Prana, our beautiful dog whose name means ‘breath of life’, isn’t with us any more. But she brought such joy and love that we still miss her.
There are so many wonderful stories about the love in this dog, but my favorite is this one.
It was an autumn day in Minnesota, but the weather didn’t know the difference between autumn and winter. Unexpectedly, we were hit with a big snow fall for which no one was prepared.
We have two apple trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she’d take hold of an apple, put it far back in her mouth, and sneak into the house to save for eating later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house. Feeling my displeasure, she would turn her head so I wouldn’t see her hidden treasure.
On the day that it snowed too early in the season, Prana went outside and I watched her from the window. I noticed that she was madly digging holes and brought the apples to the surface so they could be seen above the snow. I wondered why she was doing this. She seemed to be completely busy with some kind of important task to dig up as many apples as possible during her yard time.
When I called her back into the house, she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat. She knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food to live through such an early winter.
1.The story about the dog happened _______.
A.in autumn B.in winter C.in spring D.in summer
2.What does the underlined phrase sneak into mean in the fourth paragraph?
A.enter quickly B.enter secretly C.enter happily D.enter slowly
3.Prana was busy digging up the apples in the snow because________.
A.she liked digging holes and eating apples
B.she was always saving the apples for eating later
C.she wanted to leave the apples to her bird friends
D.she loves playing with snow
4.From the story we can learn that______.
A.Prana is helpful to the writer
B.Prana is devoted to the writer
C.Prana is not only beautiful but also joyful
D.Prana is especially loving and thoughtful
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Shop |
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Laundry |
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Bar |
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1.The above service notice can be seen _______.
A.in a restaurant B.in a hotel dining room
C.in a bedroom of a large international hotel D.at the entrance of a small family hotel
2.You have arrived and stayed at the hotel at 11:00 p.m. and want a snack. What should you do?
A.Go to the hotel shop. B.Go to the hotel bar.
C.Hang a message outside your door. D.Phone the hotel shop assistants.
3.Which of the following is true?
A.You can’t have your breakfast in your room. B.You can’t make a phone in your room.
C.Lunch is served from 12:00 to 2:00p.m.. D.You can have dinner at midnight.
When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he 1 to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place 2 a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very 3 , and told his sons about it.
They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would 4 some crops where the earth had been 5 . The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since 6 soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his 7 .
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to 8 that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever 9 . One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he 10 a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields, 11 he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.
This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite 12 from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to 13 their sons to college.
Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe’s 14 of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich 15 . So you can see where the concept(概念)of gold comes from.
1. A.feared B.agreed C.used D.failed
2. A.while B.as C.when D.after
3. A.happy B.disappointed C.angry D.calm
4. A.harvest B.plant C.water D.feed
5. A.controlled B.burned C.destroyed D.turned
6. A.more B.most C.much D.few
7. A.job B.problem C.pity D.dream
8. A.realize B.promise C.relate D.regret
9. A.feed B.sell C.plant D.eat
10. A.take up B.set up C.turn up D.make up
11. A.now B.though C.so D.because
12. A.careful B.rich C.alone D.cheerful
13. A.bring B.take C.send D.make
14. A.understanding B.knowledge C.thinking D.skills
15. A.mud B.gold C.soil D.material
--- I am going to have a job interview tomorrow morning.
--- Well, ______
A.Have a good time! B.I’m happy to hear that.
C.Good luck! D.Congratulations!
Wearing white can help people _______when they feel stressed.
A.fall down B.calm down C.look down D.come down
--- Could you tell me______ in Yanghzou?
--- Of course. I think it’s in Dongguan Street.
A.where can we have something good to eat B.where we can have something good to eat
C.when will the Food Festival be held D.when the Food Festival will be held