There is an old Chinese saying, “If someone gives you a little drop of water, you should return a spring of water. ”That means if someone helps you a bit, you should remember it and thank them gratefully(感激地)in return.
We should live in a world of gratitude. We should prove it with actions, not just words. We thank people who hurt us, because they teach us important things. We thank people who give us up, because we learn how to be independent. We thank people who are selfish(自私的), because we learn the importance of being kind. Of course, we should thank people who help us. We should thank people who teach us. We should thank people who care about us.
We thank our parents. They work hard all the time in order to give their sons and daughters a better life. They cook meals for us, they do the chores for us, they always give us food and clothes, they teach us what is right and what is wrong.
We thank our teachers who give us dreams. They teach us a lot of things but they ask for nothing from us. We are well-educated by them.
There are a lot of people that we should be grateful to in our life. We should find a way to thank them.
1.According to the writer, what should you do if someone helps you?
A. We should thank them gratefully in return.
B. We should do nothing.
C. We just go away at once.
D. We should give them money.
2.The word “them” in the fourth paragraph refers to(指代) .
A. parents B. teachers C. friends D. students
3.We should thank our parents because .
A. they work hard for us all the time
B. they give us everything they can
C. they teach us what is right and what is wrong
D. A, B and C
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. We don’t have to care about those who care about us.
B. We learn nothing from our teachers.
C. Our parents work hard to give us a better life.
D. Our parents don’t cook for us.
5.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence?
A. 滴水之恩, 涌泉相报 B. 落花有意, 流水无情
C. 大地回春, 春意盎然 D. 兵来将挡, 水来土掩
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It was Sunday afternoon. My younger brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the ______ quickly.
A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and he______ politely, “Are your parents at home? ”
Without thinking, my brother said, “No. ”Then the man asked, “Would you like to______some storybooks? ”I told him we didn’t want to buy. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed(推)the door very heavily and came into our house. He took out a______ and ordered me to tie(绑)up my brother’s hands with a rope(绳子). I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie ______ easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked______ of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to ______money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, ______the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man ______ to lock the kitchen window. So we got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the______ pay phone to call the police.
Soon the police came to our house and the man was caught by the police. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were happy that we were not hurt. They told me that we shouldn’t open the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.
1.A. window B. door C. book D. TV
2.A. asked B. ask C. answered D. answer
3.A. lend B. borrow C. sell D. buy
4.A. kiss B. knife C. gift D. pen
5.A. himself B. Itself C. herself D. themselves
6.A. most B. some C. both D. all
7.A. look at B. look after C. look like D. look for
8.A. and B. so C. or D. but
9.A. wanted B. liked C. forgot D. tried
10.A. farthest B. nearest C. largest D. smallest
The rivers will become dirtier and dirtier ______ we take action to protect them.
A. since B. if C. until D. unless
—Excuse me, is the museum far from here?
—No, it’s about ______ .
A. 5 minutes walk B. 5 minute walk
C. 5 minutes’ walk D. 5 minute’s walk
Gina has been in Shanghai for ten years. Shanghai has become her second ______ .
A. family B. house C. home D. room
—Hi! My name’s Tim. It’s my first time to be here.
— ______ .
A. Very well, thank you B. It’s all right
C. That would be very nice D. Nice to meet you
