When my first wartime Christmas came,I was in a new soldier school in Ashland and not sure if I could 1 it home for the holidays. On the afternoon of December 23 we were 2 some of us would have threeday holidays. I was one of the 3 soldiers.
It was Christmas Eve when I 4 ,and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see over her,into the corner of the living room where the tree had always 5 There were lights,all colors,shining in the 6 of the tree.
"Where did it come from?" I asked.
"I asked the gate boy to 7 it," my mother said. "I wouldn't have had one just for myself,but when you 8 ―oh,such a rush!He just brought it in this afternoon."
The tree was almost as 9 as the room,and the Tree Top Star was in its place. A few branches 10 about a little disorderly (杂乱的) at the side,I thought,and there was a big bare (光秃的) branch showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with the pleasant 11 of Christmas.
"It's not like the one you want to 12 ", My mother went on. " Yours were always in good shape. I think the gate boy didn't know where to look for a 13 one. " "Don't worry," I told her. " It's perfect."
It wasn't,of course,but at the moment I 14 for the first time,all Christmas 15 are perfect.
( ) 1. A. make B. take C. leave D. keep
( ) 2. A. invited B. told C. asked D. ordered
( ) 3.A.brave B.busy C. strong D. lucky
( ) 4. A. stayed B. arrived C. left D. traveled
( ) 5. A. grown B. planted C. stood D. lain
( ) 6. A. skin B. green C. branch D. dark
( ) 7. A. borrow B. buy C. cut D. plant
( ) 8. A. asked B. called C. invited D. explained
( ) 9. A. old B. pretty C. tall D. strong
( ) 10. A. moved B. reached C. showed D. fell
( ) 11. A. smell B. taste C. sound D. look
( ) 12. A. climh B. show C. find D. lend
( ) 13. A. shorter B. cheaper C. younger D. better
( ) 14. A. heard B. remembered C. understood D. wondered
( ) 15. A. gifts B. wishes C. trees D. houses
1. A make it是固定词组,意为"成功"。
2. B be told意为"被告知"。
3. D 能回家过节的当然是幸运的。
4. B 当我到家的时候,已经是平安夜。
5. C 此处stood意为"所在的地方",也可用been 代替。
6. B 一般树都是绿的,在绿色的树上闪耀着各色的灯。
7. C 从下文中可以看出。
8. B 当接到电话的时候,时间太匆忙,今天下午刚拿进来的。
9. C 树几乎和房间一样高。
10. B reach about意为"向四周伸展开"。
11. A 此题可用排除法得出选smell。
12. C 此句意为"它不像你想的那种(圣诞树) "。
13. D a better one意为"一棵更好的树"。
14. C understand意为"明白,理解"。
15. C 此句揭示全文中心意思:只要能在一起过圣诞,什么样的圣诞树都是完美的。
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Knowing yourself not only means that you find out what you are good at and what you like,but also means that you d (1) what you're not good at and what you don't like. B(2) help you to see your goal in life.
Although most students would be unhappy if they found that they had f (3) the math tests,they have learned a lot about themselves. They know they might not become great engineers or scientists. So failing can help a student to live a much h (4) life if he or she draws the right conclusion from the failing. They may then decide on their goal and c (5) the kind of work they would like to do and are really good at.
It is impossible to decide whether or not you like something u (6) you have tried it. If you decide that you would like to play the violin,you need to take more than one lesson before you can know whether you have any i (7) or ability.
It's not enough to have the strong desire to become a great violinist. You a (8) have to like the hard and long training before you become one. If you enjoy being a great violinist but h (9) the hard work,forget it.
It's good to try as many as p (10) when you are still young. And then you will come to a wise (明智的) decision.
1. d 2. B 3. f 4. h 5. c6. u 7. l 8. a 9. h 10. g
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I hate to say,but I have a problem. Actually,I'm not sure what my problem is. But whatever it is,I need 1
It seems like I'm always doing favors for people,and I 2 have time for myself. I mean,I like people,and I want them to like me,but it's getting to be too much.
