A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow was jumping around. The crow watched them with distain. (鄙视)。
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…”
The swan took pity on him, took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.
1.Why did the crow keep touching the water?
A. It was showing another flying skill.
B. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into water.
C. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.
D. It was enjoying itself by doing so.
2.What does the underlined word ‘exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. tired B. angry
C. frightened D. unhappy
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The crow didn’t know flying.
B. Flying skills were useless.
C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.
D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.
4.What’s the correct order of the following event?
a. The crow showed off its flying skills.
b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.
c. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying.
d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.
A. c, e, d, a, b B. a, e, c, d, b
C. c, e, a, d, b D. e, a, d, c, b
5.What does the story tell us?
A. Pride goes before a fall.
B. The early bird catches the worm.
C. No pains, no gains.
D. Practice makes perfect.
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One summer evening as I was cooking dinner, there was a knock at the door. I it and saw a truly bad-looking man. But his voice was as he said, “Good evening. I come to see if you have a for just one night. I came to the market this morning from eastern shore, and there’s no bus till next morning.” He told me he had been searching for a long time but with no . I told him we would find him a bed, but to rest on the porch(走廊). I went inside and prepared dinner. When we were ready, I asked him if he would like to us. “No, thank you. I have plenty.” After I had the dinner, I went out to talk with him. It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had very large heart in that tiny body. He told me he fished for a living to his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly disabled from an accident. At bedtime, we put a bed in the children’s room for him.
On his next trip, as a gift, he brought a big fish and some other fresh sea food I had never seen. In the years he came to overnight with us, and there was a time he didn’t bring us some fish or vegetables from his garden.
I know our family will always be thankful to have known him, from him we learn to accept the bad without and the good with thanks.
1.A. felt B. opened C. repaired D. painted
2.A. boring B. angry C. pleasant D. scary
3.A. room B. bus C. television D. cake
4.A. success B. dinner C. job D. problem
5.A. call B. join C. visit D. invite
6.A. checked B. finished C. prepared D. cooked
7.A. provide B. take C. educate D. support
8.A. help B. play C. work D. stay
9.A. never B. always C. often D. usually
10.A. thanks B. excitement C. complaints D. Happiness
In one’s life, one spends the most time being oneself. But one has the understanding of oneself. When you are successful, you may be very proud. When you , you may lose heart. If you don’t get a fully understanding of yourself, you may miss many chances in life.
a fully understanding of yourself is to know well about yourself. You may realize your strong points and weak . You may hope for a wonderful future, but be sure not to expect too much not all dreams can come true. You may be to meet challenges , but first you should know what to do.
To get a fully understanding of yourself needs self-confidence. Maybe you think you are a tall tree or just small grass, but can always have your own way of there.
To get a fully understanding of yourself also means taking care of yourself. When you are angry, find a quiet place so that you won’t .
No one can tell will happen in the future. Get a fully understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and find your life full of color.
1.A. little B. less C. least D. most
2.A. fail B. failed C. failing D. will fail
3.A. Get B. To get C. Got D. To getting
4.A. one B. ones C. the ones D. once
5.A. so B. but C. and D. because
6.A. confident enough B. enough confident C. enough confidently D. confidently enough
7.A. to be B. being C. is D. are
8.A. be hurt B. hurt C. be hurting D. hurting
9.A. how B. why C. what D. when
10.A. full with B. full of C. filled of D. fill with
The plane will ________ from Guangzhou Airport and land in New York.
A. take up B. take out
C. take away D. take off
. --- May I play computer games now, mum?
--- No, you _______. You haven’t finished your homework yet.
A. don’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. may not
The old man has two daughters, but ________ of them lives with him.
A. none B. both C. neither D. All
