A dog entered a butcher's（肉贩）shop with a note in his mouth. The note read, “$10 of lamb chops (羊排），please.”
The butcher was very 1. (surprise). He took the money, put a bag of chops in the 2. (dog) mouth, and then he closed the shop 3. (quick). He followed the dog and watched him wait for a green light. Then the dog crossed the road to a bus stop. He checked the timetable and sat on the bench. When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and got 4. it.
As the bus traveled out into the countryside, the dog enjoyed the scenery. After 5. while, he stood on his back paws (爪子）6. (push) the “stop” button. Then the butcher followed 7. (he) off.
The dog ran up to a house and dropped his bag on the ground. He went back down the path, took a big run, and 8. (throw) himself against the door. No answer. He repeated the action a few times. Then a big man opened the door 9. started complaining(抱怨) about the dog and beating him.
Seeing this, the butcher ran up and shouted at the man, “What are you doing? This dog is a genius!” The man replied, “Genius? No way! He has forgotten his key for the 10. (four) times this month!”
Four day
s ago, I was taking a taxi. On the way, I just had the ______ stop at a store to buy something. A woman ______ me to let her hitchhike(免费搭车).
I ______ and picked this woman up. I thought she was too fat; she ______ about 120 kg. But she was very sweet and kind-hearted, so I didn’t ______.
She was talking to me ______ while going back to her place about how she got everything for her ______. So I thought to myself she must have a happy family. But nothing special ______ yet.
I got to her apartment ______ she needed help getting all the things she got to her place. I just helped her out and while I was ______ the stuff(物品) inside her house, I ______ that her husband walked in from the back of the apartment. So she was talking to him in her ______ voice. “ Honey , I got you this ; Honey, I got you that.” But what I came to notice was that her husband was ______. And then I looked close to how they were together and I knew for that moment I was seeing “ TRUE ______.”[
They cared for each other so ______ and what they looked like was not ______ at all. I was just deeply ______ by the true love between them.
Sometimes I think about going back to the apartment to tell them what I ______ in them and to thank them for sharing their ______
with me. Even though it is for a few ______, I like the way the blind couple care about each other; it is a very happy and romantic thing.
1.A. stranger B. waiter C. passenger D. driver
2.A. reminded B. allowed C. asked D. helped
3.A. nodded B. promised C. hesitated D. explained
4.A. carried B. weighted C. supported D. lifted
5.A. remember B. mind C. worry D. Leave
6.A. gladly B. nervously C. slowly D. calmly[
7.A. friend B. husband C. daughter D. neighbour
8.A. stayed B. continued C. stopped D. happened
9.A. unless B. if C. because D. although
10.A. moving B. searching C. arranging D. observing
11.A. imaged B. noticed C. believed D. expected
12.A. polite B. tired C. high D. sweet
13.A. painful B. foolish C. blind D. ill
14.A. LOVE B. FRIENDSHIP C. JUDGMENT D. STORY
15.A. frequently B. deeply C. thankfully D. quietly
16.A. useful B. clear C. secret D. important
17.A. encouraged B. surprised C. touched D. shocked
18.A. hid B. built C. put D. saw
19.A. lives B. troubles C. food D. memory
20.A. days B. hours C. minutes D. seconds
My first visit to Angkor Wat was in 1980. The country had been at war for many years and the temple was deserted and falling to pieces. Plants were growing out of the roofs, and trees were growing in the courtyards.
Today, the temple is the scene of a busy repair programme. A team of 15 Indian experts are organizing a workforce of 400 Cambodians, most of them women, who are cleaning, repairing and rebuilding parts of this temple.
As I walked through the courtyards, I noticed the Cambodian women devote hours to cleaning carefully a tiny area of stone. Boards are laid down to protect the precious painted stones while the repair work is going on. There are very few machines and little heavy equipment. Workers carry building materials in buckets at the end of long poles. Piles of stones lie in a corner of the courtyard, waiting to be replaced.
The work of cleaning the stones is watched over by three Indian chemists. It is a very slow task. First they clean the stones with brushes using buckets of a weak chemical. Then gaps between the stones are filled in. Finally another material is painted onto the stones which will protect them from water forever.
Work starts every day at 7 a. m. and goes on until late afternoon six days a week, with a break at midday.
Evening is the best time to visit the temple, after the tour groups have left. As the sun sinks lower, shadows spread across the courtyard. After sunset, the sky turns pink. The grey stone towers take on a golden colour before turning pink. Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet, beautiful place.
1.This passage mainly tells__________
A. the poor look of the temple Angkor Wat in 1980.
B. the history of the temple Angkor Wat
C. the repair work being done to the temple Angkor Wat
D. the difficulty in the repair work
2.According to the author, which of the following plays the least important role in the repair work?
A. The women workers. B. The Indian workers
C. Machines D. Skilled workers
3.The underlined sentence “the temple was deserted” possibly means that________
A. there was no one in the temple and it was in a poor state
B. the temple was built on desert and nobody noticed it
C. the temple was very old with a long history
D. the temple was repaired by the Cambodians, most of whom women
4.To clean the stone, how many steps should be followed?
A. Tow B. Three
C. Four D. Five
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Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork， beef, chicken, fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food—“dumplings”. It means “come together”. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve (除夕)，all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance, some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.
1.Which is the most important festival in China?
A. The Mid-Autumn Festival. B. The Spring Festival.
C. Children’s Day. D. The New Year day
2.When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated?
A. In March or April. B. In May or June.
C. In January or February. D. In November or December
3. _____________ is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.
A. Chicken B. Dumpling
C. Fish D. Sandwich
4.What’s the meaning of the food “dumplings” for Chinese in the Spring Festival?
A. Look up. B. Help yourself.
C. Come together. D. Goodbye
He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide(隐藏) his eyes behind his hair. He doesn’t smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he’ll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his new album (唱片), “Ye Huimei”, and the album was released (发行) in July and was named after his mother.
Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.
His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. “He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me,” said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No.101 Middle School in Beijing.
“He is true to himself. He never follows others,” said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong, Jiangsu Province.
1.From this passage, we know that Jay Chou _______.
A. is very handsome B. has a bright smile
C. often makes too much noise D. is a pop music star[
2.His fans are so excited because _______.
A. he released a new album in July B. he will sing new songs in Beijing
C. he can play the piano very well D. his new album was named after his mother
3.When he was a little child, he _______.
A. talked a lot every day B. did well in his study at school
C. started to like music D. had huge crowds of fans
