Thanksgiving Day was near.The first grade teacher asked ____ students to draw a picture of something that they were thankful for.People celebrated the holiday ____ turkey and other traditional foods of the season.So,most of her students' pictures were about them.
____,Peter drew a different kind of picture.Peter was a different kind of boy.He always looked sad.When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful,he drew a ____.Other students were all very interested in the picture.Whose hand could it be?One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer,because farmers feed ____.Another thought it was the hand of a policeman.because the police ____ and care for people.Still others guessed it was the hand of God.The discussion went on until the teacher almost ____ the young artist.
During the break,all children ran out of the classroom except Peter.The teacher came to Peter's ____,bent(俯身) down,and asked him whose hand it was.The little boy ____ and said in a low voice,“It's yours,teacher.”
She remembered the times she took his hand and walked with him here or there.She ____ said,“Take my hand,Peter.Let's go outside” or “Let me show you how to use your pencil.”Peter was very thankful for his teacher.
1.A.his B.her C.our D.my
2.A.at B.in C.for D.with
3.A.Anyway B.Then C.However D.Instead
4.A.head B.farmer C.hand D.Policeman
5.A.sheep B.cows C.pigs D.turkeys
6.A.punish B.protect C.catch D.call
7.A.admired B.noticed C.forgot D.found
8.A.desk B.classroom C.house D.school
9.A.gave up B.dressed up C.looked up D.stayed up
10.A.still B.even C.often D.Never
I have taught English in China for over six years.I think Chinese students work very ____,but the way they learn isn't the best.____ __ should focus on using what they already know.A lot of students seem to think they need to learn a large number of words or phrases __ _ they are able to say what they want to say.Most of the time they don't;they just need to __ _ the words they have learned more creatively.
A lot of Chinese students have spent a __ ___ time learning English,but they haven't spent a long time ____ __ to use it.You don't need to go abroad(到国外) to use English.You can find __ ___ you like on the Internet in English—basketball,chess,dogs…I have met a lot of people from Europe who are ___ __ English.They didn't spend hours learning from textbooks,and they didn't all go to the best schools.They regard English as a tool ___ _ having fun,socializing(交际) and doing business—not just for passing exams.I suggest the students in China should spend more time using their English for pleasure(快乐)—listening to ___ __,watching movies,reading news or whatever else they like to do.Whenever you use a skill,you'll improve it.
1.A.hard B.well C.quietly D.quickly
2.A.Children B.Parents C.Students D.Teachers
3.A.since B.though C.before D.unless
4.A.add B.use C.lose D.face
5.A.whole B.half C.short D.long
6.A.asking B.trying C.stopping D.remembering
7.A.someone B.anyone C.nothing D.anything
8.A.good at B.poor at C.full of D.afraid of
9.A.by B.with C.for D.from
10.A.music B.secrets C.lessons D.Pronunciation
—I am going back to America for Thanksgiving Day.
—______.And we will miss you.
A.Enjoy yourself B.You're welcome
C.That's interesting D.The same to you
—Can you spare time to come to our Thanksgiving party?
—Well,I don't know ______.
A.that I can finish my work by then
B.if can I finish the work by then
C.whether I can finish the work by then
D.that can I finish the work by then
—Will we have dinner at the Hope Restaurant?
—Maybe.We'll go there if the show ______ before 6.But I don't know if there ______ any free tables then.
A.will end,were B.will end,will be
C.ends,were D.ends,will be
—Could you tell me something about Valentine's Day in Japan?
—Well,not only adults ______ children celebrate it.
A.but B.and C.although D.because
