My nephew’s 10-year-old son came for a visit one hot, July weekend. I persuaded him to ____ inside and joined him in a game. After ___for an hour, I suggested that we relax for a while. I _____ my favorite recliner（躺椅）to let my neck muscles relax. He had slipped out of the room and I was catching a few enjoyable ____ of peace and quiet.
"Look，Alice，”he said eagerly as he _____ over to the chair where I was sitting." I found a kite. Could we go outside and _____ it?"
Glancing out a nearby window, I noticed it was_____ outside.“I'm sorry, Tripper,.” I said, sad to see his ___ eyes. “The wind is not _______ today. The kite won't fly.”
The_____ 10-year-old boy replied, “I think it's windy enough. I can get it to fly.”He answered _____ he hurried out to the back door.
Up and down in the yard he ran, _______ the kite attached to a small length of string. He ran back and forth，as hard as his ten-year-old legs would carry him, looking back _____ at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful determination, he came back in.
I asked, “How did it _______ ?"
“Fine，” he said, not wanting to admit _______ ．“I got it to fly some”
As he walked past me to return the kite to the closet shelf, I heard him say under his breath, “ I guess I'll have to wait for the______．”
At that moment I heard another voice speak to my _____ .“Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it in your way ______waiting for the wind.”
And the voice was right. We usually want to use our own efforts to _____ what we want to do. We wait for the wind only after we have done all we can and have exhausted（耗尽） our own _____ ．
1.A. live B. stay C. study D. lie
2.A. playing B. resting C. challenging D. arguing
3.A. cleaned up B. jumped off C. fell into D. cut down
4.A. moments B. hours C. times D. periods
5.A. sent B. ran C. left D. climbed
6.A. decorate B. drop C. hang D. fly
7.A. hot B. still C. noisy D. fine
8.A. bright B. disappointed C. dull D. satisfied
9.A. staying B. stopping C. going D. blowing
10.A. clever B. talented C. determined D. fearless
11.A. after B. unless C. as D. untill
12.A. following B. making C. pulling D. watching
13.A. angrily B. nervously C. doubtfully D. hopefully
14.A. go B. come C. make D. fly
15.A. win B. defeat C. mistake D. luck
16.A. wind B. order C. news D. sunshine
17.A. heart B. memory C. dream D. world
18.A. because of B. instead of C. except for D. as for
19.A. imagine B. decide C. apply D. accomplish
20.A. courage B. patience C. strength D. knowledge
Once there was a poor villager. He found it difficult even to support his family. 1. He walked about in the streets, but he did not get a job. One day, he met a rich businessman, who gave him the job of cleaning the office. The villager began his work and he even started reading and writing in his spare time.
One day, the businessman saw that the villager was writing something. He said, “You can also read and write! Your handwriting is very good.”2. The villager began to do this job as best as he could. www.manfen5.com
Later, the businessman learnt that the villager was good at accounting, and he made him his shop accountant. The other accountants were very jealous of the villager’s abilities. They told the businessman that the villager had a small room where he hid the money stolen from him. 3. One day, they had their chance. They saw the villager going into ‘that’ room. 4. When they came back and opened the door, there was nothing in that room except an ordinary box.
The villager was ordered to open the box with his own hands. And there was only a pair of dirty shoes and some old clothes. 5. At the same time, he was so angry with the jealous accountants that he fired them at once. The villager was made the only accountant for his office.
A. He came to a big city hoping to find a job.
B. They closed the door behind him and ran to the businessman.
C. So the businessman decided to give the villager a good lesson.
D. The businessman was moved by what he had seen.
E. So the villager was given the work of writing business letters for him.
F. The villager wished that some kind people might give him a good job.
G. But the businessman refused to believe them unless he had seen it with his own eyes.
Riding School:
You can start horse-riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. on Saturdays). There are 10 kilometers of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat.
Opening Hours: Monday through Friday:9:00 a.m. ~ 8:30p.m.
