Henry was going through a very hard time. His...

Henry was going through a very hard time. His wife passed away one moth ago. He thought his life became pointless（无意义的）. Henry sat sadly in his house and did nothing.

One day, Henry' neighbor, Lisa, saw him from her yard. She hadn't seen him outside for several days! She wanted to help Henry. Then she had an idea.

Lisa said to Henry, "Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence（篱笆） between our houses. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. Can you help me fix this fence?"

After hearing Lisa's words, Henry was a little angry. He didn't want to help her. He thought he was the one who needed help. He thought Lisa was kind of rude. However, he agreed to help Lisa because Lisa was too old to fix the fence herself.

Henry spent a few days fixing the fence. When he finished, Lisa thanked him, Henry gave her a smile. It was his first time to smile after his wife passed away.

"What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it for me?" Lisa said to him.

Henry thought for a while and agreed. Then he began to paint the fence in the hot sun. As their neighbors passed by and saw Henry, they all praised Henry for what he did. Henry felt happy and proud. He felt like his life was not pointless any more.

Henry finally understood Lisa's purpose. She wanted Henry to know that staying busy could help him forget his sorrow（悲伤）. Henry thanked Lisa a lot.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.When asked to fix the fence by Lisa, Henry_______.

A.felt a bit angry B.refused her request

C.agreed to do it happily D.said nothing and went away

2.How did Lisa help Henry to forget his sadness?

A.She encouraged him to make friends with other neighbors.

B.She forced him to get to know more neighbors.

C.She advised him to find a part-time job in his free time.

D.She asked him to do some things to make him busy.

3.Which of the following shows how Henry's feelings changed over time?

A.happy 一→upset 一→thankful →wonderful B.sad- angry→happy→thankful

C.sad→wonderful→thankful一+ proud D.happy→thankful 一bored - + sad

4.What can we learn from the story?

A.Asking others for help isn't rude. B.We should help others at any time.

C.Staying busy can help us forget our sadness. D.It is hard to make friends with neighbors.

5.Which of the following can best describe Lisa according to the passage?

A.Clever and helpful. B.Silly and lazy.

C.Patient and hard-working. D.Rude and lazy.

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Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife has just passed away. He feels that life _______ her is meaningless. For months, Henry sits in his house, doing _______. His family try to encourage him to do new things and enjoy life, but they're not_______.

Henry's neighbor, an old woman named Lisa, sees him from her yard one day. She has not seen him outside in days! She asks him to _______ closer to the fence(篱笆）next to her house.

"Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence. It is, falling apart. You are a _______ man. Can you help me fix this fence?” Lisa asks.

Henry is angry inside. He is the one who needs _______ right now. He thinks the old lady is being kind of impolite. But she is too old to fix the fence _______, so he agrees.

Henry works on the fence for days. Lift brings hire orange juice _______ he works. When he finishes, she thanks him. Henry _______ for the first time in months.

"What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it ________ me?" Lisa says to him. Henry cannot believe she needs more help. Doesn't she know stow sad he is? But ________ he respects (尊敬) her, he agrees. He works bard painting the fence in the hot ________, but Lisa's orange juice and encouragement are helpful. As their neighbours ________ by, they all tell Henry what a beautiful job be has done. Henry feels very happy.

Henry no longer feels that ________ is meaningless. He finally realizes that Lisa wasn't being impolite. She knows that staying ________ can help us forget our sadness. He helped her, but she truly saved him.

1.A.with B.without C.about D.from

2.A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything

3.A.awful B.successful C.careful D.thankful

4.A.leave B.begin C.return D.come

5.A.strong B.strange C.weak D.lucky

6.A.sleep B.money C.help D.advice

7.A.itself B.himself C.herself D.myself

8.A.while B.since C.whether D.though

9.A.plays B.walks C.eats D.smiles

10.A.around B.for C.across D.from

11.A.because B.unless C.until D.if

12.A.room B.shop C.moon D.sun

13.A.guess B.show C.pass D.swim

14.A.drama B.life C.regret D.spirit

15.A.tidy B.lazy C.comfortable D.busy

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Barry was going through a very difficult time in his life. His wife recently died. She and Barry had many happy years together. ___________his wife, Barry felt that life was meaningless.

