In some parts of Holland the land lies so low that the people have to build great walls of sand and earth, to keep out the sea. These walls are called dykes(堤坝).
Sometimes the water from the sea break down these walls, and then the sea rushes in through the beach, and spreads over the land.
Houses and trees, cows and sheep, have been thus washed away, and many people drowned(溺水).
Once, when a little boy was going home in the evening, he saw a hole in one of the dykes, through which the water was flowing(流出）.
His father had often told him that when this happened, unless the water was stopped it would soon make the bole so big that the sea would flow over the land.
At first he thought he would run home and tell his father. But then he said to himself," It may be dark before father can come, and we shall not be able to find the hole again. Or it may get so large that it will be too late to stop it. I must stay now, and do the best I can alone.
The brave little boy sat down, and put his hand in the hole, to keep back the water. There he stayed, hour after hour, in the cold and the dark, all through the night!
In the morning, a man came past and saw him. He could not think what the boy there. So he called out to him, “What are you doing there, my boy?”
“There is a hole in the dyke,” said the boy,“ and I am keeping back the water.”
Poor little boy! He was so cold and tired that he could hardly speak.
The man came quickly and set him free. He got the hole closed up, and thus the land was saved--thanks to the brave little Hollander!
1.Who first found the hole in the dyke?
A.The father. B.The boy. C.A man. D.A visitor.
2.Why did the boy stay and stop the hole alone?
A.His father told him to do so.
B.He was strong enough to stop it.
C.He knew the best way to stop it.
D.It would be too late to ask for help.
3.How did the boy try to keep back the water?
A.He built another wall.
B.He sat against the hole.
C.He sat down with his hand in the hole.
D.He got some sand and earth to fill in the hole.
4.When seeing the boy, the man_____.
A.asked him what happened and then closed up the hole
B.thought the boy was in good condition
C.closed up the hole with him
D.helped him without a word
5.What can be the best title of the text?
A.A smart man. B.A cold night.
C.A dangerous hole. D.A brave little Hollander.
Police Officer Fang was a generous man. He always tried to help people who were______. Many policemen just arrested (逮捕) people whenever they did anything ______, but Police Officer Fang really______people.
If he saw a beggar in the street, he did not arrest him for begging. Instead, he gave him______coins to buy a meal.
If he saw children behaving badly, he did not take them to the______and charge (指控) them with an offense. Instead, he tried to find out______they were behaving badly and then lectured them on the importance of good behavior.
One day he saw a small girl______in the street. She was crying loud and tears (眼泪) were rolling down her face.
“Hello,” he said to her,“and what’s your problem?”
The small girl looked up at him______her tears.
“I’ve______ my money,” she said.
“Oh, dear!” Police Officer Fang said. “And how did you do that?”
“My______fell out of my pocket,” the small girl said. “It had all my money in it.”
And she continued_______.
“It’s all right,” Police Officer Fang said. “Don’t worry. It’s not the _______of the world. Tell me how much money was in your wallet.”
“______dollars,” the small girl said.
Police Officer Fang took out his wallet. He _____it, took ten dollars and gave it to the girl.
“Here you are,” he said. “Here’s ten dollars. Now you can stop crying.”
But instead of stopping crying, the small girl cried even ______, still standing there.
“Now what's the matter?" Police Officer Fang said.
“I wish I'd said I'd lost fifty dollars," the small girl replied.
1.A.in surprise B.in trouble C.in excitement D.in peace
2.A.wrong B.right C.unusual D.good
3.A.thought of B.talked about C.cared about D.heard of
4.A.little B.a little C.few D.a few
5.A.police station B.bus station C.school D.hospital
6.A.when B.where C.how D.why
7.A.sleeping B.standing C.dancing D.drawing
8.A.across B.over C.under D.through
9.A.spent B.lost C.forgotten D.saved
10.A.wallet B.money C.card D.phone
11.A.asking B.speaking C.crying D.playing
12.A.beginning B.middle C.end D.part
13.A.Fifty B.Forty C.Sixty D.Ten
14.A.opened B.closed C.handed D.showed
15.A.loud B.louder C.high D.higher
One evening, while my family were watching TV in the sitting room, my father began to smoke a cigarette (烟草). Soon the room_______full of smoke. Mother asked him to stop smoking, _______，father said it was too difficult. I sat aside and wondered what I could do. Then I had_______idea.
The next day I gave a packet of cigarettes to my father and said something to him in a low quiet voice. Seeing that, Mother looked surprised. Some days_______, mother wondered why father didn’t smoke any longer. Father explained that the cigarettes I had given him were a special kind, which could help people give_______smoking. We all laughed.
1.A.is B.was C.are D.were
2.A.so B.for C.since D.but
3.A.a B.an C.the D.that
4.A.late B.early C.later D.earlier
5.A.up B.out C.away D.to
—Mary, could you tell me______the pencil box?
—Oh, yes. I bought it in a store on the Internet.
A.where you bought B.when you will buy
C.when did you buy D.where will you buy
—Did you catch the first bus to school this morning?
—No I didn’t. It had started moving ______I could get on it.
A.after B.since C.before D.as soon as
Because of COVID-19 in February, the government advised us_______ to the public places less.
A.going
B.go
C.to go
D.gone
