Have you ever heard of animal tour guides (导游)? Do you know there are monkey tour guides in some places in India? Dressed in waistcoats (马甲), these cute monkeys are always ready to 1 you. If you are hungry, you only need to point to your 2 and they’ll lead (带领)you to the 3 restaurant. If you’re 4 , you put both of your hands behind your head and they will 5 you to the nearest hotel. After that, they will put their hairy hands to 6 for tips (小费).Then they’ll wave (挥手)their hands as if they are saying 7 to you.
Can you guess where these guides 8 from? Yes, school! People feed them carefully and they are trained for one year to 9 their diplomas (文凭). There used to be a three-year-old monkey named Alice. She even learned to turn on and 10 the lights, play a recorder and open doors and windows when she was told to. Next time, be sure to meet the monkey tour guides when you travel in India. 1.A.call 2.A.stomach 3.A.nearest 4.A.angry 5.A.drive 6.A.buy 7.A.sorry 8.A.come 9.A.look 10.A.up
One day a poor boy, who was selling newspapers in a town, found that he had only ten pennies(便士)left, and he was hungry. He decided to ask for a 11 at the next house. However, he had another idea when a young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. But as he looked 12 , she brought
B.tell B.back B.farthest B.sad B.take B.make B.goodbye B.is B.get B.down
C.serve C.head C.smallest C.tired C.follow C.ask C.hello C.make C.lose C.off
him a large glass of milk. He drank it, and then asked, “How much do I own(欠)you?”
“My mother teaches me that I should 13 get money for any kindness,” she replied. “So you don’t owe me 14 .”
Many years later, the woman became seriously ill. Then she was sent to a famous
hospital in London. Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness. When he heard the name of the 15 which she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. As soon as he walked into her room, he got to know her at once. He did his best to 16 her. Then he gave special attention to her. After some time she got well.
Dr. Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital. He 17 it, then wrote something on it 18 it was sent to her. She was afraid to open it, for she believed it would cost the rest of her life to 19 for it all. But 20 she opened it, and read these words on it: Paid in full with one glass of milk. 11.A.banana 12.A.excited 13.A.always 14.A.anything 15.A.country 16.A.protect 17.A.looked at 18.A.after 19.A.take 20.A.finally
One day, a hungry fox was walking through the forest. He was 21 something to eat. The fox noticed a crow 22 on the branch of a tree. She was holding a large piece of 23 in her beak.
The fox gazed at the crow on the branch. He spotted the piece of cheese in her beak. The hungry fox thought the cheese would 24 very good. He wanted to get the cheese for 25 . B.drink B.thirty B.never B.everything B.house B.remember B.looked after B.before B.pay B.quickly
C.meal C.hungry C.sometimes C.nothing C.town C.save C.looked for C.when C.spend C.happily
Then the fox had an idea. He called to the crow, “What a pretty 26 you are! You have the most beautiful feathers I’ve ever seen. I wonder if a pretty bird 27 you can sing. Would you please sing a song for me?”
The crow liked 28 all the nice things the fox said about her. His words made her feel very special. She wanted to sing a song for the fox.
The crow opened her 29 to sing. The cheese fell to the ground. The 30 fox picked up the piece of cheese. 21.A.looking at 22.A.sleeping 23.A.cheese 24.A.smell 25.A.herself 26.A.parrot 27.A.like 28.A.making 29.A.feathers 30.A.clever
Once, there was a big spider in the basement (地下室) of an art museum. The spider was good at making webs. Every day, he spent much time taking care of his web. For him, it was very 31 .
However, one day, the museum workers began to take paintings out of the basement. 32 other spiders came to know what was happening, they soon moved to other places. However, the big spider didn’t want to move. “It’s 33 for me to find a better place to make a web,” he thought. “I need to work 34 to make my web stronger. When they see my strong web, they will 35 .” So, the spider did his best to make his web stronger. Over time, there were fewer and fewer paintings.