For months, Barry stayed in his house all day feeling ___________. His friends and his family tried to get him out of the house and encourage him to start doing things, ___________they were not successful.

One day, Barry's neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude, called _________ to come to the fence（栅栏）in front of her house.

“Hello, Barry! Look at this fence. It's_________ . You are a strong man, and you have some free time. I want you to fix this fence for me.” said Gertrude.

Barry wasn't happy. He thought he was the one who _________ help and support, because he recently lost his wife. He thought the old lady was being very impolite. _________, he knew she was too old to fix the fence _______, so he agreed to fix her fence.

Barry worked on the fence for days. When he finished, Gertrude was very thankful, and Barry_________for the first time in months. “Barry, you did such a wonderful job fixing my fence. Do you think you could____________ it for me?” Gertrude smiled at him.

Barry couldn’t believe she was asking for more____________. Didn't she know how sad he was? But because they had been ____________for years, Barry agreed. He worked hard painting the fence. He felt______________of the beautiful fence he was painting. Over the next few weeks. Gertrude kept giving Barry______________. He repaired her door and even built a beautiful patio（露台）for her.

Barry no longer felt that life was meaningless. He finally______________that she was never being rude. Instead, she was wise and she saved him.

1.A.As B.For C.From D.Without

2.A.nervous B.excited C.sad D.surprised

3.A.so B.unless C.but D.because

4.A.him B.her C.us D.them

5.A.new B.broken C.strange D.beautiful

6.A.needed B.got C.offered D.refused

7.A.Instead B.Besides C.Also D.However

8.A.himself B.itself C.herself D.themselves

9.A.cooked B.smiled C.slept D.traveled

10.A.paint B.buy C.build D.clean

11.A.help B.money C.advice D.attention

12.A.classmates B.families C.teammates D.neighbors

13.A.afraid B.full C.proud D.tired

14.A.presents B.support C.jobs D.ideas

15.A.hoped B.worried C.remembered D.realized

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Barry was going through a very difficult time in his life. His wife recently died. She and Barry had many happy years together. Without his wife, Barry felt that life was meaningless.

For months, Barry stayed in his house all day. Feeling _______ . His friends and his family tried to get him out of the house and encourage him to start doing things, but they were not successful.

One day, Barry s neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude, called him to come to the fence in front of her house.

“Hello, Barry! Look at this fence. it's______. You are a strong man, and you have some free time. I want you to fix this fence for me, " said Gertrude　 ______.

Barry wasn't happy. He thought he was the one who _____help and support, because he recently lost his .wife. He thought the old lady was being very rude. However, he knew she was too old to fix the fence herself, so he agreed to fix her fence.

Barry worked on the fence for days. When he finished, Gertrude was very thankful, and Barry____ for the first time in months.

“Barry, you did such a wonderful job fixing my fence. Do you think you could ____ it for me?”Gertrude smiled at him .

Barry couldn’t believe she was asking for more ____. Didn’t she know how sad he was? But because they had been neighbors for years, Barry agreed. He worked hard painting the fence. He felt proud of the beautiful fence he was painting.

Over the next few weeks, Gertrude kept giving Barry jobs. He repaired her door and even built a beautiful patio(露台)for her. Barry no longer felt that life was meaningless. He finally____that she was never being rude. Instead, she was wise and she saved him.

1.A. nervous　　 B. excited　　 C. sad　　 D. surprised

2.A. new　　 B. broken　　 C. strange　　 D. beautiful

3.A. angrily　　 B. carefully　　 C. rudely　　 D. directly

4.A. needed　　 B. got　　 C. offered　　 D. refused

5.A. cooked　　 B. smiled　　 C. slept　　 D. traveled

6.A. paint　　 B. buy　　 C. build　　 D. clean

7.A. advice　　 B. money　　 C. help　　 D. attention

8.A. hoped　　 B. worried　　 C. remembered　　 D. realized

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Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding.Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”

“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”

He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”

“Oh. What?”

“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“Lucky you!”

“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”

“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare (敢)stay for dinner!”

1.How did Henry find out about the farm?

A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

B. His best friend told him.

C. He wrote to the farmer.

D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.

2.Henry came back home several days later because ______________.

