Read More & Spend Less
We have more than 7 million used books for sale, from the earliest board books to the all-time classics.
If you like what we have to offer, Tell-a-Friend, we’ll give you more reasons to read!
Any member of our website who invites friends and family to try our books using the “Tell-a-Friend” program will see a 20% discount when that friend places their first order within 14 days.
Start exploring and save big on all your favorites. Here we list some of our books that are heavily discounted.
Giraffes Can’t Dance
By Giles Andreae
This book has been pleasing children for over 15 years. Gerald the tall giraffe would love to join in with the other animals at the Jungle Dance, but everyone knows that giraffes can’t dance… or can they?
2004, Paperback
ISBN:9780439539470
From $0.99
Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids
By Rob Elliott
With over 700,000 copies sold, this book will have children rolling on the floor with laughter. A great gift idea for any child.
2010, Paperback
ISBN: 9780800788032
From $0.89
Love You ForeverBy Robert Munsch
With simple text and pictures, Love You Forever is a book to be shared----a story about love that children will carry with them throughout their lives.
1995, Hardback
ISBN;9780099266891
From￥1.98
How to Win Friends & Influence People
By Dale Carnegie
As the most famous confidence-building book ever published(出版), this classic book will turn your relationships around and improve your relationships with everyone in your life.
2013, Paperback
ISBN: 9788087888223
From $0.99
1.The “Tell-a-Friend” program encourages people to .
A. take pleasure in reading with their friends.
B. help a friend form the habit of reading.
C. share the website with others
D. read more but spend less
2.Who wrote the story about animals?
A. Rob Elliott B. Giles Andreae
C. Dale Carnegie D. Robert Munsch
3.Which book has a different kind of paper cover from the others?
A. How to Win Friends & Influence People
B. Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids
C. Giraffes Can’t Dance
D. Love You Forever
科目：高中英语 来源：四川省简阳市2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, _______ in a hotel for a short period of time while________ a house for me and our children.
During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to _______ that his suitcase was _______. He was extremely ____ as the suitcase had all his important ________, including his passport.
He reported the _______ to the police and then sat there，lost and ______ in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork ______ again from a distant country while trying to _______ in a new one.
Late in the evening, the _______ rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to ______ my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can that had been left out on the footpath.
My husband ______ to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of ______ papers. Then, her parents had carefully sorted them out, ______ they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. ______ they had seen a half-written ____ in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.
That family not only ______ the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and _______ in people. Now, we ______ remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.
1.A. stayed B. waited C. worked D. slept
2.A. picking up B. taking up C. looking for D. paying for
3.A. discover B. know C. catch D. see
4.A. disappeared B. losing C. missed D. gone
5.A. angry B. worried C. lucky D. frightened
6.A. works B. instructions C. papers D. clothes
7.A. crime B. case C. activity D. problem
8.A. alone B. lonely C. stressful D. equal
9.A. sent B. done C. organised D. made
10.A. settle down B. put down C. cut down D. calm down
11.A. door bell B. alarm C. phone D. sound
12.A. ask B. tell C. pronounce D. judge
13.A. rushed B. walked C. flew D. drove
14.A. old B. previous C. important D. unfamiliar
15.A. because B. although C. as if D. when
16.A. In all B. At last C. At first D. In conclusion
17.A. letter B. book C. e-mail D. report
18.A. brought B. gave C. restored D. carried
19.A. friendship B. competition C. sympathy D. trust
20.A. also B. ever C. never D. still
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：2017-2018学年高中英语（江苏牛津译林版，选修七）Unit 3 单元综合测评 题型：单项填空
How could you ________ such a fantastic job when you have been out of work for months?
A. turn off B. turn in
C. turn down D. turn to
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：江苏省如皋市2016-2017学年高一综合训练二英语试卷 题型：单项填空
Don't defend him any more. It's obvious that he ________ destroyed the fence of the garden even without an apology.
A. accidentally B. carelessly C. deliberately D. clumsily
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：内蒙古2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
My mother had been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become _________, that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my _________to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came _________to most. I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way _______kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor ___________ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to _________. My writing was not at the _________ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were _______.
