Everybody has his own hero in mind and is always trying to copy his behaviors in life. As for______, my grandfather is just that man. My grandfather had a small farm. He also worked in a ______.
One autumn, most of the farmers in the village were all_______, so he promised to help his neighbor harvest the corn as he often did.___________, after harvesting his own corn, Grandpa’s little corn machine broke.What was_______, the factory where Grandpa worked made the workers have extra work. He had to leave the farm_______and didn’t get back until very late. It now seemed_______to help out his neighbor because he really had no free time.
One night, Grandpa________that he wouldn’t let his neighbor’s harvest rot* in the field._______a machine, he’d harvest it by hand.
“I don’t think you’d have time to do it,” said my grandma.“Besides,it would be too dark to do______at night.”
“I know of one night that I could do it!” he________.“There’s still one more full moon in October. _______the weather is clear, I think I can do it.”
A few days later, after a long shift* at the factory, my grandpa went to the _______.The weather was cold but clear. He cut all the corn through the night to keep his word.
Sometimes, when I want to_______responsibilities*, I’d see my grandfather_________corn in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of corn stocks* stand at attention in respect for a man who keeps his word.
1.A. I B. my C. me D. mine
2.A. school B. factory C. shop D. cinema
3.A. happy B. free C. busy D. nervous
4.A. Sometimes B. However C. Luckily D. Usually
5.A. worse B. better C. more D. less
6.A. early B. slowly C. quietly D. later
7.A. relaxing B. impossible C. interesting D. dangerous
8.A. wondered B. learned C. thought D. guessed
9.A. In B. With C. Through D. Without
10.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
11.A. lived B. refused C. explained D. realised
12.A. If B. Though C. Before D. After
13.A. factory B. field C. river D. house
14.A. wake up B. look up C. give up D. get up
15.A. eating B. growing C. pulling D. cutting
—-Nobody will become a hero without the help of others.
—-That’s true. __________________.
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Early birds catch the worms.
C. One finger can’t lift a small stone. D. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
— Peter, is there anything else you want to know about China?
— Yes, I am still wondering________.
A. whether you like the book
B. how many people there are in the room
C. why the Chinese people like to play the dragon dance
D. whose handwriting is the best in our class
I don’t want to get home too late because my parents will be ________ me if I’m late.
A. worried about B. proud of C. different from D. interested in
_______ it got dark, they didn’t stop working.
A. Though B. If C. Since D. As
What university do you want to ________ after leaving high school?
A. attend B. complete C. manage D. reply