Cindy and Anna were best friends. Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument, but other days they just could not _____ on what to do.
One day they decided to play in the garden near their school. "Come on, let's play chess," Anna said.
"I don't want to play chess," Cindy replied.
"We always do what you want to do, Cindy. It's my turn to make a _____," Anna said. She was getting a little unhappy and went away, _____ Cindy alone.
Cindy was very angry. _____ she got home, she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag. "Well, I'm not giving it back to her today. I'm too mad at her," Cindy thought.
The next day at school, their teacher Mrs. Stone _____ their notebooks. But Anna didn't have hers, and she looked _____. Cindy knew she should tell Mrs. Stone that she had the notebook, but she was _____ mad at Anna.
When it was time for lunch, Cindy finally told Mrs. Stone the _____. "Thank you for being _____, Cindy. I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook," said Mrs. Stone.
Later, Mrs. Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them. Mrs. Stone helped them _____ that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity. They became best friends again.
1.A.agree B.live C.depend D.try
2.A.promise B.project C.decision D.dialogue
3.A.stopping B.asking C.going D.leaving
4.A.Because B.After C.Unless D.If
5.A.gave away B.asked for C.handed in D.paid for
6.A.worried B.normal C.proud D.relaxed
7.A.still B.never C.usually D.almost
8.A.chance B.method C.truth D.rule
9.A.patient B.honest C.active D.quiet
10.A.describe B.explain C.guess D.realize
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One pleasant New Year morning, Edward got up and dressed himself in a hurry. He wanted to be the ______ to wish a happy New Year.
He looked in every room, and shouted "Happy New Year" to every one of his family. Then he ran into the street to repeat it to those he met. When he came back, his father gave him two new dollars. His face lighted ______as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some nice ______.
As he ran down the street with a light heart to the bookshop, he saw an old man walking ______ in the cold wind.
"I wish you a happy New Year," said Edward. The man shook his head, because he could not understand or speak English. But he pointed to his mouth, as if to say, "I have had_______to eat for a long time."
Edward quickly understood that the man was poor and in ______. He ______out his dollars and gave them all to the man. He said something in his language, which meant, "Thank you very much, and I will remember you forever." When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought. He hung his head a moment, but quickly looked up. "I have bought no books," said he, "I gave my money to a ______ man, who seemed to be very hungry. I think I can wait for my book until next New Year. "My dear boy," said his father, "here are two dollars. I give them to you, more as a reward(奖励) for your kindness than as a New -Year gift."
"Always be ready to help people around you and every year of your life will be a HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
1.A.best B.first C.next D.right
2.A.left B.right C.up D.down
3.A.books B.toys C.clothes D.CDs
4.A.happily B.lively C.slowly D.confidently
5.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
6.A.happiness B.trouble C.chance D.luck
7.A.gave B.sold C.took D.checked
8.A.funny B.crazy C.poor D.lazy
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Six children were in hospital. They were very ill, but the _________ didn't know what to do. So they called Dr. Besser, an expert on _________ illnesses. Dr. Besser just knew what to do.
First, Dr. Besser needed to find the _________ of the illness. He used a microscope (显微镜) to look for bacteria (细菌) in the children's bodies. Dr. Besser found that _________ the children had a strain (株) of the bacteria E. coli (大肠杆菌). Then he looked at the bacteria's DNA. The DNA _________ that this strain of E. coli was dangerous to humans.
Dr. Besser knew E. coli could _________ from animals to humans. The children had _________ touched animals that carried the bacteria. He found other E. coli cases in the _________ where the children lived. But it wasn't enough.
Dr. Besser then made a list of _________ the sick children had eaten. They had cheese , apple juice and fish. He then made a list of the food and drinks the ____________ children in the area had, and compared his lists. They had the cheese and fish, but not the ____________ juice.
Dr. Besser went to where the apple juice was made. He saw that there were animals__________the apple trees, and he saw the workers using __________apples that had fallen on the ground. More importantly, he saw that the apples were not washed__________ the juice was made, and that the juice was not heated. Doing these things would __________the bacteria. Dr. Besser then knew it was the apple juice that made the children sick.
Dr. Besser's E. coli case had a happy ending. The children got better. And what Besser learned that day now helps keep others safe.
