When I was a baby, I interested you and made you laugh. Whenever I was “bad”, you'd shake your finger at me and ask: “How could you?”—but then you'd give up, and roll me over for a belly scratch(腹部抓痒) and I believed that life could not be any more perfect.
My housetraining was a long process, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. We went for long walks, runs in the park and car rides. We stopped for ice cream. I took long sleeps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.
Step by step, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human friend. Finally, you fell in love. She, now your wife, is not a dog person, but I still welcomed her into our home. I was happy because you were happy. Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement, I was attracted by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them too. Your wife was afraid I would bite them. However, as they began to grow, I became their friend.
Now, you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to a flat that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your "family", but there was a time when I was your only family.
I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the dog pound(收容所). It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said: “I know you will find a good home for her.” They shrugged(耸肩) and gave you a pained look．The children were in tears as they waved me goodbye. And "How could you?" were the only three words that swept over my mind.
Is it better to live with hope or without hope? At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you, that you had changed your mind and that this was all a bad dream.
My beloved master, I will think of you and wait for you forever. I hope you receive more faithfulness(忠诚) from your family than you showed to me.
1. Who tells this story?
A. A dog. B. A child.
C. A dog's owner. D. A dog trainer
2.Which is true about the dog when it lived at the pound?
A. It hoped to be kept by another family.
B. It did not trust humans any more.
C. It was excited about the pound.
D. It continued to love its former owner.
3.What is the theme of the story?
A. Be faithful to those who love you.
B. Never expect too much.
C. Never complain about your life.
D. Be ready for changes.
Jack had an unusual experience last night. He is sharing it with his friends. Ken and May.
Ken: What were you doing, Jack? What did you see?
Jack: It was half past nine last night and I was getting ready for bed. I heard some strange noise outside while I was brushing my teeth. I wondered what was happening and I went to the window and looked out. To my surprise, I saw a bright yellow green light in the sky.
May: Maybe the light you saw was a UFO! Or a ghost! A few years ago, an American man saw a flying saucer(飞碟) while he was driving along a road. He also saw some strange yellow light. You have heard about it, haven’t you?
Ken: Don’t be imaginative, May. Jack didn’t see anything, or anybody. It wasn’t a ghost. It was probably a plane, or a shooting star. Perhaps Jack just made a horrible dream!
Jack: I am very serious. I did see something. The light disappeared and then suddenly some “tiny people” were standing in the garden. There were four of them. Two of them ate some flowers in the garden.
Ken: Oh, come on, Jack. I really doubt what you have said.
Jack: I am not joking! One of the people was looking at me through the window.
May: Really? What did it look like? Were you frightened?
Jack: Its whole body was green. It had no ears and nose. Its hands were huge. Its eyes were very big and looked like eggs. It looked at me and I could hardly move.
Ken: What happened then?
Jack: I was able to move eventually. I ran and got my camera at once.
May: And?
Jack: I didn’t have a film.
May: Oh no!
1. Ken suggested that Jack ______________________.
A. saw a ghost last night
B. possibly had a dream last night
C. met a UFO last night
D. was telling them something serious
2.The underlined word “eventually” mans ______________________.
A. at home B. at last
C. in a short time D. after a long time
3.The best title of the passage might “______________________.”
A. A horrible dream B. A Flying saucer
C. A Ghost’s visit D. Alien’s visit
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1. We probably can see this “Services” in a ______________________.
A. library B. cinema C. hospital D. shop
2. There are ______________________ kinds of videos in the library.
A. two B. three C. four D. six
3.We can keep the books from this library no longer than ______________________.
A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeks D. four weeks
A team of students who were successful in their work got together to visit their old teacher after graduating from college many years later. The talk soon turned into complaints about in work and life.
Before offering his students coffee, the teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and different kinds of cups—plastic, glass, porcelain(陶瓷), crystal(水晶), some common and cheap, some beautiful and 16 —telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
After all the guests had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said: “If you noticed, all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is where your problems and stress come from. We all know that the cup itself no quality to the coffee. In most cases is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you all went for the best cups. And then you began looking at each other’s cups.”
Now consider this: is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold life, and the type of cup we have does not decide, nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by only paying attention to the cup, we to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.
God makes the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!
“The people don’t have the best of everything. They just the best of everything.”
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
1.A. stress B. difficulty C. sadness D. loss
2.A. excellent B. bright C. expensive D. comfortable
3.A. careful B. natural C. polite D. formal
4.A. increases B. affords C. adds D. provides
5.A. this B. it C. either D. one
6.A. possibly B. generally C. really D. hardly
7.A. Life B. Joy C. Chance D. Success
8.A. fail B. hope C. need D. learn
9.A. coolest B. richest C. saddest D. happiest
10.A. have B. use C. make D. put
—I’m falling to pieces. Everything is turning against me.
—____________! I believe you can deal with it.
A. Cheer up B. Be careful
C. Calm down D. Look out
—I want to buy a car. Any advice, John?
—Well, it depends on ____________. If money isn’t a problem, you can buy a BMW.
A. what colour do you like B. what colour you like
C. how much can you afford D. how much you can afford
