阅读下面的短文，从所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项。
The 75-year-old Joe lived very happily in a village and had a big warm family. His children ___(1)___ and moved to different cities. Now he has four grandchildren, and they usually visit him during their holidays.
During one ___(2)___ , Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning the house and cooking their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized his watch was ___(3)___ . The watch was from his ___(4)___ and he treasured it very much, so he was very upset. He looked for it but could not find it ___(5)___ .
When his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch which was given by their grandma.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw it the ___(6)___ time?
“I guess when I was cleaning the ___(7)___ !” he replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they couldn't find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandpa.
One grandson went back to the garden to look again. He was there for about 15 minutes and rushed back with a（an）___(8)___ look on his face.
Then everyone was very surprised to see the watch in his hand. They asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and ___(9)___ the little boy.
This is the power of ___(10)___ . If we stay calm（冷静）, we are more about to find the ways of solving problems.
(1).
| A． |
gave up |
B． |
looked up |
C． |
grew up |
D． |
got up |
(2).
| A． |
summer |
B． |
vacation |
C． |
winter |
D． |
weekday |
(3).
| A． |
dirty |
B． |
broken |
C． |
wet |
D． |
missing |
(4).
| A． |
wife |
B． |
children |
C． |
granddaughter |
D． |
grandson |
(5).
| A． |
somewhere |
B． |
anywhere |
C． |
here |
D． |
there |
(6).
| A． |
last |
B． |
next |
C． |
second |
D． |
first |
(7).
| A． |
kitchen |
B． |
bedroom |
C． |
yard |
D． |
garden |
(8).
| A． |
tired |
B． |
surprised |
C． |
excited |
D． |
bored |
(9).
| A． |
warned |
B． |
thanked |
C． |
punished |
D． |
kicked |
(10).
| A． |
silence |
B． |
courage |
C． |
discovery |
D． |
doubt |
As people become older, they are more likely to judge (判断) things around them in the wrong way. They start to judge them only through their eyes, rather than their _______.
My granddaughter, Hanna, loves to buy things on sale with her mother. She always tells other people ______ that she has found a lovely shirt on sale. Unlike her, many adults ________the fact that they buy things on sale.
One day, I went shopping with Hanna’s grandfather, Bill, and Hanna. ________ we had parked our car, Bill jumped out to go into the store. Hanna and I waited for him in the car.
“I like that truck,” Hanna said, suddenly. Then I_______ that there was an old truck behind our car, with a lot of clothes on it. Many people were standing ________it. We got out of the car to have a look. However, I found that the clothes were of bad _______; they were not very nice, and they were not even clean.
_________, I asked Hanna, “Dear, why do you like it?”
“I just do,” she answered.
Then I looked at my car. It was also _______, because of the rain from the day before. I wondered what people might think of me because of my dirty car.
We adults often judge other people other things for certain reasons. _______ children don’t need those strange reasons. They just judge using their hearts.
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I have so many rules at home just like at school. My parents give me ‘rules’ because they want me to become a nice girl.
The first one is that I cannot watch online videos without parents’ permission. When I was in Grade 3 , I was about a cartoon series, ‘Balala Fariry’. One day, as I was walking home, I suddenly got a good idea: ‘Why not for this cartoon series on the Internet and watch it online before Mom comes home?’
When I arrived home, I turned on the and found the series online. Then I turned it down and watched it . But when it played to the most exciting part, Mom walked in…
She asked me why I watched that cartoon series before my homework. I didn’t answer because I was so afraid. Then she wanted to know if I watched other videos on the computer the night before , and I said I didn’t. She knew I was lying(说谎), she saw the historical record(记录)on the computer. She was so me because I lied; that was something she really cared about. That day , I two rules . The first one : no television , video games or computer videos before homework is finished; the second rule: be . From then on , I never lied again.
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On the first day of my sixth grade, I saw one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t talk to her,” said Lauren, who sat beside me, “or they will laugh at you.” Amy had many physical differences—lots of reasons for other kids to____ her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were too big. And she had really teeth.
Every day as we drove to and from school, would insult(侮辱) Amy, “God, what a strange face! looking at me!” I had to be in silence. After all, I didn’t want them to treat me the same way. But while I was insulting her, my heart ached for the girl. I could see that she was so ashamed(感到羞耻) and . Then I wanted to stand up for her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates until the night of our class party. Our whole class was there. Amy was there, too. Amy didn’t know to skate, but I could see how much she wanted to have fun like the rest of us. I skated over to her and took her by the hand. She just smiled, and was very excited. The next morning there was much news about Amy and me skating together. But_____ laughed at her or me. And they didn’t for the rest of the year. I never heard from Amy again after the school year. But I’ve always hoped that I changed her life for the better.A. look at B. laugh at C. stare at
A. beautiful B. whiteC. ugly
A. kids B. teachers C. girls
A. Keep B. Stop C. Enjoy
A. with B. for C. in
A. alone B. happy C. excited
A. singing B. dancing C. skating
A. where B. how C. why
A. ButB. Or C. So
A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody
I’ve never thought about talking with a stranger online before. I thought it was dangerous, but last month I it. Let me tell you what happened. I set up my speaker and my microphone (话筒) and then began walking into different kinds of , because I didn’t know which room was right me. I just wanted to find a native （本地的）English speaker to talk to, I failed(失败).Several days later, I went online again and an English speaking room. I hoped this room would become a good place for learners. The third time, I stayed in my room, and several people entered it. There were two native English speakers. One was from the UK, and the other was from Australia. It was too because neither of them had a microphone.
couldn’t speak to us but just typed words so our conversation went on . However, I learned a lot from that conversation. I thought I have known a lot about English, but the fact is that I still have a way to go. I will work harder.
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B
Do you want to be a TV news _ __? People often ask me why I love my job. Well, it’s very ___. I’m first to know about important news stories. I travel around the world and I talk to people. I __ What’s happening in different places. I talk to some important and famous people. I’ve talked to people like ___ sportsmen, sportswomen and film stars. I ask people to tell me about their lives. I want to know how they ___.
Many people want to work in TV news, so you have to be energetic and creative. You have to show that you can do it. You must learn how to ___ a video camera, to write reports, and to speak to the camera. What’s the __ _ way to learn? Your school or college TV station is a good place to start, but you have to get a ___!
Most people start ___ an unpaid job, so they can learn. The best place to learn is at a small station. There aren’t many people, and as a result, you get __ experience. I had an unpaid job at a small station, and one night, when everyone else was ill, I read the news on air. I did well, and as a result, I got my first paid job!
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