But in 1970s, the cinema world decided that cartoons _________ for children. However, soon after that, one or two films makers had some new ideas. They proved(證明) that it was ___________ to make films in which both grow-ups and children could enjoy them.

However,_________ cartoon films was good enough and successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed. It’s mainly because it was too ________ for children and too childish for grow-ups. Film makes learned from this mistake, and then cartoons were welcomed by both children and grow-ups and __________ the films companies began to make large mounts of money.

【1】A.arriveB.stayC.standD.move

【2】A.someB.eitherC.allD.both

【3】A.neverB.onlyC.stillD.already

【4】A.possibleB.difficultC.easyD.interesting

【5】A.not everyB.none of theC.eachD.neither of the

【6】A.interestingB.popularC.relaxingD.frightening

【7】A.onceB.howeverC.againD.also

With a determined(堅(jiān)定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The tower is 442 meters tall, the h【1】 building in the USA.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy almost fell down, but that didn’t s【2】 him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2019 steps and arrived at the top.

McCarthy was born without legs and he had to wear prosthetic legs(假肢). But he believes that he shouldn’t give up achieving his success although he is disabled. “I just want to show people that if a kid with no legs can do it, a【3】 can do it,” he said.

He has been in a special school since he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, offered to help t【4】 him. They spent more than ten hours practising climbing stairs every day. “It means that he n【5】 knows how difficult it is. Sometimes I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn, “But he said he was still full of energy(能量) and wanted more e【6】,”

McCarthy said he was p【7】 of himself. “When I ‘m older, I”ll point to the building and say ’Look at this building I climbed’,”he said.

— ________.

A.That’s not too bad.B.Really?

C.That’s all right.D.I’m sorry to hear that.

A.receivesB.is receivingC.has receivedD.will receive

I saw my mother cook rice before, so I did it easily. _____ when I planned to cook vegetables, I didn't know how to do it. My father asked me to _____ one cabbage and make other ingredients(原料)_____. “Now put some garlic(大蒜)into the pot. Then, _____ some turmeric(姜黃)and put the cabbage. Don't _____ to add some salt, ” my father said. He stood next to me and told me what I should do. _____ finishing the cabbage, I cooked beef soup. ______, I finished cooking the meal almost two hours later. I ______ the food to my parents. They ate it and said it was ______. At last, it was ______ turn to eat the food. However, I thought it was terrible.

From that day on, I learnt to cook. Although my first cooking was so terrible, it taught me a great ______. I started respecting(尊重)the meals my parents cooked for me, as I learnt that it was not ______ to cook meals.

【1】A.washingB.cookingC.singingD.driving

【2】A.shakeB.questionC.expectD.teach

【3】A.whatB.howC.whichD.where

【4】A.BecauseB.SoC.ButD.If

【5】A.add toB.cut upC.pour intoD.take away

【6】A.readyB.funnyC.luckyD.similar

【7】A.fallB.coverC.pickD.add

【8】A.agreeB.planC.leaveD.forget

【9】A.ThroughB.AfterC.FromD.Before

【10】A.QuicklyB.LoudlyC.FinallyD.Quietly

【11】A.servedB.turnedC.filledD.shared

【12】A.comfortableB.freshC.worseD.wonderful

【13】A.myB.hisC.ourD.their

【14】A.programB.reasonC.hobbyD.lesson

【15】A.difficultB.easyC.similarD.common

A.in...alongB.into...alongC.in...onD.into...on

Saturday, August 16, Sunny

Baking is always on my dream list(清單). Today my dream _____(come)true. My parents gave me an oven_____ my 13yearold birthday gift. I couldn't wait _____(start)to try baking. I made a big cake. _____(one), I put some flour, three eggs, some butter and some sugar into a big bowl. And I mixed them together. Next I _____(pour)the mixture(混合物)into the cake mould(模具)and put the mould into the oven. Then I turned on the oven. Forty minutes later, my cake was done. I cut it into small pieces with _____ knife and invited my parents to have a taste. They both _____(agree)that the cake was nice. I ate one _____, too. It tasted great. _____it was much too sweet(甜的)because I put too much sugar. It doesn't matter. I will make______(good)cakes next time.

【1】________

【2】________

【3】________

【4】________

【5】________

【6】________

【7】________

【8】________

【9】________

【10】________

— ________.

A.So am I.B.So was I.C.Neither am I.D.Neither have I.

final; salt; cut; shake; onion; add; sandwich; much

【1】Life is like an _______, and we cry when we peel it.

【2】He _______ the tree and some pears fell down the tree.

【3】Don't forget_______some sugar into the coffee.

【4】Stop_______ down trees, because they are important to humans.

【5】Oh, you buy_______ again! They are fast food and bad for your health.

【6】I want to buy a bag of _______ to cook the meat.

【7】So_______honey on the floor! Who broke the bottle?

【8】_______, the boy found his parents and they were very happy.

A.excitingB.more excitingC.most excitingD.the most exciting