It was the day before Thanksgiving―the first one my three children and I would be spending without their father. Now three children were very 1        with the flu.

  It was a cool,gray day outside,and a light rain was 2       And I was fast 3        of liquids for the children. But when I checked my purse,all I found was about $2. 50—and this should last me until the 4        of this month. Then the church secretary arrived and 5        me a special gift envelope. When I opened it,I found two grocery tickets inside. Each was worth $20. I was so touched and moved that I broke down and 6       .

  At the checkout counter I had a little over $ 14. 00 worth of groceries,and I handed the cashier one of the gift tickets. She took it,and then 7        her back for what seemed like a very long time. After handing me the 8        from the tickets,she looked at my face and said, "Honey,I can't tell you exactly why right now,but I want you to go back into the store and buy a turkey,cranberry sauce,pumpkin pie or anything 9      you need for a Thanksgiving dinner."

  I was 10      ,and moved to tears. " Are you sure?" I asked. 

  Yes!Get 11      you want. And get some Gatorade for the kids.

I went back to do some more shopping. As I placed my groceries on the counter,she looked at me once more with tears in her kind eyes and began to 12      

  "Now I can tell you. This morning I prayed that I could help 13        today,and you walked through my line. " She 14        under the counter for her purse and took out a $20 bill.

  She 15       for my groceries and then handed me the change. Oruc moreI was shocked to tears.

(   ) 1. A. well   B. sick   C. terrible   D. fine

(   ) 2. A. dropping   B. coming   C. leaving   D. falling

(   ) 3. A. working out   B. getting out   C. running out   D. coming out

(   ) 4. A. end   B. beginning   C. middle   D. next

(   ) 5. A. took   B. bought   C. handed   D. carried

(   ) 6. A. smiled   B. laughed   C. sang   D. cried

(   ) 7. A. got   B. turned   C. broke   D. lifted

(   ) 8. A. change   B. money   C. goods   D. coins

(   ) 9. A. other   B. else   C. useful   D. expensive

(   ) 10. A. shocked   B. interested   C. terrified   D. injured

(   ) 11. A. whichever   B. whatever   C. whoever   D. whomever

(   ) 12. A. complain   B. warn   C. speak   D. listen

(   ) 13. A. anybody   B. nobody   C. everybody   D. somebody

(   ) 14. A. arrived   B. went   C. reached   D. got

(   ) 15. A. paid   B. looked   C. cared   D. packed 

  As I remember,when I was a child,summers always had a great impression on me. In summer I was always f 1       from school. I didn't have anything s 2       to do,and we were always on holiday at a quiet place.

  I e 3      being in the hills. We usually stayed at a small country house. We had a rest for weeks there,and I could do w 4      I liked for most of the time.

  Once four of my friends and I went on a long walk. We s 5      early in the morning and left the village on a tourist way. We wanted to get to another small village. The sun was s 6       hot and the road seemed too long. One of my friends said that he knew a s 7      way through the forest. We all agreed to cut the way and go through the unknown forest.

  We had a wonderful walk there. As we walked in the shade,we heard the birds s 8       and we saw many small animals in the forest. As we crossed the forest,we found the ruins (廢墟) of an old forest house. The wooden walls were pulled down,and all kinds of old things 1 9      around on the ground. The place was so lonely that we wanted to get away from there very fast.

  L 10      ,we got out of the forest soon,and we found out our direction.  I will always remember childhood memories like this.

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  The old shoes had brought him so much trouble that Johnny decided to throw them away. He went to the rubbish pit(垃圾場) outside the city and threw his shoes 1        it. " Now they can no longer bring me any trouble," he said. He returned home,2       down on his bed,and slept,but he had a dog,and the dog often went to the rubbish pit to 3        food because Johnny never bought food for his dog,and the dog loved 4        master very much. When he saw the shoes in the pit,he knew 5        were his master's,so the dog 6        one heavy shoe in his mouth and went 7        back with it,and left it by his master's 8       Then the dog fetched 9        shoe in the same way. When Johnny woke up,he saw the shoes 10        his bed and he was afraid. "The shoes can walk 11        They must be done away with," he thought. Then he made 12        fire in front of his house and put the shoes 13        it. Just at that moment a strong strong wind was blowing,and 14      the fire made the house begin to 15        Immediately neighbors came out to help but they could do nothing. The house burnt down,and the old shoes were saved by the dog again.

