Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his
people that one person 1 each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the
pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be 2 of milk.
After 3 the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since
everyone was bringing milk, he would just 4 a glass of water and put that into the pond instead. 5
it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and 6
home.
In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his surprise, the pond was only filled with water!
What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea 7 that man. They all thought, "I don"t have to
waste my milk. Someone else will do it."
Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that 8 will take
care of it. 9 , it starts with you. If you don"t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a
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( )1. A. at ( )2. A. filled ( )3. A. giving ( )4. A. hide ( )5. A. If ( )6. A. left ( )7. A. with ( )8. A. others ( )9. However ( )10. A. face | B. from B. empty B. refusing B. steal B. Since B. came B. to B. the others B. Instead B. mistake | C. on C. crowded C. receiving C. waste C. While C. returned C. as C. none C. Therefore C. living | D. with D. full D. offering D. drink D. After D. arrived D. of D. neither D. Of course D. difference |
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Santi"s big brother Len had told him never to push all the remote control buttons at the same time. He | |||
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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn"t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with (忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, "Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn"t you ever wonder what you"re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said." I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. "That"s just for you," he said. "You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you"ll find it will be helpful to you. Don"t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right." Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure (珍惜) all your life! 1. What did the writer"s father do after he heard her complaints (抱怨)? A. He agreed with her "enemy". B. he let her continue to put up with her "enemy". C. He told her to write down all her "enemy" had said about her. D. He told her not to pay attention to what her "enemy" had said. 2. The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her. A. surprised B. angry C. disappointed D. sad 3. Which of the following can we know from the passage? A. The "enemy" thought the writer was pretty. B. The "enemy" thought the writer studied hard. C. The writer and her "enemy" became best friends at last. D. The writer is grateful to her father. 4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A.My Parents B.A Serious Criticism (批评) C.What People Say About You Is Always Right D. The Best Advice I Ever Had | |||
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A young man went to the local expert(专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist (珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he feared the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow." The next morning the expert put a jade(玉) stone in the youth"s hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited. The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth"s hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked. "You will learn," the expert said and went about his business. Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth"s hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!" "You have begun to learn," said the master. Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you"ll have more confidence because you"ll actually know what you"re doing. | |||
1. The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______. | |||
A. refused B. accepted C. forgave D. doubted | |||
2. The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______. | |||
A. brave B. patient C. clever D. honest | |||
3. What may be the best title for this passage? | |||
A. An Experienced Gemologist B. Experience, the Best Teacher C. Experience of a Young Man D. A Confident Teacher | |||
根据短文内容及首字母提示,在空白处写出单词,使短文完整、通顺。 | |||
One night Mr Lee was driving his wife home from work. She was a nurse in a hospital. It was almost midnight and she was quite tired. She soon fell a 1 , Mr Lee looked at her and smiled. Mr Lee was a c 2 and experienced driver. He knew it was safer to drive slowly on a dark night. A 3 a while, he noticed a car following him. It was travelling very fast. Suddenly it overtook(超过)his car. . The driver of the car was in a h 4 .He did not see the approaching(临近)truck. To avoid hitting it, he suddenly turned his car. The car skidded(滑)off the road and hit a big tree. The driver and the passengers were injured(受伤).They were badly hurt by the b 5 glass of the car. Mr Lee quickly s 6 his car and called the police. His wife got out of the car to help them. About twenty-five minutes l 7 ,a police car and an ambulance(救护车)a 8 .The injured were taken to hospital. The policemen wrote down details of the accident. Mr Lee and the truck driver told t 9 what they could remember. The policemen t 10 them for their help. Mr Lee and Mrs Lee got into their car and continued their journey. | |||
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Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful, modern bicycle which cost $60, so he went to the shop which had put the advertisement in and asked to see one of their nice bicycles. The shopkeeper was very happy to show one to Tom. He examined (检查) it carefully and then turned to the shopkeeper, saying, “There isn’t a lamp on this bicycle, but there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement.” “Yes, Sir,” answered the shopkeeper, “but the lamp isn’t included in the price of the bicycle. It’s an extra.” “Not included in the price of the bicycle!” Tom said angrily. “But that’s not honest. If the lamp’s in the advertisement, it should have been included in the price you gave there.” “Well, Sir,” answered the shopkeeper calmly, “there’s also a girl on the bicycle in our advertisement, but we don’t supply (提供) one of them with the bicycle, either.” | |||
1. The story most probably took place in ________. | |||
A. Italy B. China C. America D. Britain | |||
2. The shopkeeper was very happy to show a bike to Tom because ________. | |||
A. Tom was the first customer who came to buy the bike. B. Tom examined the bike carefully C. another bike was wonderful. D. he hoped Tom would buy one. | |||
3. What do you think would probably be the result? | |||
A. Tom left the shop angrily without buying a bicycle. B. Tom bought the lamp as well as the bicycle. C. Tom bought the bicycle only without a lamp. D. Tom kept quarrelling with the shopkeeper. |