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It was the turkey that made it the worst Thanksgiving ever…well, it ___(1)___ did.
All the family—my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister and I— ___(2)___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiest thing to ___(3)___. It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot of work to cook…and there are a lot of chances for things to go wrong.
My mum and dad bought a nice, big turkey a few days before Thanksgiving. ___(4)___ was proud of herself as she got it for a good price. ___(5)___ Thanksgiving, Mum got the turkey out of the fridge. Early the next morning, my sister and I helped her put some butter and salt on the turkey. After that, Mum put it in the oven. It looked like it would be delicious. My sister and I were ___(6)___.
But soon, we noticed something was wrong. The oven was ___(7)___. Dad checked it closely. ___(8)___ he said in a low voice, “it’s broken.”
Mum’s heart almost stopped. She didn’t want her dinner to be a failure. We didn’t know ___(9)___. How were we going to feed everyone without the turkey? Mum looked worried.
Finally, Dad had an idea, and we all agreed with his suggestion to order ____(10)____ instead. After all, Thanksgiving is about giving thanks and spending time with your family.
That evening, we shared a delicious pizza. We had a great time, talking, eating and playing games. Thanksgiving without turkey can still be fun!
(1)
A. |
really |
B. |
nearly |
C. |
finally |
D. |
hardly |
(2)
A. |
shared |
B. |
hated |
C. |
expected |
D. |
bought |
(3)
A. |
cook |
B. |
eat |
C. |
buy |
D. |
raise |
(4)
A. |
Grandma |
B. |
My aunt |
C. |
My sister |
D. |
Mum |
(5)
A. |
The night before |
B. |
After |
C. |
On |
D. |
Two days before |
(6)
A. |
worried |
B. |
excited |
C. |
nervous |
D. |
full |
(7)
A. |
cooking well |
B. |
self cleaning |
C. |
not heating up |
D. |
not smoking |
(8)
A. |
For |
B. |
Or |
C. |
But |
D. |
And |
(9)
A. |
what to do |
B. |
how to do it |
C. |
where to buy it |
D. |
when to have it |
(10)
A. |
pizza |
B. |
a turkey |
C. |
sandwiches |
D. |
chicken |
At least thirty times Bobby had tried to climb the snowy mountain, but he had never 46 the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures, 47 Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of sunglasses and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glasses, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very 48 . They’ll help you.” Bobby received the gift without much thought.
The day came when he was to have another 49 . About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he 50 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but 51 the sunglasses he could clearly see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.
52 , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the 53 through the clouds. He kept climbing , leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of 54 was extremely good, almost as great as that 55 view. The mountain below was surrounded (包围) by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t believe that the clouds were as thick as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the 56 . Peeper had engraved (镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses, 57 Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!
Bobby __58 that the only difficulty to reaching the top had been losing 59 when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little trick to help him see that his 60 was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.
A.left B.reached C.jumped D.ran
A.encouraged B.ordered C.allowed D.warned
A.real B.safe C.special D.expensive
A.try B.start C.test D.training
A.remembered B.expressed C.shouted D.regretted
A.under B.with C.for D.about
A.Happily B.Hopefully C.Unfortunately D.Luckily
A.friend B.top C.climber D.village
A.success B.decision C.freedom D.friendship
A.strong B.popular C.bad D.wonderful
A.way B.words C.book D.secret
A.and B.or C.if D.though
A.suggested B.realized C.expected D.hoped
A.love B.help C.face D.heart
A.place B.lesson C.aim D.story
How many plastic bags do you use every day? 46 there any chance for us to live without them? What can we do to have 47 plastic pollution? A performance in Hangzhou makes people 48 more about the overuse of plastic bags in our lives.
In front of a supermarket in Hangzhou , five volunteers 49 white plastic bags and walked around and through the crowd. The performance 50 people to use more cloth bags 51 plastic ones.
Some of the plastic bags worn by the performers were collected from customers in two food markets and 52 were collected by 700 students from a middle school.
On that day, when leaving the food markets, customers were told to hand over 53 plastic shopping bags. 54 plastic bags were collected in two hours.
“ If we do 55 about it, the earth will be eaten up by white pollution. And 56 will become ‘plastic men’,”said one of the performers.