(   ) 1. A. in   B. to   C. on   D. into .

(   ) 2. A. lay   B. lied   C. lain   D. laid

(   ) 3. A. find   B. look for   C. saw   D. hold

(   ) 4. A. their   B. his   C. that   D. my

(   ) 5. A. these   B. it   C. that   D. they

(   ) 6. A. brought   B. carried   C. got   D. took

(   ) 7. A. fast   B. slowly   C. slow   D. quickly

(   ) 8. A. table   B. bed   C. window   D. door

(   ) 9. A. another   B. one   C. the other   D. other

(   ) 10. A. in   B. on   C. beside   D. by

(   ) 11. A. in himself   B. by themself

       C. on themselves   D. by themselves

(   ) 12. A. a large   B. large   C. big   D. a big

(   ) 13. A. into   B. in   C. to   D. on

(   ) 14. A. long before   B. at once   C. before long   D. very soon

(   ) 15. A. turn   B. burn   C. fall   D. destroy

  You speak,write a letter,1       a telephone call. Your words 2        a message. People communicate (傳送信息) with words.

  Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile 3        your face shows you are 4       Tears 5        your eyes tell 6        that you are 7        When you 8       your hand in class,the teacher knows you want to say something 9        ask question. You shake your head,and people know you are saying no. You nod and people know you are saying 10      

  Other thing can also carry message. For example,a sign (標(biāo)記) at the bus stop helps you to know which bus 11       A sign on the wall of your school help you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages 12        them 13      ?

  People can communicate in many other ways. An 14       can use his drawing to tell about beautiful mountains,about the blue sea and many other things. Books are 15        to tell you about all wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas.

  Books,magazines,TV and radio and films all help us to communicate with other people. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what people are thinking about.

(   ) 1. A. read   B. make   C. do   D. get

(   ) 2. A. take   B. bring   C. carry   D. tell

(   ) 3. A. in   B. on   C. at   D. over

(   ) 4. A. sorry and sad   B. worried and frightened

       C. happy and friendly   D. tired and angry

(   ) 5. A. with   B. on   C. of   D. in

(   ) 6. A. others   B. classmates   C. teachers   D. parents

(   ) 7. A. glad   B. sad   C. satisfied   D. pleased

(   ) 8. A. put on   B. put out   C. put up   D. put down

(   ) 9. A. when   B. or   C. but   D. if

(   ) 10. A. no   B. hello   C. yes   D. nothing

(   ) 11. A. to get   B. to choose   C. to have   D. to take

(   ) 12. A. for   B. of   C. about   D. from

(   ) 13. A. during the time   B. on time

       C. all the time   D. at that time

(   ) 14. A. worker   B. artist   C. teacher   D. farmer

(   ) 15. A. given   B. bought   C. done   D. written

 Andy was born in China 15 years ago. In 2005,she g 1      to the USA with her family. As a high school student,she has found many d 2      between Chinese and Americans： 

About Money 

(1) Americans like to s 3       more than they have,so many of them are always in debt (欠債) . But Chinese usually spend less than they have,so many of them always have money left in the b 4       .

(2) The American kids themselves make their o 5       money. Most Chinese kids alway ask their parents for money.

(3) Many American parents think there is no n 6       to send their children to an expensive university. It's different in China. Many Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to expensive universities though their families aren't r 7       enough.

About School 

(1) Many American girls take part in sports,dancing and singing groups while many Chinese girls take part in study groups.

(2) Many American students think that B is a gift while many Chinese students think that B is too t 8       .

About Friends 

  Most American parents let their sons or daughters make friends by t 9       They never ask them about their friends while Chinese parents usually enjoy knowing more about their children's friends in many different ways,and usually stop them from s 10      out too late with friends.

