Victor’s hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That’s right--stamps.
Victor’s favourite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition(版本). It was very hard to find.
He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad.
“Don’t worry. Never give up,” his father said to him. “If you have enough patience, you’ll find it one day.”
“I hope so,” Victor said.
Victor also liked writing. He had a penfriend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor’s penfriend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Phillip’s mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father.
“You see,” his father said. “ You did find your stamp. So, it’s good to have two things in life.”
“What are they?” Victor asked.
“ Friends and patience.” He answered.
1.It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _________.
A. 1954 B. 1974 C. 1994 D. 2004
2.What does the underlined word “patience” mean?
A. 勇气 B. 知识 C. 耐心 D. 目标
3.Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning?
A. Phillip. B. Phillip’s mother.
C. Victor. D. Victor’s father.
4.Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Victor’s father didn’t support his hobby.
B. Victor both liked collecting stamps and writing.
C. Phillip’s mother wanted his son to write letters to Victor.
D. Phillip was from France.
5.The passage mainly tells us that ________ is(are) important to people.
A. a happy family
B. a good hobby
C. relatives and friendship
D. friends and patience
Children all round the world are familiar with fairy tales such as “The Little Mermaid”(美人鱼), “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. The colourful ______ from the stories made us laugh and cry throughout our ______.
The stories are the creation(创作) of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a ______ family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His ______ life was not easy. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He______ very little education. As a child he was very______ and was laughed at for being feminine (女性化的) and tall.
In 1816 his father died and Anderson was______ to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and______ at a tobacco factory. _____ the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a career as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years______ he had to leave the theatre when his voice______ in 1822.
______, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was admitted to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in 1835. They_____ in small volumes (量) until his death.
______ Anderson lived a______ life, he tried to make people______ in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a______ childhood as he did. The works______ Anderson world fame(声誉), but he remained a______ man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson______ on August 4,1875. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.
1.A. parts B. pictures C. heroes D. characters
2.A. days B. time C. childhood D. years
3.A. poor B. musical C. big D. happy
4.A. early B. writing C. later D. school
5.A. accepted B. found C. received D. gained
6.A. emotional(感情冲动的) B. upset C. popular D. naughty (调皮的)
7.A. allowed B. forced C. willing D. used
8.A. then B. lately C. second D. finally
9.A. By B. From C. At D. Since
10.A. since B. after C. until D. still
11.A. lost B. changed C. broke D. worsened
12.A. Even so B. Afterwards C. From then on D. Otherwise
13.A. turned out B. sold out C. came out D. went out
14.A. Since B. Because C. Although D. As
15.A. hard B. interesting C. happy D. successful
16.A. cry B. laugh C. appreciate D. learn
17.A. sad B. happy C. busy D. strange
18.A. got B. brought C. made D. cost
19.A. poor B. unhappy C. moody D. lonely
20.A. passed away B. passed by C. left D. went
--Will Anna attend the party?
--If her husband doesn’t go, _________she.
A. so will B. neither does
C. neither will D. so does
The mother often tells her son to be a good boy, warning him to _____ trouble.
A. keep out of B. hold back from
C. break away from D. keep up with
This heavy rain made______ impossible_______ us to complete the task on time.
A. that; of B. it; for
C. this; for D. it; of
It____ ten years ______ I graduated from university.
A. has been; since B. is; before
C. was; since D. will be; before
