It was a snowy day. I _________ the friend who sat with me on winter evenings, talking about our experiences and thoughts—a true _________.
I had almost given up hope of finding another _________ like that after I _________ to this city. I wanted to invite a woman I'd met only twice to come share my dinner, _________ she lived an hour away, and it was snowing. I was sure she wouldn't _________ to come. However, I decided to have a try. So I made the _________.
“Don't feel you have to come if you don t want to.”
“Is it snowing? I have a _________, and I'm in bed. I'll think about it later, if that’s OK with you”
“Of course it is. And here are your _________, if you decide to come. I've just been shopping, so I can __________ you macaroni and cheese or fresh vegetable salad.”
There was a __________ for a moment. She was thinking
“Since I’m sick, not the macaroni and cheese. Too rich for a cold. I __________ the vegetables,” she said, “Vegetables. If it's not snowing too hard.”
An hour before dinner, the phone rang.
“I’ve __________. I've been in bed all day. Looking forward to the __________.”
I was __________.
An hour later, she __________, holding a piece of chocolate.
We sat by the fireplace, eating and chatting. The smell of the vegetables filled the house. And we __________ love, art and travels. Everything was warm and good.
As she left, she said. “Those vegetables were delicious. They kept me from __________ I didn’t choose macaroni and cheese.”
“Next time,” I promised. And I went inside, quite __________, because I knew there would be a next time, and I didn't feel __________ anymore.”
1.A.met B.missed C.visited D.helped
2.A.picture B.story C.lesson D.conversation
3.A.job B.friend C.house D.shop
4.A.travelled B.drove C.moved D.rushed
5.A.or B.so C.but D.because
6.A.want B.refuse C.fail D.forget
7.A.mistake B.call C.report D.dinner
8.A.cold B.duty C.walk D.party
9.A.questions B.suggestions C.turns D.choices
10.A.offer B.lend C.tell D.teach
11.A.noise B.rest C.silence D.pity
12.A.pay for B.ask for C.eat up D.cut up
13.A.given up B.given in C.got up D.got back
14.A.vegetables B.chocolates C.letter D.holiday
15.A.happy B.interested C.bored D.afraid
16.A.waited B.finished C.stopped D.arrived
17.A.heard about B.talked about C.wrote about D.cared about
18.A.believing B.realizing C.regretting D.remembering
19.A.satisfied B.worried C.lonely D.tired
20.A.excited B.nervous C.proud D.sad
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。
There was a park near my home. But I didn’t go there very often. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoon I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked quickly because there wasn’t much to see. I walked for some time and found myself standing in front of two paths.1.I found that the two paths were different from each other.
The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers on both sides of the path. Though the flowers weren’t very beautiful, they made me feel good. I decided to take this path. But wait! I looked at the right one. The path didn’t look nice.2.Grass grew everywhere. For a long time I couldn’t make up my mind.
3.It wasn’t nice , but I didn’t want to give up. At last, I came to the end of the path. Ah! There was a small garden there. It was beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful garden I had ever seen.4.
Many people told me that there was nothing much to see in the park. Now I’d like to tell them that if they had followed the right way, they would have felt differently. But when I told them about what I had seen in the park, they just smiled at me without saying a word. I knew they didn’t believe me. They couldn’t even remember that path because it was so small.
5.Don’t be afraid to choose a different path. You may get a big surprise!
A.There is nothing that I want to see.
B.It looked like it had not been cleaned for months.
C.After a while a strange feeling made me follow the dirty path.
D.“ Which way should I go?” I asked myself. I looked at one way, then the other.
E.I told them what happened.
F.My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life.
G.There were trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part of the park.
Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous; be understanding.
Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you don’t tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose your friend’s trust. Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You don’t have to give your lunch money or your clothes, or enjoy, like our hobbies and your interests. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them you help your friend know you better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are ever exactly alike. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friendships, you must practice honesty. Generosity and understanding.