One afternoon, the 36 came again. It looked like that they were going to take the painting anyway. The spider didn’t want to leave. But when he 37 he might lose his
B.looking after B.playing B.meat B.taste B.himself B.animal B.as B.founding B.eyes B.rare
C.looking for C.sitting C.bread C.sound C.yourself C.person C.with C.hearing C.wings C.awful
D.looking up D.working D.chicken D.look D.myself D.bird D.for D.seeing D.mouth D.sorry
life, he ran away from the basement and came to a little garden. To his 38 , he could make an even more beautiful web there. The spider thought, “Sometimes, leaving doesn’t mean 39 .”
In our life, we have to make difficult 40 sometimes. It’s not easy, but we shouldn’t be afraid. Future might be better than we think. 31.A.boring 32.A.If 33.A.easy 34.A.earlier 35.A.give up 36.A.painters 37.A.hoped 38.A.joy 39.A.hiding 40.A.records
Burton, the beaver(水獭), was lying in the dirt enjoying the warm rain falling down on his chocolate-brown fun by the river. The rain was coming down hard. Just then a wall of 41 ran over the top of him. Burton could hardly breathe as he was picked up by the force of the water and carried down the river. After a few minutes, he was thrown onto a large rock. Burton looked all around and noticed that the river had covered the tall grass and bushes. What's more, it had 42 everything including his home.
Out of the corner of his eye, Burton saw something trying to get out of the water. \"It's a tortoise(陆龟),\" he realized, and 43 down. Burton came up right 44 the tortoise.
As he floated up, the tortoise found himself safely on Burton's back.
\"Thanks,\" the tortoise said cheerfully, \"My name is Torquil. The water 45 killed me. What happened?\"
B.difficult B.When B.exciting B.harder B.cheer up B.visitors B.explained B.joke B.losing B.wishes
C.important C.Unless C.necessary C.farther C.try out C.workers C.agreed C.worry C.winning C.habits
D.relaxing D.Although D.impossible D.closer D.blow out D.farmers D.realized D.sadness D.improving D.decisions
\"There must be 46 rain upriver. Now hold on. Don't let go. We'll swim along with the flow,\" Burton told the tortoise.
\"I think that's a good idea. I'll hold on,\" Torquil 47 . The rain stopped and the river became quiet as before.
\"Well, I guess it's time to say goodbye,\" Burton looked up at the tortoise.
Torquil thought for a while, \"I feel very safe to be with you, my friend. Besides, I'm a tortoise and move slowly. You are a beaver and more much 48 . May I stay? I can help you build another 49 then.\" Burton answered with a 50 , \"Why not, my friend?\"
The two friends swam off as the sun began to shine brightly on the quiet river water. 41.A.fur 42.A.saved 43.A.fell 44.A.over 45.A.never 46.A.little 47.A.agreed 48.A.faster 49.A.tent 50.A.fear
Understanding among people is always like a warm sunshine in our life. It can make people happier and the life more wonderful. I still remember my father acted 51 an understanding husband when I was a little girl.
My mom used to cook dinner with the breakfast food. One day, my mom put some burnt (烧焦的) bread in front of my dad for dinner. The burnt bread looked 52 and hard to eat. I thought my dad would not have it and be angry with Mom. To my surprise, my dad took the bread, smiled at my mom and talked with me 53 while he was eating the bread. I couldn't remember what I told 54 that night.
B.water B.raised B.flew B.under B.nearly B.quiet B.refused B.lower B.farm B.smile
C.rock C.enjoyed C.dived C.across C.hardly C.terrible C.guessed C.harder C.house C.warming
D.chocolate D.damaged D.drove D.forward D.seldom D.pleasant D.disagreed D.later D.island D.problem
But I did remember watching him put some butter on the bread and eat up the bread as usual.
After dinner, I still 55 if my dad really liked the burnt bread. So I invited him to 56 and take a walk around our house and asked him about that. He held me in 57 and said, \"Your mom worked very hard all day. She's really tired. And you see—a bit of burnt food 58 stops us from loving others!\" Only then did I know what a great husband and a father he is! 59 I was a little girl at that time, I still could feel his true care for Mom. I felt his arms were warmer.