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  Many people of the early times believed that by eating an animal they could get some of the good qualities of that animal for themselves. They thought,1       ，that eating a deer would make them run like a deer. Some people believed that eating enemies who had 2        bravery in the battle would make them brave. The practice of eating human flesh might have started because people were 3        to become as strong and brave as their enemies.

Many people once thought that ginger roots (姜根) by some magical power could 4        the memory. Eggs were thought to 5        the voice pretty. Tomatoes were 6        believed to have magical powers. They were called love apples and were believed to make people who ate them fall in 7       .

Later,another wrong idea about tomatoes 8       The idea was that they were poisonous (有毒的) .How 9       the people who thought tomatoes were poisonous would be if they could know that millions of tomatoes were given to the soldiers abroad 10        the Second World War.

Even today there are still a great many 11        ideas about food. Some of them are found in many places. One 12       idea is that fish is the best brain food. But no one has been able to 13        that fish is better for the brain than many other kinds of food. 14       such idea is that people should not drink water with meals. Washing food down with water instead of chewing it is not a good idea,but some water with meals has been found to be 15       It helps to digest (消化) the food.

(   ) 1. A. for example   B. in fact   C. in general   D. later on

(   ) 2. A. seen   B. shown   C. found   D. realized

(   ) 3. A. excited   B. pleased   C. worried   D. anxious

(   ) 4. A. improve   B. help   C. use   D. make

(   ) 5. A. leave   B. let   C. get   D. make

(   ) 6. A. also   B. too   C. either   D. neither

(   ) 7. A. likeness   B. enjoyment   C. love   D. friendship

(   ) 8. A. used up   B. thought of   C. thought about   D. grew up

(   ) 9. A. bored   B. terrified   C. surprised   D. interested

(   ) 10. A. through   B. of   C. before   D. during

(   ) 11. A. right   B. wrong   C. good   D. true

(   ) 12. A. so   B. such   C. what   D. how

(   ) 13. A. say   B. show   C. find   D. think

(   ) 15. A. wonderful   B. useless   C. helpful   D. thankful

  Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy,1       few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone 2        lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words,we make 3        own happiness. Here are 4        ways to help you be happier.

  5       secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often,we spend so much time 6        about the future―for example,getting into college or getting a good job―that we fail to enjoy the 7      You should enjoy life's simple pleasures,such as 8       a good book,listening to your favorite music,or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends tend to live happier and healthier lives.

  The second secret to leading a happy life is to be 9       Many people go dancing,or playing a sport. You can forget about your problems,and 10      think about the activity.

  Finally,many people find happiness in helping 11      According to studies,people feel good 12        they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. If you want to feel happier,do 13       for someone. You can help a friend 14        his or her studies,go shopping to get food for 15        old neighbor,or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

(   ) 1. A. but   B. as   C. or   D. so

(   ) 2. A. do not accept   B. do not take   

      C. do not bring   D. do not carry

(   ) 3. A. us   B. our   C. ours   D. ourselves

(   ) 4. A. few   B. a few   C. a little   D. little

(   ) 5. A. The first   B. At first   C. First of all   D. Above all

(   ) 6. A. thinking   B. think   C. to think   D. thought

(   ) 7. A. past   B. present   C. future   D. before

(   ) 8. A. seeing   B. watching   C. reading   D. looking

(   ) 9. A. active   B. quiet   C. strict   D. hard

(   ) 10. A. ever   B. never   C. only   D. always

(   ) 11. A. another   B. other   C. others   D. some

(   ) 12. A. what   B. when   C. where   D. how

(   ) 13. A. something nice   B. something serious

       C. something difficult   D. something easy

(   ) 14. A. in   B. on   C. with   D. at

(   ) 15. A. a   B. an   C. /    D. the 

  "I've always wanted to be an actress,ever since I was a little girl ," says Dakota Fanning. Many g 1       dream of growing up to become actresses,but Dakota's d 2       is that she wants to become a successful actress when she's still a little girl. Dakota Fanning was born on February 23rd,1994. She learned to r 3       when she was just two years old,and started acting at the age of five. Two years 1 4      ,she was chosen to star with Sean Perm in /Am Sam,playing the eight-year-old d 5       of a mentally retarded (弱智的) man. Her performance in I Am Sam made her w 6       the Best Young Actress Award. Now the elevenyear old girl has twelve films under her name. Unlike o 7       child actors Dakota won't have to make a c 8       between work and school：she's never been to school before. Her parents e 9       her at home,and a teacher travels with her when she's m 10       movies.

