On a farm lived a father and a son. The father always got up early and read books by the stove. One morning, the son came up to him and said, "Dad, I read books at night but forget most of them the next morning. What's the good of reading?"
The father didn’t reply to his question at once. He passed him a basket that was used to carry coal. He said, "Get some water from the river with the basket and then I'll tell you the answer."
The son felt surprised but he did as his father said, He tried many times but every time the water leaked (漏掉) from the basket.
An hour later, the son came back with the empty basket and told his father it was impossible to hold water with the basket. The father said with a smile. "Yes, you are right, my son. The basket can t hold water. But did you notice the basket was different?" The son found the dirty basket had become clean. The father continued, "Reading is like holding water with the basket. Although we can't remember all we read, we have changed while reading."
1.The father was used to reading in the morning.
2.The son wondered if reading was good for him.
3.The father didn't answer his son's question because he thought it was stupid.
4.The basket had no difference after the son used it to get water from the river.
5.From the passage, we know that reading can make a difference to a person.
Can you image that we could build a beautiful city with rubbish? Maybe you will think it is _______. However, it can be true! Nothing is a waste if we have a creative mind. Let me show you something about _______ rubbish.
Sometimes we can see tons of rubbish in the streets, on the roads, near the buildings … here and there. Many large cities became so ugly _______ it. Nobody likes rubbish, but in fact, some rubbish can be used again. All of us want to solve the problem. We must do something to _______ rubbish. We should take action from now on._______, some good things will not be wasted.
Do you often throw away things you don’t need any more? Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use? For example, when a car get too old, it may not run any more. But we can use the metal of the car to make something else. When a bottle is empty, it _______ as a waste. You don’t know bottle glass can be made into sand and used to build streets. Rubbish _______ food can be changed into fertilizer(肥料) to make plants grow better. It is cheap and safe. And other rubbish can also be used to make building blocks. Now, _______ machines are designed for that.
_______ , people will watch films in a beautiful cinema which is built out of rubbish. Besides building and roads, cities may be made from rubbish. But so far, building beautiful cities made from rubbish is only ________.
1.A.important B.unbelievable C.understanding D.possible
2.A.returning B.reflecting C.reusing D.repeating
3.A.because B.because of C.instead of D.as for
4.A.make use of B.make promises C.make up our mind to D.make a living as
5.A.On the way B.By the way C.In this way D.Out of the way
6.A.threw away B.will be thrown away C.will throw away D.was thrown away
7.A.from B.in C.on D.to
8.A.fewer and fewer B.less and less C.more and less D.more and more
9.A.Some day B.The other day C.Nowadays D.In the day
10.A.a dream B.a lesson C.a symbol D.a letter
Which is the sentence pattern of “Uncle Li bought me a dictionary.”?
A.S + V + O B.S + V + IO + DO
C.S + V D.S + V + O + OC
—Don’t keep water running when you wash hands.
— .
A.I hope so B.I’m afraid not C.Sorry, I won’t D.It’s nothing
—Tom! I looked for you everywhere at the party last night.
—Oh, I to the party.
A.am invited B.was invited
C.am not invited D.wasn’t invited
_______ my father ______ my mother takes good care of me. I love them so much.
A.Either; or B.Both; and C.Neither; nor D.Not only; but also