Life is not perfect. Nobody is perfect, either. What we really need is the 60 of each other—whether between the husband and the wife, the parent and the child or just between two friends. This is the key to a happy life. 51.A.as 52.A.delicious 53.A.angrily 54.A.her 55.A.continued 56.A.go out 57.A.fingers 58.A.always 59.A.Although 60.A.independence
The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon. An old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was watching them on the television in the bar of a hotel. There was an Englishman in the bar, too, and he 61 the Irishman, “The 62 are very clever, aren't they? They are going 63 some men to the moon. It is a long 64 from the earth.”
“Oh, that's 65 , ”the Irishman answered quickly. “The Irish are going to send some
B.for B.dry B.happily B.him B.noticed B.get off B.arms B.sometimes B.If B.situations
C.with C.soft C.luckily C.them C.wondered C.give up C.knees C.never C.Until C.understanding
men to the sun in a few months. That's 66 away than the moon, you know.”
“Yes, it is,” the Englishman said, “ 67 it is too 68 for the people to go to.” The Irishman laughed and said, “Well, the Irish aren't stupid, you know. We 69 go to the sun during the day, of course. We will go there 70 . ” 61.A.said to
B.tell
C.talk to C.Irish C.to give C.road C.true C.longer C.or C.cold C.won't C.at noon
D.spoke D.Frenchmen D.to rest D.way D.nothing D.much farther D.because D.cool D.mustn't D.during the night
62.A.Englishmen B.Americans 63.A.to reach 64.A.time 65.A.good 66.A.long 67.A.and 68.A.hot 69.A.don't
B.to send B.street B.nice B.far B.but B.warm B.can't
70.A.in the morningB.in the afternoon
Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries. “Chinese children hope to study abroad(到国外)to 71 a wider view(视野)of the world.” said a Chinese writer called Chen Yi. Chen told the parents and their children that life in foreign countries can be hard for young people. “They have to meet a 72 shock(冲击)and language problems.”
However, these are not the most difficult things. To most children looking after 73 when studying alone in a foreign country is a big challenge(挑战).
Zhang Jia began to study in a high school in Australia last October. To his surprise, his teachers there didn’t 74 students to study. And 75 there wasn’t homework. “With these education(教育)systems, we have more 76 time and more space for thinking.” said Zhang. “But if you don’t know how to 77 your time and money. you will not have an easy time.”
“Studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign language 78 and
broaden(拓宽)their minds, but students and parents should know about the challenges,” Chen said.
79 you want to study abroad, try to talk to someone with 80 in foreign countries. Make sure that you are ready for it. 71.A.get 72.A.interest 73.A.they 74.A.mind 75.A.usually 76.A.busy 77.A.plan 78.A.happily 79.A.Although
B.try B.trust B.them B.push B.yet B.safe B.have B.quickly B.Whether
C.mix C.culture C.their C.avoid C.just C.boring C.miss C.carefully C.Why C.experience
D.set D.message D.themselves D.train D.never D.free D.take D.suddenly D.When D.information
80.A.suggestions B.competitions
Julie was sitting in bed late at night playing with her new smart phone. Earlier that week, her children and grandchildren visited her to celebrate 81 70th birthday. The phone was a gift 82 her granddaughter Mary.
Up until then, Julie had never really been 83 in catching up with modern technology, 84 having her own smart phone made her feel youthful. Julie decided to join Facebook 85 she noticed all the younger people were doing so. However, when making her profile page, she was embarrassed (尴尬) to put up a picture of herself. She thought she looked much too old and 86 would want to talk to her. She thought for a while and got a 87 of a beautiful 20-something year old from Google, posted it under her name, and went to sleep.
The next morning, Julie woke up and logged into (登录) Facebook, hoping that she would have one or two new 88 . She could not believe her eyes. Her inbox was 89 friend requests (请求) from many young handsome men. Julie decided to accept only the best-looking ones and began chatting with them day and night. She 90 let them know
that they were actually talking to a grandma.
