C.forgot D.stopped
A.face B.leg C.foot D.hand
A.his B.he C.him D.one
A.still B.never C.hardly D.regularly
One day, two friends were walking through the desert.__36__ the journey they had a quarrel, and one friend hit __37__ one in the face.
The one who was hit was hurt,__38__ he didn’t say anything. Instead, he wrote in the sand,“Today my best friend hit me in the face.”
They kept on __39__ until they found an oasis(绿洲).They decided to get some water. The one who had been hit fell into the mire(泥潭) and was in danger, but the friend __40__ him.
When he felt all right, he wrote on __41__.“Today my best friend saved my life.”
The one who had hit and saved his best friend asked him,“After I __42__ you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone.__43__”
The other friend replied,“When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness(宽恕) can blow __44__ away. Bt when someone does something __45__ for us, we must write it in stone where no wind can ever blow it away.”
A.After B.During C.For D.Before
A.some B.each C.another D.the other
A.and B.so C.but D.or
A.walking B.jumping C.singing D.running
A.hurt B.left C.hit D.saved
A.the desert B.a stone C.a tree D.the sand
A.killed B.helped C.hurt D.quarreled with
A.When B.What C.How D.Why
A.it B.these C.them D.this
A.interesting B.good C.dangerous D.harmful
One day an old man went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) to eat in America for the first time. He sat down at an empty table and waited for 43 to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria 44 .
“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and 45 what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s how everything works in the US,” the old man later told a friend. “46 is a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want 47 you are willing(自愿的) to pay the price. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to 48 it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”
49 , life everywhere is like a cafeteria. Don’t wait for things to happen to you. Success lies in your own 50 .
A.his friend B.his wife C.a stranger D.someone
A.worked B.painted C.repaired D.planned
A.send out B.give out C.pick out D.look out
A.School B.Life C.Office D.Company
A.if B.because C.though D.until
A.carry B.lend C.move D.bring
A.In peace B.In the end C.In fact D.In a hurry
A.work B.hands C.opinion D.books
July 4 is the birthday of the United States of America. Since 1776, people have 36 the Independence Day holiday every year.
What do people 37on Independence Day? Many colorful and interesting things. They have fireworks shows in the evenings and sing songs. Some families organize picnics with barbecues (烧烤). Kids can 38much delicious food like hotdogs.
And these parties are a good time to dress up. Some kids make July 4 hats 39 the stars and stripes(星条) of the country’s flag on them. And Independence Day is in summer. Many kids use stars and stripes fans to keep themselves 40 .
It’s a great day, but no one forgets that it’s 41too. US people are proud of their 42 and proud of what the founders did for it. On Independence Day everyone gets the chance to show it. A. spent B. celebrated C. decorated
A. do B. make C. give
A. smell B. sell C. eat
A. for B. with C. at
A. hot B. warm C. cool
A. funny B. serious C. boring
A. country B. school C. home
A new supermarket put on a notice at the entrance. It said, "Remember, once a week, one ofour customers will get __ 41 goods. This may be your lucky day. " All the housewives_42 went to the supermarket wanted to be the lucky customer.
In the following several weeks, Mrs. Black _43__ didshopping in the same supermarket.Unlike many other customers, she never __44 hope. Her kitchen was full of things that she did not need. She dreamed of the __45__ when the manager of the supermarket would come and say to her. “Madam, this is your lucky day and __46__ in your basket is free."
One Friday morning, after she finished her shopping and had taken all the things _47 her car, she realized that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She went back to the __48__ to buy the tea. As she was waiting at the cashier(收银台), the manager of the supermarket came to __49 _and said,“Congratulations. Madam! You are our lucky customer and all that you __50__ in your basket is free!"
A.bad B.heavy C.free D.big
A.who B.which C.whose D.whom
A.never B.always C.sometimes D.seldom
A.gave out B.gave up C.gave in D.gave off
A.day B.week C.month D.year
A.thing B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.school B.supermarket C.car D.home
A.put B.putted C.putting D.puts