1.A.workers B.drivers C.doctors D.teachers
2.A.strange B.common C.normal D.simple
3.A.result B.patient C.history D.cause
4.A.both B.all C.none D.neither
5.A.called B.directed C.showed D.asked
6.A.add B.learn C.move D.serve
7.A.luckily B.possibly C.truly D.clearly
8.A.class B.ground C.area D.floor
9.A.what B.why C.how D.where
10.A.sick B.happy C.strong D.healthy
11.A.orange B.apple C.grape D.pear
12.A.from B.around C.on D.about
13.A.delicious B.fresh C.tasty D.dirty
14.A.before B.after C.because D.if
15.A.keep B.develop C.kill D.improve
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I will never forget May 15, 2011. That night, my car crashed _____ a tree and everything has changed ever since.
I lost most of my right _____, and I was left bleeding with several broken bones. At the hospital, my body was _____, but my mind was still very clear. I just kept _____ myself to hold on. Life must go on since I was still _____.
Two weeks later, I was allowed to go home._____ I left the hospital, the fight was far from over. My left leg was badly hurt in that accident as well, as a result, I had to receive different _____ during the next few years. And soon, more of my right leg had to be _____. This made it harder to wear my artificial leg, so I donated it to another girl who couldn't _____ one. The joy of being able to provide this gift for someone else was greater than the happiness I felt on any day I could wear it myself.
People often tell me they are _____ of me for staying strong. But in my mind, being strong has always been my only _____. On the day I left the hospital, I made a promise to _____ to make good use of every day to live life to the fullest. I am not only confident but I hope to help those around me. In 2017, I _____ started modeling. My dream is that one day a little girl will see me in a magazine and say, "Wow, she only has one leg but she is beautiful because of _____ and bravery."
My dream is simple: to _____ every man, woman and child to know and believe that they are beautiful just the way they are.
1.A.toward B.over C.upon D.into
2.A.arm B.ear C.eye D.leg
3.A.calm B.strong C.weak D.ill
4.A.teaching B.telling C.leading D.advising
5.A.alive B.lively C.live D.lovely
6.A.Since B.If C.Because D.Although
7.A.operations B.gifts C.prizes D.thoughts
8.A.cut off B.given up C.put off D.broken up
9.A.offer B.afford C.borrow D.accept
10.A.afraid B.tired C.proud D.guilty
11.A.chance B.choice C.wish D.trouble
12.A.yourself B.himself C.myself D.herself
13.A.often B.even C.seldom D.also
14.A.confidence B.patience C.wisdom D.beauty
15.A.allow B.order C.invite D.encourage
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Have you ever had a party that some of your friends didn't come to? Have you ever received an invitation that you couldn't _______? Are you uncertain about how to refuse without hurting someone's feelings or causing complaints? Do you feel as though you're letting someone down when you say no?
If the answer is yes to any of these questions, you're not alone._____ fact, this happens to most people in their lives. The _____ is to let the person know whether you can accept the invitation as soon as possible in a polite way. The person who sends you the invitation will hope for a _____ reply.
Although you may want to go to many events you're invited, there are times when you _____ can't. Perhaps you already have plans at that time, _____ you have to do some work. Or maybe you're really tired and need to take a _____. You might decide not to reply because you don't want to hurt the person's feelings and you worry that you won't be invited to the next event. It's _____ to think so because giving no reply is the most impolite thing. Once you have courage to _____ no, you need to do the right thing by happily letting the person know that you are unable to attend.
Remember that refusing an invitation doesn't mean you're ______ the person who sends it to you. It's simply saying that you are unable to attend whatever you have been invited to this time.
1.A.hide B.write C.create D.accept
2.A.At B.In C.By D.With
3.A.reason B.key C.result D.action
4.A.quick B.slow C.perfect D.lively
5.A.warmly B.immediately C.simply D.hardly
6.A.and B.or C.so D.then
7.A.rest B.photo C.walk D.shower
8.A.useful B.wrong C.possible D.right
9.A.play B.believe C.say D.ask
10.A.turning down B.hearing from C.cheering up D.getting over
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Thanksgiving was just around the corner. The menu had been set. The shopping list was made._____ seemed perfect. I could taste turkey and mashed potatoes. Pictures of different pies, fruit _____ vegetables came into my mind. I couldn't _____!
