| Gone with the Wind Author: Margaret Mitchell ¥25 (in bookstores) ¥18 (online) Gone with the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War. Scarlett O’Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time. | ||
A Little Princess Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ¥20 (online) A special offer: ¥18 (8:00a.m.-10:00 a.m. ) Motherless Sara Crewe’s father was very rich and Sara lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and she lost everything. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty(贫穷) and the scorn(嘲笑). It’s an excellent book 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(冒险), 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. | ||
1.What difficulty did Sara Crewe face in her life ?
A. The American Civil War B. The loss of her parents
C. Adventures in Never-Never Land D. Her strong character
2.We can learn from the passage that _________.
A. we can buy all the above books in bookstores
B. two of the books are written by J.M Barrie
C. all the books have children as their main characters
D. Peter Pan is ¥3 cheaper online than in bookstores
3.If you want to buy all the three books, you have to pay at least ______ online.
A. ¥30 B. ¥12 C. ¥48 D. ¥42
The day before my daughter Norah’s fourth birthday, I picked her up from preschool. On the way, she said, “I like old people best because they walk slowly like I walk slowly and they have soft skin like I have soft skin.”What she said marked a ______beginning.
The following day—her birthday—again on the way home, she asked ______ we could stop at the store to buy cakes for her. How could I say ______ to a birthday girl? After paying for the bill, I noticed that Norah was standing up in the cart, ________announcing, “Hi, old person! It’s my birthday today!” However, the old man in front of her didn’t show he was______ by my talkative child. He ______ with a smile, “Well, little lady! And how old are you today?” After a few minutes’ chat, Norah offered to take a photo with the old man called Mr. Dan, his expression changed from surprised to delighted. We exchanged our phone numbers. There was magic happening in the store that day, and we could ________ feel it.
During our first visit in Mr. Dan’s home, We walked with him to his front door. He pulled out a knife and ______ the only blooming red rose. He spent ten minutes cutting every thorn（刺）_____ the stem（茎）before handing it to his new friend. Norah keeps that rose, now_______as a bone, under her pillow for a long time.
Norah asks about Mr. Dan every day. She worries about him. She wonders if he’s ______, or cold. She wants him to be OK. She wants him to feel loved. Mr. Dan thinks about Norah too. After ______ recent visit, he said that he had ______ had a whole night’s sleep since his wife died. “Norah has healed me since meeting her.” he said. That left me ______ and my eyes wet with tears. Somehow, their hearts and souls seem to recognize each other from long ago. Sometimes talking to strangers can ________ beautiful new beginnings.
1.A. broken B. beautiful C. boring D. busy
2.A. what B. that C. if D. when
3.A. hello B. no C. yes D. thanks
4.A. excitedly B. sadly C. luckily D. carefully
5.A. treated B. trained C. trapped D. troubled
6.A. realized B. replied C. repeated D. recorded
7.A. neither B. both C. all D. none
8.A. let B. get C. put D. cut
9.A. off B. down C. into D. away
10.A. wet B. white C. dry D. red
11.A. relaxed B. excited C. lonely D. silly
12.A. the other B. another C. other D. others
13.A. never B. always C. often D. usually
14.A. useless B. meaningless C. careless D. speechless
15.A. belong to B. lead to C. thanks to D. speak to
--Will you join us to play basketball on Saturdy afternoon?
---______,but I promised to go swimming with Eric.
A.Never mind B.Many thanks C.Take it easy D.My pleasure
—Tommy, _________ do you play the piano?
—When my mom is at home, I have to every day, but she’s away this week!
A. how aboutB. how longC. how muchD. how often
--- Good news! I hear that we will go on a school trip out of our city.
--- Really? We wonder if not in Yangzhou, ________.
A. where we can go B. where can we go C. when can we go D. when we can go
---Can you tell me the way to learn English well?
--- Yes, I think ________, you should love English, then you need lots of practice.
A. after all B. above all C. in all D. at all
