On my first day in America, I was excited, but nervous as well. It was my dear neighbor Susan who helped me get used to my new life far away from home. There was a knock at the door. When I opened it, Susan came in with a home-made apple pie. She hugged me and said：“You must be the precious Chinese doll!” With a big smile, she went on：“Alice, I am sure you have never, ever tried a home-made apple pie before! You are going to love it so much!” To be honest, I was greatly surprised by this welcome from a stranger. And the apple pie made me feel at home.
Susan was very helpful to me. When I was thinking about a costume to wear on Halloween, she suggested I dress up like a traditional Chinese girl. “I happen to have a traditional Chinese dress and guess what, I am a great make-up artist!” she said. Susan didn’t hide her excitement, when, after an hour of hard work, she pushed me to the mirror to examine our work. The clothes fit me perfectly! I am sure that I stood out from the crowd that Halloween, and I am very grateful to Susan for her help.
My first Thanksgiving was another highlight. On the festival morning, I was surprised to find a gift box in my front yard. There was a note on it：“Hello Alice, I am the Thanksgiving bunny! Enjoy your gift!” I looked around and caught Susan looking at me from the porch. Seeing that she had been caught, she awkwardly picked up a newspaper and pretended to read it. I couldn’t help laughing. When I walked up to her, she said：“It was not me. It was the Thanksgiving bunny!” Susan is such a lovely person; she is the American above all others I need to thank.
I saw that the spirit of the Chinese saying, that “Neighbors carry more weight than distant relatives,” is alive and well in America. Susan filled my heart with warmth and joy, just as angels do.
1.What made the writer feel at home in America?
A. Her Chinese doll.
B. Susan’s thanksgiving bunny for Halloween.
C. Gifts from her parents in China.
D. Susan’s visit on the first day.
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The writer lent a Chinese dress to Susan to wear at Halloween.
B. Susan often looked at her neighbors to find out what they were doing.
C. The writer had never had an apple-pie before she went to America.
D. Susan helped the writer to appreciate American festivals.
3.What does the phrase “stood out” mean in the passage?
A. To be more eye-catching. B. To rise up.
C. To be much better. D. To be strange.
4.This passage is most probably taken from_______.
A. a newspaper B. a travel guide
C. an advertisement D. a science magazine.
I don’t know how many good teachers there are in the world. However, I do it is quite important for a student who is to meet a good teacher.
I have a math teacher who to see struggling math students. He always the slow students he gets a chance. For example, the teacher often a student because of her failure in math. It’s not that this student is stupid but rather she has no math. The math teacher always gives the girl the cold shoulder and says this girl is the stupidest one he has seen. Once the girl got the lowest score in exam of math, the teacher made fun of her and then let other students in class who had the worst score. When that girl student had questions to ask him, he to give her answer.
Finally, the girl says to me that the paradise(天堂) is too far from her and she feels that there is no way to reach it. She also feels that she’s like a tiny paper boat which is into the water and will flow out to sea until it can’t be seen. What a lonely vision that is!
All students have different abilities because each of them is unique (独特的) and on the way to growing up. No one is able to expect their . Teachers should learn how to the slower students properly, how to encourage them more often and not to their feelings. Please leave a little bit of love for these students.
“It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the ,” said Mother Teresa. , love can bring in power.
1.A. feel B. remember C. suggest D. hope
2.A. out of the trouble B. out of trouble C. in the trouble D. in trouble
3.A. likes B. prefers C. hates D. wants
4.A. worries about B. laughs at C. comes across D. stares at
5.A. before B. until C. unless D. when
6.A. looks down upon B. watches out for C. disagrees with D. argues with
7.A. idea about B. plan for C. interest in D. emotion of
8.A. forever B. always C. never D. ever
9.A. the B. an C. a D. /
10.A. introduce B. say C. decide D. guess
11.A. stopped B. forgot C. refused D. whispered
12.A. all B. some C. any D. no
13.A. dropped B. found C. placed D. lost
14.A. suddenly B. hurriedly C. happily D. slowly
15.A. difference B. happiness C. future D. trouble
16.A. predict B. treat C. touch D. remind
17.A. destroy B. break C. hurt D. damage
18.A. stupid B. disabled C. miserable D. special
19.A. giving B. doing C. loving D. putting
20.A. In all B. At all C. After all D. All above
—Whose advice do you think I should take, Tom’s or John’s?
—_______. You are old enough to make a decision for yourself.
A. It’s up to you B. That’s settled
C. Your turn D. Either is OK
The girl has a great interest in sport and _______ badminton classes twice a week over the last three years.
A. took B. is taking C. takes D. has been taking
---Some students say he is lazy in English study.
--- So he is! He doesn’t know how to use English words correctly, _______ in the dictionary.
A. nor did he look them up
B. nor does he look them up
C. so he looks them up
D. so does he look them up
The house rent has been growing fast in cities. You have to pay nearly _______ than you did two years ago for a flat of the same size in some cities.
A. twice as much B. as much as twice
C. twice as many D. twice more