Phone: (412) 396-6754 Fax: (412) 396-6752
Sailing Club:
Our Young Sailor’s Course leads to the Stage Sailing qualification. You’ll learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid. Have fun with other course members afterwards in the clubroom. There are 10 weekly two-hour lessons (Tuesdays 6p.m.~ 8p.m.)
Opening Hours: Tuesdays: 6:00p.m.~ 8:00p.m
Phone :( 412)396-6644 Fax: (412) 396-6644
Diving Centre:
Our experienced instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners. There are two evening lessons a week, in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely. You only need a swimming costume and towel. Reduced rates for couples.
Opening Hours: Monday and Friday: 6:30p.m. ~ 8:30p.m
Phone: (412)396-6312 Fax: (412) 396-6706
Medical Center:
The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university. The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems. Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation. Also, all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores.
Opening Hours: 24 hours from Monday to Sunday
Phone: ( 412)396-6649 Fax: (412) 396-6648
Watersports club:
We use a two-kilometer length of river for speedboat racing, and water-skiing. A beginners’ course consists of ten 20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently but must be able to swim. The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with lessons all through the day.
Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00a.m.~ 4:00p.m
Phone: (412)396-6899 Fax: (412) 396-6890
1.If you want to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous, you should join _______ .
A. Sailing Club B. Riding School
C. Watersports Club D. Diving Centre
2.If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings, you may fax _______ .
A. (412) 396-6752 B. (412) 396-6706
C. (412 ) 396-6648 D. (412) 396- 6876
3.If you are planning to explore the ocean depths, you should attend your lessons at _______ .
A. 24 hours from Monday to Sunday
B. Monday through Friday: 7:00 a.m.~ 10:00 p.m.
C. Tuesdays: 6:00 p.m. ~ 8:00 p.m.
D. Monday and Friday: 6:30 p.m. ~ 8:30 p.m.
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.
Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when "their" player or team wins.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for(参加) them. Football, for example, has spread(展开)around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! And think of people in cold countries. Think how many love to skate or ski (滑雪) in Japan, Norway or Canada.
Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. Sports help to train(培养,训练) a person’s character(性格,品格). One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(胜不骄，败不馁).
1.Why do people all over the world enjoy sports?
A. Because they are healthy. B. Because they are happy.
C. Because they want to live longer. D. All the above.
2.Why do some people get excited when they watch a game? Because
A. their favorite team wins B. they win the game
C. they get the good news D. they can’t help themselves
3.Which of the sports has a long history?
A. Water-skiing. B. Basketball.
C. Volleyball. D. Long jump.
4.Why do people from different countries often become friends after a game together? Because
A. they train their character in the game B. they understand each other
C. they are friendly to each other D. they help each other
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
1.The writer of this passage must be ______.
A. an American B. a Chinese
C. a professor D. a student
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.
B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.
C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.
D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.
3.From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.
A. warmly welcomed at the airport B. offered a ride to his home
C. treated hospitably at his home D. treated to dinner in a restaurant
4.A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.
A. Friendships between Chinese B. Friendships between Americans
C. Americans’ hospitality D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships
Linda Eveans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lesson, movies, swimming, and horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away, Linda and I kept in touch through letters，and we saw each other on special times, like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea about how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much, I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren, And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died, There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman—Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans . ”I thought, but I still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter, “Mrs, Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother.”Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives, Now the empty place in my heart is filled, And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: we won’t lose each other again!
1.They didn’t often write to each other because they______.
A. got married B. had little time to do so
C. didn’t like writing letters D. could see each other on special times
2.There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she_______.
A. was in trouble
B. didn’t know Linda’s address
C. received the card that she sent
D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness and sadness
3.The writer was happy when she_____.
A. read the newspaper
B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone
C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda
D. wrote to the woman whose last name was
4.They haven’t kept in touch_______.
A. for about 40 years B. for about 27 years
C. since they got married D. since the writer’s family moved away
