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Martina looked out of the window. A robin was singing a lively song in the tree. At this time, Grandpa, who lived with the family since Grandma had died, came in. He looked at the floor as if looking for something. He said, "When the robin sings..." he stopped, trying to remember what he had started to say.
"Spring is here," Mum finished the sentence. "And I'm thinking of our spring cleaning," Mum suggested. "Martina, you can help me, right?" Martina agreed unwillingly.
They cleaned the house. They cleaned upstairs, downstairs, inside, outside, until everything was clean. Then Mum pointed to Grandpa's sofa and shouted. "That old sofa has got to go. We'll buy Grandpa a new one."
It was true and Martina had to agree. The sofa was really old. As they tried to move the sofa, Grandpa stood in their way. "You can't take my sofa," he shouted.
"It's old," Mum said. Grandpa tried to push his sofa back into place. "We'll buy you a new one," Mum promised.
"I don't want a new one," Grandpa insisted. Mum let go of the sofa. "We'll talk about it tonight when John gets home." John, Martina's dad, was still at work.
"Why don't you let us take away the sofa? It's too old!"Martina asked when the family were having supper. Grandpa shook his head and said, "I sat in this sofa, with your grandma right here, when I asked her to marry me. It was so long ago, but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes I feel she is near."
"It's amazing," Martina thought, "how Grandpa can remember things from the past. These days he forgets almost everything."
The old man smiled to Martina and went on. "And the night your father was born, I sat in this sofa. I was nervous when they placed the little baby into my arms."
"I think I'm beginning to understand," Martina said. "Many years later," Grandpa continued, "I sat in this sofa when the doctor called and told me that your grandma was ill. I was lost without her, but the sofa gave me the comfort."
"I do see now," Martina looked at Grandpa. "This is not just an old sofa. This sofa is more like a friend." "Yes," Grandpa added. "We've got through a lot together." The whole family agreed that the living room would be boring without the old sofa.
1.What was Grandpa like these days?
A.Careless. B.Impatient. C.Organized. D.Forgetful.
2.Who was "the little baby" in Paragraph 9?
A.Martina. B.Martina's dad. C.Martina's mum. D.Martina's uncle.
3.What's the best title for this passage?
A.Martina's wish B.A spring cleaning C.A happy family D.The old sofa
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Martina looked out of the window. A robin was singing a lively song in the tree. At this time, Grandpa, who lived with the family since Grandma had died, came in. He looked at the floor as if looking for something. He said, "When the robin sings..." he stopped, trying to remember what he had started to say.
"Spring is here," Mum finished the sentence. "And I'm thinking of our spring cleaning," Mum suggested. "Martina, you can help me, right?" Martina agreed unwillingly.
They cleaned the house. They cleaned upstairs, downstairs, inside, outside, until everything was clean. Then Mum pointed to Grandpa's sofa and shouted. "That old sofa has got to go. We'll buy Grandpa a new one."
It was true and Martina had to agree. The sofa was really old. As they tried to move the sofa, Grandpa stood in their way. "You can't take my sofa," he shouted.
"It's old," Mum said. Grandpa tried to push his sofa back into place. "We'll buy you a new one," Mum promised.
"I don't want a new one," Grandpa insisted. Mum let go of the sofa. "We'll talk about it tonight when John gets home." John, Martina's dad, was still at work.
"Why don't you let us take away the sofa? It's too old!"Martina asked when the family were having supper. Grandpa shook his head and said, "I sat in this sofa, with your grandma right here, when I asked her to marry me. It was so long ago, but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes I feel she is near."
"It's amazing," Martina thought, "how Grandpa can remember things from the past. These days he forgets almost everything."
The old man smiled to Martina and went on. "And the night your father was born, I sat in this sofa. I was nervous when they placed the little baby into my arms."
"I think I'm beginning to understand," Martina said. "Many years later," Grandpa continued, "I sat in this sofa when the doctor called and told me that your grandma was ill. I was lost without her, but the sofa gave me the comfort."
"I do see now," Martina looked at Grandpa. "This is not just an old sofa. This sofa is more like a friend." "Yes," Grandpa added. "We've got through a lot together." The whole family agreed that the living room would be boring without the old sofa.
1.What is a robin?
A. A bird. B. A cat. C. A fish. D. A worm.
2.What was Grandpa like these days?
A. Careless. B. Impatient. C. Organized. D. Forgetful.
3.Who was "the little baby" in Paragraph 9?
A. Martina. B. Martina's dad. C. Martina's mum. D. Martina's uncle.
4.What's the best title for this passage?