The next time Julie met up with Mary, she thanked her so much for the phone and said, \"I haven't felt so young and pretty in years!\" 81.A.his 82.A.from 83.A.helpful 84.A.and 85.A.if 86.A.somebody 87.A.name 88.A.friends 89.A.made of 90.A.sometimes
Old Henry looked after his flowers in the garden all the time. One day, a young painter went by his house. He looked at the nice garden and 91 if he lived in such a beautiful place, how happy he would be. Suddenly he found the old man terribly 92 . He was so shocked that he walked to Henry and asked, \" 93 are you taking care of the flowers every day which you can't see in fact?\"
Henry smiled, \"I can tell you 94 reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young and I really love this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can 95 the sweetness of them. As to the last, it's you.\"
\"Me? 96 you don't know me.\" answered the painter, still puzzled.
\"Yeah, it's 97 that I don't know you, but I know flowers are gifts which everyone loves. And the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood(情绪).\" Henry answered.
The 98 of Henry warmed the young painter with pleasure. He looked after the flowers to make others 99 the warm sunshine in spring.
Henry is alone but not lonely. All of his 100 are his friends and neighbors. They
B.her B.for B.interested B.but B.while B.anybody B.picture B.pages B.full of B.always
C.their C.with C.favorite C.or C.because C.everybody C.machine C.down C.short of C.often
D.our D.at D.serious D.so D.although D.nobody D.voice D.gifts D.careful of D.never
are grown in his heart. 91.A.imagined 92.A.deaf 93.A.When 94.A.three 95.A.smell 96.A.And 97.A.wrong 98.A.actions 99.A.raise 100.A.members
An Indian mum lost parts of her two legs during a tornado (龙卷风). She saved her children’s lives by protecting them with her own body.
The 36-year-old Stephanie Decker said in a(n) 101 that she picked up her two children early from school when a big storm was coming near. They were in the family’s underground room when the storm 102 .
“I have never seen such a strong wind before,” Decker said. “As soon as the glass broke, the whole house started shaking.”She had no time but to made a 103 decision to save her children at once, 104 them up in a blanket and throwing herself on top of them.
“Everything started crashing into my 105 ,” she said. My children were screaming,“Mummy, I can’t live without you, please don’t let me die.” And I said, “We’re not going to die, and we are going to make it.” 106 , her children were safe from the storm completely unharmed.
Decker lost one leg above the knee and the other above the ankle.
“When I looked down at my legs, I 107 what had happened. I was afraid that something more terrible would happen, 108 I took my phone, and made a video to my husband.” Decker said. “I prayed to survive(幸存),that I want these kids to have a mum and I did not want them to grow up without me.”
B.asked B.stupid B.Where B.four B.find B.So B.true B.words B.cause B.visitors
C.wondered C.old C.Why C.five C.see C.Then C.fun C.facts C.enjoy C.flowers
D.explained D.blind D.How D.six D.hear D.But D.real D.gifts D.keep D.people
Her prayers(祈祷)were 109 by a neighbour.He ran for help and found an officer travelling in a car. The officer used tourniquets (止血带) to stop her blood loss.
“It was pretty 110 my wife was able to survive. My children are here because of her,”
Stephanie’s husband Joe told the reporter. “I let her know that nothing else is important. She’s going to be here for our kids, and she gets to see them grow up.” 101.A.interview 102.A.dropped 103.A.different 104.A.dressing 105.A.face 106.A.Suddenly 107.A.realized 108.A.and 109.A.answered
B.guide B.rushed B.quick B.giving B.head B.Recently B.believed B.so B.allowed
C.play C.hit C.hard C.putting C.back C.Hopelessly C.remembered C.but C.missed C.worrying
D.speech D.blew D.special D.tying D.neck D.Luckily D.wondered D.as D.refused D.amazing
110.A.interesting B.boring
Do you watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous 111 in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her 112 life she made 70 movies!
Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the 113 near her home. A movie director 114 her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at that time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted(表演) so well that she 115 the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act.
In 1925, she had an agreement with a 116 studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave 117 a new name, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars(伤疤) on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not 118 . She continued to act. It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a 119 . She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. 120 seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story. 111.A.nurse 112.A.short 113.A.kitchen 114.A.forgot 115.A.broke 116.A.dance 117.A.me 118.A.give up 119.A.scientist 120.A.But
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 121 all the time.
One day a young man noticed the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could 122 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old man was 123 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can't see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of 124 every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 125 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and 126 like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 127 that I don’t know you. But we both enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought to us.”