1.Some friendships don’t last very long because .
A.there are too many people who want to make friends.
B.they don’t know friendship is something serious
C.those who give others friendships receive friendships from others
D.those who never give others friendships receive no friendship from others
2.According to the passage, honesty is .
A.as important as money B.more important than anything else
C.something countable D.the base of a friendship
3.Which of the following is NOT true in the passage?
A.A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend.
B.Always tell your friend the truth.
C.Discussing your problems with your friend often helps to solve the problem.
D.Sharing your mind with your friend is of great value.
Lots of students know what a marathon(马拉松赛跑) is, but perhaps they don’t know what triathlon is. The triathlon is a sport that has three parts — swimming, bicycling and running. It is not an easy sport, but a man named Joe Salter is very good at it. A few months ago, he finished a special triathlon—he juggled (抛起接住) three balls all the time during the triathlon. That is to say, he kept on throwing and catching three balls while he was swimming, riding a bicycle and running.
31-year-old Joe is from Florida, the USA. He loves juggling and he started at the age of 8. Joe did well in juggling. Later, he got the idea to do a triathlon and juggle at the same time to make it more fun. Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke. But Joe didn’t give up and he kept practicing it. Because of his hard work, he made it at last.
Talking about his triathlon, Joe said swimming was the hardest part. “It was difficult and complex,” he said. “I basically only used my legs, so it took quite a lot of work. Also, swimming in open water made it a little harder. It was not like in a pool. ”
1.According to the writer, the common triathlon ______.
A.is a difficult sport B.is more famous than the marathon
C.includes the three parts and juggling D.includes the marathon and swimming
2.Joe’s triathlon was special because ______ during the triathlon.
A.he picked up three balls B.he played juggling
C.he carried his bicycle on his shoulder D.he threw away all his balls
3.Many juggling fans thought Joe’s idea ______.
A.could not be realized B.should not be laughed at
C.should be realized as soon as possible D.could make triathlon more exciting
4.The underlined part “made it” in the 2nd paragraph probably means “______”.
A.forgot B.failed
C.succeeded D.left
Travelling to China is like travelling to another world. Its many famous beautiful places will make you lose yourself in them. However, it is usually not enough for a traveller only to visit these nice places. If you have time to see the local people, talk with them and even have dinner with a local family, it would be a wonderful experience, to know more about the local people’s life style at home in China.
New Hope Travel Agency will arrange a family visit to Xi’an, an ancient historic city inChina. We especially have chosen typical local families to host this activity in which you can see the true living style of Chinese people. Most of the hosts retired at home, so they are happy to see visitors from different countries to come to their homes.
Not only can we arrange to visit the local family but we can arrange to taste the true home cooked dishes. Our tour guide will ask you for advice about the food you want to eat. Just enjoy the locally cooked dishes. It’ll be quite a different and exciting experience.
Our agency also provides a good opportunity for you to learn to cook Chinese food. We have a general cooking class in the local family. If you’d like to learn to cook one or two Chinese dishes, please go to our Chinese Food Cooking Class to choose your favorite dishes.
Don’t wait. Welcome to China.
1.Where does the writer want the tourist to travel?
A.To the local family. B.To beautiful places.
C.To the mountains. D.To cooking. schools.
2.New Hope Travel Agency will arrange a family visit to _______.
A.Yan’an B.Beijing
C.Xi’an D.Shanghai
3.The hosts are happy to see visitors from different countries probably because ______.
A.they have retired and have free time B.they want to learn a foreign language
C.they want to make some money D.they want to travel to another country
假定你是高三学生李华，你的英国笔友 Jim 对中国文化很感兴趣，最近在网上看到了一个中国谚语“You dida dida me, I huala huala you.”，不明白其中的意思，来信向你请教，请你给 Jim 回信并进行说明，并适当举例。
要点如下：1.介绍谚语寓意；
2.联系生活适当举例；
3.给我们的启示。
注意：1. 词数 100 词左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
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