Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat. It was walking across the
srteet in front of him.Ben stopped, turned around, and walked down a different srteet to go home. Why did he do that?
"It's unlucky when a black cat crossed the street in front of you," says Ben, "I did not want to walk down that street!"
Many people think that some things bring bad luck or good luck. For example, some people think that 13 is an unlucky number. They never invite 13 people to a party.
"I never walk under a ladder (梯子)," says Ben. "And I never open an umbrella inside the house. They both bring bad luck."
And what brings good luck? "We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck," says Ben."And when I find a peney on the ground, I always pick it up. That brings me good luck all day!"
1.Why did Ben turn around when he saw the black cat crossing the street?
A. Because he thought it was lucky.
B. Because he disliked a black cat.
C. Because he was afraid of the cat.
D. Because he thought it was unlucky.
2.In western countries,which number do some people think is unlucky?
A. 6
B. 10.
C. 13
D.14.
3.Which of the following things can bring people good luck?
A. Opening an umbrella inside the house.
B. Walking under a ladder.
C. Picking up a penny on the ground.
D.Seeing a cat.
It was a beautiful spring morning. There were no clouds in the sky, and the sun was warm but not hot. Mr Black saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong, black umbrella (伞) in his hand. Mr Black said to him, “Do you think we are going to have rain today?” “No,” said the old man, “I don't think so.” “Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?” “No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”
Mr Black looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, “I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick (手杖). But people will say, ‘Look! That man is so old.', and I don't like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, ‘Look at that stupid (愚蠢的) man.”
1.This story happened _________.
A. on a spring morning B. on a cold day
C. on a summer evening D. in the afternoon
2.Which of the following statements（叙述） is right?
A. The old man carried an umbrella instead of a walking-stick.
B. The old man borrowed an umbrella from Mr Black.
C. Mr Black and the old man were good friends.
D. The old man thought it was going to rain.
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My parents have always loved everything about India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful ______ with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian ____ very much.
On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the _____ they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot ride_____ over four hours. I was very ______ when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were ______ to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.
I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”
Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very_____ . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself ____ —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldn’t _____how spicy (辛辣的) it was!
I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the _____ in the world!
1.A. town B. city C. country D. restaurant
2.A. food B. scenes C. people D. costumes
3.A. palace B. hotel C. airport D. entrance
4.A. take B. takes C. took D. will take
5.A. hungry B. curious C. cheerful D. nervous
6.A.shocked B. surprised C. bored D. tired
7.A. quietly B. easily C. quickly D. gently
8.A. burning B. watering C. crying D. smiling
9.A. feel B. believe C. think D. know
10.A. luck B. diet C. time D. money
. –My pet dog died yesterday.
--- ________.
A.Not at all B. never mind
C.Oh ,no. D.I’m sorry to hear that.
. Lily isn’t as _____as David.She often makes mistakes in her homework.
A. careful B. careless
C. carefully D. carelessly
Mr smith has two children．One is a teacher and________ is a doctor．
A. other B. the other
C. another D. other one
