Once there lived a rich man 1.wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted 2.(find ) out whether they deserved (值得) his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he put 3.very large stone. Then he
4.(hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove (移走) the stone. Instead, with some 5. (difficult) he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 6. man came along and did the same thing, then another came, and another. All of them complained (抱怨) about the stone but not tried to remove 7.. Later in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone and said to himself , “ The night will be very dark. Some 8.(neighbor) will come along later 9. the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed with all his strength (力量) to move it.
10. great his surprise was at last! Under the stone, he found a bag of money.
I will have a holiday next week and I can’t decide what to do. I have a lot of work to do ___________ and this would be a good chance ___________. But I don’t like ___________ the holiday in such a way.I can work at home all the rest of the year.
Last year I went ___________ to the mountains. ___________ there was beautiful, but it is too cold this time of a year. And it’s really___________ far to go for a short holiday. I decide ___________ this isn’t a good time to___________the mountains.But I___________to go somewhere else.Perhaps this would be a good chance to go to the beach(海滨).I like to go for walks___________the seashore ___________the warm sunshine and watch the water. It’s only eight miles away and I could get there ___________about two hours. After thinking it___________,I am sure that this is a ___________time for the seashore than___________ .
Oh, here is a ___________ from Jim. He ___________ he is going to his house in the mountains for the___________,and he___________ me to go with him.___________ giving it some more thought, I wrote back to Jim and thanked him for that.
1.A. at home B. at house C. in school D. in factory
2.A. do it B. doing that C. to do it D. with that
3.A. to take B. to spend C. having D. asking
4.A. the north B. for north C. north D. to north
5.A. Nothing B. Everything C. Somebody D. Anything
6.A. very B. enough C. rather D. too
7.A. that B. what C. whether D. when
8.A. go B. go to C. go for D. leave
9.A. want B. wanted C. shall want D. was wanting
10.A. on B. by C. beside D. along
11.A. on B. during C. in D. under
12.A. in B. for C. with D. after
13.A. about B. of C. over D. on
14.A. good B. fine C. better D. best
15.A. home B. the mountains C. big cities D. country villages
16.A. gift B. call C. letter D. notice
17.A. says B. tells C. speaks D. talks
18.A. weekend B. holiday C. Sunday D. trip
19.A. want B. wish C. hopes D. asks
20.A. When B. With C. Without D. As
March 14 is International Police Day. 1.
No matter if it's burning hot or icy cold, a holiday or a school day, you'll see policemen at the centers of the streets directing(指挥) traffic. 2. .
There are more than 1.7 million policemen in China. 3.. Other police have different responsibilities (责任). Some are firefighters (消防员). Some watch out for bad guys and solve crimes(犯罪). Others keep the peace. Special police deals with unexpected events. 4. He has to learn laws, science, shooting, driving and climbing.
To keep people safe and make peace for all, Chinese police put their lives at risk (冒险). 5.. Another 13,000 were injured in doing their jobs.
A. It is a day for people to show their respect for police, the people who keep millions of families safe.
B. A good policeman needs a strong body, rich knowledge and many skills.
C. Since 1980, more than 7,000 policemen have lost their lives.
D. The traffic police is just one group.
E. These are the traffic police.
F. Police is a dangerous job.
G. We should love police because of their hard work.
Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation(发音) and meaning.
First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a word. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in an alphabetical (字母表的) order —— a, b, c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the "poor" comes before "poverty" and the word "poverty" comes before the "power".
The words are always given in alphabetical order. The second thing, a dictionary will tell you the pronunciation. Most dictionaries give phonetic , or sound alphabet. The phonetic alphabet (音标) shows pronunciation. The third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meaning of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word’s meanings. For example, in English the common word "get" has over 20 different meanings.
1.Many words have ______.
A. several meanings B. one meaning
C. few meanings D. no meaning
2.A good dictionary will tell you _____.
A. more of word’s pronunciation B. more of the word’s meanings
C. more of grammar D. more of the word’s spelling.
3.Phonetic alphabets are used to show ______.
A. handwritings B. spelling
C. meanings D. pronunciation
4.How many important things will most dictionaries tell you?
A. Four B. Five
C. Three D. Two
In today's world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people's health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf(聋). Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave(织)cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.
It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels(分贝)can make people deaf. Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.
In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.
1.The text is mainly about ____________ .
A. air pollution B. water pollution
C. noise pollution D. world pollution
2.Ten percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because ________.
A. they are working in noisy places B. they often listen to pop music
C. they live near airports D. they are too busy to listen to others' talk
3.According to the text, a continuous noise of _________ decibels can make people deaf.
A. less than 85 B. less than 65
C. about 65 D. over 85
4.The government of China is trying to solve _______________ .
A. only air pollution B. only air and water pollution
C. only water pollution D. air, water and noise pollution
Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.
He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up (设定) his alarm clock. He tried to shave(刮脸)quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing(熨烫), so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter(电表). He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.
In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.
1.Harry had _________________.
A. a lucky day B. an unlucky day
C. a busy day D. a good day
2.Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?
A. The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.
B. The only other needed ironing.
C. He had only one shirt.
D. He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.
3.Harry was taken to the police station because_____________.
A. his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there
B. there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi
C. a man killed a woman with a knife
D. the murderer was seen to run away in a taxi
4.His boss told him to go away and find another job because .
A. he had been kept by the police B. there was blood on his shirt
C. he was late for work D. he had killed a woman