The day before Thanksgiving my dad called a family meeting. He said we needed to practice being thankful. “We are going to_____ at a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving Day.” I couldn't _____ this was happening. So we wouldn't cook our own Thanksgiving dinner? The holiday wouldn't be the _____. I thought the day would be ruined.
The next morning, we got up_____. I followed my father to the shelter with my sleepy _____. I had no great expectations and felt down all the way. As soon as we _____, we got to work. There was so much to be done. But all I could think about was the dinner I couldn't enjoy.
However, those thoughts soon______. Over the next few hours, I watched hundreds of people come through the shelter. For some, this was the only hot meal they would eat that week. ______ others, it was the first time to eat a Thanksgiving meal. The shelter was filled with ______.
Through this______, I learned that Thanksgiving is a time to think about your blessings and look for ways to bless others. When I gave up ______ I had wanted, I discovered how much I have. It is much better to ______ than to receive. In the end, that Thanksgiving became an unforgettable experience.
1.A.Something B.Everything C.Nothing D.anything
2.A.and B.but C.so D.or
3.A.wait B.care C.accept D.pick
4.A.rush out B.help out C.check out D.pull out
5.A.stand B.believe C.decide D.consider
6.A.different B.pretty C.strange D.same
7.A.early B.late C.suddenly D.quietly
8.A.nose B.hands C.head D.eyes
9.A.arrived B.finished C.helped D.planned
10.A.discovered B.disappeared C.remembered D.changed
11.A.With B.To C.By D.For
12.A.stress B.joy C.fear D.situation
13.A.chance B.health C.lesson D.experience
14.A.who B.why C.which D.what
15.A.give B.take C.waste D.refuse
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一只幸运的小猫
One day, we were going on vacation. We left our cat Oscar with my grandmother. But we got some _____ news when we returned home.
Grandma told us that Oscar had _____.We were all sad. This cat had been with us since he was seven days old. He was part of the _____. What could we do? We posted signs around Grandma's neighborhood. We even went door to door with pictures, but no one had seen Oscar.
The winter came and went. Still no Oscar.
A whole year passed, and winter came again. By that time, we had _____ thinking about Oscar. But one day, the phone rang. It was the animal hospital. They had a cat with a tag (标签) that showed our home phone number. Can you believe it? It was our Oscar! We could not _____ Oscar was still alive. We rushed to the animal hospital. There he was—after being lost for one and a half _____! We were overjoyed at our good luck.
It turned out that after he ran away from Grandma's house, he hid in a storage area at the end of town. Some _____ found Oscar and tried to catch him, but he was too fast and too scared. He wouldn't let them get close to him.
Winter came, and these kids left a little _____ there for Oscar. Even on the coldest days, they didn't forget to leave some food for Oscar.
At the very end, Oscar was not afraid _____ these kids anymore. The kids _____ caught Oscar and took him to the animal hospital.
These wonderful kids saved him. Our Oscar sure is one lucky cat!
1.A.good B.bad C.active D.lazy
2.A.run away B.run after C.given in D.given up
3.A.class B.school C.hospital D.family
4.A.tried B.started C.stopped D.continued
5.A.learn B.believe C.introduce D.manage
6.A.days B.months C.weeks D.years
7.A.cats B.dogs C.adults D.kids
8.A.water B.milk C.food D.cloth
9.A.for B.with C.of D.about
10.A.finally B.completely C.luckily D.quietly
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音乐天才——贝多芬
Imagine a life without hearing. It would seem _____ for most people, but not for one of the greatest composers (作曲家) in history.
He was born in a small city in Europe in 1770. He was talented and began performing _____ front of people when he was just nine years old. His idol, Mozart, _____ him to become a great musician.
He became a composer and was very _____ and rich. But then, his life changed. When he was about 26 years old, he began to _____ his hearing. The ringing in his ears was so loud that he could not hear the music.
He went to many _____ and tried many treatments, but nothing worked. As he lost more and more of his ability to hear, he began to use "talking books". His friends wrote what they wanted to _____, and he replied using a pen and paper.
This man, who could not hear, wrote hundreds of pieces of _____ during his lifetime. Many people feel that his best composition was his Ninth Symphony.
