M r . Dawson was an old man with a bad temper(脾气） . And everyone in town knew it. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples .
One Friday , 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past M r . Dawson ' s house . When Janet saw him ,she suggested crossing the street to the other side . But Amy said they needn' t .
When M r . Dawson saw Amy ,he smiled and said , “ hello , Amy ! I see you have a new friend with you today .” Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night . M r . Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple . The girls were glad to get them .
Later Janet asked Amy , “ everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town . Why was he so kind to us ? ” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house , she was also afraid of him . But she pretended there was an invisible ( 看不见的 ）smile on his face and then started talking to her . Just a “ hello ” at first , and then more .
“ An invisible smile ？ ”Janet was puzzled ,“ Yes ,” answered Amy , “ My grandma told me to think so . She says smiles can run around . If we keep smiling at someone , sooner or later he will really smile back . ”
Remember what Amy ' s grandma said ,and we will find that most people can ' t refuse our smile .
1.What did people feel about M r . Dawson ?
2.What did Janet think of M r . Dawson after getting an apple from him ?
3.What did Amy do when she first walked past M r . Dawson ' s house ?
4.Who did Amy learn “ an invisible smile ” from ?
5.What does the writer advise us to do ?
Travel information
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Place of interest Beihai Park Dongting Lake Mount Mang Location (位置） Beihai District Yue yang City Yizhang County (县） Phone Number 3886699 3329666 3726868 Price of Ticket ￥150 Free ￥120 Description An amusement park with a lake A lake with plenty of fresh fish A famous forest park |
Beihai Park Dongting Lake Mount Mang
1.You can visit a famous forest park in .
A. Beihai District B. Yue yang City C. Yizhang County
2.If you do not know how to go to Beihai Park , you can call to get information .
A. 3886699 B. 3329666 C. 3726868
3.Dongting Lake is famous for .
A. birds B. fresh fish C. flowers.
4.If you and your parents visit Mount Mang , you need to pay .
A. ￥120 B. ￥150 C. ￥360.
5.Which is true according to the travel information ?
A . You can go to Dongting Lake for free .
B . Mount Mang is in Yue yang City.
C . The price of the ticket for Beihai Park is the lowest .
Linda was a sixteen-year-old girl in Canada . She was feeling bad for several days . Her mother took her to a hospital and the doctors found out that she had cancer .
Linda ' s life changed . She began to go to the hospital often for treatment (治疗）,and she also became depressed .
The hospitals and the doctors were good , but Linda did not have hope herself . Linda ' s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital . “ I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter. She is a teen girl with cancer . ” She told the shop owner .
Later , the flowers arrived . Then Linda saw something unusual . It was a card . It read , “
Linda ,
I own (拥有 ）this flower shop . I had cancer when I was fifteen years old . I am 24 years old now . Good luck . My heart goes out to you .
Yours ,
Alice.
Linda smiled . She finally felt some real hope . She found the will ( 意志 ）to live.
Little things make a big difference . All of us can give little things like kindness , encouragement and hope to others .
1.Why was Linda feeling bad for several days ?
A. Because she was seriously ill .
B. Because she had no friend.
C. Because her life changed .
2.What does the underline word “ depressed ”mean in Paragraph ( 段）2 ？
A. Safe B. Serious . C. Sad .
3.Who sent Linda a card ?
A. Her mother . B. A doctor . C. A shop owner .
4.What happened to Linda after reading the card ?
A . She became hopeful about life .
B . She wanted to work with Alice .
C . She thanked her mother a lot .
5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ?
A . Be kind to yourself .
B .Little things make a big difference .
C . Try something different .
Mrs .Jackson is an American doctor .She is now in China .She works in a children' s hospital in Chongqing .She is also learning Chinese medicine there .She likes Chinese medicine very much .She loves to work for children .She works hard in the day and reads English books on Chinese medicine at night .She learns Chinese from the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends .Now she can speak some Chinese .She can read some Chinese ,too.
Her husband , Mr.Jackson , is a teacher .He teaches English in a middle school in Chongqing .He works hard ,too.He works from Monday to Friday .He teaches three classes every day .he wants to make more money .
1.The Jacksons are from England .
2.Mrs .Jackson works in a children' s hospital in Shanghai .
3.Mrs . Jackson is learning Chinese now .
4.Mr.Jackson is an English teacher
5.Mr.Jackson doesn' t work hard .
This is a true story . One evening a woman was 36 home when she saw a truck close behind her . She drove more quickly to be far away from the truck , 37 when she sped up (加速），the truck did ，too. The 38 she drove , the faster the truck drove . The woman felt afraid , so she drove onto a main street , hoping to 39 the truck in a traffic . But the truck jumped a 40 light and went on running after her .
Finally the woman drove her car into a service station ,and got out of her car ,shouting for 41 . The truck driver didn' d leave , instead he went out of his car . He 42 the back door , and pulled out a man hidden (藏）in the back seat . The woman was running from the wrong person .the woman was 43 at last .
From the place where the woman stopped her car , the driver 44 a criminal (罪犯）in the woman' s car . The driver drove after her not to 45 her but to help her .
1.A. running B. walking C. driving.
2.A. but B. though C. or.
3.A. bigger B. faster C. happier.
4.A. lose B. look C. come
5.A. black B. red C. green.
6.A. advice B. suggestion C. help
7.A. cleaned B. opened C. bought.
8.A. safe B. healthy C. free
9.A. forgot B. found C. put.
10.A. harm B. visit. C. save.
He used to in a small village , but he has been used to in a big city .
A.live, living . B. live, live. C. living , living.