You see,like this week,I'm taking care of Rex. It's a dog that 3 a woman in my office. How did I 4 up taking care of this dog? I don't even like dogs. It was in the office,and Sheila 5 that she was having trouble finding a dogsitter,and she said 6 she couldn't find a dogsitter,she couldn't go on vacation. And suddenly I said, "Oh,I can take care of the dog for you. No problem." 7 did I say that? I always seem to get into this kind of 8 .
Just last week,a guy across the hall had a problem with his toilet. So he called me!And I don't even 9 this guy. He said that another neighbor said that I was really 10 fixing things,and that he was sure I would be willing to help him,so how could I say 11 ?So I fixed it,and I really didn't mind; it only took me about an hour.
It's not only my 12 and people in my office. Like yesterday,my brother needed help to fix a broken window. I drove two hours to his house to help. It only took ten minutes to repair it,13 my whole day was shot. And Rex chewed up my sofa while I was gone. These kinds of things happen to me all the time.
Oh,there's a 14 . That's probably Emily's. She's moving out this weekend,and I told her Fd help her 15 . I just couldn't say no. Oh,what am I going to do?
( ) 1. A. help B. money C. challenge D. confidence
( ) 2. A. even B. only C. just D. never
( ) 3. A. depends B. holds on to C. belongs to D. gets along with
( ) 4. A. end B. look C. stay D. make
( ) 5. A. supposed B. suggested C. imagined D. mentioned
( ) 6. A. whether B. unless C. if D. that
( ) 7. A. Why B. What C. When D. Where
( ) 8. A. danger B. situation C. friendship D. happiness
( ) 9. A. see B. know C. like D. care
( ) 10. A. good at B. proud of C. used to D. interested in
( ) 11. A. sorry B. yes C. no D. thanks
( ) 12. A. classmates B. neighbors C. friends D. parents
( ) 13. A. and B. or C. so D. but
( ) 14. A. letter B. phone C. bus D. train
( ) 15. A. travel B. stay C. leave D. pack
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Tropical rain forests grow in warm,wet areas―Central America,South America,Africa,and Southeast Asia. Because it rains a lot there. With 1 rain,the soil in rain forests is 2 dark and rich for plants to grow. More than half of the 3 plants in the world grow in rain forests. Thousands of animals live in them,4 .
Rain forests 5 less than 8% of the earth,but more than 50% of the plants and animals on the earth live in them. Thick plants make 6 to go very far into the forest. Most exploring must be done on foot,or 7 . Therefore,there are large areas that haven't been 8 yet.
Tropical rain forests are rich 9 food,medicine and other useful things.
Today,10 ,rain forests are threatened (威胁) by such things 11 acid rain (酸雨) from factory smoke emissions (散发) around the world and from farm expansion (扩张) .A lot of rain forests are burned or cut down each year. The land 12 farming or for building factories. 13 the loss of rain forests,1000 kinds of plants and animals become extinct (灭绝) .
Many people understand the importance of saving the rain forests. Many countries are making rain forests into national parks. Farmers are being taught 14 crops without hurting the rain forests.
Perhaps you can do 15 to help protect the rain forests of the earth.
( ) 1. A. so much B. so many C. such many D. such much
( ) 2. A. too B. enough C. very D. even
( ) 3. A. famous B. known C. tropical D. extinct
( ) 4. A. too B. either C. also D. as well
( ) 5. A. make of B. make from C. make in D. make up
( ) 6. A. this is hard B. it difficult
C. it's difficult D. that difficult
( ) 7. A. on boat B. by boat C. in a car D. on a bike
( ) 8. A. made B. produced C. invented D. discovered
( ) 9. A. on B. about C. in D. to
( ) 10. A. luckily B. sadly C. happily D. still
( ) 11. A. as B. like C. that D. so
( ) 12. A. is used as B. is used by C. is used for D. is used to
( ) 13. A. Thanks for B. Thanks to C. Because of D. Since
( ) 14. A. how to grow B. how do they grow
C. where to grow D. what to grow
( ) 15. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
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One morning a student was walking with his teacher when they noticed a pair of old shoes by the roadside. They 1 the shoes might belong to a poor man. In fact,the 2 of the shoes was working in a field nearby,and he had nearly 3 his work.