The night it was first played for an audience, he conducted the orchestra. _____ the music stopped, one of the musicians had to turn him around to see the audience clapping and cheering, for he did not hear them. The audience had heard one of the greatest pieces of music in history. But he cried, for he had heard _____.
Isn't it amazing that a person can create such beautiful music and not hear it? The deaf man's name was Beethoven, and his spirits will be passed down along with his works.
1.A.difficult B.important C.possible D.normal
2.A.at B.in C.to D.for
3.A.defeated B.discouraged C.inspired D.pushed
4.A.terrible B.ordinary C.average D.famous
5.A.lose B.get C.achieve D.admit
6.A.friends B.parents C.doctors D.helpers
7.A.tell B.say C.hide D.stay
8.A.picture B.art C.paper D.music
9.A.When B.If C.Though D.Until
10.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
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(素材选自One Story A Day Book 4)
微笑的雷纳尔多
Renaldo wasn't very cool. He was the new kid. He came from another country, and he didn't speak English very well. In fact, he barely _____ at all. When he did, you could barely hear him. No one had ever seen him _____—not once.
Weeks of the new school year passed, and he barely said a word. Even _____ teacher, Ms. Sole, couldn't make him smile. Finally, we decided _____ we would have a contest. The goal was to see who could make Renaldo smile.
The next day at school, we tried _____. We tried jokes. We tried falling down _____ front of him. We tried making _____ faces. Nothing worked. We gave up and went to class.
In English class that day, we had a new teacher. He was handsome _____ young, and all of us liked him. The first thing he did was to ask everyone to introduce themselves.
Up and down the rows he went. Everyone said their _____. When it was Renaldo's turn, he said his name very _____, so the teacher asked him to repeat it. He could see that Renaldo was shy. He _____ to be closer to him. Renaldo was at the back of the class, so everyone had turned around to see him.
"Please repeat your name," the teacher said, smiling at Renaldo. Then, Renaldo did the most_____ thing. He noticed something about the _____. And he gave a huge smile and said, "My name is Renaldo!" The whole class cheered.
I _____ you're wondering why he smiled. All this time, Renaldo had been embarrassed to smile until he realized he had something in common with the handsome new teacher—braces! You know? Those weird wire things dentists put on kids' _____ to make them straight.
From that day on, Renaldo smiled all the time. You could tell he felt it was really cool to have braces.
1.A.studied B.spoke C.played D.walked
2.A.cry B.smile C.shout D.jump
3.A.our B.their C.your D.her
4.A.how B.when C.that D.who
5.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
6.A.at B.on C.in D.under
7.A.red B.good C.round D.funny
8.A.but B.and C.so D.or
9.A.hobbies B.ages C.numbers D.names
10.A.softly B.loudly C.happily D.carefully
11.A.got up B.sat down C.came in D.moved out
12.A.amazing B.important C.exciting D.successful
13.A.doctor B.worker C.singer D.teacher
14.A.forget B.miss C.guess D.love
15.A.teeth B.faces C.legs D.feet
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Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming and was a swimming winner in her high school. Like many young players, she had Olympic dreams, ____ a serious illness kept her from taking part in the games. But this didn't stop her from achieving the dreams. Instead,when she grew older,she became____ in marathon(马拉松) swimming. As a long distance(长距离)swimmer,she would fight against herself and also the cold, ____, and tiredness in the water.
In 1970, she swam a tenmile marathon in Lake Ontario and set the women's____ for the course. In 1972, she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles____ an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida.
Her biggest dream in her life finally came true in 2013, when she____ swam from Cuba to Florida on her fifth try in 35 years old. How did she do it? “____out a way,”she said after getting out of water. “You will never know the way unless you have___ it.”
When Nyad ended her job as a swimmer,she continued to try___ things—traveling the world as a reporter,writing books and giving public speeches about her life to____ others. She wanted more people to get courage from her experiences.
1.A.and B.but C.or D.so
2.A.weak B.nervous C.strict D.interested
3.A.danger B.peace C.color D.voice
4.A.example B.record C.table D.rule
5.A.with B.against C.through D.from
6.A.politely B.badly C.successfully D.carelessly
7.A.Find B.Watch C.Lose D.Break
8.A.looked for B.looked up C.looked down D.looked after
9.A.silly B.new C.wrong D.tiny
10.A.praise B.remember C.introduce D.encourage
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