M: What do you think of a friend?
W: Here is my idea about 1. a friend is like. Firstly, a friend is someone you can 2. your secrets with. If you 3. him a secret, never 4. he talk about it with anybody else. Besides, a friend is always a good 5. (1isten) when you need one. After hearing your sad stories, he will say some words that are nice and warm. Still, your 6. (happy) makes him happy too.
M: What else?
W: What's 7. , a good friend is 8. (will) to offer the help which you need, or can at least give you some advice. In 9. word, friends are those you like and trust, and those you will enjoy every minute that you spend 10. .
M: Have you made some good friends just like what you said?
W: Yes, I have. My friend, Mary, is such person.
M: You're lucky to have such a good friend.
W: Certainly!
1.The train started and d in the distance.
2.We have already made (安排) for our vacation.
3.They made the school a place for (科学的) experiments.
4.The young girl (拒绝) his suggestion.
5.We reached our (目的地), tired and hungry.
6.What i me most was not what he said, but the way he said it.
7.The (观众) enjoyed every minute of the performance.
8.This job is so boring, and I wish I could do something more (创造性的).
9.Is it possible to (使结合)the two parties?
10.The police are trying to discover the (身份) of the woman.
A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shiny new car, it.
“Is this your car, Mister?” he said.
Paul nodded, “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was , “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything? I wish…” He .
Of course Paul knew what he was going to . He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said shocked Paul all the way to his heels.
“I wish.” the boy went on, “that could be a brother like that.”
Paul looked at the boy in , then impulsively(有意地) he added, “Would you like to take a in my car?”
“Oh yes, I'd love that.”
After a short ride, the boy with his eyes shining, said, “Mister, would you mind driving in front of ?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought the boy wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong. “Will you stop those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He got out and the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back slowly. He was his little crippled(跛足的) brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and the car.
“ she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the crippled boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said, “It is more blessed to give.”
1.A. checked into B. devoted to C. came out of D. picked up
2.A. admiring B. striking C. measuring D. examining
3.A. amused B. touched C. astonished D. relaxed
4.A. choked B. hesitated C. promoted D. neglected
5.A. send for B. look for C. wish for D. care for
6.A. down B. out C. in D. up
7.A. mine B. yours C. you D. I
8.A. silence B. astonishment C. low spirits D. view
9.A. chance B. ride C. look D. rest
10.A. turned B. jumped C. cried D. smiled
11.A. my brother B. my neighborhood C. the steps D. my house
12.A. now B. again C. then D. finally
13.A. from which B. what C. at which D. where
14.A. ran up B. jumped off C. fixed up D. fell over
15.A. rescuing B. leading C. carrying D. following
16.A. pointed to B. looked into C. turned to D. ran to
17.A. As B. So C. There D. Surely
18.A. Some way B. Some time C. Today D. Some day
19.A. a while B. yourself C. the moment D. some reason
20.A. city B. country C. evening D. holiday
How to keep healthy? It's easy for us to catch a cold in winter and spring because the weather changes a lot in spring and it is too cold in winter. But if we take care in our life, all of us can keep healthy without any cold.
1. This will stop germs passing from one person to another. When you finish your work or before you eat, you'd better wash your hands. 2. Use a tissue, and then throw it into dustbins at once. When others around you are coughing, I advise you to turn your head away from the people so that their viruses won't reach you. Get more fresh air. Germs like staying around in dry and warm rooms. 3. Don't stay too long in the places with too many people.
If flu is going round house or school, you should try to stay away from those who are ill. 4. .
Boil your toothbrush for about a minute. This kills germs. 5. If you have used the toothbrush for three months or so, throw it away and buy a new one.
A.Have a shower everyday.
B. Wash your hands often.
C. Don't use your hands when coughing.
D. Don't go out often when you are coughing.
E. Besides, don't use the same toothbrush too long.
F. In this way, you won't be infected by these people.
G. So you'd better stay in the places with more fresh air.
Most people know that the United States is made up of fifty states. However, few people know a lot about all fifty of them. Sufjan Stevens is a young American musician. He wants to change this situation.
Sufjan Stevens plans to make an album about each of the fifty American states. During college he played in several musical groups and recorded an album of his own music. However, he wanted to be a writer, not a musician. So after college he moved to New York City to study writing.
In New York. Stevens had trouble writing stories. He discovered that he missed music. He also discovered that most of the stories he did write were about his home state of Michigan. So, Sufjan Stevens decided to make an album of songs about Michigan.
Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State was released in 2003. The album was a big success. Many young people and music critics liked it. Before long, Stevens announced that he wanted to make an album for every state. He called it his “fifty states project”.
Stevens chose Illinois as his next state. He read many books about Illinois. He studied police documents and old newspapers. He talked to people who live in the state. The CD Illinois was released in 2005. Critics loved the album. It won many awards. Illinois became popular at colleges throughout the United States. People said the CD sounded different from anything else they had ever heard.
Sufjan Stevens is keeping his next state a secret from reporters. People have said that he is writing about Oregon, Rhode Island, or Minnesota. However, no one but Stevens knows for sure.
1.Why does Sufian Stevens plan to make an album about each of the American states?
A. To excite the music talent in ordinary Americans.
B. To record an album of his own music.
C. To let people know more about all the American states.
D. To go on writing stories.
2.What did Sufjan Stevens do to make an album of songs about a state?
A. He played in several musical groups.
B. He studied documents and newspapers and talked to people there.
C. He moved to New York City to study writing.
D. He kept his next state a secret from reporters.
3.Which of the following can serve as the proper title for the passage?
A. Fifty States Project
B. The Fifty States in America
C. Songs About American States
D. Sufjan Stevens and Michigan
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
1.Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A. The man’s job was bike racing.
B. It was their only possession.
C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.
D. They used it for work and daily life.
2.We can infer from the passage that .
A. the couple worked 60 hours a week
B. people were busy before Christmas
C. the stranger brought over the bike
D. life was hard for the young family
3.How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.
C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.
4.Which of the following is true?
A. The author's husband often parked the bike outside the back door.
B. The author used to get to work by bike.
C. Several strangers offered bikes to them, but they only accepted one of them.
D. Somebody had stolen their bike before, but soon returned it to the author.
