A man and his little son spent their summer vacation walking through the mountains far from their city. One day, the little boy slipped 20-30 meters down the side of the mountain. Finally he was able to grab onto a tree branch and hold on.
“Help me!” he cried out.
“Help me!” a voice shouted back.
The boy was very surprised. “Who are you?” he shouted.
“Who are you?” the voice shouted back.
“You are a fool!” he said.
“You are a fool!” the voice came back.
At that moment, his father got to him. “Someone is talking to me but I can’t see who he is,” the boy said to his father.
“Son, that is called an echo(回音),” his father said. “But really, it’s called life.”
“You are a winner!” the father cried.
“You are a winner!” the voice answered.
“You are talented!” the father shouted.
“You are talented!” it came back.
“Son, that’s how life is. Whatever you do, it always comes back to you,” the father said. “The question is: what are you sending out about? Please start sending out: ‘I am strong, I am talented, and I am the best.’ What you send out is going to come back to you.”
If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.
1.The man and his son spent their _________ in the mountains.
A. weekends B. summer vacation
C. winter vacation D. Christmas holiday
2.What happened to the boy?
A. He could not find his father.
B. He fell down from a tall tree.
C. He slipped down the mountain.
D. He got lost in the mountains.
3. When the boy shouted “Who are you?”, the voice said _________.
A. “Help me.” B. “Who are you?”
C. “You are a fool.” D. “I am the best.”
4.The boy thought the voice came from __________
A. himself B. his good friend in his city
C. his father D. someone in the mountain
5.What’s the best title of this story?
A. Life is like an echo. B. Have you ever heard an echo?
C. Everybody needs help. D. Do you like climbing mountains?
补全对话 阅读对话，从每题A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。（5分）
A: Good morning, madam.
B: I’d like a T-shirt for my son.
A:
B: Size L. My son is quite tall. He loves cotton T-shirts.
A: It’s made in China.
B: OK. Let me have a look.
A: 120 dollars.
B: But I’m afraid it’s too expensive and I don’t like the color.
A: Do you like the yellow one? It’s only 80 dollars.
B: I’ll take it. Thank you.
A: You’re welcome.
1. A. How are you? B. What’s the matter?
C. Can I help you? D. Do you have skirts?
2.A. What size do you want? B. Is your son tall or short?
C. What else do you need? D. We have many T-shirts here.
3. A. What color is it? B. How about this one?
C. Is this hat yours? D. Where does he live?
4.A. How much is it? B. Where is your home?
C. How old is he? D. How many do you have?
5. A. It’s too short. B. It was terrible.
C. It’s your turn. D. It looks nice.
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly tried to make body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
The boy decided to the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be thankful. He took out a knife and cut the hole to make it .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it looked a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was able to fly.
The boy acted with kindness, he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must try very hard. The hard work of getting out of the cocoon makes its wings strong. It helps the butterfly be to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t have to try hard to get out of the cocoon, its wings won’t get strong enough for it to fly.
In our lives, pain is the key all windows. Without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t difficulties or problems. So, next time you have a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Try hard—then fly!
1.A. dog B. girl C. hole D. bird
2.A. my B. its C. your D. their
3.A. eat B. kill C. feed D. help
4.A. older B. bigger C. shorter D. warmer
5.A. eyes B. ears C. hands D. wings
6.A. never B. still C. also D. often
7.A. or B. if C. but D. because
8.A. used B. ready C. glad D. afraid
9.A. to B. on C. in D. at
10.A. feel B. find C. avoid D. stand
–Tom, could you tell me _______ this morning?
–Sorry, Mr. Black. My alarm clock didn’t go off and I missed the train.
A. why you arrived late for school
B. how did you get to school
C. when do you get to the station
D. where was your alarm clock
–Hello, Ann speaking.
–Hello, Ann. _______
A. I am Lily. B. This is Lily.
C. That is Lily. D. My name’s Lily.
While I _______ my bedroom, Joe called and said he wanted me to go boating with him.
A. clean B. am cleaning
C. have cleaned D. was cleaning
