Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. His children grew up and moved to different cities. Now, Joe has four grandchildren, and they visit him during their holidays.
During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe treasured the watch very much, especially after his wife’s death. He was very upset about losing it.
Once his grandchildren came, they promised him they would find the watch.
One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”
“I guess when I was cleaning the barn!” Joe replied.
The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids were now also sad, but they tried to comfort their grandfather.
One grandson went back to the barn to look again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to keep silent.
He was there for about 15 minutes and then rushed to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.
Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: ”I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”
Joe hugged and thanked the little boy.
This is the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are more able to find the solution!
1.From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe _____.
A. knew his grandchildren very well
B. liked doing housework very much
C. got tired of his grandchildren’s visits
D. looked forward to his grandchildren’s visits
2.The underlined word “Treasure” means________.
A. store for future use B. value highly
C. wear anytime D. mention carefully
3.How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?
A. He did a thorough cleaning of the barn.
B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours.
C. He made no noise and followed the ticking sound.
D. He asked other children for help.
4.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. His grandchildren came.
b. They looked for more than two hours.
c. The little boy sat in the barn without making a sound.
d. One grandson went back to the barn again.
e. Joe lost his watch accidentally.
A. e a b d c B. e b a c d C. a e d b c D. a e c b d
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. Love keeps us busy all the time.
B. Helping those in need makes one feel good.
C. Believe in yourself and you can succeed.
D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice.
(A)
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1.From the above we can learn that the Happy Village flat _____________.
A. is near a park B. is beside the sea
C. has no furniture D. can’t be used now.
2.Mr. Brown wants to sell these things because __________.
A. they are too old or broken B. he has bought many new things.
C. he is moving to a new place D. he doesn’t have enough money.
3.If you want to contact Mr. Brown on Sunday, you should call __________.
A. 25245867 B. 10077809 C. 25720826 D. 25216011
4.The salary for the part-time lab assistant depends on _________.
A. his experience of working in an electronics lab
B. the variety of part-time jobs he has done.
C. his ability of applying for different jobs.
D. the degree he has got.
5.The above information can be found in ______________.
A. novels B. advertisements C. dictionaries D. Letters
A mother returned home from the store very tired. As she put________all of the things on the kitchen table, her 8-year-old son ran up to her. He was waiting for her and wanted to tell her __________his younger brother had done.
“While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, Tyler ________his crayons and wrote on the wall! It’s on the new ________ you just hung up in the living room. I told him you would be mad at him for doing it again, ________ I couldn’t stop him.”
She let out a long sound and asked: “He did it ________? Where is your little brother now?”
“He is in his room,” the son answered quickly.
She walked to the younger son’s room. She ________ his full name as she entered. Then, she found Tyler who was trying to hide. He knew that the ________moments were coming! For the next 10 minutes, the room was full of her ________ about the expensive wallpaper. She scolded(责备) the little boy ________ his bad behavior(行为). The more she scolded, the madder she got. Finally, she stopped.
She headed for the living room to see what happened. ________ she saw the wall, her eyes flooded with tears at once. It said “I ________ Mommy” and was surrounded with a heart.
Well, the wallpaper ________, just as she found it, with an empty picture frame hung around it. A reminder to her and to all: Take time to ________the handwriting on the wall.
When you are sure that something goes wrong, have you ever had any ________that there might be a misunderstanding? Take some time to give it a second thought.
1.A. up B. down C. out D. away
2.A. why B. where C. what D. how
3.A. broke B. took C. sharped D. counted
4.A. picture B. shelf C. wallpaper D. clothes
5.A. and B. so C. or D. but
6.A. yet B. once C. again D. ever
7.A. mistook B. called C. checked D. forgot
8.A. best B. worst C. luckiest D. proudest
9.A. smiles B. jokes C. shouting D. guesses
10.A. for B. with C. of D. on
11.A. As B. Since C. While D. Though
12.A. hate B. understand C. support D. love
13.A. remained B. removed C. reused D. remembered
14.A. write B. see C. mob D. read
15.A. doubt B. fact C. message D. reason
—I’m going to Lijiang on vacation during the winter holiday.
— ____ .
A. Have a good time B. Thank you
C. You’re welcome D. I have no idea
---The light in his room is still on. Do you know _______?
--- Maybe at midnight again.
A. what’s he doing B. why he stays up so late
C. if he is busy studying D. when he will stop working
______exciting it is to join a club and work with friends during winter holidays!
A. How B. How an C. What D. What an
