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India is country in South Asia. It is a nice place to go.
India has many festivals and some are great. If you go to the right place at the right time， it is possible to go through your visit with a festival each day. There are also many great places of interest（名胜）to visit. The Taj Mahal is one of them. It’s one of the greatest buildings in the world. There are 75 National Parks in India. It is a dream home for more than 1，000 different kinds of birds and wild animals.
Most of India has three seasons（季节）： the cool season from October to February， the hot season from March to June and the rainy season starting from middle of June to September. The months from October to March is the most pleasant for most parts of the country. The best time to visit Sikkim and the areas of north-eastern India is March and August. The best time to visit the deserts（沙漠）of Rajasthan and the north-western Indian Himalayan area is from middle of June to September.
India – A Fantastic Land | |
Reasons for visiting India | ◆India has many great 1. ◆India has many great places of interest， such as the Taj Mahai. ◆India is a dream home for many kinds of 2. . |
The best time to visit India | ◆The most pleasant months for most parts of the country is 3. . ◆March and August are the best months to visit Sikkim and the areas of 4.. ◆The best time to visit deserts of Rajasthan and the north-western Indian Himalayan area is from middle of 5.. |
John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.
“ I must find something wonderful for her this year， and it must be the only one in the whole world.” John thought.
He advertised（登广告）in the newspapers. “Wanted – the best present that is the only one in the whole world.”
For many days people phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him “ the best present”. But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.
Then a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage（笼子）， and in the cage there was a large bird.
“ This bird，” the man said， “can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world.”
“ I’ll buy it，” John said. “ How much do you want?”
“One hundred thousand dollars，” the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her. “Well， mother，” he said， “Is the bird wonderful?”
“ Oh，it was delicious， dear，” she said.
1.Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?
A、Because he loved his mother very much.
B、Because his mother needed them.
C、Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money.
2.How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?
A、They rang John up.
B、They knew it from the newspapers.
C、John phoned them one by one.
3.People all over the world phoned John to .
A、send him the best present
B、hope to see the best present
C、sell their things to him
4.What does John think of the bird?
A、It was too expensive.
B、It was the best present.
C、It was a very clever bird.
5.What does the sentence “ It was delicious” really mean in the story?
A、His mother ate the bird.
B、His mother let the bird fly away.
C、His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world.
Now throwing shoes at President Bush is a popular game on the Internet. It turns out that there are times when it’s good to throw shoes.
After leaving his office in the center of the city， a young man bought a new car and drove it from the city to his home. He was very happy and the car ran very fast. Suddenly， a shoe hit the car door . The man got very angry. He jumped out of the car and caught a boy who still had a shoe in his hand.
“Who are you? Why did you do that?” the young man shouted at the boy.
“I’m sorry. But I don’t know what else to do. My sister has been hurt. I cried for help but nobody stopped，” the boy said.
The man looked around and saw a girl by the road. Her leg was bleeding(流血).
“She is my sister. She wanted to cross the road but fell out of her wheelchair. She is too heavy for me. I can’t get her back into the wheelchair. ”The man was moved. He helped the bleeding girl back into her wheelchair.
“Thank you. You’re so kind，” said the little boy. Life speaks to our hearts. Sometimes we don’t have time to listen and it will throw a shoe at us.
1.The young man drove his new car ______.
A．to the city B．home
C．to his office D．to his school
2.Who threw a shoe at the car?
A．A small boy B．A bleeding girl
C．A young man D．An old lady
3.The underlined word “wheelchair” means ______ in this passage.
A．自行车 B．电动车 C．手推车 D．轮椅
4.Why did the boy throw the shoe?
A．Because he liked the car.
B．Because her sister was hurt.
C．Because he was hurt.
D．Because he was naughty.
5.What can we learn from the story?
A．We should be kind and helpful.
B．We should drive slowly and safely.
C．Life always throws shoes at our cars.
D．Nobody wants to be hit by a shoe.
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I got out of the train station with my father. A woman came to him and said that her money had been stolen（偷）. She asked if he could ____ her some money to go back home. My father gave her what she asked for and told her not to worry about paying it back. I was ____ . How could my father be so silly？ Anyone could see that she was telling a lie(谎言)， staying at the station all day long____ for money.
"She was lying!" I said. "____ did you give her the money? "
My father looked at me. He was a bit angry. "And what would you like me to do?" he said.
"Should I tell her that I am a college professor and I can see through her scam(骗局 )?" I did not ____ his meaning at all， and then he told me something that I have ____ forgotten. "First， she would not do this ____ she didn't need the money. Second. I made her day， because now she thinks that she's ____ than me. It is more important to ____ than the money， but I don't mind this."
A week later， we were at the same station， and the same woman came to my father with the same story. "Not this time，" my father told her. "In your business. you should learn to recognize（认出) people. Try another ____ on me next week."
1.A. borrow B. keep C. lend D. pay
2.A. excited B. angry C. sad D. surprised
3.A. asking B. looking C. waiting D. going
4.A. Where B. When C. Why D. How
5.A. find B. know C. hear D. believe
6.A. never B. sometimes C. always D. usually
7.A. because B. until C. as D. if
8.A. smarter B. younger C. taller D. better
9.A. them B. her C. you D. me
10.A. coat B. story C. station D. Man
When my mother ____ ， I was playing computer games .
A. got B. gets C. get
Mariah used to _____interested in music， but now she’s used to _____tennis.
A. be， play B. being， play C. be， playing