A. Martina's wish B. A spring cleaning C. A happy family D. The old sofa
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Sue looked out of the window. All she saw was an old yellow and green ivy(常青藤)plant. The halfdead plant had few leaves on it because of the autumn winds.
“There are only five，now，” said Joanna.
“Five what，dear？What are you counting？”
“The ivy leaves，” Joanna answered. “When the last one goes，I'll die. I've known that for two days. Didn't the doctor tell you about it？”
“Joanna，don't say that. Now，eat some soup and I'll finish my picture.”
“I don't want any soup，” said Joanna，looking out of the window. “Now there are only four.”
“Joanna dear，try to sleep. I must ask Mr Berman to come up. I want to draw a picture of him as a poor old farmer.”
Mr Berman，who was over 60 years old，lived downstairs. He was a painter too，but he never sold anything，and he drank a lot. Sue told him all about what Joanna was saying.
“She can't really think about this will happen！The poor woman！” he cried.
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Finally there was only one last leaf on the ivy plant. After a few windy days，the leaf was still there.
“Susie，” said Joanna，“I've been a bad girl. That last leaf is telling me that it was very wrong of me to want to die. Bring me some soup，dear.”
The next day，the doctor said，“She's out of danger. But poor Mr Berman downstairs is dying. There's no hope for him，I'm afraid.”
That afternoon Sue went into Joanna's bedroom.
“Joanna dear，Mr Berman died today. And do you know why？One terrible，cold wet night he took a ladder and some green and yellow paint and he climbed up，and— oh，look at the last ivy leaf on the wall！Why didn't it ever move in the wind？Can't you see？It was Mr Berman's last great picture. He painted it there the night that the last leaf fell.”
1.Why didn't Joanna want to have soup in the beginning?
A.Joanna was waiting for death. B.The doctor asked her not to have it.
C.The soup Sue cooked was not tasty. D.She was not hungry or thirsty at all.
2.According to the passage，which of the following sentences about Mr Berman is NOT true?
A.Mr Berman was a helpful painter living one floor below Sue.
B.Mr Berman liked drinking very much and often drank a lot.
C.Mr Berman owned a lot of money by selling his paintings.
D.Mr Berman died after he painted the ivy leaf on a cold night.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Sue told Joanna that she went downstairs to Mr Berman's house to ask him for help.
B.Sue didn't tell Joanna what happened to Mr Berman when he was painting the ivy leaf.
C.Joanna knew that the last leaf she saw was painted by Mr Berman before Sue told her.
D.Joanna stayed alive in the end probably because of the last ivy leaf painted on the wall.
4.Which might be the best title of this passage?
A.The green plant B.The last leaf C.A kind friend D.A helpful painter
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Flora looked out of the window and found it heavily.
A. snows B. snowed C. has snowed D. was snowing
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It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing ____ in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn’t.
The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, I’m ____ , but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend?....”
Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so ____ . He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page.
The next day at school, Paul didn’t hand in his homework and ____ a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “Paul, you didn’t do your homework.You didn’t pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you. What’s wrong?”
Paul just sat there ____ . “Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I will. I know that something’s worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.”
As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn’t do his homework because he wanted to get his dad’s ____ . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take her advice.
When Paul got home, he ____ his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). Paul began talking: “Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you ____ our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my ____ sometime. Dad, I love you.”
As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself ____ . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.
1.A. baseball B. cards C. chess D. toys
2.A. lucky B. sorry C. surprised D. pleased
3.A. famous B. helpful C. lazy D. busy
4.A. made B. missed C. failed D. chose
5.A. cheerfully B. comfortably C. hopefully D. quietly
6.A. attention B. message C. praise D. trust
7.A. saw B. thanked C. called D. greeted
8.A. prepare B. break C. follow D. question
9.A. choice B. homework C. speech D. decision
10.A. regretted B. complained C. insisted D. changed
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It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing ____ in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn’t.
The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, I’m ____ , but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend?....”
Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so busy. He threw ____ into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page.
The next day at school, Paul didn’t hand in his homework and ____ a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “Paul, you didn’t do your homework. You didn’t pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you. What’s wrong?”
Paul just sat there ____ . “Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I will. I know that something’s worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.”
As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn’t do his homework because he wanted to get his dad’s ____ . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take her advice.
When Paul got home, he ____ his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail. Paul began talking: “Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you ____ our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my ____ sometime. Dad, I love you.”
As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself ___ . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.
