Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But it was incomplete, so it could only roll very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but none of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece.
Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly. The circle put the missing piece into itself. It could be whole with nothing missing. It was so happy and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad that it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled away slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who has everything is a poor man in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better. He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
We couldn’t be perfect, but we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always live a wonderful time in our lives.
1.
The circle rolled very slowly because it .
A. spent much time talking to worms B. wanted to enjoy the sunshine
C. was looking for its missing piece D. lost a piece of its own
2.
Why did the circle stop when it rolled quickly? Because it .
A. wanted to enjoy the world B. found a different world
C. wanted to look for another missing piece D. thought the world changed so quickly
3.
The story mainly tells us that .
A. nobody loves us if we give nothing
B. a man who has everything is the happiest
C. losing something may not be a bad thing sometimes
D. we are not whole when we lose something
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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1. If you have lost a black wallet, you can call to ask for it.
A. 3338651 B. 8947659 C. 7026449 D. 9796788
2.Who can join the Singles’ Club?
A. A 24-year-old young man. B. A 28-year-old married woman
C. A 29-year-old single lady. D. A 50-year-old single man.
3.If you get the job of delivering newspapers, how much can your earn every week?
A. $ 50 B. $ 60 C. $ 70 D. $ 80
“Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call…”
That advertisement in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the money. Even though times were 16 , I couldn’t wait any longer to ask. “Daddy, may I have a violin of 17 ?” Daddy’s face looked 18 . But a few weeks later, Daddy went home, with a case in his hand, 19 ,“Mary, I found this secondhand violin for seven dollars.”
The day when I carried my violin to school for my first lesson , no one could know how 20 I was. I practiced, joined the school orchestra(管弦乐队), gave performances……Several years seemed to run even quickly and I found myself in the first violin chair. More years 21 , and my violin made every move with me, until one day, I carefully 22 it away.
Now here 23 this want advertisement, I discovered the case deep in my closet（储藏室）. I put it on the table. Then I picked up the 24 , walked to the telephone and called by the 25 .
Later in the day, a man of about 30 knocked at the door. “I’ve been expecting someone would 26 my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so 27 ,”he said, examining my violin. “How much are you asking?”
I said, “Seven dollars.” “Are you sure?” he asked, 28 he did not believe his ears. “Seven dollars.” I 29 and then added,” I hope your little girl will enjoy it 30 I did.”
I smiled, but I found my tears(眼泪) rolling down my face.
1.A. easy B. hard C. late D. long
2. A. my B. mine C. myself D. me
3.A. angry B. happy C. sad D. funny
4.A. answering B. saying C. asking D. telling
5.A. surprised B. excited C. interested D. embarrassed
6. A. past B. was passed C. passing D. passed
7.A. carried B. put C. took D. threw
8.A. about B. by C. in D. for
9.A. advertisement B. violin C. case D. newspaper
10. A. date B. name C. number D. address
11.A. offer B. answer C. receive D. find
12.A. badly B. easily C. quickly D. luckily
13. A. though B. when C. as if D. until
14. A. repeated B. continued C. reminded D. suggested
15.A. which B. when C. what D. as
The policeman supposed .
A. whether the victim had rung the doorbell
B. he would come to get the money in the rubbish bin.
C. when did the witness see the murder
D. that how the man ran out of the dark house
―Look, Linda’s been back from the teacher’s office.
―She looks sad. Please don't ask her anything she tells you about it.
A. after B. since C. while D. until
― is the nearest theme park from here?
―It will take us half an hour to get there by bike.
A. How long B. How soon C. How far D. How much
