A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s disappointment(失望), she said she would go. This would be the   16   time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he   17   lose his face because of her appearance. Although she was a   18   woman, there was a scar(疤痕) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to   19   why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were   20   by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother even though she had the scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬) and hid himself from everyone.   21  , he happened to hear of a talk between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked   22  , “How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire.  23  was too afraid to go in because the fire was   24  , so I went in.    25  I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood   26  and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless(失去知觉) but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She   27  the burned side of her face. “This scar will be there forever, but to this day, I have never   28  what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with   29  in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand   30   for the rest of the day.

1.A. first          B. second       C. last         D. next

2.A. can            B. should       C. would        D. need

3.A. slim           B. short        C. ugly         D. beautiful

4.A. talk about     B. argue about C. worry about D. hear about

5.A. frightened     B. attracted    C. worried      D. excited

6.A. Therefore      B. Otherwise    C. However      D. Then

7.A. excitedly      B. seriously    C. nervously    D. anxiously

8.A. Everyone       B. No one       C. Nobody       D. Someone

9.A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control

10.A. If            B. Though       C. Because      D. As

11.A. sitting down B. lying down   C. falling down D. turning down

12.A. pointed       B. showed       C. hit          D. touched

13.A. forgot        B. realized     C. considered   D. regretted

14.A. tears             B. smile        C. sunshine     D. sadness

15.A. hardly        B. slightly     C. tightly      D. suddenly

 

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Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I  16 your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a   17 from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very   18 . Do English people like spiders?”
“Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop   19 , so there was a ladder. Grandmother  20 me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart   21 for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder   22 it was all right. Your grandmother came in and   23 !”
“Then I broke a small   24 in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave   25 grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She   26 it. I think she was happy I was going.”
I   27 to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse   28 they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider” or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n)  29 umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is   30 a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”

【小题1】

A．affected B．loved C．frightened D．encouraged

【小题2】

A．pen B．purse C．dress D．handbag

【小题3】

A．honest B．humorous C．happy D．unhappy

【小题4】

A．back B．right C．front D．left

【小题5】

A．stopped B．kept C．insisted D．suggested

【小题6】

A．wallet B．umbrella C．flower D．shirt

【小题7】

A．why B．that C．if D．where

【小题8】

A．laughed B．screamed C．clapped D．cheered

【小题9】

A．bowl B．bottle C．plate D．mirror

【小题10】

A．my B．your C．her D．our

【小题11】

A．didn’t like B．liked C．enjoyed D．smelt

【小题12】

A．shouted B．talked C．told D．explained

【小题13】

A．but B．for C．or D．so

【小题14】 A open    B. closed           C. new             D. old

【小题15】

A．hardly B．never C．seldom D．also

Long time ago, there was a woman with a surpring spell(魔法).If someone was under the spell, he or she would get perfect  26 .One day, the woman put the spell on her toad(蟾蜍),and then the toad got beautiful teeth. They could help him  27 all kinds of food. He could  28 start speaking.

The toad was  29 with the spell.He started to eat lots of chocolate.The woman found this and said to him,“30 your teeth and brush them often.Don’t eat so much chocolate…”31 the toad didn’t listen to her.He believed his teeth were very good and he didn’t have to brush them ofen.And he liked chocolate very much,so he didn’t want to eat  32  .

One day,one of the toad’s teeth got bad.Day by day,all the teeth in his 33 got bad.The toad decided to start looking after them,but it was too 34  .And when he 35  his last tooth,he couldn’t speak any more.

The toad thought if the woman put the spell on him again,he would brush them every day.But that never happened again.

1.	A．feet B．arms C．hands D．teeth

 

2.	A．see B．drink C．eat D．find

 

3.	A．not B．also C．only D．hardly

 

4.	A．angry B．sad C．happy D．strict

 

5.	A．Look after B．Agree with C．Wait for D．Talk about

 

6.	A．If B．So C．When D．But

 

7.	A．more B．few C．less D．much

 

8.	A．nose B．back C．stomach D．mouth

 

9.	A．late B．weak C．tired D．early

 

10.	A．got B．lost C．took D．made

 

 After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too _26_ to do any housework that morning, _27_ in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party with her husband. What she __28_ was a terrible genie（妖怪）and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before, she was anxious to try it on. __29__ the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective to make her like a red genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out __30__ it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a __31_ at the door. She thought that it __32 be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if she _33__ to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to _34__ the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly __35_ in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and a man came in. When Mrs. Richards  _36_ that it was the man from the electricity board（供电局）who had come to read the meter, she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, “It's only __37_! It is not __38_ for you to be __39_ !” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry and jumped back several paces. Then he ran away, __40__ the door behind him with great force and noise.

1.A. angry   B. ready    C. frightened     D. excited  

2. A. for      B. but       C. so              D. and  

3.A. wanted to see       B. wanted to play 

       C. was afraid to see   D. was afraid to play  

4. A. Though     B. But       C. And             D. If  

5.A. that         B. how       C. whether       D. when  

6. A. knock      B. voice      C. man            D. baker 

7. A. may        B. must       C. wouldn't       D. couldn't  

8. A. not         B. had        C. tried            D. failed  

9. A. see         B. frighten    C. help            D. scold  

10.A. went        B. lay         C. appeared       D. hid  

11. A. thought     B. wondered  C. imagined      D. realized  

12. A. me          B. you         C. game           D. play 

13. A. good        B. necessary   C. late           D. early  

14. A. off          B. here        C. afraid         D. sorry  

15.A. pushed      B. locking     C. knocking     D. shutting 

 

句型转换

Long long ago, there was a swan（天鹅）with golden feathers（金羽毛）.She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house  21 the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round,   22 still,they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough  23 to buy food.

The swan was 24 to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my  25 to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she  26 to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying  27 .From then on, the swam came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much  28 

than before.

But day after day, the woman became greedy（贪婪）.She said to her  29 .“The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all  30 feathers when she comes next time.”

“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will  31 the swan. She helps us a lot !” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the  32 came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers  33 chicken feathers. Then, the Golden Swan said, “Poor Woman, I came to  34 you,but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will  35 come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan flew away.

1.	A．above B．over C．near D．under

 

2.	A．and B．but C．if D．or

 

3.	A．money B．time C．room D．energy

 

4.	A．happy B．surprised C．sad D．scared

 

5.	A．presents B．golden coins C．feathers D．collections

 

6.	A．flew B．ran C．climbed D．walked

7.A. something   B. everything       C nothing         D anything

8.	A．duller B．better C．busier D．harder

 

9.	A．brothers B．sisters C．sons D．daughters

 

10.	A．his B．her C．their D．our

 

11.	A．hurt B．save C．protect D．refuse

 

12.	A．woman B．daughter C．chicken D．swan

 

13.	A．heard of B．changed into C．looked for D．came from

 

14.	A．trouble B．help C．teach D．invite

 

15.	A．sometimes B．always C．usually D．never