White"s was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often waiting for him
near the front gate with sweets or a nice cake. Besides, he often asked Bob about things
he was doing-about what he was going to do for the summer and what he liked to do.
The thing that Bob didn"t like about Grandpa was his never-ending stories about his
boyhood (童年)in California. Bob never asked to hear about Grandpa"s boyhood, but he could
n"t get away.
After Grandpa"s wife died in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was lonelier than
ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along with him as he gave
out the papers. Grandpa seemed to have all day, and Bob often was late getting his papers
to his customers (订报者), Bob didn"t want to complain (抱怨), but the customers were
unhappy.
B. sweets or a cake
C. some money
D. a paper with questions for him to answer
B. Grandpa had many stories about his boyhood.
C. Grandpa didn"t like to read newspapers.
D. Bob took the newspaper to Grandpa first.
B. Grandpa began to tell him about his boyhood
C. he saw Grandpa feeling lonely
D. Grandpa asked him about the things he was doing
B. Grandpa liked to tell stories
C. the customers sometimes got angry
D. lonely people need other people
B. Grandpa liked telling stories to Bob all day
C. Grandpa liked to stay with Bob all the time
D. Grandpa seemed to be lonely all day
Selling Shoes
A large store was having its spring sale on shoes and boots (靴子). It was the first
day of the sale, and the shoe department was full of women who were eagerly trying to buy
them. There were all kinds of shoes and boots in a variety of (各种各样) colors, and the
prices had been reduced a lot, because the store wanted to get rid of (处理掉) as many as
possible in order to make room for their new stock (进货).
The cashiers (收银员) were kept busy, and at one moment a woman came to one of them
with her money in her hand and said, "I don"t need a bag, thank you. I"m wearing the shoes
I bought." She pointed to them on her feet.
"Would you like a bag to put your old shoes in then?" the cashier asked politely as
she took the woman"s money. "No, thank you," the woman answered quickly. "I"ve just sold
those to someone else."
B. shoes and boots
C. clothes
D. new stock
B. because they were old.
C. because they were out of fashion.
D. because the store wanted to make room for new store.
B. She didn"t need a bag for her shoes.
C. She wanted a bag for her shoes.
D. She wanted to try the shoes on her feet.
B. Where is your pair of shoes?
C. Have you paid for your shoes?
D. Do they fit your feet?
B. She was wearing the shoes she bought.
C. She put them into her handbag.
D. She had sold them to somebody else.
everywhere 2. ______ (搜寻) 3. ______ (稀有的) things 4. ______ (设计) or made by famous
5. ______ (艺术家), such as 6. ______ (有价值的) 7. ______ (木制) furniture, 8. ______ (奇
特的) hats and 9. ______ (花瓶) of all 10. ______ (样式), which have 11. ______ (幸存) for
a long time. One day she visited her friend, John, in whose house she was 12. ______ (惊奇
地) to find some 13. ______ (令人吃惊的) 14. ______ (证据) that reflected the period when
China was 15. ______ (处于战争状态) with Japan. They were some 16. ______ (画) drawn by
Zhang Daqian, in one of which some 17. ______ (当地的) Chinese people were fighting hard
with the invaders, some bombs 18. ______ (爆炸了) and many Chinese people were killed.
John told her that the paintings 19. ______ (属于) his grandfather and his parents used
to 20. ______ (装饰) the house with them. Mary 21. ______ (挑选了) a few of them and 22.
______ (作为回报) gave John some china that was 23. ______ (值…) the money. In order to
show respect for the Chinese culture, both Mary and John made up their minds to offer the
paintings to China. But their parents didn"t agree with them. They 24. ______ (争论了) for
two hours, and at last their parents gave in. There is no 25. ______(疑问) that their
kindness will be 26. ______ (高度赞扬) by the government of China and the Chinese people.
entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.
My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work. Every
morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy-nine years old and in
terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day, he noticed I wasn"t full
of my usual vitality and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling
anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on my life once I reached
Nicholas"s age, so I asked him, "What was the best time of your life?"
Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, Well, Joe, this is my philosophical answer to
your philosophical question:
"When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was
nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life."
"When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best
time of my life."
"When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, which
was the best time of my life."
"When I met my wife and fell in love, which was the best time of my life."
"The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives.
When we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, which was the best time
of my life."
"When we came to Canada and started a family, which was the best time of my life."
"When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of
my life."
"And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am
in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life."
B. frightened
C. worried
D. eager
B. begin his work
C. see his friend Nicholas
D. do his part -time job
B. Power to survive
C. Happiness
D. Energy and enthusiasm
a. Fell in love
b. Grew up in Austria
c. Settled in Canada
d. Escape from his country
e. Got salaries
B. b e a d c
C. a b e d c
D. b c a d e
B. tell the story of his friend Nicholas
C. tell people not to worry about their ages
D. tell people to take an optimistic attitude toward life
carpet by her bed, which took Daisy to Tibet of China to see antelopes. The antelope
told her that they lived a sad life, because they were killed for the fur that was taken
from under their s______ (1). Every year thousands of antelopes are killed and now they
are becoming e______ (2) species.
Daisy was very sad and then she asked the carpet to bring her to some place where
the animals were well protected. Next minute she was in Zimbabwe. Daisy first saw an
excited elephant. It asked Daisy to take its picture. In Zimbabwe, Daisy knew the people
began to realize the i______ (3) of animals, especially the g______ (4), and they decided
to help. They allowed t______ (5) to hunt only a certain number of animals if they were
willing to pay the farmers.
The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a t______ (6) rain forest. A
monkey watched her as it r______ (7) itself. The monkey said the millipede contained a
p______ (8)drug which could affect m______ (9). And the monkey told Daisy to take care
of the rain forest. Daisy was a______ (10). Later, the carpet flew Daisy home and Daisy
found it was only a dream, but she learned a lot from her experience.
I was 1 the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final 2 . During the test,
the girl 3 next to me whispered something, but I didn"t understand. So I leaned over her
way and found out that she was trying to ask me 4 I had an extra pen. She showed me
that 5 was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it
out of my pocket and put it on her desk. Later, after the test papers had been 6 the teacher
asked me to 7 in the room when all the other students 8 . As soon as we were alone,
she began to talk to me 9 it meant to grow up; she mentioned how important it was to stand
10 your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked
about honesty and emphasized the fact 11 people do something dishonest, they are really 12
themselves. She made me promise that I would think 13 about all the things she had said and
then she told me I could 14 . I walked out of the room wondering 15 she had chosen to talk
to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over
to talk to the girl next to me, it looked 16 I was copying answers 17 the girl"s test paper. I tried
to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very strange to her that I hadn"t 18
anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. 19 I tried to explain that I was
just doing the girl a favor 20 he use my pen. I was sure she continued to believe that I had cheated
on the test.