My mother _______ all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph.D., decided to __________ the situation early in my development. She did not want me to ________alone. After a while, ________ did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me. She spent hours every day __________me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ________ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave __________for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high __________she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never __________on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a __________person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my __________and attend college.
She used her gifts as a __________ to help a child –her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.
1.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
2.A. mind B. brain C. feelings D. work
3.A. smoothly B. strongly C. frequently D. easily
4.A. average B. ordinary C. normal D. common
5.A. just B. even C. ever D. only
6.A. hear B. write C. read D. understand
7.A. level B. length C. speed D. degree
8.A. problems B. excuses C. worries D. duties
9.A. suffered B. observed C. removed D. experienced
10.A. study B. find C. change D. keep
11.A. fight B. strike C. struggle D. challenge
12.A. it B. I C. they D. we
13.A. teaching B. giving C. supporting D. reminding
14.A. Without B. Except C. Besides D. Beyond
15.A. information B. advice C. promise D. expectation
16.A. before B. though C. because D. unless
17.A. set up B. pushed up C. gave up D. looked up
18.A. rich B. famous C. successful D. powerful
19.A. training B. grades C. experiments D. abilities
20.A. woman B. doctor C. sister D. teacher
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：河南省三门峡市2016-2017学年高一下学期期末统考英语试卷 题型：七选五
How to read more and learn more
These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving message on the phone. It can help the to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can broaden my mind and improve my language skills.1.Here are some tips for you.
Clear your purpose for reading
2.Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.
3.
No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.
Give up books that you don’t enjoy
You may have chosen books that you are interested in, and they are right to your purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don’t enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren’t enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. 4.
Set a reading goal
It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don’t have a due date! I don’t need to return those books.5.Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.
A. Read only what you are interested in.
B. Read the books borrowed from others
C. Remember reading shouldn’t be a chore
D. Of course, it also can help me to get good grades
E. We need to get the latest news and communicate with friends
F. Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book
G. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day.
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：山西省2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型：短文填空
One day,I took a bus to downtown as usual.1.I got on the bus,I took a seat and started reading a newspaper just as I often did.No one spoke on the bus.Although we might see the same faces every day,we2.(prefer) hiding behind our newspapers3.
talking to people around us.
However,that day was different.While I was reading some news,the woman4.(sit) next to me said,”Excuse me,Miss.”I was surprised and ran into 5.(confuse).After putting down the newspaper,I saw6.smiling face.”Are you talking to me?”I asked.She nodded,still smiling.When I looked around,I found some other people were talking.”That’s strange,”I said to7.(me)
Later,I found out the reason.The 8.(pasenger) had been asked to put their newspapers down and talk to each other by the bus driver .After I knew it,I started talking with the woman9.(happy).
I had always been glad 10.(talk) with others on the bus.But since no one did that,I had to be quiet,too.Now I could finally talk with others on the bus and it made my trip much more pleasant.
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：2017-2018学年高中英语（江苏牛津译林版，选修七）Unit 2 单元综合测评 题型：任务型阅读
Shared habits of happy people
Happy people all share happy habits.It's as simple as that.The happiest people I know share these obvious habits.If you're looking to expand your general happiness, you may consider adopting these in your own life.
People may take an active role in their local city council, join a social club supporting causes they believe in, or find passion in their careers.In each case, the physiological outcome is the same.They engage in something they strongly believe in.This engagement brings happiness and meaning into their lives.
A happy life is a life shared with friends and family.The stronger the personal relationships are and the higher the frequency of interaction is, the happier a person will be.
Quite often people concentrate too much on negative outcomes and leave no time to reflect positively on their successes.It's natural for a person to want to correct undesirable circumstances and focus closely on doing so, but it is important to reflect mindfully on the good while striving diligently to correct the bad.A continuous general awareness of your daily successes can have a noticeably positive effect on your overall emotional happiness.
The power of endings is quite remarkable.The end of any experience has a great impact on a person's overall perception(看法) of the experience as a whole.Think about reading a well?written novel.Now imagine the ending is really poor.Even if the story was appealing until the ending, would you still be happy recommending the novel to a friend? People always remember the ending.If the ending is happy, the experience creates happiness.Always tie loose ends, leave things on a good note, and create happy endings in your life whenever possible.
