Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they their work, he left them, saying, “when the sun is down, I will come and see yow work."
At last one of them said, "What's the use of doing this foolish work? We can fill the basket." man answered," That is none of your business."The first man said. "You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at____ so foolish."He _____his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying __At last the well was almost ____.
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself.
"You ____so well in this little thing, " he said," ____now know I can believe you with many things."
1.A. finished B. didC. began
2.A. everB. never C. easily
3.A. The otherB. AnotherC. One
4.A. anything B. somethingC. nothing
5.A. threw away B. put away C. took away
6.A. water B. basket C. well
7.A. full B. empty C. filled
8.A. WhileB. As soon as C. Since
9.A. have done B. will do C. are doing
10.A. what B. thatC. when
On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by."Oh. I'm terribly sorry," I said. That's all right. Please excuse me too; I wasn't even you. I wish I didn't hurt you."
We were very . We said good-bye and went on our way.
But at home we often our loved ones in a different way.
Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly.
When I turned, I nearly her down. " Move out of the way." I shouted. She walked away, tears in her eyes.
While I lay awake in bed, I realized how I'd spoken. So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter. On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some by the door of the kitchen. At that time my tears began to fall. I quietly went and got down on my knees by her She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed her. Then I asked," Did you pick these flowers for me?"
She smiled," I found them out by the tree. I picked them they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like them. I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise.'"'Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn't have shouted at you."
“That's okay. Mom. I you anyway."
I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word like this: ( F) ather (A) nd ( M) other, ( I) ( L) ove ( Y) ou !
1.A. noticing B. helping C. calling
2.A. sad B. angry C. polite
3.A. Help B. Treat C. criticize
4.A. put B. tookC. knocked
5.A. sadly B. rudely C. softly
6.A. books B. clothes C. flowers
7.A. bed B. desk C. chair
8.A. if B. because C. though
9.A. love B. need C. miss
10.A. father B. mother C. family
补全对话。根据对话内容,从下边方框中选出适当的选项补全对话(共4小题,每小题1分;计4分)
A: Hey, Robert, you must be very excited about leaving for Paris tomorrow!
B: Yeah. 1. ______.
A: About what?
B: I don't know many of the customs and manners in France. 2.______.
A: Sure.
B: 3._______.
A: Well, when you are invited to have dinner, it’s impolite to arrive late.
B: Then how long should I stay there?
A: 4._______. Or you seem to come only for the meal.
---May I open the window to let in some fresh air?
---________.
A. Take care B. Hold on C. Go ahead
The boy asked Gina________ so that he could write letters to her later.
A. when she was born B. what her address was C. how she studied
--Which of the two CDs will you buy?
---I’ll buy ______. Then I can give one to my friend Linda.
A. either B. both C. neither