Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. This is about the family standing ahead of us.
The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean.
The children were well-behaved. They stood in line, two by two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. You could tell that they had never been to the circus before.
The tickets lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly replied, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets please, so I can take my family to the circus”.
The ticket lady quoted(报）the price. The man stopped holding his hand. The man’s lips started to quiver(颤抖). He leaned toward her and asked again, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady quoted the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he couldn’t take them to the circus.
My dad put his hand into his pocket, pulling out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground, though we weren’t rich. Then he reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, he replied, “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t get to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.
1.The children were talking about ________ .
A. clowns
B. other acts they would see that night
C. elephants
D. all the above
2.The underlined word ‘well-behaved’ in the third paragraph means ________.
A. holding hands
B. talking excitedly
C. showing good manners
D. showing bad manners
3.How many tickets would the man buy altogether?
A. six B. eight
C. ten D.twelve
4.Which of the following is NOT True?
A. The family didn’t go to the circus that night.
B. The writer and his father helped the family.
C. The father couldn’t afford the tickets.
D. The writer didn’t go to the circus that night.
5.From the passage we know that the big family was poor ________.
A. and they felt very sad
B. but they were very happy
C. and they often asked for help from others
D. but worked very hard
One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet .He held a sign which said,“I am blind. Please help me.”
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat .He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”
What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
The first is: Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
1.From the passage we know that________.
A. the boy is the man’s son.
B. the man is one of the boy’s neighbors.
C. the boy is blind and needs help.
2.On the sign what the man wrote was, “________”
A. Treasure what we have already had.
B. Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.
C. We are so lucky that we are not blind.
3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A .The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.
B. The man took away all the few coins from the hat.
C. The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.
4.The word “recognized” here in Chinese means________.
A.承认 B.接受 C.认出
5.The best title for this story is _________.
A. Giving makes receiving!
B. Be kind and creative!
C. Be kind to the blind!
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill，you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot，and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work，you stay in bed，feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust（灰尘）. If you cut your finger，if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut ，some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red，and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body，and you would have pain everywhere.
1.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. If things are very small，they are germs.
B. If things can't be seen，they must be germs.
C. Germs are only in dirty water.
D. Germs are everywhere around us.
2.What is a microscope used for?
A. Making very small things look much bigger.
B. Making very big things look much smaller.
C. Helping you read some newspapers.
D. Helping you if you can't see things clearly.
3.Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?
A. You haven't looked at it carefully.
B. Water can't be drunk in this way.
C. There must be lots of germs in it.
D. Water will make you ill.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air.
B. Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.
C. If your temperature is not OK，there must be germs in your body.
D. If your finger isn't cut，there aren't any germs on it.
5.What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Germs may make us ill.
B. Germs are in dirty water.
C. Don't drink dirty water.
D. Take care of your fingers.
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1.If you want to order pizzas, you can __________________.
A. call at No. 348 B. call at 65369877 C. call at 28145588
2.What type of pizzas does Mr. Smith order?
A. Hawaiian and Supreme. B. Vegetarian and Supreme. C. Hawaiian and Vegetarian.
3.How long is the business time every day?
A. 15 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 14 hours.
4.Where will the pizzas be delivered(送)?
A. No.67 Nanjing Road. B. No.67 Beijing Road. C. No. 348 Nanjing Road.
5.What else does Mr. Smith order besides pizzas?
A. Coffee. B. Coke. C. Orange.
A little boy wanted to meet God, so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice. On his way he saw an old woman in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked __ , so he offered her a cake. She__ it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he gave her a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling but they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. he left, he gave her a hug. She gave him her smile ever.
When the boy home, his mother saw the look of joy his face. She asked him, “ made you so happy?” He replied, “I had lunch with God. She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!” The old woman also returned to her home . His son asked, "Mother, why are you so happy?” She answered, “l ate cakes in the park with God. You know, he's much younger than I expected.”
1.A. standing B. sitting C. lying
2.A.thirsty B. hungry C. full
3.A. received B.accepted C. refused
4.A. very B. too C. so
5.A. Before B. After C. Since
6.A. big B. bigger C. the biggest
7.A. left B. got C. went
8.A. in B. at C. on
9.A. Which B. What C. Why
10.A. happily B. slowly C. quickly
It is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of _____ ? In a bus you may look at a stranger,but not too ___ . If he notices that he is being looked at, he may ___uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. When you are looked at for several more times, you will look ___up and down in order to see if there is anything wrong with you. If ______ goes wrong, you will feel angry with the person who is looking at you. Eyes can speak, right?
1.A. future B.experience C. exercise
2.A. late B.long C.loud
3.A. feel B.sound C.smell
4.A.himself B.myself C. yourself
5.A.something B.nothing C. everything
