I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer(顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a_______that I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady's house near her garden. I found a perfectly smooth（光滑的） rock and threw it. The stone was too_______, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady's door. At the_______of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.
I was too_______about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been______, I started to feel guilty. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing_____
I decided that I would_______my paper delivery(送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a______saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.
The next day, I______the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.
After several biscuits, I_______an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you."
1.A.word B.lesson C.subject D.song
2.A.smooth B.solid C.soft D.light
3.A.back B.age C.sound D.turn
4.A.excited B.happy C.sad D.scared
5.A.discovered B.excused C.praised D.remembered
6.A.you B.me C.him D.her
7.A.count B.find C.save D.spend
8.A.note B.book C.magazine D.poster
9.A.threw B.handed C.offered D.bought
10.A.sounded B.smelled C.felt D.tasted
阅读理解
When someone who is in good health dies suddenly, there is usually an inquest(审问). A coroner(验尸官)will do it. His job is to find out exactly how a person died.
If there is nothing suspicious about the death, he will decide that the person died from natural causes or an accident, if, however, he is suspicious, he may decide that the person’s death was caused by a person or persons unknown.
One day the coroner was trying to find out exactly what had caused the death of a local businessman, Henry Watson.
The man’s wife was explaining something. She was very sad and had to stop from time to time. The coroner did not want to make her sadder than necessary, but he had to find out the truth. There were questions he had to ask. “Mrs. Watson, I know this is painful for you,” he said, “but I want you to think very carefully and then answer my questions. You and your husband were having dinner at home. Is that correct? ”
“Yes.” ‘‘Suddenly he fell to the floor? ” “Yes.”
“You stood up and hurried to him? You knelt(跪下)beside him? His stomach was in great pain? ” “Yes.” “Did he say anything? ” The wife kept her head down．
“Please, Mrs. Watson, you must answer the question. What were his last words? ”
The wife took a deep breath and then spoke. “He said,” She replied in a very low voice, “I'm not surprised that seafood we had for dinner cost you only 50 cents.”
1.What is the purpose(目的)of an inquest when a healthy person dies suddenly?
A.To help the poor family. B.To do a research on death.
C.To find out the cause of death. D.To ask questions about the person.
2.What is the meaning of the underlined(划线的) word “suspicious” in the passage?
A.可怕的 B.可怜的 C.可能的 D.可疑的
3.What was the probable cause of Henry Watson’s death?
A.Eating the food that went bad. B.Getting too old.
C.Having a serious heart attack. D.Being murdered by his cook.
4.According to the story, what would probably happen to the wife after this inquest?
A.She would become a bad woman. B.She would never buy any seafood.
C.She would be much healthier. D.She would ask the coroner to keep the secret.
Our classroom ______ every day. We can study comfortably in it.
A.clean B.cleans
C.is cleaned D.was cleaned
Lily doesn’t know what she and her friends can do to help the little boy _______parents have left their hometown for making money.
A.that B.who C.whom D.whose
—______ is your grandpa， Emma?
—He’s watering the flowers in the garden.
A.When B.Where C.What D.How
The country is rich in oil. And most of its __________ comes from oil.
A.wealth B.health C.culture D.discovery
