When my sister Gina was born, she had a problem with her heart. She was weak after a long ___(1)__ and had to go to the hospital very often. She had __(2)__ walking, playing with other children, and going to school.
Our parents wanted to take Gina to a special place in Florida and hoped Gina could ___(3)___ with dolphins(海豚). When Gina knew it, she was __(4)__ because she didn’t know whether it was easy to be around dolphins.
When we got to Florida, we couldn’t wait to __(5)__ the place. Kids who had ___(6)___ needs like Gina could come and spend time with dolphins. I thought it was going to be a vacation, ___(7)__ it wasn’t. Gina had to work hard every day for a week.
However, the trip was amazing. Gina ___(8)__ and clapped (鼓掌) when she saw the dolphins. One of the dolphins squeaked (尖叫) happily to __(9)__ her. They swam together all day. Gina was able to move her body more than she ___(10)___ did at home. Mum and Dad were proud of Gina. I was, too.
(1).
A. |
health |
B. |
illness |
C. |
peace |
D. |
letter |
(2).
A. |
trouble |
B. |
success |
C. |
trust |
D. |
tradition |
(3).
A. |
draw |
B. |
cook |
C. |
swim |
D. |
skate |
(4).
A. |
polite |
B. |
sleepy |
C. |
worried |
D. |
honest |
(5).
A. |
help |
B. |
clean |
C. |
invent |
D. |
visit |
(6).
A. |
boring |
B. |
special |
C. |
harmful |
D. |
careless |
(7).
A. |
but |
B. |
because |
C. |
so |
D. |
and |
(8).
A. |
locked |
B. |
laughed |
C. |
escaped |
D. |
apologised |
(9).
A. |
hurt |
B. |
punish |
C. |
forget |
D. |
welcome |
(10).
A. |
hardly |
B. |
loudly |
C. |
usually |
D. |
immediately |
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realisticgoal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 45 .”
A.speech B.paper C.notice D.diary
A.paint B.win C.own D.sell
A.just B.almost C.ever D.even
A.heart B.life C.advice D.trust
A.to B.with C.from D.for
A.word B.letter C.note D.post
A.How B.Why C.When D.Where
A.unusual B.unforgettable C.unimportant D.unrealistic
A.money B.time C.space D.effort
A.wonder B.way C.problem D.matter
A.Though B.since C.Until D.If
A.himself B.him C.it D.itself
A.change B.gift C.message D.decision
A.long B.thick C.same D.correct
A.grade B.dream C.duty D.secret
As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He’s very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other 31in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 32 . He was an actor.
Maybe it’s interesting to hear that and that’s 33 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted 34 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 36 __.Dickens’ early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He 37 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write 38 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39a story. But what a pity! We’ll never know _40_ it ended.
A.cities B.countries C.towns D.villages
A.reading B.writing C.acting D.playing
A.what B.how C.when D.why
A.the next B.next C.next to D.next time
A.too B.as well C.as well as D.also
A.book B.story C.play D.film
A.hated B.enjoyed C.wanted D.shamed
A.as B.while C.until D.since
A.drawing B.singing C.writing D.making
A.what B.how C.who D.which
Many Chinese students don’t pay much attention to spoken English at school. They think it necessary to practice 36English in class, but not 37class. Here is a story to show you 38important it is to speak the English language freely in everyday life.
A foreigner once 39hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he 40his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again in order to 41that he wanted something 42because he could not speak English. The waiter soon 43him a cup of tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then took 44the tea and gave him a cup of coffee. Still the man didn’t 45what he wanted. He tried again and again, but he wasn’t able to make the waiter 46him. Finally 47man came in. He spoke English 48and fluently. After a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of 49.
So you see a man can go hungry if he 50master(掌握)a foreign language.A. speak B. speaking C. to speak
A. outsider B. out C. out of
A. how B. how an C. what an
A. get B. gets C. got
A. open B. opened C. opens
A. express B. expressed C. expressing
A. eats B. eating C. to eat
A. took B. brought C. bought
A. away B. out of C. down
A. make B. give C. get
A. understand B. understood C. be understood
A. other B. the other C. another
A. clean B. clear C. clearly
A. he B. him C. his
A. doesn’t B. won’t C. isn’t
Everyone can feel stressed out because of too many things happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have __36__ opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard.
You are not a children any more, but you are not __37__, even though you have to deal with some grow-up problems and made decisions by __38__. Families can be one of the biggest causes(原因)of stress, such as problems of arguing with __39__ or brothers or sisters. Teenagers also have lots of stress from __40__, either from their teachers or from their classmates. Some teenagers also feel __41__ about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some can’t __42__ to go to university. It is hard for some teenagers to get a job after they graduate. There are so many young people finishing school __43__ not enough jobs for them. Though there is a lot of stress, you can find many ways to __44__ it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound __45__, but it is helpful. A. more B. fewer C. many
A. a baby B. a teenagerC. an adult
A. yourself B. himself C. myself
A. teachers B. parents C. classmates
A. family B. society C. school
A. relaxed B. stressed C. excited
A. afford B. offer C. refuse
A. and B. but C. or
A. agree with B. talk with C. deal with
A. simple B. difficult C. good
One day a woman got into her car and started driving home after work. Just at that time, she saw a __26__ car behind her. The driver was a __27__. When she turned left, the yellow car turned left. When she turned __28__, the yellow car turned right, too. When she stopped at the traffic lights, the yellow car stopped __29__ her..
The woman was __30__, so she drove quickly to __31__. When she arrived, she was very __32__ to see that the yellow car stooped behind her again. But she felt __33__ because she saw a policeman standing outside the police station. She jumped out of her car at once and __34__ to the policeman. She asked the policeman to arrest(逮捕)the man in the yellow car, then the police man walked to the man.
The man didn’t run away. He just __35__ and said to the woman, “I want to give this purse back to you. I think you dropped it on the street.”A. red B. yellow C. black
A. man B. woman C. policeman
A. left B. back C. right
A. opposite B. before C. behind
A. anxiousB. scared C. pleased
A. the police station B. her office C. her home
A. interested B. excited C. surprised
A. sad B. safe C. dangerous
A. ran B. run C. runs
A. cried B. laughed C. smiled