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  Many years ago,a man called Wu taught King Wang how to ride horses and how to drive a chariot (馬拉戰(zhàn)車) .

  1       some time the king started to race against Wu. But no matter how many 2        the king raced against Wu,Wu always won.

 The king was 3        and said to Wu , " You have taught me how to ride and how to drive a chariot. But I don't think you have taught me everything about 4       ”

  "I have taught you 5        I know," answered Wu. " 6       you have not learned everything. The most 7        thing about driving a chariot is to think of the horses. The driver of the chariot and the horses should 8        together. You can then go very 9        and drive for long distances (if巨離) .But your problem is this：When you are behind me,you want to 10        with me. And when you are 11        me,you are afraid that I will catch up with you. 12       whether you are in front of me or behind me,you are thinking of me. You are not thinking of your 13        If you want to win,you must 14        thinking of me. You 15       think only of your horses."

(   ) 1. A. In   B. After   C. Since   D. Before

(   ) 2. A. times   B. days   C. weeks   D. months

(   ) 3. A. happy   B. glad   C. pleased   D. unhappy

(   ) 4. A. playing   B. racing   C. running   D. working

(   ) 5. A. everything   B. something   C. anything   D. nothing

(   ) 6. A. Though   B. If   C. But   D. Because

(   ) 7. A. dangerous   B. wonderful   C. beautiful   D. important

(   ) 8. A. come   B. go   C. work   D. arrive

(   ) 9. A. slowly   B. soon   C. fast   D. slow

(   ) 10. A. catch up   B. do   C. talk   D. help

(   ) 11. A. beside   B. in front of   C. near   D. next to

(   ) 12. A. So   B. But   C. Or   D. And

(   ) 13. A. cows   B. dogs   C. pigs   D. horses

(   ) 14. A. start   B. stop   C. keep   D. begin

(   ) 15. A. mustn't   B. may   C. must   D. can

  When I was a teenager growing up in France,I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 1        this was to work in the local paper factory in my town,or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 2        I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, " 3        You are going to college (大學(xué)) ."I was very 4        when he said, "OK. Let's go to the paper factory."

  Two days later,5       took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends 6        together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 7      I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

  When we 8        the factory gate,my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were 9       . I walked around the factory looking at the building,the workers,and listening to the noise. It was 10      .1 ran back to my father and said, "I want to go home."

  He asked me, " What do you think of the 11       ?"

  "Too bad, " I answered.

  "And marriage is even 12        ！ " he said.

  I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 13        I could get into a good college. I 14       studying English so I decided to major in (主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 15        to the paper factory,I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory！

(   ) 1. A. say   B. do   C. receive   D. find

(   ) 2. A. teacher   B. friend   C. father   D. husband

(   ) 3. A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK?

(   ) 4. A. angry   B. tired   C. nervous   D. surprised

(   ) 5. A. he   B. she   C. it   D. they

(   ) 6. A. working   B. studying   C. singing   D. farming

(   ) 7. A. guess   B. mean   C. say   D. hope

(   ) 8. A. looked at   B. returned to   C. arrived at   D. left for

(   ) 9. A. outside   B. inside   C. back   D. away

(   ) 10. A. terrible   B. wonderful   C. funny   D. special

(   ) 11. A. workers   B. guard   C. building   D. factory

(   ) 12. A. better   B. harder   C. worse   D. easier

(   ) 13. A. but   B. if   C. so   D. or

(   ) 14. A. enjoyed   B. stopped   C. disliked   D. minded

(   ) 15. A. way   B. idea   C. plan   D. trip