One day，a farmer was looking for a water source for his farm.So，he went to his neighbor and asked him if he could sell his well水井）to him.His neighbor （1） .The farmer bought the well happily.But the neighbor was a cunning（狡猾的）man.
The next day，as the farmer came to get water from his well，his neighbor came and（2） to let him take any water.The farmer was （3） .He asked， "Why can't I take water？I already bought the well （4） you."
The neighbor replied， "I sold you the well not the water."
The farmer went to the emperor to （5） justice（公正）.He explained what had happened.
The emperor called on Birbal，his（6） courtier（朝臣）
Birbal asked the（7） ， "Why don't you let the farmer take water from the well？You did sell the well to the farmer."
The neighbor （8） ， "I did sell the well to the farmer，but not the water in it.Therefore，he has no right to get water from the well."
Birbal asked them to come later.
The next day，all went to the place where the well was.There Birbal said to the neighbor， "Look，you are （9） right，and you sold the well not the water. （10） you sold the well not the water，you have no right to keep the water in the farmer's well.Now you have two（11） ：Either you pay a high rent（租金）to the farmer（12） take it out immediately" The neighbor realized that his plan had （13） .He said （14） to the farmer and went home quickly.
Cheating will not get you （15） .If you cheat，you will pay soon enough.
（1）A.believed |
B.laughed |
C.prevented |
D.agreed |
（2）A.refused |
B.avoided |
C.complained |
D.offered |
（3）A.stupid |
B.surprised |
C.excited |
D.interested |
（4）A.with |
B.for |
C.from |
D.to |
（5）A.ask for |
B.wait for |
C.look for |
D.pay for |
（6）A.oldest |
B.closest |
C.wisest |
D.busiest |
（7）A.farmer |
B.neighbor |
C.emperor |
D.courtier |
（8）A.replied |
B.doubted |
C.asked |
D.ordered |
（9）A.carefully |
B.wisely |
C.especially |
D.completely |
（10）A.Since |
B.Though |
C.Unless |
D.Before |
（11）A.decisions |
B.choices |
C.methods |
D.directions |
（12）A.and |
B.but |
C.or |
D.nor |
（13）A.succeeded |
B.finished |
C.failed |
D.changed |
（14）A.no |
B.hello |
C.thanks |
D.sorry |
（15）A.nothing |
B.anything |
C.something |
D.everything |
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the , I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of to her. When the bandages(绷带) came off, she was able to see everything，including her boy friend, for the time.
He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was . She had never expected that. She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes. they are yours. They were mine.”
This is how the human brain(人脑) often works when our status(地位)changes. Only a very few remember what was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the of your food, think of someone who has nothing to . before you complain about life, think of someone who went to heaven(天堂)too early. Before you complain about your old , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So what you have and don’t forget your past.
A．forget B．loved C．disliked D．thanked
A．ready B．unhappy C．angry D．sad
A．sight B．world C．earth D．people
A．shoes B．glasses C．trousers D．eyes
A．first B．second C．next D．last
A．follow B．love C．marry D．see
A．ugly B．sick C．short D．blind
A．decided B．agreed C．refused D．wanted
A．diary B．note C．song D．story
A．Before B．After C．Once D．Since
A．mind B．work C．school D．life
A．taste B．size C．color D．shape
A．do B．wear C．eat D．make
A．food B．house C．clothes D．bus
A．forget B．spend C．enjoy D．Pay
We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Everyone likes to feel that he or she is special. , many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We believe we are not good enough just as we are.
Most parents want us to be the best we can be. Very often, they compare (比较)us to __ _. By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better. They well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is being better than someone else, but we are often disappointed(失望) . There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at . Plenty of people around may not be as smart as we are, but they are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is for us to be better than everyone else all the time.
We all want the things that we believe will make us better people. But very often we don’t realize that we already have us the very things that we want. These things make us others. When we are growing up, sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough. Maybe no one told them when they were growing up. , it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are is enough.
A．Again B．Next C．Otherwise D．However
A．other B．others C．another D．the others
A．believe B．work C．mean D．show
A．to B．on C．by D．in
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．helpful B．impossible C．necessary D．important
A．inside B．among C．around D．for
A．worse than B．better than C．different from D．the same as
A．friends B．scientists C．parents D．doctors
A．Also B．Anyway C．Although D．After all
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight, "You need fortune(运气)，" his father said. "But you work hard, no fortune will come."
What made him was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. "You have no talent(天赋).You will never be a pianist." As an eight-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly . He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely(明智的)his father didn’t ,but wait.
Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he he could show other people that he had ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.
He started competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition when it was announced that Lang Lang had won, he was too to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever-he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang again, this time to Philadelphia, US. There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over．After his performance at Chicago’s Raviniu Festival, gigsin Lincoln Center and Camegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(找到)him, and lets him shine
A．if B．unless C．when D．since
A．energetic B．happy C．lucky D．sad
A．hurt B．ill C．broken D．scared
A．hear B．push C．eat D．sleep
A．realized B．explained C．forgot D．noticed
A．argur B．dance C．study D．interview
A．winning B．beating C．watching D．refusing
A．annoyed B．mad C．tired D．excited
A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
A．helpful B．meaningful C．successful D．useful
Barefoot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by. She never tried to speak. Many people , but never did one person stop.
The next day I decided to go back to the park, being curious if the little girl would still be there. Right in the very spot as she was yesterday, she sat, with the look on her face.
As I began walking towards her, I could see the back of the little girl's dress which showed a deformity(畸形). As I got closer, the little girl slightly lowered her eyes to my eyes.
I sat down beside her and opened with a simple . The little girl stammered(结结巴巴地说) a hi. I smiled and she shyly smiled back. We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty.
"Why are you so sad?"
She replied slowly, "Because I'm ."
"Little girl," I said in a soft voice, "You me of an angel because of your difference."
She stood to her feet excitedly, "Really?"
"Yes, that's the thing. You're like a little angel sent to watch over all those people walking by."
She nodded her head and smiled, " I am. And since you think of someone yourself, my job here is done."
What a big surprise! I asked quickly, "Wait, so why did no one stop to help an angel?"
She bloomed(绽放) a big smile, "You are the one who could see me, because you care for others." With those words, she spread her wings and flew away from my sight.
From then on, I believe I am not all I have, for there is an angel always me. She is always watching over those who do good things for others.
A．passed B．looked C．asked D．helped
A．angriest B．coldest C．happiest D．saddest
A．avoid B．see C．touch D．meet
A．smile B．hello C．question D．word
A．different B．foolish C．beautiful D．poor
A．force B．treat C．turn D．remind
A．Indeed B．Happily C．Perhaps D．Luckily
A．beyond B．besides C．including D．except
A．clever B．great C．lucky D．only
A．on B．with C．in D．for
Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? Have you ever searched for Wi-Fi when you are at restaurants or hotels? The answers will probably be "Yes". Most of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can't live without it. But we can only use free Wi-Fi in some public places. We still have to spend some money accessing(连接)the Internet at most time. Here comes a piece of good news.
A rich, powerful organization in the USA called the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) has decided to change the age of online computing (计算) completely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on Earth. They will send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit(轨道)in 2015.
This is because they have made a survey and found that only 60% of the world's population have been able to get information on the Internet. And this is also because many countries are unable to offer people the necessary infrastructure(基础设施)to access the web.
We can expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
Present situation |
●Many of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can't live without it ●Accessing the Internet |
| What the organization will do |
MDIF has made a decision to send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit in 2015 so that for every person on Earth, there will be free Wi-Fi available. |
| ●Only three ●Many countries can't |
|
| What we can expect |
●Free Wi-Fi will |