The student said to his teacher,Let's play a trick on the man: we hide his shoes,and wait to see what he will do 4 he can't find them.
"My young friend,we should never have 5 by tricking others like that”, answered the teacher. " 6 ,let's put a 7 in each of the shoes,and watch what he will do."
The student did so,and then they 8 nearby.
The man soon came back to get his 9 ,but when he slipped his foot into one of his shoes,he felt something 10 in it. He bent down and found the coin (硬币〉.
11 appeared on his face. He eyed at the coin for a minute,and then 12 ,but nobody could be seen. He then went on to put on the other shoe,13 he was even more surprised to find the 14 coin.
He then knelt down (跪下) ,hooked up to heaven and said 15 aloud,in which he spoke of his wife,16 and helpless,and his children without bread. The student was deeply moved,and his eyes were filled with tears. "Now," said the teacher, "you must be much more pleased than if you had played your 17 ”
The boy replied, "You have taught me a lesson which I'll never 18 . I feel now the truth of these words,which I didn't 19 before: It is more blessed (神圣的,有福的) to 20 than to receive."
( ) 1. A. believed B. found C. decided D. thought
( ) 2. A. owner B. maker C. seller D. repairer
( ) 3. A. enjoyed B. changed C. finished D. started
( ) 4. A. since B. when C. while D. until
( ) 5. A. lessons B. experience C. fun D. games
( ) 6. A. Instead B. Generally C. Afterwards D. Maybe
( ) 7. A. stone B. coin C. sweet D. clip
( ) 8. A. hid B. stood C. worked D. rested
( ) 9. A. lunch B. coat C. drink D. shoes
( ) 10. A. terrible B. hot C. hard D. soft
( ) 11. A. Surprise B. Fear C. Pity D. Courage
( ) 12. A. looked up B. looked around
C. looked down D. looked out
( ) 13. A. for B. so C. but D. or
( ) 14. A. strange B. second C. interesting D. lost
( ) 15. A. goodbye B. yes C. hello D. thanks
( ) 16. A. homeless B. lively C. careless D. sick
( ) 17. A. trick B. role C. game D. cards
( ) 18. A. learn B. take C. forget D. accept
( ) 19. A. hear B. understand C. remember D. write
( ) 20. A. work B. refuse C. advise D. give
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Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something e 1 So people from the country come to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. D 2 the holidays,trains,buses and planes are all very busy. It is very d 3 to buy train tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars or buses for t 4 .
Last May Day my f 5 went to the country by car for our holiday. There was too much t 6 on the road,so we had to move very slowly. It t 7 us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time,we came to a hill. It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good place for a picnic,so we s 8 and took the food,fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down and began to eat. S 9 a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to our car and have our picnic in the car. Then we d 10 back home. What a sad trip!
1. e 2. D 3. d 4. t 5. f
6. t 7. t 8. s 9. S 10. d
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Students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressure (压力) from their parents- Most students are always being told by their 1 to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life. Though this may be a good idea for those very 2 students,it may become heavy pressure for many student because they have 3 in their studies.
As it's reported,some students killed 4 Some join the groups of troublemakers.Many of them have tried very hard at school but 5 in the exams and it makes their parents 6 . Such students feel that they're hated by 7 they meet and they don't want to go to school 8 ,so they become dropouts (退学) .
