It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly(集会)．The headmaster was ?? ? ?? the students on important things in life and about?? ? ? ourselves to what is important to us．This is?? ? ? the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London．He would wake up every morning and go to the?? ? ?? and would get the train right to Central London，and then sit at the street corner and beg．

He did this every single?? ? ? for almost 20 years．His house was dirty and a stench(恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly．The neighbors could not stand the?? ? ? any-more，so they asked the police officers to clear the place．The officers?? ? ?? the door and cleaned the house．There were small bags of?? ? ? all over the house that he had collected over the years．The police ?? ? ?? the money，and soon realized that the old man was a(n)?? ? ? ．They waited outside，expecting to share the good news with him．

When he arrived home that evening，he was?? ? ? by one of the officers who told him that

there was no need for him to beg any more ?? ? ?? he was a rich man now. He said?? ? ?? ,went into his house and locked the door．The next morning he woke up ?? ? ?? ,went to the subway, got into the train，and sat at the street comer and?? ? ?? to beg.

?? ? ?? , this old man had no great plans，dreams or anything?? ? ?? for his life．We learn nothing from this story?? ? ?? staying focused on the things we enjoy doing，commitment. We should remain ?? ? ?? to our course. Just keep it in mind that commitment ?? ? ?? wealth

1.A．scolding???????? B．consulting????????? C．addressing?????? D．advising

2.A．exposing??????? B．committing???????? C．comparing?????? D．connecting

3.A．how??????????? B．why?????????????? C．where?????????? D．when

4.A．market????????? B．office????????????? C．subway????????? D．shelter

5.A．hour??????????? B．day??????????????? C．week??????????? D．month

6.A．smell?????????? B．house?????????????? C． man?????????? D．police

7.A．knocked at?????? B．knocked over??????? C．broke up???????? D．broke into

8.A．money????????? B．waste?????????????? C．food??????????? D．fish

9.A．kept??????????? B．took??????????????? C．counted???????? D．presented

10.A．beggar????????? B．thief??????????????? C．officer????????? D．millionaire

11.A．caught????????? B．met??????????????? C．warned????????? D．questioned

12.A．though????????? B．unless????????????? C．until??????????? D．as

13.A．nothing????????? B．anything?????????? C．something??????? D．everything

14.A．as well????????? B．as early???????????? C．as usual???????? D．as much

15.A．determined?????? B．continued?????????? C．managed??????? D．hesitated

16.A．Eventually?????? B．Fortunately????????? C．Generally?????? D．Obviously

17.A．precious???????? B．complex??????????? C．available??????? D．significant

18.A．rather than?????? B．other than?????????? C．more than?????? D．less than

19.A．honest????????? B．open?????????????? C．true??????????? D．equal

20.A．attracts???????? B．keeps?????????????? C．loses?????????? D．possesses

基础训练篇（11）

Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich man,  (1)                 some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new way to cook fish and she was very pleased with  (2)          when the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window to  (3)       _____ for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she came back (4)        it, she was surprised to find the neighbor’s cat at the fish. She was in time to stop the cat before it was too  (5).    _   .That afternoon every one enjoyed the fish. They talked and laughed  (6)    _      four o’clock.

After the guests left, Mrs. Wilson felt tired but happy. She was sitting down in a chair near the window (7)    _____   __ she saw the neighbor’s cat dead in her garden. She was sure the fish was bad. What  (8) _     _ _______ happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for help. The doctor wanted each guest  (9)  _____      meet him. Once again Mrs. Wilson was alone in her chair still tired  (10)       _    _  not longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. It was her neighbor, “Oh, Mrs. Wilson,” he cried.” My cat is dead. She was killed by someone in a car and put in your garden …”

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Once upon a time there was a rich man. He had a lot of money, but he felt unhappy all the times. Finally, the rich man left for home to look for  happiness. He visited many places and met many rich men. All of them said they were not happy, too. On his way home, the rich man saw a farmer work in the field. He went up to the farmer and asked, “Could you tell me if you felt happy?” “Yes, I’m quite happier. I always feel satisfying about everything in my life,” the farmer answered. “Please tell me how you find happiness,” asked the rich man. The farmer answered with smile on his face. “It’s very easy of me to answer the question. If you work hardly, have three meals a day and go to bed early without worries, you’ll be the happiest man in the world.”

Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.

It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on important things in life and about devoting ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:

An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get onto the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.

His house was dirty, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.

The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire (百万富翁). They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.

But the old man said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.

Clearly, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant (有意义的) for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.

1.The neighbor called the police because ______.

A．the old man kept begging money from them every day

B．there was something dangerous in the old man’s house

C．the old man wouldn’t buy tickets for the train

D．they couldn’t bear the smell from the old man’s house

2.When the old man knew he was a millionaire, he ______.

A．remained calm                         B．became excited

C．felt worried                            D．became nervous

3.What lesson do we learn from the story?

A．Make great plans for your life.

B．Keep on doing what you like.

C．Do something that is good to society.

D．Depend on yourself rather than others.

War Horse is a historical story by Michael Morpurgo. It is written for kids ages 8 to 12. Now just sit and get through the introduction to the plot.
In 1914, a young horse named Joey is sold to a farmer. The farmer' s son, Albert, is thrilled. He cares for Joey. When the family begins to feel the financial impact of war, Albert' s father secretly sells Joey to an army officer named Captain Nicholls. Albert begs the captain to let him join the army. Albert is too young, but Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him.
Nicholls treats Joey well. Though Joey still remembers Albert, he grows to like his new master. He develops a friendship with another horse, Topthorn., who belongs to Nicholls' friend, Captain Stewart. The horses and men are shipped overseas for battle. They soon face their own battle in France, and Captain Nicholls is killed.
A young soldier named Warren becomes Joey’s new owner. Joey and Topthorn do well in battle, but the Germans capture Warren and Stewart and their horses. The horses' duty of pulling carts full of wounded German soldiers earns them praise. An old farmer and his granddaughter, Emilie, dote on the horses as well. When the German army moves out of the area, Emilie and her grandfather keep the two horses. Joey and Topthorn are content to work the farm until another band of soldiers takes them. They become workhorses under bad conditions. Joey is very upset when Topthorn dies of exhaustion.
Alone and frightened, Joey wanders into "no-man's-land” between the German and English camps. An English soldier takes him back to camp.
Joey is reunited with Albert. As the war ends, Albert' s officer announces the horses will be sold in France. An old Frenchman buys Joey. The man, Emilie' s grandfather, tells Albert how Emilie lost the will to live after the horses were taken. However, he eventually sells Joey to Albert for one penny, as long as Albert promises to share Emilie' s story so her life will not be in vain. Joey and Albert return home.
【小题1】Why does Albert's father secretly sell Joey?