It was Monday, Mrs. Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way, Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher（卖肉者）, and he’s going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s shop. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and presently did as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up immediately.
At midday, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at midday. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at the paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had thought of the dog as one of his customers.
However, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher’s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o’clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!
1.When Mrs. Smith’s dog was hungry, what did she give to the dog?
A. some chicken
B. half a pound of meat
C. a hot dog
D a piece of paper with some words on it
2.Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite __________.
A. rudely B. proudly
C. friendly D. angrily
3.From its experience, the dog found that __________.
A. only the paper with Mrs. Smith’s words on it could bring it meat
B. a piece of paper could bring him half a pound of meat
C. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
D. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
4.At the end of the story, you’ll find that __________.
A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
B. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
C. the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more
D. the butcher found himself cheated by the smart animal
David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a to learn. In his spare time he read books that he thought would him succeed somewhere down the road.
He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his of higher education to provide for his family, factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and . It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills. He worked harder than he had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week.
David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after it he didn’t feel like it because else seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always . David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.
This is a true story about , a story about believing in ; a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams.
My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, you’ll be enough to see it through(进行到底). It’s up to you to it. Remember that even the farthest always starts with the first step.
1.A. starting B. leaving C. arriving D. studying
2.A. time B. hope C. hunger D. chance
3.A. let B. have C. see D. help
4.A. lack B. choice C. favor D. desire
5.A. and B. so C. but D. as
6.A. individually B. spiritually C. energetically D. evidently
7.A. more B. fewer C. smaller D. some
8.A. showing B. teaching C. improving D. acquiring
9.A. even B. never C. ever D. just
10.A. doing B. creating C. applying for D. taking up
11.A. turned off B. put down C. held up D. turned down
12.A. even when B. if only C. even D. as if
13.A. anywhere B. somewhere C. anything D. something
14.A. pays back B. puts off C. gets in D. pays off
15.A. wealth B. determination C. hardship D. love
16.A. yourself B. himself C. herself D. itself
17.A. developing B. following C. continuing D. reaching
18.A. demanded B. expected C. inspired D. attracted
19.A. get B. make C. conduct D. perform
20.A. journey B. distance C. life D. future
---You should apologize to her, Barry.
--- _____, but it’s not going to be easy.
A. I suppose so B. I feel so
C. I prefer to D. I like to
– English has a large vocabulary , hasn’t it ?
-- Yes. _____ more words and expressions and you will find it easier to read and communicate.
A.Know B. Knowing
C. To know D. Known
—Come on , please give me some ideas about the project.
--- Sorry, with so much work ___ my mind , I always break down.
A. filled B. filling
C. to fill D. being filled
After he retired from office, Rogers ___ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
A .took up B. saved up
C. kept up D. drew up
