Diary of a Do – It – Yourself Book
This book based on Greg Hefley’s own “diary” lets kids express themselves in an exciting way. In the book, kids will be asked: What was the best dream you have ever had? The worst thing you have ever eaten? The best secret you have ever heard? This Do – It – Yourself Book is unique and special because it has blank pages for readers to write their own stories and keep their own diaries.
Author:Jeff Kinney
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Train to Somewhere
Marianne, heading west with fourteen other children on a train, is sure her mother will show up at one of the stations along the way. Stop after stop goes by, and there is no sign of her mother in the crowds that come to look over the children. No one shows any interest in adopting shy Marianne, either. But that is all right. She has to be free for her mother to claim her. Then the train stopped at its final stop, a town called Somewhere…
Author:Eve Bunting
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Chinese Children's Favorite Stories
This volume of beloved Chinese stories contains a delightful(令人高兴的) selection from the rich store of Chinese legend. Discover many delightful animal characters as well as Chang’e and Guan Yin. Retold for an international audience, the stories with beautiful pictures will give children aged six to ten in other countries a chance to learn about both the tradition and culture of China.
Author:Mingmei Yip
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The Way Science Works
The perfect introduction to show how science explains the world around us! Eye-opening experiments and extraordinary photography bring science to life. Discover science in action from the principles that explain everyday facts to the theories behind the technology in today’s fast-moving world. Full of facts about famous scientists, technology news and more.
Author:Robin Kerrod
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1. Diary of a Do–It–Yourself Book is different from other books because you can .
A. ask the author questions
B. write your own stories in the book
C. have a chance to see beautiful photos
D. read many interesting stories about the author
2. Amazon. com gives no discount on .
A. Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book
B. Train to Somewhere
C. Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories
D. The Way Science Works
3. Based on Train to Somewhere, how many children head west on the train.
A. 15. B. 14. C. 13. D. 16.
4. Chinese Children's Favorite Stories is written for .
A. Chinese children aged 6 to 10
B. teenagers in other countries
C. junior students in other countries
D. foreign children aged 6 to 10
5. Whose book would you like to read if you are interested in science and technology?
A. Jeff Kinney’s.B. Eve Bunting's.
C. Mingmei Yip’s.D. Robin Kerrod’s.
Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water! This is just one of hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups(打嗝). Hiccups are so mysterious. We really don’t know why they start and why they stop.
Everyone has a favorite cure(治愈方法) for a case of the hiccups. Some people think that a good scare(惊恐) is necessary to get well. Others eat a teaspoon of sugar. Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.
An American man named Jack O’Leary said he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years. He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked. At last he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.
It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well. He tried them all, but the hiccups continued. Finally, he drank a “secret” mixture someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone.
Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really know. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea – hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.
1.. How did Jack O’Leary stop his hiccups?
A. He took a deep breath.B. He prayed to Saint Jude
C. He ate a teaspoon of sugar.D. He drank a “secret” mixture.
2.. The British plumber spent in stopping his hiccups.
A. 4 hoursB. 2 days
C. 8 monthsD. 8 years
3.. might be the best cure for hiccups according to the passage.
A. Cold water B. A spoonful of saltC. Special pillsD. What you believe in
4.. From this passage, we can learn .
A. Saint Jude is an expert in curing the hiccups
B. the reason why the hiccups start and why the hiccups stop
C. some people think that a good scare is a cure for a case of hiccups
D. the British plumber drank a “secret” mixture given by an experienced doctor and then became well
5.. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Different ways to stop hiccups.
B. What makes hiccups happen.
C. How to get hiccups.
D. Jack O’Leary’s hiccups.
In the United States there was an unusual story telling of the daughter of an engineer. One day walking along the bank of a lake, the girl happened to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose(鹅). After some time the girl the mother would not return to the eggs and she to take them home. There she carefully the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days , the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the .
Geese are known to take the first living thing theysee as their mother. Thus, to these geese, the girl was their mother.
As they grew, the girl was able to her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to . The litter girl became increasingly worried about this, both when and in her dreams. Suddenly, she thought a clever idea: she would fly a plane to guide them in . She asked her father for a plane and he made a small one for her. Caring about safety, the father flew the plane himself. However, the birds didn’t him. They all slept in the grass .
The girl was so worried about it that one day the girl into the plane and started it. Soon the plane left the . Seeing their mother in the air, the birds expanded their wings and . She flew the plane freely in the sky, with her young birds following.
1.A. since B. after C. whileD. because
2.A. realizedB. expectedC. imaginedD. admitted
3.A. helpedB. decidedC. affordedD. agreed
4.A. placedB. protectedC. treatedD. examined
5.A. agoB. outC. laterD. long
6.A. familyB. houseC. homeD. world
7.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. who
8.A. greatB. bigC. shyD. young
9.A. askB. leadC. wantD. allow
10.A. flyB. raceC. swimD. sing
11.A. asleepB. awayC. aroundD. awake
12.A. ofB. throughC. overD. back
13.A. skyB. heavenC. flightD. plane
14.A. hisB. herC. theirD. its
15.A. respectB. rememberC. followD. receive
16.A. sadlyB. insteadC. hardlyD. too
17.A. climbedB. lookedC. droveD. fell
18.A. houseB. floorC. waterD. ground
19.A. secretlyB. disappointedlyC. patientlyD. immediately
20.A. looked awayB. set outC. went byD. turned back
—I think the environment is becoming worse.
—Yes, I really don’t know we can do about it.
A. whichB. whether
C. that D. what
I saw a boy in the supermarket yesterday, reminded me of my good friend.
A. thatB. where
C. whoD. which
—I saw Nancy on the way home yesterday.
—It be her. She’s gone to the USA for further study.
A. mustn’tB. can’t
C. won’tD. needn’t