The blind man's work opened our eyes and 128 our hearts. It also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven(贝多芬). He became deaf (聋的) in his later life, but he wrote many great pieces. Beethoven couldn’t 129 his wonderful music. But his music
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C.doctor C.long C.cinema C.hurt C.won C.music C.her C.make sure C.driver C.Since
D.teacher D.humorous D.street D.pushed D.treated D.school D.him D.lift up D.star D.As
has 130 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn't it one kind of happiness? 121.A.flower 122.A.after 123.A.blind 124.A.it 125.A.stories 126.A.hardly 127.A.true 128.A.treated 129.A.write 130.A.encouraged
Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big box in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed(指着)to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you 131 do. Don’t open the box.” 132 saying this, he left his home.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be 133 expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said 134 to her. But the woman didn’t give up her 135 One day, she decided to find out 136 was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she 137 .
That evening the old man came home and found the box was 138 . He was very 139 and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said, “We didn’t take anything at all.” The old man 140 them, “The box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That is important.” 131.A.may not 132.A.After 133.A.nothing
B.mustn’t B.For B.everything
C.could not C.By C.something
D.needn’t D.Before D.anything
B.trees B.if B.famous B.others B.reasons B.recently B.cool B.hurt B.hear B.promised
C.grass C.or C.smart C.them C.excuses C.really C.fair C.touched C.play C.allowed
134.A.no 135.A.work 136.A.which 137.A.did 138.A.lost 139.A.general 140.A.turned to
B.yes B.box B.what B.opened B.open B.happy B.listened to
C.goodbye C.way C.who C.failed C.empty C.careful C.shouted at
D.much D.idea D.that D.stopped D.broke D.angry D.smiled at
New York, London, Paris and other big cities are interesting places to live in. There are 141 interesting things to see and to do. You can go to 142 kinds of museums and theatres to watch plays and movies. You can also go shopping to 143 things from all over the world. But there are serious 144 in big cities too. The cost of living is 145 , and there are too many people in some places of the big cities. Every year many people go to the cities because they can 146 find work there. They can also study at good schools and receive good medical care. But 147 these people can’t find work or a good place to live in. Also, too many people in small space make it 148 to keep the cities 149 and clean. Some people enjoy living in big cities, but others do not. 150 people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there. 141.A.much 142.A.every 143.A.sell 144.A.jobs 145.A.cheap 146.A.hardly 147.A.always 148.A.hard
B.many B.each B.buy B.people B.large B.easily B.never B.good
C.little C.different C.lend C.problems C.tall C.carefully C.sometimes C.easy C.safe C.After
D.few D.same D.borrow D.answers D.high D.usually D.not D.better D.warm D.Before
149.A.dangerous B.popular 150.A.But
B.Because
There are two mice. They are called Paul and Bill. They are good 151 . One mouse lives in the country; 152 mouse lives in the city. On a sunny day they meet in the street.
Paul says, “Hi, Bill! Have a look at my house in the 153 . I’m sure you can enjoy yourself”.
“I’d love to.” says Bill. “But I 154 that the food is not delicious, and your house is not good. Is it so?”
“NO, that’s not true. Go and see!”
Then Bill goes to the countryside with Paul.
Bill says, “Why do you live in a 155 in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have better food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city.”
“Thanks! Maybe you are right. I’ll visit your house one day,” Paul replies.
Several days later Paul goes to Bill’s house in the city. The house is big and 156 . They are sitting in the sitting room, having a big dinner 157 . Suddenly, there is a great noise.
Bill cries, “Run! Run! The cat is coming!”
“Oh, no! It’s 158 !” says Paul. “Both the house and the food are nice, 159 I do not like living in the city. I enjoy living in my hole in the field, for it is nice to be 160 but happy than to be rich but afraid.” 151.A.friends 152.A.other 153.A.park 154.A.see 155.A.room 156.A.ugly 157.A.quietly 158.A.terrible 159.A.or
B.classmates B.the other B.village B.sound B.place B.round B.quickly B.good B.and
C.workers C.another C.lake C.hear C.hole C.beautiful C.comfortably C.perfect C.but
160.A.rich
B.poor
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C.safe
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