Everyone possesses unique personal strengths.We all have different talents and skill sets.Emotional happiness comes naturally to those who use their strengths to get things done.The state of completion always creates a sense of achievement.If the achievement is based on your own personal ability to get the job done, the physiological rewards are priceless.
The best things in life are free.They come in the form of simple pleasures and they appear right in front of you at previous locations and arbitrary times.They are governed by Mother Nature and situational circumstances and captured by mindful awareness.It's all about taking a moment to notice the orange and pink sunset reflecting off the pond water as you hold hands with someone you love.Noticing these moments and taking part in them regularly will bring unplanned bursts of happiness into your life.
Shared habits | Explanations |
Be a part of something you believe in | If people are engaged in what they strongly believe in, it brings happiness and 1. into their lives. |
2. time with friends and family | If the personal relationships are stronger and the interaction is more 3.， a person will be happier. |
4. on the good | If people often concentrate their attention on 5. outcomes, it will result in their overall emotional happiness. |
Create happy endings whenever 6. | If the ending is happy, the 7. will bring happiness to you. |
Use personal strengths to get things done | It is 8. that emotional happiness comes to those who use their personal strengths to get things done. |
Enjoy the natural joy of simple pleasures | If you are able to 9. the simple natural pleasures and enjoy them, it will bring unplanned bursts of happiness into your 10.. |
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：2017-2018学年高中英语（江苏牛津译林版，选修七）模块综合测评 题型：任务型阅读
Because six out of every 10 accidental deaths happen to Chinese children who are playing, Shanghai Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical (SJJP), a US?based pharmaceutical giant, is working on a Safe Kids Program to prevent injuries and deaths.
Since the Safe Kids Worldwide was set up in 1987 by Johnson & Johnson in the US, it has contributed to a nearly 40 percent decline in the child death rate from accidental injuries there.Learning from the successful experience, SJJP began the Safe Kids Program in China in 1999.
A recent survey conducted by SJJP and Safe Kids Worldwide China indicates that more than half of the responding parents didn't know how to help their children keep safe and that half of the parents didn't know about their children's motor skill development at different ages.The survey covered 3,359 Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou's parents with children between infancy (幼年) and 14.
Additionally, more than 40 percent of the parents didn't know how to help their children to prepare well for sports activities.For instance, they don't know how to have their children warm up or realize the importance of a playground?check before sports activities.
To help correct the problems, SJJP and Safe Kids Worldwide China have been translating and editing safety education materials, sending them to parents free of charge, and delivering free lectures in kindergartens, schools and residential communities for the last 10 years.
Currently, a special team has been set up and traveling around 12 key cities of China to popularize child sports safety knowledge and offer free training for young parents.
Though SJJP refuses to say how much it has spent on the program, it says the number in terms of money, staff and technology, is large.
SJJP was founded by Johnson & Johnson in 1995 and specializes in manufacturing and development of non?prescription medicines (非处方药) and health care foods and products.So far，its investment has exceeded $41 million.
Title: Safe Kids Program
1. | The program is intended to 2. accidental injuries and deaths. |
Background | ◇It is sponsored by SJJP, which specializes in making and 3. non?prescription medicine and health care foods and products. ◇It follows the example of the successful experience of Safe Kids. Worldwide in the US, which accounts for a 40% 4. in such injury cases. |
5. | ◇More than 50% of the parents don't know how to help keep children safe. ◇Half of the parents are not 6.of their children's motor skills. ◇40% or more of the parents fail to help their children prepare well before sports activities, such as warming up and 7. the playground. |
Solutions | ◇They have been sending safety education materials to 8.and delivering lectures in schools and communities, all for 9.. ◇A special team has been 10.and is now traveling around to popularize child sports safety knowledge and offering free training for young parents. |
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互联网违法和不良信息举报平台 | 网上有害信息举报专区 | 电信诈骗举报专区 | 涉历史虚无主义有害信息举报专区 | 涉企侵权举报专区
违法和不良信息举报电话：027-86699610 举报邮箱：58377363@163.com
