When I was in Grade Three, I was picked to be the princess(公主) in the school play. For weeks my mother helped me practice my lines. once on the stage, every word disappeared from my head. My teacher asked me to change roles and be the narrator (解说员).Though I didn’t tell my mother had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the . It was a lovely spring day. We could see daisies coming out of the grass, lovely and cute. I watched my carelessly bend down by some flowers.
“I think I am going to dig up all these weeds (野草),”she said.
“But I like daisies,” I said. “All flowers are beautiful— daisies!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” She said. I nodded.
“And that is true of people, ,” she added.
She had guessed my pain. I started to cry and told her the truth.
“You will be a beautiful ”, she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. Over the next few weeks, I learned to take pride in the role. The big finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,’’ she said, handing me a . After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a daisy.
1.A. But B. Before C. And D. Since
2.A. when B. why C. what D. which
3.A. pool B. garden C. earth D. pond
4.A. grandma B. dad C. mother D. cousin
5.A. except B. even C. or D. if
6.A. also B. either C. addition D. too
7.A. doctor B. narrator C. visitor D. creator
8.A. day B. dog C. danger D. name
9.A. over B. out C. true D. back
10.A. letter B. note C. daisy D. fish
My uncle had a small farm. He also worked in a .
One autumn, he promised to help his neighbor harvest(收割) their corn(玉米). , after harvesting their corn, my uncle’s little machine broke. the same time, the factory where Uncle worked began to work for more hours. He had to leave the farm early in the morning and didn’t get home until very late. It now seemed to help out his neighbor. But my uncle decided to do it by hand.
One night, after working all day in the factory, my uncle went to the neighbor’s farm and the work under the bright moon.
My uncle kept his promise. He also taught me an important lesson: keeping a promise is more important than making it.
1.A. school B. hotel C. factoryD. hospital
2.A. However B. Whatever C. Wherever D. Though
3.A. In B. With C. On D. At
4.A. impossible B. important C. useful D. possible
5.A. finishing B. finished C. finishes D. finish
The young lady________ is talking with our teacher comes from America.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
Waste paper mustn’t _______. We should keep our environment clean.
A. throw away B. thrown away
C. be thrown away D. been thrown away
Come on! You will catch up with others _______ you work hard.
A. if B. unless
C. although D. so
Jack runs ______of all in the sports meeting. He is good at running.
A. more slowly B. most slowly
C. faster D. fastest