A. he didn't like the country life at all

B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him

C. his holiday was over

D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer

3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________.

A.夸奖 B.说三道四

C.抱怨 D.故弄玄虚

4.Which of the following sentences is true?

A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.

B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.

C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.

D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. What a beautiful farm!　　　　 B. Have a good time.

C. A short holiday　　　　　　　　 D. Henry and the farmer.

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Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”

“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”

He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”

“Oh. What?”

“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“Lucky you!”

“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”

“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢)stay for dinner!”

1.How did Henry find out about the farm?

A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

B. His best friend told him.

C. He wrote to the farmer.

D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.

2.Henry came back home several days later because ______________.

A. he didn't like the country life at all

B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him

C. his holiday was over

D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer

3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________.

A.夸奖 B.说三道四 C.抱怨 D.故弄玄虚

4.Which of the following sentences is true?

A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.

B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.

C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.

D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time.

C.A short holiday 　　　　　 D. Henry and the farmer.

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Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”

“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”

He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”

“Oh. What?”

“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“Lucky you!”

“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”

“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare stay for dinner!”

1.How did Henry find out about the farm?

A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

B. His best friend told him.

C. He wrote to the farmer.

D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.

2.Henry came back home several days later because______________.

A. he didn’t like the country life at all

B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him

C. his holiday was over

D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer

3.Which of the following sentences is true?

A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.

B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.

C. Henry couldn’t think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.

D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time.

C. A short holiday. D. Henry and the farmer.

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Henry was an office worker in a big city.　 He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.　 He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper.　 “Enjoy country life.　 Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm.　 Good food.　 Fresh air.　 Horse riding.　 Walking.　 Fishing.　 Cheap and interesting. ”

“This sounds like a good idea, he thought, “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm.　 I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing.　 They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming. ” He wrote to the farmer.　 In the letter he said that he would like to spend the whole July there.　 Then on the first day of July, he left for West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him.　 “Didn’t you enjoy country life?“Country life was very good,” Henry said.　 “But there was another problem. ’

“Oh.　 What?”

“Well，he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast(烤)mutton for dinner. ”“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked.　 “Fresh meat is the best. ”“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner. ”

“Lucky you!”

“You don’t understand. ”Henry said.　 “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.

“A different meat every day.　 How nice it is!” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!” “Let me finish，Henry said.　 “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢）stay for dinner!”

1.What did Henry enjoy doing?

A.Reading newspapers B.Going to the seaside.

C.Meeting new friends D.Working on a farm.

2.How long did Henry plan to stay on West Hill Farm?

A.4 days B.one week  C.one year D.one month

3.Before Henry finished the story, ED thought　　　　　 .

A.Henry was complaining all his life

B.it was a very enjoyable vacation

C.the farm was not a perfect place for holidays.

D.the farmer had very bad luck

4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A.Ed ate the same kind of meat every day.

B.Henry didn’t like the country life at all.

C.Henry was scared, so he left the farm.

D.The farmer died because of Ed

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Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food，Fresh air，Horse riding，Walking，Fishing，Cheap and interesting.”

“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”

He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”

“Oh. What?”

“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“Lucky you!”

“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”

“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢)stay for dinner!”

1.How did Henry find out about the farm?

A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

B. His best friend told him.

C. He wrote to the farmer.

D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.

2.Henry came back home several days later because ______________.

A. he didn't like the country life at all

B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him

C. his holiday was over

D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer

3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________.

A.夸奖 B.说三道四 C.抱怨 D.故弄玄虚

4.Which of the following sentences is true?

A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.

B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.

C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.

D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. What a beautiful farm!      B. Have a good time.

C. A short holiday             D. Henry and the farmer.

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Henry was an office 1. (work) in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw 2. advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food, Fresh air, Horse riding, Walking, Fishing, cheap and interesting.” “This 3. (sound) a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from 4. (sit) by the seaside and swimming.”

He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first day of July, he left 5.West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong 6.West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”

“Oh. What?”

“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the 7. (two) day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“How 8. (luck) you are!”

“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different meat every day,” Ed said 9. (loud), “and what are you complaining!”

“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer 10. (dead), and I didn’t dare (敢) stay for dinner!”

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