On the first day of class, Mr. Whiteson gave us a lecture about a creature(生物) called cattytiger, a kind of cat-like animal that completely disappeared during the Ice Age. He passed round a skull (头骨) as he talked, and we all felt interested and took notes while listening. Later, we had a test about that.
When he returned my paper, I was very, very surprised. There was a very large cross through each of my answers. And so it was with everyone else's in our class.
What had happened? Everyone was wondering and couldn't wait to get the answer.
Very simple, Mr. Whiteson explained. He had made up all that story about the cattytiger. There had never been such an animal. So why none of us noticed that and how could we expect good marks for the incorrect answers?
Needless to say, we got very angry. What kind of teacher was this?
We should have guessed it out, Mr. Whiteson said. After all, at the very moment he was passing around the cattytiger skull (in fact, a cat's), hadn't he been telling us that it completely disappeared during the Ice Age? Clearly he was telling a lie. But we just kept busy making notes and none used his head. We should learn something from this. Teachers and textbooks are not always correct.
1.We failed in the test because we didn't ______.
A. take notes while listening
B. show interest in what Mr. Whiteson said
C. listen to the teacher carefully
D. think carefully
2.We got angry because ______.
A. Mr. Whiteson didn't tell us the truth about cattytiger
B. we failed in the test
C. we didn't know why he played the joke on us
D. there was no cattytiger
3.We didn't find out it was a lie for ______.
A. we simply believed our teacher very much
B. we took notes carelessly
C. we hadn't watched the skull carefully enough
D. Mr. Whiteson spoke too fast
4.Mr. Whiteson meant that ______.
A. teachers couldn't make any mistakes
B. textbooks might be wrong sometimes
C. we should speak up if we thought our teacher or the textbook was wrong
D. we shouldn't believe our teachers because sometimes they might tell lies
She had been shopping with her Mom in WalMart. She must have been 6 years old. It was 31 outside. We all stood just 32 the door of the WalMart.
Her voice was so sweet for the 33 waiting.“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said.
“What？” Mom asked.
“Let’s run through the rain！” She 34 .
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it 35 down a bit,” Mom replied.
This young child waited about 36 minute and repeated,“Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get soaked if we do,” Mom said.
“No,we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she
37 her Mom’s arm.
“This morning？When did I say we could run through the rain and not get 38 ？”
“Don’t you remember？When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said,‘If God can get us 39 this, he can get us through anything！’”
The entire crowd became dead silent. I 40 you couldn’t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. Mom 41 and thought for a moment about what she would say.
“Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need 42 ,” Mom said. Then off they ran.
We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they 43 past the cars. They held their shopping 44 over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were 45 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 46 to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing. Circumstances or people can take away your 47 possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your 48 .But no one can ever take away your precious 49 . So, don’t forget to 50 time and take the opportunities to make memories every day!
1.A.quarrelling B．pouring C．snowing D．trembling
2.A.beside B．behind C．inside D．outside
3.A.annoying B．interesting C．appreciating D．expecting
4.A.answered B．declared C．repeated D．announced
5.A.brings B．comes C．cuts D．slows
6.A.a more B．other C．an another D．another
7.A.pulled B．hit C．pushed D．dragged
8.A.hurt B．wet C．wounded D．slipped
9.A.off B．over C．through D．in
10.A.recalled B．swore C．promised D．observed
11.A.suffered B．walked C．wept D．paused
12.A.washing B．bathing C．showering D．watering
13.A.rushed B．flew C．walked D．drove
14.A.goods B．supplies C．bags D．packages
15.A.suspected B．challenged C．ordered D．followed
16.A.route B．way C．path D．direction
17.A.physical B．mental C．spiritual D．material
18.A.health B．relative C．friendship D．happiness
19.A.presents B．prizes C．memories D．chances
20.A.take B．gain C．kill D. keep
—Bruce，I really appreciate your handwriting.
—________.
A．I practise every day B．Thank you very much
C．No，I don’t think so D．Well，it’s not good enough
We were about to start out________ our friends called us up from Shanghai.
A．when B．while C．until D．before
He suggested the person referred________ put into prison.
A．is B．be C．should be D．to be
My mother liked this kind of dress________ and bought some material to make one at home.
A．in particular B．in the flesh
C．on the other hand D．by coincidence