It's surprising that though most parents 9 their children,they don't help them in any way. Many parents feel that they aren't able to 10 their children and that it's the teachers' 11 to help their children. To make matters worse,a lot of parents send their children to those schools 12 in the evenings and on weekends. Those schools only help students to 13 . It's great surprise that almost three quarters of middle school students have been to such kind of schools.
Many schools usually have rules about 14 ,from the students hair to their clothes and the things in their schoolbags. In fact,such strict rules may hurt the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to 15 others,how to tell right from wrong,how to show love to others,even to their parents.
( ) 1. A. friends B. workmates C. leaders D. parents
( ) 2. A. clever B. goodlooking C. slow D. naughty
( ) 3. A. homework B. difficulties C. question D. problem
( ) 4. A. other B. pets C. themselves D. another
( ) 5. A. disappeared B. have failed C. slept D. did wrongly
( ) 6. A. lose hope B. get lost C. look for D. become older
( ) 7. A. someone B. nobody C. all D. everyone else
( ) 8. A. any longer B. any more C. at present D. on foot
( ) 9. A. take care of B. are worried about
C. want to support D. give a hand to
( ) 10. A. help B. talk to C. face D. give up
( ) 11. A. pride B. work C. trouble D. happiness
( ) 12. A. opening B. give lessons C. bright D. busy
( ) 13. A. get online B. take part in activities
C. do sports D. pass exams
( ) 14. A. everything B. looks C. bedtime D. study
( ) 15. A. communication with B. work in groups
C. enjoy D. get on with
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In the early days of the American West,life was difficult. People lived on farms far a 1 from other families. They went to town once a week o 2 once a month. Then they saw their friends and n 3 . On the farms everyone had lots of work to do. And there was a big problem. One family couldn't build a house a 4
Then,what did families do to build houses? They asked their friends and neighbors for h 5 They i 6 them to work in a group for a few days. The women cooked t 7 The men work on the buildings. For the children,it was like a holiday. There were many other c 8 to play with. Together these people built a house. They enjoyed w 9 together. At another time the family with the new house would help their neighbors.
Why don't we work with others? It can be fun and life can become e 10 ,too.
1.a 2. o 3. n 4. a 5. h
6.i 7. t 8. c 9. w 10. e
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The old shoes had brought him so much trouble that Johnny decided to throw them away. He went to the rubbish pit(垃圾场) outside the city and threw his shoes 1 it. " Now they can no longer bring me any trouble," he said. He returned home,2 down on his bed,and slept,but he had a dog,and the dog often went to the rubbish pit to 3 food because Johnny never bought food for his dog,and the dog loved 4 master very much. When he saw the shoes in the pit,he knew 5 were his master's,so the dog 6 one heavy shoe in his mouth and went 7 back with it,and left it by his master's 8 Then the dog fetched 9 shoe in the same way. When Johnny woke up,he saw the shoes 10 his bed and he was afraid. "The shoes can walk 11 They must be done away with," he thought. Then he made 12 fire in front of his house and put the shoes 13 it. Just at that moment a strong strong wind was blowing,and 14 the fire made the house begin to 15 Immediately neighbors came out to help but they could do nothing. The house burnt down,and the old shoes were saved by the dog again.
( ) 1. A. in B. to C. on D. into .
( ) 2. A. lay B. lied C. lain D. laid
( ) 3. A. find B. look for C. saw D. hold
( ) 4. A. their B. his C. that D. my
( ) 5. A. these B. it C. that D. they
( ) 6. A. brought B. carried C. got D. took
( ) 7. A. fast B. slowly C. slow D. quickly
( ) 8. A. table B. bed C. window D. door
( ) 9. A. another B. one C. the other D. other
( ) 10. A. in B. on C. beside D. by
( ) 11. A. in himself B. by themself
C. on themselves D. by themselves
( ) 12. A. a large B. large C. big D. a big
( ) 13. A. into B. in C. to D. on
( ) 14. A. long before B. at once C. before long D. very soon
( ) 15. A. turn B. burn C. fall D. destroy
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