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1.English is _____ （广泛）used in the world.
2.We should make a __________ （决定）as soon as possible.
3.He has _________（意识到）the importance of learning English.
4.Please think carefully before you make ________________(选择)
5.I think these cameras are those ___________ （导演）.Please look after them.
6.Do you know the ________（高度）of Mount Huang?
7.Has the boy ___________(后悔) not working hard?
8.-- What do you think is the __________ of the accident?
--The driver’s carelessness.
9.--What did your grandfather do for a ______________?
--He worked as a cook to support his family.
10. --Will Tom win the game?
--Of course. There is no _____________ that he will be come first.
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because the stories finished with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.
1.People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because _______.
A. they had surprising endings.
B. they were easy to understand.
C. they showed his love for the poor.
D. they were about New York City.
2.O. Henry went to prison because _______.
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
B. he broke the law by not using his own name.
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
D. people thought he had taken money that was not his.
3.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was well-educated.
B. He was very good at learning.
C. He was devoted to the poor.
D. He was not serious about his work..
4.Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison.
B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
C. The city and poor people in New York.
D. His exciting early life as a boy.
Several days ago, I was walking home from school and saw some writing on the fence of a house I was passing by. It said, “Happiness is a direction, not a destination (终点).” I had been having a bad day and just reading this brightened my day a little. I also took out a pen and wrote one of my favorite quotes (格言) down. ww.szzx100.com
When I came back to the fence, I saw another quote under mine in the handwriting as the first one. I added another, and we kept at this pattern for quite a while. One day, I was writing another quote on the fence and the old man, one of my neighbors, who owned the fence, saw me. He came out and I was afraid he would be mad at me for writing on his fence; he was not known to be very friendly. He gave me a sharp glance and then read the quotes on the fence. Without saying a word, he said something to himself and then went back inside. I was a bit terrified for a while, afraid to go back to the fence, but when I did, I noticed not more quotes but two words in entirely different handwriting had been added, “Thank you.”
Later, I saw the old man in his front yard. He beckoned (召唤) me over and told me how my quotes had been inspiring him, how he thanked me and how he was glad to see young people still have “values”. We are now good friend and I talk to him a lot. This experience has changed my life. I still don’t know who wrote that very first quote, but if he is out there, I’d like to say “thanks” to that unknown friend.
1.Why did the writer begin to write a quote on the fence?
A. He wanted to practice his handwriting.
B. He had gotten some help from the quote.
C. He thought doing this was interesting.
D. He wanted to catch his neighbor’s attention.
2.Why was the writer afraid when he found that his neighbor had seen him?
A. He had thought that the old man was a mad person. www.szzx100.com
B. he had once been told the old man was cold-hearted.
C. He thought the old man would scold(责骂) him for what he had done.
D. He thought the old man would tell his parents about his action.
3.Who must have added “Thank you.” to the fence?
A. The old man. www.szzx100.com
B. Someone else.
C. The writer himself.
D. That unknown friend.
4.We can learn from the passage that __________.
A. writing quotes on fences is a good idea
B. the writer has written three quotes on the fence
C. the good relationship between neighbors is very important.
D. the old man has changed his opinion about young people.
Weekday mornings are very busy for us middle school students．People are running into each other, shouting across the house，knocking on the bathroom door and always，always running late．When you＇re late for the carpool，though，you also make everyone else late．
When your school doesn’t have a bus，and you live too far away to walk，you need a carpoo1．A carpool is a group of people sharing the responsibility(责任)of driving to school in the morning．There are usually four or five kids in a carpool and their parents take turns driving the kids in their cars．
Someone’s car smells like wet dogs，some kids get to eat desserts for breakfast and some parents shout so much that all you try to do is stay quiet and go unnoticed．When your mom or dad drives the carpool，your classmates get a close-up look at how strange your parents can be．It might be your first sociological(社会学的)study and your first experience with real teamwork．
Teamwork is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make everyone else late．It’s a great lesson in responsibility(责任)．Imagine sitting in the car outside of a classmate’s house，watching the clock and tapping your toes．Then you start to understand how your carpool friends might feel when you are still inside the house at 7：48．You really begin to learn all your real life lessons just moments before the start of school in the carpoo1．
1.What is a carpool? www.szzx100.com
A．Kids go to school in their parents＇cars．
B．Parents take turns to drive their kids to schoo1．
C．Parents send kids to schools on their way to work．
D．Kids drive their own cars to schoo1．www.szzx100.com
2.How many kids are usually in a carpool?
A．Two or three． B．Three or four．
C．four or five． D．Five or six．
3.What can students learn from a carpool? www.szzx100.com
A．How to drive a car．
B．How to get along with others．
C．How to deal with parents．
D．Real teamwork．
4.Which of the following is TRUE? www.szzx100.com
A．If kids live far away from school，they are always late for schoo1．
B．US children enjoy carpooling rather than taking a school bus．
C．Kids often have enough time to study in a carpoo1．
D．Kids can learn real life lessons in a carpoo1．
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I ran into a stranger as he passed by. "Oh, excuse me please" was my reply. He said，" Please excuse me too.1 wasn't even watching for you."
We were very _____ ,this stranger and I. We went on our way and said goodbye.
But at home_____ story is told-how we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. "Move out of the way," I shouted at her. My daughter walked away, her little heart broken. I didn't realize how rudely I had spoken.
While l was_____ in bed. God's small voice came to me and said, "When dealing with a _____ ,common manners you use, but the children you love, you seem to be rude. Look on the kitchen floor, and you will find some _____ there by the door. Those are the flowers your daughter brought for you. She picked them herself, pink, yellow and blue. Your daughter stood _____not to spoil(毁坏)the surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes."
By this time, I felt very small, and now my _____ began to fall. I quietly went and knelt(跪下) by her bed; "Wake up, my little baby, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you _____ for me?" My daughter smiled, "I found them out by the tree. I picked them _____ they are pretty like you. I knew you would like them, especially the blue."
I said, "Daughter, I am sorry for the way I acted today: I should not have shouted at you that way." My daughter said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway."
I said, "Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the_____ ."
1.A. happy B. angry C. polite D. selfish
2.A. same B. different C. funny D. exciting
3.A. awake B. asleep C. alive D. afraid
4.A. friend B. classmate C. enemy D. stranger
5.A. newspapers B. books C. flowers D. sweets
6.A. excitedly B. quietly C. sadly D. angrily
7.A. surprises B. flowers C. tears D. knees
8.A. picked B. took C. bought D. gave
9.A. until B. if C. unless D. because
10.A. pink B. blue C. red D. yellow
I would rather _____ than _____ with him .
A. laugh at ; quarrel
B. to laugh at ; to quarrel
C. be laughed at ; quarrel
D. to be laughed ; to be quarreled
