Long, long ago the world was a happy place. Nobody was ever sick or sad.
At that time there lived a little girl named Pandora. One day a fairy gave her a wonderful box. The fairy made Pandora promise not to open it. Pandora and her friends often looked at the box and wondered what was in it.
For a long time Pandora kept her promise, but at last she couldn’t help herself. She opened the box a little. Then hundreds of bad fairies flew out. They stung (刺伤) Pandora and her friends. The bad fairies flew out of the door and stung all the children in the land. Then Pandora heard a voice crying, “Let me out, and I will help you.”
She opened the box again, and a beautiful fairy flew out. She told Pandora that her name was Hope. She kissed Pandora and her friends, and made them feel well. Then she flew away to help the other children.
Until now, when people are sick or unhappy, the little good fairy, Hope, comes to comfort them.
1.The fairy who gave Pandora the box asked her .
A. to look after a little girl
B. not to hurt the children in the land
C. to open the box quickly
D. to keep the box closed
2.What didn’t the bad fairies do after they flew out of the box?
A. They hurt Pandora.
B. They hurt Pandora’s friends.
C. They stung all the children in the land.
D. They kissed Pandora and her friends.
3.Which of the following statements about Hope is TRUE according to the passage?
A. She was a beautiful fairy.
B. She was a bad fairy.
C. She was a friend of Pandora.
D. She was an unhappy child.
4.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. A happy world. B. Bad fairies.
C. Pandora and her friends D. Pandora’s box
In a small town lives an old man. He has a nice house with a large ________ . The old man takes care of his flowers every day. The garden is ________ beautiful that every passer-by will stop to have a good look.
One day a young painter went by the old man’s garden. He looked at the garden, thinking how ________ he would be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. The painter was ________ and went to the old man. He asked, “You can’t see the flowers. ________are you making them so beautiful?”
The blind gardener smiled, “I can tell you four ________ .First, I was a gardener when I was young. Although I become blind now, I am still good at gardening. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ________ the sweetness of them. At last, that’s you. It’s true that I don’t know you. But I know many people will stop by the garden and the beauty of my garden will make ________ happy. It also gives me a chance to________ with you here and enjoy these flowers together.”
Every flower has eyes. ________ the eyes they can see the kindness of the old man. The blind man also grows in his heart. Failing to see the beautiful flowers come out, he surely can hear the sound of them.
1.A. zoo B. garden C. river D. museum
2.A. so B. very C. quite D. too
3.A. angry B. busy C. sad D. happy
4.A. excited B. relaxed C. surprised D. bored
5.A. When B. How C. Where D. Why
6.A. hobbies B. reasons C. problems D. decisions
7.A. feel B. sound C. look D. smell
8.A. us B. you C. them D. him
9.A. argue B. talk C. help D. live
10.A. With B. From C. For D. About
完形填空,阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
A
Every day some people are killed while they are crossing the roads． ________ of these people are old people and children．Old people are often killed because they can't see or hear very well．Children are killed because they are not ________ ．They forget to look and listen before they ________ the roads．
A car or a bus can't stop quickly．If a car is going very fast, it will travel many meters before it stops．Some people don't always understand this．They think a car can stop in a few meters．It is difficult to________ how fast a car is moving．The only way to cross the roads safely is to look both ways, right and left．Then if the roads are ________, you can cross them．
1.A．Much B．Most C．More D. Least
2.A．care B．carefully C．careful D. careless
3.A．across B．come C．cross D. walk
4.A．know B．look C．listen D. hear
5.A. full B. empty C. busy D. free
— Let’s go to the party!
— . I want to change into a nice shirt.
A. That’s right B. It doesn’t matter
C. Wait a moment D. See you later.
The London 2012 Olympic Games us a chance to enjoy the most wonderful sports events at home.
A. afforded B. allowed C. offered D. encouraged
She provided her father all the food and money he wanted.
A. for B. with C. in D. on