“How can you breathe in 57 plastic bags?” A 58 woman asked one performer.“How can the earth breathe 59 there are too many plastic bags?”the performer answered.
Starting in June 2008,plastic bags were 60 given for free in supermarkets,shopping malls or food markets all over the country.
People are called on﹙号召﹚to use cloth bags when they go shopping.
A.Are B.Were C. Is D.Was
A.few B.much C. fewer D.less
A.think B.thinks C.to think D.thinking
A.worn B.wore C.tried on D.try on
A.called back B.called C.called on D.cheered on
A.instead B.take the place of C.instead of D.take place
A.other B.the other C.another D.the others
A.helpful B.unnecessary C.useful D.necessary
A.Hundred B.Hundreds of C.Hundred of D.Hundreds
A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
A.human being B.human beings C.humen beings D.humans beings
A.so much B.too much C.such many D.so many
A.40-year-old B.40-years-old C.40 year old D.40-years old
A.until B.because C.if D.unless
A.no longer B.always C.not longer D.usually
How did I become known as a "rubbish picker '?
I never 36 rubbish before. I didn't care where it went or who cleaned it up. But two years ago, I started caring about it deeply. I lived near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there 37 three minutes! I used to love going there to play with my dog. One day there was 38 much rubbish there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest. I want to39 happy going there again. I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes 40 I started to pick up rubbish, my bag was full! From then on, I go to the forest four times a year 41 rubbish, it makes me feel 42 to do something for the environment. After each trip, I look at all the rubbish that I've found. If 43 of it is recyclable, I keep it. I will keep picking up 44---people stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit 45 the earth, but I think it is important.
A.took care B.cared about C.cared for D.took care of
A.after B.for C.with D.in
A.such B.very C.so D.many
A.make B.feel C.look D.rind
A.after B.later C.before D.of
A.pick B.to pick C.to pick up D.pick up
A.tired B.sad C.interesting D.great
A.many B.few C.some D.much
A.until B.after C.as soon as D.when
A.helped B.to help C.help D.helping
People like Edison Chen because he is young, good-looking and talented. But some people don’t 46 because he likes to make faces and walks in a strange way.
No matter 47 people think of him, Edison doesn’t care. He likes his own style and his own music . He shows he has more 48 than luck.
49 November 26 , Edison got one of the Lycra in Style Awards in Shanghai because he has been trying to 50in music.
Edison first listened to hip-hop music 51 he was nine . He fell in love with it .
Now he’s working hard on making music with some Japanese friends .He wants to bring real hip-hop music to China.
His music tells young people that there’s 52 they can’t do. He also has the courage to himself, from his clothes to his hair. Some people don’t like his way of dressing. 53 say he walks like a gorilla. But he thinks it’s OK. “My 54 show my style , and my songs tell my feelings ,” he said . “If I only listened to others, I may 55 myself.”
A.like B.think C.agree D.promise
A.what B.why C.how D.where
A.money B.interest C.talent D.time
A.At B.In C.On D.For
A.made a face B.make a difference C.make a decision D.make a noise
A.at B.while C.when D.during
A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
A.Others B.The other C.Another D.Other
A.faces B.clothes C.watches D.pets
A.win B.run C.lose D.find
What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some Chinese students often 31 very hard for long hours. It is a 32 habit, but it is not a better way to study. An efficient(讲效率的) student must 33 enough sleep, enough food and enough rest. Every week you 34 to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's good 35 your study. When you return to your studies, you'll find yourself 36 than before and you'll learn more.
Maybe we can 37 that learning English is 38 taking Chinese medicine. We don't mean that it's bitter (苦的). We mean that like Chinese medicine, the efficiency of your study 39 slowly but surely. 40 slowly but surely every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine.
A.play B.study C.sleep D.think
A.best B.better C.good D.bad
A.have B.do C.want D.make
A.want B.hope C.need D.wish
A.in B.for C.to D.at
A.weaker B.stronger C.fatter D.thinner
A.say B.guess C.talk D.know
A.about B.on C.at D.like
A.returns B.comes C.gives D.gets
A.Sleep B.Know C.Learn D.Play