When my brother and I were children, we spent a few weeks in the countryside with our uncle. He was a geologist (地质学家) and loved to go on walks to___________ stones. One day, he bought us _________ and asked us to go to the mountain with him and carry the stones.
The whole day we_________ around. Every now and then he put___________ in our bags. We were a bit___________ that he also took some stones out from our bags at times. But we thought he had just found ___________ stones than the ones we already had. Still, when we returned to the house, we were very_________ . The backpacks were so_________ that we felt great relief(轻松) when we took them off._________ uncle’s backpack was half empty.
“Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked.
“I didn’t. You did,” he said. “You didn’t know it, but I gave you a little attitude (态度) ________ today. Whenever you were complaining, I added a stone to your bags. Whenever you talked about something with positive (积极的) thinking, I __________a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”
The bags were almost ________ .
“Your negative (负面的) thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your____________ just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts you have, the __________ your mind is.”
With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important __________ in life – the power of attitude.
1.A.carry B.collect C.research D.kick
2.A.baskets B.ropes C.instruments D.backpacks
3.A.climbed B.jumped C.ran D.walked
4.A.leaves B.stones C.grasses D.sticks
5.A.surprised B.interested C.relaxed D.disappointed
6.A.harder B.better C.stronger D.weaker
7.A.sad B.ill C.tired D.excited
8.A.heavy B.light C.big D.small
9.A.So B.As C.Since D.Yet
10.A.power B.stress C.test D.question
11.A.put off B.took over C.took out D.put back
12.A.full B.empty C.messy D.smooth
13.A.brain B.memory C.mind D.back
14.A.clearer B.easier C.better D.heavier
15.A.suggestions B.lessons C.purposes D.cases
—Could you tell me ________ ? —By working harder.
A.how to do with my English B.what I could do with my English
C.how I can improve my English D.what’s wrong with my English
—________ did you like the trip to the West Lake?
—________.
A.How; The guide took us there B.What; First by train and then by bike
C.How; Very fantastic D.What; It was not far from our hotel
Which of the following is Right?
A.I haven’t seen him for ages. B.He’s borrowed the book for three weeks.
C.I have joined the army since two years ago. D.His father has left here since he was five years old.
There __________ a few small farms here, but now they have become a beautiful park. People ________ fun in it.
A.used to have, are used to having B.used to be, are used to having
C.were used to have, used to be D.were used to being, used to have
Most ancient books were ________ bamboo before paper was invented. My favourite one was ________ six parts.
A.made up of; made of B.made from; made up of
C.made of; made up of D.made from; made of