1.A. baseball B. cards C. chess D. toys
2.A. lucky B. sorry C. surprised D. pleased
3.A. it B. them C. him D. himself
4.A. made B. missed C. failed D. chose
5.A. cheerfully B. angrily C. hopefully D. quietly
6.A. attention B. message C. praise D. trust
7.A. saw B. thanked C. called D. greeted
8.A. make B. break C. follow D. forget
9.A. choice B. homework C. speech D. decision
10.A. regretted B. complained C. insisted D. changed
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It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing baseball in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but _______________.
The phone _______at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, I’m sorry , I have to finish my work at the office tonight. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend....”
Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so busy . He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book_______to the first page.
The next day at school, Paul didn’t hand in his homework . Mrs. Green_______is Paul’s Chinese teacher is careful and asked him to stay after school. “Paul, you didn’t do your homework. This isn’t like you. What’s wrong? “Paul just sat there quietly. “Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I ___________. I know that something’s worrying with you, You need to tell someone.”
As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn’t do his homework ___________he wanted to get his dad’s attention . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take _______________advice.
When Paul got home, he called his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). Paul began talking: “Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems _____________my homework. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day ___________out of the window and waiting. Whenever you break our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It ’ s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my homework sometime. Dad, I love you.”
When Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself changed . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had__________________clear head while he was doing his homework that evening.
1.A.mustn’t B.couldn’t C.needn’t D.may not
2.A.ring B.rang C.is ringed D.was rang
3.A.opened B.have opened C.was opened D.will be opened
4.A.which B.who C.what D.why
5.A.am B.was C.will D.have
6.A.although B.if C.so that D.because
7.A.her B.his C.your D.their
8.A.of B.at C.about D.with
9.A.looking B.to look C.looked D.was looked
10.A.a B.an C.the D./
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It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing _______ in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some reading from the very beginning, but couldn’t.
The phone ______ at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, I’m sorry , but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend? ....”
Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so ______ . He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the ______ page.
The next day at school, Paul didn’t hand in his homework and ______ a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “Paul, you didn’t do your homework. You didn’t pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you. What’s wrong?”
Paul just sat there ______ . “Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I will. I know that something’s worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You ______ to tell someone.”
As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn’t do his homework because he wanted to get his dad’s ______ . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to ______ her advice.
When Paul got home, he ______ his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱). Paul began talking: “Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems with my ______. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you _______our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my homework sometime. Dad, I love you.”
As Paul ended the call, he felt much ______. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself ______ . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a ______ head as he was doing his homework that evening.
1.A. baseball B. cards C. chess D. toys
2.A. stopped B. rang C. replied D. repeated
3.A. lazy B. busy C. lucky D. sleepy
4.A. first B. last C. only D. free
5.A. made B. missed C. failed D. chose
6.A. cheerfully B. angrily C. hopefully D. quietly
7.A. hate B. want C. need D. agree
8.A. attention B. message C. praise D. trust
9.A. refuse B. hear C. remember D. take
10.A. saw B. thanked C. called D. greeted
11.A. teachers B. friends C. homework D. housework
12.A. make B. break C. follow D. forget
13.A. amazed B. bored C. surprised D. relaxed
14.A. regretted B. complained C. insisted D. changed
15.A. clever B. clear C. hot D. wrong
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Flora looked out of the window and found it heavily.
A. snows B. snowed C. has snowed D. was snowing
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There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole. One day, the young mouse looked out of the hole, a nice smell came to his______. “Cheese!” the mouse said happily to______. “I’ll have it for breakfast.” But he remember his ____words,“Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese.” So the young mouse waited______. Then he heard a quiet “meow” and he knew the cat was there. “I’m glad that I listen to my parents and learned to______. ” he said.
The next morning, the nice smell came to his nose again. This time he did not hear any cat’s noises,______very quiet “woof, woof” . “It’s a dog!” he thought. “If the dog is there, the cat won’t be there. So I’m______.” Then the mouse ran out of the hole and started_______the cheese. He didn't see the cat______the cat caught him. When the cat finished the______, he said to himself, “I’m glad that I listened to my parents and learned a second language.”
1.A. eyes B. hands C. mouth D. nose
2.A. him B. her C. himself D. herself
3.A. parents’ B. mother’s C. father’s D. brother’s
4.A. quickly B. quietly C. amazingly D. lively
5.A. wait B. say C. hear D. smell
6.A. and. B. so. C. instead. D. or
7.A. special. B. active. C. safe. D. blind
8.A. making. B. eating. C. heating D. frying
9.A. when B. after. C. unless. D. until
10.A. work. B. meal. C. cheese. D. class
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