A LITTLE PRINCESS Author(作者): Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥18.3 (online) Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against anything. It’s an excellent book with 4 tapes for children. |
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| PETER PAN Author: J.M Barrie ￥15 (in bookstores) ￥12 (online) It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures, which is about Wendy, John and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 tapes) | ||
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe ￥20 (in bookstores) The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle(战争) between free states and slave(奴隶) states during the American Civil War（内战）and is as powerful today as when it first came out 165 years ago. |
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| THE SECRET GARDEN Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥35 (in bookstores) ￥30 (online) Mary Lennox, a sick orphan, finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life. | ||
1.We can know from the passage that _________.
A. there are three books with tapes
B. we can buy the 4 books in bookstores
C. two of the books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett
D. the books are cheaper in bookstores than online
2.Which of the following is about UNCLE TOM’S CABIN?
A. It first came out in the 1950s.
B. It’s about the struggle during the American Civil War.
C. A brave girl successfully fought against slaves.
D. It’s a famous American novel full of imagination and adventures.
3.In ________ Mary brings the house and a garden back to life with the help of the power of hope, friendship and nature’s magic.
A. A LITTLE PRINCESS B. PETER PAN
C. THE SECRET GARDEN D. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN
When Roy entered the tiny bookshop, Mr. Banner looked up at him, annoyed.
‘‘You’re late again,” he said.
“Sorry,” Roy said. “I had a lot of ___ to do.”
Mr. Banner rolled his eyes and walked away.
Roy’s mother had a tiny apartment but a big ___. She was so kind-hearted. Ever since Roy could ___, a lot of orphans (孤儿) had lived with them. So he had to help in the house.
Roy worked his way up one side of a narrow aisle (过道) and back down the other. Every now and then（不时地）, he glanced（瞥一眼）at Mr. Banner who gradually fell into ___ in his chair. Roy walked ___ to the back of the aisle and reached for the top shelf. He carefully ___ a book The Little Book of Fairy Tales, then sat on the floor and opened it. Within minutes, Roy went into a world of giants, queens and talking wolves. Every day, Roy got ___ in the fairy-tale world while Mr. Banner was dreaming in his chair. Every day he would find a new place to put the book so that no one could see it and ___ it.
Roy felt bad about ___ the book. He thought Mr. Banner would be ___ if he knew. But Roy loved those fairy-tale worlds. Most importantly, he could tell the children the fairy tales in the book and they always listened to him with great ___.
Then one day, something ___ happened. Mr. Banner told Roy he had ___ the bookshop and then he showed him a book. It was The Little Book of Fairy Tales. “Maybe those kids at home will like this,” Mr. Banner said. Mr. Banner had known his ___ all along! Roy tried to say “Thank you,” but his voice was too ___. He took a deep breath, and said loudly, “Thank you.” The old man smiled, “You’re welcome.”
1.A. homework B. reasons C. housework D. problems
2.A. heart B. head C. decision D. smile
3.A. imagine B. remember C. think D. guess
4.A. silence B. thought C. sadness D. sleep
5.A. proudly B. shyly C. quietly D. calmly
6.A. took down B. turned down C. showed off D. knocked off
7.A. lost B. hurt C. sick D. tired
8.A. borrow B. steal C. discuss D. buy
9.A. reading B. hiding C. copying D. borrowing
10.A. mad B. thankful C. frightened D. pleased
11.A. effort B. interest C. purpose D. help
12.A. similar B. rare C. bad D. unfair
13.A. sold B. locked C. owned D. broken
14.A. history B. way C. dream D. secret
15.A. clear B. soft C. tired D. hopeless
Do you mind my smoking here ? . Look at the sign . It says “No Smoking”.
A. Of course not B. Never mind C. No , I don’t D. You’d better not
— What does Justin Bieber’s song Never Say Never impress you most ?
— It tells us that we do almost anything if we never give up .
A. can B. have to
C. should D. need
--- ______will the invitations be sent to our guests? --- In three days.
A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How far
What would you like to drink ? I’m very thirsty . you can get . Just get it now.
A. Anything B. Something C. Nothing D. Other things
