When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he 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 a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very , 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 some crops where the earth had been . The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his .
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever . One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he 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, he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.
This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to 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 of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich . So you can see where the concept(概念)of gold comes from.
1.A. fearedB. agreedC. usedD. failed
2.A. whileB. asC. whenD. after
3.A. happyB. disappointedC. angryD. calm
4.A. harvestB. plantC. waterD. feed
5.A. controlledB. burnedC. destroyedD. turned
6.A. moreB. mostC. muchD. few
7.A. jobB. problemC. pityD. dream
8.A. realizeB. promiseC. reviewD. reply
9.A. feedB. sellC. plantD. eat
10.A. take upB. set upC. turn upD. make up
11.A. nowB. thoughC. soD. because
12.A. carefulB. richC. aloneD. cheerful
13.A. bringB. takeC. sendD. make
14.A. understandinB. knowledgeC. thinkingD. skills
15.A. mudB. goldC. soilD. material
--- I really want to give up my dream of being an actress.
--- ______. You are so young that you still have more chances.
A. Don’t do it like that B. It’s a good idea.
C. Why not start again? D. How lovely you are.
---It is selfless ______ the doctor to devote all the time he had ________ for the patients.
---I think so, they are so great.
A. for; to care B. of; to care C. for; to caring D. of; to caring
China began to open to the outside world in the late 1970s. _________, there have been great changes in the country.
A. By then B. As a result C. At last D. In all
---I met Daniel in the street yesterday, I ________ him since he left for Beijing.
--- Well, does he look like what he used to be?
A. haven’t seen B. didn’t see C. hadn’t seen D. wouldn’t see
The social worker asked Daniel ______________.
A. if did he have any problem
B. who he played football with the day before
C. how long he usually spent on his homework
D. what he will do this summer