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While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to (指着) a little boy in a red sweater.
“He’s a fine looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter: “We have to leave for home now, Melissa.”
“Just five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said. “Please? Just five more minutes.”
The man nodded (点头) and Melissa went on riding her bike happily. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter, “Time to go now?”
“Five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said again. “Just five more minutes.”
The man smiled and said: “OK.”
“Oh, you really are a patient father,” said the woman.
The man smiled and then said: “Her older brother Tommy died (死) in a traffic accident last year while he was riding his bike near here,” the man said. “I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed (发誓) not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch her play.”
1.The man’s daughter and her brother were playing at the park.
2.The man felt sorry that he didn’t give more of his time to his older son.
3.Melissa wanted to stay longer when her father asked her to go the first time.
4.Melissa agreed to go home when her father called her the second time.
5.The man learned a lot from Tommy’s death.
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When July comes, children know they’ll have ________(1) examinations and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and they’ll leave school ________(2) train or by car to ________(3) to see their fathers and mothers .
The summer holidays are the ________(4) time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so one can ________(5) most of his time playing outside. If one lives in the country, he can ________(6) into the woods and in the fields. If one lives in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play.
The best place for a summer holiday is the ________(7). Some children are ________(8) enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.
Now, ________(9) makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are ________(10) new things to see, nice things to eat, and interesting things to do. But the feeling of sand under their feet, of salt water on their skin, and the feeling of the warm sun on their backs make them happier.
1.A. they B. them C. theirs D. their
2.A. on B. by C. in D. at
3.A. go to town B. go to the parks C. leave home D. return home
4.A. best B. better C. worst D. worse
5.A. take B. use C. spend D. waste
6.A. go out B. go on C. go back D. go away
7.A. village B. seaside C. city D. park
8.A. lucky B. sad C. worried D. quiet
9.A. that B. which C. who D. what
10.A. little B. much C. lots of D. no
1Yao Ming was born September 12, 1980.
A. on B. in C. at D. to
1After I ______ my homework, I went out to an aquarium.
A. was doing B. did C. does D. would do
1---Can I help you, dear?
---Yeah, I don’t know a banana milk shake. Maybe you can teach me.
A. what to do B. who to make C. how to make D. why to do
1He is ______ calmer than us.
A. very much B. a little C. so D. very
